Srinagar, Sept 24: Dr Manzoor Ahmad Mir, Head of the Department of Bioresources, University of Kashmir, has once again earned a spot in Stanford University’s prestigious list of the world’s top two percent scientists. This is the second consecutive year that the cancer researcher from Kashmir has received the recognition.
Specialising in triple negative breast cancer, Dr Mir is regarded as one of the valley’s leading scientific minds. He completed his Ph.D. in Cancer Immunology at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) through IMTECH-CSIR before topping the J&K Public Service Commission’s list for Assistant Professors in 2009. He went on to serve as the first nodal officer of Kashmir University’s Kupwara campus in 2011. The following year, he joined the Department of Bioresources, becoming Coordinator in 2019 and Head of Department in 2024.
Over the past decade, Dr Mir has built an impressive academic record. He has authored 20 international books, contributed 74 book chapters, and published more than 75 peer reviewed research papers in leading journals, with a combined impact factor exceeding 350. His work has earned him an h-index of 25, an i.10 index of 70, and more than 2000 citations in the last five years alone. He has also guided over seven Ph.D. scholars and 40 postgraduate students.
Beyond research, Dr Mir has played a vital role in raising awareness about breast cancer and promoting scientific literacy in the region. He has organised numerous workshops, faculty development programmes, seminars and awareness camps. Most recently, he led the DST-INSPIRE Science Camp for school and college students across Kashmir.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp ChannelNext month, he will host the first JK International Conference on Breast Cancer at the University of Kashmir, along with a large-scale breast cancer screening camp.
His contributions have been recognised with several awards, including the Teachers Associate Research Excellence Fellowship (TARE) from SERB-DST and the Summer Research Fellowship (2019) from the Indian Academy of Sciences. Significantly, Dr Mir was also screened for the National Teachers Award 2025 by the AICTE, Ministry of Education, Government of India, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to research and teaching.
Dr Mir is also a member of some of the world’s leading scientific organisations, including the American Association of Cancer Research, American Society of Clinical Oncology, European Society of Medical Oncology, and the Indian Immunology and Immuno-oncology Societies.
As Head of the Department, Dr Mir now envisions transforming Bioresources into a multidisciplinary hub for applied life sciences. His focus is on building collaborations with leading national and international institutions to create research that directly benefits society.
For Kashmir, his recognition is not only a personal achievement but also a reminder of the valley’s growing contribution to global science. Recognition from Stanford is therefore more than just an academic honour it signals that a scientist’s work is being noticed and valued on a global scale, placing them among the elite whose research influences the future of knowledge and innovation.