Prof. Drs. Ec. Ir. Riyanarto Sarno, M.Sc., Ph.D., once again receives international recognition as one of the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2025, a prestigious global ranking compiled by Stanford University and Elsevier Report.
This recognition reaffirms his consistent contributions to the global scientific community, particularly in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing. Throughout 2024 alone, his works recorded an outstanding 667 citations.
Career-Long Impact Recognition
This year marks a significant achievement for Prof. Riyanarto: in addition to being listed in the Single-Year Impact category since 2020, he is now also recognized in the Career-Long Impact category — an honor that evaluates a researcher’s sustained contributions throughout their entire academic career.
He is one of five ITS faculty members included in the 2025 list, alongside:
- Prof. Ir. I Nyoman Pujawan, M.Eng., Ph.D., CSCP — Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Prof. Tohari Ahmad, S.Kom., M.IT., Ph.D. — Department of Informatics
- Prof. Adi Setyo Purnomo, M.Sc., Ph.D. — Department of Chemistry
- Prof. Dra. Ratna Ediati, Ph.D. — Department of Chemistry
About the Ranking
The World Top 2% Scientists is a global ranking published annually by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier. The list places selected scientists among the top 2% of more than several million researchers worldwide, based on standardized citation metrics including total citations, h-index, and authorship contributions.
“This achievement is an important milestone for ITS to continue producing high-quality research and outstanding researchers.”
Fadlilatul Taufany — Director of Research and Community Service (DRPM), ITS
This recognition strengthens ITS’s position as a globally competitive research university and underscores the Intelligent Information Management Laboratory (IIM)‘s commitment to producing impactful research that contributes to both academic excellence and real-world innovation.
Sources: ITS News · Medcom.id · RRI Surabaya