Psychiatrist named among world's top scientists

Professor Nilamadhab Kar is a consultant psychiatrist at Penn Hospital and honorary professor at the University of Wolverhampton

A psychiatrist from the West Midlands has been recognised as one of the world's most influential scientific researchers.

Professor Nilamadhab Kar, a consultant psychiatrist at Penn Hospital and honorary professor at the University of Wolverhampton, has been named in the Top 2% Scientists List compiled by Elsevier and Stanford University.

Professor Kar has published more than 300 scientific papers, book chapters and medical textbooks focusing on stress-related mental health problems, geriatric psychiatry and psychiatric education.

He said he hoped his achievement would encourage his colleagues to become "interested in research and publications".

"More research-active organisations usually provide better patient care," he said.

The list uses data from the Scopus database to work out the global impact of their research based on standardised citation metrics.

The Black Country Healthcare NHS Trust said Professor Kar's latest book, Geriatric Psychiatry in South Asia, is the first of its kind to discuss geriatric mental health in the region.

The trust's head of research and innovation, Florence Okwu, said: "Mental health research is vital for improving clinical practices and patient care.

"It deepens our understanding of conditions like stress-related disorders and geriatric psychiatry, while driving innovation in treatment and ensuring services stay effective in a changing environment."

Acting chief medical officer Madhav Rao said: "This recognition is a testament to Professor Kar's unwavering dedication to improving mental health care and education.

"We are incredibly proud of his achievements and the global impact of his work."