Stanford University (California) and Elsevier Publishing House annually publish a list of the top 2% of scientists worldwide, based on metrics such as the c-score, h-index, and contributions to research and innovation. Dr. Vinayak Bairagi, from the All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society’s Institute of Information Technology, has been included in this global list released on October 7, 2026.Bairagi specializes in Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing and has been serving as a professor and researcher at the Society’s Institute of Information Technology for the past 13 years.He has brought distinction to the All India Shri Shivaji Memorial Society by securing a place among the top 2% of scientists globally. Principal Dr. P. B. Mane and the Society’s Secretary, Shri Malojiraje Chhatrapati, have congratulated him on this achievement.