Dipanwita Dutta is an Indian physicist and professor known for her contributions to the field of High Energy Nuclear Physics, particularly in the study of Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP). She currently serves as the Associate Dean at the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) and as a Scientific Officer at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). As of September 2024, she holds the record of being highly cited researcher in India with an h-index of 244 and more than 286,000 citations.[1][2]
Career
editDutta began her career at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), where she has been a pivotal figure in the field of High Energy Nuclear Physics. Her research primarily focuses on the properties of Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP), a state of matter believed to have existed shortly after the Big Bang.
At BARC, Dutta has been involved in numerous experiments and collaborations. She has played a significant role in experiments conducted at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). Her contributions include the observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC and the precise determination of the mass of the Higgs boson.
In addition to her research, Dutta holds the position of Associate Dean at the Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), a deemed university established by the Department of Atomic Energy. In this role, she oversees various academic and administrative functions, while continuing to mentor young scientists and contribute to the scientific community.
Dutta’s work has been widely recognised and cited in the scientific community. She has received numerous awards and honours, including the BARC Scientific Excellence Award and the HBNI Distinguished Faculty Award.
She was listed among the Top 2% Scientists in the world by the Alper Dodger (AD) Scientific Index 2023.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Dipanwita Dutta - AD Scientific Index 2025". www.adscientificindex.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "HBNI | Faculty List". www.hbni.ac.in. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "52 Indian Scientists in top 2% of world, tops study high-energy particle physics". Jagranjosh.com. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2024. “Dipanwita Dutta, a researcher at Bhabha Centre for Atomic Research is ranked second in India with an h-index of 219 and approx 277,588 citations throughout her research.”
- ^ Basu, Kritika Sharma, Mohana (13 October 2022). "52 Indian scientists in world's top 2% in 2023, top ones study high energy particle physics". ThePrint. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) “ Scientific Officer at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Dipanwita Dutta, ranks second in India, with an h-index of 219 and about 227,588 citations throughout her career. Dutta also works in the field of high energy particle physics. Her recent research is on studying subatomic particles that emanate as a result of high energy collisions of atoms. Among her most cited papers is one in 2012 on a new boson at the Large Hadron Collider.”