Several faculty members of Government College University (GCU) Lahore have been ranked among the world’s top two per cent scientists in the latest Stanford University–Elsevier citation database.

For the 2025 listing, the recognised scholars include Prof Dr Ikram Ul Haq (SI), Distinguished National Professor at the Institute of Industrial Biotechnology; Dr Imran Hanif from the Department of Economics; Dr Iram Liaqat and Dr Saukat Ali from the Department of Zoology; Dr Ghulam Murtaza from the Centre for Advanced Studies in Physics (CASP); Dr Muhammad Noor from the Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences; and Dr Muhammad Ikram from the Department of Physics.

In the young scholars’ category, Dr Muhammad Awais Umar, an ex-PhD scholar of the Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences, and Dr Hafiz Hamid Raza, an ex-PhD scholar of CASP, were also included.

Meanwhile, in the career-long impact category, GCU’s Prof Dr Ikram Ul Haq, Dr Abdul Sattar Nizami from the Sustainable Development Study Centre, and the late Prof Dr Muhammad Zakaullah (CASP) and Prof Dr Muhammad Zakariya Butt (Physics) were honoured for their sustained global contributions.

Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Omer Chaudhry congratulated the faculty and scholars, saying the recognition was a matter of pride not only for GCU but also for Pakistan.