Chinese Academic of Sciences (CAS) President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI Fellowship) has conferred the prominent Pakistani scientist Prof. Dr. Muhammad IqbalChoudhary with the “Distinguished Scientist” award.
A press statement, issued by the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, said on Tuesday said that Prof. Choudhary was awarded with this prestigious scientific award of People’s Republic of China in recognition of his outstanding contributions in the field of bioorganic chemistry and very strong collaborations with Chinese universities and higher education institutions.
Prof. Choudhary, who is currently serving as ICCBS director, has 1355 publications in the fields of organic and bioorganic chemistry, including 67 international/ US patents, and 73 books, and 40 chapters in books, published by major U.S. and European publishers. Currently his h-index is 68 and has 27,394 citations. As many as 94 students have completed their Ph.D. degrees under his supervision.