Dr. Saurav Dixit
Pro Vice Chancellor (Research)
Email: saurav.dixit@chitkara.edu.in
Expert Areas : Sustainable Construction and Green Materials, Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Infrastructure ,Geopolymer and Self-Healing Concrete, Construction Automation and Smart Infrastructure Research Strategy, Innovation Ecosystems, and Global Rankings ,NAAC, NIRF, QS, and THE Ranking Enhancement Frameworks , International Academic and Research Collaborations
Prof. (Dr.) Saurav Dixit is an internationally recognised academic leader, researcher, innovation strategist, and higher education expert currently serving as the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Chitkara University, Punjab, India. An academic leader with 15+ years of international experience in higher education leadership, research management, and institutional development across India, Russia, and the UAE. Has held senior academic and research roles with leading institutions including Lovely Professional University (India), KR Mangalam University (India), Uttaranchal University (India), Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (Russia), Moscow State University of Civil Engineering (Russia), State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (SUAI) Russia, and Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Dr. Dixit is widely recognised for his expertise in university research strategy, global academic collaborations, and ranking enhancement frameworks including NAAC, NIRF, QS World University Rankings, QS Sustainability Rankings, and Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings. He actively works with institutions on strengthening research visibility, international collaborations, Scopus/WoS publications, innovation ecosystems, industry engagement, and global perception-building initiatives.
Professional background/Biography:
• United Arab Emirates (UAE), Golden Visa Holder.
• Among World’s Top 2% highly cited scientists by Stanford University’s annual reports, for year 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025.
• Professor of Engineering – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia.
• Quartile 1 (Q1) publications- 100 Scopus (last five years).
• Expert for Russian Science Foundation (RSF)sponsored grants, Russian Federation.
• Expert for Qatar University sponsored grants, Qatar.
• Expert for National Research and Development Agencysponsored grants, Chile.
• International patents- 06, Indian Patents-10.
• excellent publication record (350+ publications and 9000+ number of citations on Scopus/Google database, h-index 53).
His key research and professional interests include:
• Sustainable Construction and Green Materials
• Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Infrastructure
• Geopolymer and Self-Healing Concrete
• Construction Automation and Smart Infrastructure
• Research Strategy, Innovation Ecosystems, and Global Rankings
• NAAC, NIRF, QS, and THE Ranking Enhancement Frameworks
• International Academic and Research Collaborations
Scientific IDs:
• Scopus ID: 57194779967/https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?origin=resultslist&authorId=57194779967&zone=
• ORCID 0000-0002-6959-0008
• Web of Science ResearcherIDN-5479-2017
• ResearchGate- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Saurav_Dixit
• Google Scholar- Google Scholar profile link
• https://www.spbstu.ru/university/about-the-university/personalities/344861_diksit_saurav_/
