Kewal Krishan (forensic anthropologist)

This article is about the forensic anthropologist. For the physician and Speaker of the Punjab Legislative Assembly, see Kewal Krishan.

Kewal Krishan
Born (1973-11-24) 24 November 1973 (age 50)
Chandigarh, India
NationalityIndian
Known forContributions to Forensic anthropology in India, Heel-Ball Index
AwardsFRAI
FIALFS
Faculty Research Award
Editorial Board Member of
Forensic Science International,
Medicine, Science and the Law,
Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences,
Frontiers in Public Health,
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries,
The Science of Nature
Scientific career
FieldsForensic anthropologist Biological anthropologist Forensic scientist
InstitutionsPanjab University
Websiteanthropology.puchd.ac.in

Kewal Krishan, an Indian forensic anthropologist, is a professor of physical anthropology and former Chair of Department of Anthropology at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.[1] He has recently been appointed as Dean, International Students, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.[2][3] He has contributed to the development of forensic anthropology in India.[4] He is one of the very few forensic anthropology experts of the nation.[5][6]

Early life and education

Krishan was born in 1973 in a small village Mullanpur Garibdass of District Mohali in Punjab state of north India. He studied at Munnalal Puri Government Senior Secondary School till 1987. He completed his bachelor's degree, Master's degree in Anthropology and earned Ph.D. in Forensic Anthropology in 2003 from Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. He is an elected fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (FRAI).[7][8]

Ranking in career

Dr. Krishan has been recently ranked amongst the top 2% scientists of the world in the field of Legal & Forensic Medicine based on a study conducted by Stanford University scientists.[9] He is the only anthropologist from India listed in the prestigious world's top 2% scientists.[10][11] He is positioned at 16th rank in Legal & Forensic Medicine category worldwide.[12][13][14] He is one of the most cited forensic scientists having 369 publications with more than 83,000 citations.[15]

Dr Krishan recently secured 3rd rank in the forensic anthropology research worldwide according to a bibliometrics study published by Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine.[16]

Research and innovation

His published research deals with the analysis of various aspects of human morphology and their forensic applications in Indian populations.[17][18][19][20] He has contributed articles to the Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences 2nd Edition and Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine 2nd Edition published by Elsevier in 2013 [21][22] and 2016 [23][24][25] respectively. His most cited work pertains to the forensic podiatry of the north Indian population.[26][27] In one of his noteworthy work in 2008, he studied the effect of body weight and additional body weight on the footprints and its interpretation in crime scene investigation.[28] He also established some of the unique and individualistic characteristics of the footprints which are helpful in identification of criminals.[29] He devised and calculated the effect of limb asymmetry on estimation of stature in forensic examinations.[30] He devised a novel index called Heel-Ball Index in the forensic literature emphasizing its relevance in sex determination.[31][32] He has published unique work on the footprint ridge density of Indian population and its significance in forensic identification.[33][34]

References

  1. ^ "Department of Anthropology Panjab University Chandigarh India".
  2. ^ "Dean, International Students, Panjab University Chandigarh India".
  3. ^ "Panjab University to offer dual degree from next session: Vice-Chancellor". The Tribune. 3 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Dr. Kewal Krishan – Physical and Forensic Anthropologist". ua.edu. 11 October 2015.
  5. ^ "20+ Most Famous Forensic Anthropologist: [Achievements & Discoveries]". 31 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Honour for PU faculty".
  7. ^ "Home". therai.org.uk.
  8. ^ "Directory". nomadit.co.uk.
  9. ^ "11 scientists of panjab university in top world rankings". The Tribune. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Indian Researchers who are in Top 2% in their fields – Stanford Study". 9 November 2020.
  11. ^ Ioannidis, John PA; Boyack, Kevin W; Baas, Jeroen (2020). "Va Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". PLOS Biology. 18 (10): e3000918. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918. PMC 7567353. PMID 33064726.
  12. ^ "सम्मान: दुनिया के टॉप-20 फोरेंसिक वैज्ञानिकों में शामिल हुए पंजाब यूनिवर्सिटी के प्रो. केवल कृष्ण, सूची में मिला 17वां स्थान".
  13. ^ Jeroen Baas (2021). "August 2021 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"". 3. Elsevier BV. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.3. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ "PU professor among top 2 per cent forensic scientists globally". The Tribune. 4 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Kewal Krishan - Google Scholar Citations". google.co.in.
  16. ^ "PU professor secures 3rd rank in forensic anthropology research". Hindustan Times. 25 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Kewal Krishan - Google Scholar Citations". google.co.in.
  18. ^ "Kewal Krishan". researchgate.net.
  19. ^ "Scopus preview - Author details (Krishan, Kewal)". scopus.com.
  20. ^ Search Results for author Krishan K on PubMed.
  21. ^ Krishan, K.; Kanchan, T. (2013). "Stature and Build". Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences. pp. 49–53. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-382165-2.00010-6. ISBN 9780123821669.
  22. ^ Kanchan, T.; Krishan, K. (2013). "Forensic Pathology – Principles and Overview". Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences. pp. 193–196. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-382165-2.00183-5. ISBN 9780123821669.
  23. ^ Krishan, K.; Kanchan, T. (2016). "Identification: Prints – Ear". Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine. pp. 74–80. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-800034-2.00210-X. ISBN 9780128000557.
  24. ^ Kanchan, T.; Krishan, K. (2016). "Blood Grouping". Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine. pp. 425–432. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-800034-2.00054-9. ISBN 9780128000557.
  25. ^ Krishan, K.; Kanchan, T. (2016). "Identification: Prints – Footprints". Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine. pp. 81–91. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-800034-2.00209-3. ISBN 9780128000557.
  26. ^ "Honour for PU faculty".
  27. ^ Krishan, Kewal; Kanchan, Tanuj; Dimaggio, John A. (2015). "Emergence of forensic podiatry—A novel sub-discipline of forensic sciences". Forensic Science International. 255: 16–27. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.06.012. PMID 26163192.
  28. ^ Krishan, Kewal (2008). "Establishing correlation of footprints with body weight—Forensic aspects". Forensic Science International. 179 (1): 63–69. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.04.015. PMID 18515026.
  29. ^ Krishan, Kewal (2007). "Individualizing characteristics of footprints in Gujjars of North India—Forensic aspects". Forensic Science International. 169 (2–3): 137–144. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.08.006. PMID 16965880.
  30. ^ Krishan, Kewal; Kanchan, Tanuj; Dimaggio, John A. (2010). "A study of limb asymmetry and its effect on estimation of stature in forensic case work". Forensic Science International. 200 (1–3): 181.e1–181.e5. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.04.015. PMID 20478673.
  31. ^ Krishan, Kewal; Kanchan, Tanuj; Passi, Neelam; Dimaggio, John A. (2012). "Heel-Ball (HB) Index: Sexual Dimorphism of a New Index from Foot Dimensions". Journal of Forensic Sciences. 57 (1): 172–175. doi:10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01960.x. PMID 22074354. S2CID 26942137.
  32. ^ Kanchan, Tanuj; Krishan, Kewal; Prusty, Disha; Machado, Meghna (2014). "Heel–Ball index: An analysis of footprint dimensions for determination of sex". Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences. 4 (2): 29–33. doi:10.1016/j.ejfs.2014.02.002.
  33. ^ Krishan, Kewal; Kanchan, Tanuj; Pathania, Annu; Sharma, Ruchika; Dimaggio, John A. (2015). "Variability of footprint ridge density and its use in estimation of sex in forensic examinations". Medicine, Science and the Law. 55 (4): 284–290. doi:10.1177/0025802414557880. PMID 25413487. S2CID 25105576.
  34. ^ Kanchan, T.; Krishan, K.; Aparna, K.R.; Shyamsunder, S. (2012). "Footprint ridge density: A new attribute for sexual dimorphism". Homo. 63 (6): 468–480. doi:10.1016/j.jchb.2012.09.004. PMID 23137779.