Kewal Krishan (forensic anthropologist)

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Kewal Krishan
Dr Kewal Krishan attending American Academy of Forensic Sciences Conference in Las Vegas, February 2016.jpg
Born (1973-11-24) 24 November 1973 (age 51)
Chandigarh, India
Nationality Indian
Known forContributions to Forensic anthropology in India, Heel-Ball Index
Awards FRAI
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
Fields Forensic anthropologist Biological anthropologist Forensic scientist
Institutions Panjab University
Website anthropology.puchd.ac.in

Kewal Krishan, an Indian forensic anthropologist, is a professor of physical anthropology and former Chair of Department of Anthropology and Dean, International Students at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India. [1] [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]

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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 continuously ranked amongst the top 2% scientists of the world since 2017 in the field of Legal & Forensic Medicine based on a study conducted by Stanford University scientists. [9] [10] He is the only anthropologist from India listed in the prestigious world's top 2% scientists. [11] [12] He was positioned at 16th rank in Legal & Forensic Medicine category worldwide in the year 2023. [13] [14] [15] In 2024, he has been ranked at 13th position among top 14,394 forensic scientists globally. [16] [17] He is one of the most cited forensic scientists having 400 publications with more than 128,000 citations. [18] Krishan recently secured 3rd rank in the forensic anthropology research worldwide according to a bibliometrics study published by Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. [19]

Research and innovation

He extensively worked on various aspects of human morphology and their forensic applications in Indian populations. [20] [21] [22] [23] 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 [24] [25] and 2016 [26] [27] [28] respectively. His most cited work pertains to the forensic podiatry of the north Indian population. [29] [30] 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. [31] He also established some of the unique and individualistic characteristics of the footprints that are helpful in the identification of criminals. [32] He devised and calculated the effect of limb asymmetry on estimation of stature in forensic examinations. [33] He devised a novel index called Heel-Ball Index in the forensic literature emphasizing its relevance in sex determination. [34] [35] He has published unique work on the footprint ridge density of Indian population and its significance in forensic identification. [36] [37]

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. 24 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "11 scientists of panjab university in top world rankings". The Tribune. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  10. ↑ Ioannidis, John P.A. (2024). "August 2024 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Elsevier Data Repository. 7. Elsevier. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.7 . Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Indian Researchers who are in Top 2% in their fields – Stanford Study". 9 November 2020.
  12. ↑ 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.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
  13. ↑ "सम्मान: दुनिया के टॉप-20 फोरेंसिक वैज्ञानिकों में शामिल हुए पंजाब यूनिवर्सिटी के प्रो. केवल कृष्ण, सूची में मिला 17वां स्थान".
  14. ↑ Jeroen Baas (2021). "August 2021 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"". Elsevier BV. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.3.
  15. ↑ "PU professor among top 2 per cent forensic scientists globally". The Tribune. 4 February 2024.
  16. ↑ Tribune News Service (28 April 2025). "PU professsor among top 13 forensic scientists worldwide". The Tribune. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  17. ↑ Times of India (27 April 2025). "PU prof ranked among top forensic scientists worldwide". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "Kewal Krishan - Google Scholar Citations". google.co.in.
  19. ↑ "PU professor secures 3rd rank in forensic anthropology research". Hindustan Times. 25 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "Kewal Krishan - Google Scholar Citations". google.co.in.
  21. ↑ "Kewal Krishan". researchgate.net.
  22. ↑ "Scopus preview - Author details (Krishan, Kewal)". scopus.com.
  23. ↑ Search Results for author Krishan K on PubMed .
  24. ↑ 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.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ 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.
  27. ↑ 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.
  28. ↑ 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.
  29. ↑ "Honour for PU faculty".
  30. ↑ 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.
  31. ↑ 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.
  32. ↑ 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.
  33. ↑ 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.
  34. ↑ 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.
  35. ↑ 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 .
  36. ↑ 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.
  37. ↑ 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.
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