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Ravi P. Agarwal has been one of the most famous, influential
and successful figures in the field of Mathematics. In academia, people typically
find their place either as good researchers, mentors, editors, or managers. Ravi P.
Agarwal has been able to fulfill each of these roles. He is an excellent researcher, a
very successful supervisor, the founder of several esteemed scientific journals and a
perfect administrator.
Ravi P. Agarwal was born in Moradabad (India) on July 10, 1947. He earned
his Master’s degree from Agra University in 1969, ranking 2nd among over 500 in
that year. In 1973, he earned his Ph. D. (Mathematics) at the Indian Institute
of Technology in Madras, India, which is one of the highest ranking universities in
India. Since then, for the last 50 years, Dr. Agarwal has been actively involved in
research and pedagogical activities. He has made significant contributions in various
research fields, including Numerical Analysis, Differential and Difference Equations, Inequalities, and Fixed Point Theorems. He is an excellent scholar, a dedicated
teacher, and a prolific researcher. He has published 50 research monographs, including [?], and more than 1,800 publications (with almost 700 mathematicians all
over the world) in prestigious national and international mathematics journals. Dr.
Agarwal has previously worked either as a full-time faculty member or as a visiting
professor and scientist in universities in several countries, including India, Germany,
Italy, Canada, Australia, USA, Singapore, and Japan. He has held several positions
including Visiting Professor, Visiting Scientist, and Professor at various universities
in different parts of the world. Specifically, from 1980 to 1981, he was awarded
the most prestigious Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation Fellowship to work with
Prof. Dr. G. Hammerlin at the Ludwig-Maximilians Universitat, Munchen, Germany. From 1981 to 1982, he worked as a Visiting Professor with Prof. Roberto
Conti, at the Instituto Matematico, Firenze, Italy. He has been ranked as a Highly Cited Researcher for 14 consecutive years, and has also been recognized as one
of the ”World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” in 2014 and 2015 by Thomas
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