The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
discipline of Earth Science relies os data
combined from various data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for estimating the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scientist's D-index (Discipline H-index), which
includes exclusively publications and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Earth Science research
Research.com’s best scholars ranking is a credible
account of leading scientists from the discipline of
Earth Science, established by means of a detailed
study of 166,880 researchers discovered
from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Earth Science, as many as 7636 scholars were
analysed.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Earth Science
The D-index threshold for including a researcher to be
examined is set to 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the discipline of Earth Science. The
inclusion requirements for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, ratio
of the contributions made within the selected field of study
as well as the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for including leading scientists is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists
projected for each discipline whilst
ensuring that the top 1% of best researchers are
considered into the list. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Extra verification practices
Since our primary goal is to guarantee that only
credible scholars are included in
our ranking we are aware that raw data are never
supposed to be a complete means to assess the
contributions of scientists. This is why
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of credible sources. Although it’s not a
factor impacting a researcher’s position in
our ranking, the amount of documents published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should be a
credible secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
specific area of science. Position in the ranking is
based on each researcher’s D-index
according to information collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the scientific community. A
detailed overview of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our aim is to inspire scientists,
companies and administrative bodies
worldwide to investigate where top experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the entire scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Earth Science
With 2 scholars Malaysia ranks in spot 41
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top researchers in Malaysia is Universiti Malaysia Terengganu with 1 scholars affiliated with it being present in our Earth Science ranking. It is followed by University of Malaya with 1 scientists.
Prominent researchers present in Malaysia are associated with Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, University of Malaya.
Professor Amin Beiranvand Pour from Universiti Malaysia Terengganu is listed as the best scholar in Malaysia in our ranking with a D-index of 33. Ranking second in Malaysia is Wan Hasiah Abdullah from University of Malaya with a D-index of 32.
The average D-index for the top 3% researchers is 32 against an average of 32 for all 2 researchers listed in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published articles in the area of Earth Science for the top 1% of researchers in the ranking is 160 against an average of 160 for all 2 scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 5% scholars is 3310 against an average of 3310 for all 2 scientists.
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