The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the
arena of Engineering and Technology is based on data
consolidated from various data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
acquired on 06-12-2021. Position in the ranking is based on a
scholar’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
includes exclusively papers and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Engineering and Technology research
Research.com’s best researchers ranking is a trustworthy
list of leading scientists from the area of
Engineering and Technology, created using a thorough
examination of 166,880 researchers determined
from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Engineering and Technology, as many as 17156 researchers were
examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Engineering and Technology
The D-index threshold for accepting a scholar to be
examined is set to 30 if
most of their publications are in the field of Engineering and Technology. The
approval requirements for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, ratio
of the contributions made within the given field of study
plus the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for considering top researchers is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scholars
estimated for each scientific field whilst
making sure that the top 1% of leading researchers are
considered into the ranking. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification rules
Because our primary mission is to make sure that only
genuine researchers are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we are aware that metrics are never
meant to be a complete measure to evaluate the
output of scholars. For that reason
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of reliable sources. Even though it’s not a
factor contributing to a scholar’s position in
the ranking, the amount of papers published in
major journals and conference proceedings should be a
credible secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by every scholar’s D-index
with the help of information gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the research community. A
detailed overview of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
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entrepreneurs and politicians
around the world to investigate where prominent experts are heading
and to give an opportunity for the whole research 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 Engineering and Technology
With 197 researchers Spain ranks in spot 8
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scholars in Spain is Spanish National Research Council with 31 scholars affiliated with it being present in Research.com Engineering and Technology ranking. It is followed by University of the Basque Country with 16 scientists. Ranking thirds is Instituto de Carboquímica with 13 researchers.
Prominent scholars featured in Spain are associated with University of Lleida, Instituto de Carboquímica, Rovira i Virgili University, ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Pompeu Fabra University, University of Zaragoza, University of the Basque Country, University of Cantabria, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, University of Santiago de Compostela.
Professor Luisa F. Cabeza from University of Lleida is listed as the best scientist in Spain in our ranking with a D-index of 87. Ranking on the second place in Spain is Martin Olazar from University of the Basque Country with a D-index of 81. The third spot in Spain is taken by Juan Adánez from Instituto de Carboquímica with a D-index of 77.
The average D-index for the top 1% scientists is 84 in comparison to an average of 40 for all 197 scholars featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of publications within the field of Engineering and Technology for the top 10% of researchers in the ranking is 216 in comparison to an average of 136 for all 197 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 10% scientists is 17958 against an average of 7688 for all 197 scholars.
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