The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
field of Engineering and Technology is based on data
combined from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 06-12-2021. Position in the ranking is based on a
scientist's D-index (Discipline H-index), which
takes into account only publications and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Engineering and Technology research
Research.com’s best scholars ranking is a credible
account of leading researchers from the field of
Engineering and Technology, based on a detailed
study of 166,880 researchers discovered
from various bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Engineering and Technology, as many as 17156 scientists were
investigated.
What is D-index approval threshold for Engineering and Technology
The D-index threshold for approving a researcher to be
considered is placed at 30 if
most of their publications are in the field of Engineering and Technology. The
inclusion factors for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion
of the publications made within the given area
plus the awards and achievements of the researchers. The
D-index threshold for listing best scientists is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of researchers
projected for each area od study whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of leading scholars are
considered into the ranking. We estimate a proximity of
30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
Because our primary aim is to guarantee that only
actual scholars are listed in
the ranking we are aware that numbers are never
meant to be an absolute measure to quantify the
work of researchers. Because of that
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of credible sources. Although it’s not a
metric defining a scholar’s position in
our ranking, the number of documents published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should form a
credible secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by each scholar’s D-index
with the help of data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind accessible to the research community. A
thorough overview of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our aim is to inspire scholars,
entrepreneurs and administrative bodies
around the world to examine where leading experts are heading
and to provide an opportunity for the whole research community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Engineering and Technology
With 88 scientists Iran ranks in spot 18
in the world.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scientists in Iran is University of Tehran with 20 scientists affiliated with it being listed in our Engineering and Technology ranking. It is followed by University of Tehran with 8 scholars. Ranking thirds is Iran University of Science and Technology with 6 researchers.
Prominent scholars present in Iran are associated with Amirkabir University of Technology, University of Tehran, Iran University of Science and Technology, Imam Khomeini International University, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran, Shiraz University, Shahid Beheshti University, Petroleum University of Technology, Tarbiat Modares University, Islamic Azad University, Tehran.
Professor Mehdi Dehghan from Amirkabir University of Technology is listed as the best scholar in Iran in our ranking with a D-index of 78. Ranking on the second place in Iran is Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam from University of Tehran with a D-index of 71. The third place in Iran is taken by Ali Kaveh from Iran University of Science and Technology with a D-index of 66.
The average D-index for the top 10% scholars is 61 in comparison to an average of 39 for all 88 scholars included in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published articles within the discipline of Engineering and Technology for the top 5% of researchers in the ranking is 487 in comparison to an average of 155 for all 88 scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 10% scientists is 11580 against an average of 5809 for all 88 scholars.
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