The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
discipline of Environmental Sciences is based on data
consolidated from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scholar’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
takes into account only publications and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Environmental Sciences research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a credible
account of leading researchers from the area of
Environmental Sciences, based on a meticulous
study of 166,880 researchers determined
from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Environmental Sciences, as many as 11258 researchers were
examined.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Environmental Sciences
The D-index threshold for accepting a scientist to be
evaluated is established at 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the discipline of Environmental Sciences. The
approval criteria for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion
of the contributions made within the given area
plus the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for listing best scientists is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scholars
assessed for each area od study whilst
ensuring that the top 1% of best researchers are
added into the ranking. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
Because our main goal is to ensure that only
genuine scientists are included in
our ranking we are aware that raw data are never
supposed to be a full means to quantify the
work of scholars. This is why
we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of reliable sources. While it’s not a
element defining a scholar’s position in
our ranking, the number of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by every researcher’s D-index
using metrics gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the research community. A
comprehensive definition of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our aim is to inspire researchers,
entrepreneurs and administrative bodies
around the world to explore where leading experts are heading
and to give an opportunity for the whole scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Environmental Sciences
With 12 scholars Mexico ranks in spot 36
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading scientists in Mexico is National Autonomous University of Mexico with 8 researchers affiliated with it being features in our Environmental Sciences ranking. It is followed by National Autonomous University of Mexico with 1 scientists. Ranking thirds is Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí with 1 scientists.
Prominent researchers featured in Mexico are associated with National Autonomous University of Mexico, Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Universidad de Sonora, National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity.
Professor Darrel Baumgardner from National Autonomous University of Mexico is featured as the best scholar in Mexico in our ranking with a D-index of 63. Ranking on spot no. 2 in Mexico is Federico Páez-Osuna from National Autonomous University of Mexico with a D-index of 47. The third position in Mexico is occupied by Fernando Díaz-Barriga from Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí with a D-index of 39.
The average D-index for the top 3% scientists is 38 in comparison to an average of 38 for all 12 scientists featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of publications in the field of Environmental Sciences for the top 10% of scholars in the ranking is 231 against an average of 131 for all 12 scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 10% scholars is 11256 against an average of 6531 for all 12 scholars.
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