The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the
discipline of Materials Science is based on data
combined from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for evaluating the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
researcher’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
includes exclusively papers and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Materials Science research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a trustworthy
list of leading researchers from the area of
Materials Science, created using a detailed
study of 166,880 scholars discovered
from various bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Materials Science, more than 17130 scientists were
analysed.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Materials Science
The D-index threshold for including a scientist to be
examined is established at 40 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Materials Science. The
inclusion criteria 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 area
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 overall number of scholars
projected for each area od study whilst
making sure that the top 1% of best scientists are
added into the ranking. We estimate a proximity of
30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification practices
Because our main aim is to guarantee that only
actual scholars are listed in
our ranking we are aware that raw data are never
meant to be a complete tool to assess the
output of scientists. Because of that
we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of credible sources. While it’s not a
factor impacting a scientist’s position in
Research.com ranking, the amount of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected area of science. Position in the ranking is
determined by every researcher’s D-index
according to data collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind accessible to the research community. A
detailed definition of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our aim is to motivate researchers,
businessmen and administrative bodies
worldwide to explore where prominent experts are heading
and to give an opportunity for the whole research community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Materials Science
With 49 scholars Iran ranks in spot 23
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading researchers in Iran is Sharif University of Technology with 5 researchers affiliated with it being present in Research.com Materials Science ranking. It is followed by Institute for Color Science and Technology with 5 scholars. Ranking thirds is University of Mohaghegh Ardabili with 4 scholars.
Prominent scholars present in Iran are associated with University of Kashan, Institute for Color Science and Technology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Sharif University of Technology, University of Guilan, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Isfahan University of Technology.
Professor Masoud Salavati-Niasari from University of Kashan is listed as the best researcher in Iran in our ranking with a D-index of 118. Ranking on the second place in Iran is Bahram Ramezanzadeh from Institute for Color Science and Technology with a D-index of 77. The third spot in Iran is occupied by Mehdi Shahedi Asl from University of Mohaghegh Ardabili with a D-index of 72.
The average D-index for the top 3% scientists is 118 in comparison to an average of 54 for all 49 scientists featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published articles in the discipline of Materials Science for the top 1% of researchers in the ranking is 246 in comparison to an average of 246 for all 49 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 5% researchers is 29496 against an average of 10009 for all 49 scholars.
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