The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
discipline of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering relies os data
combined from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
collected on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scientist's D-index (Discipline H-index), which
only includes papers and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering research
Research.com’s best scholars ranking is a reliable
list of leading researchers from the field of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, based on a thorough
examination of 166,880 scholars discovered
from various bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, over 5741 researchers were
analysed.
What is D-index approval threshold for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The D-index threshold for approving a researcher to be
examined is set to 30 if
most of their publications are in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The
inclusion criteria for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index, proportion
of the publications made within the selected discipline
as well as the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for listing best scholars is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists
assessed for each area od study whilst
making sure that the top 1% of best scientists are
considered into the list. We expect a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification rules
Since our leading aim is to make sure that only
actual scholars are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we realize that numbers are never
meant to be a complete measure to evaluate the
contributions of scholars. Because of that
we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of trustworthy sources. Although it’s not a
factor impacting a researcher’s position in
Research.com ranking, the number of documents published in
major journals and conference proceedings should form a
valuable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
specific field of study. Position in the ranking is
determined by every scientist’s D-index
using information compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type open to the scientific community. A
detailed overview of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our mission
Our goal is to inspire scientists,
businessmen and decision-makers
worldwide to investigate where top experts are heading
and to provide a way for the whole research community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
With 19 scholars Belgium ranks in spot 18
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scholars in Belgium is KU Leuven with 10 scientists affiliated with it being present in Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ranking. It is followed by KU Leuven with 2 researchers. Ranking thirds is Ghent University with 2 scientists.
Prominent researchers featured in Belgium are associated with Ghent University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, University of Liège, KU Leuven, Université Catholique de Louvain, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Professor Jean-Pierre Kruth from KU Leuven is highlighted as the best scientist in Belgium in our ranking with a D-index of 85. Ranking second in Belgium is G. De Roeck from KU Leuven with a D-index of 64. The third position in Belgium is taken by Magd Abdel Wahab from Ghent University with a D-index of 56.
The average D-index for the top 1% scholars is 47 in comparison to an average of 47 for all 19 researchers featured in Research.com ranking.
The average number of publications in the discipline of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering for the top 1% of researchers in the ranking is 380 in comparison to an average of 380 for all 19 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 1% scholars is 10603 against an average of 10603 for all 19 scientists.
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