The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scientists in the
discipline of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is based on data
derived 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
scholar’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
takes into account only publications and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering research
Research.com’s best researchers ranking is a trustworthy
lineup of leading scientists from the discipline of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, created using a thorough
study of 166,880 scientists identified
from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, over 5741 scientists were
examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The D-index threshold for accepting a researcher to be
examined is placed at 30 if
most of their publications are in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The
approval factors for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers 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 including best scholars is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of researchers
projected for each discipline whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of leading researchers are
considered into the list. We estimate a proximity of
30% or less between a scientist’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification methods
Because our main goal is to make sure that only
credible scholars are mentioned in
our ranking we realize that metrics are never
meant to be a complete tool to assess the
work of researchers. This is why
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of trustworthy sources. While it’s not a
metric defining a scholar’s position in
Research.com 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
specific field of study. Position in the ranking is
determined by every scientist’s D-index
according to metrics collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type accessible to the scientific community. A
thorough explanation of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our objective is to inspire researchers,
entrepreneurs and politicians
worldwide to investigate where prominent experts are heading
and to offer a way for the entire research community to
find out 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 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
With 64 scholars Germany ranks in spot 7
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of top scholars in Germany is RWTH Aachen University with 7 scientists affiliated with it being present in Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ranking. It is followed by RWTH Aachen University with 7 scientists. Ranking thirds is University of Hannover with 7 researchers.
Prominent scholars present in Germany are associated with Bauhaus University, Weimar, RWTH Aachen University, University of Hannover, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, FMP Technology (Germany), Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Technical University of Berlin, Technical University of Munich, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf.
Professor Timon Rabczuk from Bauhaus University, Weimar is highlighted as the best scholar in Germany in our ranking with a D-index of 111. Ranking on the second place in Germany is Heinz Pitsch from RWTH Aachen University with a D-index of 82. The third place in Germany is occupied by Peter Wriggers from University of Hannover with a D-index of 80.
The average D-index for the top 3% scientists is 96 against an average of 46 for all 64 researchers included in our ranking.
The average number of publications in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering for the top 3% of scholars in the ranking is 606 in comparison to an average of 308 for all 64 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 10% scholars is 27587 against an average of 9947 for all 64 researchers.
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