The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
arena of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is based on data
derived from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for evaluating 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
Our best researchers ranking is a trustworthy
list of leading scientists from the field of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, established by means of a detailed
examination of 166,880 scholars discovered
from a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, over 5741 scholars were
investigated.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The D-index threshold for approving a scholar to be
examined is set to 30 if
most of their publications are in the area of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The
approval criteria for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index,
ratio of the contributions made within the selected
field of study plus the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for including best
scientists is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
scientists estimated for each
area od study whilst ensuring that the top 1% of
best scholars are added into the ranking.
There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a researcher’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Extra verification practices
Since our primary aim is to ensure that only
actual scientists are listed in
the ranking we realize that metrics are never
meant to be an absolute means to assess the
contributions of scientists. Because of that
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of credible sources. Even though it’s not a
metric contributing to a researcher’s position in
the ranking, the quantity of papers published in
major journals and conference proceedings should be a
credible secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
specific area of science. Position in the ranking is
based on each scientist’s D-index
according to metrics compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type available to the research community. A
comprehensive definition of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our objective is to motivate scholars,
entrepreneurs and politicians
around the world to examine where leading experts are heading
and to offer a way for the entire research community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest
number of top researchers in the world is MIT with
33 scholars affiliated with it being present in
the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ranking.
It is followed by University of Michigan–Ann Arbor with
28 scientists.
Ranking thirds is Georgia Institute of Technology with 27
scholars.
Prominent scientists featured in the world are affiliated with Northwestern University, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, Stanford University, Babeș-Bolyai University, University of Sydney, Princeton University, Bauhaus University, Weimar, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University.
Professor Ted Belytschko from Northwestern University is featured as the best researcher in the world in our ranking with a D-index of 153. Ranking on the second place in the world is John W. Hutchinson from Harvard University with a D-index of 150. The third position in the world is taken by Thomas J. R. Hughes from The University of Texas at Austin with a D-index of 147.
The average D-index for the top 1% researchers is 122 against an average of 47 for all scientists included in the ranking.
The average number of publications in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering for the top 1% of scholars in the ranking is 703 in comparison to an average of 252 for all scientists.
The average number of citations for the top 5% researchers is 39426 against an average of 10652 for all researchers.
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