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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Rising Stars 42 555 555 2 2 185 7776
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 57 824 753 3 3 184 9807

Babak Safaei publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Babak Safaei between 2015 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Babak Safaei published across 11 years, from 2015 to 2025, averaging 20.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2021. 41 of the 229 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2015 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2021. 2015: 5 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 2 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 50 publications 2022: 43 publications 2023: 49 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 20 publications
2015 2025

229 publications in total across all disciplines

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Babak Safaei: publications per year, 2015 to 2025
Year Publications
2015 5
2016 1
2017 2
2018 3
2019 12
2020 23
2021 50
2022 43
2023 49
2024 21
2025 20
Total 229
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Babak Safaei publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Babak Safaei sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 177–186 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 184 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130 184
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Babak Safaei D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Babak Safaei sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42 57
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Babak Safaei is affiliated with Eastern Mediterranean University in Cyprus. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with extensive contributions to subfields such as mechanics of materials, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, civil and structural engineering, and polymers and plastics.

The scientist has contributed significantly to topics including:

  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures
  • Numerical methods in engineering
  • Thermoelastic and Magnetoelastic Phenomena
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Composite Material Mechanics
  • Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites

Their publication record features papers in frequent venues such as:

  • Nanotechnology Reviews
  • Thin-Walled Structures
  • Engineering With Computers
  • Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
  • Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering

Among recent papers linked to Babak Safaei's field, notable examples include:

  • Machine Learning in Predictive Maintenance towards Sustainable Smart Manufacturing in Industry 4.0, 2020, Sustainability
  • IMCFN: Image-based malware classification using fine-tuned convolutional neural network architecture, 2020, Computer Networks
  • Image-Based malware classification using ensemble of CNN architectures (IMCEC), 2020, Computers & Security
  • Finite element analysis of natural fibers composites: A review, 2020, Nanotechnology Reviews
  • Recent Developments in Luffa Natural Fiber Composites: Review, 2020, Sustainability

Frequent collaborators in research include Saeid Sahmani with 108 joint publications, Mohammed Asmael with 31, Zhaoye Qin with 26, Qasim Zeeshan with 25, and Fulei Chu with 15 joint works.

Best Publications

  • Machine Learning in Predictive Maintenance towards Sustainable Smart Manufacturing in Industry 4.0

    Zeki Murat Çınar;Abubakar Abdussalam Nuhu;Qasim Zeeshan;Orhan Korhan

  • Image-Based malware classification using ensemble of CNN architectures (IMCEC)

    Danish Vasan;Danish Vasan;Mamoun Alazab;Sobia Wassan;Sobia Wassan;Babak Safaei

  • Free vibration analysis of rotating functionally graded CNT reinforced composite cylindrical shells with arbitrary boundary conditions

    Zhaoye Qin;Xuejia Pang;Babak Safaei;Fulei Chu

  • Finite element analysis of natural fibers composites: A review

    Mohamad Alhijazi;Qasim Zeeshan;Zhaoye Qin;Babak Safaei

  • Nonlinear free vibrations of bi-directional functionally graded micro/nano-beams including nonlocal stress and microstructural strain gradient size effects

    Saeid Sahmani;Babak Safaei

  • Recent Developments in Luffa Natural Fiber Composites: Review

    Mohamad Alhijazi;Babak Safaei;Qasim Zeeshan;Mohammed Asmael

  • Experimental and simulation study of liquid coolant battery thermal management system for electric vehicles: A review

    Omer Kalaf;Davut Solyali;Mohammed Asmael;Qasim Zeeshan

  • Modified couple stress-based geometrically nonlinear oscillations of porous functionally graded microplates using NURBS-based isogeometric approach

    Fan Fan;Yuanbo Xu;Saeid Sahmani;Babak Safaei

  • Nature-inspired energy dissipation sandwich composites reinforced with high-friction graphene

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  • Frequency-dependent forced vibration analysis of nanocomposite sandwich plate under thermo-mechanical loads

    Babak Safaei;Rasool Moradi-Dastjerdi;Zhaoye Qin;Fulei Chu

  • Traveling wave analysis of rotating functionally graded graphene platelet reinforced nanocomposite cylindrical shells with general boundary conditions

    Zhaoye Qin;Zhaoye Qin;Babak Safaei;Xuejia Pang;Fulei Chu

  • Buckling and postbuckling response of nonlocal strain gradient porous functionally graded micro/nano-plates via NURBS-based isogeometric analysis

    Fan Fan;Babak Safaei;Saeid Sahmani

  • Graphene and CNT impact on heat transfer response of nanocomposite cylinders

    Kamran Behdinan;Rasool Moradi-Dastjerdi;Babak Safaei;Zhaoye Qin

  • Theorical investigation of adsorption mechanism of doxorubicin anticancer drug on the pristine and functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube surface as a drug delivery vehicle: A DFT study

    Sina Karimzadeh;Babak Safaei;Tien-Chien Jen

  • Nonlocal strain gradient nonlinear resonance of bi-directional functionally graded composite micro/nano-beams under periodic soft excitation

    Saeid Sahmani;Babak Safaei

  • Dynamic responses of corrugated cylindrical shells subjected to nonlinear low-velocity impact

    Unknown

  • The effect of embedding a porous core on the free vibration behavior of laminated composite plates

    Babak Safaei

  • Critical buckling temperature and force in porous sandwich plates with CNT-reinforced nanocomposite layers

    Babak Safaei;Rasool Moradi-Dastjerdi;Kamran Behdinan;Fulei Chu

  • Buckling behavior of porous CNT-reinforced plates integrated between active piezoelectric layers

    Rasool Moradi-Dastjerdi;Kamran Behdinan;Babak Safaei;Zhaoye Qin

  • Influence of homogenization models on size-dependent nonlinear bending and postbuckling of bi-directional functionally graded micro/nano-beams

    Saeid Sahmani;Babak Safaei

Frequent Co-Authors

Saeid Sahmani
Saeid Sahmani University of Georgia
Zhaoye Qin
Zhaoye Qin Tsinghua University
Fulei Chu
Fulei Chu Tsinghua University
Kamran Behdinan
Kamran Behdinan University of Toronto
Mamoun Alazab
Mamoun Alazab Charles Darwin University
Fadi Aldakheel
Fadi Aldakheel University of Hannover
Jian Xiong
Jian Xiong Harbin Institute of Technology
Jiyang Fu
Jiyang Fu Guangzhou University
David Hui
David Hui University of New Orleans

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