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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Earth Science 32 8786 8165 7 7 127 3096

Mehran Arian publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mehran Arian between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mehran Arian published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2015. 12 of the 137 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2015. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 35 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 6 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 5 publications
2004 2025

137 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mehran Arian: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 0
2006 2
2007 2
2008 0
2009 3
2010 4
2011 9
2012 6
2013 8
2014 6
2015 35
2016 11
2017 7
2018 4
2019 1
2020 6
2021 9
2022 4
2023 7
2024 7
2025 5
Total 137
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Mehran Arian publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mehran Arian sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 603+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 557. Most scientists, 557, have 128–137 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 118–127 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 5 scientists 48–57 publications: 33 scientists 58–67 publications: 94 scientists 68–77 publications: 161 scientists 78–87 publications: 278 scientists 88–97 publications: 376 scientists 98–107 publications: 404 scientists 108–117 publications: 484 scientists 118–127 publications: 540 scientists 128–137 publications: 557 scientists 138–147 publications: 491 scientists 148–157 publications: 495 scientists 158–167 publications: 458 scientists 168–177 publications: 490 scientists 178–187 publications: 414 scientists 188–197 publications: 401 scientists 198–207 publications: 333 scientists 208–217 publications: 292 scientists 218–227 publications: 290 scientists 228–237 publications: 262 scientists 238–247 publications: 243 scientists 248–257 publications: 208 scientists 258–267 publications: 185 scientists 268–277 publications: 147 scientists 278–287 publications: 128 scientists 288–297 publications: 119 scientists 298–307 publications: 120 scientists 308–317 publications: 107 scientists 318–327 publications: 93 scientists 328–337 publications: 87 scientists 338–347 publications: 64 scientists 348–357 publications: 87 scientists 358–367 publications: 60 scientists 368–377 publications: 60 scientists 378–387 publications: 34 scientists 388–397 publications: 50 scientists 398–407 publications: 44 scientists 408–417 publications: 31 scientists 418–427 publications: 39 scientists 428–437 publications: 27 scientists 438–447 publications: 36 scientists 448–457 publications: 27 scientists 458–467 publications: 29 scientists 468–477 publications: 30 scientists 478–487 publications: 19 scientists 488–497 publications: 15 scientists 498–507 publications: 18 scientists 508–517 publications: 19 scientists 518–527 publications: 16 scientists 528–537 publications: 10 scientists 538–547 publications: 11 scientists 548–557 publications: 14 scientists 558–567 publications: 11 scientists 568–577 publications: 7 scientists 578–587 publications: 14 scientists 588–597 publications: 5 scientists 598–602 publications: 4 scientists 603+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 603+

This scientist: 127 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 5
48–57 33
58–67 94
68–77 161
78–87 278
88–97 376
98–107 404
108–117 484
118–127 540 127
128–137 557
138–147 491
148–157 495
158–167 458
168–177 490
178–187 414
188–197 401
198–207 333
208–217 292
218–227 290
228–237 262
238–247 243
248–257 208
258–267 185
268–277 147
278–287 128
288–297 119
298–307 120
308–317 107
318–327 93
328–337 87
338–347 64
348–357 87
358–367 60
368–377 60
378–387 34
388–397 50
398–407 44
408–417 31
418–427 39
428–437 27
438–447 36
448–457 27
458–467 29
468–477 30
478–487 19
488–497 15
498–507 18
508–517 19
518–527 16
528–537 10
538–547 11
548–557 14
558–567 11
568–577 7
578–587 14
588–597 5
598–602 4
603+ 100
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Mehran Arian D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mehran Arian sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 77 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 106+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 389. Most scientists, 389, have 36 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 32 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 144 scientists 31 D-Index: 215 scientists 32 D-Index: 278 scientists 33 D-Index: 379 scientists 34 D-Index: 366 scientists 35 D-Index: 372 scientists 36 D-Index: 389 scientists 37 D-Index: 366 scientists 38 D-Index: 344 scientists 39 D-Index: 349 scientists 40 D-Index: 296 scientists 41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42 D-Index: 277 scientists 43 D-Index: 279 scientists 44 D-Index: 248 scientists 45 D-Index: 257 scientists 46 D-Index: 212 scientists 47 D-Index: 202 scientists 48 D-Index: 207 scientists 49 D-Index: 204 scientists 50 D-Index: 183 scientists 51 D-Index: 178 scientists 52 D-Index: 182 scientists 53 D-Index: 178 scientists 54 D-Index: 163 scientists 55 D-Index: 117 scientists 56 D-Index: 163 scientists 57 D-Index: 120 scientists 58 D-Index: 113 scientists 59 D-Index: 136 scientists 60 D-Index: 135 scientists 61 D-Index: 96 scientists 62 D-Index: 103 scientists 63 D-Index: 83 scientists 64 D-Index: 103 scientists 65 D-Index: 83 scientists 66 D-Index: 89 scientists 67 D-Index: 92 scientists 68 D-Index: 89 scientists 69 D-Index: 78 scientists 70 D-Index: 75 scientists 71 D-Index: 53 scientists 72 D-Index: 62 scientists 73 D-Index: 54 scientists 74 D-Index: 35 scientists 75 D-Index: 52 scientists 76 D-Index: 50 scientists 77 D-Index: 32 scientists 78 D-Index: 37 scientists 79 D-Index: 20 scientists 80 D-Index: 33 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 34 scientists 83 D-Index: 34 scientists 84 D-Index: 24 scientists 85 D-Index: 19 scientists 86 D-Index: 18 scientists 87 D-Index: 26 scientists 88 D-Index: 30 scientists 89 D-Index: 17 scientists 90 D-Index: 21 scientists 91 D-Index: 19 scientists 92 D-Index: 15 scientists 93 D-Index: 14 scientists 94 D-Index: 20 scientists 95 D-Index: 9 scientists 96 D-Index: 10 scientists 97 D-Index: 15 scientists 98 D-Index: 13 scientists 99 D-Index: 3 scientists 100 D-Index: 13 scientists 101 D-Index: 3 scientists 102 D-Index: 9 scientists 103 D-Index: 4 scientists 104 D-Index: 6 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

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Number of Earth Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,176 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 144
31 215
32 278 32
33 379
34 366
35 372
36 389
37 366
38 344
39 349
40 296
41 289
42 277
43 279
44 248
45 257
46 212
47 202
48 207
49 204
50 183
51 178
52 182
53 178
54 163
55 117
56 163
57 120
58 113
59 136
60 135
61 96
62 103
63 83
64 103
65 83
66 89
67 92
68 89
69 78
70 75
71 53
72 62
73 54
74 35
75 52
76 50
77 32
78 37
79 20
80 33
81 36
82 34
83 34
84 24
85 19
86 18
87 26
88 30
89 17
90 21
91 19
92 15
93 14
94 20
95 9
96 10
97 15
98 13
99 3
100 13
101 3
102 9
103 4
104 6
105 6
106+ 98
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Overview

Mehran Arian is affiliated with the Islamic Azad University, Tehran in Iran. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering, with a strong emphasis on several subfields such as Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Artificial Intelligence, Paleontology, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, geochemistry and geologic mapping, earthquake and tectonic studies, paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, geological and geochemical analysis, geological formations and processes, and petroleum processing and analysis.

Mehran Arian has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications, some of which include:

  • "Morphotectonics of Alborz Province (Iran): A Case Study Using GIS Method," 2020, Geotectonics
  • "Geochemical assessment of upper Cretaceous crude oils from the Iranian part of the Persian Gulf Basin: Implications for thermal maturity, potential source rocks, and depositional setting," 2023, Petroleum Research
  • "Carbonate platform evolution of the Asmari Formation in the east of Dezful Embayment, Zagros Basin, SW Iran," 2021, Journal of African Earth Sciences
  • "Application of artificial neural network models and random forest algorithm for estimation of fracture intensity from petrophysical data," 2023, Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
  • "The Relationship between Fe Mineralization and Magnetic Basement Faults using Multifractal Modeling in the Esfordi and Behabad Areas (BMD), Central Iran," 2021, Acta Geologica Sinica - English Edition

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mehran Arian include:

  • Mohsen Aleali
  • Ali Solgi
  • Mohsen Pourkermani
  • Ali Kadkhodaie
  • Ali Sorbi

The scientist's publications have appeared prominently in several academic venues, with recurring contributions in:

  • Geotectonics
  • Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology
  • Doklady Earth Sciences
  • Geotechnical and Geological Engineering
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Quantitative analysis of relative tectonic activity in the Sarvestan area, central Zagros, Iran

    M. Dehbozorgi;M. Pourkermani;M. Arian;A.A. Matkan

  • Evaluation of relative tectonic activity in the Tehran basin, central Alborz, northern Iran

    Nooshin Bagha;Mehran Arian;Manochehr Ghorashi;Mohsen Pourkermani

  • Relative tectonic activity classification in the Kermanshah area, western Iran

    M. Arian;Z. Aram

  • Physiographic-Tectonic Zoning of Iran’s Sedimentary Basins

    Mehran Arian

  • Morphotectonic Analysis in the Ghezel Ozan River Basin, NW Iran

    Vahid Hosseini Toudeshki;Mehran Arian

  • Correlation between Cu mineralization and major faults using multifractal modelling in the Tarom area (NW Iran)

    Reza Nouri;Mohammad Reza Jafari;Mehran Arian;Faranak Feizi

  • Neotectonics of the South Central Alborz drainage basin, in NW Tehran, N Iran.

    R. Khavari;M. Arian;M. Ghorashi

  • Tectonic Geomorphology of Iran's Salt Structures

    Mehran Arian;Hamideh Noroozpour

  • PROSPECTION FOR COPPER MINERALIZATION WITH CONTRIBUTION OF REMOTE SENSING, GEOCHEMICAL AND MINERALOGRAPHICAL DATA IN ABHAR 1:100,000 SHEET, NW IRAN / POSZUKIWANIA ZASOBÓW RUD MIEDZI Z ZASTOSOWANIEM ZDALNYCH TECHNIK WYKORZYSTUJĄCYCH DANE GEOCHEMICZNE I MINERALOGICZNE W POKŁADZIE GEOLOGICZNYM ABHAR 1:100,000 W PÓŁNOCNO-ZACHODNIM IRANIE

    Reza Nouri;Mohammadreza Jafari;Mehran Arian;Faranak Feizi

  • EARTHQUAKE – FAULT HAZARD INVESTIGATIONS IN THE KERMAN QUADRANGLE

    M Arian

  • TECTONIC ELEMENTS OF SOUTH FLANK IN THE EAST - CENTRAL ALBORZ MOUNTAIN

    M Arian;M Pourkermani

  • Clustering of diapiric provinces in the Central Iran Basin

    Mehran Arian

  • Identification of Diapiric provinces of Central Iran through geological and geographical analysis.

    F. Asadian;M. Arian

  • The Biggest Salt-Tongue Canopy of Central Iran

    Mehran Arian;Hamideh Noroozpour

  • INFLUENCE OF STRUCTURES ON THE GHEZEL OZAN RIVER

    V Hosseini Toudeshki;M Pourkermani;M Arian;K H Khosrotehrani

  • THE STRUCTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF KAREH BAS TRANSCURRENT FAULT SYSTEM IN ZAGROS FOLD AND THRUST BELT

    M Arian;Ghoreyshi Manouchehr;M Pourkermani;Ahmadnia A.A.H

  • Active Tectonics of Tehran Area, Iran

    Mehran Arian;Nooshin Bagha

  • Quantitative analysis of relative tectonic activity in the Jarahi-Hendijan basin area, Zagros, Iran

    Jahanbakhsh Ehsani;Mehran Arian

  • RECONNAISSANCE OF COPPER AND GOLD MINERALIZATION USING ANALYTICAL HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP) IN THE RUDBAR 1:100,000 MAP SHEET, NORTHWEST IRAN

    Reza Nouri;Peyman Afzal;Mehran Arian;Mohammadreza Jafari

  • Tectonic Geomorphology of Atrak River, NE Iran

    Elahe Javadi Mosavi;Mehran Arian

  • Seismic sources and neo-tectonics of Tehran area (North Iran)

    Mehran Arian;Nooshin Bagha;Rezvan Khavari;Hamideh Noroozpour

Frequent Co-Authors

Peyman Afzal
Peyman Afzal Islamic Azad University, Tehran
Hossain Rahimpour-Bonab
Hossain Rahimpour-Bonab Curtin University
Daniel Vachard
Daniel Vachard University of Lille

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