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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 35 2632 2466 928 823 198 5476
Computer Science 36 11265 10944 4652 4453 183 5513

Shapour Azarm publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shapour Azarm between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shapour Azarm published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 5.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2006. 15 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2006. 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 6 publications
1984 2025

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shapour Azarm: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 3
1985 1
1986 2
1987 3
1988 8
1989 3
1990 2
1991 2
1992 5
1993 3
1994 4
1995 2
1996 3
1997 3
1998 3
1999 3
2000 7
2001 4
2002 9
2003 7
2004 7
2005 7
2006 10
2007 5
2008 3
2009 7
2010 10
2011 9
2012 5
2013 7
2014 1
2015 4
2016 5
2017 5
2018 8
2019 7
2020 8
2021 4
2022 6
2023 6
2024 9
2025 6
Total 216
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Shapour Azarm 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 Shapour Azarm 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, 197–206 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: 198 publications — 43rd percentile

43% 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
187–196 140
197–206 115 198
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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Shapour Azarm 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 Shapour Azarm 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% 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 35
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
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

  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Shapour Azarm is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Engineering and Computer Science, with a substantial focus on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Computer Networks and Communications, Control and Systems Engineering, and Building and Construction.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods, Risk and Safety Analysis, Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization, Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems, Optimization and Search Problems, Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design, and Reliability and Maintenance Optimization.

Shapour Azarm has contributed to several publication venues, primarily the IEEE Access journal, followed by the Journal of Mechanical Design, arXiv (Cornell University), the Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, and the SSRN Electronic Journal.

Frequent collaborators include Jeffrey W. Herrmann, Katrina M. Groth, Eashwar Sathyamurthy, Huan Xu, and Michael Otte. Their collective work reflects shared interests in complex system optimization and control methodologies.

Some of the recent papers associated with or related to Azarm's research include:

  • Experimental Comparison of Decentralized Task Allocation Algorithms Under Imperfect Communication, 2020, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
  • Optimization in the Context of COVID-19 Prediction and Control: A Literature Review, 2021, IEEE Access
  • Communication-Aware Multi-Agent Metareasoning for Decentralized Task Allocation, 2021, IEEE Access
  • Deep Reinforcement Learning for the Co-Optimization of Vehicular Flow Direction Design and Signal Control Policy for a Road Network, 2023, IEEE Access
  • Metareasoning Structures, Problems, and Modes for Multiagent Systems: A Survey, 2020, IEEE Access

In recognition of professional contributions, Shapour Azarm was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Metrics for Quality Assessment of a Multiobjective Design Optimization Solution Set

    Jin Wu;Shapour Azarm

  • Multi-objective robust optimization using a sensitivity region concept

    S. Gunawan;S. Azarm

  • Product Design Selection Under Uncertainty and With Competitive Advantage

    Hui Li;Shapour Azarm

  • An Approach for Product Line Design Selection under Uncertainty and Competition

    Hui Li;Shapour Azarm

  • A Kriging Metamodel Assisted Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm for Design Optimization

    Mian Li;Genzi Li;Shapour Azarm

  • Constraint handling improvements for multiobjective genetic algorithms

    A. Kurpati;S. Azarm;J. Wu

  • An Engineer's Guide to Matlab

    Edward B. Magrab;Shapour Azarm

  • On improving multiobjective genetic algorithms for design optimization

    S. Narayanan;S. Azarm

  • A multi-objective genetic algorithm for robust design optimization

    Mian Li;Shapour Azarm;Vikrant Aute

  • Design of Robust New Products under Variability: Marketing Meets Design*

    Lan Luo;P. K. Kannan;Babak Besharati;Shapour Azarm

  • Multiobjective Collaborative Robust Optimization With Interval Uncertainty and Interdisciplinary Uncertainty Propagation

    Mian Li;Shapour Azarm

  • Cross-validation based single response adaptive design of experiments for Kriging metamodeling of deterministic computer simulations

    V. Aute;K. Saleh;O. Abdelaziz;S. Azarm

  • Diversity assessment of Pareto optimal solution sets: an entropy approach

    A. Farhang-Mehr;S. Azarm

  • A New Deterministic Approach Using Sensitivity Region Measures for Multi-Objective Robust and Feasibilty Robust Design Optimization

    Mian Li;Shapour Azarm;Art Boyars

  • An accumulative error based adaptive design of experiments for offline metamodeling

    Genzi Li;Vikrant Aute;Shapour Azarm

  • Multi-level design optimization using global monotonicity analysis

    S. Azarm;W.-C. Li

  • Non-Gradient Based Parameter Sensitivity Estimation for Single Objective Robust Design Optimization

    S. Gunawan;S. Azarm

  • Multi-Objective Single Product Robust Optimization: An Integrated Design and Marketing Approach

    B. Besharati;L. Luo;S. Azarm;P. K. Kannan

  • A decision support system for product design selection: a generalized purchase modeling approach

    B. Besharati;S. Azarm;P. K. Kannan

  • Bayesian meta‐modelling of engineering design simulations: a sequential approach with adaptation to irregularities in the response behaviour

    A. Farhang-Mehr;S. Azarm

Frequent Co-Authors

P. K. Kannan
P. K. Kannan University of Maryland, College Park
Nikhil Chopra
Nikhil Chopra University of Maryland, College Park
Reinhard Radermacher
Reinhard Radermacher University of Maryland, College Park
Balakumar Balachandran
Balakumar Balachandran University of Maryland, College Park
Michael Pecht
Michael Pecht University of Maryland, College Park
Panos Y. Papalambros
Panos Y. Papalambros University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ali Elkamel
Ali Elkamel University of Waterloo
Byeng D. Youn
Byeng D. Youn Seoul National University
Yogendra Joshi
Yogendra Joshi Georgia Institute of Technology

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