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Vahid Nourani

Vahid Nourani

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 60 2229 2127 31 31 240 11712

Vahid Nourani publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vahid Nourani between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vahid Nourani published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 18.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2024. 79 of the 396 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2024. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 23 publications 2021: 41 publications 2022: 48 publications 2023: 41 publications 2024: 50 publications 2025: 29 publications
2005 2025

396 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vahid Nourani: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 2
2007 2
2008 9
2009 11
2010 3
2011 8
2012 10
2013 11
2014 15
2015 10
2016 9
2017 17
2018 23
2019 33
2020 23
2021 41
2022 48
2023 41
2024 50
2025 29
Total 396
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Vahid Nourani publications per year - data summary

  • Vahid Nourani, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Tabriz, has 396 publications recorded across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2005 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 50 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2005, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 18.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 18.9 per year counting only the 21 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 209 publications, 53% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2005-2011: 36 publications (5.1 per year); 2012-2018: 95 publications (13.6 per year); 2019-2025: 265 publications (37.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Vahid Nourani publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vahid Nourani sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 238–247 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 240 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260 240
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Vahid Nourani publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Vahid Nourani, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Tabriz, records 240 publications - the 61st percentile of the discipline.
  • 61% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Vahid Nourani, and about 39% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Vahid Nourani ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Vahid Nourani D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152 60
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Vahid Nourani D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Vahid Nourani, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University of Tabriz, records 60 D-Index - the 78th percentile of the discipline.
  • 78% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Vahid Nourani, and about 22% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Vahid Nourani ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Vahid Nourani is affiliated with the University of Tabriz in Iran and primarily works in the field of Environmental Science. Their research covers several subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Atmospheric Science, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics addressed in Nourani's research include:

  • Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Climate variability and models
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis
  • Energy Load and Power Forecasting
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Recent publications by Nourani highlight their work on artificial intelligence applications in environmental and hydrological contexts:

  • "A 1 km daily soil moisture dataset over China using in situ measurement and machine learning", 2022, Earth System Science Data
  • "Artificial intelligence based ensemble modeling of wastewater treatment plant using jittered data", 2021, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Optimal Design and Feature Selection by Genetic Algorithm for Emotional Artificial Neural Network (EANN) in Rainfall-Runoff Modeling", 2021, Water Resources Management
  • "Integration of hard and soft supervised machine learning for flood susceptibility mapping", 2021, Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Drought monitoring by downscaling GRACE-derived terrestrial water storage anomalies: A deep learning approach", 2022, Journal of Hydrology

Nourani has published extensively in venues such as:

  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Sustainability
  • Water Resources Management
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Earth Science Informatics

Collaboration plays a significant role in their research, with frequent coauthors including Elnaz Sharghi, Aida Hosseini Baghanam, Hüseyin Gökçekuş, Nardin Jabbarian Paknezhad, and Yongqiang Zhang.

Best Publications

  • Applications of hybrid wavelet–Artificial Intelligence models in hydrology: A review

    Vahid Nourani;Aida Hosseini Baghanam;Jan Adamowski;Ozgur Kisi

  • A Multivariate ANN-Wavelet Approach for Rainfall–Runoff Modeling

    Vahid Nourani;Mehdi Komasi;Akira Mano

  • A review of the artificial intelligence methods in groundwater level modeling

    Taher Rajaee;Hadi Ebrahimi;Vahid Nourani;Vahid Nourani

  • A combined neural-wavelet model for prediction of Ligvanchai watershed precipitation

    Vahid Nourani;Mohammad T. Alami;Mohammad H. Aminfar

  • Two hybrid Artificial Intelligence approaches for modeling rainfall–runoff process

    Vahid Nourani;Vahid Nourani;Özgür Kisi;Mehdi Komasi

  • Daily suspended sediment concentration simulation using ANN and neuro-fuzzy models.

    Taher Rajaee;Seyed Ahmad Mirbagheri;Mohammad Zounemat-Kermani;Vahid Nourani

  • Wastewater treatment plant performance analysis using artificial intelligence - an ensemble approach.

    Vahid Nourani;Gozen Elkiran;S I Abba

  • An ANN‐based model for spatiotemporal groundwater level forecasting

    Vahid Nourani;Asghar Asghari Mogaddam;Ata Ollah Nadiri

  • Multi-step ahead modelling of river water quality parameters using ensemble artificial intelligence-based approach

    Gozen Elkiran;Vahid Nourani;Vahid Nourani;S.I. Abba

  • Sensitivity analysis of the artificial neural network outputs in simulation of the evaporation process at different climatologic regimes

    Vahid Nourani;Mina Sayyah Fard

  • An Emotional ANN (EANN) approach to modeling rainfall-runoff process

    Vahid Nourani

  • Using self-organizing maps and wavelet transforms for space-time pre-processing of satellite precipitation and runoff data in neural network based rainfall-runoff modeling.

    Vahid Nourani;Vahid Nourani;Aida Hosseini Baghanam;Aida Hosseini Baghanam;Jan Adamowski;Mekonnen Gebremichael

  • Landslide susceptibility mapping at Zonouz Plain, Iran using genetic programming and comparison with frequency ratio, logistic regression, and artificial neural network models

    Vahid Nourani;Biswajeet Pradhan;Hamid Ghaffari;Seyed Saber Sharifi

  • Wavelet-entropy data pre-processing approach for ANN-based groundwater level modeling

    Vahid Nourani;Mohammad Taghi Alami;Farnaz Daneshvar Vousoughi

  • River Suspended Sediment Load Prediction: Application of ANN and Wavelet Conjunction Model

    Taher Rajaee;Vahid Nourani;Mohammad Zounemat-Kermani;Ozgur Kisi

  • Genetic programming in water resources engineering: A state-of-the-art review

    Ali Danandeh Mehr;Vahid Nourani;Vahid Nourani;Ercan Kahya;Bahrudin Hrnjica

  • A geomorphology-based ANFIS model for multi-station modeling of rainfall-runoff process

    Vahid Nourani;Mehdi Komasi

  • Hybrid Wavelet-Genetic Programming Approach to Optimize ANN Modeling of Rainfall-Runoff Process

    Vahid Nourani;Mehdi Komasi;Mohammad Taghi Alami

  • A hybrid support vector regression–firefly model for monthly rainfall forecasting

    A. Danandeh Mehr;V. Nourani;V. Nourani;V. Karimi Khosrowshahi;M. A. Ghorbani

  • Multi-station artificial intelligence based ensemble modeling of reference evapotranspiration using pan evaporation measurements

    Vahid Nourani;Vahid Nourani;Gozen Elkiran;Jazuli Abdullahi

  • A new approach for simulating and forecasting the rainfall-runoff process within the next two months

    Mohamad Javad Alizadeh;Mohamad Reza Kavianpour;Ozgur Kisi;Vahid Nourani;Vahid Nourani

Frequent Co-Authors

Ozgur Kisi
Ozgur Kisi Ilia State University
Vijay P. Singh
Vijay P. Singh Texas A&M University
Zaher Mundher Yaseen
Zaher Mundher Yaseen King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Mohammad Zounemat-Kermani
Mohammad Zounemat-Kermani Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
Mekonnen Gebremichael
Mekonnen Gebremichael University of California, Los Angeles
Jalal Shiri
Jalal Shiri University of Tabriz
David C. Goodrich
David C. Goodrich US Department of Agriculture
Jan Adamowski
Jan Adamowski McGill University
Hoshin V. Gupta
Hoshin V. Gupta University of Arizona
Kwok-wing Chau
Kwok-wing Chau Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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