The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the discipline
of Engineering and Technology was created using data derived from
multiple data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
devising the citation-based metrics were acquired on 06-12-2021.
Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
researcher’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index
includes exclusively publications and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Engineering and Technology research
Our best universities ranking is a reliable account of
leading scientists from the discipline of Engineering and Technology ,
based on a meticulous study
of 166,880 researchers identified from
various bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Engineering and Technology, more than 17156 scientists were
analysed.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Engineering and Technology
The D-index threshold for including a scholar to be
evaluated is set to 30 if
most of their publications are in the area of Engineering and Technology. The
approval requirements for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index,
proportion of the contributions made within the selected
discipline as well as the awards and achievements of the
scientists. The D-index threshold for considering leading
scientists is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of
researchers assessed for each
scientific field whilst making sure that the top 1% of
best scientists are added into the list.
We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a
scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Extra verification methods
Since our primary goal is to ensure that only
actual scientists are mentioned in
our ranking we are aware that numbers are never
meant to be a full measure to assess the
output of scholars. This is why
we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of credible sources. While it’s not a
factor contributing to a scholar’s position in
our ranking, the amount of papers published in
major journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
valuable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
specific discipline. Position in the ranking is
established using every scholar’s D-index
according to information gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the scientific community. A
comprehensive explanation of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our goal is to inspire researchers,
entrepreneurs and administrative bodies
around the world to examine where top experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the whole research community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Engineering and Technology
With 132 universities China ranks in spot 2
globally.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading researchers in China is Tsinghua University with 57 scholars affiliated with it being present in our Engineering and Technology ranking. It is followed by Hong Kong Polytechnic University with 46 scientists and Shanghai Jiao Tong University with 41 researchers.
The most prominent scholars in the area of Engineering and Technology in China are affiliated with Jiangnan University, Liaoning University of Technology, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Harbin Institute of Technology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Northwest A&F University, Nanjing University, Alibaba Group (China). Tsinghua University is listed as the best university in the China in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scientists at 2221. Ranking second is Hong Kong Polytechnic University with a total D-index of 2124. The third spot is taken by Shanghai Jiao Tong University with a total D-index of 1567.
The average total D-index for the top 3% universities is 1970 against an average of 226 for all 132 institutions included in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published papers within the field of Engineering and Technology by scientists affiliated with the top 10% of scholars in the ranking is 5332 against an average of 986 for all 132 universities.
The average number of citations of researchers affiliated with the top 3% universities is 349878 against an average of 38621 for all 132 universities.
