The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the field
of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is based on data combined from
various data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
evaluating the citation-based metrics were collected on 21-12-2022.
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
only includes papers and citation
data for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a credible list of
leading scholars from the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ,
based on a thorough examination
of 166,880 researchers determined from
multiple bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, as many as 5741 scholars were
investigated.
What is D-index approval threshold for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The D-index threshold for accepting a scholar to be
examined is placed at 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The
inclusion criteria for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index,
ratio of the publications made within the selected
field of study as well as the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for including leading
scholars is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of
scholars estimated for each
discipline whilst making sure that the top 1% of
best scientists are added into the list.
There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a
researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Extra verification practices
Because our leading aim is to make sure that only
genuine researchers are included in
the ranking we are aware that raw data are never
meant to be an absolute tool to quantify the
contributions of scientists. Because of that
we manually check every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of credible sources. Although it’s not a
element impacting a researcher’s position in
the ranking, the number of papers published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
established using every researcher’s D-index
with the help of information compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric
databases of this type available to the research community. A
comprehensive definition of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our goal is to inspire scientists,
companies and decision-makers
worldwide to explore where prominent experts are heading
and to give an opportunity for the entire scientific community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
disciplines, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
With 18 institutions Germany ranks in spot 10
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of top scientists in Germany is RWTH Aachen University with 7 researchers affiliated with it being present in Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ranking. It is followed by Technical University of Darmstadt with 7 scientists and Technical University of Munich with 7 researchers.
The most prominent scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Germany are representing Bauhaus University, Weimar, RWTH Aachen University, University of Hannover, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, FMP Technology (Germany), Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Technical University of Berlin, Technical University of Munich, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. RWTH Aachen University is featured as the best university in the Germany in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 346. Ranking on the second place is Technical University of Darmstadt with a total D-index of 336. The third spot is occupied by Technical University of Munich with a total D-index of 329.
The average total D-index for the top 3% universities is 129 in comparison to an average of 129 for all 18 institutions included in Research.com ranking.
The average number of published papers within the discipline of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering by researchers affiliated with the top 1% of scientists in the ranking is 908 against an average of 908 for all 18 universities.
The average number of citations of scientists affiliated with the top 1% universities is 27952 against an average of 27952 for all 18 universities.
