The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the field
of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is based on data consolidated from
a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
estimating the citation-based metrics were acquired on 21-12-2022.
Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
scientist's affiliated with a given institution. D-index
only includes publications and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering research
Our best universities ranking is a trustworthy account of
leading scientists from the area of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ,
established by means of a thorough analysis
of 166,880 researchers discovered from
multiple bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, as many as 5741 researchers were
examined.
What is D-index approval threshold for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The D-index threshold for approving a scientist to be
considered is placed at 30 if
most of their publications are in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The
inclusion requirements for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index,
ratio of the contributions made within the specific
discipline plus the awards and achievements of the
scientists. The D-index threshold for considering top
scientists is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
scientists estimated for each
scientific field whilst guaranteeing that the top 1% of
leading researchers are considered into the ranking.
We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a
scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification methods
Since our main mission is to ensure that only
actual scholars are mentioned in
our ranking we are aware that raw data are never
supposed to be a complete means to quantify the
work of researchers. This is why
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of credible sources. Although it’s not a
element contributing to a scientist’s position in
Research.com ranking, the quantity of papers published in
major journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
specific discipline. Position in the ranking is
established using each scholar’s D-index
using metrics compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind accessible to the research community. A
detailed explanation of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our aim is to motivate researchers,
entrepreneurs and administrative bodies
worldwide to explore where top experts are heading
and to give a way for the entire scientific community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
With 37 scientific affiliations United Kingdom ranks in spot 3
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of top researchers in United Kingdom is Imperial College London with 20 scholars affiliated with it being present in our Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ranking. It is followed by University of Cambridge with 19 researchers and University of Liverpool with 9 scholars.
The most prominent researchers in the area of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United Kingdom are representing Swansea University, University of Leeds, University of Manchester, University of Bristol, University of Glasgow, University of Sheffield, University of Salford, King's College London, University of Nottingham, Imperial College London. University of Cambridge is featured as the best university in the United Kingdom in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 977. Ranking second is Imperial College London with a total D-index of 901. The third spot is occupied by University of Liverpool with a total D-index of 355.
The average total D-index for the top 1% universities is 977 in comparison to an average of 179 for all 37 institutions included in Research.com ranking.
The average number of publications within the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering by researchers affiliated with the top 5% of scholars in the ranking is 4204 in comparison to an average of 945 for all 37 universities.
The average number of citations of scientists affiliated with the top 10% universities is 159624 against an average of 36853 for all 37 universities.
