The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the discipline
of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering was created using data combined from
multiple data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
estimating 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 publications 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 trustworthy list of
leading researchers from the area of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ,
established by means of a detailed study
of 166,880 researchers discovered from
multiple bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, over 5741 scientists were
examined.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The D-index threshold for including a researcher to be
considered is established at 30 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The
acceptance factors for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index,
proportion of the contributions made within the given
discipline as well as the awards and achievements of the
scientists. The D-index threshold for including leading
researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
researchers estimated for each
area od study whilst ensuring that the top 1% of
leading researchers are added into the list.
We estimate a proximity of 30% or less between a
scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification practices
As our leading aim is to ensure that only
genuine researchers are included in
the ranking we realize that raw data are never
supposed to be an absolute means to quantify the
work of scholars. Because of that
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of reliable sources. Even though it’s not a
metric impacting a scholar’s position in
Research.com ranking, the quantity of papers published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
credible secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
specific discipline. Position in the ranking is
based on each researcher’s D-index
with the help of metrics gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most prominent and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the research community. A
detailed explanation of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our objective is to inspire researchers,
companies and decision-makers
worldwide to examine where leading experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the whole scientific community to
find out who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
With 7 scientific affiliations Saudi Arabia ranks in spot 16
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of top researchers in Saudi Arabia is King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals with 5 scientists affiliated with it being listed in our Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ranking. It is followed by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology with 5 scholars and Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University with 4 researchers.
The most prominent scholars in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Saudi Arabia are representing Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, King Abdulaziz University, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Majmaah University, King Khalid University, University of Hail. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals is listed as the best university in the Saudi Arabia in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 247. Ranking on spot no. 2 is King Abdullah University of Science and Technology with a total D-index of 231. The third place is occupied by Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University with a total D-index of 223.
The average total D-index for the top 3% universities is 247 in comparison to an average of 146 for all 7 institutions featured in the ranking.
The average number of published articles in the area of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering by scholars affiliated with the top 10% of researchers in the ranking is 1675 against an average of 868 for all 7 universities.
The average number of citations of researchers affiliated with the top 3% universities is 46345 against an average of 30258 for all 7 universities.
