15 Khalifa University faculty members among the best in the world according to “Scholar” rankings

Khalifa University of Science and Technology today announced that 15 faculty members from the university have been included in the list of top-ranked researchers who make up the “top 0.05 percent of researchers worldwide,” according to the Scholar GPS rankings, which recognize the best international researchers for their outstanding performance in various research fields..

29 faculty members are also ranked among the top 0.5 percent of researchers worldwide in the prestigious Scholar GPS rankings..

“Top-ranked researchers” are defined as research scientists who are in the top 0.05 percent of researchers in their field or across all fields according to Scholar GPS, and have the highest number of publications with high citation impact and high quality according to the h-index, which measures productivity and citation in published scientific research..

The academic achievements of the top-ranked researchers are the primary factor in ranking outstanding individuals in the top 0.05 percent of researchers..

The list of researchers included in this classification is determined by creating more than 30 million detailed profiles of them based on the unique “Scholar GPS” classification of more than 200 million registered published scientific papers. The data used to determine the “Scholar GPS” list of “Highly Ranked Researchers” is based on the overall or specific research activity of the last five years, with each published paper and citation evaluated based on the number of authors, with self-citations excluded..

Professor Ahmed Al Durra, Associate Dean for Research at Khalifa University, said that the university maintains its lead in the UAE when it comes to world-class academic experts who drive research and innovation, with 15 academic staff members ranked in the top 0.05% of researchers and 29 in the top 0.5% of researchers worldwide..

He added that the Scholar GPS ranking of Khalifa University is in line with the UAE’s focus on attracting global talent in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, in addition to the country’s efforts to create the appropriate environment for scientific exploration that enables researchers to innovate solutions to real-world challenges..

He said: “In this context, we emphasize that the achievements of the academic staff are a source of pride for Khalifa University, the UAE and the region in general, as they contribute to enhancing the country’s position to make it a country with progressive policies that facilitate research and innovation processes.”“

In the “Global Age of Specialization” category, which is concerned with the continuity of the global impact of specializations, Khalifa University’s Industrial Engineering and Operations Research ranked 53rd globally, Aerospace Engineering ranked 54th, meaning they are ranked within the top 100, while Chemical Engineering ranked 137th, and Electrical and Computer Engineering ranked 166th, meaning Khalifa University is ranked within the top 200 universities in these specializations. The total number of published research papers over the five years reached 7,340 papers, and the total number of citations reached 91,528..

In the disciplines category, Khalifa University maintained its position among the top 10 universities, ranking second in the field of “Sigma” standards, third in the field of distributed generation and deep eutectic solvents, fifth in the field of distillation, glass fibers and pulse range modification, sixth in the field of water desalination and performance management, seventh in the field of heat transfer improvement, eighth in the field of inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy, tactile inspection and drilling fluids, in addition to ninth in the field of fractal dimension..

It is worth noting that 90 faculty members at Khalifa University were included in the prestigious Stanford University World Rankings 2023, which identifies the top 2 percent of the world’s most influential researchers, according to a study conducted by global information analytics company Elsevier and Stanford University. Khalifa University’s faculty represent more than 22 percent of the UAE’s total faculty members, which numbered 407 in 2023..

Earlier in 2019, a total of 45 Khalifa University faculty members were included in the prestigious list of the top 2 percent of researchers in science in the world..