FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A
ROW:
November 23, 2021, Cairo – Eight faculty members from The American University in Cairo (AUC) have been named in the Stanford University- Elsevier list of the top 2% most-cited scientists in various disciplines worldwide. The database is created by experts at Stanford University, based on data from Elsevier’s Scopus, the abstract and citation database. The database includes the top 2% scientists in 22 scientific fields and 176 subfields and provides standardized information on citations, h-index, coauthorship-adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions, and a composite indicator.
The list includes AUC professors: Hassan Azzazy, distinguished university professor and chair of the chemistry department and Mohamed Farag, professor of chemistry.
From the engineering departments: Tamer El Batt, professor and director of the computer science and engineering graduate program; Ezzeldin Sayed-Ahmed Yazeed, professor and chair the department of the construction engineering department; Yehea Ismail, professor and chair of the department of electronics and communications engineering and director of the center of nanoelectronics and devices at AUC and Zewail City; Amal Esawi professor at the department of mechanical engineering; Maki Habib, professor at the department of mechanical engineering and director of the robotics, controls, and smart systems graduate program.
From the physics department: Nageh Allam, professor and director of the nanotechnology graduate program.
Adham Ramadan, the associate provost for research and dean of graduate studies at AUC, said: "The inclusion of AUC faculty members, for the second year in a row, in the Stanford University - Elsevier list of most cited scientists worldwide, is a clear recognition of the sustained quality and impact of the research conducted by these faculty colleagues. This recognition also demonstrates AUC's research activities potential nationally, regionally and globally."
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Founded in 1919, The American University in Cairo (AUC) is a leading English-language, American-accredited institution of higher education and center of the intellectual, social, and cultural life of the Arab world. It is a vital bridge between East and West, linking Egypt and the region to the world through scholarly research, partnerships with academic and research institutions and study abroad programs.
The University offers 40 undergraduate, 52 master’s and two PhD programs rooted in a liberal arts education that encourages students to think critically and find creative solutions to conflicts and challenges facing both the region and the world.
An independent, nonprofit, politically non-partisan, non-sectarian and equal opportunity institution, AUC is fully accredited in Egypt and the United States.
