Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Faculty of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department academic staff member Assist. Prof. Dr. Babak Safaei’s article jointly produced with his colleagues in China under the title "A unified solution for vibration analysis of laminated functionally graded shallow shells reinforced by graphane with general boundary conditions", was published in the International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, appearing under Elsevier B. V., one of the leading academic publishing firms of the world. The said publication has been chosen by the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China as one of the 100 most influential international publications published in China in 2020.
Citations from Prestigious Institutions
Produced by Assist. Prof. Dr. Safaei with Prof. Dr. Fulei Chu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zhaoye Qin, Shengnan Zhao and Xuejia Pang from Tsinghua University (QS world Ranking 17) in Beijing, the article has received 76 citations in total since 15 March 2020. This article has received highly positive feedback and citations from prestigious institutions and scientists including the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
When choosing the most influential articles, the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China considered criteria such as the the findings of the publication, the standing or reputation of the journal in which the article was published, international cooperation, and the quality of the citations it received.
