Thomson Reuters in its 2016 report of highly cited scientists named six Iranian scholars among the most effective figures in progress of science and research.
Annually, 3.000 researchers in 21 fields across the world are named as highly cited researchers.
The Iranian scientists include Mehdi Dehghan in engineering mathematics from Amir-Kabir Poly Technique University, Davoud Ganji in engineering from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Saeed Abbas-Bandi in mathematics from Imam Khomeini International University, Mohsen Sheikholeslami in engineering from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Taher Niknam in engineering from Babol Noshirvani University of Technology and Shahram Rezapour in mathematics from Shahid Madani University and China Medical University.