{"id":950,"date":"2024-10-31T17:57:15","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T17:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/engineering\/2024\/10\/31\/fowler-school-of-engineering-faculty-recognized-as-top-cited-scientist-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T06:09:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T06:09:14","slug":"fowler-school-of-engineering-faculty-recognized-as-top-cited-scientist-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/2024\/10\/31\/fowler-school-of-engineering-faculty-recognized-as-top-cited-scientist-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Fowler School of Engineering Faculty Recognized as Top Cited Scientist in the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stanford University releases a report annually featuring the most cited scientists globally using SCOPUS, a comprehensive abstract and citation database. The data set was last updated in August 2024 and includes both career-long and single-year impact data. The scientists recognized in the report are determined by two significant factors: the number of publications and the number of citations.\u00a0 The Fowler School of Engineering is proud to have two professors named in this report.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Congratulations to Nasim Mohammadi Estakhri, Ph.D.,and L. Andrew Lyon, Ph.D., on being named the top 2% of scientists globally! This is Dr. Estakhri\u2019s fourth year receiving this recognition and Dr. Andrew Lyon\u2019s fifth year.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6885063 BCX0\">Nasim Mohammadi <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW6885063 BCX0\">Estakrhi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6885063 BCX0\">, Ph.D.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Nasim Estakhri is one of the top 2% of scientists in the field of Networking, Telecommunication, and Optics for 2023. Dr. Estakhri\u2019s research focuses on the areas of nano-photonics, metamaterials, nano-optics, and applied electromagnetics, working at the intersection of engineering, physics, and materials science.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cMy research group works in the broad area of metamaterials and metasurfaces, aiming at understanding and controlling different aspects of wave interaction with engineering nanostructures,\u201d shared Dr. Nasim Estakhri.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">During her time at the Fowler School of Engineering, Dr. Estakhri has inspired students with her passion for research, engaging undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral researchers in metasurfaces and metastructures.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Nasim Estakhri\u2019s graduate research student, Ponthea Zahraii &#8217;24, currently research focuses on implementing inverse tandem neural networks for nanophotonics structures and optical trapping. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Working alongside Dr. Estakhri has been nothing but wonderful. She is dedicated, understanding, and always thinking about how we can further our research.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> I was super intrigued by the topic of research and decided that working with her would allow me to develop my machine learning skills while also learning about topics I had never been exposed to\u201d, said Zahraii.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-952\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-952 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/Top-Cited-Scientist2-.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Nasim Estakhri\" width=\"580\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/Top-Cited-Scientist2-.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/Top-Cited-Scientist2--300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Nasim Estakhri and Ponthea Zahraii presenting at the Student Scholar Symposium in spring 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW89024551 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89024551 BCX0\">Andrew Lyon, Ph.D.<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Andrew Lyon is one of the top 2% of scientists in the field of Chemical Physics and Polymers. Throughout his career, Dr. Lyon has 166 publications and has been cited 12,526 times. Dr. Lyon ranks number 1,723 of the top scientists in the world in his field.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Lyon\u2019s research focuses on the development of new materials for regenerative medicine applications. His work combines chemistry and physics with nanomaterials for applications in bioengineering.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Lyon is an established research mentor for the Fowler School of Engineering and Schmid College of Science and Technology, offering his guidance and expertise to students. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cH<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e is incredibly inspirational because he translates the work he does in the lab into real-life products that have the capacity to benefit the lives of many people. He bridges the gap between science and commercialization which many scientists fail to do. He has inspired me to pursue a career in research due to this since I have a love for both science and business,\u201d shared\u00a0 Abby Caine &#8217;25, molecular biology major.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-953\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-953 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/Top-Cited-Scientist-.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Andrew Lyon\" width=\"580\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/Top-Cited-Scientist-.jpg 740w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2024\/10\/Top-Cited-Scientist--300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Andrew Lyon working with his research students in the laboratory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students who are interested in pursuing research with faculty like <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Lyon<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. Nasim Estakhri<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and Dr. Andrew Lyon<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, should visit the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/engineering\/research\/research-opportunities.aspx\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Fowler Engineering Research Opportunities page<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read more about Dr. Nasim Estakhri <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/engineering\/about\/faculty\/program-faculty\/nasim-estakhri.aspx\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read more about Dr. Andrew Lyon <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/engineering\/about\/faculty\/program-faculty\/andrew-lyon.aspx\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stanford University releases a report annually featuring the most cited scientists globally using SCOPUS, a comprehensive abstract and citation database. 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