Nineteen faculty members at The University of Tulsa have been recognized by Stanford University and publisher Elsevier for being among the top 2% of scientists cited in the world.
Out of this prestigious group, eight current faculty members from UTulsa’s College of Engineering & Computer Science have been honored for their dedication to research.
The list recognizes researchers for their global scholarly impact based on citation metrics from the Scopus database. The ranking system categorizes researchers by their specialties and has become a standard measure for identifying leading investigators worldwide.
Universities, companies and agencies globally use the list to evaluate scholarly influence.
These researchers represent a core part of the College of Engineering & Computer Science’s mission to foster excellence among the next generation of engineers, scholars and researchers nationally and internationally.
James Brill, Ph.D., NAE- Jeffrey J. McDougall Eminent Chair Professor in Petroleum Engineering and National Academy of Engineers Member
Brill has published nearly 300 technical papers and research reports in journals including Society for Petroleum Engineers, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Global Home of Chemical Engineers and the International Journal of Multiphase Flow. He co-authored the SPE Monograph “Multiphase Flow in Wells,” which was translated into Russian in 2006, and the 2017 SPE Textbook “Applied Multiphase Flow in Pipes and Flow Assurance.”
Ahmad Amiri, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering
Amiri's research focuses on energy storage devices, including structural batteries and super capacitors as well as stretchable energy storage systems. His work ranges from synthesizing structural energy materials to conducting mechano-electrochemical characterizations. His laboratory also explores extreme temperature batteries and super capacitors and space-capable supercapacitors.
Andreas A. Polycarpou, Ph.D. – Dean of the College of Engineering & Computer Science
Polycarpou's research encompasses tribology — the science of interacting surfaces in relative motion — as well as micro and nanotribology, nano-mechanics, microtribodynamics and advanced interface materials.
Siamack Shirazi, Ph.D. – Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Shirazi's research has advanced the fundamental understanding of erosion and corrosion, resulting in practical approaches for the mitigation of erosion and corrosion for oil fields, mining and renewable energy applications. His work is recognized worldwide through industry partnerships and publications.
Sandip Sen, Ph.D. – Professor of Computer Science
Sen has authored approximately 300 papers on artificial intelligence published in workshops, conferences and journals. His research in AI has been foundational and represents work that underpins the current AI revolution, specifically in areas surrounding the coordination of multiple agents.
Heng-Ming Tai, Ph.D. – Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Tai's research focuses on signal and image processing, power system reliability and power electronics. His recent publications address thermal management of insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBT) modules, monitoring techniques for power converters, image encryption, biomedical image segmentation using neural network techniques and load control using age-of-information schemes.
Tyler Moore, Ph.D. – Tandy Endowed Chair in Cyber Security and Information Assurance
Moore's research focuses on security economics, cybercrime measurement, cryptocurrencies, and cybersecurity policy. He is a founding editor in chief of the Journal of Cybersecurity, an interdisciplinary journal published by Oxford University Press. Moore is serving as the inaugural chairperson of the School of Cyber Studies, UTulsa's interdisciplinary department that offers cyber degrees at the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. levels.
Evren M. Ozbayoglu, Ph.D. – Johnathan B. Detwiler Endowed Chair in Petroleum Engineering
Ozbayoglu has numerous publications. He is one of the authors of “Drilling Engineering: Advanced Applications and Technology.” He also wrote a chapter in the SPE textbook series “Fundamentals of Drilling Engineers.” He has participated in several industrial projects on major drilling engineering topics, and his research interests include all major topics related to drilling and well completions.
UTulsa is proud to support faculty whose work is recognized on a global scale. Their research advances critical fields, informs industry practices and enhances the educational experience for students. These faculty reflect the values of UTulsa’s research community.
“The College of Engineering & Computer Science faculty are contributing to the foundational knowledge in a wide array of fields,” said Associate Dean for Research Michael Keller, Ph.D., PE. “We are immensely proud of their accomplishments and congratulate them on their inclusion in this influential list. Their recognition underscores the college’s continued commitment to conducting impactful and transformational research.”