Leaderboards/Energy and Environmental Sustainability

Energy and Environmental Sustainability

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jianzhong Li
China Tobacco
2
Yue Meng
Sichuan Agricultural University
3
Ramesh Priyanka
Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education
4
Irene Arcelay
Universidad de Deusto
5
Tan Chao
Hunan Institute of Engineering
6
Yizhang Xie
Hunan Agricultural University
7
Milan Bělík
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
8
Kheda Murtazova
Chechen State University
9
Mahmut Kayacık
Istanbul Medipol University
10
Аскар Абдыкадыров
Satbayev University

Rising Stars Papers

1
STUDY OF THE PROCESS OF NEUTRALIZING AND OXIDIZING HARMFUL PHENOL COMPOUNDS IN WASTEWATER USING OZONE TECHNOLOGY
Water Conservation and Management|2024
27 cit.
2
Purification of surface water by using the corona discharge method
Mining of Mineral Deposits|2024
17 cit.
3
STUDY OF THE PROCESS OF NEUTRALIZATION OF MICROORGANISMS IN DRINKING WATER EXPOSED TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
Water Conservation and Management|2024
14 cit.
4
Spatial autocorrelation and driving factors of carbon emission density of crop production in China
Environmental Science and Pollution Research|2024
13 cit.
5
Optimization of distributed acoustic sensors based on fiber optic technologies
Eastern-European Journal of Enterprise Technologies|2024
9 cit.
6
Improving organizational performance: leveraging the synergy between Industry 4.0 and Lean Six Sigma to build resilient manufacturing operations
OPSEARCH|2025
9 cit.
7
STUDY OF THE PROCESS OF DESTRUCTION OF HARMFUL MYCOBACTERIA IN SURFACE WATER WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS USING OZONE TECHNOLOGY
Water Conservation and Management|2024
7 cit.
8
China's environmental fee-to-tax policy and green innovation in advanced manufacturing: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment
Journal of Environmental Management|2025
7 cit.
9
Sensitivity analysis of digital twin model for energy community PV system
Scientific Reports|2025
7 cit.
10
A fsQCA-Based Framework for Cybersecurity of Connected and Automated Vehicles: Implications for Sustainable Development Goals
Vehicles|2024
5 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Gözde Gülseven Ubay
Istanbul Medipol University
2
Afaf Alrashidi
University of Tabuk
3
Sergey Barykin
Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University
4
Pengfei Zhou
Chongqing Normal University
5
Guohua Zhao
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
6
Yaşar Gökalp
Istanbul Medipol University
7
Serkan Eti
Cyprus International University
8
Fei Xie
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
9
Dragan Pamucar
Azerbaijan State University of Economics
10
Mayis Azizov
Baku Engineering University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Bipolar q-ROF Hybrid Decision Making Model With Golden Cut for Analyzing the Levelized Cost of Renewable Energy Alternatives
IEEE Access|2022
112 cit.
2
Evaluating the Performance of various Algorithms for Wind Energy Optimization: A Hybrid Decision-Making model
Expert Systems with Applications|2023
77 cit.
3
Identifying the Right Policies for Increasing the Efficiency of the Renewable Energy Transition with a Novel Fuzzy Decision-Making Model
Journal of Soft Computing and Decision Analytics|2023
72 cit.
4
An assessment of alternative social banking systems using T-Spherical fuzzy TOP-DEMATEL approach
Decision Analytics Journal|2023
71 cit.
5
Analysis of the suitability of the solar panels for hospitals: A new fuzzy decision-making model proposal with the T-Spherical TOP-DEMATEL method
Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems|2022
61 cit.
6
Blockchain Hyperledger with Non-Linear Machine Learning: A Novel and Secure Educational Accreditation Registration and Distributed Ledger Preservation Architecture
Applied Sciences|2022
49 cit.
7
A Blockchain and Metaheuristic-Enabled Distributed Architecture for Smart Agricultural Analysis and Ledger Preservation Solution: A Collaborative Approach
Applied Sciences|2022
47 cit.
8
An Empirical Analysis of Russian Regions’ Debt Sustainability
Economies|2022
42 cit.
9
Smart City Logistics on the Basis of Digital Tools for ESG Goals Achievement
Sustainability|2023
35 cit.
10
Assessment of technical and financial challenges for renewable energy project alternatives
Cleaner Engineering and Technology|2023
33 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Hasan Dınçer
Khazar University
2
Serhat Yüksel
Istanbul Medipol University
3
Yuriy Litti
Russian Academy of Sciences
4
İ̇hsan Kaya
Yıldız Technical University
5
Amir Houshang Ehsani
University of Tehran
6
Sepideh Karimi
Flometrics (United States)
7
Gábor Pintér
Western Caspian University
8
Abbas Mardani
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
9
Shahab S. Band
National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
10
Ardashir Mohammadzadeh
Sakarya University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Fuzzy multiple criteria decision-making techniques and applications – Two decades review from 1994 to 2014
Expert Systems with Applications|2015
929 cit.
2
Does digital transformation improve the firm’s performance? From the perspective of digitalization paradox and managerial myopia
Journal of Business Research|2023
482 cit.
3
Fintech investments in European banks: a hybrid IT2 fuzzy multidimensional decision-making approach
Financial Innovation|2021
395 cit.
4
Federated learning-based AI approaches in smart healthcare: concepts, taxonomies, challenges and open issues
Cluster Computing|2022
359 cit.
5
Investigating the effects of renewable energy on international trade and environmental quality
Journal of Environmental Management|2020
357 cit.
6
Prospects for the production of green hydrogen: Review of countries with high potential
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy|2022
350 cit.
7
A fuzzy multicriteria methodology for selection among energy alternatives
Expert Systems with Applications|2010
328 cit.
8
Prioritization of renewable energy alternatives by using an integrated fuzzy MCDM model: A real case application for Turkey
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews|2017
302 cit.
9
The impact of financial development on renewable energy consumption: Evidence from Turkey
Renewable Energy|2022
283 cit.
10
Sustainable and Renewable Energy: An Overview of the Application of Multiple Criteria Decision Making Techniques and Approaches
Sustainability|2015
277 cit.

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