University Canada West professor named among world’s top 2% most-cited scientists
A University Canada West professor was recently recognised among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists. Associate Prof Dr Hamed Taherdoost is an award-winning leader in research and development, known for his contributions across both industry and academia. He is the founder of Hamta Business Corporation, Associate Professor and Chair of Research and Scholarly Activities Committee at University Canada West, and Director of R&D at Q Minded | Quark Minded Technology Inc.
Dr Taherdoost has a prolific publishing record, with over 350 scientific articles in top-tier journals and conference proceedings. According to Stanford University’s 2024 database, his work has placed him among the top 2% of most-cited scientists in the world.
The publicly available database provides standardised information on citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship positions and a composite indicator.
In the AI and Image Processing subfield, Dr Taherdoost ranked 587th worldwide and 18th in Canada.
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