ANKARA / STANFORD — Professor Dr. Mustafa İlbaş, General Manager of ASFAT (Askeri Fabrika ve Tersane İşletme A.Ş.) and Senior Researcher in Energy Systems Engineering at Gazi University, has been listed in the October 2026 update of the “World’s Top 2% Scientists” report. The study is jointly conducted by Stanford University researchers (led by Prof. John P. A. Ioannidis) and Elsevier, utilizing Scopus citation metrics.
Prof. İlbaş achieved dual recognition across both primary evaluation frameworks: “Single-Year Scientific Impact (2025 Data)” and “Career-Long Scientific Impact (Data through 2025)”. The composite citation score (c-score) evaluation places his research—focused heavily on combustion, alternative fuels, and energy systems engineering—among the top global percentile in his field.
TECHNICAL METRICS & EVALUATION METHODOLOGY 
* Evaluated Subject: Prof. Dr. Mustafa İlbaş (General Manager, ASFAT A.Ş. / Professor, Gazi University)
* Ranking Entities: Stanford University & Elsevier B.V. (Scopus Database)
* Dataset Baseline: Scopus data snapshot as of August 1, 2026
* Operational Recognition Categories:
1. Career-Long Impact (Cumulative metrics up to end-of-year 2025)
2. Single-Year Impact (Calendar year 2025 citation window)
* Evaluation Scoring Criteria:
* Total citations, h-index, and co-authorship-adjusted hm-index
* Standardized c-score (composite citation index adjusting for self-citations and author order/position)
* Science-Metrix field taxonomy spanning 20 scientific disciplines and 174 sub-fields
* Primary Academic Field: Energy Systems Engineering, Combustion Kinetics, Hydrogen Energy & Thermal Systems
* Institutional Academic Context:
* Gazi University recorded 40 faculty members in the single-year impact list and 39 in the career-long list.
* Gazi University ranked 7th (single-year) and 8th (career-long) among Turkish higher education institutions relative to faculty size.
