The Institute for Scientific Information (ISC) published a list of 938 highly cited Iranian researchers, among them 18 researchers are affiliated with Isfahan University of Technology faculty members. The ISC has extracted and monitored the latest list of top 1% highly cited Iranian researchers in 22 subject areas of science based on Essential Science Indicators (ESI) in 2023. Isfahan University of Technology is represented by 18 researchers in the top 1% highly cited Iranian researchers in the world, including 8 researchers in the field of agriculture, 4 researchers in the field of chemistry, 5 researchers in the field of engineering, and 2 researchers in multidisciplinary fields.

Dr. Hamed Bakhshian, a member of the faculty of physics, is the most highly cited researcher in the top 1% list from Isfahan University of Technology with 38,845 citations.

It should be noted that highly cited researchers are the most important factor in the growth and development of scientific systems, and the number of highly cited institutions and researchers is one of the criteria for scientific credibility at the global level.