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Nadhir Al-Ansari | Engineering | Excellence in Citation Achievement Award

LuleaUniversity of Technology | Sweden

Professor Nadhir Al-Ansari is a distinguished scholar in civil, environmental, and natural resources engineering, renowned for his extensive contributions to water resources and environmental sustainability. Currently serving at Luleå University of Technology in Sweden, he has held multiple academic leadership roles throughout his career, including Dean and Head of Department, and has executed more than 60 major research projects across Iraq, Jordan, and the United Kingdom. His prolific scholarly output includes over 790 research articles published in international and national journals, numerous book chapters, 21 books and special issues, as well as a patent related to the physical separation of iron oxides. A dedicated mentor, he has supervised more than 70 postgraduate students across various universities, fostering the next generation of experts in water and environmental engineering. Professor Al-Ansari’s work has been widely recognized through numerous prestigious awards, such as the Mesopotamia Prize for Water Resources, honors from the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, awards from the Ministry of Water and Irrigation in Jordan, and the British Council’s 70th Anniversary recognition as one of the top five scientists in Cultural Relations. He is also the recipient of several scientific and community service accolades from organizations in Iraq, Jordan, Turkey, and beyond. Actively engaged in global scientific discourse, he serves on the editorial boards of 24 international journals and maintains membership in several leading professional societies, including the Chartered Institution of Water and Environment Management, the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, the International Commission for Continental Erosion, and the Arab Integrated Water Resources Management Network. He also founded and previously presided over the Rafidain Organization for Water Resources Protection and Development, reflecting his lifelong commitment to advancing sustainable water resource management and environmental protection worldwide.

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Featured Publications

Nguyen, Q. H., Ly, H. B., Ho, L. S., Al-Ansari, N., Le, H. V., Tran, V. Q., Prakash, I., … (2021). Influence of data splitting on performance of machine learning models in prediction of shear strength of soil. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2021(1), Article 4832864.

Kumar, R., Qureshi, M., Vishwakarma, D. K., Al-Ansari, N., Kuriqi, A., Elbeltagi, A., … (2022). A review on emerging water contaminants and the application of sustainable removal technologies. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 6, 100219.

Tao, H., Hameed, M. M., Marhoon, H. A., Zounemat-Kermani, M., Heddam, S., … (2022). Groundwater level prediction using machine learning models: A comprehensive review. Neurocomputing, 489, 271–308.

Shahabi, H., Shirzadi, A., Ghaderi, K., Omidvar, E., Al-Ansari, N., Clague, J. J., … (2020). Flood detection and susceptibility mapping using Sentinel-1 remote sensing data and a machine learning approach: Hybrid intelligence of bagging ensemble based on k-nearest neighbors. Remote Sensing, 12(2), 266.

Al-Ansari, N. (2013). Management of water resources in Iraq: Perspectives and prognoses. Engineering, 5(6), 667–684.

Nhu, V. H., Shirzadi, A., Shahabi, H., Singh, S. K., Al-Ansari, N., Clague, J. J., … (2020). Shallow landslide susceptibility mapping: A comparison between logistic model tree, logistic regression, naïve Bayes tree, artificial neural network, and support vector machine models. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(8), 2749.

Nadhir Al-Ansari | Engineering | Excellence in Citation Achievement Award

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