With the recent increase of the number of academic publications per academic staff member to three, EMU Mechanical Engineering Department has obtained further success in the academic dimension. With the publication of a total of 25 articles in SCI (Science Citation Index) and SCIE (Science Citation Index Expanded), the number of publications per academic staff reached 3.13 in 2014.
The articles published in the said journals in 2014 focused on solar energy, thermodynamics, water refining, computer assisted production, metal design and biomechanics. The same department also boasts increasing number of students. While the department provided study opportunities to 586 students during the 2013-2014 Academic Year, the student numbers reached 699 during the 2014-2015 Academic Year. It is worth mentioning that 27 of these students who are carrying out their PhD studies at the said department provide important contributions to the reseach activities taking place within the department.