DR. NADER ALE EBRAHIM

CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL DETAIL
Name		Dr. Nader Ale Ebrahim
Designation		Research Fellow
Department		Institute of Research Management & Monitoring
Faculty		Deputy Vice Chancellor(Research & Innovation)
E-mail Address		aleebrahim@um.edu.my
Homepage URL		http://aleebrahim.com/
ResearcherID Link		http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-2414-2009
Scopus ID		http://works.bepress.com/aleebrahim/
PubMed ID		http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7091-4439
Address(Office)		Institute of Research Management & Monitoring, Deputy Vice Chancellor(Research & Innovation) Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA

BIOGRAPHY

Nader Ale Ebrahim holds  a PhD degree in Technology Management from the Department of Engineering Design and Manufacture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya. He holds a Master of Science in the Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tehran with distinguished honors. He also has over 17 years of experience in the establishment of the R&D departments in different companies, heading projects as the project director and project coordinator and implementing knowledge based system in the R&D department. His current research interest focuses on E-skills, Research Tools, Bibliometrics and managing virtual NPD teams in SMEs’ R&D centers. His papers/articles have published and presented in the several journals and conferences.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION (Qualification), (Institution).

PhD (Technology Management), UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA (UM)

MEng (Energy Transformation), TEHRAN UNIVERSITY, IRAN

BEng (MechEng), TEHRAN UNIVERSITY, IRAN

AREAS OF EXPERTISE (Area).

Technology Management (Stage-Gate, R&D Management, New Product Development)

Virtual R&D Teams (Effectiveness Of Virtual R&D Teams, Virtual Teams, Global Virtual Teams, Conceptual Model Of Virtual Product Development)

Concurrent Engineering (Collaborative systems, Electronic-Collaboration, Collaboration Technology)

Educational Technology And Media (Research Tools, e-skills, Digital research tools, H-index )

RECENT SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (Publication).

Article In Academic Journals

2014

H. Gholizadeh, H. Salehi, M. A. Embi, M. Danaee, A. Ordi, F. HabibiTanha, N. Ale Ebrahim, and N. A. A. Osman, Economic Growth and Internet Usage Impact on Publication Productivity among ASEAN s and World s Best Universities, Modern Applied Science, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 169-178, September 1, 2014. (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

Ale Ebrahim, N. (2014). Citation Frequency and Ethical Issue. Electronic Physician, 6(2), 814-815. doi: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1027327 (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS Cited Publication)

N. Ale Ebrahim, H. Salehi, M. A. Embi, M. Danaee, M. Mohammadjafari, A. Zavvari, M. Shakiba, and M. Shahbazi-Moghadam, Equality of Google Scholar with Web of Science Citations: Case of Malaysian Engineering Highly Cited Papers, Modern Applied Science, vol. 8, no. 5, pp. 63-69, August 6, 2014. (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

Tahriri, Farzad, Dabbagh, Mohammad, & Ale Ebrahim, Nader. (2014). Supplier Assessment and Selection Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process in a Steel Manufacturing Company. Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, 3(10), 1319-1338. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.8612 (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS Cited Publication)

Gholizadeh, Hossein, Salehi, Hadi, Embi, Mohamed Amin, Danaee, Mahmoud, Motahar, Seyed Mohammad, Ale Ebrahim, Nader, . . . Osman, Noor Azuan Abu. (2014). Relationship among Economic Growth, Internet Usage and Publication Productivity: Comparison among ASEAN and World s Best Countries. Modern Applied Science, 8(2), 160-170. doi: 10.5539/mas.v8n2p160 (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

Bakhtiyari, Kaveh, Salehi, Hadi, Embi, Mohamed Amin, Shakiba, Masoud, Zavvari, Azam, Shahbazi-Moghadam, Masoomeh, . . . Mohammadjafari, Marjan. (2014). Ethical and Unethical Methods of Plagiarism Prevention in Academic Writing. International Education Studies, 7(7), 52-62. doi: 10.5539/ies.v7n7p52 (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

Ale Ebrahim, Nader, Salehi, Hadi, Embi, Mohamed Amin, Habibi Tanha, Farid, Gholizadeh, Hossein, & Motahar, Seyed Mohammad. (2014). Visibility and Citation Impact. International Education Studies, 7(4), 120-125. doi: 10.5539/ies.v7n4p120 (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

2013

H. Farhadi, H. Salehi, M. M. Yunus, A. Aghaei Chadegani, M. Farhadi, M. Fooladi, and N. Ale Ebrahim, Does it Matter Which Citation Tool is Used to Compare the h-index of a Group of Highly Cited Researchers?, Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 198-202, March, 2013. (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

M. Fooladi, H. Salehi, M. M. Yunus, M. Farhadi, A. Aghaei Chadegani, H. Farhadi, and N. Ale Ebrahim, Does Criticism Overcome the Praises of Journal Impact Factor?, Asian Social Science vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 176-182, April 27, 2013. (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

M. FARHADI, H. SALEHI, M. A. EMBI, M. FOOLADI, H. FARHADI, A. AGHAEI CHADEGANI, and N. ALE EBRAHIM, Contribution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Country S H-Index, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, vol. 57, no. 1, 10 November, 2013. (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

N. Ale Ebrahim, H. Salehi, M. A. Embi, F. Habibi Tanha, H. Gholizadeh, S. M. Motahar, et al., "Effective Strategies for Increasing Citation Frequency," International Education Studies, vol. 6, pp. 93-99, October 23 2013. (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

A. Aghaei Chadegani, H. Salehi, M. M. Yunus, H. Farhadi, M. Fooladi, M. Farhadi, and N. Ale Ebrahim, A Comparison between Two Main Academic Literature Collections: Web of Science and Scopus Databases, Asian Social Science vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 18-26, April 27, 2013. (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

N. Ale Ebrahim, Introduction to the Research Tools Mind Map, Research World, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 1-3, June 14, 2013. http://www1.ximb.ac.in/RW.nsf/pages/A10.4 (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS Cited Publication)

2012

Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S., Abdul Rashid, S. H., & Taha, Z. (2012). Virtual Collaborative R&D Teams in Malaysia Manufacturing SMEs. Advanced Materials Research, 433-440, 1653-1659 (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S. & Taha, Z., Effective Virtual Teams for New Product Development. Scientific Research and Essay, Accepted (Q2) (ISI-Cited Publication) Vol. 7(21), pp. 1971-1985, 7 June, 2012 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/SRE DOI: 10.5897/SRE10.1005 ISSN 1992-2248 2012 Academic Journals (ISI-Cited Publication)

Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S., Abdul Rashid, S. H. & Taha, Z. (2012), Technology Use in the Virtual R&D Teams, American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 5, 9-14. (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS Cited Publication)

2011

Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S., & Taha, Z. (2011). Virtual R&D Teams: A potential growth of education-industry collaboration. Academic Leadership Journal, 9(4), 1-5. (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS Cited Publication)

Ale Ebrahim, N., Abdul Rashid, S. H., Ahmed, S., & Taha, Z. (2011). The Effectiveness of Virtual R&D Teams in SMEs: Experiences of Malaysian SMEs. Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, 10(2), 109-114. (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS Cited Publication)

2010

N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, and Z. Taha, SMEs; Virtual research and development (R&D) teams and new product development: A literature review International Journal of the Physical Sciences, vol. 5, no. 7, pp. 916 930, July 2010, 2010. (ISI-Cited Publication)

Raval, M. R. R., Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S., & Taha, Z. (2010). WORK TOGETHER WHEN APART CHALLENGES AND WHAT IS NEED FOR EFFECTIVE VIRTUAL TEAMS. Journal of Information, Knowledge and Research in Business Management and Administration, 1(1), 1-3. (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS Cited Publication)

Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S., & Taha, Z. (2010). Virtual R&D teams and SMEs growth: A comparative study between Iranian and Malaysian SMEs. African Journal of Business Management, 4(11), 2368-2379. doi: 10.1.1.174.6800 (ISI-Cited Publication)

N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, and Z. Taha, Critical Factors for New Product Developments in SMEs Virtual Team, African Journal of Business Management, vol. 4, no. 11, pp. 2247-2257, 4 September, 2010. (ISI-Cited Publication)

2009

N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, and Z. Taha, Modified Stage-Gate: A Conceptual Model of Virtual Product Development Process, African Journal of Marketing Management, vol. 1, no. 9, pp. 211-219, December, 2009. (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, and Z. Taha, Virtual Teams for New Product Development An Innovative Experience for R&D Engineers, European Journal of Educational Studies, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 109-123, October 2009, 2009. (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

N. Ale Ebrahim, S. Ahmed, and Z. Taha, Virtual R & D teams in small and medium enterprises: A literature review, Scientific Research and Essay, vol. 4, no. 13, pp. 1575 1590, December, 2009. (ISI-Cited Publication)

A. Jafarnejad, A. Golnam, and N. Ale Ebrahim, Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Iran: An Empirical Study Using Structural Equation Modelling, Middle East FORUM, vol. 1, no. 9, pp. 71-85, December, 2009. (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS Cited Publication)

Nader Ale Ebrahim, Shamsuddin Ahmed, Zahari Taha.Innovation and R&D Activities in Virtual Team.European Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-216X Vol.34 No.3 (2009), pp.297-307 (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. (2009), Virtual Teams: a Literature Review, Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 3, 2653-2669,(ISI Master listed journal).Social Science Research Network, 102 citation (SCOPUS-Cited Publication)

Proceeding

2012

Ale Ebrahim, N., Ahmed, S., Abdul Rashid, S. H., Taha, Z., & Mohammadjafari, M. (2012, December 2-4). Process Construct in the Virtual R&D Teams, Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering & Management Systems Conference 2012, Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand. (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS Cited Publication)

2009

ALE EBRAHIM, N., AHMED, S. & TAHA, Z. (2009). Virtual Teams and Management Challenges. In: 1st Executive MBA Conference, 18-19, May Tehran, Iran. (Non-ISI/Non-SCOPUS Cited Publication)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS (Name of Award), (Awarding Institution), (Year Awarded), (Level).

December 2010, Second prize of the EPD 2010 challenge, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 2010

Winner of Thomson Reuters ResearcherID, Refer-a-Colleague Competition, Thomson Reuters ResearcherID, 2010

Selected Researcher, Ministry of Science Research and Technology, Deputy Directorate for Research, State Scientific Research Center; IRIB, Int l Conference Center, Tehran, Iran, 2005

Master s Top Student, Mechanical Engineering ,Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tehran, 1995

Bachelor s Top Student, Mechanical Engineering; Faculty of Engineering of the University of Tehran, 1992

DR. NADER ALE EBRAHIM