Aysen Davraz | Earth | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Dr. Aysen Davraz | Earth | Best Researcher Award

Aysen Davraz | Suleyman Demirel University | Turkey

Prof. Dr. Aysen Davraz is a distinguished hydrogeologist with an extensive academic and research portfolio that spans over three decades. Born on November 17, 1970, she earned her BSc, MSc, and PhD in Geological Engineering and has steadily advanced through academic ranks, becoming a full professor in 2016. With a prolific research output of 45 indexed documents, her work has garnered 2,323 citations across 2,059 citing documents, demonstrating her broad influence in the fields of hydrogeochemistry, geothermal systems, groundwater sustainability, climate change impacts, and water resource management. Her scholarly impact is further reflected in an impressive h-index of 20, highlighting both productivity and sustained citation relevance. She has supervised numerous master’s and doctoral theses, contributed chapters to international books, authored a scientific monograph, and actively participated in 25 research projects as director or investigator. Prof. Davraz has published widely in leading SCI and SCI-Expanded journals and presented her findings at international conferences through 28 full papers and 14 abstracts. She also holds leadership roles as President of the Association of Hydrogeological Engineers and Water Resources Research and is an active member of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, reinforcing her standing as a globally recognized expert in groundwater science and environmental geosciences.

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Featured Publications

  • Davraz, A., Nalbantçılar, M. T., İştin, A. E., Kadırhan, G., & Çelik, S. (2025). Hydrogeochemistry properties of thermal waters and health risk assessment in Şırnak geothermal fields (Turkey). Carbonates and Evaporites. 

  • Şener, E., & Davraz, A. (2025). Future drought projections with CMIP6 in Eğirdir Lake basin (Türkiye). Natural Hazards. 

  • Davraz, A., & Aksever, F. (2025). Geochemical processes in groundwater chemistry: A case study. Carbonates and Evaporites. 

  • Şener, E., & Davraz, A. (2025). Prediction of future drought characteristics over the Southwest Turkey using CMIP6 models. Pure and Applied Geophysics.

  • İştin, A. E., Kadırhan, G., Çelik, S., Nalbantçılar, M. T., & Davraz, A. (2025). Evaluation of thermal tourism potential of Şırnak. Journal of Multidisciplinary Academic Tourism. 

  • Şener, E., & Davraz, A. (2024). Comparison of drought indices in the analysis of temporal and spatial changes of climatic drought events: A case study in the Eğirdir Lake basin (Isparta/Turkey). Natural Hazards.