“Research Tools” can be defined as vehicles that broadly facilitate research
and related activities. “Research Tools” enable researchers to collect, organize, analyze,
visualize and publicized research outputs. Dr. Nader has collected over 800 tools that
enable students to follow the correct path in research and to ultimately produce highquality
research outputs with more accuracy and efficiency. It is assembled as an
interactive Web-based mind map, titled “Research Tools”, which is updated
periodically. “Research Tools” consists of a hierarchical set of nodes. It has four main
nodes: (1) Searching the literature, (2) Writing a paper, (3) Targeting suitable journals,
and (4) Enhancing visibility and impact of the research.
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 19 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.