Ahmad Rafiee

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ahmad Rafiee is a scholar working on Catalysis, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ahmad Rafiee has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Catalysis, 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ahmad Rafiee's work include Catalysts for Methane Reforming (21 papers), Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (10 papers) and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (7 papers). Ahmad Rafiee is often cited by papers focused on Catalysts for Methane Reforming (21 papers), Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies (10 papers) and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (7 papers). Ahmad Rafiee collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Russia and Australia. Ahmad Rafiee's co-authors include Kaveh Khalilpour, Mehdi Panahi, Zainul Abdin, Walter Mérida, Wojciech Lipiński, Dia Milani, Magne Hillestad, Igor Skryabin, Sigurd Skogestad and Reinhard Madlener and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Ahmad Rafiee

33 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hydrogen as an energy vector

2019 839 citations Ahmad Rafiee, Kaveh Khalilpour et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

Peers

Ahmad Rafiee

CATAL

RESE

EEPT

Mar Pérez–Fortes Netherlands

Remzi Can Samsun Germany

Friedemann Mörs Germany

Marcello De Falco Italy

Sebastian Schiebahn Germany

Alexander Buttler Germany

Diane Thomas Belgium

R. Reimert Germany

Alberto Giaconia Italy

Mar Pérez–Fortes Netherlands

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CATAL

519 ×0.8

572 ×1.1

RESE

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356 ×0.9

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ahmad Rafiee

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ahmad Rafiee. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ahmad Rafiee based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ahmad Rafiee. Ahmad Rafiee is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Panahi, Mehdi, Ahmad Rafiee, Sétareh Rad, et al.. (2025). Exploring the environmental and economic benefits of hybrid natural gas and biomass conversion to liquid fuels. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 105. 1309–1319. 1 indexed citations

Rafiee, Ahmad, et al.. (2025). The Africa-Europe energy interconnection: Assessing green hydrogen suppliers for France. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 230. 116629–116629.

Wang, Mengyu, et al.. (2025). Sustainable mobility with renewable hydrogen: a framework for refueling station design and optimisation using liquid organic hydrogen carriers (LOHCs). Scientific Reports. 15(1). 10239–10239. 4 indexed citations

Panahi, Mehdi, et al.. (2021). A highly carbon‐efficient and techno‐economically optimized process for the renewable‐assisted synthesis of gas to liquid fuels, ammonia, and urea products. International Journal of Energy Research. 45(11). 16362–16382. 4 indexed citations

Panahi, Mehdi, et al.. (2021). Multi‐objective optimization and techno‐economic analysis of CO₂ utilization through direct synthesis of di‐methyl ether plant. International Journal of Energy Research. 45(12). 18103–18120. 7 indexed citations

Sadeghi, Nasrin, et al.. (2021). Application of Porous Materials for CO2 Reutilization: A Review. Energies. 15(1). 63–63. 19 indexed citations

Panahi, Mehdi, et al.. (2020). Simulation of a Natural Gas-to-Liquid Process with a Multitubular Fischer–Tropsch Reactor and Variable Chain Growth Factor for Product Distribution. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 59(43). 19322–19333. 7 indexed citations

Rafiee, Ahmad. (2020). Optimal Design Issues of a Methanol Synthesis Reactor from CO₂ Hydrogenation. Chemical Engineering & Technology. 43(10). 2092–2099. 6 indexed citations

Karimi, Mehdi, et al.. (2020). Sustainable Dimethyl Carbonate Production from Ethylene Oxide and Methanol. Chemical Engineering & Technology. 43(12). 2484–2492. 12 indexed citations

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Rafiee, Ahmad. (2020). Modelling and optimization of methanol synthesis from hydrogen and CO2. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 8(5). 104314–104314. 40 indexed citations

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Panahi, Mehdi, et al.. (2019). Maximizing the profitability of integrated Fischer-Tropsch GTL process with ammonia and urea synthesis using response surface methodology. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 35. 14–27. 21 indexed citations

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Panahi, Mehdi, et al.. (2019). Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in a bottom split reactive dividing wall column. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification. 148. 107798–107798. 5 indexed citations

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Panahi, Mehdi, et al.. (2018). Multi-objective optimization of a gas-to-liquids (GTL) process with staged Fischer-Tropsch reactor. Energy Conversion and Management. 163. 239–249. 34 indexed citations

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Panahi, Mehdi, et al.. (2018). Investigating the potential of carbon dioxide utilization in a gas-to-liquids process with iron-based Fischer-Tropsch catalyst. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 52. 549–558. 21 indexed citations

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Rafiee, Ahmad, et al.. (2016). Data reconciliation with application to a natural gas processing plant. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering. 31. 538–545. 14 indexed citations

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Rafiee, Ahmad & Mehdi Panahi. (2016). Optimal Design of a Gas‐to‐Liquids Process with a Staged Fischer‐Tropsch Reactor. Chemical Engineering & Technology. 39(10). 1778–1784. 16 indexed citations

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Rafiee, Ahmad & Magne Hillestad. (2013). Staging of the Fischer‐Tropsch Reactor with a Cobalt‐Based Catalyst. Chemical Engineering & Technology. 36(10). 1729–1738. 16 indexed citations

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Rafiee, Ahmad & Magne Hillestad. (2012). Techno‐Economic Analysis of a Gas‐to‐Liquid Process with Different Placements of a CO₂ Removal Unit. Chemical Engineering & Technology. 35(3). 420–430. 22 indexed citations

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Panahi, Mehdi, Ahmad Rafiee, Sigurd Skogestad, & Magne Hillestad. (2011). A Natural Gas to Liquids Process Model for Optimal Operation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 51(1). 425–433. 46 indexed citations

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Rafiee, Ahmad & Magne Hillestad. (2010). Optimal Design and Operation of a Gas-to-liquid Process. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9 indexed citations

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