Ahmed Elhanafi

1.1k total citations
23 papers, 982 citations indexed

About

Ahmed Elhanafi is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Earth-Surface Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, Ahmed Elhanafi has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 982 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Ocean Engineering, 18 papers in Computational Mechanics and 16 papers in Earth-Surface Processes. Recurrent topics in Ahmed Elhanafi's work include Wave and Wind Energy Systems (19 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (16 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (15 papers). Ahmed Elhanafi is often cited by papers focused on Wave and Wind Energy Systems (19 papers), Coastal and Marine Dynamics (16 papers) and Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis (15 papers). Ahmed Elhanafi collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Egypt and South Africa. Ahmed Elhanafi's co-authors include Gregor Macfarlane, Alan Fleming, Zhi Quan Leong, Dezhi Ning, David G. Dorrell, Paul Walker, Jonathan Binns, Jonathan Duffy and Mohamed R. Gomaa and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Energy, Energy and Renewable Energy.

In The Last Decade

Ahmed Elhanafi

23 papers receiving 954 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ahmed Elhanafi Australia 14 915 679 672 145 61 23 982
Alan Fleming Australia 18 986 1.1× 709 1.0× 660 1.0× 206 1.4× 85 1.4× 50 1.1k
Chongwei Zhang China 18 749 0.8× 687 1.0× 500 0.7× 123 0.8× 105 1.7× 61 1000
K. Rezanejad Portugal 13 730 0.8× 494 0.7× 571 0.8× 113 0.8× 57 0.9× 29 773
Rongquan Wang China 13 850 0.9× 587 0.9× 685 1.0× 104 0.7× 65 1.1× 31 908
Martyn Hann United Kingdom 15 741 0.8× 435 0.6× 334 0.5× 200 1.4× 110 1.8× 59 893
Chang-Kyu Rheem Japan 11 448 0.5× 369 0.5× 290 0.4× 184 1.3× 98 1.6× 81 724
Éric Didier Portugal 15 499 0.5× 419 0.6× 465 0.7× 103 0.7× 81 1.3× 55 672
Christian Windt Germany 14 711 0.8× 489 0.7× 354 0.5× 170 1.2× 144 2.4× 62 882
Made Jaya Muliawan Norway 8 975 1.1× 518 0.8× 374 0.6× 495 3.4× 110 1.8× 10 1.0k
Edward Ransley United Kingdom 13 519 0.6× 326 0.5× 226 0.3× 181 1.2× 87 1.4× 38 648

Countries citing papers authored by Ahmed Elhanafi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ahmed Elhanafi

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ahmed Elhanafi

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ahmed Elhanafi. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ahmed Elhanafi 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 Ahmed Elhanafi. Ahmed Elhanafi is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, et al.. (2021). Experimental Investigation of the Small-scale Fixed Multi-chamber OWC Device. Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 34(1). 8 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, et al.. (2021). Inline forces and bow wave height on a vertical cylinder moving in waves — Experimental study and CFD validation. Journal of Fluids and Structures. 107. 103387–103387. 11 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, et al.. (2019). CFD modelling of a small–scale fixed multi–chamber OWC device. Applied Ocean Research. 88. 37–47. 50 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, et al.. (2018). Experimental validation of a CFD model for inline force and bow wave height on a vertical cylinder moving in waves. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 2 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, Gregor Macfarlane, & Dezhi Ning. (2018). Hydrodynamic performance of single–chamber and dual–chamber offshore–stationary Oscillating Water Column devices using CFD. Applied Energy. 228. 82–96. 99 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, Gregor Macfarlane, Alan Fleming, & Zhi Quan Leong. (2017). Intact and damaged survivability of an offshore floating-moored OWC device. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 4 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, Gregor Macfarlane, Alan Fleming, & Zhi Quan Leong. (2017). Experimental and numerical investigations on the hydrodynamic performance of a floating–moored oscillating water column wave energy converter. Applied Energy. 205. 369–390. 125 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, Gregor Macfarlane, Alan Fleming, & Zhi Quan Leong. (2017). Experimental and numerical measurements of wave forces on a 3D offshore stationary OWC wave energy converter. Ocean Engineering. 144. 98–117. 40 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, Gregor Macfarlane, Alan Fleming, & Zhi Quan Leong. (2017). Investigations on 3D effects and correlation between wave height and lip submergence of an offshore stationary OWC wave energy converter. Applied Ocean Research. 64. 203–216. 52 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, Gregor Macfarlane, Alan Fleming, & Zhi Quan Leong. (2017). Experimental and numerical investigations on the intact and damage survivability of a floating–moored oscillating water column device. Applied Ocean Research. 68. 276–292. 42 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, Alan Fleming, Zhi Quan Leong, & Gregor Macfarlane. (2017). Effect of RANS-based turbulence models on nonlinear wave generation in a two-phase numerical wave tank. Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics An International Journal. 17(3). 141–141. 38 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, Alan Fleming, Gregor Macfarlane, & Zhi Quan Leong. (2016). Numerical energy balance analysis for an onshore oscillating water column–wave energy converter. Energy. 116. 539–557. 94 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, Alan Fleming, Gregor Macfarlane, & Zhi Quan Leong. (2016). Numerical hydrodynamic analysis of an offshore stationary–floating oscillating water column–wave energy converter using CFD. International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering. 9(1). 77–99. 66 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, Gregor Macfarlane, Alan Fleming, & Zhi Quan Leong. (2016). Scaling and air compressibility effects on a three-dimensional offshore stationary OWC wave energy converter. Applied Energy. 189. 1–20. 120 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, Alan Fleming, Gregor Macfarlane, & Zhi Quan Leong. (2016). Underwater geometrical impact on the hydrodynamic performance of an offshore oscillating water column–wave energy converter. Renewable Energy. 105. 209–231. 81 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, et al.. (2016). Reliability analysis of novel stiffened panels using Monte Carlo simulation. Ships and Offshore Structures. 12(5). 640–652. 3 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, et al.. (2015). Ship structural integrity using new stiffened plates. Thin-Walled Structures. 94. 545–561. 15 indexed citations
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Elhanafi, Ahmed, et al.. (2015). A numerical study of the ultimate strength of Y-deck panels under longitudinal in-plane compression. Thin-Walled Structures. 100. 134–146. 7 indexed citations

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