Ali Razban

915 total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 613 citations indexed

About

Ali Razban is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ali Razban has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 613 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Building and Construction, 11 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ali Razban's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (12 papers), Smart Grid Energy Management (6 papers) and Energy Efficiency and Management (5 papers). Ali Razban is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (12 papers), Smart Grid Energy Management (6 papers) and Energy Efficiency and Management (5 papers). Ali Razban collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Iran. Ali Razban's co-authors include Saman Taheri, Brian Davies, Jie Chen, Jie Chen, Mehdi Momeni, Jie Chen, S. Harris, Janet Efstathiou, D. Wayne Goodman and Suhas Deshmukh and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Energy, Expert Systems with Applications and Energy Conversion and Management.

In The Last Decade

Ali Razban

28 papers receiving 591 citations

Hit Papers

Model predictive control ... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Model predictive control of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems: A state-of-the-art review
    2022 164 citations Saman Taheri, Ali Razban et al. Journal of Building Engineering profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ali Razban 317 178 157 129 94 30 613
Wenqiang Li 341 1.1× 222 1.2× 140 0.9× 84 0.7× 56 0.6× 21 502
Saman Taheri 379 1.2× 374 2.1× 170 1.1× 124 1.0× 180 1.9× 18 832
Josh Wall 452 1.4× 207 1.2× 157 1.0× 136 1.1× 152 1.6× 27 706
Can Cui 374 1.2× 98 0.6× 181 1.2× 174 1.3× 116 1.2× 46 604
Liang Chun 368 1.2× 252 1.4× 152 1.0× 158 1.2× 57 0.6× 23 599
Zakia Afroz 470 1.5× 204 1.1× 165 1.1× 111 0.9× 84 0.9× 11 588
Nabil Nassif 537 1.7× 177 1.0× 179 1.1× 182 1.4× 99 1.1× 31 687
Eusébio Conceição 791 2.5× 190 1.1× 441 2.8× 167 1.3× 97 1.0× 53 946
Shiyu Yang 655 2.1× 291 1.6× 207 1.3× 212 1.6× 220 2.3× 40 955
Fangting Song 383 1.2× 89 0.5× 210 1.3× 109 0.8× 58 0.6× 9 514

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ali Razban

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ali Razban

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ali Razban. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ali Razban 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 Ali Razban. Ali Razban 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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Razban, Ali, et al.. (2025). A review of occupancy detection techniques for HVAC control: Advances and practical challenges. Journal of Building Engineering. 113. 113962–113962. 1 indexed citations
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Taheri, Saman, et al.. (2024). Real-world implementation of a cloud-based MPC for HVAC control in educational buildings. Energy Conversion and Management. 305. 118270–118270. 31 indexed citations
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Taheri, Saman, et al.. (2023). A bi-level data-driven framework for fault-detection and diagnosis of HVAC systems. Applied Energy. 339. 120948–120948. 40 indexed citations
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Taheri, Saman, et al.. (2023). Privacy-preserving federated learning: Application to behind-the-meter solar photovoltaic generation forecasting. Energy Conversion and Management. 283. 116900–116900. 27 indexed citations
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Razban, Ali, et al.. (2021). MR Damper Modeling Performance Comparison Including Hysteresis and Damper Optimization. IEEE Access. 9. 24560–24569. 8 indexed citations
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Razban, Ali, et al.. (2021). A Review of the State-of-the-Art Emission Control Strategies in Modern Diesel Engines. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. 28(7). 4897–4915. 24 indexed citations
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Razban, Ali, et al.. (2021). Overall chilled water system energy consumption modeling and optimization. Applied Energy. 299. 117166–117166. 31 indexed citations
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Taheri, Saman & Ali Razban. (2021). Learning-based CO2 concentration prediction: Application to indoor air quality control using demand-controlled ventilation. Building and Environment. 205. 108164–108164. 125 indexed citations
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Taheri, Saman, et al.. (2021). Reliability-based energy scheduling of active buildings subject to renewable energy and demand uncertainty. Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. 28. 101149–101149. 13 indexed citations
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Razban, Ali, et al.. (2019). Analysis of magnetic flux in magneto-rheological damper. Journal of Physics Communications. 3(7). 75012–75012. 11 indexed citations
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Razban, Ali, et al.. (2018). Design and Experimental Validation of Voice Coil Motor for High Precision Applications. IUScholarWorks (Indiana University). 1–6. 5 indexed citations
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Razban, Ali, et al.. (2018). ARC algorithm: A novel approach to forecast and manage daily electrical maximum demand. Energy. 154. 383–389. 13 indexed citations
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Goodman, D. Wayne, Jie Chen, Ali Razban, & Jing Li. (2016). Identification of Key Parameters Affecting Energy Consumption of an Air Handling Unit. IUScholarWorks (Indiana University). 1 indexed citations
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Razban, Ali, G.F. Bryant, & Brian Davies. (2003). Dynamic modelling and control simulation of automatically dispensed adhesive beads. 891–895.
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Davies, Brian, S. Harris, Ali Razban, & Janet Efstathiou. (1996). Application experience of a robotic cell for automated adhesive dispensing. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation. 41(5-6). 419–427. 1 indexed citations
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Razban, Ali, Brian Davies, S. Harris, & Janet Efstathiou. (1995). Control of an automated dispensing cell with vision controlled feedback. Control Engineering Practice. 3(9). 1217–1223. 8 indexed citations
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Razban, Ali & Brian Davies. (1995). Analytical modelling of the automated dispensing of adhesive materials. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 9(11). 1435–1450. 13 indexed citations
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Razban, Ali, et al.. (1991). Real time control of automated adhesive dispensing. 145–150. 4 indexed citations
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Razban, Ali & Brian Davies. (1991). An automated system for dispensing adhesives. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 11(3). 187–191. 4 indexed citations

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