Ana Vafadar

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Ana Vafadar is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana Vafadar has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ana Vafadar's work include Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques (12 papers), Advanced machining processes and optimization (12 papers) and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (10 papers). Ana Vafadar is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques (12 papers), Advanced machining processes and optimization (12 papers) and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (10 papers). Ana Vafadar collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Türkiye. Ana Vafadar's co-authors include Kevin Hayward, Majid Tolouei‐Rad, Ferdinando Guzzomi, Alexander Rassau, Muhammad Aamir, Khaled Giasin, Farshid Jafarian, Soroush Masoudi, Navneet Khanna and Yusuf Kaynak and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Australasian Journal of Paramedicine and Applied Thermal Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Ana Vafadar

34 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Advances in Metal Additive Manufacturing: A Review of Common Processes, Industrial Applications, and Current Challenges

2021 446 citations Ana Vafadar, Ferdinando Guzzomi et al. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ana Vafadar Australia	16	971	398	323	308	174	34	1.3k
Majid Tolouei‐Rad Australia	18	897 0.9×	177 0.4×	452 1.4×	449 1.5×	250 1.4×	61	1.3k
Jorge Salguero Spain	18	867 0.9×	213 0.5×	312 1.0×	509 1.7×	203 1.2×	94	1.2k
Amaia Calleja Spain	25	1.5k 1.5×	284 0.7×	374 1.2×	355 1.2×	322 1.9×	67	1.7k
Diego Carou Spain	21	1.4k 1.4×	337 0.8×	651 2.0×	459 1.5×	287 1.6×	52	1.7k
Muhammad Aamir Australia	21	939 1.0×	138 0.3×	538 1.7×	423 1.4×	120 0.7×	55	1.4k
Kumar Abhishek India	24	1.3k 1.3×	158 0.4×	766 2.4×	504 1.6×	213 1.2×	104	1.7k
Harlal Singh Mali India	25	1.2k 1.2×	350 0.9×	559 1.7×	821 2.7×	163 0.9×	118	1.8k
Rakesh Chaudhari India	25	1.1k 1.1×	293 0.7×	795 2.5×	422 1.4×	144 0.8×	75	1.7k
Jay Vora India	29	1.4k 1.5×	242 0.6×	837 2.6×	398 1.3×	117 0.7×	84	1.9k
Shukri Afazov United Kingdom	19	961 1.0×	307 0.8×	299 0.9×	428 1.4×	268 1.5×	46	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ana Vafadar

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Ali, Sadiq, et al.. (2025). Performance investigation of microchannel heat sink with biomimetic trefoil cavities on different walls. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 219. 110225–110225. 2 indexed citations

Vafadar, Ana, et al.. (2024). Application of Additive Manufacturing in the Development of Polymeric Bioresorbable Cardiovascular Stents: A Review. Advanced Materials Technologies. 10(1). 13 indexed citations

Makhesana, Mayur A., et al.. (2024). Assessing the cooling/lubricating agencies for sustainable alternatives during machining of Nimonic 80: Economic and environmental impacts. Heliyon. 10(8). e29238–e29238. 4 indexed citations

Hayward, Kevin, et al.. (2023). Thermo-hydraulic performance evaluation of a NACA 63-015 heat exchanger with shark denticles as surface textures. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 216. 124591–124591. 6 indexed citations

Vafadar, Ana, et al.. (2023). A Review of the Mechanical Properties of 17-4PH Stainless Steel Produced by Bound Powder Extrusion. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing. 7(5). 162–162. 2 indexed citations

Ali, Sadiq, Faraz Ahmad, Muhammad Aamir, et al.. (2021). Numerical Investigation of Microchannel Heat Sink with Trefoil Shape Ribs. Energies. 14(20). 6764–6764. 18 indexed citations

Aamir, Muhammad, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of the Surface Defects and Dimensional Tolerances in Multi-Hole Drilling of AA5083, AA6061, and AA2024. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 11(9). 4285–4285. 15 indexed citations

Vafadar, Ana, et al.. (2021). Analysis and Optimization of Process Parameters in Abrasive Waterjet Contour Cutting of AISI 304L. Metals. 11(9). 1362–1362. 18 indexed citations

Tolouei‐Rad, Majid, et al.. (2021). Recent Progress Trend on Abrasive Waterjet Cutting of Metallic Materials: A Review. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 11(8). 3344–3344. 49 indexed citations

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Tolouei‐Rad, Majid, et al.. (2021). Impacts of Traverse Speed and Material Thickness on Abrasive Waterjet Contour Cutting of Austenitic Stainless Steel AISI 304L. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 11(11). 4925–4925. 8 indexed citations

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Aamir, Muhammad, et al.. (2021). The Effect of TiN-, TiCN-, TiAlN-, and TiSiN Coated Tools on the Surface Defects and Geometric Tolerances of Holes in Multi-Spindle Drilling of Al2024 Alloy. Metals. 11(7). 1103–1103. 8 indexed citations

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Aamir, Muhammad, Shanshan Tu, Majid Tolouei‐Rad, Khaled Giasin, & Ana Vafadar. (2020). Optimization and Modeling of Process Parameters in Multi-Hole Simultaneous Drilling Using Taguchi Method and Fuzzy Logic Approach. Materials. 13(3). 680–680. 60 indexed citations

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Aamir, Muhammad, Majid Tolouei‐Rad, Ana Vafadar, Muhammad Nouman Amjad Raja, & Khaled Giasin. (2020). Performance Analysis of Multi-Spindle Drilling of Al2024 with TiN and TiCN Coated Drills Using Experimental and Artificial Neural Networks Technique. Applied Sciences. 10(23). 8633–8633. 24 indexed citations

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Aamir, Muhammad, Khaled Giasin, Majid Tolouei‐Rad, & Ana Vafadar. (2020). A review: drilling performance and hole quality of aluminium alloys for aerospace applications. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 9(6). 12484–12500. 194 indexed citations

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Aamir, Muhammad, Majid Tolouei‐Rad, Khaled Giasin, & Ana Vafadar. (2020). Machinability of Al2024, Al6061, and Al5083 alloys using multi-hole simultaneous drilling approach. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 9(5). 10991–11002. 43 indexed citations

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Aamir, Muhammad, Majid Tolouei‐Rad, Israr Ud Din, Khaled Giasin, & Ana Vafadar. (2019). Performance of SAC305 and SAC305-0.4La lead free electronic solders at high temperature. Soldering and Surface Mount Technology. 31(4). 250–260. 20 indexed citations

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Vafadar, Ana, Kevin Hayward, & Majid Tolouei‐Rad. (2017). Drilling reconfigurable machine tool selection and process parameters optimization as a function of product demand. Journal of Manufacturing Systems. 45. 58–69. 17 indexed citations

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Vafadar, Ana, Majid Tolouei‐Rad, & Kevin Hayward. (2017). Evaluation of the Effect of Product Demand Uncertainty on Manufacturing System Selection. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 11. 1735–1743. 5 indexed citations

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Vafadar, Ana, Kevin Hayward, & Majid Tolouei‐Rad. (2017). Sensitivity analysis for justification of utilising special purpose machine tools in the presence of uncertain parameters. International Journal of Production Research. 55(13). 3842–3861. 6 indexed citations

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Vafadar, Ana, et al.. (2011). PRRRRRP redundant planar parallel manipulator: Kinematics, workspace and singularity analysis. 61–66. 9 indexed citations

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