B. Saleh

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

B. Saleh is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Saleh has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 16 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in B. Saleh's work include Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (19 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (14 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (13 papers). B. Saleh is often cited by papers focused on Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (19 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (14 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (13 papers). B. Saleh collaborates with scholars based in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and India. B. Saleh's co-authors include Martin Wendland, Johann Fischer, L. Syam Sundar, Asif Afzal, Fadl A. Essa, Ayman A. Aly, Ammar H. Elsheikh, Sabah M. Ahmed, Hitesh Panchal and Muneer Baig and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Energy and Fuel.

In The Last Decade

B. Saleh

88 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Working fluids for low-te... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 250 500 750
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. Working fluids for low-temperature organic Rankine cycles
    2006 903 citations B. Saleh, Martin Wendland et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. Saleh Saudi Arabia 24 1.9k 733 541 464 213 91 2.6k
Hadi Rostamzadeh Iran 38 3.2k 1.7× 1.4k 1.9× 518 1.0× 1.1k 2.5× 234 1.1× 70 3.9k
Mahdi Moghimi Iran 22 964 0.5× 453 0.6× 284 0.5× 245 0.5× 86 0.4× 79 1.8k
Xuan Wang China 28 1.5k 0.8× 230 0.3× 472 0.9× 370 0.8× 220 1.0× 149 2.3k
Shoaib Khanmohammadi Iran 35 2.5k 1.3× 1.5k 2.0× 607 1.1× 900 1.9× 141 0.7× 110 3.6k
Jitian Han China 27 1.3k 0.7× 408 0.6× 424 0.8× 240 0.5× 100 0.5× 87 2.1k
Aliakbar Akbarzadeh Australia 37 2.2k 1.2× 1.6k 2.2× 481 0.9× 346 0.7× 465 2.2× 108 4.1k
Khosrow Jafarpur Iran 26 971 0.5× 1.0k 1.4× 370 0.7× 75 0.2× 349 1.6× 70 2.1k
Muhammad M. Rahman United States 23 2.5k 1.3× 1.3k 1.8× 523 1.0× 307 0.7× 31 0.1× 56 3.3k
Ricardo Vásquez Padilla Australia 29 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 637 1.2× 411 0.9× 25 0.1× 75 2.9k
Roberto Cipollone Italy 29 2.0k 1.1× 406 0.6× 163 0.3× 245 0.5× 32 0.2× 178 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. Saleh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Saleh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. Saleh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. Saleh 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 B. Saleh. B. Saleh 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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Dhairiyasamy, Ratchagaraja, et al.. (2025). Synergistic effects of nanoparticles on heat pipe performance: A study on orientation, concentration, and fluid type. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 74. 106889–106889. 1 indexed citations
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Dhairiyasamy, Ratchagaraja, et al.. (2025). Enhanced heat transfer in copper heat pipes using hybrid nanofluids: experimental and RSM analysis. Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures. 20(1). 287–300. 1 indexed citations
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Essa, Fadl A., et al.. (2025). Enhanced solar desalination via hemispheric distiller with thermal storage, heaters, and condensation: Exergoeconomic and environmental analysis. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 285. 113529–113529. 20 indexed citations
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Essa, Fadl A., et al.. (2025). Performance enhancement of a modified spherical solar still via corrugated absorber, jute wick, preheated feedwater, and integrated condenser. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 202. 107718–107718. 6 indexed citations
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Iqbal, Muhammad Adnan, et al.. (2024). Synthesis of N-alkyl azoles carrying metal complexes for catalytic and medicinal applications. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 170. 113144–113144. 2 indexed citations
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Essa, Fadl A., et al.. (2024). Enhanced water production in pyramid solar stills: Utilizing suspended trays, fogging system, and forced condensation. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 277. 113125–113125. 17 indexed citations
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Saleh, B., Mohamed H. Ahmed, S. Shanmugan, et al.. (2024). Enhancing desalination performance of a stepped solar still using nano-enhanced phase change material and condenser integration. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 277. 113141–113141. 21 indexed citations
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Saleh, B., Fadl A. Essa, Z.M. Omara, et al.. (2023). Using Direct Solar Energy Conversion in Distillation via Evacuated Solar Tube with and without Nanomaterials. Processes. 11(6). 1734–1734. 31 indexed citations
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Karthik, K., D. Rajamani, P. V. Elumalai, et al.. (2023). Experimental Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Carbon/Basalt/SiC Nanoparticle/Polyester Hybrid Composite Materials. Crystals. 13(3). 415–415. 37 indexed citations
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Ramana, E. Venkata, N.M. Ferreira, Aman Mahajan, et al.. (2022). Insights into improved ferroelectric and electrocaloric performance of Ba0.85Ca0.15Ti0.9Zr0.1O3 thick films grown by the electrophoretic deposition. Surfaces and Interfaces. 33. 102257–102257. 6 indexed citations
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Felemban, Bassem F., Fadl A. Essa, Asif Afzal, et al.. (2022). Experimental investigation on dish solar distiller with modified absorber and phase change material under various operating conditions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 29(42). 63248–63259. 30 indexed citations
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Cao, Yan, Naeim Farouk, Hamdi Ayed, et al.. (2022). Heat transfer improvement between a pair of heater and cooler inside an energy storage by using nano-encapsulated phase change material/water: A numerical modeling. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 30. 101770–101770. 17 indexed citations
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Karthick, Alagar, et al.. (2021). Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Vinyl Ester Hybrid Composites with Carbon Black and Glass Reinforcement. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering. 2021(1). 9 indexed citations
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Saleh, B., Ali M. Yousef, Mohamed Ebeed, et al.. (2021). Design of PID Controller with Grid Connected Hybrid Renewable Energy System Using Optimization Algorithms. Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology. 16(6). 3219–3233. 27 indexed citations
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Saleh, B.. (2018). Energy and exergy analysis of an integrated organic Rankine cycle-vapor compression refrigeration system. Applied Thermal Engineering. 141. 697–710. 73 indexed citations
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Wendland, Martin, B. Saleh, & Johann Fischer. (2004). Accurate Thermodynamic Properties from the BACKONE Equation for the Processing of Natural Gas. Energy & Fuels. 18(4). 938–951. 19 indexed citations

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