Davoud Jafari

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
30 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Davoud Jafari is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Davoud Jafari has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 10 papers in Automotive Engineering and 8 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Davoud Jafari's work include Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (15 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (14 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (10 papers). Davoud Jafari is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (15 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (14 papers) and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (10 papers). Davoud Jafari collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Italy and Iran. Davoud Jafari's co-authors include Wessel W. Wits, Tom Vaneker, Ian Gibson, Sauro Filippeschi, Alessandro Franco, Paolo Di Marco, Bernard J. Geurts, Faramarz Hormozi, Ali Gökhan Demir and Barbara Previtali and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Thermal Engineering and Materials & Design.

In The Last Decade

Davoud Jafari

27 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Wire and arc additive manufacturing: O... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2021 2015 100 200 300
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. Wire and arc additive manufacturing: Opportunities and challenges to control the quality and accuracy of manufactured parts
    2021 392 citations Davoud Jafari, Tom Vaneker et al. Materials & Design profile →
  2. Two-phase closed thermosyphons: A review of studies and solar applications
    2015 251 citations Davoud Jafari, Alessandro Franco et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Davoud Jafari Netherlands 14 1.3k 481 252 223 165 30 1.5k
Roger Kempers Canada 23 986 0.8× 308 0.6× 265 1.1× 239 1.1× 209 1.3× 80 1.4k
Prashant Singh United States 19 957 0.8× 196 0.4× 177 0.7× 592 2.7× 278 1.7× 67 1.2k
Inderjot Kaur United States 14 650 0.5× 186 0.4× 113 0.4× 361 1.6× 173 1.0× 29 829
Hyung Giun Kim South Korea 22 1.0k 0.8× 475 1.0× 120 0.5× 54 0.2× 198 1.2× 68 1.3k
Min Zheng China 18 883 0.7× 339 0.7× 68 0.3× 219 1.0× 185 1.1× 53 1.1k
Jinwu Kang China 17 816 0.6× 440 0.9× 74 0.3× 104 0.5× 263 1.6× 70 1.1k
Jean Pitot South Africa 6 1.1k 0.9× 810 1.7× 119 0.5× 79 0.4× 231 1.4× 18 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Davoud Jafari

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Fields of papers citing papers by Davoud Jafari

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Davoud Jafari

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Davoud Jafari. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Davoud Jafari 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 Davoud Jafari. Davoud Jafari 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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Lee, Hyun-Jong, Neelakandan M. Santhosh, Camila Barreneche, et al.. (2025). Review on properties, physics, and fabrication of two-dimensional material-based metal-matrix composites (2DMMCs) for heat transfer systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 217. 115700–115700. 1 indexed citations
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Sanchez, Salomé, Ahmad Zafari, Leonardo Caprio, Ali Gökhan Demir, & Davoud Jafari. (2024). Temporal and Spatial Beam Shaping in LPBF for Fine and Porous Ti-Alloy Structures for Regenerative Fuel Cell Applications. Lasers in Manufacturing and Materials Processing. 11(1). 154–178. 3 indexed citations
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Lee, Hyun-Jong, et al.. (2024). Measurement of effective thermal conductivity of composite powders of 2D materials and metals for additive manufacturing. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2766(1). 12186–12186. 3 indexed citations
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Zafari, Ahmad, et al.. (2023). Framework for additive manufacturing of porous Inconel 718 for electrochemical applications. Materials & Design. 237. 112606–112606. 3 indexed citations
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Wits, Wessel W., R. A. de Groot, & Davoud Jafari. (2023). To bend or not to bend: Impact on heat pipe performance. University of Twente Research Information. 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Jafari, Davoud, et al.. (2022). Prediction and Control of Product Shape Quality for Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing. Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering. 144(11). 17 indexed citations
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Jafari, Davoud & Wessel W. Wits. (2022). Improving the performance of flat heat pipes by exploiting benefits of additive manufacturing. University of Twente Research Information. 1–6. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Andi, Davoud Jafari, Tom Vaneker, & Qiang Huang. (2022). A Surface Roughness Characterization Method for Additively Manufactured Products. University of Twente Research Information.
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Jafari, Davoud, et al.. (2021). Utilizing Additive Manufacturing to Enhance Two-Phase Heat Transfer Devices. University of Twente Research Information. 137 8. 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Jafari, Davoud, Wessel W. Wits, & Bernard J. Geurts. (2019). Phase change heat transfer characteristics of an additively manufactured wick for heat pipe applications. Applied Thermal Engineering. 168. 114890–114890. 57 indexed citations
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Jafari, Davoud, et al.. (2018). Experimental and numerical study of natural ventilation in four-sided wind tower traps. Environmental Engineering Science. 6(2). 167–179. 4 indexed citations
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Jafari, Davoud, Wessel W. Wits, & Bernard J. Geurts. (2018). Metal 3D-printed wick structures for heat pipe application: Capillary performance analysis. Applied Thermal Engineering. 143. 403–414. 137 indexed citations
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Jafari, Davoud & Wessel W. Wits. (2018). The utilization of selective laser melting technology on heat transfer devices for thermal energy conversion applications: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 91. 420–442. 229 indexed citations
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Jafari, Davoud, Paolo Di Marco, Sauro Filippeschi, & Alessandro Franco. (2017). An experimental investigation on the evaporation and condensation heat transfer of two-phase closed thermosyphons. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 88. 111–123. 59 indexed citations
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Jafari, Davoud, Wessel W. Wits, & Bernard J. Geurts. (2017). An investigation of porous structure characteristics of heat pipes made by additive manufacturing. University of Twente Research Information. 1–7. 18 indexed citations
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Jafari, Davoud, Sauro Filippeschi, Alessandro Franco, & Paolo Di Marco. (2016). Unsteady experimental and numerical analysis of a two-phase closed thermosyphon at different filling ratios. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science. 81. 164–174. 102 indexed citations
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Jafari, Davoud, Sauro Filippeschi, Alessandro Franco, & Paolo Di Marco. (2015). Numerical Analysis of the Effect of Filling Ratio on the Transient Behaviour of a Two-Phase Closed Thermosyphon. CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa). 1–9. 1 indexed citations
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Marco, Paolo Di, Sauro Filippeschi, Alessandro Franco, & Davoud Jafari. (2014). Theoretical analysis of screened heat pipes for medium and high temperature solar applications. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 547. 12010–12010. 7 indexed citations

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