Farzad Ismail

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Farzad Ismail is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Farzad Ismail has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Computational Mechanics, 19 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 9 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Farzad Ismail's work include Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (24 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (17 papers) and Wind Energy Research and Development (13 papers). Farzad Ismail is often cited by papers focused on Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics (24 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (17 papers) and Wind Energy Research and Development (13 papers). Farzad Ismail collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, United States and Japan. Farzad Ismail's co-authors include Philip L. Roe, M. H. H. Ishak, Keiichi Kitamura, Pablo M. Carrica, Frederick Stern, Esmaeel Fatahian, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Keat Teong Lee, Maedeh Mohammadi and Ghazaleh Amini and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Computational Physics, Energy Conversion and Management and Energy.

In The Last Decade

Farzad Ismail

51 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Upgrading biomass-derived pyrolysis bio-oil to bio-jet fu... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150
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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.

  1. Upgrading biomass-derived pyrolysis bio-oil to bio-jet fuel through catalytic cracking and hydrodeoxygenation: A review of recent progress
    2022 160 citations Farzad Ismail et al. profile →

Peers

Farzad Ismail
George Papadakis United Kingdom
Robert E. Spall United States
Vinayak Kulkarni India
P. De Palma Italy
Mirosław Majkut Poland
W. A. Fiveland United States
Christophe Corre France
Patrick Rambaud Belgium
Shubhra Mathur United States
George Papadakis United Kingdom
Farzad Ismail
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Fields of papers citing papers by Farzad Ismail

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Farzad Ismail

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

All Works

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Abidin, Mohamad Shukri Zainal, et al.. (2025). New strategy for enhancing Savonius turbine efficiency through delayed flow separation with advanced flow control. Energy. 333. 137309–137309.
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Razak, Norizham Abdul, et al.. (2025). A Comparative Study of Flow Control Methods for Enhancing Wind Turbine Blade Performance. Journal of Energy Engineering. 151(2).
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Ismail, Farzad, et al.. (2024). Optimization of Savonius rotor blade performance using Taguchi method: Experimental and 3D-CFD approach. Energy. 303. 131801–131801. 9 indexed citations
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Ahmad, Zainal, et al.. (2024). Enhanced Mixing Towards the Production of Fatty Acid Methyl Esters by In Situ Transesterification of Eucheuma Cottonii: Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences. 20(1). 203–213. 1 indexed citations
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Ishak, M. H. H., Farzad Ismail, Mohd Hafiz Zawawi, et al.. (2024). Optimizing structural performance of Savonius turbine blades through comparative analysis of mechanical properties. Physics of Fluids. 36(8). 2 indexed citations
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Fatahian, Esmaeel, et al.. (2023). Aerodynamic performance improvement of Savonius wind turbine through a passive flow control method using grooved surfaces on a deflector. Ocean Engineering. 284. 115282–115282. 29 indexed citations
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Fatahian, Esmaeel, et al.. (2023). Improving Savonius turbine efficiency with splitter and barrier cylinder deflector design: A Taguchi method study. Physics of Fluids. 35(11). 10 indexed citations
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Ishak, M. H. H., Mohd Sharizal Abdul Aziz, Farzad Ismail, & M.Z. Abdullah. (2021). Influence of copper pillar bump structure on flip chip packaging during reflow soldering: a numerical approach. Microelectronics International. 38(4). 172–181. 3 indexed citations
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Rajendran, Parvathy, et al.. (2020). Errors and uncertainties in simulation of steady, viscous flow past a circular cylinder at Re = 20 using a systematic approach. INCAS BULLETIN. 12(3). 203–217. 3 indexed citations
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Ishak, M. H. H., Mohd Sharizal Abdul Aziz, Farzad Ismail, et al.. (2019). Effect of filling level and fillet profile on pin-through-hole solder joint. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 102(5-8). 1467–1485. 7 indexed citations
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Ishak, M. H. H., Farzad Ismail, Mohd Sharizal Abdul Aziz, M.Z. Abdullah, & Aizat Abas. (2019). Optimization of 3D IC stacking chip on molded encapsulation process: a response surface methodology approach. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 103(1-4). 1139–1153. 10 indexed citations
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Ismail, Farzad, et al.. (2018). Non-unified Compact Residual-Distribution Methods for Scalar Advection–Diffusion Problems. Journal of Scientific Computing. 76(3). 1521–1546. 4 indexed citations
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Zakaria, Mohamad Shukri, et al.. (2018). Computational fluid dynamics study of blood flow in aorta using OpenFOAM. Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository (Universiti Putra Malaysia). 14 indexed citations
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Zakaria, Mohamad Shukri, et al.. (2016). Numerical Analysis Using a Fixed Grid Method for Cardiovascular Flow Application. Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics. 6(6). 1483–1488. 14 indexed citations
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Ismail, Farzad, et al.. (2016). Developments of entropy-stable residual distribution methods for conservation laws I: Scalar problems. Journal of Computational Physics. 330. 1093–1115. 15 indexed citations
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Ismail, Farzad & Philip L. Roe. (2009). Affordable, entropy-consistent Euler flux functions II: Entropy production at shocks. Journal of Computational Physics. 228(15). 5410–5436. 235 indexed citations
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Ismail, Farzad. (2006). Toward a reliable prediction of shocks in hypersonic flow: Resolving carbuncles with entropy and vorticity control.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 21 indexed citations

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