Fathollah Pourfayaz

10.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
186 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

Fathollah Pourfayaz is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Fathollah Pourfayaz has authored 186 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 58 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 49 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Fathollah Pourfayaz's work include Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (59 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (39 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (35 papers). Fathollah Pourfayaz is often cited by papers focused on Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (59 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (39 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (35 papers). Fathollah Pourfayaz collaborates with scholars based in Iran, China and Canada. Fathollah Pourfayaz's co-authors include Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, Akbar Maleki, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, Mehdi Mehrpooya, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, Marc A. Rosen, Mohammad Alhuyi Nazari, Yadollah Mortazavi, Abbas Ali Khodadadi and Mahyar Ghazvini and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Fathollah Pourfayaz

182 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

  1. Thermoelectric cooler and thermoelectric generator devices: A review of present and potential applications, modeling and materials
    2019 438 citations Seyed Mohsen Pourkiaei, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi et al. Energy profile →
  2. Low global warming potential (GWP) working fluids (WFs) for Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) applications
    2022 129 citations Fathollah Pourfayaz, Alibakhsh Kasaeian et al. Energy Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fathollah Pourfayaz Iran 54 3.8k 2.8k 2.3k 1.8k 1.7k 186 8.6k
Umberto Desideri Italy 50 3.2k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 315 8.0k
G.F. Naterer Canada 53 4.1k 1.1× 2.2k 0.8× 2.7k 1.2× 1.7k 1.0× 2.9k 1.7× 398 10.5k
Mehdi Mehrpooya Iran 73 9.2k 2.4× 4.2k 1.5× 2.5k 1.1× 3.5k 2.0× 2.6k 1.6× 317 14.6k
Pouria Ahmadi Iran 64 7.6k 2.0× 3.6k 1.3× 3.1k 1.4× 2.5k 1.4× 1.0k 0.6× 169 11.4k
Fahad A. Al‐Sulaiman Saudi Arabia 56 6.0k 1.6× 5.2k 1.9× 2.1k 0.9× 598 0.3× 1.2k 0.7× 176 10.1k
H. Spliethoff Germany 56 5.1k 1.3× 1.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 6.3k 3.8× 385 13.1k
Christos N. Markides United Kingdom 64 7.6k 2.0× 4.9k 1.8× 2.4k 1.1× 814 0.5× 2.0k 1.2× 402 13.1k
George Tsatsaronis Germany 52 7.0k 1.8× 2.5k 0.9× 1.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.8k 1.1× 217 10.4k
Alibakhsh Kasaeian Iran 71 7.5k 2.0× 7.2k 2.6× 2.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 4.9k 2.9× 259 14.4k
Ahmad Arabkoohsar Denmark 50 4.3k 1.1× 2.5k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 974 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 215 6.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fathollah Pourfayaz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hoseinzadeh, Siamak & Fathollah Pourfayaz. (2025). Comparative techno‐economic analysis of using multisource renewable energy with flexible storage systems for various environments. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy. 44(2). 4 indexed citations
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Pourfayaz, Fathollah, et al.. (2025). Reusable chemical catalysts for sustainable biodiesel production: The role of metallic elements. ChemBioEng Reviews. 12(1). 3 indexed citations
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Pourfayaz, Fathollah, et al.. (2024). The impact of using PCM layers in simultaneously the external and internal walls of building on energy annual consumption. Energy Conversion and Management X. 24. 100689–100689. 14 indexed citations
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Pourfayaz, Fathollah, et al.. (2024). Size optimization of standalone wind-photovoltaics-diesel-battery systems by Harris hawks optimization (HHO): Case study of a wharf located in Bushehr, Iran. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems. 163. 110353–110353. 7 indexed citations
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Pourfayaz, Fathollah, et al.. (2024). A Review on Biodiesel Production. Biofuels. 171–206. 1 indexed citations
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Pourfayaz, Fathollah, et al.. (2023). Hybrid multi-objective optimization and thermo-economic analysis of a multi-effect desalination unit integrated with a fuel cell-based trigeneration system. Journal of Cleaner Production. 407. 137156–137156. 32 indexed citations
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Sohani, Ali, et al.. (2022). The 3E Optimal Location Assessment of Flat-Plate Solar Collectors for Domestic Applications in Iran. Energies. 15(10). 3589–3589. 9 indexed citations
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Kasaeian, Alibakhsh, et al.. (2021). Modeling of the effect of nano-enhanced phase change material on the performance of a large-scale wallboard. Journal of Thermal Engineering. 7(Supp 14). 1857–1871. 6 indexed citations
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Hosseini, Seyed Mohsen, Reza Shirmohammadi, Alibakhsh Kasaeian, & Fathollah Pourfayaz. (2021). Dynamic thermal simulation based on building information modeling: A review. International Journal of Energy Research. 45(10). 14221–14244. 12 indexed citations
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Pourfayaz, Fathollah, Reza Shirmohammadi, Akbar Maleki, & Alibakhsh Kasaeian. (2020). Improvement of solar flat‐plate collector performance by optimum tilt angle and minimizing top heat loss coefficient using particle swarm optimization. Energy Science & Engineering. 8(8). 2771–2783. 14 indexed citations
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Rad, Mohammad Amin Vaziri, et al.. (2020). Techno-economic assessment of a hybrid system for energy supply in the affected areas by natural disasters: A case study. Energy Conversion and Management. 221. 113170–113170. 62 indexed citations
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Ahmadi, Mohammad Hossein, Seyed Mohsen Pourkiaei, Fathollah Pourfayaz, et al.. (2019). Thermodynamic Assessment and Multi-Objective Optimization of Performance of Irreversible Dual-Miller Cycle. Energies. 12(20). 4000–4000. 15 indexed citations
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Kasaeian, Alibakhsh, Armin Razmjoo, Reza Shirmohammadi, Fathollah Pourfayaz, & Andreas Sumper. (2019). Deployment of a stand‐alone hybrid renewable energy system in coastal areas as a reliable energy source. Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy. 39(3). 29 indexed citations
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Pourfayaz, Fathollah, et al.. (2017). A Study of Effects of Different Surface Modifications of MWCNTs on their Adsorption Capacity of Benzene and Toluene. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations
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Ahmadi, Mohammad Hossein, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, et al.. (2015). Optimization of powered Stirling heat engine with finite speed thermodynamics. Energy Conversion and Management. 108. 96–105. 60 indexed citations
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Pourfayaz, Fathollah, et al.. (2015). Effect of Acid Treatment of Carbon Nanotubes on Their Adsorption Capacities of Benzene and Toluene. International journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology. 11(3). 219–224. 3 indexed citations

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