Hussein Togun

5.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
153 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Hussein Togun is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Hussein Togun has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 47 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 45 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Hussein Togun's work include Heat Transfer Mechanisms (47 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (43 papers) and Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (40 papers). Hussein Togun is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer Mechanisms (47 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (43 papers) and Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (40 papers). Hussein Togun collaborates with scholars based in Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. Hussein Togun's co-authors include S.N. Kazi, Mohammad Reza Safaei, A. Badarudin, Hayder I. Mohammed, Emad Sadeghinezhad, Raad Z. Homod, Azher M. Abed, Nirmalendu Biswas, Yan Cao and Mahidzal Dahari and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Hussein Togun

143 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Hydrogen energy systems: Technologies, trends, and future prospects

2024 225 citations Abdellatif M. Sadeq, Raad Z. Homod et al. profile →
A critical review on phase change materials (PCM) based heat exchanger: Different hybrid techniques for the enhancement

2023 147 citations Hussein Togun, Hakim S. Sultan Aljibori et al. Journal of Energy Storage profile →
Development and comparative analysis between battery electric vehicles (BEV) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV)

2025 23 citations Hussein Togun, Ali Basem et al. Applied Energy profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Hussein Togun	2.4k	1.6k	1.1k	754	741	153	4.0k
Mehdi Ashjaee	2.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	821 0.8×	1.1k 1.4×	1.2k 1.6×	194	4.5k
George Kosmadakis	1.5k 0.6×	790 0.5×	917 0.9×	772 1.0×	305 0.4×	85	3.3k
Shahram Khalilarya	1.8k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	631 0.6×	401 0.5×	439 0.6×	123	3.4k
Lijun Yang	3.6k 1.5×	625 0.4×	1.3k 1.2×	628 0.8×	568 0.8×	227	5.1k
Yilin Fan	2.0k 0.8×	618 0.4×	734 0.7×	404 0.5×	884 1.2×	85	4.1k
Björn Palm	4.0k 1.7×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	743 1.0×	538 0.7×	207	5.6k
Ehsan Houshfar	1.1k 0.5×	726 0.5×	589 0.6×	395 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	109	3.2k
Ali Alahmer	1.4k 0.6×	782 0.5×	914 0.9×	240 0.3×	524 0.7×	155	3.2k
Shengming Liao	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	554 0.5×	865 1.1×	306 0.4×	86	3.1k
Hayder A. Dhahad	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	2.3k 2.1×	243 0.3×	735 1.0×	188	5.1k

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Said, Mohamed Ahmed, Hakim S. Sultan Aljibori, Azher M. Abed, et al.. (2025). Boosting energy storage and recovery in shell-and-multitube latent heat storage systems through sunburst-distributed radial fins. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 167. 109360–109360. 1 indexed citations

Said, Mohamed Ahmed, Hakim S. Sultan Aljibori, Hussein Togun, et al.. (2025). Innovative pipe profile configurations for fast charging of phase change material in compact thermal storage systems for building heating applications. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 69. 106036–106036. 3 indexed citations

Agyekum, Ephraim Bonah, Tahir Ali Khan, Mustafa Tahir, et al.. (2025). Evolution, trends, and future research directions of carbon capture, utilization and storage – A comprehensive bibliometric and systematic review. Energy Reports. 13. 5357–5374. 3 indexed citations

Togun, Hussein, Ali Basem, Abdul Amir H. Kadhum, et al.. (2025). Advancing photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) systems: Innovative cooling technique, thermal management, and future prospects. Solar Energy. 291. 113402–113402. 27 indexed citations

Biswas, Nirmalendu, Suvanjan Bhattacharyya, Sultan Alshehery, et al.. (2025). A comprehensive review on composite phase change materials for sustainable thermal energy solutions: Advances and barriers. Sustainable materials and technologies. 45. e01578–e01578. 1 indexed citations

Sadeq, Abdellatif M., Raad Z. Homod, Husam Abdulrasool Hasan, et al.. (2025). Advancements in combustion technologies: A review of innovations, methodologies, and practical applications. Energy Conversion and Management X. 26. 100964–100964. 2 indexed citations

Hai, Tao, Mohammed Suleman Aldlemy, Iman Ahmadianfar, et al.. (2025). Optimizing engineering design problems using adaptive differential learning teaching-learning-based optimization: Novel approach. Expert Systems with Applications. 270. 126425–126425.

Togun, Hussein, Ali Basem, Tuqa Abdulrazzaq, et al.. (2025). Current developments in the use of nanotechnology to enhance the generation of sustainable bioenergy. Sustainable materials and technologies. 43. e01266–e01266. 4 indexed citations

Hai, Tao, Omer A. Alawi, Raad Z. Homod, et al.. (2024). Data driven insights for parabolic trough solar collectors: Artificial intelligence-based energy and exergy performance analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production. 443. 141069–141069. 12 indexed citations

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Togun, Hussein, Raad Z. Homod, Hakim S. Sultan Aljibori, et al.. (2024). Al2O3–Cu hybrid nanofluid flow and heat transfer characteristics in the duct with various triangular rib configurations. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 149(17). 10047–10060. 9 indexed citations

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Rashid, Farhan Lafta, et al.. (2024). Sustainable Drilling Fluids: A Review of Nano-Additives for Improved Performance and Reduced Environmental Impact. Processes. 12(10). 2180–2180. 4 indexed citations

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Togun, Hussein, Hakim S. Sultan Aljibori, Nirmalendu Biswas, et al.. (2024). A critical review on the efficient cooling strategy of batteries of electric vehicles: Advances, challenges, future perspectives. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 203. 114732–114732. 46 indexed citations

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Mahdi, Jasim M., Hussein M. Taqi Al-Najjar, Hussein Togun, et al.. (2024). Year-round performance evaluation of photovoltaic-thermal collector with nano-modified phase-change material for building application in an arid desert climate zone. Energy and Buildings. 320. 114597–114597. 16 indexed citations

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Togun, Hussein, Ali Basem, Hayder I. Mohammed, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive review of battery thermal management systems for electric vehicles: Enhancing performance, sustainability, and future trends. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 97. 1077–1107. 27 indexed citations

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Rashid, Farhan Lafta, et al.. (2024). Analysing fluid flow and heat transfer comparatively in flow passage systems: Evaluating thermal impacts and geometric configurations. International Journal of Thermofluids. 24. 100894–100894. 4 indexed citations

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Mahdi, Jasim M., Hussein Togun, Hussein M. Taqi Al-Najjar, et al.. (2024). Design and optimization of a household photovoltaic/thermal collector with serpentine tube: Energy and exergy analysis. Applied Thermal Engineering. 246. 122983–122983. 22 indexed citations

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Khedher, Nidhal Ben, Nirmalendu Biswas, Hussein Togun, et al.. (2023). Geometry modification of a vertical shell-and-tube latent heat thermal energy storage system using a framed structure with different undulated shapes for the phase change material container during the melting process. Journal of Energy Storage. 72. 108365–108365. 51 indexed citations

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Hasan, Husam Abdulrasool, Hussein Togun, Azher M. Abed, Nirmalendu Biswas, & Hayder I. Mohammed. (2023). Thermal performance assessment for an array of cylindrical Lithium-Ion battery cells using an Air-Cooling system. Applied Energy. 346. 121354–121354. 95 indexed citations

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Boujelbene, Mohamed, Jasim M. Mahdi, Azher M. Abed, et al.. (2023). The potential of arch-shaped fins for energy-charge enhancement in triplex-tube heat storage: Comparative analysis and optimization. Journal of Energy Storage. 79. 110188–110188. 14 indexed citations

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Hasan, Husam Abdulrasool, Kamaruzzaman Sopian, Hussein Togun, et al.. (2023). Experimental evaluation of thermal efficiency, electrical efficiency, and power production of low-concentrating photovoltaic-thermal system with micro-jet channel. Applied Thermal Engineering. 236. 121526–121526. 20 indexed citations

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