Ikram Ben Belgacem

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 838 citations indexed

About

Ikram Ben Belgacem is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Ikram Ben Belgacem has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 838 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 7 papers in Energy Engineering and Power Technology and 5 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Ikram Ben Belgacem's work include Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (7 papers), Energy and Environment Impacts (5 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (4 papers). Ikram Ben Belgacem is often cited by papers focused on Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (7 papers), Energy and Environment Impacts (5 papers) and Fuel Cells and Related Materials (4 papers). Ikram Ben Belgacem collaborates with scholars based in Tunisia, Oman and Saudi Arabia. Ikram Ben Belgacem's co-authors include Paul C. Okonkwo, El Manaa Barhoumi, Manaf Zghaibeh, Wilfred Emori, Paul C. Uzoma, Ibrahim B. Mansir, Slah Farhani, Faouzi Bacha, Iskander Tlili and Wesam H. Beitelmal and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Sustainability and Energies.

In The Last Decade

Ikram Ben Belgacem

13 papers receiving 795 citations

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A focused review of the hydrogen storage tank embrittlement mechanism process

2023 119 citations Paul C. Okonkwo, El Manaa Barhoumi et al. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ikram Ben Belgacem Tunisia	10	460	404	216	198	191	14	838
Andrea Monforti Ferrario Italy	15	361 0.8×	523 1.3×	195 0.9×	178 0.9×	93 0.5×	32	775
Dohyung Jang South Korea	6	307 0.7×	567 1.4×	233 1.1×	176 0.9×	150 0.8×	9	765
Jian Dang China	14	441 1.0×	423 1.0×	204 0.9×	82 0.4×	207 1.1×	21	935
Jörn Brauns Germany	7	601 1.3×	629 1.6×	263 1.2×	117 0.6×	334 1.7×	10	970
Ernesto Amores Spain	11	476 1.0×	648 1.6×	305 1.4×	137 0.7×	252 1.3×	13	972
Mihael Sekavčnik Slovenia	13	328 0.7×	257 0.6×	137 0.6×	89 0.4×	173 0.9×	41	682
Mohamed Nasser Egypt	14	379 0.8×	771 1.9×	220 1.0×	359 1.8×	275 1.4×	22	1.1k
Sangbong Moon South Korea	11	344 0.7×	334 0.8×	138 0.6×	81 0.4×	146 0.8×	25	585
Joonas Koponen Finland	14	308 0.7×	498 1.2×	153 0.7×	108 0.5×	125 0.7×	23	766
M. Hermesmann Germany	5	183 0.4×	355 0.9×	239 1.1×	118 0.6×	155 0.8×	9	698

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14 of 14 papers shown

Belgacem, Ikram Ben, et al.. (2025). The Role of Positive Energy Communities in Accelerating the Adoption of Renewable Energies: Case Study, Tunisia. Resources. 14(5). 68–68.

Zghaibeh, Manaf, Ikram Ben Belgacem, El Manaa Barhoumi, et al.. (2023). Optimization of green hydrogen production in hydroelectric-photovoltaic grid connected power station. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 52. 440–453. 78 indexed citations

Okonkwo, Paul C., et al.. (2023). Photovoltaic Power Prediction Using Analytical Models and Homer-Pro: Investigation of Results Reliability. Sustainability. 15(11). 8904–8904. 14 indexed citations

Okonkwo, Paul C., El Manaa Barhoumi, Ikram Ben Belgacem, et al.. (2023). A focused review of the hydrogen storage tank embrittlement mechanism process. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(35). 12935–12948. 119 indexed citations breakdown →

Barhoumi, El Manaa, Paul C. Okonkwo, Manaf Zghaibeh, et al.. (2022). Optimization of PV-Grid Connected System Based Hydrogen Refueling Station. 2022 8th International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT). 1603–1607. 8 indexed citations

Barhoumi, El Manaa, Paul C. Okonkwo, Ikram Ben Belgacem, Manaf Zghaibeh, & Iskander Tlili. (2022). Optimal sizing of photovoltaic systems based green hydrogen refueling stations case study Oman. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 47(75). 31964–31973. 120 indexed citations

Barhoumi, El Manaa, Mohamed Salah Salhi, Paul C. Okonkwo, et al.. (2022). Techno-economic optimization of wind energy based hydrogen refueling station case study Salalah city Oman. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 48(26). 9529–9539. 71 indexed citations

Zghaibeh, Manaf, El Manaa Barhoumi, Paul C. Okonkwo, et al.. (2022). Analytical model for a techno-economic assessment of green hydrogen production in photovoltaic power station case study Salalah city-Oman. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 47(31). 14171–14179. 70 indexed citations

Okonkwo, Paul C., Ikram Ben Belgacem, Wilfred Emori, & Paul C. Uzoma. (2021). Nafion degradation mechanisms in proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) system: A review. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 46(55). 27956–27973. 223 indexed citations

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Okonkwo, Paul C., Ikram Ben Belgacem, O.O. Ige, et al.. (2021). Potentiodynamic polarization test as a versatile tool for bipolar plates materials at start-up and shut-down environments: a review. International Journal of Green Energy. 18(11). 1193–1202. 12 indexed citations

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Barhoumi, El Manaa, Paul C. Okonkwo, Slah Farhani, et al.. (2021). Techno-economic analysis of photovoltaic-hydrogen refueling station case study: A transport company Tunis-Tunisia. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 47(58). 24523–24532. 85 indexed citations

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Barhoumi, El Manaa, Paul C. Okonkwo, Ikram Ben Belgacem, & Manaf Zghaibeh. (2020). MPPT Control of an Interleaved Boost Converter for a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Applications. 152. 1–5. 4 indexed citations

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Barhoumi, El Manaa, et al.. (2018). A Neural Network-Based Four Phases Interleaved Boost Converter for Fuel Cell System Applications. Energies. 11(12). 3423–3423. 30 indexed citations

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Belgacem, Ikram Ben, et al.. (2013). Structural, vibrational study and conductivity investigation of a new cesium–bismuth polyphosphate CsBi(PO3)4. Ionics. 19(12). 1933–1943. 4 indexed citations

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