Kambiz Vafai

31.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
459 papers, 25.0k citations indexed

About

Kambiz Vafai is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kambiz Vafai has authored 459 papers receiving a total of 25.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 248 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 236 papers in Computational Mechanics and 232 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kambiz Vafai's work include Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (223 papers), Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media (136 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (123 papers). Kambiz Vafai is often cited by papers focused on Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (223 papers), Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media (136 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (123 papers). Kambiz Vafai collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Iran. Kambiz Vafai's co-authors include Khalil Khanafer, Marilyn Lightstone, C. L. Tien, A.-R. A. Khaled, Bader Al-Azmi, R. Ellahi, Shadi Mahjoob, Dae‐Young Lee, Mehmet Sözen and Lu Zhu and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Kambiz Vafai

450 papers receiving 23.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Buoyancy-driven heat transfer enhancement in a two-dimensional enclosure utilizing nanofluids

2003 2.5k citations Kambiz Vafai et al. profile →
Boundary and inertia effects on flow and heat transfer in porous media

1981 1.3k citations Kambiz Vafai et al. profile →
A critical synthesis of thermophysical characteristics of nanofluids

2011 937 citations Kambiz Vafai et al. profile →
Handbook of Porous Media

2015 593 citations Kambiz Vafai profile →
The role of porous media in modeling flow and heat transfer in biological tissues

2003 584 citations Kambiz Vafai et al. profile →
Analysis of dispersion effects and non-thermal equilibrium, non-Darcian, variable porosity incompressible flow through porous media

1994 547 citations Kambiz Vafai et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kambiz Vafai United States	73	16.4k	14.6k	13.9k	2.3k	1.3k	459	25.0k
M. Sheikholeslami Iran	106	26.6k 1.6×	23.9k 1.6×	17.0k 1.2×	2.7k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	327	31.0k
D.D. Ganji Iran	111	29.8k 1.8×	26.6k 1.8×	18.8k 1.3×	3.0k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	793	41.3k
D. A. Nield New Zealand	54	15.4k 0.9×	9.1k 0.6×	15.8k 1.1×	969 0.4×	565 0.4×	237	21.3k
R. Ellahi Pakistan	91	21.9k 1.3×	15.8k 1.1×	14.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	661 0.5×	339	25.0k
Arash Karimipour Iran	81	11.4k 0.7×	9.9k 0.7×	4.2k 0.3×	2.9k 1.3×	1.8k 1.3×	280	15.4k
Davood Toghraie Iran	102	17.1k 1.0×	15.7k 1.1×	6.5k 0.5×	4.4k 1.9×	2.9k 2.2×	660	26.9k
M. Sheikholeslami Iran	73	10.4k 0.6×	10.6k 0.7×	6.4k 0.5×	3.4k 1.5×	949 0.7×	227	15.2k
Dongsheng Wen China	64	9.0k 0.6×	9.1k 0.6×	3.9k 0.3×	4.3k 1.9×	1.5k 1.2×	395	17.8k
Jacopo Buongiorno United States	45	9.9k 0.6×	10.1k 0.7×	7.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	661 0.5×	149	13.7k
M. Ijaz Khan Pakistan	91	23.3k 1.4×	18.9k 1.3×	16.6k 1.2×	813 0.4×	417 0.3×	538	25.3k

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Tang, Chunli, et al.. (2025). Dispersion of particles and airflow optimization for a semiconductor cleanroom. Journal of Aerosol Science. 186. 106570–106570.

Hajmohammadi, Mohammad Reza, et al.. (2025). Optimal designs of hybrid jet impingement microchannel heat sink across various pumping powers: A deep-learning approach. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 164. 108902–108902. 6 indexed citations

Wang, Pei, et al.. (2025). Modeling on carbon emission flow in micro energy grid optimal dispatching considering source-load coordination. Energy. 333. 137305–137305. 1 indexed citations

Xu, Huijin, Huijin Xu, Xingchao Han, et al.. (2025). Progress on thermal storage technologies with high heat density in renewables and low carbon applications: Latent and thermochemical energy storage. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 215. 115587–115587. 15 indexed citations

Vafai, Kambiz, et al.. (2025). Development of a prediction model for hyperthermia-enhanced drug delivery using thermosensitive nanoparticles. Journal of Thermal Biology. 129. 104124–104124. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Pei, et al.. (2025). A data-driven stochastic model predictive control framework for optimal operation of CSP-PV hybrid system under grid coordination. Energy Conversion and Management. 348. 120653–120653. 1 indexed citations

Khanları, Ataollah, et al.. (2025). The effect of using circular and porous circular fins on the thermal performance of a shell and helically coiled heat exchanger: A numerical and experimental study. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 214. 109894–109894. 6 indexed citations

Kefayati, Gholamreza, et al.. (2025). Application of micro-channel heat sinks for thermal management of electric vehicle components: A comprehensive review. Energy Conversion and Management. 347. 120507–120507. 1 indexed citations

Ahmadian-Elmi, M., et al.. (2023). Introducing a novel cooling system with combined utilization of microchannel heat sinks and pulsating heat pipes. Applied Thermal Engineering. 232. 121102–121102. 19 indexed citations

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Pedram, Mona Zamani, et al.. (2023). A numerical study of the nanofluid mixtures inside a Buoyancy-driven cavity in the presence of a variable magnetic field. Energy Reports. 10. 973–988. 10 indexed citations

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Vafai, Kambiz, et al.. (2023). Heat transfer enhancement for 3D chip thermal simulation and prediction. Applied Thermal Engineering. 236. 121499–121499. 30 indexed citations

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Ren, Feng, Chenglei Wang, Zhaokun Wang, et al.. (2022). On the magnetic nanoparticle injection strategy for hyperthermia treatment. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 235. 107707–107707. 17 indexed citations

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Pedram, Mona Zamani, et al.. (2022). Application of Porous-Embedded shell and tube heat exchangers for the Waste heat Recovery Systems. Applied Thermal Engineering. 211. 118452–118452. 37 indexed citations

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Majeed, Aaqib, et al.. (2020). Numerical investigation on activation energy of chemically reactive heat transfer unsteady flow with multiple slips. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow. 30(11). 4955–4977. 20 indexed citations

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Vu, Diep, et al.. (2019). External and Internal CCN Mixtures: Controlled Laboratory Studies of Varying Mixing States. 1 indexed citations

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Vu, Diep, et al.. (2019). External and internal cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) mixtures: controlled laboratory studies of varying mixing states. Atmospheric measurement techniques. 12(8). 4277–4289. 22 indexed citations

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Vafai, Kambiz, et al.. (2015). Waste Water Treatment-Bed of Coal Fly Ash for Dyes and Pigments Industry. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations

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Vafai, Kambiz, et al.. (1997). ASME proceedings of the 32nd National Heat Transfer Conference : presented at the 32nd National Heat Transfer Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, August 8-12, 1997. 1 indexed citations

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Vafai, Kambiz, et al.. (1995). Discussion: “Forced Convection in a Porous Channel With Localized Heat Sources” (Hadim, A., 1994, ASME J. Heat Transfer, 116, pp. 465–472). Journal of Heat Transfer. 117(4). 1097–1098. 20 indexed citations

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Vafai, Kambiz, et al.. (1986). Effects of stabilizers on the heat transfer characteristics of a nuclear waste canister. Singapore Medical Journal. 51(8). 668–75. 1 indexed citations

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