Mostafa Yourdkhani

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Mostafa Yourdkhani is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Automotive Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Mostafa Yourdkhani has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Organic Chemistry, 14 papers in Automotive Engineering and 11 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Mostafa Yourdkhani's work include Photopolymerization techniques and applications (20 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (14 papers) and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (5 papers). Mostafa Yourdkhani is often cited by papers focused on Photopolymerization techniques and applications (20 papers), Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies (14 papers) and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (5 papers). Mostafa Yourdkhani collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Singapore. Mostafa Yourdkhani's co-authors include Nancy R. Sottos, Pascal Hubert, Philippe H. Geubelle, Jeffrey S. Moore, Morteza Ziaee, Leon M. Dean, Scott R. White, Polette J. Centellas, Elyas Goli and Evan M. Lloyd and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

Mostafa Yourdkhani

36 papers receiving 1.3k citations

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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.

Rapid energy-efficient manufacturing of polymers and composites via frontal polymerization

2018 421 citations Ian D. Robertson, Mostafa Yourdkhani et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mostafa Yourdkhani United States	18	629	402	311	304	299	37	1.4k
Xiaoming Mu China	16	481 0.8×	390 1.0×	664 2.1×	546 1.8×	229 0.8×	34	1.5k
Eugene B. Caldona United States	24	153 0.2×	364 0.9×	557 1.8×	342 1.1×	477 1.6×	75	1.6k
Shuqiang Peng China	21	341 0.5×	456 1.1×	573 1.8×	280 0.9×	213 0.7×	37	1.3k
Zak C. Eckel United States	7	176 0.3×	697 1.7×	156 0.5×	622 2.0×	234 0.8×	10	1.4k
Liang Yue United States	29	357 0.6×	390 1.0×	997 3.2×	951 3.1×	532 1.8×	66	2.6k
Kaijuan Chen China	18	335 0.5×	743 1.8×	732 2.4×	846 2.8×	292 1.0×	38	2.1k
Xinfeng Wang China	20	160 0.3×	582 1.4×	107 0.3×	435 1.4×	411 1.4×	73	1.5k
Min Xu China	27	170 0.3×	412 1.0×	952 3.1×	291 1.0×	216 0.7×	100	1.8k
T. Senthil China	15	124 0.2×	883 2.2×	235 0.8×	293 1.0×	161 0.5×	16	1.2k

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Baniasadi, Mahdi, et al.. (2025). Rapid thermally assisted frontal curing of composites in filament winding process. Composites Communications. 59. 102585–102585. 1 indexed citations

Yourdkhani, Mostafa, et al.. (2025). Non-contact photothermal initiation of frontal polymerization during 3D printing of polymer composites. 2(1).

Ziaee, Morteza, et al.. (2025). Additive manufacturing of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoset composites via in-situ thermal curing. Nature Communications. 16(1). 4691–4691. 17 indexed citations

Ziaee, Morteza & Mostafa Yourdkhani. (2024). Bubble-Free Frontal Polymerization of Acrylates via Redox-Initiated Free Radical Polymerization. Polymers. 16(19). 2830–2830. 4 indexed citations

Ashrafi, Behnam, et al.. (2023). Rapid and facile preparation of nanocomposite film heaters for composite manufacturing. Frontiers in Materials. 10. 1 indexed citations

Aw, Jia En, Xiang Zhang, Arif Z. Nelson, et al.. (2022). Self‐Regulative Direct Ink Writing of Frontally Polymerizing Thermoset Polymers. Advanced Materials Technologies. 7(9). 49 indexed citations

Centellas, Polette J., et al.. (2022). Rapid multiple-front polymerization of fiber-reinforced polymer composites. Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing. 158. 106931–106931. 36 indexed citations

Alania, Yvette, et al.. (2022). Proanthocyanidin encapsulation for sustained bioactivity in dentin bioadhesion: A two-year study. Dental Materials. 38(2). 421–430. 10 indexed citations

Aw, Jia En, Xiang Zhang, Polette J. Centellas, et al.. (2021). Rapid synchronized fabrication of vascularized thermosets and composites. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2836–2836. 46 indexed citations

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Dean, Leon M., et al.. (2020). Photothermal Initiation of Frontal Polymerization Using Carbon Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 2(11). 4690–4696. 43 indexed citations

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Yourdkhani, Mostafa, et al.. (2020). Fabrication of pH-responsive monodisperse microcapsules using interfacial tension of immiscible phases. Soft Matter. 16(22). 5139–5147. 9 indexed citations

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Lloyd, Evan M., Hector Lopez Hernandez, Elizabeth C. Feinberg, et al.. (2018). Fully Recyclable Metastable Polymers and Composites. Chemistry of Materials. 31(2). 398–406. 57 indexed citations

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Robertson, Ian D., Mostafa Yourdkhani, Polette J. Centellas, et al.. (2018). Rapid energy-efficient manufacturing of polymers and composites via frontal polymerization. Nature. 557(7704). 223–227. 421 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yourdkhani, Mostafa, Ariene A. Leme‐Kraus, Berdan Aydın, Ana K. Bedran‐Russo, & Scott R. White. (2017). Encapsulation of grape seed extract in polylactide microcapsules for sustained bioactivity and time-dependent release in dental material applications. Dental Materials. 33(6). 630–636. 12 indexed citations

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Tang, Shijia, et al.. (2017). Low-Ceiling-Temperature Polymer Microcapsules with Hydrophobic Payloads via Rapid Emulsion-Solvent Evaporation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 9(23). 20115–20123. 31 indexed citations

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Brodusch, Nicolas, Mostafa Yourdkhani, Pascal Hubert, & Raynald Gauvin. (2015). Efficient cross‐section preparation method for high‐resolution imaging of hard polymer composites with a scanning electron microscope. Journal of Microscopy. 260(2). 117–124. 9 indexed citations

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Ashrafi, Behnam, Yadienka Martinez‐Rubi, Loleï Khoun, et al.. (2013). Influence of the reaction stoichiometry on the mechanical and thermal properties of SWCNT-modified epoxy composites. Nanotechnology. 24(26). 265701–265701. 10 indexed citations

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Yourdkhani, Mostafa, Tahereh Mousavand, N. Chapleau, & Pascal Hubert. (2013). Thermal, oxygen barrier and mechanical properties of polylactide–organoclay nanocomposites. Composites Science and Technology. 82. 47–53. 49 indexed citations

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Mirjalili, Vahid, Mostafa Yourdkhani, & Pascal Hubert. (2012). Dispersion stability in carbon nanotube modified polymers and its effect on the fracture toughness. Nanotechnology. 23(31). 315701–315701. 16 indexed citations

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Ghayesh, Mergen H., et al.. (2010). Vibrations and stability of axially traveling laminated beams. Applied Mathematics and Computation. 217(2). 545–556. 69 indexed citations

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