Nenad Miljkovic

18.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
282 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Nenad Miljkovic is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nenad Miljkovic has authored 282 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 105 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 104 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nenad Miljkovic's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (127 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (66 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (58 papers). Nenad Miljkovic is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (127 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer (66 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (58 papers). Nenad Miljkovic collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. Nenad Miljkovic's co-authors include Evelyn N. Wang, Ryan Enright, Hadi Ghasemi, Gang Chen, George Ni, Amy Marconnet, Soumyadip Sett, William P. King, James Loomis and Selçuk Yerci and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Nenad Miljkovic

270 papers receiving 14.8k citations

Hit Papers

Solar steam generation by... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2014 2012 2012 2012 2024 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Solar steam generation by heat localization
    2014 2.0k citations Nenad Miljkovic et al. Nature Communications profile →
  2. Jumping-Droplet-Enhanced Condensation on Scalable Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces
    2012 963 citations Nenad Miljkovic, Ryan Enright et al. profile →
  3. Effect of Droplet Morphology on Growth Dynamics and Heat Transfer during Condensation on Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces
    2012 504 citations Nenad Miljkovic, Ryan Enright et al. profile →
  4. Jumping-Droplet-Enhanced Condensation on Scalable Superhydrophobic Nanostructured Surfaces
    2012 279 citations Nenad Miljkovic, Ryan Enright et al. profile →
  5. Interfacial ice sprouting during salty water droplet freezing
    2024 71 citations Xiao Yan, Nenad Miljkovic et al. Nature Communications profile →
  6. Enhancing Liquid–Vapor Phase-Change Heat Transfer with Micro/Nano-Structured Surfaces
    2025 29 citations Nenad Miljkovic et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nenad Miljkovic United States 59 7.9k 5.0k 4.1k 3.9k 3.3k 282 15.1k
Kripa K. Varanasi United States 49 8.1k 1.0× 3.9k 0.8× 2.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.3× 853 0.3× 135 11.5k
Tao Deng China 63 2.8k 0.4× 987 0.2× 4.4k 1.1× 3.0k 0.8× 7.9k 2.4× 275 16.9k
Xu Deng China 41 6.4k 0.8× 1.9k 0.4× 2.0k 0.5× 679 0.2× 633 0.2× 148 9.9k
Wonjae Choi United States 29 5.9k 0.8× 1.5k 0.3× 2.2k 0.5× 1.7k 0.4× 327 0.1× 75 9.7k
Zhichao Dong China 47 3.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.3× 1.7k 0.4× 876 0.2× 1.3k 0.4× 137 6.8k
Glen McHale United Kingdom 58 6.8k 0.9× 3.2k 0.6× 4.6k 1.1× 1.0k 0.3× 220 0.1× 246 12.5k
Youngsuk Nam South Korea 36 2.6k 0.3× 2.2k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.7k 0.4× 632 0.2× 112 5.8k
Jie Ju China 31 4.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.3× 1.6k 0.4× 690 0.2× 868 0.3× 98 6.3k
Ji’an Duan China 42 2.0k 0.3× 1.8k 0.4× 3.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.3× 450 0.1× 362 7.4k
Nikhil Koratkar United States 85 1.7k 0.2× 1.1k 0.2× 11.1k 2.7× 4.8k 1.2× 2.3k 0.7× 289 29.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fu, Wuchen, et al.. (2025). Enhanced pool boiling and hysteresis of refrigerant R-134a and its potential alternatives R-1336mzz(E), and R-1336mzz(Z). International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 254. 127620–127620.
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Gurumukhi, Yashraj, et al.. (2025). Improved internal short circuit models for thermal runaway simulations in lithium-ion batteries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1).
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Rabbi, Kazi Fazle, Siavash Khodakarami, Jin Yao Ho, Muhammad Jahidul Hoque, & Nenad Miljkovic. (2025). Dynamic omniphobic surfaces enable the stable dropwise condensation of completely wetting refrigerants. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1105–1105. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Z., Chao Xia, Muhammad Jahidul Hoque, et al.. (2025). Active-learning-driven error control for data-driven state of charge estimation across the lithium battery lifecycle. Energy and AI. 21. 100549–100549.
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Khodakarami, Siavash, et al.. (2025). Enhancement versus practicality in steam condensation heat transfer. Joule. 9(4). 101912–101912. 2 indexed citations
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Ziskind, G., et al.. (2025). High power transient thermal management with dynamic phase change material and liquid cooling. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 246. 126998–126998. 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Xin, et al.. (2024). Oil circulation ratio prediction in a vapor compression system using a discharge side oil separator and mass flow correction. International Journal of Refrigeration. 169. 69–79. 1 indexed citations
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Miljkovic, Nenad, et al.. (2024). High-fidelity model to predict heat transfer enhancement for liquid film boiling on uniformmicro-structured wicking surfaces. National Science Review. 11(6). nwae148–nwae148. 6 indexed citations
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Mark, Andreas, et al.. (2024). Particle–droplet coalescence and jumping on superhydrophobic surfaces—A direct numerical simulations study. Physics of Fluids. 36(8). 2 indexed citations
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Singh, Sagar, et al.. (2024). Virtual Testbed for Economical and Reliability Analysis of Battery Thermal Management Control Strategies. Journal of Electronic Packaging. 146(4). 8 indexed citations
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Ziskind, G., et al.. (2024). Dynamic phase change materials with extended surfaces. Applied Physics Letters. 125(6). 14 indexed citations
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Singh, Sagar, et al.. (2023). System design and analysis methods for optimal electric vehicle thermal management. Applied Thermal Engineering. 232. 120990–120990. 22 indexed citations
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Liu, Zheng, Marta C. Hatzell, Nicola H. Perry, et al.. (2023). A Comprehensive Comparison for Battery Cathode Leaching Processes. 1–5. 3 indexed citations
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Hoque, Muhammad Jahidul, et al.. (2023). Defect-Density-Controlled Phase-Change Phenomena. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(11). 14925–14936. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Zheng, Jiaxin Wu, Wuchen Fu, et al.. (2023). Generative Design and Optimization of Battery Packs with Active Immersion Cooling. 1–5. 3 indexed citations
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Hoque, Muhammad Jahidul, Shreyas Chavan, Ross Lundy, et al.. (2022). Biphilic jumping-droplet condensation. Cell Reports Physical Science. 3(4). 100823–100823. 21 indexed citations
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Yi, Xuan, et al.. (2021). Equivalent Thermal Conductivity Prediction of Form-Wound Windings With Litz Wire Including Transposition Effects. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 57(2). 1440–1449. 18 indexed citations
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Zhao, Hanyang, et al.. (2021). Scalable Slippery Omniphobic Covalently Attached Liquid Coatings for Flow Fouling Reduction. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 13(32). 38666–38679. 34 indexed citations
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Miljkovic, Nenad, et al.. (2020). Review of heat transfer enhancement techniques for single phase flows. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 137. 110566–110566. 218 indexed citations
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Ma, Jingcheng, et al.. (2017). Water Droplet Impact on Vibrating Rigid Superhydrophobic Surfaces. 4(4). 1 indexed citations

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