Omar Yaakob

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
93 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Omar Yaakob is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Omar Yaakob has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Ocean Engineering, 29 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 21 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Omar Yaakob's work include Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability (23 papers), Wind Energy Research and Development (21 papers) and Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps (13 papers). Omar Yaakob is often cited by papers focused on Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability (23 papers), Wind Energy Research and Development (21 papers) and Cavitation Phenomena in Pumps (13 papers). Omar Yaakob collaborates with scholars based in Malaysia, Egypt and United States. Omar Yaakob's co-authors include Yasser M. Ahmed, A. H. Elbatran, Kho King Koh, Faizul Amri Adnan, Chang-Kyu Rheem, Muhammad Adli Mustapa, Ami Hassan Md Din, Kamaludin Mohd Omar, Mohammad Saeed Seif and A.H. Elbatran and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Renewable Energy.

In The Last Decade

Omar Yaakob

91 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Wave energy device and breakwater integration: A review 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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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. Wave energy device and breakwater integration: A review
    2017 372 citations Omar Yaakob, Yasser M. Ahmed 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
Omar Yaakob Malaysia 20 669 421 404 376 305 93 1.5k
Yasser M. Ahmed Malaysia 19 607 0.9× 523 1.2× 495 1.2× 436 1.2× 247 0.8× 86 1.5k
Ian Masters United Kingdom 27 527 0.8× 920 2.2× 509 1.3× 447 1.2× 196 0.6× 94 2.3k
Irene Penesis Australia 21 703 1.1× 635 1.5× 567 1.4× 185 0.5× 281 0.9× 112 1.7k
Sheng Xu China 20 634 0.9× 232 0.6× 611 1.5× 124 0.3× 297 1.0× 125 1.4k
George Aggidis United Kingdom 29 973 1.5× 659 1.6× 552 1.4× 669 1.8× 353 1.2× 124 2.5k
Scott Draper Australia 26 610 0.9× 929 2.2× 847 2.1× 228 0.6× 426 1.4× 139 2.3k
Wenyong Tang China 22 364 0.5× 200 0.5× 774 1.9× 295 0.8× 193 0.6× 151 1.6k
Paulo Rosa-Santos Portugal 28 1.3k 2.0× 509 1.2× 575 1.4× 117 0.3× 633 2.1× 149 2.5k
Ke Sun China 19 648 1.0× 583 1.4× 517 1.3× 141 0.4× 240 0.8× 89 1.3k
Tim Stallard United Kingdom 27 981 1.5× 1.5k 3.5× 879 2.2× 541 1.4× 358 1.2× 119 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Omar Yaakob

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Fields of papers citing papers by Omar Yaakob

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Omar Yaakob

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All Works

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Din, Ami Hassan Md, et al.. (2023). A spatial-temporal clustering for low ocean renewable energy resources using K-means clustering. Renewable Energy. 219. 119549–119549. 10 indexed citations
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Punurai, Wonsiri, et al.. (2023). Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material Waste Management in the ASEAN Oil and Gas Industry: A Review. Journal of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste. 28(1). 2 indexed citations
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Kang, Hooi Siang, et al.. (2023). NORM Waste Management in Vietnam’s Oil and Gas Industry: Lessons from Malaysia. Journal of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste. 28(1). 1 indexed citations
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Punurai, Wonsiri, et al.. (2022). A Review of Mercury Waste Management in the ASEAN Oil and Gas Industry. Journal of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste. 27(1). 4 indexed citations
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Rigit, Andrew Ragai Henry, et al.. (2022). Tidal energy assessment with hydrodynamic modelling. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. 29(2). 1201–1201. 1 indexed citations
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Yaakob, Omar, et al.. (2022). WAKE WASH OF A FAST SMALL BOAT IN RESTRICTED WATERS: MODEL TESTS AND FULL-SCALE MEASUREMENTS. Brodogradnja. 73(2). 93–119. 2 indexed citations
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Yaakob, Omar, et al.. (2021). SLAMMING IMPACT ACCELERATIONS ANALYSIS ON SMALL HIGH SPEED PASSENGER CRAFTS. Brodogradnja. 72(1). 79–94. 4 indexed citations
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Yaakob, Omar, et al.. (2020). OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY RESOURCE ASSESSMENT IN MALAYSIA WITH SATELLITE ALTIMETRY. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management. 15(6). 111–124. 4 indexed citations
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Yaakob, Omar, et al.. (2019). Numerical Simulation of the Overtopping-Ramp Design of a Multistage Overtopping Wave Energy Breakwater Hybrid Device. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering. 9(1). 4902–4911. 6 indexed citations
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Yaakob, Omar, et al.. (2016). ADAPTATION OF WIND POWER FOR SHIP ESSENTIAL SERVICE SYSTEM ONBOARD. 1. 8–19. 5 indexed citations
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Elbatran, A.H., et al.. (2015). NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF CURVATURE AND TORSION EFFECTS ON WATER FLOW FIELD IN HELICAL RECTANGULAR CHANNELS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Bagheri, M., et al.. (2015). AN EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL PREDICTION OF MARINE PROPELLER NOISE UNDER CAVITATING AND NON-CAVITATING CONDITIONS. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9 indexed citations
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Yaakob, Omar, et al.. (2015). Roll mitigation of small fishing boat. 2(2). 46–50. 4 indexed citations
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Yaakob, Omar, et al.. (2015). Determining Ship Resistance Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). 2(1). 20–25. 7 indexed citations
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Yaakob, Omar, et al.. (2015). A BALLAST WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM USING ENGINE WASTE HEAT: IS IT VIABLE?. 2(3). 31–36. 2 indexed citations
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Faudzi, Ahmad Athif Mohd, et al.. (2014). A Review on Development of Robotic Fish. 1(1). 12–22. 7 indexed citations
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Ariff, Mohd Farid Mohd, Khairulnizam M. Idris, Omar Yaakob, & Zulkepli Majid. (2014). Measuring Small Boats Using Non-Contact Method. 1(1). 38–45. 2 indexed citations
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Yaakob, Omar, et al.. (2014). An analysis of shipboard waste heat availability for ballast water treatment. 11(2). 15–29. 21 indexed citations
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Yaakob, Omar, et al.. (2012). Design of Malaysian Fishing Vessel for Minimum Resistance. Jurnal Teknologi. 6 indexed citations

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