Rahim Moltames

410 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 317 citations indexed

About

Rahim Moltames is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rahim Moltames has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 317 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 9 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 4 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Rahim Moltames's work include Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (10 papers), Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (8 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (4 papers). Rahim Moltames is often cited by papers focused on Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (10 papers), Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (8 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (4 papers). Rahim Moltames collaborates with scholars based in Iran, Italy and Mexico. Rahim Moltames's co-authors include Younes Noorollahi, Ehsanolah Assareh, Ramin Roshandel, Farzad Parvaz, Hafız Muhammad Ali, Mohsen Izadi, Mojtaba Nedaei, Martı́n Olazar, Hossein Yousefi and Mostafa Hajiaghaei–Keshteli and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable Energy and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Rahim Moltames

19 papers receiving 308 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.

A framework for GIS-based site selection and technical potential evaluation of PV solar farm using Fuzzy-Boolean logic and AHP multi-criteria decision-making approach

2022 153 citations Younes Noorollahi, Rahim Moltames et al. Renewable Energy profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rahim Moltames Iran	8	98	82	77	61	59	19	317
Pierrick Haurant France	12	62 0.6×	82 1.0×	214 2.8×	34 0.6×	249 4.2×	26	474
Mustapha Mukhtar China	11	124 1.3×	55 0.7×	135 1.8×	76 1.2×	136 2.3×	17	439
Emmanuel Wendsongré Ramdé Ghana	12	77 0.8×	122 1.5×	278 3.6×	60 1.0×	99 1.7×	23	418
Thomas Telsnig Germany	9	63 0.6×	27 0.3×	73 0.9×	54 0.9×	110 1.9×	11	296
Yulineth Cárdenas Escorcia Colombia	10	116 1.2×	27 0.3×	98 1.3×	31 0.5×	115 1.9×	48	384
Song Xue China	9	76 0.8×	11 0.1×	57 0.7×	36 0.6×	231 3.9×	30	427
Louy Qoaider Jordan	7	92 0.9×	120 1.5×	248 3.2×	92 1.5×	67 1.1×	13	404
Mojtaba Nedaei Iran	11	57 0.6×	46 0.6×	82 1.1×	99 1.6×	222 3.8×	32	430
Mohammed Maaroufi Morocco	11	58 0.6×	77 0.9×	43 0.6×	71 1.2×	189 3.2×	24	389
Indu R. Pillai India	7	44 0.4×	102 1.2×	198 2.6×	91 1.5×	81 1.4×	7	399

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Yousefi, Hossein, et al.. (2025). Energy PLAN-based evaluation of renewable energy scenarios in semi-arid contexts. Results in Engineering. 27. 107007–107007. 2 indexed citations

Noorollahi, Younes, et al.. (2025). High share of renewables in energy system planning through integration of wind energy. Energy Conversion and Management X. 26. 100899–100899. 2 indexed citations

Moltames, Rahim, Younes Noorollahi, & Hossein Yousefi. (2024). Mathematical modelling and technical analysis of an auxiliary system to reflect solar radiations for PV panels: Effect of mirror height on the system performance. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100069–100069. 2 indexed citations

Moltames, Rahim, et al.. (2024). Assessment of potential sites for biogas production plants from domestic, agricultural, and livestock waste. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 22. 100132–100132. 4 indexed citations

Assareh, Ehsanolah, Amjad Riaz, Mehrdad Ahmadinejad, et al.. (2023). Enhancing solar thermal collector systems for hot water production through machine learning-driven multi-objective optimization with phase change material (PCM). Journal of Energy Storage. 73. 108990–108990. 20 indexed citations

Moltames, Rahim, et al.. (2023). Optimising a solar-based microgrid system for urban areas: a case study in Edmonton. International Journal of Ambient Energy. 44(1). 2469–2486. 1 indexed citations

Noorollahi, Younes, et al.. (2022). Techno-economic Performance Analysis of a Hybrid Concentrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Combined with Organic Rankine Cycle (CPV/T-ORC) system for Simultaneous Generation of Power and Heat. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Moltames, Rahim, M.S. Naghavi, Mahyar Silakhori, et al.. (2022). Multi-Criteria Decision Methods for Selecting a Wind Farm Site Using a Geographic Information System (GIS). Sustainability. 14(22). 14742–14742. 17 indexed citations

Noorollahi, Younes, et al.. (2022). A framework for GIS-based site selection and technical potential evaluation of PV solar farm using Fuzzy-Boolean logic and AHP multi-criteria decision-making approach. Renewable Energy. 186. 89–104. 153 indexed citations breakdown →

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Noorollahi, Younes, et al.. (2021). A Framework for GIS-Based Site Selection and Technical Potential Evaluation of PV Solar Farm Using Fuzzy-Boolean Logic and AHP Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Assareh, Ehsanolah, et al.. (2021). THERMOECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION OF AN INTEGRATED SOLAR SYSTEM FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION USING PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM. Journal of Thermal Engineering. 7(4). 746–760. 6 indexed citations

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Rostami, Mohsen, et al.. (2020). Thermo-economic analysis and multi-objective optimization of a solar dish Stirling engine. Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects. 43(22). 2861–2877. 9 indexed citations

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Moltames, Rahim & Ramin Roshandel. (2020). Techno-economic analysis of a modified concentrating photovoltaic/organic Rankine cycle system. International Journal of Ambient Energy. 43(1). 2026–2038. 13 indexed citations

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Moltames, Rahim, et al.. (2019). Energy and Exergy Efficiency Improvement of a Solar Driven Trigeneration System Using Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm. 4(1). 31–39. 3 indexed citations

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Assareh, Ehsanolah, et al.. (2019). Optimisation of combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) systems incorporating the solar and geothermal energy: a review study. International Journal of Ambient Energy. 43(1). 42–60. 28 indexed citations

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Assareh, Ehsanolah, et al.. (2019). Exergy Analysis and Thermodynamic Optimization of a steam power plant- Based Rankine cycle system Using Intelligent Optimization Algorithms. Australian Journal of Mechanical Engineering. 20(1). 54–65. 5 indexed citations

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Assareh, Ehsanolah, et al.. (2019). Heat transfer and fluid flow for tube included a porous media: Assessment and Multi-Objective Optimization Using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) Algorithm. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 545. 123804–123804. 26 indexed citations

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Assareh, Ehsanolah, et al.. (2019). Thermoeconomic analysis and optimization of a solar micro CCHP by using TLBO algorithm for domestic application. Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects. 42(14). 1747–1761. 23 indexed citations

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Moltames, Rahim & Mehrdad Boroushaki. (2018). Sensitivity analysis and parameters calculation of PV solar panel based on empirical data and two-diode circuit model. Environmental Engineering Science. 6(3). 235–246. 1 indexed citations

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