Saad Akhtar

888 total citations
34 papers, 691 citations indexed

About

Saad Akhtar is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Saad Akhtar has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 691 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 9 papers in Computational Mechanics and 8 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Saad Akhtar's work include Phase Change Materials Research (10 papers), nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (7 papers) and Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (6 papers). Saad Akhtar is often cited by papers focused on Phase Change Materials Research (10 papers), nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (7 papers) and Solidification and crystal growth phenomena (6 papers). Saad Akhtar collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Malaysia and United States. Saad Akhtar's co-authors include Jundika C. Kurnia, Agus P. Sasmito, Tariq Shamim, Minghan Xu, Tariq Shamim, Arun S. Mujumdar, Sachin V. Jangam, Mohammed N. Khan, Mahmoud A. Alzoubi and Yuguo Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Langmuir and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Saad Akhtar

31 papers receiving 669 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Saad Akhtar Canada 15 294 200 151 117 115 34 691
William L. Grosshandler United States 16 402 1.4× 109 0.5× 236 1.6× 109 0.9× 121 1.1× 81 917
J. M. M. Sousa Portugal 18 617 2.1× 116 0.6× 385 2.5× 40 0.3× 95 0.8× 58 953
Yan Jin Germany 20 613 2.1× 281 1.4× 158 1.0× 92 0.8× 184 1.6× 86 1.1k
Sergey Martynov United Kingdom 21 251 0.9× 386 1.9× 341 2.3× 51 0.4× 291 2.5× 61 1.1k
Vijaykumar Hindasageri India 14 426 1.4× 243 1.2× 193 1.3× 16 0.1× 94 0.8× 34 620
Xingqing Yan China 20 188 0.6× 207 1.0× 804 5.3× 104 0.9× 94 0.8× 99 1.2k
Edgar C. Fernandes Portugal 17 581 2.0× 85 0.4× 228 1.5× 22 0.2× 84 0.7× 45 886
M.F. Lightstone Canada 19 415 1.4× 613 3.1× 97 0.6× 29 0.2× 100 0.9× 53 1.3k
Bradley R. Adams United States 12 241 0.8× 145 0.7× 112 0.7× 22 0.2× 207 1.8× 38 527

Countries citing papers authored by Saad Akhtar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Saad Akhtar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saad Akhtar

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Saad Akhtar. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Saad Akhtar based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Saad Akhtar. Saad Akhtar is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Wijayanta, Agung Tri, et al.. (2025). An analytical prediction for charging–discharging cycles of metal foam composite phase change materials thermal energy storage. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 74. 106674–106674. 1 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Saad, et al.. (2025). Development of a renewable technology for air heating and thermal cooling of sub-arctic mines using spray freezing. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 211. 109704–109704. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, Minghan, et al.. (2023). Asymptotic analysis of a two-phase Stefan problem in an annulus with the convective boundary. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 196. 108744–108744. 5 indexed citations
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Xu, Minghan, et al.. (2023). Development of a multi-stage model for freezing of a suspended binary solution droplet. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 221. 125115–125115. 1 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Saad, et al.. (2023). A comprehensive review of modeling water solidification for droplet freezing applications. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 188. 113768–113768. 20 indexed citations
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Xu, Minghan, et al.. (2023). Multi-scale analysis for solidification of phase change materials (PCMs): Experiments and modeling. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 212. 124182–124182. 8 indexed citations
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Gao, Yuguo, et al.. (2022). Experimental investigation of producing ice slurry with water using opposed-nozzle impinging jet method. Applied Thermal Engineering. 219. 119568–119568. 16 indexed citations
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Haq, Syed Anam Ul, et al.. (2021). Implication of coughing dynamics on safe social distancing in an indoor environment—A numerical perspective. Building and Environment. 206. 108280–108280. 21 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Saad, Minghan Xu, & Agus P. Sasmito. (2021). A Novel Crystal Growth Model with Nonlinear Interface Kinetics and Curvature Effects: Sensitivity Analysis and Optimization. Crystal Growth & Design. 21(6). 3251–3265. 7 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Saad, Minghan Xu, & Agus P. Sasmito. (2020). Development and validation of a semi-analytical framework for droplet freezing with heterogeneous nucleation and non-linear interface kinetics. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 166. 120734–120734. 23 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Saad, et al.. (2017). Prediction of air flow, methane, and coal dust dispersion in a room and pillar mining face. International Journal of Mining Science and Technology. 27(4). 657–662. 64 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Saad, Mohammed N. Khan, Jundika C. Kurnia, & Tariq Shamim. (2017). Investigation of energy conversion and flame stability in a curved micro-combustor for thermo-photovoltaic (TPV) applications. Applied Energy. 192. 134–145. 81 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Saad, et al.. (2016). Numerical study of simultaneous methane and coal dust dispersion in a room and pillar mining face. 605–610. 4 indexed citations
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Kurnia, Jundika C., Sachin V. Jangam, Saad Akhtar, Agus P. Sasmito, & Arun S. Mujumdar. (2016). Advances in biofuel production from oil palm and palm oil processing wastes: A review. Biofuel Research Journal. 3(1). 332–346. 116 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Saad, Mohammed N. Khan, Jundika C. Kurnia, & Tariq Shamim. (2015). Numerical Investigation of H2-air Premixed Combustion in a Curved Micro-combustor for Thermo-photovoltaic (TPV) Applications. Energy Procedia. 75. 3060–3065. 9 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Saad, et al.. (2015). A three-dimensional computational model of H2-air premixed combustion in a circular micro-channel for thermo-photovoltaic (TPV) application. AIP conference proceedings. 1648. 850098–850098. 3 indexed citations
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