Saeid Vafaei

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Saeid Vafaei is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Saeid Vafaei has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 23 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Saeid Vafaei's work include Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (20 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (16 papers) and Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (13 papers). Saeid Vafaei is often cited by papers focused on Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (20 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (16 papers) and Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (13 papers). Saeid Vafaei collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Saeid Vafaei's co-authors include Dongsheng Wen, Guo Lin, Kai Zhang, Theodorian Borca‐Tasciuc, M.Z. Podowski, A. Purkayastha, Ganapathiraman Ramanath, Abhishek Jain, P. M. Ajayan and Ganpati Ramanath and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Langmuir and Journal of Colloid and Interface Science.

In The Last Decade

Saeid Vafaei

66 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Review of nanofluids for heat transfer applications 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 200 400 600
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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. Review of nanofluids for heat transfer applications
    2009 654 citations Dongsheng Wen, Guo Lin et al. Particuology profile →

Peers

Saeid Vafaei
Bu‐Xuan Wang China
Jinjia Wei China
Shungo Natsui Japan
Hong Xu China
Congliang Huang China
Zhangfu Yuan China
Qulan Zhou China
Elena V. Timofeeva United States
Daniel Orejón United Kingdom
Yuan Feng China
Bu‐Xuan Wang China
Saeid Vafaei
Citations per year, relative to Saeid Vafaei Saeid Vafaei (= 1×) peers Bu‐Xuan Wang

Countries citing papers authored by Saeid Vafaei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saeid Vafaei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Saeid Vafaei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Saeid Vafaei 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 Saeid Vafaei. Saeid Vafaei is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Vafaei, Saeid, et al.. (2024). ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF NANOFLUIDS WITH NANODIAMOND ADDITIVES. 1575–1584. 1 indexed citations
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Vafaei, Saeid, et al.. (2024). Experimental and Theoretical Investigation on Heat Transfer Enhancement in Micro Scale Using Helical Connectors. Materials. 17(5). 1067–1067. 1 indexed citations
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Vafaei, Saeid, et al.. (2023). Preparation of Nanostructured Sn/Ti Oxide Hybrid Films with Terpineol/PEG-Based Nanofluids: Perovskite Solar Cell Applications. Materials. 16(8). 3136–3136. 4 indexed citations
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Manseki, Kazuhiro, et al.. (2023). 1D Narrow-Bandgap Tin Oxide Materials: Systematic High-Resolution TEM and Raman Analysis. Materials. 16(13). 4539–4539. 1 indexed citations
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Vafaei, Saeid, et al.. (2021). Forced Convection Nanofluid Heat Transfer as a Function of Distance in Microchannels. Materials. 14(11). 3021–3021. 5 indexed citations
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Manseki, Kazuhiro, et al.. (2020). OPTIMIZATION OF THERMAL EVAPORATION PROCESS OF GOLD DEPOSITION FOR PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS. 739–745. 3 indexed citations
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Vafaei, Saeid, et al.. (2017). OPTIMIZING TITANIUM OXIDE NANOFLUID FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS. 2117–2121. 1 indexed citations
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Vafaei, Saeid, Christopher Tuck, Ricky D. Wildman, & Ian Ashcroft. (2016). Spreading of the nanofluid triple line in ink jet printed electronics tracks. Additive manufacturing. 11. 77–84. 15 indexed citations
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Vafaei, Saeid. (2015). Nanofluid pool boiling heat transfer phenomenon. Powder Technology. 277. 181–192. 55 indexed citations
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Vafaei, Saeid & Dongsheng Wen. (2011). Spreading of triple line and dynamics of bubble growth inside nanoparticle dispersions on top of a substrate plate. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 362(2). 285–291. 27 indexed citations
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Vafaei, Saeid & Dongsheng Wen. (2010). Bubble formation in a quiescent pool of gold nanoparticle suspension. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 159(1). 72–93. 40 indexed citations
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Vafaei, Saeid, A. Purkayastha, Abhishek Jain, Ganapathiraman Ramanath, & Theodorian Borca‐Tasciuc. (2009). The effect of nanoparticles on the liquid–gas surface tension of Bi2Te3nanofluids. Nanotechnology. 20(18). 185702–185702. 157 indexed citations
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Vafaei, Saeid & Dongsheng Wen. (2009). Bubble formation on a submerged micronozzle. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 343(1). 291–297. 69 indexed citations
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Wen, Dongsheng, Guo Lin, Saeid Vafaei, & Kai Zhang. (2009). Review of nanofluids for heat transfer applications. Particuology. 7(2). 141–150. 654 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vafaei, Saeid, Theodorian Borca‐Tasciuc, M.Z. Podowski, et al.. (2006). Effect of nanoparticles on sessile droplet contact angle. Nanotechnology. 17(10). 2523–2527. 177 indexed citations
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Vafaei, Saeid & M.Z. Podowski. (2005). Analysis of the relationship between liquid droplet size and contact angle. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 113(2-3). 133–146. 113 indexed citations

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