Somchai Wongwises

41.0k total citations · 15 hit papers
673 papers, 35.1k citations indexed

About

Somchai Wongwises is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Somchai Wongwises has authored 673 papers receiving a total of 35.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 516 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 289 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 130 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Somchai Wongwises's work include Heat Transfer and Optimization (359 papers), Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (255 papers) and Heat Transfer Mechanisms (229 papers). Somchai Wongwises is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer and Optimization (359 papers), Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies (255 papers) and Heat Transfer Mechanisms (229 papers). Somchai Wongwises collaborates with scholars based in Thailand, Iran and Türkiye. Somchai Wongwises's co-authors include Omid Mahian, Weerapun Duangthongsuk, Ahmet Selim Dalkılıç, Ali Kianifar, Lazarus Godson Asirvatham, Mohammad Hemmat Esfe, Ioan Pop, Paisarn Naphon, Masoud Afrand and Bancha Kongtragool and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Somchai Wongwises

660 papers receiving 33.9k citations

Hit Papers

A review of the applications of nanofluids in solar energy 2005 2026 2012 2019 2012 2018 2009 2009 2005 250 500 750 1000
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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. A review of the applications of nanofluids in solar energy
    2012 1.1k citations Omid Mahian, Somchai Wongwises et al. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer profile →
  2. Recent advances in modeling and simulation of nanofluid flows-Part I: Fundamentals and theory
    2018 819 citations Omid Mahian, Robert A. Taylor et al. profile →
  3. Enhancement of heat transfer using nanofluids—An overview
    2009 719 citations Somchai Wongwises et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
  4. Measurement of temperature-dependent thermal conductivity and viscosity of TiO2-water nanofluids
    2009 677 citations Somchai Wongwises et al. profile →
  5. Critical review of heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids
    2005 670 citations Somchai Wongwises et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
  6. A critical review of convective heat transfer of nanofluids
    2005 637 citations Somchai Wongwises et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
  7. An experimental study on the heat transfer performance and pressure drop of TiO2-water nanofluids flowing under a turbulent flow regime
    2009 617 citations Somchai Wongwises et al. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer profile →
  8. A review of entropy generation in nanofluid flow
    2013 460 citations Omid Mahian, Ahmet Z. Şahin et al. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer profile →
  9. Recent advances in modeling and simulation of nanofluid flows—Part II: Applications
    2018 457 citations Omid Mahian, Robert A. Taylor et al. profile →
  10. Heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop characteristics of TiO2–water nanofluid in a double-tube counter flow heat exchanger
    2008 450 citations Somchai Wongwises et al. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer profile →
  11. Nanofluid flow and heat transfer in porous media: A review of the latest developments
    2016 431 citations Omid Mahian, Somchai Wongwises et al. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer profile →
  12. An updated review on application of nanofluids in heat exchangers for saving energy
    2019 388 citations Masoud Afrand, Omid Mahian et al. Energy Conversion and Management profile →
  13. Viscosity of nanofluids: A review of recent experimental studies
    2016 303 citations Omid Mahian, Ahmet Selim Dalkılıç et al. profile →
  14. Heat transfer efficiency of Al2O3-MWCNT/thermal oil hybrid nanofluid as a cooling fluid in thermal and energy management applications: An experimental and theoretical investigation
    2017 300 citations Masoud Afrand, Somchai Wongwises et al. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer profile →
  15. Review on CO2 capture by blended amine solutions
    2022 199 citations Babak Aghel, Somchai Wongwises et al. International journal of greenhouse gas control profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Somchai Wongwises Thailand 92 25.4k 21.3k 7.3k 7.1k 3.0k 673 35.1k
Davood Toghraie Iran 102 15.7k 0.6× 17.1k 0.8× 4.4k 0.6× 6.5k 0.9× 2.9k 1.0× 660 26.9k
Masoud Afrand Iran 97 15.2k 0.6× 16.1k 0.8× 6.1k 0.8× 4.2k 0.6× 2.7k 0.9× 301 22.9k
Yulong Ding United Kingdom 93 20.4k 0.8× 12.1k 0.6× 8.5k 1.2× 4.2k 0.6× 6.4k 2.1× 771 35.7k
Omid Mahian Iran 81 12.1k 0.5× 12.4k 0.6× 6.5k 0.9× 4.0k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 275 19.8k
D.D. Ganji Iran 111 26.6k 1.0× 29.8k 1.4× 3.0k 0.4× 18.8k 2.7× 1.1k 0.4× 793 41.3k
Hafız Muhammad Ali Saudi Arabia 87 16.5k 0.7× 9.4k 0.4× 8.0k 1.1× 3.3k 0.5× 3.7k 1.2× 495 24.4k
Dongsheng Wen China 64 9.1k 0.4× 9.0k 0.4× 4.3k 0.6× 3.9k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 395 17.8k
Hakan F. Öztop Türkiye 87 20.9k 0.8× 22.3k 1.0× 5.3k 0.7× 14.9k 2.1× 1.2k 0.4× 734 29.0k
Wen‐Quan Tao China 84 13.7k 0.5× 6.4k 0.3× 5.1k 0.7× 9.7k 1.4× 6.0k 2.0× 766 27.7k
Arash Karimipour Iran 81 9.9k 0.4× 11.4k 0.5× 2.9k 0.4× 4.2k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 280 15.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sakamatapan, Kittipong & Somchai Wongwises. (2025). Experimental investigation of the thermal and hydrodynamic characteristics of Y-shaped bifurcation flow channel heat sinks. International Journal of Thermofluids. 27. 101184–101184.
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Saisorn, Sira, et al.. (2025). Experimental investigation on flow pattern and void fraction for two-phase gas-liquid upflow in a vertical helically coiled micro-channel. International Journal of Thermofluids. 26. 101124–101124. 1 indexed citations
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Asirvatham, Lazarus Godson, et al.. (2024). Experimental investigation on the condensation heat transfer coefficient and frictional pressure drop of R-513A and R-134a in commercial refrigeration tubes. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 229. 125735–125735. 3 indexed citations
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Maadi, Seyed Reza, Robert A. Taylor, Ahmad Arabkoohsar, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive investigation of porous media’s effects on the performance of photovoltaic thermal systems. Applied Thermal Engineering. 245. 122766–122766. 10 indexed citations
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Asirvatham, Lazarus Godson, et al.. (2024). Experimental investigation on the heat transfer performance of flat heat pipe embedded with internally cooled condenser. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 230. 125728–125728. 9 indexed citations
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Asirvatham, Lazarus Godson, et al.. (2024). Heat transfer performance of a multiport mini-channel loop thermosyphon for cooling miniaturized electronic devices. Results in Engineering. 24. 102917–102917.
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Asirvatham, Lazarus Godson, et al.. (2024). Thermal management performance of a novel elliptically grooved flat heat pipe system embedded with internally cooled condenser. Energy Conversion and Management X. 24. 100717–100717. 2 indexed citations
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Sakamatapan, Kittipong, et al.. (2024). Comprehensive examination of topologically optimized thermo-fluid heat sinks. Energy. 298. 131364–131364. 6 indexed citations
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Mehta, Sumit Kumar, et al.. (2024). Insight into the electroosmotic vortex modulated reaction characteristics of viscoplastic fluids. Physics of Fluids. 36(7). 4 indexed citations
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Chimres, Nares, et al.. (2023). Experimental investigation on the condensation of R32 flowing inside alternating cross-section flattened tubes with different aspect ratios. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 214. 124397–124397. 2 indexed citations
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Asirvatham, Lazarus Godson, et al.. (2023). Thermal management strategies and power ratings of electric vehicle motors. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 189. 113874–113874. 29 indexed citations
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Aghel, Babak, et al.. (2022). Review on CO2 capture by blended amine solutions. International journal of greenhouse gas control. 119. 103715–103715. 199 indexed citations breakdown →
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Çolak, Andaç Batur, et al.. (2022). Prediction of nanofluid flows’ optimum velocity in finned tube-in-tube heat exchangers using artificial neural network. Kerntechnik. 88(1). 100–113. 6 indexed citations
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Açıkgöz, Özgen, et al.. (2021). COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW ON THE FLOW CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO-PHASE FLOWS IN INCLINED TUBES. Journal of Thermal Engineering. 7(3). 483–549. 4 indexed citations
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Mesgarpour, Mehrdad, Javad Mohebbi Najm Abad, Rasool Alizadeh, et al.. (2021). Predicting the effects of environmental parameters on the spatio-temporal distribution of the droplets carrying coronavirus in public transport – A machine learning approach. Chemical Engineering Journal. 430. 132761–132761. 45 indexed citations
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Chimres, Nares, et al.. (2018). Absorption refrigeration system using engine exhaust gas as an energy source. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 12. 797–804. 16 indexed citations
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Esfe, Mohammad Hemmat, Hadi Rostamian, Masoud Afrand, & Somchai Wongwises. (2016). Examination of effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on rheological behavior of engine oil (10W40). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(4). 257–263. 11 indexed citations
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Wongwises, Somchai, et al.. (2008). Effects of inlet relative humidity and inlet temperature on the performance of counterflow wet cooling tower based on exergy analysis. Energy Conversion and Management. 49(10). 2795–2800. 62 indexed citations

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