Talib Dbouk

2.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
56 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Talib Dbouk is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Talib Dbouk has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Computational Mechanics, 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 11 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Talib Dbouk's work include Heat Transfer and Optimization (13 papers), Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (10 papers) and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (9 papers). Talib Dbouk is often cited by papers focused on Heat Transfer and Optimization (13 papers), Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (10 papers) and Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (9 papers). Talib Dbouk collaborates with scholars based in France, Cyprus and Lebanon. Talib Dbouk's co-authors include Dimitris Drikakis, J.‐L. Harion, Laurent Lobry, Élisabeth Lemaire, Dingbiao Wang, Charbel Habchi, Guanghui Wang, Samer Ali, Peng Xu and F. Moukalled and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, Scientific Reports and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Talib Dbouk

52 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

On coughing and airborne droplet transmission to humans

2020 425 citations Talib Dbouk, Dimitris Drikakis Physics of Fluids profile →
A review about the engineering design of optimal heat transfer systems using topology optimization

2016 332 citations Talib Dbouk Applied Thermal Engineering profile →
On respiratory droplets and face masks

2020 263 citations Talib Dbouk, Dimitris Drikakis Physics of Fluids profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Talib Dbouk France	18	822	409	372	347	331	56	2.0k
Xiangdong Li China	31	978 1.2×	697 1.7×	203 0.5×	512 1.5×	355 1.1×	184	3.0k
İsmail Çelik United States	27	746 0.9×	380 0.9×	165 0.4×	1.8k 5.1×	350 1.1×	135	4.1k
Daniel Wei United States	22	546 0.7×	273 0.7×	55 0.1×	162 0.5×	189 0.6×	63	1.4k
Ugo Galvanetto Italy	36	315 0.4×	640 1.6×	2.1k 5.6×	599 1.7×	216 0.7×	153	4.0k
Georgios C. Georgiou Cyprus	31	167 0.2×	354 0.9×	150 0.4×	1.4k 4.1×	195 0.6×	164	2.9k
Thomas H. Kuehn United States	28	341 0.4×	1.3k 3.2×	77 0.2×	1.4k 4.1×	215 0.6×	122	3.5k
Naiping Gao China	37	1.9k 2.3×	491 1.2×	79 0.2×	211 0.6×	457 1.4×	129	3.7k
Mehrdad Massoudi United States	33	323 0.4×	1.1k 2.7×	329 0.9×	1.8k 5.2×	491 1.5×	197	3.7k
Se‐Jin Yook South Korea	32	160 0.2×	2.3k 5.6×	169 0.5×	1.8k 5.0×	588 1.8×	209	4.3k
Tao Jin China	26	190 0.2×	1.2k 3.0×	203 0.5×	231 0.7×	63 0.2×	154	2.2k

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Dbouk, Talib, et al.. (2025). CFD analysis of fine clay particles dispersion from a truck operating on unpaved roads. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 16(3). 102408–102408. 1 indexed citations

Shadloo, Mostafa Safdari, et al.. (2025). A Review on Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Coupled Heat and Mass Transfer in Fixed Beds of Adsorbing Porous Media. Energies. 18(24). 6418–6418.

Wang, Dingbao, Chen Yang, Guanghui Wang, Yi Li, & Talib Dbouk. (2025). Innovative Designs of 3D Heat Sinks by Topology Optimization. Journal of Mechanical Design. 147(8). 3 indexed citations

Yang, Chen, Dingbiao Wang, Samer Ali, et al.. (2025). Topology optimization of heat sinks for an enhanced cooling of solar photovoltaic panels. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 167. 109382–109382.

Dbouk, Talib & Dimitris Drikakis. (2024). Flow and plants. Physics of Fluids. 36(11).

Ali, Samer, et al.. (2024). Thermo-hydraulic performance of concentric tube heat exchangers with turbulent flow: Predictive correlations and iterative methods for pumping power and heat transfer. International Journal of Thermofluids. 24. 100898–100898. 1 indexed citations

Yang, Chen, et al.. (2024). Topology optimization of rectangular parallel plate heat exchanger unit. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 208. 109503–109503. 12 indexed citations

Dbouk, Talib, et al.. (2024). Multiobjective optimization of Vortex Generators for heat transfer enhancement in turbulent flows. International Journal of Thermofluids. 22. 100633–100633. 8 indexed citations

Ali, Samer, Talib Dbouk, Guanghui Wang, Dingbiao Wang, & Dimitris Drikakis. (2023). Advancing thermal performance through vortex generators morphing. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 368–368. 11 indexed citations

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Ali, Samer, Talib Dbouk, Mahmoud Khaled, Jalal Faraj, & Dimitris Drikakis. (2023). Morphing optimization of flow and heat transfer in concentric tube heat exchangers. Physics of Fluids. 35(9). 7 indexed citations

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Ali, Samer, et al.. (2023). Surrogate-based optimization of the attack and inclination angles of a delta winglet pair vortex generator in turbulent channel flow. International Journal of Thermofluids. 20. 100473–100473. 9 indexed citations

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Dbouk, Talib, F. Roger, & Dimitris Drikakis. (2021). Reducing indoor virus transmission using air purifiers. Physics of Fluids. 33(10). 103301–103301. 20 indexed citations

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Dbouk, Talib & Dimitris Drikakis. (2021). Endotracheal Tubes Design: The Role of Tube Bending. Symmetry. 13(8). 1503–1503. 1 indexed citations

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Dbouk, Talib, et al.. (2021). Airborne infection risk during open-air cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Emergency Medicine Journal. 38(9). 673–678.

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Dbouk, Talib & Dimitris Drikakis. (2020). On coughing and airborne droplet transmission to humans. Physics of Fluids. 32(5). 53310–53310. 425 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dbouk, Talib, et al.. (2020). Modeling of buoyancy-driven thermal convection in immersed granular beds. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 134. 103471–103471. 1 indexed citations

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Dbouk, Talib, et al.. (2020). Liquid–solid two-phase jet in a turbulent crossflow: Experiments and simulations. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 155. 156–171. 9 indexed citations

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Dbouk, Talib, et al.. (2017). Topology optimization of conductive heat transfer devices: An experimental investigation. Applied Thermal Engineering. 131. 390–411. 47 indexed citations

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Dbouk, Talib, Pierre Montmitonnet, & Nicolas Legrand. (2014). Two-Dimensional Roll Bite Model with Lubrication for Cold Strip Rolling. Advanced materials research. 966-967. 48–62. 4 indexed citations

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Dbouk, Talib, Laurent Lobry, & Élisabeth Lemaire. (2013). Normal stresses in concentrated non-Brownian suspensions. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 715. 239–272. 100 indexed citations

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