Z. Khalili

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 967 citations indexed

About

Z. Khalili is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Z. Khalili has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 967 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 13 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 7 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Z. Khalili's work include Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (27 papers), Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (13 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (9 papers). Z. Khalili is often cited by papers focused on Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (27 papers), Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (13 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (9 papers). Z. Khalili collaborates with scholars based in Iran, United States and Italy. Z. Khalili's co-authors include M. Sheikholeslami, M. Sheikholeslami, Paolo Scardi, Narges Ataollahi, Fatemeh Salehi and Elham Azizi and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Scientific Reports and Renewable Energy.

In The Last Decade

Z. Khalili

26 papers receiving 939 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.

Environmental and energy assessment of photovoltaic-thermal system combined with a reflector supported by nanofluid filter and a sustainable thermoelectric generator

2024 106 citations M. Sheikholeslami, Z. Khalili et al. Journal of Cleaner Production profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Z. Khalili Iran	17	562	509	266	149	129	27	967
Aliakbar Akbarzadeh Australia	19	564 1.0×	541 1.1×	165 0.6×	89 0.6×	97 0.8×	56	1.0k
H.A. Refaey Egypt	17	563 1.0×	481 0.9×	147 0.6×	100 0.7×	134 1.0×	64	912
Seyed Ali Agha Mirjalily Iran	15	379 0.7×	587 1.2×	114 0.4×	88 0.6×	106 0.8×	39	917
Guoying Xu China	15	606 1.1×	680 1.3×	275 1.0×	115 0.8×	51 0.4×	37	1.0k
Erdem Çiftçi Türkiye	20	816 1.5×	448 0.9×	463 1.7×	73 0.5×	104 0.8×	42	1.1k
Ehsan Ebrahimnia-Bajestan Iran	15	610 1.1×	940 1.8×	662 2.5×	267 1.8×	166 1.3×	26	1.6k
Mohsen Ghazikhani Iran	16	441 0.8×	441 0.9×	315 1.2×	209 1.4×	114 0.9×	51	1.0k
Abdulrahman A. Alrobaian Saudi Arabia	16	494 0.9×	279 0.5×	138 0.5×	212 1.4×	66 0.5×	34	862
Shen Du China	14	391 0.7×	499 1.0×	174 0.7×	109 0.7×	226 1.8×	39	783
Muhammad Anser Bashir Pakistan	18	722 1.3×	628 1.2×	298 1.1×	200 1.3×	78 0.6×	31	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Z. Khalili

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sheikholeslami, M. & Z. Khalili. (2025). Simulation of a photovoltaic panel with a novel cooling duct using ternary nanofluid and integrated with a thermoelectric generator. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 170. 105982–105982. 17 indexed citations

Khalili, Z., M. Sheikholeslami, Paolo Scardi, & Narges Ataollahi. (2024). Influence of nanoparticles on melting of paraffin through a thermoelectric-photovoltaic unit in presence of spectral filter and reflectors. Journal of Energy Storage. 98. 113023–113023. 13 indexed citations

Sheikholeslami, M., Z. Khalili, Paolo Scardi, & Narges Ataollahi. (2024). Environmental and energy assessment of photovoltaic-thermal system combined with a reflector supported by nanofluid filter and a sustainable thermoelectric generator. Journal of Cleaner Production. 438. 140659–140659. 106 indexed citations breakdown →

Sheikholeslami, M., et al.. (2024). Optimizing solar panel performance: a novel algorithm incorporating a duct with helical tape filled with a mixture of water and hybrid nano-powders. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 149(24). 14753–14767. 1 indexed citations

Sheikholeslami, M., et al.. (2024). Optimizing the efficiency of photovoltaic-thermoelectric systems equipped with hybrid nanofluid channels: Environmental and economic considerations. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 194. 497–510. 8 indexed citations

Sheikholeslami, M., et al.. (2024). Simulation of sustainable solar thermal storage system involving photovoltaic panel equipped with nanofluid-based splitter considering self-cleaning coating. Sustainable Cities and Society. 119. 106100–106100. 27 indexed citations

Sheikholeslami, M., et al.. (2024). Optimizing solar panel performance with new algorithm incorporating duct with helical tape and hybrid nanofluid. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 167. 105908–105908. 11 indexed citations

Sheikholeslami, M. & Z. Khalili. (2024). Enhancing photovoltaic solar panel performance with integration of PCM-based spectral filter and self-cleaning coating. Journal of Building Engineering. 94. 110019–110019. 55 indexed citations

Sheikholeslami, M. & Z. Khalili. (2024). Energy management of a concentrated photovoltaic−thermal unit utilizing nanofluid jet impingement in existence of thermoelectric module. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics. 18(1). 13 indexed citations

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Sheikholeslami, M., Z. Khalili, Paolo Scardi, & Narges Ataollahi. (2023). Concentrated solar photovoltaic cell equipped with thermoelectric layer in presence of nanofluid flow within porous heat sink: Impact of dust accumulation. Sustainable Cities and Society. 98. 104866–104866. 82 indexed citations

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Sheikholeslami, M., et al.. (2023). Influence of self-cleaning coating on performance of photovoltaic solar system utilizing mixture of phase change material and Graphene nanoparticle. Journal of Building Engineering. 77. 107540–107540. 59 indexed citations

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Khalili, Z. & M. Sheikholeslami. (2023). Simulation of photovoltaic thermal solar system with new technique for improving electrical performance. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 148(21). 11969–11980. 13 indexed citations

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Sheikholeslami, M. & Z. Khalili. (2023). Investigation of solar photovoltaic-thermoelectric system for building unit in presence of helical tapes and jet impingement of hybrid nanomaterial. Journal of Building Engineering. 74. 106871–106871. 57 indexed citations

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Sheikholeslami, M. & Z. Khalili. (2023). Simulation for impact of nanofluid spectral splitter on efficiency of concentrated solar photovoltaic thermal system. Sustainable Cities and Society. 101. 105139–105139. 109 indexed citations

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Sheikholeslami, M. & Z. Khalili. (2023). Investigation of solar Photovoltaic cell utilizing hybrid nanofluid confined jet and helical fins for improving electrical efficiency in existence of thermoelectric module. Applied Thermal Engineering. 234. 121329–121329. 46 indexed citations

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Khalili, Z. & M. Sheikholeslami. (2023). Numerical modeling for efficiency of solar cell module combined with TEG involving Fe3O4-water nanofluid utilizing MHD. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 580. 170950–170950. 24 indexed citations

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Khalili, Z. & M. Sheikholeslami. (2023). Analyzing the effect of confined jet impingement on efficiency of photovoltaic thermal solar unit equipped with thermoelectric generator in existence of hybrid nanofluid. Journal of Cleaner Production. 406. 137063–137063. 32 indexed citations

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Khalili, Z., et al.. (2023). Hybrid nanofluid flow within cooling tube of photovoltaic-thermoelectric solar unit. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 8202–8202. 26 indexed citations

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Sheikholeslami, M. & Z. Khalili. (2023). Investigation of nanofluid cooling influence on energy performance of photovoltaic-thermoelectric module. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 149(1). 495–503. 17 indexed citations

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Khalili, Z. & M. Sheikholeslami. (2023). Investigation of photovoltaic solar cell with the complex cooling system. Waves in Random and Complex Media. 1–13. 1 indexed citations

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