2026 Afzal Suleman: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	37	2362	2205	99	93	295	6288

Research.com Recognitions

The Canadian Academy of Engineering
The Canadian Academy of Engineering
The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Afzal Suleman is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of Engineering, focusing primarily on Aerospace Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, and Civil and Structural Engineering.

Their research covers several key topics, including:

Advanced Aircraft Design and Technologies
Topology Optimization in Engineering
Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control
Aerospace and Aviation Technology
Rocket and Propulsion Systems Research
Advanced Battery Technologies Research
Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization

Frequent publication venues where Afzal Suleman's work appears include:

Journal of Composites Science
Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
Aerospace
International Journal of Aviation Science and Technology
Composite Structures

Co-authors often collaborating with them are:

Frederico Afonso
Abdolrasoul Sohouli
José Vale
Mehmet Yıldız
Fernando Lau

Recent notable publications from Afzal Suleman include:

Strategies towards a more sustainable aviation: A systematic review, 2023, Progress in Aerospace Sciences
A review on the recent developments in thermal management systems for hybrid-electric aircraft, 2023, Applied Thermal Engineering
On the design of environmentally sustainable aircraft for urban air mobility, 2021, Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment
Continuous density-based topology optimization of cracked structures using peridynamics, 2020, Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization
Multi-material topology optimization of structures with discontinuities using Peridynamics, 2020, Composite Structures

Afzal Suleman has been recognized with membership in The Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Best Publications

Design considerations for an automotive magnetorheological brake

Kerem Karakoc;Edward J. Park;Afzal Suleman

347
Citations
A performance evaluation of an automotive magnetorheological brake design with a sliding mode controller

Edward J. Park;Dilian Stoikov;Luis Falcao da Luz;Afzal Suleman

274
Citations
Multi-variable optimization of PEMFC cathodes using an agglomerate model

M. Secanell;K. Karan;A. Suleman;N. Djilali

264
Citations
A robust weakly compressible SPH method and its comparison with an incompressible SPH

Mostafa Safdari Shadloo;Amir Zainali;Mehmet Yildiz;Afzal Suleman

233
Citations
A review on non-linear aeroelasticity of high aspect-ratio wings

Frederico Afonso;José Vale;Éder Oliveira;Fernando Lau

226
Citations
SPH with the multiple boundary tangent method

Mehmet Yıldız;Rusty Rook;Afzal Suleman

216
Citations
Modelling and design of adaptive composite structures

Victor M. Franco Correia;Maria A. Aguiar Gomes;Afzal Suleman;Cristóvão M. Mota Soares

210
Citations
Multidisciplinary design optimization of an automotive magnetorheological brake design

Edward J. Park;Luis Falcão da Luz;Afzal Suleman

202
Citations
Strategies towards a more sustainable aviation: A systematic review

Unknown

197
Citations
A simple finite element formulation for a laminated composite plate with piezoelectric layers

A. Suleman;V.B. Venkayya

158
Citations
Optimization of a Morphing Wing Based on Coupled Aerodynamic and Structural Constraints

P. Gamboa;J. Vale;F. J. P. Lau;A. Suleman

153
Citations
A numerical study of the propulsive efficiency of a flapping hydrofoil

G. Pedro;A. Suleman;N. Djilali

132
Citations
Appointed-time prescribed performance attitude tracking control via double performance functions

Zeyang Yin;Afzal Suleman;Jianjun Luo;Caisheng Wei

130
Citations
Numerical optimization of proton exchange membrane fuel cell cathodes

M. Secanell;B. Carnes;A. Suleman;N. Djilali

125
Citations
Structural optimization with frequency constraints using the finite element force method

R. Sedaghati;A. Suleman;B. Tabarrok

116
Citations
A review on the recent developments in thermal management systems for hybrid-electric aircraft

Unknown

112
Citations
Design of a Morphing Airfoil Using Aerodynamic Shape Optimization

Marc Secanell;Afzal Suleman;Pedro Gamboa

94
Citations
ANALYSIS OF MULTISTABLE VARIABLE STIFFNESS COMPOSITE PLATES

C.S. Sousa;P.P. Camanho;A. Suleman

86
Citations
Microfluidic technologies for anticancer drug studies.

Karolina P. Valente;Sultan Khetani;Ahmad R. Kolahchi;Amir Sanati-Nezhad

82
Citations
Comparison of Surrogate Models in a Multidisciplinary Optimization Framework for Wing Design

Ricardo M. Paiva;André R. D. Carvalho;Curran Crawford;Afzal Suleman

81
Citations
Robust and Reliability-Based Design Optimization Framework for Wing Design

Ricardo M. Paiva;Curran Crawford;Afzal Suleman

75
Citations
Adaptive control of an aeroelastic flight vehicle using piezoelectric actuators

Afzal Suleman;António P Costa

63
Citations
Topology optimization of cracked structures using peridynamics

Adnan Kefal;Abdolrasoul Sohouli;Erkan Oterkus;Mehmet Yildiz

61
Citations
Aero-structural Design Optimization of a Morphing Wingtip:

Luís Falcão;Alexandra A. Gomes;Afzal Suleman

61
Citations
Improved braking torque generation capacity of an eddy current brake with time varying magnetic fields: A numerical study

Kerem Karakoc;Edward J. Park;Afzal Suleman

49
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Curran Crawford University of Victoria

Marc Secanell University of Alberta

Ned Djilali University of Victoria

Alexandre G. Brolo University of Victoria

Mohsen Akbari University of Victoria

Ramin Sedaghati Concordia University

Paulo C. Morais Universidade Católica de Brasília

Pedro P. Camanho University of Porto

James J. Feng University of British Columbia

Kunal Karan University of Calgary

External Links

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