2026 Alidad Amirfazli: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	47	11138	10760	191	180	199	8135

Overview

Alidad Amirfazli is affiliated with York University in Canada, specializing in fields related to engineering and materials science. Their research contributions span several topics centered on surfaces, coatings, and their applications in various engineering domains.

The main fields of study for Amirfazli include:

Engineering
Materials Science

Their research extends into subfields such as:

Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Computational Mechanics
Biomedical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Aerospace Engineering

Key topics covered by Amirfazli's work are:

Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
Icing and De-icing Technologies
Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics
Aerogels and thermal insulation

Amirfazli has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals. Some of the recent papers include:

Polysiloxane as icephobic materials - The past, present and the future, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
Robust superhydrophobic fabric via UV-accelerated atmospheric deposition of polydopamine and silver nanoparticles for solar evaporation and water/oil separation, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
Recent Advances in Antibacterial Superhydrophobic Coatings, 2021, Advanced Engineering Materials
Recent advances in biosensors for real time monitoring of pH, temperature, and oxygen in chronic wounds, 2023, Materials Today Bio
One-step fabrication of transparent superhydrophobic surface, 2020, Applied Surface Science

Frequent co-authors with whom Amirfazli has collaborated include:

Junfei Ou
Fajun Wang
Xinzuo Fang
Yating Hu
Wen Li

Amirfazli's work has been published regularly in several scholarly venues such as:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Progress in Organic Coatings
Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects
Advanced Engineering Materials
Langmuir

Best Publications

Understanding the effect of superhydrophobic coatings on energy reduction in anti-icing systems

Carlo Antonini;Massimiliano Innocenti;Massimiliano Innocenti;Tobias Horn;Marco Marengo

562
Citations
Contact angles and wettability: towards common and accurate terminology

Abraham Marmur;Claudio Della Volpe;Stefano Siboni;Alidad Amirfazli

490
Citations
Analytical study for atomization of biodiesels and their blends in a typical injector: Surface tension and viscosity effects

C.E. Ejim;B.A. Fleck;A. Amirfazli

454
Citations
Status of the three-phase line tension: a review

A. Amirfazli;A.W. Neumann

443
Citations
Drop impact and wettability: From hydrophilic to superhydrophobic surfaces

Carlo Antonini;Alidad Amirfazli;Marco Marengo

428
Citations
Understanding of sliding and contact angle results in tilted plate experiments

E. Pierce;F.J. Carmona;A. Amirfazli

380
Citations
A thermodynamic approach for determining the contact angle hysteresis for superhydrophobic surfaces.

W. Li;A. Amirfazli

352
Citations
The Cassie equation: how it is meant to be used.

A.J.B. Milne;A. Amirfazli

326
Citations
Anti-icing properties of superhydrophobic ZnO/PDMS composite coating

Chao Yang;Fajun Wang;Wen Li;Junfei Ou

250
Citations
Effect of surfactants on wetting of super-hydrophobic surfaces.

Mohammadi R;Wassink J;Amirfazli A

235
Citations
Microtextured superhydrophobic surfaces: A thermodynamic analysis

W. Li;A. Amirfazli

219
Citations
Drop Shedding by Shear Flow for Hydrophilic to Superhydrophobic Surfaces

A. J. B. Milne;A. Amirfazli

201
Citations
Drop rebound after impact: The role of the receding contact angle

Carlo Antonini;Fabio Villa;Ilaria Bernagozzi;Alidad Amirfazli

191
Citations
Line Tension Measurements through Drop Size Dependence of Contact Angle.

A. Amirfazli;D.Y. Kwok;J. Gaydos;A.W. Neumann

177
Citations
Hierarchical structures for natural superhydrophobic surfaces

Wei Li;Wei Li;A. Amirfazli

174
Citations
General methodology for evaluating the adhesion force of drops and bubbles on solid surfaces.

C. Antonini;F. J. Carmona;E. Pierce;M. Marengo

163
Citations
Contribution of loading conditions and material properties to stress shielding near the tibial component of total knee replacements

Anthony G. Au;V. James Raso;A.B. Liggins;A. Amirfazli

161
Citations
A high-accuracy polynomial fitting approach to determine contact angles

A. Bateni;S.S. Susnar;A. Amirfazli;A.W. Neumann

157
Citations
A novel electro-thermal anti-icing system for fiber-reinforced polymer composite airfoils

M. Mohseni;A. Amirfazli;A. Amirfazli

156
Citations
Droplet impact: Viscosity and wettability effects on splashing.

H. Almohammadi;A. Amirfazli

156
Citations
Polysiloxane as icephobic materials – the past, present and the future

Yizhi Zhuo;Senbo Xiao;Alidad Amirfazli;Jianying He

151
Citations
Fabrication of superhydrophobic surfaces of n-hexatriacontane.

Tavana H;Amirfazli A;Neumann Aw

143
Citations
Investigation of ice shedding properties of superhydrophobic coatings on helicopter blades

Stefania Tarquini;Stefania Tarquini;Carlo Antonini;Carlo Antonini;Alidad Amirfazli;Marco Marengo

140
Citations
Droplet impact onto a solid sphere: Effect of wettability and impact velocity

S. A. Banitabaei;A. Amirfazli

137
Citations
Effect of electric fields on contact angle and surface tension of drops.

A. Bateni;S. Laughton;H. Tavana;S.S. Susnar

128
Citations
Understanding pattern collapse in photolithography process due to capillary forces.

S. Farshid Chini;A. Amirfazli

118
Citations
Recent Advances in Antibacterial Superhydrophobic Coatings

Yanlong Zhan;Yanlong Zhan;Sirong Yu;Alidad Amirfazli;Abdul Rahim Siddiqui

115
Citations
Robust superhydrophobic fabric via UV-accelerated atmospheric deposition of polydopamine and silver nanoparticles for solar evaporation and water/oil separation

Hongliang Zhang;Junfei Ou;Xinzuo Fang;Sheng Lei

112
Citations