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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Saudi Arabia
2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 72 332 303 2 2 869 24117

Ilyas Khan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ilyas Khan between 1976 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ilyas Khan published across 51 years, from 1976 to 2026, averaging 21.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 161 publications in 2020. 90 of the 1,104 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 161. Peak 161 publications in 2020. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 5 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 36 publications 2017: 60 publications 2018: 77 publications 2019: 114 publications 2020: 161 publications 2021: 141 publications 2022: 143 publications 2023: 109 publications 2024: 109 publications 2025: 89 publications 2026: 1 publication
1976 2026

1,104 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ilyas Khan: publications per year, 1976 to 2026
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 1
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1
2009 1
2010 5
2011 6
2012 3
2013 6
2014 12
2015 27
2016 36
2017 60
2018 77
2019 114
2020 161
2021 141
2022 143
2023 109
2024 109
2025 89
2026 1
Total 1,104
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Ilyas Khan publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ilyas Khan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 659+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 869 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100 869
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Ilyas Khan D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ilyas Khan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19 72
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Saudi Arabia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Saudi Arabia Leader Award

Overview

Ilyas Khan is affiliated with Majmaah University in Saudi Arabia and has a prolific output in the field of engineering, with a focus on biomedical and mechanical engineering, computational mechanics, and modeling and simulation. Their research spans a variety of subfields that include statistical and nonlinear physics, contributing to a broad understanding of complex engineering problems.

The scientist's primary research topics include:

  • Nanofluid flow and heat transfer
  • Heat transfer mechanisms
  • Fluid dynamics and turbulent flows
  • Fractional differential equations solutions
  • Heat transfer and optimization
  • Rheology and fluid dynamics studies
  • Mathematical and theoretical epidemiology and ecology models

Ilyas Khan's recent scholarly publications demonstrate a consistent focus on thermal engineering and fluid dynamics. Notable papers include:

  • Heat and mass transfer in MHD Williamson nanofluid flow over an exponentially porous stretching surface, 2021, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
  • A novel feature engineered-CatBoost-based supervised machine learning framework for electricity theft detection, 2021, Energy Reports
  • Jaya optimization algorithm for transient response and stability enhancement of a fractional-order PID based automatic voltage regulator system, 2020, Alexandria Engineering Journal
  • Darcy-Forchheimer relation in Casson type MHD nanofluid flow over non-linear stretching surface, 2020, Propulsion and Power Research
  • Mass-based hybrid nanofluid model for entropy generation analysis of flow upon a convectively-warmed moving wedge, 2022, Chinese Journal of Physics

Their prolific publishing record appears across frequent venues that include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
  • Mathematical Problems in Engineering
  • Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences
  • Computers, materials & continua/Computers, materials & continua (Print)

Collaboration is an evident feature of their research outputs. The scientist frequently co-authors with:

  • Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar
  • Farhad Ali
  • Adnan Abbasi
  • Umar Khan
  • Dumitru Băleanu

Their work largely deals with theoretical and applied aspects of engineering challenges involving heat and mass transfer, fluid flow dynamics, and optimization models. The integration of machine learning frameworks and fractional-order control algorithms in their research indicates an interdisciplinary approach to contemporary engineering problems.

Best Publications

  • Unsteady mhd free convection flow of casson fluid past over an oscillating vertical plate embedded in a porous medium

    Asma Khalid;Ilyas Khan;Arshad Khan;Sharidan Shafie

  • Comparison and analysis of the Atangana–Baleanu and Caputo–Fabrizio fractional derivatives for generalized Casson fluid model with heat generation and chemical reaction

    Nadeem Ahmad Sheikh;Farhad Ali;Muhammad Saqib;Ilyas Khan

  • Magnetic field effect on blood flow of Casson fluid in axisymmetric cylindrical tube: A fractional model

    Farhad Ali;Nadeem Ahmad Sheikh;Ilyas Khan;Muhammad Saqib

  • Application of Caputo-Fabrizio derivatives to MHD free convection flow of generalized Walters’-B fluid model

    Farhad Ali;Muhammad Saqib;Ilyas Khan;Nadeem Ahmad Sheikh

  • Heat transfer analysis in a second grade fluid over and oscillating vertical plate using fractional Caputo–Fabrizio derivatives

    Nehad Ali Shah;Ilyas Khan

  • Energy Transfer in Mixed Convection MHD Flow of Nanofluid Containing Different Shapes of Nanoparticles in a Channel Filled with Saturated Porous Medium

    Gul Aaiza;Ilyas Khan;Sharidan Shafie

  • Effects of slip condition and Newtonian heating on MHD flow of Casson fluid over a nonlinearly stretching sheet saturated in a porous medium

    Imran Ullah;Sharidan Shafie;Ilyas Khan

  • Convection Heat Transfer in Micropolar Nanofluids with Oxide Nanoparticles in Water, Kerosene and Engine Oil

    Abid Hussanan;Mohd Zuki Salleh;Ilyas Khan;Sharidan Shafie

  • Magnetohydrodynamic Nanoliquid Thin Film Sprayed on a Stretching Cylinder with Heat Transfer

    Noor Saeed Khan;Taza Gul;Saeed Islam;Ilyas Khan

  • Heat and mass transfer in MHD Williamson nanofluid flow over an exponentially porous stretching surface

    Yi-Xia Li;Mohammed Hamed Alshbool;Yu-Pei Lv;Ilyas Khan

  • Heat Transfer in a Micropolar Fluid over a Stretching Sheet with Newtonian Heating

    Muhammad Qasim;Ilyas Khan;Sharidan Shafie

  • Heat transfer enhancement in free convection flow of CNTs Maxwell nanofluids with four different types of molecular liquids

    Sidra Aman;Ilyas Khan;Zulkhibri Ismail;Mohd Zuki Salleh

  • Impact of Lorentz forces on Fe3O4-water ferrofluid entropy and exergy treatment within a permeable semi annulus

    Mohsen Sheikholeslami;Ahmad Arabkoohsar;Ilyas Khan;Ahmad Shafee

  • Unsteady boundary layer MHD free convection flow in a porous medium with constant mass diffusion and Newtonian heating

    Abid Hussanan;Zulkhibri Ismail;Ilyas Khan;Atheer G. Hussein

  • A novel feature engineered-CatBoost-based supervised machine learning framework for electricity theft detection

    Saddam Hussain;Mohd. Wazir Mustafa;Touqeer A. Jumani;Shadi Khan Baloch

  • Unsteady boundary layer flow and heat transfer of a Casson fluid past an oscillating vertical plate with Newtonian heating.

    Abid Hussanan;Mohd Zuki Salleh;Razman Mat Tahar;Ilyas Khan

  • Heat transfer and second order slip effect on MHD flow of fractional Maxwell fluid in a porous medium

    Sidra Aman;Qasem Al-Mdallal;Ilyas Khan

  • Heat and mass transport of differential type fluid with non-integer order time-fractional Caputo derivatives

    M.A. Imran;I. Khan;M. Ahmad;N.A. Shah

  • Exact solutions for free convection flow of nanofluids with ramped wall temperature

    Asma Khalid;Ilyas Khan;Sharidan Shafie

  • Heat Transfer in MHD Mixed Convection Flow of a Ferrofluid along a Vertical Channel.

    Aaiza Gul;Ilyas Khan;Sharidan Shafie;Asma Khalid;Asma Khalid

  • Uniform magnetic force impact on water based nanofluid thermal behavior in a porous enclosure with ellipse shaped obstacle

    M. Sheikholeslami;Zahir Shah;Ahmad Shafee;Ilyas Khan

  • Jaya optimization algorithm for transient response and stability enhancement of a fractional-order PID based automatic voltage regulator system

    Touqeer Ahmed Jumani;Touqeer Ahmed Jumani;Mohd. Wazir Mustafa;Zohaib Hussain;Zohaib Hussain;Madihah Md. Rasid

  • Application of Atangana-Baleanu fractional derivative to convection flow of MHD Maxwell fluid in a porous medium over a vertical plate

    K.A. Abro;I. Khan;A. Tassaddiq

Frequent Co-Authors

Sharidan Shafie
Sharidan Shafie University of Technology Malaysia
Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar
Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University
Saeed Islam
Saeed Islam Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan
El-Sayed M. Sherif
El-Sayed M. Sherif King Saud University
Iskander Tlili
Iskander Tlili Majmaah University
Syed Tauseef Mohyud-Din
Syed Tauseef Mohyud-Din HITEC University
Dumitru Baleanu
Dumitru Baleanu Lebanese American University
Nehad Ali Shah
Nehad Ali Shah Sejong University
Waqar A. Khan
Waqar A. Khan Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University
Ali Saleh Alshomrani
Ali Saleh Alshomrani King Abdulaziz University

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