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Engineering and Technology
Malaysia
2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
119
Citations
54406
World Ranking
53
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Malaysia Leader Award

Overview

Kamaruzzaman Sopian is affiliated with the National University of Malaysia and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Engineering and Energy. Their research covers a range of topics centered on renewable energy technologies and thermal systems, with a significant focus on solar energy applications and photovoltaic systems.

Their recent papers include:

  • Review of energy storage services, applications, limitations, and benefits (2020, Energy Reports)
  • Energy storage technologies: An integrated survey of developments, global economical/environmental effects, optimal scheduling model, and sustainable adaption policies (2023, Journal of Energy Storage)
  • A review of dust accumulation and cleaning methods for solar photovoltaic systems (2020, Journal of Cleaner Production)
  • Dust accumulation and aggregation on PV panels: An integrated survey on impacts, mathematical models, cleaning mechanisms, and possible sustainable solution (2023, Solar Energy)
  • Evaluation and comparison of different flow configurations PVT systems in Oman: A numerical and experimental investigation (2020, Solar Energy)

Frequent co-authors with whom Sopian has collaborated include:

  • Ali H.A. Al-Waeli
  • Hussein A. Kazem
  • Adnan Ibrahim
  • Miqdam T. Chaichan
  • Nowshad Amin

The most common publication venues for Sopian's work are:

  • Case Studies in Thermal Engineering (29 publications)
  • Solar Energy (24 publications)
  • Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences (15 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (12 publications)
  • Journal of Energy Storage (11 publications)

Sopian has authored books published by Springer Science+Business Media and Trans Tech Publications Ltd. eBooks, including Photovoltaic Thermal Collectors with Nanofluids and Nano-PCM (2024) and Materials Science and Modern Manufacturing (2021), respectively.

Their main fields of study encompass:

  • Engineering
  • Energy

Within these fields, the subfields of study include:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Biomedical Engineering

Main research topics covered in Sopian's work are:

  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
  • Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
  • Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Solar Cell Performance Optimization

Best Publications

  • Overview of the production of biodiesel from Waste cooking oil

    Zahira Yaakob;Masita Mohammad;Mohammad Alherbawi;Zahangir Alam

  • An overview of solar photovoltaic panels’ end-of-life material recycling

    Md. Shahariar Chowdhury;Md. Shahariar Chowdhury;Kazi Sajedur Rahman;Tanjia Chowdhury;Narissara Nuthammachot

  • Review of energy storage services, applications, limitations, and benefits

    Ahmed Zayed Al Shaqsi;Kamaruzzaman Sopian;Amer Al-Hinai

  • The role of window glazing on daylighting and energy saving in buildings

    W. J. Hee;M. A. Alghoul;B. Bakhtyar;Omkalthum Elayeb

  • Enhance heat transfer for PCM melting in triplex tube with internal-external fins

    Sohif Mat;Abduljalil A. Al-Abidi;Abduljalil A. Al-Abidi;Kamaruzzaman Sopian;M. Y. Sulaiman

  • Review of solar dryers for agricultural and marine products

    Ahmad Fudholi;Kamaruzzaman Sopian;Mohd Hafidz Ruslan;M. A. Alghoul

  • Internal and external fin heat transfer enhancement technique for latent heat thermal energy storage in triplex tube heat exchangers

    Abduljalil A. Al-Abidi;Abduljalil A. Al-Abidi;Sohif Mat;Kamaruzzaman Sopian;M. Y. Sulaiman

  • Performance analysis of photovoltaic thermal (PVT) water collectors

    Ahmad Fudholi;Kamaruzzaman Sopian;Mohammad H. Yazdi;Mohd Hafidz Ruslan

  • Recent advances in flat plate photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) solar collectors

    Adnan Ibrahim;Mohd Yusof Othman;Mohd Hafidz Ruslan;Sohif Mat

  • Review on the development of natural dye photosensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells

    Norasikin Ahmad Ludin;A. M. Al-Alwani Mahmoud;A. M. Al-Alwani Mahmoud;Abu Bakar Mohamad;Abdul Amir H. Kadhum

  • Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) systems: Status and future prospects

    Ali H A Al-Waeli;Kamaruzzaman Sopian;Hussein A. Kazem;Miqdam T. Chaichan

  • Challenges and future developments in proton exchange membrane fuel cells

    Kamaruzzaman Sopian;Wan Ramli Wan Daud

  • Energy storage technologies: An integrated survey of developments, global economical/environmental effects, optimal scheduling model, and sustainable adaption policies

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  • Evaluation of the nanofluid and nano-PCM based photovoltaic thermal (PVT) system: An experimental study

    Ali H.A. Al-Waeli;Kamaruzzaman Sopian;Miqdam T. Chaichan;Hussein A. Kazem

  • Simulation and optimization of a LiBr solar absorption cooling system with evacuated tube collectors

    F. Assilzadeh;S. A. Kalogirou;Y. Ali;Kamaruzzaman Sopian

  • Trombe walls: A review of opportunities and challenges in research and development

    Omidreza Saadatian;Kamaruzzaman Sopian;Chin Haw Lim;Nilofar Asim

  • Geometric and design parameters of fins employed for enhancing thermal energy storage systems: a review

    Ammar M. Abdulateef;Ammar M. Abdulateef;Sohif Mat;Jasim Abdulateef;Jasim Abdulateef;Kamaruzzaman Sopian

  • A review of energy aspects of green roofs

    Omidreza Saadatian;K. Sopian;E. Salleh;C.H. Lim

  • Numerical study of PCM solidification in a triplex tube heat exchanger with internal and external fins

    Abduljalil A. Al-Abidi;Abduljalil A. Al-Abidi;Sohif Mat;Kamaruzzaman Sopian;M. Y. Sulaiman

  • Synthesis and Catalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles for Photochemical Oxidation of Concentrated Chlorophenols under Direct Solar Radiation

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  • An experimental investigation of SiC nanofluid as a base-fluid for a photovoltaic thermal PV/T system

    Ali H A Al-Waeli;Kamaruzzaman Sopian;Miqdam T. Chaichan;Hussein A. Kazem

  • Perspectives of double skin façade systems in buildings and energy saving

    M.A. Shameri;M.A. Alghoul;K. Sopian;M. Fauzi M. Zain

  • Energy potential from municipal solid waste in Malaysia

    Sivapalan Kathirvale;Muhd Noor Muhd Yunus;Kamaruzzaman Sopian;Abdul Halim Samsuddin

Frequent Co-Authors

Nowshad Amin
Nowshad Amin Universiti Tenaga Nasional
Sohif Mat
Sohif Mat National University of Malaysia
Mohd Hafidz Ruslan
Mohd Hafidz Ruslan National University of Malaysia
Ahmad Fudholi
Ahmad Fudholi National University of Malaysia
M. A. Alghoul
M. A. Alghoul King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Hussein A. Kazem
Hussein A. Kazem Sohar University
Nilofar Asim
Nilofar Asim National University of Malaysia
Ali H.A. Al-Waeli
Ali H.A. Al-Waeli American University of Iraq Sulaimani
Tamer Khatib
Tamer Khatib An-Najah National University
Miqdam T. Chaichan
Miqdam T. Chaichan University of Technology- Iraq

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