2026 Khalid Lafdi: 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	40	12795	12378	529	508	193	7584

Overview

Khalid Lafdi is affiliated with Northumbria University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Pollution, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, and Mechanics of Materials.

The main topics explored in their work cover a wide range of areas related to advanced materials and their applications. These topics include:

Smart Materials for Construction
Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
Conducting Polymers and Applications
Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
Graphene Research and Applications

Khalid Lafdi has contributed to scientific literature with several recent papers, illustrating their ongoing engagement with evolving materials technologies. Notable publications include:

"The Effect of Agglomeration on the Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Matrix Nanocomposites Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes" (2022) published in Polymers
"Effect of nanofiller morphology on the electrical conductivity of polymer nanocomposites" (2021) published in Nano Express
"Electrosynthesis of hierarchical Cu2O-Cu(OH)2 nanodendrites supported on carbon nanofibers/poly(para-phenylenediamine) nanocomposite as high-efficiency catalysts for methanol electrooxidation" (2021) published in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
"Antibacterial Character of Cationic Polymers Attached to Carbon-Based Nanomaterials" (2020) published in Nanomaterials
"Conductivity Behaviour under Pressure of Copper Micro-Additive/Polyurethane Composites (Experiment and Modelling)" (2022) published in Polymers

The frequent publication venues where Khalid Lafdi's work appears include:

Materials Today Proceedings
Polymers
Journal of Composite Materials
Smart Materials and Structures
Materials Science and Engineering B

Collaboration appears to be a significant aspect of their research practice. Frequent co-authors include Mostapha Tarfaoui, Yumna Qureshi, Sebastian Tamayo-Vegas, Khalil K. Lafdi, and Ali A. Muhsan. These collaborations reflect a networked approach to investigation in materials science and engineering topics.

Best Publications

Effect of carbon nanofiber additives on thermal behavior of phase change materials

Ahmed Elgafy;Khalid Lafdi;Khalid Lafdi

515
Citations
Numerical Study for Enhancing the Thermal Conductivity of Phase Change Material (PCM) Storage using High Thermal Conductivity Porous Matrix

Osama Mesalam Mesalhy;Khalid Lafdi;Ahmed Elgafy;Keith Bowman

486
Citations
Use of exfoliated graphite filler to enhance polymer physical properties

Bryan Debelak;Khalid Lafdi

450
Citations
Experimental Study on the Influence of Foam Porosity and Pore Size on the Melting of Phase Change Materials

Khalid Lafdi;Osama Mesalam Mesalhy;Shadab Shaikh

335
Citations
Carbon nanoadditives to enhance latent energy storage of phase change materials

Shadab Shaikh;Khalid Lafdi;Kevin P. Hallinan

294
Citations
Graphite foams infiltrated with phase change materials as alternative materials for space and terrestrial thermal energy storage applications

Khalid Lafdi;Osama Mesalam Mesalhy;Ahmed Elgafy

284
Citations
Health monitoring of structural composites with embedded carbon nanotube coated glass fiber sensors

James Sebastian;Norman Schehl;Michael Bouchard;Matthew Boehle

232
Citations
Purification process for single-wall carbon nanotubes

Karla L Strong;David P Anderson;Khalid Lafdi;John N Kuhn

225
Citations
Carbon Foam Matrices Saturated with PCM for Thermal Protection Purposes

Osama Mesalam Mesalhy;Khalid Lafdi;Khalid Lafdi;Ahmed Elgafy

223
Citations
Mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes based polymer composites

M. Tarfaoui;K. Lafdi;A. El Moumen

218
Citations
Effect of Porosity and Crystallinity on 3D Printed PLA Properties.

Yuhan Liao;Chang Liu;Bartolomeo Coppola;Giuseppina Barra

212
Citations
Effective de-icing skin using graphene-based flexible heater

L. Vertuccio;F. De Santis;R. Pantani;Khalid Lafdi

191
Citations
Thermal conductivity improvement in carbon nanoparticle doped PAO oil: An experimental study

Shadab Shaikh;Khalid Lafdi;Rengasamy Ponnappan

184
Citations
Additive manufacturing of polymer composites: Processing and modeling approaches

A. El Moumen;Mostapha Tarfaoui;Khalid Lafdi

169
Citations
Flexibility of graphene layers in carbon nanotubes

J.F. Despres;E. Daguerre;K. Lafdi

169
Citations
Recent progress in nanocomposites based on conducting polymer: application as electrochemical sensors

Mama El Rhazi;Sanaa Majid;Miloud Elbasri;Fatima Ezzahra Salih

160
Citations
The role of carbon nanofiber defects on the electrical and mechanical properties of CNF-based resins.

Liberata Guadagno;Marialuigia Raimondo;Vittoria Vittoria;Luigi Vertuccio

149
Citations
Effect of particle dimension on biocompatibility of carbon nanomaterials

Christin Grabinski;Christin Grabinski;Saber M. Hussain;Khalid Lafdi;Laura Braydich-Stolle

142
Citations
Multi-scale mechanics of nanocomposites including interface: Experimental and numerical investigation

Valeriy Buryachenko;Ajit Roy;Khalid Lafdi;Kelly L. Anderson

141
Citations
The Effect of Agglomeration on the Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Matrix Nanocomposites Reinforced with Carbon Nanotubes

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138
Citations
Effect of multiple phase change materials (PCMs) slab configurations on thermal energy storage

Shadab Shaikh;Khalid Lafdi;Khalid Lafdi

137
Citations
The effect of a CNT interface on the thermal resistance of contacting surfaces

Shadab Shaikh;Khalid Lafdi;Edward Silverman

123
Citations
Thermal conductivity of an aligned carbon nanotube array

Shadab Shaikh;Lingchuan Li;Khalid Lafdi;J. Huie

122
Citations
Modelling of the temperature and residual stress fields during 3D printing of polymer composites

A. El Moumen;Mostapha Tarfaoui;Khalid Lafdi

118
Citations