World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 36 8813 8494 75 72 86 4085

Nikos Nikolopoulos publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Nikos Nikolopoulos between 2005 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Nikos Nikolopoulos published across 22 years, from 2005 to 2026, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2023. 12 of the 132 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2023. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 1 publication
2005 2026

132 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Nikos Nikolopoulos: publications per year, 2005 to 2026
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 1
2007 2
2008 0
2009 2
2010 6
2011 6
2012 7
2013 6
2014 4
2015 5
2016 5
2017 5
2018 7
2019 7
2020 8
2021 6
2022 10
2023 16
2024 16
2025 11
2026 1
Total 132
Download as CSV

Nikos Nikolopoulos publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Nikos Nikolopoulos sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 78–87 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 86 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190 86
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
Download as CSV

Nikos Nikolopoulos D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 36 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311 36
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
Download as CSV

Overview

Nikos Nikolopoulos is affiliated with the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas in Greece. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant emphasis on mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, building and construction, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as computational mechanics. The breadth of research spans several main topics including building energy and comfort optimization, integrated energy systems optimization, phase change materials research, adsorption and cooling systems, thermochemical biomass conversion processes, thermodynamic and exergetic analyses of power and cooling systems, and sustainable building design and assessment.

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications across various academic venues, with frequent appearances in the journal Energies, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Energy Storage, Fuel, and Sustainability.

  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
  • Sustainable Building Design and Assessment

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Computational Mechanics

  • Energies
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • Fuel
  • Sustainability

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nikos Nikolopoulos cover a range of topics related to energy systems, sustainable building assessment, fuel technologies, and electrical engineering, including:

  • Biomass Availability in Europe as an Alternative Fuel for Full Conversion of Lignite Power Plants: A Critical Review, 2020, Energies
  • Αn integrated life cycle assessment and life cycle costing approach towards sustainable building renovation via a dynamic online tool, 2023, Applied Energy
  • Smart readiness indicator evaluation and cost estimation of smart retrofitting scenarios - A comparative case-study in European residential buildings, 2022, Sustainable Cities and Society
  • Numerical investigation of heavy fuel oil droplet breakup enhancement with water emulsions, 2020, Fuel
  • Solid State Transformers: A Critical Review of Projects with Relevant Prototypes and Demonstrators, 2023, Electronics

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Petros Iliadis, Konstantinos Atsonios, Myrto Zeneli, Komninos Angelakoglou, and Dimitrios Rakopoulos, reflecting ongoing partnerships in research.

Best Publications

  • Dynamics of water droplets detached from porous surfaces of relevance to PEM fuel cells.

    A. Theodorakakos;T. Ous;M. Gavaises;J.M. Nouri

  • A numerical investigation of the evaporation process of a liquid droplet impinging onto a hot substrate

    N. Nikolopoulos;A. Theodorakakos;G. Bergeles

  • Smart energy management algorithm for load smoothing and peak shaving based on load forecasting of an island’s power system

    Spyridon Chapaloglou;Athanasios Nesiadis;Petros Iliadis;Konstantinos Atsonios

  • A numerical investigation of central binary collision of droplets

    N. Nikolopoulos;K.-S. Nikas;K.-S. Nikas;G. Bergeles

  • Numerical investigation of the oxy-fuel combustion in large scale boilers adopting the ECO-Scrub technology

    Nikos Nikolopoulos;Aristeidis Nikolopoulos;Emmanouil Karampinis;Panagiotis Grammelis

  • Integration of calcium looping technology in existing cement plant for CO2 capture: Process modeling and technical considerations

    K. Atsonios;P. Grammelis;S.K. Antiohos;N. Nikolopoulos

  • High-resolution 3-D full-loop simulation of a CFB carbonator cold model

    A. Nikolopoulos;N. Nikolopoulos;A. Charitos;P. Grammelis

  • Three-dimensional numerical investigation of a droplet impinging normally onto a wall film

    N. Nikolopoulos;A. Theodorakakos;G. Bergeles

  • The Smart City Business Model Canvas-A Smart City Business Modeling Framework and Practical Tool

    Paraskevi Giourka;Mark W. J. L. Sanders;Komninos Angelakoglou;Dionysis Pramangioulis

  • Numerical investigation Greek lignite/cardoon co-firing in a tangentially fired furnace

    E. Karampinis;N. Nikolopoulos;A. Nikolopoulos;P. Grammelis

  • Calcium looping for CO2 capture from a lignite fired power plant

    Ilias Vorrias;Konstantinos Atsonios;Aristeidis Nikolopoulos;Nikos Nikolopoulos

  • Numerical study of a naturally cross-ventilated building

    K.-S. Nikas;N. Nikolopoulos;A. Nikolopoulos

  • An advanced EMMS scheme for the prediction of drag coefficient under a 1.2 MWth CFBC isothermal flow—Part II: Numerical implementation

    A. Nikolopoulos;K. Atsonios;N. Nikolopoulos;P. Grammelis

  • Normal impingement of a droplet onto a wall film: a numerical investigation

    N. Nikolopoulos;A. Theodorakakos;G. Bergeles

  • Off-centre binary collision of droplets: A numerical investigation

    N. Nikolopoulos;A. Theodorakakos;G. Bergeles

  • Predicting droplet deformation and breakup for moderate Weber numbers

    George Strotos;Ilias Malgarinos;Nikos Nikolopoulos;Manolis Gavaises

  • Numerical investigation and comparison of coarse grain CFD – DEM and TFM in the case of a 1 MWth fluidized bed carbonator simulation

    A. Nikolopoulos;Alexander Stroh;M. Zeneli;F. Alobaid

  • Numerical investigation of Solid Recovered Fuels’ co-firing with brown coal in large scale boilers – Evaluation of different co-combustion modes

    Michalis Agraniotis;Nikos Nikolopoulos;Aris Nikolopoulos;Panagiotis Grammelis

  • Biomass Availability in Europe as an Alternative Fuel for Full Conversion of Lignite Power Plants: A Critical Review

    Vasiliki Tzelepi;Myrto Zeneli;Dimitrios-Sotirios Kourkoumpas;Emmanouil Karampinis

  • A Methodological Framework for the Selection of Key Performance Indicators to Assess Smart City Solutions

    Komninos Angelakoglou;Nikos Nikolopoulos;Paraskevi Giourka;Inger-Lise Svensson

  • Application of an advanced coupled EMMS-TFM model to a pilot scale CFB carbonator

    M. Zeneli;A. Nikolopoulos;N. Nikolopoulos;P. Grammelis

  • Predicting the evaporation rate of stationary droplets with the VOF methodology for a wide range of ambient temperature conditions

    George Strotos;Ilias Malgarinos;Nikos Nikolopoulos;Manolis Gavaises

Frequent Co-Authors

Panagiotis Grammelis
Panagiotis Grammelis Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
Emmanuel Kakaras
Emmanuel Kakaras National Technical University of Athens
Sotirios Karellas
Sotirios Karellas National Technical University of Athens
Manolis Gavaises
Manolis Gavaises City, University of London
Marco Marengo
Marco Marengo University of Pavia
Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos
Dimitrios C. Rakopoulos National Technical University of Athens
Dimitrios Tzovaras
Dimitrios Tzovaras Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
Angelos A. Lappas
Angelos A. Lappas Centre for Research and Technology Hellas
Falah Alobaid
Falah Alobaid Lappeenranta University of Technology
Bernd Epple
Bernd Epple Technical University of Darmstadt

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Expanding your technical expertise with skills in management, organization, and administration can open new doors in the engineering and technology fields. For those interested in diverse career pathways, several online degree programs complement a foundation in engineering.

Administrative skills are highly valued in tech-driven industries. Earning an online administration degree can equip you with knowledge in project management, operations, and business strategy. If you’re looking for focused support and coordination roles, consider an office management degree to build expertise in productivity tools and workflow organization.

For those pursuing the financial side of tech companies, a bookkeeping certification can help you understand the crucial aspects of financial management and record-keeping. If your career goals include guiding organizations through change, a best online master's in organizational leadership can set you apart as a leader who can inspire innovation and drive success.

Combining engineering expertise with strong administrative and leadership abilities can significantly enhance your career prospects in today’s competitive job market.

Best Scientists Citing Nikos Nikolopoulos

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles