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Omid Mahian

Omid Mahian

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Engineering and Technology
China
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
87
Citations
24145
World Ranking
343
National Ranking
56

Omid Mahian 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 Omid Mahian sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 266 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Omid Mahian 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 Omid Mahian sits on this spectrum.

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: 87 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Omid Mahian is affiliated with Ningbo University in China and has a research portfolio focused primarily on engineering and energy. Their work spans various subfields including mechanical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, biomedical engineering, computational mechanics, and electrical and electronic engineering.

The main areas of study represent a broad engagement with technical and applied sciences, with particular emphasis on solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, heat transfer and optimization, and nanofluid flow and heat transfer. Other focused topics include solar-powered water purification methods, heat transfer and boiling studies, heat transfer mechanisms, and thermodynamic and exergetic analyses of power and cooling systems.

Frequent publication venues for Omid Mahian include:

  • Energy
  • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Omid Mahian are:

  • Recent advances in using nanofluids in renewable energy systems and the environmental implications of their uptake (2021), Nano Energy
  • Machine learning technology in biodiesel research: A review (2021), Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • Progress and challenges on the thermal management of electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies: Fuel cells, electrolysers, and supercapacitors (2021), Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • COVID-19 spread in a classroom equipped with partition - A CFD approach (2021), Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Experimental analysis of a photovoltaic/thermoelectric generator using cobalt oxide nanofluid and phase change material heat sink (2020), Energy Conversion and Management

Omid Mahian collaborates frequently with a number of researchers, with notable co-authors including Somchai Wongwises, Ho Seon Ahn, Mehrdad Mesgarpour, Avinash Alagumalai, and Alibakhsh Kasaeian. These collaborations reflect sustained research partnerships across multiple projects and studies.

Best Publications

  • A review of the applications of nanofluids in solar energy

    Omid Mahian;Ali Kianifar;Soteris A. Kalogirou;Ioan M. Pop

  • Recent advances in modeling and simulation of nanofluid flows-Part I: Fundamentals and theory

    Omid Mahian;Omid Mahian;Omid Mahian;Lioua Kolsi;Mohammad Amani;Patrice Estellé

  • A review of entropy generation in nanofluid flow

    Omid Mahian;Ali Kianifar;Clement Kleinstreuer;Moh’d A. Al-Nimr

  • Nanofluid flow and heat transfer in porous media: A review of the latest developments

    Alibakhsh Kasaeian;Reza Daneshazarian;Omid Mahian;Lioua Kolsi

  • A review of recent advances in thermophysical properties at the nanoscale: From solid state to colloids

    Lin Qiu;Lin Qiu;Ning Zhu;Yanhui Feng;Efstathios E. Michaelides

  • Recent advances in modeling and simulation of nanofluid flows—Part II: Applications

    Omid Mahian;Omid Mahian;Omid Mahian;Lioua Kolsi;Mohammad Amani;Patrice Estellé

  • Progress and latest developments of evacuated tube solar collectors

    M.A. Sabiha;R. Saidur;Saad Mekhilef;Omid Mahian

  • An updated review on application of nanofluids in heat exchangers for saving energy

    Ahmad Hajatzadeh Pordanjani;Saeed Aghakhani;Masoud Afrand;Boshra Mahmoudi

  • Nanofluids effects on the evaporation rate in a solar still equipped with a heat exchanger

    Omid Mahian;Ali Kianifar;Saeed Zeinali Heris;Dongsheng Wen;Dongsheng Wen

  • Machine learning technology in biodiesel research: A review

    Mortaza Aghbashlo;Mortaza Aghbashlo;Wanxi Peng;Meisam Tabatabaei;Soteris A. Kalogirou

  • Viscosity of nanofluids: A review of recent experimental studies

    Kazem Bashirnezhad;Shahab Bazri;Mohammad Reza Safaei;Marjan Goodarzi

  • Enhancement of PCM solidification using inorganic nanoparticles and an external magnetic field with application in energy storage systems

    M. Sheikholeslami;Omid Mahian;Omid Mahian

  • Effect of sonication characteristics on stability, thermophysical properties, and heat transfer of nanofluids: A comprehensive review

    Amin Asadi;Farzad Pourfattah;Imre Miklós Szilágyi;Masoud Afrand

  • Thermal conductivity modeling of MgO/EG nanofluids using experimental data and artificial neural network

    Mohammad Hemmat Esfe;Seyfolah Saedodin;Mehdi Bahiraei;Davood Toghraie

  • Thermophysical properties, heat transfer and pressure drop of COOH-functionalized multi walled carbon nanotubes/water nanofluids

    Mohammad Hemmat Esfe;Seyfolah Saedodin;Omid Mahian;Somchai Wongwises

  • Recent advances in using nanofluids in renewable energy systems and the environmental implications of their uptake

    Omid Mahian;Omid Mahian;Evangelos Bellos;Christos N. Markides;Robert A. Taylor

  • Entropy generation during Al2O3/water nanofluid flow in a solar collector: Effects of tube roughness, nanoparticle size, and different thermophysical models

    Omid Mahian;Ali Kianifar;Ahmet Z. Sahin;Somchai Wongwises

  • Experimental studies on the viscosity of TiO2 and Al2O3 nanoparticles suspended in a mixture of ethylene glycol and water for high temperature applications

    Thaklaew Yiamsawas;Omid Mahian;Ahmet Selim Dalkilic;Suthep Kaewnai

  • Efficiency and heat transfer improvements in a parabolic trough solar collector using TiO2 nanofluids under turbulent flow regime

    J. Subramani;P.K. Nagarajan;Omid Mahian;Omid Mahian;Ravishankar Sathyamurthy

  • Applications of nanofluids in condensing and evaporating systems

    Saman Rashidi;Omid Mahian;Ehsan Mohseni Languri

  • Combination of nanofluid and inserts for heat transfer enhancement

    S. Rashidi;M. Eskandarian;O. Mahian;S. Poncet

  • Thermal conductivity of Al2O3/water nanofluids

    Mohammad Hemmat Esfe;Seyfolah Saedodin;Omid Mahian;Somchai Wongwises

Frequent Co-Authors

Somchai Wongwises
Somchai Wongwises King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Ahmet Selim Dalkılıç
Ahmet Selim Dalkılıç Yıldız Technical University
Alibakhsh Kasaeian
Alibakhsh Kasaeian University of Tehran
Ahmet Z. Sahin
Ahmet Z. Sahin King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Ioan Pop
Ioan Pop Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Saeed Zeinali Heris
Saeed Zeinali Heris University of Tabriz
Mohammad Hemmat Esfe
Mohammad Hemmat Esfe Semnan University
Patrice Estellé
Patrice Estellé University of Rennes
Hakan F. Oztop
Hakan F. Oztop Fırat University
Saman Rashidi
Saman Rashidi Semnan University

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