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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 41 1936 1790 55 52 355 6093

Rachid Bennacer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rachid Bennacer between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rachid Bennacer published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2017. 42 of the 429 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2017. 1970: 2 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 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: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 30 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 21 publications
1970 2025

429 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rachid Bennacer: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 2
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
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 0
1993 0
1994 2
1995 0
1996 4
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 3
2001 5
2002 5
2003 5
2004 9
2005 7
2006 19
2007 13
2008 12
2009 19
2010 15
2011 21
2012 18
2013 7
2014 14
2015 10
2016 30
2017 36
2018 20
2019 16
2020 17
2021 31
2022 23
2023 21
2024 21
2025 21
Total 429
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Rachid Bennacer 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 Rachid Bennacer 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, 347–356 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: 355 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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 45 355
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
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Rachid Bennacer 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 Rachid Bennacer 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, 41 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: 41 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 41
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
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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Overview

Rachid Bennacer is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay in France. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with specific contributions in mechanical engineering, computational mechanics, building and construction, biomedical engineering, and environmental engineering.

Their scholarly output includes numerous publications exploring topics such as nanofluid flow and heat transfer, building energy and comfort optimization, urban heat island mitigation, hygrothermal properties of building materials, lattice Boltzmann simulation studies, heat transfer and optimization, and fluid dynamics and turbulent flows.

Rachid Bennacer has published frequently in several scientific venues. Among the most common are MATEC Web of Conferences, SSRN Electronic Journal, Construction and Building Materials, Fluid dynamics & materials processing, and Building and Environment.

Their recent papers are as follows:

  • Experimental investigation on the hygrothermal behavior of a new multilayer building envelope integrating PCM with bio-based material, 2021, Building and Environment
  • Thermal performance analysis of 28 PVT solar domestic hot water installations in Western Europe, 2020, Renewable Energy
  • Experimental study on moisture kinetics and microstructure evolution in apples during high power microwave drying process, 2020, Journal of Food Engineering
  • Dynamic integration of phase change material in walls for enhancing building thermal performance-A novel self-adaptive method for moving PCM layer, 2024, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Multilayer assembly of phase change material and bio-based concrete: A passive envelope to improve the energy and hygrothermal performance of buildings, 2022, Energy Conversion and Management

Their frequent collaborators include Mohammed El Ganaoui, Mourad Rahim, Dongxia Wu, Abdelatif Merabtine, and Panagiotis E. Theodorakis.

Best Publications

  • Use of iron and steel industry by-product (GGBS) in cement paste and mortar

    Rafat Siddique;Rachid Bennacer

  • Strength, durability, and micro-structural properties of concrete made with used-foundry sand (UFS)

    Rafat Siddique;Yogesh Aggarwal;Paratibha Aggarwal;El-Hadj Kadri

  • Lattice Boltzmann simulation of natural convection in an open ended cavity

    A.A. Mohamad;M. El-Ganaoui;R. Bennacer

  • Nanofluids droplets evaporation kinetics and wetting dynamics on rough heated substrates.

    Khellil Sefiane;R. Bennacer

  • Simulation of an adsorption solar cooling system

    H.Z. Hassan;A.A. Mohamad;R. Bennacer

  • The mini-conical slump flow test: Analysis and numerical study

    Adrien Bouvet;Elhem Ghorbel;Rachid Bennacer

  • Effect of polyester fibres on the compressive strength and abrasion resistance of HVFA concrete

    Rafat Siddique;Kushal Kapoor;El-Hadj Kadri;Rachid Bennacer

  • Vortices, dissipation and flow transition in volatile binary drops

    R. Bennacer;Khellil Sefiane

  • Double diffusive convection in a vertical enclosure filled with anisotropic porous media

    Rachid Bennacer;Abdelwahab Tobbal;Hassen Beji;Patrick Vasseur

  • Use of tribometer to estimate interface friction and concrete boundary layer composition during the fluid concrete pumping

    T.T. Ngo;E.H. Kadri;R. Bennacer;F. Cussigh

  • An expression for droplet evaporation incorporating thermal effects

    Khellil Sefiane;R. Bennacer

  • Cooperating thermosolutal convection in enclosures—II. Heat transfer and flow structure

    D. Gobin;R. Bennacer

  • Cooperating thermosolutal convection in enclosures—I. Scale analysis and mass transfer

    R. Bennacer;D. Gobin

  • Double diffusive convection in a vertical enclosure inserted with two saturated porous layers confining a fluid layer

    R. Bennacer;H. Beji;A.A. Mohamad

  • Double diffusion in a vertical fluid layer: Onset of the convective regime

    D. Gobin;R. Bennacer

  • Experimental investigation on the hygrothermal behavior of a new multilayer building envelope integrating PCM with bio-based material

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  • Thermal parameter identification of simplified building model with electric appliance

    Herie Park;Marie Ruellan;Adrien Bouvet;Eric Monmasson

  • Effects of Dufour and Soret mechanisms on MHD mixed convective-radiative non-Newtonian liquid flow and heat transfer over a porous sheet

    U.S. Mahabaleshwar;K.R. Nagaraju;P.N. Vinay Kumar;M.N. Nadagouda

  • Double diffusion, natural convection in an enclosure filled with saturated porous medium subjected to cross gradients; stably stratified fluid

    A.A. Mohamad;R. Bennacer

  • Transient natural convection in an enclosure with horizontal temperature and vertical solutal gradients

    Rachid Bennacer;Abdulmajeed A. Mohamad;Dalila Akrour

  • Lattice Boltzmann method for melting/solidification problems

    El Alami Semma;Mohammed El Ganaoui;Rachid Bennacer

Frequent Co-Authors

Khellil Sefiane
Khellil Sefiane University of Edinburgh
Abdulmajeed A. Mohamad
Abdulmajeed A. Mohamad University of Calgary
Eric Monmasson
Eric Monmasson CY Cergy Paris University
Jean-Michel Nunzi
Jean-Michel Nunzi Queen's University
Rafat Siddique
Rafat Siddique Thapar University
Shengqiang Shen
Shengqiang Shen Dalian University of Technology
Muhammad Sajid
Muhammad Sajid International Islamic University, Islamabad
Richard K.K. Yuen
Richard K.K. Yuen City University of Hong Kong
Pierre Fauchais
Pierre Fauchais University of Limoges
Ali Cemal Benim
Ali Cemal Benim Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences

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