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Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
39
Citations
4083
World Ranking
7866
National Ranking
75

Rahmatollah Khodabandeh 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 Rahmatollah Khodabandeh sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 107 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rahmatollah Khodabandeh 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 Rahmatollah Khodabandeh sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rahmatollah Khodabandeh is affiliated with the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, focusing on research within the field of engineering. Their work spans several subfields including mechanical engineering, building and construction, biomedical engineering, as well as statistics, probability, and uncertainty.

Their research topics primarily revolve around refrigeration and air conditioning technologies, advanced thermodynamic systems and engines, thermodynamic and exergetic analyses of power and cooling systems, heat transfer and optimization, building energy and comfort optimization, phase equilibria and thermodynamics, and scientific measurement and uncertainty evaluation.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Khodabandeh feature studies on low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants and their applications in refrigeration and heat pump systems. Notable papers include:

  • Energy, Exergy, and Environmental (3E) Analysis of Hydrocarbons as Low GWP Alternatives to R134a in Vapor Compression Refrigeration Configurations (2021, Applied Sciences)
  • ANN Modeling to Analyze the R404A Replacement with the Low GWP Alternative R449A in an Indirect Supermarket Refrigeration System (2021, Applied Sciences)
  • Theoretical Global Warming Impact Evaluation of Medium and High Temperature Heat Pumps Using Low GWP Refrigerants (2021, Applied Sciences)
  • Future refrigerant mix estimates as a result of the European Union regulation on fluorinated gases (2021, Institut International du Froid)
  • Energy and exergy analysis of a large capacity water-water heat pump using propane as a refrigerant (2020, Institut International du Froid)

Khodabandeh frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Morteza Ghanbarpour, Adrián Mota-Babiloni, Bassam E. Badran, Pavel Makhnatch, and Jörgen Rogstam. Collaboration with Ghanbarpour and Mota-Babiloni appears most often, reflecting joint efforts in topics related to refrigeration and energy systems.

Their work is regularly published in journals and venues such as Applied Sciences and Institut International du Froid, with multiple publications contributing to each.

Best Publications

  • Thermal properties and rheological behavior of water based Al2O3 nanofluid as a heat transfer fluid

    M. Ghanbarpour;E. Bitaraf Haghigi;R. Khodabandeh

  • Recent investigations in HFCs substitution with lower GWP synthetic alternatives: Focus on energetic performance and environmental impact

    Adrián Mota-Babiloni;Adrián Mota-Babiloni;Pavel Makhnatch;Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

  • A novel phase change material containing mesoporous silica nanoparticles for thermal storage : A study on thermal conductivity and viscosity

    Sadegh Motahar;Sadegh Motahar;Nader Nikkam;Ali A. Alemrajabi;Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

  • Heat transfer in the evaporator of an advanced two-phase thermosyphon loop

    Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

  • The Role of Environmental Metrics (GWP, TEWI, LCCP) in the Selection Of Low GWP Refrigerant

    Pavel Makhnatch;Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

  • Instability, heat transfer and flow regime in a two-phase flow thermosyphon loop at different diameter evaporator channel

    Rahmatollah Khodabandeh;Richard Furberg

  • Experimental investigation on thermal and rheological properties of n-octadecane with dispersed TiO2 nanoparticles

    Sadegh Motahar;Nader Nikkam;Ali A. Alemrajabi;Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

  • Experimental study on solidification process of a phase change material containing TiO2 nanoparticles for thermal energy storage

    Sadegh Motahar;Ali A. Alemrajabi;Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

  • Thermal performance of a closed advanced two-phase thermosyphon loop for cooling of radio base stations at different operating conditions

    Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

  • Flow boiling heat transfer, pressure drop and dryout characteristics of R1234yf: Experimental results and predictions

    Zahid Anwar;Zahid Anwar;Björn E. Palm;Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

  • Experimental investigation on thermo-physical properties of copper/diethylene glycol nanofluids fabricated via microwave-assisted route

    Nader Nikkam;Morteza Ghanbarpour;Mohsin Saleemi;Ehsan Bitaraf Haghighi

  • Experimental assessment of R134a and its lower GWP alternative R513A

    Adrián Mota-Babiloni;Adrián Mota-Babiloni;Adrián Mota-Babiloni;Pavel Makhnatch;Rahmatollah Khodabandeh;Joaquín Navarro-Esbrí

  • R450A and R513A as lower GWP mixtures for high ambient temperature countries: Experimental comparison with R134a

    Pavel Makhnatch;Adrián Mota-Babiloni;Alejandro López-Belchí;Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

  • Pressure drop in riser and evaporator in an advanced two-phase thermosyphon loop

    Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

  • Improvement of heat transfer characteristics of cylindrical heat pipe by using SiC nanofluids

    Morteza Ghanbarpour;N. Nikkam;Rahmatollah Khodabandeh;Muhammet S. Toprak

  • Experimental study on the melting and solidification of a phase change material enhanced by heat pipe

    Sadegh Motahar;Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

  • Thermal performance of screen mesh heat pipe with Al2O3 nanofluid

    M. Ghanbarpour;N. Nikkam;R. Khodabandeh;M.S. Toprak

  • Experimental investigation of ice slurry flow pressure drop in horizontal tubes

    Marino Grozdek;Rahmatollah Khodabandeh;Per Lundqvist

  • Investigation of two phase heat transfer and pressure drop of propane in a vertical circular minichannel

    Muhammad Hamayun Maqbool;Björn Palm;Rahmatollah Khodabandeh

  • Heat transfer, flow regime and instability of a nano- and micro-porous structure evaporator in a two-phase thermosyphon loop

    Rahmatollah Khodabandeh;Richard Furberg

  • The effect of nanoparticles on laminar heat transfer in a horizontal tube

    Adi T. Utomo;Ehsan B. Haghighi;Ashkan I.T. Zavareh;Morteza Ghanbarpourgeravi

  • Experimental investigation on viscosity of water-based Al2O3 and TiO2 nanofluids

    Mariam Jarahnejad;Ehsan B. Haghighi;Mohsin Saleemi;Nader Nikkam

Frequent Co-Authors

Björn Palm
Björn Palm Royal Institute of Technology
Muhammet S. Toprak
Muhammet S. Toprak Royal Institute of Technology
Mamoun Muhammed
Mamoun Muhammed Royal Institute of Technology
Adrián Mota-Babiloni
Adrián Mota-Babiloni Jaume I University
Andrzej W. Pacek
Andrzej W. Pacek University of Birmingham
Joaquín Navarro-Esbrí
Joaquín Navarro-Esbrí Jaume I University
Kambiz Vafai
Kambiz Vafai University of California, Riverside

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