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D-Index
44
Citations
8084
World Ranking
1606
National Ranking
624

Said I. Abdel-Khalik 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 Said I. Abdel-Khalik sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 241 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

Said I. Abdel-Khalik 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 Said I. Abdel-Khalik sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Said I. Abdel-Khalik is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of engineering and materials science. Their work spans several subfields including materials chemistry, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, computational mechanics, and rehabilitation.

The research of Said I. Abdel-Khalik covers topics related to fusion materials and technologies, nuclear engineering thermal-hydraulics, and heat transfer mechanisms. Their expertise includes heat transfer and supercritical fluids, wound healing and treatments, advancements in transdermal drug delivery, and pressure ulcer prevention and management.

The scientist has authored papers published in venues such as Fusion Science & Technology, Fusion Engineering and Design, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, and Fluid Dynamics Research. These venues represent the primary forums where the scientist's contributions have appeared.

  • Nanoemulgel formulation of a benzimidazole derivative for wound healing (2023, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology)
  • Updated Thermofluid Performance of the Simplified Flat Variant of the HEMJ (2021, Fusion Science & Technology)
  • Estimation of the Thermal-Fluids and Thermal-Structural Performance of Helium-Cooled Modular Finger-Type Divertors (2024, Fusion Engineering and Design)
  • Experimental evaluation of thermal-fluids performance of Helium-Cooled Flat Plate (HCFP) divertor (2024, Fusion Engineering and Design)
  • Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of the Thermal-Fluid Characteristics of the Helium-Cooled Modular Divertor with Multiple Jets Using a Reversed Heat Flux Approach (2021, Fusion Science & Technology)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Minami Yoda, D. S. Lee, S. A. Musa, Michael L. Lanahan, and Eman M.E. Dokla, with collaboration counts ranging from one to five publications.

  • Minami Yoda
  • D. S. Lee
  • S. A. Musa
  • Michael L. Lanahan
  • Eman M.E. Dokla

Said I. Abdel-Khalik has been recognized by professional organizations, including an award as a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Gas–liquid two-phase flow in microchannels Part I: two-phase flow patterns

    K.A. Triplett;S.M. Ghiaasiaan;S.I. Abdel-Khalik;D.L. Sadowski

  • An experimental investigation of single-phase forced convection in microchannels

    T.M. Adams;S.I. Abdel-Khalik;S.M. Jeter;Z.H. Qureshi

  • Gas–liquid two-phase flow in microchannels: Part II: void fraction and pressure drop

    K.A. Triplett;S.M. Ghiaasiaan;S.I. Abdel-Khalik;A. LeMouel

  • An experimental investigation of microchannel flow with internal pressure measurements

    M.J. Kohl;S.I. Abdel-Khalik;S.M. Jeter;D.L. Sadowski

  • Effects of phase-change energy storage on the performance of air-based and liquid-based solar heating systems

    D.J. Morrison;S.I. Abdel-Khalik

  • Pressure drop caused by abrupt flow area changes in small channels

    F.F. Abdelall;G. Hahn;S.M. Ghiaasiaan;S.I. Abdel-Khalik

  • The onset of flow instability in uniformly heated horizontal microchannels

    J. E. Kennedy;G. M. Roach;M. F. Dowling;S. I. Abdel-Khalik

  • Accurate representation of surface tension using the level contour reconstruction method

    Seungwon Shin;S. I. Abdel-Khalik;Virginie Daru;Damir Juric

  • Technology Advancements for Next Generation Falling Particle Receivers

    C. Ho;J. Christian;D. Gill;A. Moya

  • THE ARIES-CS COMPACT STELLARATOR FUSION POWER PLANT

    F. Najmabadi;A. R. Raffray;S. I. Abdel-Khalik;L. Bromberg

  • High heat flux components—Readiness to proceed from near term fusion systems to power plants

    A. R. Raffray;R. Nygren;D. G. Whyte;S. Abdel-Khalik

  • Applicability of traditional turbulent single-phase forced convection correlations to non-circular microchannels

    T.M Adams;M.F Dowling;S.I Abdel-Khalik;S.M Jeter

  • Two-phase flow in microchannels

    S.M. Ghiaasiaan;S.I. Abdel-Khalik

  • Divertor conceptual designs for a fusion power plant

    Prachai Norajitra;Said I. Abdel-Khalik;Luciano M. Giancarli;Thomas Ihli

  • Co‐rotational rheological models and the Goddard expansion

    R. Byron Bird;Ole Hassager;S. I. Abdel-Khalik

  • A simple model for the refractive index of sodium iodide aqueous solutions

    T. L. Narrow;M. Yoda;S. I. Abdel-Khalik

  • A microfluidic experimental platform with internal pressure measurements

    M.J. Kohl;S.I. Abdel-Khalik;S.M. Jeter;D.L. Sadowski

  • Recent US activities on advanced He-cooled W-alloy divertor concepts for fusion power plants

    M.S. Tillack;A.R. Raffray;X.R. Wang;S. Malang

  • A statistical analysis of saturated nucleate boiling along a heated wire

    D.D. Paul;S.I. Abdel-Khalik

  • On-sun testing of an advanced falling particle receiver system

    Clifford K. Ho;Joshua M Christian;Julius Yellowhair;Nathan P. Siegel

  • Gas-liquid two-phase flow in narrow horizontal annuli

    N.P Ekberg;S.M Ghiaasiaan;S.I Abdel-Khalik;M Yoda

  • Low-flow Critical heat flux in heated microchannels

    G. M. Roach;S. I. Abdel-Khalik;S. M. Ghiaasiaan;M. F. Dowling

Frequent Co-Authors

A.R. Raffray
A.R. Raffray University of California, San Diego
Siegfried Malang
Siegfried Malang University of California, San Diego
Clifford K. Ho
Clifford K. Ho Sandia National Laboratories
R. Byron Bird
R. Byron Bird University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ole Hassager
Ole Hassager Technical University of Denmark
Rajesh Maingi
Rajesh Maingi Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
David T. Hoelzer
David T. Hoelzer Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Kumar Sridharan
Kumar Sridharan University of Wisconsin–Madison
R. Neu
R. Neu Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

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