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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 50 14374 12941 394 344 199 9000

Saman Alavi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Saman Alavi between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Saman Alavi published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2022. 12 of the 213 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2022. 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 5 publications
1995 2025

213 publications in total across all disciplines

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Saman Alavi: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 2
1996 0
1997 2
1998 3
1999 4
2000 4
2001 1
2002 2
2003 7
2004 4
2005 9
2006 11
2007 8
2008 13
2009 8
2010 11
2011 7
2012 10
2013 10
2014 6
2015 10
2016 6
2017 9
2018 3
2019 7
2020 9
2021 10
2022 19
2023 6
2024 7
2025 5
Total 213
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Saman Alavi publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Saman Alavi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 181–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 199 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344 199
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Saman Alavi D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Saman Alavi sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50–51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861 50
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Saman Alavi is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada and focuses research within Environmental Science and Engineering disciplines. The scientist's work primarily addresses Environmental Chemistry, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Inorganic Chemistry as subfields.

Their main research topics include:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies
  • CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
  • Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Saman Alavi are:

  • Ryo Ohmura
  • John A. Ripmeester
  • Satoshi Takeya
  • Hitoshi Kiyokawa
  • Parisa Naeiji

Key recent publications include:

  • Improvement of continuous hydrate-based CO2 separation by forming structure II hydrate in the system of H2 + CO2 + H2O + Tetrahydropyran (THP), 2020, Fuel
  • Molecular dynamics simulations of interfacial properties of the CO2-water and CO2-CH4-water systems, 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Continuous hydrate-based CO2 separation from H2 + CO2 gas mixture using cyclopentane as co-guest, 2023, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
  • Thermophysical Property Measurements of Tetrabutylphosphonium Oxalate (TBPOx) Ionic Semiclathrate Hydrate as a Media for the Thermal Energy Storage System, 2020, Frontiers in Chemistry
  • Structural CO2 capture preference of semiclathrate hydrate formed with tetra-n-butylammonium chloride, 2022, CrystEngComm

The scientist has contributed most frequently to the following publication venues:

  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Energy & Fuels
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Fuel
  • Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Direct Observation and Quantification of CO2 Binding Within an Amine-Functionalized Nanoporous Solid

    Ramanathan Vaidhyanathan;Simon S. Iremonger;George K. H. Shimizu;Peter G. Boyd

  • Water proton configurations in structures I, II, and H clathrate hydrate unit cells.

    Fumihito Takeuchi;Masaki Hiratsuka;Ryo Ohmura;Saman Alavi

  • Molecular-dynamics study of structure II hydrogen clathrates.

    Saman Alavi;J. A. Ripmeester;D. D. Klug

  • Molecular dynamics simulations of the melting of aluminum nanoparticles.

    Saman Alavi;Donald L. Thompson

  • Molecular dynamics simulation of imidazolium-based ionic liquids. I. Dynamics and diffusion coefficient

    M. H. Kowsari;Saman Alavi;Mahmud Ashrafizaadeh;Bijan Najafi

  • Linking microscopic guest properties to macroscopic observables in clathrate hydrates: Guest-host hydrogen bonding

    Saman Alavi;Robin Susilo;John A. Ripmeester

  • Some current challenges in clathrate hydrate science: Nucleation, decomposition and the memory effect

    John A. Ripmeester;Saman Alavi;Saman Alavi

  • Formation of methane nano-bubbles during hydrate decomposition and their effect on hydrate growth

    S. Alireza Bagherzadeh;Saman Alavi;John Ripmeester;Peter Englezos

  • Hydrogen-bonding alcohol-water interactions in binary ethanol, 1-propanol, and 2-propanol+methane structure II clathrate hydrates.

    Saman Alavi;Satoshi Takeya;Ryo Ohmura;Tom K. Woo

  • Competition and Cooperativity in Carbon Dioxide Sorption by Amine‐Functionalized Metal–Organic Frameworks

    Ramanathan Vaidhyanathan;Simon S. Iremonger;George K. H. Shimizu;Peter G. Boyd

  • Effect of guest-host hydrogen bonding on the structures and properties of clathrate hydrates

    Saman Alavi;Konstantin Udachin;John A. Ripmeester

  • Molecular-dynamics simulations of binary structure II hydrogen and tetrahydrofurane clathrates

    Saman Alavi;J. A. Ripmeester;D. D. Klug

  • Hydrogen‐Gas Migration through Clathrate Hydrate Cages

    Saman Alavi;John A. Ripmeester

  • Inducing desorption of organic molecules with a scanning tunneling microscope: theory and experiments.

    Saman Alavi;Roger Rousseau;S. N. Patitsas;Gregory P. Lopinski

  • Methanol incorporation in clathrate hydrates and the implications for oil and gas pipeline flow assurance and icy planetary bodies

    Kyuchul Shin;Konstantin A. Udachin;Igor L. Moudrakovski;Donald M. Leek

  • Molecular dynamics studies of melting and some liquid-state properties of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate [emim][PF6]

    Saman Alavi;Donald L. Thompson

  • Nonequilibrium adiabatic molecular dynamics simulations of methane clathrate hydrate decomposition

    Saman Alavi;J. A. Ripmeester

  • Simulations of structural and dynamic anisotropy in nano-confined water between parallel graphite plates

    Hamid Mosaddeghi;Saman Alavi;M. H. Kowsari;Bijan Najafi

  • Ammonia clathrate hydrates as new solid phases for Titan, Enceladus, and other planetary systems

    Kyuchul Shin;Rajnish Kumar;Konstantin A. Udachin;Saman Alavi

  • Molecular modeling of the dissociation of methane hydrate in contact with a silica surface.

    S. Alireza Bagherzadeh;Peter Englezos;Saman Alavi;John A. Ripmeester

  • Tuning methane content in gas hydrates via thermodynamic modeling and molecular dynamics simulation

    Robin Susilo;Robin Susilo;Saman Alavi;John Ripmeester;Peter Englezos

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Ripmeester
John A. Ripmeester National Research Council Canada
Ryo Ohmura
Ryo Ohmura Keio University
Tom K. Woo
Tom K. Woo University of Ottawa
Satoshi Takeya
Satoshi Takeya National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Donald L. Thompson
Donald L. Thompson University of Missouri
Peter Englezos
Peter Englezos University of British Columbia
Igor L. Moudrakovski
Igor L. Moudrakovski Max Planck Society
Christopher I. Ratcliffe
Christopher I. Ratcliffe National Research Council Canada
Tamar Seideman
Tamar Seideman Northwestern University
Amadeu K. Sum
Amadeu K. Sum Colorado School of Mines

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