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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 61 661 602 87 87 272 11814

Waqar Azeem Khan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Waqar Azeem Khan between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Waqar Azeem Khan published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 13.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 75 publications in 2020. 30 of the 311 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 75. Peak 75 publications in 2020. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 43 publications 2020: 75 publications 2021: 39 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 10 publications
2003 2025

311 publications in total across all disciplines

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Waqar Azeem Khan: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 1
2007 0
2008 2
2009 1
2010 0
2011 1
2012 4
2013 5
2014 6
2015 9
2016 19
2017 21
2018 16
2019 43
2020 75
2021 39
2022 19
2023 19
2024 20
2025 10
Total 311
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Waqar Azeem Khan 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 Waqar Azeem Khan 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, 267–276 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: 272 publications — 66th percentile

66% 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 88 272
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
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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Waqar Azeem Khan 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 Waqar Azeem Khan 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, 61 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: 61 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% 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
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 61
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

Waqar Azeem Khan is affiliated with the Beijing Institute of Technology in China. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, with a significant emphasis on biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computational mechanics. Additional specialties include fluid flow and transfer processes, as well as materials chemistry.

Their work covers a range of topics related to nanofluid flow and heat transfer, heat transfer mechanisms, fluid dynamics and turbulent flows, and heat transfer optimization. Other notable areas of study include rheology and fluid dynamics studies, lattice Boltzmann simulation studies, and heat and mass transfer in porous media.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Waqar Azeem Khan include:

  • M. Waqas
  • Mehboob Ali
  • Syed Zaheer Abbas
  • M. Irfan
  • M. Ijaz Khan

They have published extensively in several scientific journals, with recurring publication venues including:

  • Applied Nanoscience
  • Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
  • International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
  • International Journal of Modern Physics B
  • Modern Physics Letters B

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Waqar Azeem Khan include:

  • Fully developed entropy optimized second order velocity slip MHD nanofluid flow with activation energy, 2020, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
  • Cu-Al2O3-H2O hybrid nanofluid flow with melting heat transfer, irreversibility analysis and nonlinear thermal radiation, 2020, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
  • Entropy optimized Darcy-Forchheimer nanofluid (Silicon dioxide, Molybdenum disulfide) subject to temperature dependent viscosity, 2020, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
  • Irreversibility Analysis and Heat Transport in Squeezing Nanoliquid Flow of Non-Newtonian (Second-Grade) Fluid Between Infinite Plates with Activation Energy, 2020, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
  • Entropy optimized MHD nanomaterial flow subject to variable thicked surface, 2020, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Their publications reflect a focus on advanced thermal and fluid dynamics phenomena, often involving nanofluids and magnetic hydrodynamics (MHD) in various applied contexts. The scientist's continued contributions show a consistent engagement with topics central to both theoretical and applied aspects of heat transfer and fluid mechanics.

Best Publications

  • MHD boundary layer flow and heat transfer of nanofluids over a nonlinear stretching sheet: A numerical study

    F. Mabood;W.A. Khan;A.I.M. Ismail

  • MHD flow of a variable viscosity nanofluid over a radially stretching convective surface with radiative heat

    O.D. Makinde;F. Mabood;W.A. Khan;M.S. Tshehla

  • Impact of nonlinear thermal radiation and gyrotactic microorganisms on the Magneto-Burgers nanofluid

    M. Khan;M. Irfan;W.A. Khan

  • Fully developed entropy optimized second order velocity slip MHD nanofluid flow with activation energy.

    S.Z. Abbas;S.Z. Abbas;M. Ijaz Khan;S. Kadry;W.A. Khan;W.A. Khan

  • Three-Dimensional Flow of an Oldroyd-B Nanofluid towards Stretching Surface with Heat Generation/ Absorption

    Waqar Azeem Khan;Masood Khan;Rabia Malik

  • Natural bioconvection flow of a nanofluid containing gyrotactic microorganisms about a truncated cone

    Waqar A. Khan;A.M. Rashad;A.M. Rashad;M.M.M. Abdou;I. Tlili

  • Influence of Arrhenius activation energy in chemically reactive radiative flow of 3D Carreau nanofluid with nonlinear mixed convection

    M. Irfan;W.A. Khan;M. Khan;M. Mudassar Gulzar

  • Numerical analysis for thermal performance of modified Eyring Powell nanofluid flow subject to activation energy and bioconvection dynamic

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  • Non-linear radiative flow of three-dimensional Burgers nanofluid with new mass flux effect

    Masood Khan;Waqar Azeem Khan;Ali Saleh Alshomrani

  • MHD stagnation point flow and heat transfer impinging on stretching sheet with chemical reaction and transpiration

    F. Mabood;W.A. Khan;A.I.Md. Ismail

  • Impact of chemical processes on magneto nanoparticle for the generalized Burgers fluid

    W.A. Khan;M. Irfan;M. Khan;A.S. Alshomrani

  • Entropy optimized Darcy-Forchheimer nanofluid (Silicon dioxide, Molybdenum disulfide) subject to temperature dependent viscosity.

    S.Z. Abbas;W.A. Khan;W.A. Khan;S. Kadry;M. Ijaz Khan

  • Transportation of heat generation/absorption and radiative heat flux in homogeneous–heterogeneous catalytic reactions of non-Newtonian fluid (Oldroyd-B model)

    Jing Wang;M. Ijaz Khan;W.A. Khan;W.A. Khan;S.Z. Abbas;S.Z. Abbas

  • MHD flow over exponential radiating stretching sheet using homotopy analysis method

    Fazle Mabood;W.A. Khan;A.I.Md. Ismail

  • Irreversibility Analysis and Heat Transport in Squeezing Nanoliquid Flow of Non-Newtonian (Second-Grade) Fluid Between Infinite Plates with Activation Energy

    M. Ijaz Khan;Sumaira Qayyum;S. Kadry;W. A. Khan;W. A. Khan

  • Consequences of activation energy and binary chemical reaction for 3D flow of Cross-nanofluid with radiative heat transfer

    W. A. Khan;F. Sultan;F. Sultan;M. Ali;M. Shahzad

  • Laminar natural convection of non-Newtonian power-law fluids between concentric circular cylinders

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  • Heat and mass transfer in nanofluid thin film over an unsteady stretching sheet using Buongiorno’s model

    M. Qasim;Z. H. Khan;R. J. Lopez;W. A. Khan

  • Entropy optimized MHD nanomaterial flow subject to variable thicked surface.

    Jing Wang;Riaz Muhammad;M. Ijaz Khan;W.A. Khan

  • Evaluating the characteristics of magnetic dipole for shear-thinning Williamson nanofluid with thermal radiation.

    Waqar Azeem Khan;Waqar Azeem Khan;Muhammad Waqas;Wathek Chammam;Zeeshan Asghar

  • Modern development on the features of magnetic field and heat sink/source in Maxwell nanofluid subject to convective heat transport

    M. Irfan;M. Khan;W.A. Khan;M. Ayaz

  • Numerical analysis of unsteady 3D flow of Carreau nanofluid with variable thermal conductivity and heat source/sink

    M. Irfan;M. Khan;W.A. Khan

  • MHD Couette-Poiseuille flow of variable viscosity nanofluids in a rotating permeable channel with Hall effects

    O.D. Makinde;T. Iskander;F. Mabood;W.A. Khan

  • Stagnation point flow of MHD chemically reacting nanofluid over a stretching convective surface with slip and radiative heat

    OD Makinde;WA Khan;ZH Khan

Frequent Co-Authors

Masood Khan
Masood Khan Quaid-i-Azam University
Seifedine Kadry
Seifedine Kadry Lebanese American University
Ali Saleh Alshomrani
Ali Saleh Alshomrani King Abdulaziz University
Ilyas Khan
Ilyas Khan Majmaah University
Yu-Ming Chu
Yu-Ming Chu Huzhou University
Zafar Hayat Khan
Zafar Hayat Khan Nanning Normal University
Md. Jashim Uddin
Md. Jashim Uddin American International University-Bangladesh
Muhammad Asif Zahoor Raja
Muhammad Asif Zahoor Raja National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Ahmed M. Rashad
Ahmed M. Rashad Aswan University
Nasir Ali
Nasir Ali International Islamic University, Islamabad

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