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2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
103
Citations
29919
World Ranking
54
National Ranking
2

Zafar Said 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 Zafar Said sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 385 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Zafar Said 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 Zafar Said sits on this spectrum.

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: 103 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United Arab Emirates Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in United Arab Emirates Leader Award

Overview

Zafar Said is affiliated with the University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and energy, with a strong focus on mechanical engineering and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. Additional subfields of their work include biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and materials chemistry.

Their scholarly output covers various main topics, including:

  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Heat Transfer Mechanisms
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Advanced machining processes and optimization

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Changhe Li
  • Arun Kumar Tiwari
  • Hafız Muhammad Ali
  • L. Syam Sundar
  • Prabhakar Sharma

Their research has been published extensively with repeated contributions to these journals and venues:

  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
  • Journal of Molecular Liquids
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Fuel

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Zafar Said include:

  • "Energy storage technologies: An integrated survey of developments, global economical/environmental effects, optimal scheduling model, and sustainable adaption policies" (2023), Journal of Energy Storage
  • "Recent advances on the fundamental physical phenomena behind stability, dynamic motion, thermophysical properties, heat transport, applications, and challenges of nanofluids" (2021), Physics Reports
  • "Recent progress on flat plate solar collectors and photovoltaic systems in the presence of nanofluid: A review" (2021), Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Advances in thermal energy storage: Fundamentals and applications" (2023), Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
  • "A review of industrial waste heat recovery system for power generation with Organic Rankine Cycle: Recent challenges and future outlook" (2020), Journal of Cleaner Production

Zafar Said has also contributed to book publications, including one with Springer Nature titled "Nano Enhanced Phase Change Materials" published in 2023.

Best Publications

  • A review on thermophysical properties of nanofluids and heat transfer applications

    Munish Gupta;Vinay Singh;Rajesh Kumar;Z. Said

  • Energy storage technologies: An integrated survey of developments, global economical/environmental effects, optimal scheduling model, and sustainable adaption policies

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  • Cryogenic minimum quantity lubrication machining: from mechanism to application

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  • Recent Advances in Machine Learning Research for Nanofluid-Based Heat Transfer in Renewable Energy System

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  • Carbon fiber reinforced polymer in drilling: From damage mechanisms to suppression

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  • Tribology of enhanced turning using biolubricants: A comparative assessment

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  • Advances in thermal energy storage: Fundamentals and applications

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  • Extreme pressure and antiwear additives for lubricant: academic insights and perspectives

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  • Electrostatic atomization minimum quantity lubrication machining: from mechanism to application

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  • Recent advances on the fundamental physical phenomena behind stability, dynamic motion, thermophysical properties, heat transport, applications, and challenges of nanofluids

    Zafar Said;Zafar Said;L. Syam Sundar;Arun Kumar Tiwari;Hafiz Muhammad Ali

  • Hydrothermal analysis for a parabolic solar unit with wavy absorber pipe and nanofluid

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  • Evaluation of the effect of nanofluid-based absorbers on direct solar collector

    R. Saidur;T.C. Meng;Z. Said;M. Hasanuzzaman

  • Lubrication-enhanced mechanisms of titanium alloy grinding using lecithin biolubricant

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  • Recent progress on flat plate solar collectors and photovoltaic systems in the presence of nanofluid: A review

    M. Sheikholeslami;Seyyed Ali Farshad;Z. Ebrahimpour;Zafar Said

  • Impact of dust on the performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems under United Arab Emirates weather conditions

    Ahmed Amine Hachicha;Israa Al-Sawafta;Zafar Said

  • Up-to-date literature review on Solar PV systems: Technology progress, market status and R&D

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  • A review of industrial waste heat recovery system for power generation with Organic Rankine Cycle: Recent challenges and future outlook

    Reyhaneh Loni;Gholamhassan Najafi;Evangelos Bellos;Fatemeh Rajaee

  • Characteristics of hydrogen production from steam gasification of plant-originated lignocellulosic biomass and its prospects in Vietnam

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  • Vegetable oil-based nanofluid minimum quantity lubrication turning: Academic review and perspectives

    Xiaoming Wang;Changhe Li;Yanbin Zhang;Wenfeng Ding

  • Performance Enhancement of a Flat Plate Solar Collector Using Titanium Dioxide Nanofluid and Polyethylene Glycol Dispersant

    Z. Said;Z. Said;M. A. Sabiha;Rahman Saidur;A. Hepbasli

  • Recent advancements in latent heat phase change materials and their applications for thermal energy storage and buildings: A state of the art review

    Faisal Hassan;Furqan Jamil;Abid Hussain;Hafiz Muhammad Ali

  • A comprehensive review on minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) in machining processes using nano-cutting fluids

    Zafar Said;Munish Gupta;Hussien Hegab;Neeti Arora

  • Recent advances on nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact

    Zafar Said;Ahmed Amine Hachicha;Sadegh Aberoumand;Bashria A.A. Yousef

  • Mechanics analysis and predictive force models for the single-diamond grain grinding of carbon fiber reinforced polymers using CNT nano-lubricant

    Teng Gao;Changhe Li;Min Yang;Yanbin Zhang

  • Energy performance of an evacuated tube solar collector using single walled carbon nanotubes nanofluids

    M.A. Sabiha;R. Saidur;S. Hassani;Z. Said

  • Experimental investigation of the thermophysical properties of AL2O3-nanofluid and its effect on a flat plate solar collector ☆

    Z. Said;M.H. Sajid;M.A. Alim;R. Saidur

  • The use of nanofluids in solar concentrating technologies: A comprehensive review

    Evangelos Bellos;Zafar Said;Christos Tzivanidis

  • Enhancing the performance of automotive radiators using nanofluids

    Zafar Said;M. El Haj Assad;Ahmed Amine Hachicha;Evangelos Bellos

  • Analyses of exergy efficiency and pumping power for a conventional flat plate solar collector using SWCNTs based nanofluid

    Z. Said;R. Saidur;N.A. Rahim;M.A. Alim

  • Minimum quantity lubrication machining of aeronautical materials using carbon group nanolubricant: From mechanisms to application

    Xin Cui;Changhe Li;Wenfeng Ding;Yun Chen

  • Up to date review on the synthesis and thermophysical properties of hybrid nanofluids

    Munish Gupta;Vinay Singh;Satish Kumar;Sandeep Kumar

  • Modification for helical turbulator to augment heat transfer behavior of nanomaterial via numerical approach

    M. Sheikholeslami;M. Jafaryar;Zafar Said;Ammar I. Alsabery;Ammar I. Alsabery

Frequent Co-Authors

Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem
Mohammad Ali Abdelkareem University of Sharjah
Rahman Saidur
Rahman Saidur Sunway University
Ahmed S. Elwakil
Ahmed S. Elwakil University of Sharjah
Evangelos Bellos
Evangelos Bellos University of West Attica
Hegazy Rezk
Hegazy Rezk Minia University
L. Syam Sundar
L. Syam Sundar Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University
Arun Kumar Tiwari
Arun Kumar Tiwari GLA University
Antonio C.M. Sousa
Antonio C.M. Sousa University of Aveiro
Mohsen Sheikholeslami
Mohsen Sheikholeslami Babol Noshirvani University of Technology
Hafiz Muhammad Ali
Hafiz Muhammad Ali King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

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