Two Faculty Members from the Physics Department Publish Research in High-Impact Q1 Journals

Two distinguished lecturers from the Department of Physics at the College of Science have successfully published their latest scientific findings in prestigious international journals with high impact factors.

1. Lecturer Hiwa Abdulla Maroof Published a research paper in the renowned journal "Energy & Fuels" (published by the American Chemical Society - ACS). The journal holds an Impact Factor of 5.3 and a CiteScore of 9.5, ranking in the first quartile (Q1).

• Title: "Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen Production via Ammonia Decomposition: Validated Multiphysics CFD Modeling and Performance Evaluation of a Novel Shell-Heated Tubular Reactor"

2. Lecturer Yousif Hussein Aziz Published a scientific study in the international journal "Diamond and Related Materials" (published by Elsevier). This journal has an Impact Factor of 5.1 and a CiteScore of 7, also classified as a Q1 journal.

• Title: "Two-dimensional monoclinic BN semiconductor: Insights into stability and properties from DFT and AIMD studies"