Journals

2018

• Sarhan J, Xia B, Fawzia S, Karim A, Olanipekun A, [2018] Framework for the Implementation of Lean Construction Strategies using ISM technique: A case of Saudi Construction Industry, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, SJR : Q1 (accepted on 4 November 18), IF:1.613
• Karim A, M Mahmudul Hasan, Md Imran H. Khan, A simplistic and efficient method of estimating air-conditioning load of commercial buildings in the sub-tropical climate, Energy and Building (accepted on 4 December 18), SJR : Q1, IF: 4.457.
• Pham, Nghia Duc, Martens, W., Karim, M.A., & Joardder, M.U.H. (2018) Nutritional quality of heat-sensitive food materials in intermittent microwave convective drying. Food & Nutrition Research, 62, Article number-1292
• Al Owad, Ali, Samaranayake, Premaratne, Karim, Azharul, & Ahsan, Kazi Badrul (2018) An integrated lean methodology for improving patient flow in an emergency department – case study of a Saudi Arabian hospital. Production Planning & Control. (In Press)
• Kumar C, Joardder MU, Farrell TW, Millar GJ, Karim A, [2018] A porous media transport model for apple drying, Biosystems Engineering, 176, p12-25, SJR : Q1, IF: 2.132
• Rahman M, Joardder M, Karim A, [2018] Non-destructive investigation of cellular level moisture distribution and morphological changes during drying of a plant-based food material, Biosystems Engineering, 169, p126-138, Cites: 5, SJR : Q1, IF: 2.132
• Rahman M, Kumar C, Joardder MU, Karim A, [2018] A micro-level transport model for plant-based food materials during drying, Chemical Engineering Science, 187, p1-15, Cites: 3, SJR : Q1, IF: 3.306
• Welsh, Z, Simpson, M, Khan, MIH, and M. A. Karim, Multiscale Modelling for Food Drying: State of the Art, Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety (IF:5.974 Q1, Accepted on May 22, 2018).
• Khan, M. I. H, Troy W. Farrell, Szilvia Anett Nagy & M. A. Karim, Fundamental Understanding of Cellular Water Transport Process in Bio-Food Material during Drying, Nature Scientific Reports (IF:4.259  Q1, accepted on 11 May 2018).
• Joardder, MUH, Masud, M and M. A. Karim Effect of hysteresis phenomena of cellular plant-based food materials on convection drying kinetics, Drying Technology (IF:1.976  Q1, accepted on 20 May 2018)
• Joardder, MUH and M. A. Karim, Development of a porosity prediction model based on shrinkage velocity and glass transition temperature, Drying Technology (IF:1.976  Q1, accepted on 20 May 2018)
• Mahiuddin, Md., Khan, Md. Imran H., Kumar, C., Rahman, M.M., & Karim, M.A. (2018) Shrinkage of food materials during drying: Current status and challenges. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 17(5), pp. 1113-1126.
• Karim, A., Burnett, A., & Fawzia, S. (2018). Investigation of stratified thermal storage tank performance for heating and cooling applications. Energies, 11(5)
• Rahman, M. M., Joardder, M. U., & Karim, A. (2018). A Micro-Level Transport Model for Plant-Based Food Materials during Drying. Chemical Engineering Science, Volume 187, 21 September 2018, Pages 1-15
• Alam, M.R., Amin, M.A., & Karim, M.A. (2018) A computer-aided mold design for transfer molding process in semiconductor packaging industry. Procedia Manufacturing, 21, p733-740, SJR 0.105.
• Rahman, M. M., Joardder, M. U., & Karim, A. (2018). Non-destructive investigation of cellular level moisture distribution and morphological changes during drying of a plant-based food material. Biosystems Engineering, 169, 126-138.
• Mahiuddin, M., Khan, M. I. H., Pham, N. D., & Karim, M. A. (2018). Development of Fractional Viscoelastic Model for Characterizing Viscoelastic Properties of Food Material during Drying. Food Bioscience, 23, 45-53.
• Rahman, M. M., Gu, Y. T., & Karim, M. A. (2018). Development of Realistic Food Microstructure Considering the Structural Heterogeneity of Cells and Intercellular Space. Food Structure, 15, 9-16.
• Khan, M. I. H., Nagy, S. A., & Karim, M. A. (2018). Transport of cellular water during drying: An understanding of cell rupturing mechanism in apple tissue. Food Research International, 105, 772-781.
• Sarhan, J., Xia, B., Fawzia, S., Karim, A., & Olanipekun, A. (2018). Barriers to implementing lean construction practices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) construction industry. Construction Innovation
• Chandan Kumar, M. U. H. Joardder, Troy W. Farrell & M. A. Karim (2018) Investigation of intermittent microwave convective drying (IMCD) of food materials by a coupled 3D electromagnetics and multiphase model, Drying Technology, 36:6, 736-750
• Md. Imran H. Khan, M. U. H. Joardder, Chandan Kumar & M. A. Karim (2018) Multiphase porous media modelling: A novel approach to predicting food processing performance, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 58:4, 528-546

2017

• Karim, A., Billah, M. M., Newton, M. T., & Rahman, M. M. (2017). Influence of the Periodicity of Sinusoidal Boundary Condition on the Unsteady Mixed Convection within a Square Enclosure Using an Ag–Water Nanofluid. Energies, 10(12), 2167.
• M. Islam, Sarah Miller, Prasad K. D. V. Yarlagadd, and M.A. Karim (2017) Investigation of the effect of physical and optical factors on the optical performance of a parabolic trough collector, Energies 2017, 10, 1907
• Nghia Duc Pham, Md Imran H. Khan, MUH Joardder, M.M. Rahman, Md. Mahiuddin, A.M. Nishani Abesinghe, M.A. Karim (2017), Quality of Plant-Based Food Materials and Its Prediction during Intermittent Drying, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (accepted on 31 October 2017)
• Kumar, C., & M.A. Karim. (2017). Microwave-convective drying of food materials: A critical review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1-16.
• Joardder, M. U., Kumar, C., & M.A. Karim. (2017). Prediction of porosity of food materials during drying: Current challenges and directions. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 1-12.
• Khan, M. I. H., & M.A. Karim. (2017). Cellular water distribution, transport, and its investigation methods for plant-based food material. Food Research International, 99, 1-14.
• Arif-Uz-Zaman, K., Cholette, M. E., Ma, L., & M.A. Karim (2017). Extracting failure time data from industrial maintenance records using text mining. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 33, 388-396.
• Islam, M. M., Turki, A., Murad, M. W., & Karim, A. (2017). Do Sustainable Procurement Practices Improve Organizational Performance? Sustainability, 9(12), 2281.
• Khan, M. I. H., Wellard, R. M., Nagy, S. A., Joardder, M. U. H., & M.A. Karim. (2017). Experimental investigation of bound and free water transport process during drying of hygroscopic food material. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 117, 266-273.
• MUH Joardder, C Kumar, M.A. Karim, (2017) Multiphase transfer model for intermittent microwave-convective drying of food: Considering shrinkage and pore evolution, International Journal of Multiphase Flow International Journal of Multiphase Flow, Volume 95, October 2017, Pages 101-119
• Ghnimi, Sami, Umer, Syed, M.A. Karim, & Kamal-Eldin, Afaf (2017) Date fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.): An underutilized food seeking industrial valorization. NFS Journal, 6, pp. 1-10
• Welsh, Z., Kumar, C., & M.A. Karim (2017). Preliminary investigation of the flow distribution in an innovative intermittent convective microwave dryer (IMCD). Energy Procedia, 110, 465-470.
• Khan, Imran H., Hasan MM Afroz, and M. A. Karim. “Effect of PCM on temperature fluctuation during the door opening of a household refrigerator.” International journal of green energy 14, no. 4 (2017): 379-384.
• JG Sarhan, B Xia, S Fawzia, M.A. Karim, Lean Construction Implementation in the Saudi Arabian Construction Industry, Construction Economics and Building 17 (1), 46-69 (2017)
• Khan, M. I. H., Kumar, C., Joardder, M. U. H., & Karim, M. A. (2017). Determination of appropriate effective diffusivity for different food materials. Drying Technology, 35(3), 335-346.
• Suteja, T. J., Karim, A., Yarlagadda, P. K. D. V., & Yan, C. (2017, November). Estimating life cycle cost for a product family design: The challenges. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 273, No. 1, p. 012026). IOP Publishing.
• Ali, A., Samaranayake. P and  M. A. Karim (2017) An integrated lean methodology for identifying root causes and improving patient flow in an emergency department – case study of a Saudi Arabian hospital, production planning and control (accepted on 20 July 2017)

2016

• Kumar, C, M. U. H. Joardder, T.W. Farrell, G.J. Millar and M.A. Karim, (2016) A Mathematical Model for Intermittent Microwave Convective (IMCD) Drying of Food Materials, Drying Technology: An International Journal, 34(8), pp. 962-973.
• Arthur, O., & M.A. Karim. (2016). An investigation into the thermophysical and rheological properties of nanofluids for solar thermal applications. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 55, 739-755.
• Khan, M. I. H., Wellard, R. M., Nagy, S. A., Joardder, M., & M.A. Karim (2016). Investigation of bound and free water in plant-based food material using NMR T 2 relaxometry. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 38, 252-261.
• Kumar, C., Joardder, M., Farrell, T., & M.A. Karim (2016). Multiphase porous media model for intermittent microwave convective drying (IMCD) of food. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 104, 304-314.
• Wahab, M. A., Young, D. J., M.A. Karim., Fawzia, S., & Beltramini, J. N. (2016). Low-temperature hydrogen desorption from Mg (BH 4) 2 catalysed by ultrafine Ni nanoparticles in a mesoporous carbon matrix. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(45), 20573-20582.
• M.M Islam and M.A. Karim (2016, Quality certification and company performance-the newly developed country experience, Journal of Business Economics and Management, 17(4), pp. 628-644.

2015

• Joardder, Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, Karim, Azharul, Brown, Richard J., & Kumar, Chandan (2015) Porosity : Establishing the Relationship Between Drying Parameters and Dried Food Quality. Springer. (In Press)
• Joardder, Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, Brown, Richard J., Kumar, Chandan, & Karim, Azharul (2015) Effect of cell wall properties on porosity and shrinkage of dried apple. International Journal of Food Properties, 18(10), pp. 2327-2337.
• Kumar, Chandan, Millar, Graeme J., & Karim, Azharul (2015) Effective diffusivity and evaporative cooling in convective drying of food material. Drying Technology, 33(2), pp. 227-237.
• Joardder, Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, Kumar, Chandan, & Karim, Azharul (2015) Food structure : its formation and relationships with other properties. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. (In Press)
• Joardder, Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, Brown, Richard J., Kumar, Chandan, & Karim, Azharul (2015) A micro-level investigation of the solid displacement method for porosity determination of dried food. Journal of Food Engineering, 166, pp. 156-164.
• C. Kumar, M. U. H. Joardder, T.W. Farrell, M. A. Karim, and G.J. Millar, A Mathematical Model For Intermittent Microwave Convective (IMWC) Drying, Drying Technology 2015 (accepted)

  2014

• Mohammad U. H. Joardder and M. A. Karim, “A Review on Food Microstructure: Drying and Quality Aspects”, (accepted, Critical Review of Food Science and Nutrition, Impact Factor 4.82)

·         M. A. Karim, Erond Perez and Zakaria Mohd. Amin ,Mathematical modelling of counter flow v-grove solar air collector, Renewable Energy Journal vol: 74, pp. 116-123.  [2012 IF: 2.989]

• J. McMurray and M. A. Karim, Developing Better Measures Utilizing a Multi-Method Approach, International Journal of Multiple Research approaches (accepted)
• J. S. The, PKDV Yarlagadda, M.A. Karim, C Yan ;An Activity and Resource Advisory System for Manufacturing Process Chains Selection at the early Stage of Product Development, Advanced Materials Research 834, pp. 1927-1931.
• Al Owad, MA Karim, L Ma; Integrated Lean Six Sigma Approach for Patient Flow Improvement in Hospital Emergency Department, Advanced Materials Research 834, pp. 1893-1902
• C. Kumar, M. A Karim, MUH Joardder ; Intermittent drying of food products: a critical review, Journal of Food Engineering 121, pp. 48-57. [2012 IF: 2.276]
• Perussello, Camila Augusto, Kumar, Chandan, de Castilhos, Fernanda, & Karim, M.A. (2014) Heat and mass transfer modelling of the osmo-convective drying of yacon roots (Smallanthus sonchifolius). Applied Thermal Engineering, 63(1), pp. 23-32.
• Joardder, Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, Karim, Azharul, Brown, Richard J., & Kumar, Chandan (2014) Determination of effective moisture diffusivity of banana using thermogravimetric analysis. Procedia Engineering, 90, pp. 538-543.
• Kumar, Chandan, Joardder, Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, Karim, Azharul, Millar, Graeme J., & Amin, Zakaria Mohd (2014) Temperature redistribution modelling during intermittent microwave convective heating. Procedia Engineering, 90, pp. 544-549.

2013 and before

•  M Islam, M. A. Karim, S C Saha, Sarah Miller and P. K. Yarlagadda ; Development of empirical equations for irradiance profile of a standard parabolic trough collector using Monte Carlo ray tracing technique. Advanced Materials Research vol 860-863 (214) pp 180-19.0
• Joardder, Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, Karim, Azharul, & Kumar, Chandan (2013) Effect of temperature distribution on predicting quality of microwave dehydrated food. Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Sciences, 5, pp. 562-568.
• Kumar, Chandan, Karim, Azharul, & Joardder, Mohammad Uzzal (2013) Intermittent drying of food products : a critical review. Journal of Food Engineering, 121, pp. 48-57.
•    Mohammad U. H. Joardder, M. A. Karim, Chandan Kumar, ; Determination of Moisture Diffusivity of Banana Using Thermogravimetric Analysis”, Proceedia Engineering Journal (accepted on 25 October).
• C. Kumar, M. A. Karim, M.U.H. Joardder, G.J. Miller ; Intermittent microwave convective heating: modelling and experiments, Proceedia Engineering Journal (accepted on 25 October).
• CA Perussello, C Kumar, F de Castilhos, MA Karim ; Heat and mass transfer modeling of the osmo-convective drying of yacon roots (Smallanthus sonchifolius), Applied Thermal Engineering (accepted, available online 22 October 2013) [2012 IF: 2.127]
• MA Amin, MA Karim; A time-based quantitative approach for selecting lean strategies for manufacturing organisations, International Journal of Production Research 51 (4), pp. 1146-1167 [2012 IF: 1.460]
• Rahman and M. A Karim ;Application of lean production to reducing operational waste in a tile manufacturing process, International Journal of Management Science and Engineering Management, 8:2, pp. 131-139
• PKDV Yarlagadda, MA Karim, C Yan ; A Framework for Life Cycle Cost Estimation of a Product Family at the Early Stage of Product Development, Advanced Materials Research 605-607, pp. 222-227
• M. A. Karim, Kazi Arif-Uz-Zaman, ; A methodology for effective implementation of lean strategies and its performance evaluation in manufacturing organizations, Business Process Management Journal, Vol. 19 Iss: 1, pp. 169–196.
  

• N. Saviz and M. A. Karim ; Standardisation of steel plant building in a portfolio of projects, Steel Time International, April 2012, 36(3), pp. 42-45.
• M.A. Karim and Prasad Yarlagadda ; Managing Product Quality and Reliability under New Challenges: An Australian Study, Advanced Materials Research Vols. 335-336 ; pp. 1520-1524
• M.A. Karim, Mubarak Aljuhani, Ray Duplock and Prasad Yarlagadda ; Implementation of Lean Manufacturing in Saudi Manufacturing Organisations: an empirical study, Advanced Materials Research. Vol. 339 ; pp. 250-253
• M. A. Karim.  ; Experimental investigation of a stratified chilled water thermal storage system, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 31, Iss. 11-12, pp. 1853-1860. [2012 IF: 2.127]
• Islam, M.M., and M.A. Karim ; Manufacturing Practices and Performance: Comparison among Small-Medium and Large Industries, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 28 No. 1, 2011, pp. 43-61.
• N. Saviz and M. A. Karim; Lean Project Management in Large Scale Industrial Project via Standardization, Project Management Perspectives, Jan 2011, pp. 72-77.
• M. A. Karim, P. Samaranayake, A. J. Smith and S. Halgamuge,;  An on-time delivery improvement model for manufacturing organisations, International  Journal of  Production  Research,  Vol. 48, No. 8,  pp. 2373–2394. [2012 IF: 1.460]
• Wei Chiu, YuanTong Gu, M.A.Karim and Lin MA,;A modified quality control method for manufacturing process in mask industry, Advanced Materials Research Vols. 139-141, pp. 1843-1846
• M. A. Karim , M. R. Alam and A. Amin; Implementing lean manufacturing strategy in a small manufacturing company: a model for change, ASOR Bulletin, Vol. 29, No. 3, September 2010, pp. 34-47
• J. McMurray, M. A. Karim and G. Fisher, ; Perspectives on the recruitment and retention of culturally and linguistically diverse police, Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 193-210. [2012 IF: 0.882]
• N. Saviz and M. A. Karim, ; Learning Lean, The Project Management, , Feb/March 2010, pp. 16-18.
• M.A. Karim ; A conceptual model for manufacturing performance improvement, Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Vol 35, Issue 1 pp. 87-94.
•  M. A. Karim, A. J. Smith and S. Halgamuge, A comparative study of manufacturing practices and performance variables, International  Journal of  Production  Economics, 112 , 841–859- [ISI ranking 1 in manufacturing engineering] [2012 IF: 2.081]
• M. A. Karim, A. J. Smith and S. Halgamuge, Empirical relationships between some manufacturing practices and performance, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 46, No. 13,  3583–3613 [2012 IF: 1.460]
• J. McMurray and M. A. Karim, A perspective on multiculturalism and policing, Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal, Vol. 15 No. 4,  pp. 321-334.
• M. A. Karim and M. Islam, The adoption of advanced quality practices and its impact on manufacturers, International Review of Business Research Papers, Vol. 3 No.5 ;pp.209-225.

• M.M. Islam and M. A. Karim, Manufacturing practices and performances: a Malaysian study, International Review of Business Research Papers, Vol.3 No.2 une 2007, Pp. 147 – 161.
• M.M. Islam, C. Siwar, M. A. Karim, The impact of financial crisis on living standard: An Empirical Investigation, UNITAR e-Journal, Vol. 4, No. 4
• M. A. Karim, A. J. Smith and S. Halgamuge, Manufacturing Yield improvement by Clustering, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4234 (2006), 526-534. (SJR index: .492)
• M. A. Karim and M.N.A Hawlader, Performance investigation of flat plate, v-corrugated and finned air collectors, Energy, Volume 31, Issue 4, March 2006, Pages 452-470., [2012 IF: 2.651]
• M. A. Karim and M.N.A Hawlader, Performance evaluation of a v-groove solar air collector for drying applications, Applied Thermal Engineering, 28 (2006) 121–130. [2012 IF: 2.127]
•  M. A. Karim and M.N.A. Hawlader, Drying characteristics of banana: theoretical modelling and experimental validation, Journal of Food Engineering, 70 ; 35–45. [2012 IF: 2.276]
• M. A. Karim and M.N.A Hawlader, Mathematical modelling and experimental investigation of tropical fruits drying, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 48 ;4914-4925. [2012 IF: 2.315] 

• M. A. Karim and M.N.A. Hawlader, Development of solar air collectors for drying applications, Energy Conversion and Management, 45 (2004) 329–344. [2012 IF: 2.775]