Thermodynamics: Journal Rankings

Journal Rankings

TQCC Average citations Median citations H4-Index Number of Papers Impact Factor

(A journal has H4-Index of h when h of its past four year's publications has h citations, whereby h is the highest possible number that renders the former statement true. The citation data are based on CrossRef. The ranking can be re-used under a CC0-license.)

(Using publications from roughly 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01)

Rank	Journal	H4-Index
1	Energy	122
2	Energy Conversion and Management	95
3	Applied Thermal Engineering	78
4	Case Studies in Thermal Engineering	69
5	International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer	68
6	International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer	64
7	Combustion and Flame	56
8	Progress in Energy and Combustion Science	55
9	International Journal of Thermal Sciences	49
10	Thermal Science and Engineering Progress	35
-	Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry	35
12	International Journal of Refrigeration	33
-	Proceedings of the Combustion Institute	33
14	International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow	29
15	International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow	26
-	Numerical Heat Transfer Part A-Applications	26
17	Building Simulation	25
-	Fluid Phase Equilibria	25
-	Thermochimica Acta	25
20	Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science	24
21	International Journal of Green Energy	22
22	Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data	21
-	Numerical Heat Transfer Part B-Fundamentals	21
-	Propulsion and Power Research	21
25	Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics	20
26	International Journal of Thermophysics	19
27	Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics	18
28	Journal of Porous Media	17
-	Journal of Thermal Science	17
-	Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics	17
-	Thermal Science	17
32	Heat and Mass Transfer	16
-	International Journal of Engine Research	16
-	Cryogenics	16
35	Combustion Science and Technology	15
-	Journal of Heat Transfer-Transactions of the Asme	15
37	Heat Transfer Research	14
38	CALPHAD-Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry	13
-	Experimental Heat Transfer	13
-	Flow Turbulence and Combustion	13
-	Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications	13
-	Journal of Thermal Stresses	13
43	Heat Transfer Engineering	12
44	Journal of Engineering Thermophysics	11
-	Science and Technology for the Built Environment	11
46	Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A-Journal of Power and Energy	10
-	Journal of Enhanced Heat Transfer	10
48	Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer	9
-	Combustion Theory and Modelling	9
-	International Journal of Exergy	9

51	Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering	7
-	Combustion Explosion and Shock Waves	7
53	Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics	6
-	Microgravity Science and Technology	6
55	Journal of Thermal Science and Technology	5
56	Progress in Computational Fluid Dynamics	4