OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer is 70. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
An accurate Ghost Cell Immersed Boundary Method for compressible flows with heat transfer	273
Corrigendum to “A discussion on the relation between the intermittent flow sub-regimes and the frictional pressure drop” [Int. J. Heat Mass Transf. 181 (2021) 121895]	262
Editorial Board	226
Influence of ambient temperature and structural parameters on thermal conductivity of carbon nanotube arrays after secondary segmentation	217
Mode- and space-resolved thermal transport of alloy nanostructures	199
Heat transfer through a three-layer wall considering the contribution of phase change: A novel approach to the modelling of the process	181
Experimental measurements and mathematical modeling of cold plate for aviation thermal management	161
Numerical and correlation analysis of conjugate heat transfer over the discrete braided composites plate	139
Comparison of lifetime performance of PEMFC stacks with two cooling strategies under different humidity	135
A numerical study of a suspended compound droplet solidifying under forced convection	135
Equivalent thin-layer temperature field model (ETTM) for bolted rotors to describe interface temperature jump	130
Evaluation of the gradient diffusion hypothesis for jet into crossflow field: A prior analysis via large eddy simulation of flat plate film cooling	128
Eigenmode analysis of dynamical many-body near-field radiative heat transfer mediated by an external magnetic field	127
Numerical study of liquid metal magnetoconvection and heat transfer in an electrically conductive square duct	127
Convection driven by a nonuniform radiative internal heat source in a cavity: Example of medical isotope production in liquid targets	126
Sizing of recuperator for sCO2 Brayton cycle using stack-based thermal resistance framework coupled with unit-cell CFD model	125
Coaxial Airflow Modulation for Cryogen Spray Cooling: Towards Heat Transfer Enhancement and Film Control in Laser Dermatology	114
Deep learning potential for predicting interfacial thermal conductance in ZnO/GaN heterostructures: A non-equilibrium molecular dynamics study	112
Characterization of inertia- and shear-induced instabilities of liquid films through analysis of wave evolution, energy transfer, and force balance	108
Multiphysics simulation and experimental validation of convective drying of paper as a hygroscopic porous biomaterial	106
Submerged jet's profile-specific heat transfer: Stagnation zone and beyond	103
Enhanced flow boiling heat transfer in narrow gap with different widths using different-mode-interacting boiling	102
Jet stability and mass transfer analysis of a novel high-speed swirl nozzle	101
Assessment and improvement of conjugate heat transfer CFD code models of wall condensation from a gas–vapour mixture in a vertical channel	98
Stability analysis of magneto-LTNE porous convection in Kelvin–Voigt fluid	98

A novel numerical model for detailed simulation of CO2 capture	96
A new analytical model for the conduction shape factor of annulus sectors	95
Impact of external turbulence on film cooling designs using large eddy simulations	93
Quantitative visualization on boundary heat transfer of supercritical CO2 mini-channel through-flow (Re=104) via pixelated phase-shifting interferometry	93
New dimensionless equation for mass transfer at evaporation of open liquid surface in mixed or forced convection	92
Flow state transition and bi-stability of spanwise flow structures in quasi-two-dimensional Rayleigh–Bénard convection	92
Dissociation of methane from a layer of methane-hydrate particles: A new simple model	92
Steady-state thermal analysis of notched structures using the weak-form quadrature element method	91
Experimental study on frosting and defrosting characteristics of inclined cold surfaces considering surface wettability	91
Improved startup performance of a dual compensation chamber loop heat pipe by sequential cooling to the compensation chambers	91
Comparative study of the main electromagnetic models applied to melt pool prediction with gas metal arc: Effect on flow, ripples from drop impact, and geometry	90
Impact of an intermediate layer on immiscible viscous fingering instability in radial Hele-Shaw cell	90
Multi-functional paraffin phase change soft pump suitable for deep sea environment	90
Heat transfer controlling the temperature of human forehead at rest and during walking	88
Synergic inverse design of adsorbent bed topology and heterogeneous adsorbent porosity distribution for adsorption desalination via data-free deep learning	87
Multi-band tunable strongly nonreciprocal thermal radiation in topological edge state coupled mode	87
Adsorption and energy storage characteristics of ionic liquids in porous zeolite-templated carbon materials	87
1D thickness evolution model of cork ablators, including swelling, ablation and erosion	86
Molecular insights into surface wettability for heterogeneous ice nucleation of seawater on solid surfaces	86
Novel hybrid structures to improve performance of miniature flat evaporator loop heat pipes for electronics cooling	85
Modeling of ATP transport in an axon: Effects of spontaneous neuron firing and mitochondrial transfer via tunneling nanotubes	84
Generalizing multi-branching radial symmetric flow structures	84
A fundamentals-based vaporization model for radiofrequency ablation of biological tissues: Comparison with the enthalpy method	84
Ab initio study of pressure-dependent phonon heat conduction in cubic boron nitride	84
Thermoelastic component of photoacoustic response calculated by the fractional dual-phase-lag heat conduction theory	83
Arbitrarily-shaped convective thermal cloaks based on multiphysical coordinate transformation theories	82
Data-driven modeling and experimental validation of the laser sintering process for the printed silver nanoparticles ink for in-space manufacturing of printed electronics	78
Nonreciprocal radiative heat transfer between Weyl semimetal nanoparticles mediated by graphene nanoribbons	78
Effective thermal conductivity of microemulsions consisting of water micelles in n‐decane	78
Enhanced pool boiling of refrigerants R-134a, R-1336mzz(Z) and R-1336mzz(E) on micro- and nanostructured tubes	77
Some properties of a gas flow submitted to a temperature gradient	77
Development of a compact solution for condensate droplet growth	77
Thermal convection modulated by actively oscillating filament: The effect of filament rigidity	77
Thermal conductivity in spherical and circular inclusion composites with highly- and lowly-conducting imperfect interfaces	75
Pool boiling heat transfer mechanism on triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) structures: experimental and theoretical analysis	74
Transient thermal management characteristics of a porous fin with radially outwards fluid flow	74
Neutron imaging based vapor fraction measurements in an inductively heated boiling packed bed	73
Analytical analysis of non-boiling heat transfer during droplet impact on heated wall and the effect of thermophysical properties	73
Thermoelastic damping in circular microplate resonators based on fractional dual-phase-lag model and couple stress theory	72
Hopf bifurcation from uni-cellular to multi-cellular flows induced by viscous heating in Poiseuille flow of binary mixtures	72
Transient dryout and rewetting in a screen-wick heat pipe under pulsed heat loads with internal temperature and pressure measurement	72
Self-draining microchannel surface structure for droplet condensation with controlled droplet radius distribution	71
Analysis of UV radiation of solid rocket plume containing multiphase alumina clusters	71
Experimental studies and large eddy simulations of TPMS-based effusion cooling	70
Thermal insights of the temperature gradient-induced convections in an evaporating meniscus	70
Investigating the performance of a heat sink for satellite avionics thermal management: From ground-level testing to space-like conditions	70
Wicking characteristics of porous media using short copper micro/nanofibers	70
Multi-material isogeometric topology optimization for thermoelastic metamaterials	70
Experimental and numerical investigation on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of the variable cross-section internally finned tube	70