OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Refrigeration is 34. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
New generalized flow boiling heat transfer and frictional pressure drop correlations for R32	125
Effects of crystal formation on the initial frost thickness and density on cold surfaces	92
Energy conversion efficiency improvement of a Stirling type PTR for dual temperature cooling by adopting two active work-recovery phase shifters	87
Natural refrigerants: The IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference	66
Energy evaluation of a low temperature commercial refrigeration plant working with the new low-GWP blend R468A as drop-in of R404A	61
Demand reduction and energy saving potential of thermal energy storage integrated heat pumps	60
Experimental study of ammonia flow boiling in a vertical tube bundle: Part 2 – Enhanced dimple tube with full length solid round PVC nonconductive rod	58
Modeling and experimental investigation of oil retention in pipelines of multi-split air conditioning system	55
Experimental investigation of the extreme seeking control on a transcritical CO2 heat pump water heater	54
The characteristics of flow patterns in the shell-and-plate heat exchanger	52
Oil circulation ratio prediction in a vapor compression system using a discharge side oil separator and mass flow correction	51
Study on off-grid performance and economic viability of photovoltaic energy storage refrigeration systems	50
Design optimisation of a screw compressor with a focus on rotor depth: A computational fluid dynamics approach	48
A black box based model for phase change heat exchanger in refrigeration system simulations using Kriging interpolation method	47
Size and match of the collector-evaporator for direct-expansion solar assisted heat pumps using potential alternative refrigerants	47
Experimental investigation on piston offset and performance of helium valved linear compressor with an external gas bypass	44
Machine learning model of regenerative evaporative cooler for performance prediction based on experimental investigation	44
Energy Saving Analysis of refrigeration room Group Control Based on Kernel Ridge Regression Algorithm	41
A general correlation for heat transfer during evaporation of falling films on single horizontal plain tubes	39
A novel characterization methodology for vapor-injected compressors: A comparative analysis with existing black-box models	39
Experimental and numerical investigation on heat transfer performance of a single-tube six-fin tube evaporator	38
A metro train air conditioning system fault diagnosis method based on explainable artificial intelligence: Considering interpretability and generalization	38
Recent advances in low-temperature phase change materials for cold chain logistics	38
Simulation and classification optimization design of ultra-low temperature heat exchangers in dilution refrigerator using local thermal nonequilibrium model	38
A novel experimental rig to investigate the effect of the refrigerant on the oil supply of a variable capacity reciprocating compressor	37

Air-side fouling of finned heat exchangers: Part 2, experimental investigation and assessment of test protocol	37
Assessment of the cold storage capacity used in bulk handling of perishable agricultural produce in Ugandan cities	36
Development of design guidelines for fin-and-tube heat exchangers with low-GWP refrigerants	36
The fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of R-32 in a small Tube	35
Reasonable performance comparison for a refrigeration system using different refrigerants: Case with propane and isobutane mixtures with several compositions	34
Experimental study of the lubricant-refrigerant flow in a rotary compressor	34
Novel design of a high efficiency multi-bed active magnetic regenerator heat pump	34
Study on non-uniform internal pressure distribution of twin-screw refrigeration compressor	34
Measurement and modeling of void fraction for developing two-phase flow of R134a in a horizontal tube after an expansion valve	34