OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Thermal Sciences is 51. 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
Oscillatory natural convection in a square enclosure containing a PCM suspension	98
Editorial Board	97
Viscoplastic model-based analysis of in-service oscillation temperature and thermal stress in a rotating component	94
Heat transfer performance of liquid film outside horizontal sintered tube evaporator	82
Response to the comment “Numerical simulation of steam condensation on the surface of a horizontal tube using the VOF method. A comment on the results from Li Shu and Yonglin Ju paper ‘Numerical study	82
The coupling effects of oxide particle microstructural parameters and atmospheric (temperature, pressure, composition) conditions on thermal transport in powder beds	81
Thermal constriction resistance of a functionally graded material plate heated by a circular disc heat source on one face and isothermal on the opposite face	80
Surface reconstruction enhanced interfacial thermal conductance between CsPbI	80
Numerical investigation on heat transfer performance and bubble characteristics of rectangular channels under different low-pressures	78
An electron–phonon Monte Carlo study on thermal transport in GaN	78
Experimental study on condensation flow patterns and heat transfer characteristics of non-azeotropic and immiscible binary mixed vapors	77
Comparisons on flow characteristics and film cooling performance of cylindrical and sister holes with/without internal coolant crossflow	73
Nucleate boiling heat transfer during water–IN–oil emulsion drop impact onto a heated solid surface	70
Evaporation characteristics of viscous droplets on stainless steel superhydrophobic surface	69
Measurement of thermal diffusivity and conductivity of thin films using laser-line lock-in thermography	67
Multi-objective optimization of leaf-vein-inspired flow field in solid oxide fuel cells based on the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II	67
Thermo-optical coupling applied to high luminance LED used in automotive front lighting	67
An integrated thermophysiological model for predicting thermal response of medical staff wearing medical protective clothing in summer	64
Optimisation and numerical study of forced convection heat transfer design for glass tempered cooling grille	64
Experimental investigation and comparative analysis of PCM-TEG systems for waste heat harvesting: Novel insights on PCM placement and system configuration	64
Multi-objective optimization study on heat transfer performance of solar salt in non-circular twisted tube heat exchanger based on entropy generation number and NSGA II	63
Active protection against fire: Enhancing the flame retardancy of sandwich panels using an expandable graphite layer formation	61
Modeling and optimization of mini-channel tube bundle air-coolers applied in stratospheric condition	60
Design and analysis of bionic baffles for coupled thermal and dynamic performance enhancement in shell-and-tube heat exchangers	60
Thermo-flow modeling of geometry evolution considering the velocity flow fields during pulsed-laser processing	60

Femtosecond laser direct writing constructed strong bubble intervention dynamics for enhancing HTC on graphene oxide nanocoating	60
Experimental and ANN-based optimization of thermal and hydraulic performance in a hexagonal honeycomb structure	59
Thermal and flow characteristics of an array of cylinders in a converging and confined channel: The case of battery cooling	59
Deep learning and thermographic imaging method for thermal comfort prediction in different genders	59
Experimental study of steam condensation heat transfer characteristics in a horizontal tube under rolling motion	59
Numerical analysis of thermal mechanism in downward flame spread over inverted surfaces of discrete inclined solid fuels	58
Investigating the fractal dimension of flame fronts of the biodiesel-diesel blends combustion in atmospheric conditions and engine cylinders: An experimental study	58
Research on parameter optimization algorithms for acoustic collaborative measurement of multiple physical fields	58
Innovative configurations for heat sink integrated with piezoelectric fans	57
Prediction of thermal diffusivity of volcanic rocks using machine learning and genetic algorithm hybrid strategy	57
A novel air-cooled Li-ion battery (LIB) array thermal management system – a numerical analysis	57
Experiments and qualitative analysis by artificial neural network approach on pool boiling of FC-72 on finned surfaces confined by an unheated horizontal wall	56
Conjugate turbulent natural convection with thermal radiation in a vertical and inclined wall with heat sources	56
Determination of evaporative area of hollow fiber membrane module for evaporative cooling based on surface morphology and hydrophobicity	56
Condensation heat transfer and correlation analysis in helical tube of mixed carbon-hydro refrigerant	55
Study on coupling effect of CRUD growth and heat transfer on fuel rod	55
Theoretical study of bubble departure and lift-off diameters model for evaporation based on microlayer in flow boiling	54
Thermal optimization of secondary cooling systems in the continuous steel casting process	53
Breakup regimes and heat transfer of an isolated bubble and Taylor bubble flow in the T-type microchannel	53
Simultaneous reconstruction of temperature and concentration of H2O and soot based on infrared emission spectrum by inverse analysis	53
Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental investigation on heat transfer performance of arranged shape memory GO/EP composites	52
The interaction between the latticework duct and film cooling on the thermal performance with different film cooling hole locations	52
Structure optimization of liquid-cooled plate for electric vehicle lithium-ion power batteries	51
Utilization of nanostructured surfaces on microchannels to enhance critical heat flux in the pool boiling	51
Development of electro-thermal model for prismatic Lithium-ion cell subjected to electric vehicle drive cycle using converging fluid channel	51
Rapid detection of the vacuum failure of logging tools based on the variation in equivalent thermal conductivity	51
Experimental study of ultralow flow resistance fractal microchannel heat sinks for electronics cooling	51