OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Thermal Engineering is 76. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Analysis on the compression process of multi-stage wobble plate compressor under full pressure condition	288
A displacer coupled thermoacoustic cooler driven by heat and electricity	251
Thermodynamic and economic analysis of hierarchical gas–gas nuclear power plants and CHPs with high-temperature reactors and helium as the circulating medium	247
Thermal contact resistance on cylindrical flux channel with high contact ratio	231
Experimental study on droplet behavior and mechanisms during reflooding in a Single-rod channel	178
Investigation of film boiling over tandem arrangement of elliptical cylinders in vertical cross-flow of saturated liquid	172
CFD-based burner parameter optimization of a sintering ignition furnace	165
Convective heat transfer estimation of dilute metal oxide nanofluids in VUV surface tuned minichannel using Mach-Zehnder interferometry	158
Editorial Board	152
A Thermal-hydraulic assessment of condensing tube bank heat exchangers for heat and water recovery from flue gas	149
Optimization method for mixed refrigerants in Joule–Thomson refrigerators with fixed-temperature heat loads	146
Torrefaction of densified biomass using flue gases in a fixed bed combustor	146
Multi-objective optimisation for wind resistant air-cooled condenser operation	140
Modelling and analysis of a complete adsorption heat pump system	139
Thermal performance analysis and multi-objective optimization of thermal energy storage unit with cascaded packed bed in a solar heating system	136
Enhancing hydrate reservoir temperature by microwave heating: Research on different types of microwave radiation antenna	135
Effects of EGR on combustion and emission characteristics of PODE/methanol RCCI mode at high load	134
Parametric study and application of a data-mining model in 2D and 3D micro-fin tubes	122
Analysis of supercritical heat transfer in horizontal helical tube with internal roughness	122
An innovative thermal management method for cooling loop of electric driving system for durable and high efficiency electric vehicle	121
Numerical investigation of a district scale groundwater heat pump system: A case study from Colchester, UK	118
Experimental study of the effect of load and rotational speed on the electrical power of a high-speed ORC microturbogenerator	115
An effective and lightweight battery thermal management system with incremental contact area: A numerical study	113
A numerical simulation study on optimizing the heat storage process of interrupted fin latent heat storage units	112
A correlation to calculate time constant of thermocouples	109

Characteristics of heat, power generation, and energy efficiency study on a novel air-cooled PEMFC stack based on micro heat pipe arrays	108
Lattice Boltzmann mesoscopic modeling of flow boiling heat transfer processes in a microchannel	103
A multi-time scales semi-decoupled CHT (Coupled Heat Transfer) model and its application on piston transient heat transfer simulation	102
Internally stowed, radially deployed radiator panels for passive CubeSat thermal control	102
Detailed comparison of physical fining methods in an industrial glass melting furnace using coupled CFD simulations	100
Hook-shaped structures to improve pool boiling heat transfer	99
Prediction of superheated steam temperature for thermal power plants using a novel integrated method based on the hybrid model and attention mechanism	98
Experimental and modeling analysis on thermoelectric heat recovery to maximize the performance of next-generation diesel engines dedicated for future electrified powertrains	96
Improving heat transfer and compressed air consumption in low pressure die casting of aluminum wheels	96
Improving thermal performance of groups of energy screw piles with phase change materials	94
Transcritical-transcritical cascade CO2 heat pump cycles for high-temperature heating: A numerical evaluation	92
A novel two-step optimization approach for film water cooling of a photovoltaic module in real ambient conditions	91
Repurposing a deep geothermal exploration well for borehole thermal energy storage: Implications from statistical modelling and sensitivity analysis	91
Simulation of a desiccant air-conditioning system integrated with dew-point indirect evaporative cooler for a school building	91
Effects of trapezoidal and twisted trapezoidal tapes on turbulent heat transfer in tubes	90
Experimental study on pool boiling enhancement by unique designing of porous media with a wettability gradient	90
Study of recirculating water-based and carbon-based working fluids on the combustion flow field and the cycle performances of semi-closed CO2-capturing Brayton-derived cycles	89
Low-melting-point liquid metal convective heat transfer: A review	89
Editorial Board	88
Analytical approach for energy retrofit of waste gas-to-energy units	88
Accurate evaluation on peak shaving capacity of combined-heat-and-power thermal power units based on physical information neural network	87
Experimental investigation of a novel gas bypass in two-pass microchannel evaporator for performance enhancement	87
A composite analytical model to predict the thermal performance of borehole ground heat exchangers within stratified ground	87
Discharge effectiveness of thermal energy storage systems	86
Energy saving and performance assessment of a split-type air conditioner integrated by an evaporative cooling unit with nanofluids	86
A COMMENT ON “LATTICE BOLTZMANN SIMULATION AND FRACTAL ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN POROUS MEDIA”	86
An investigation on the thermo-hydraulic and electrochemical performance of a novel vanadium-based embedded cooling system for synergistic energy supply and heat dissipation	85
Solar simulator based on induction heating to characterize experimentally tubular solar central receivers	85
Theoretical evaluation of adsorption desalination performance of metal-organic frameworks under varying scenarios	85
Development of map-based models for the performance characterization in a new prototype of Dual Source Heat Pump	84
Implementation and validation of optimal start control strategy for air conditioners and heat pumps	84
Optimizing discharge pressure control in carbon dioxide heat pumps using particle swarm optimization	84
Heat transfer correlation of smooth inverted annular film boiling in a circular tube	84
Numerical investigation on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of multi-stage impingement cooling under various jet hole arrangements	83
Spray characteristics of a self-aspirating ethanol ejector for high-efficiency combustion-based thermoelectric micropower generators	83
Performance of high-temperature lightweight multilayer insulations	82
Radiation-driven thermoacoustic energy conversion in absorbing media	82
Influence of geometric and operational variables on indirect evaporative cooling using cyclone as heat exchanger	80
Experimental investigating the thermal and hydraulic performance of heat exchangers with helix wire finned tube	80
Experimental and theoretical study on effect of dust deposition on frosting characteristics of fin surface	79
A strategy to flexibly operate a solar aided power generation plant for wide irradiation conditions	79
How can industrial heat decarbonisation be accelerated through energy efficiency?	79
Multidimensional analysis and performance prediction of heavy-duty gas turbine based on actual operational data	78
Thermal performance of flat plate heat pipe array with surface wettability modification: An experimental and simulation study	78
Latent heat thermal energy storage system with pillow-plate heat exchangers topology – Assessment of thermo-fluid dynamic performance and application potential	78
Flow and heat transfer performance of asymmetric fluidic oscillators combined with double wall configuration for the gas turbine blade cooling	77
Sustaining dropwise condensation on nickel-plated copper surfaces with As-grown graphene coatings	77
Investigating the heating and air conditioning provision capability of a supermarket to neighboring buildings: Field measurement analysis and economic evaluation	77
The efficiency of using simple heat pipes with a relatively low thermal conductivity for cooling transmit/receive modules	76
Heat transfer enhancement of air flow through new types of perforated dimple/protrusion fins	76

Numerical study on methane heterogeneous reaction characteristics in micro catalytic combustors with orthogonal thermal anisotropic walls