OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Thermal Engineering is 86. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	336
Editorial Board	332
Efficiency enhancement of heat supply steam turbines	300
Research on heat release distribution characteristics driven by linear fuel flow rate variation in an axisymmetric variable geometry scramjet combustor	276
Optimized performance of submerged photovoltaic systems in shallow waters	273
A strategy to flexibly operate a solar aided power generation plant for wide irradiation conditions	222
Extended Coherent Flame Model applied to an optical single-cylinder engine fueled with ethanol	221
Performance and optimization of absorption heat exchanger under different flow rate ratio conditions	205
Numerical investigation of a district scale groundwater heat pump system: A case study from Colchester, UK	193
Experimental investigation of spray cooling on steel plates with periodic micropillar structures: Two-stage quenching phenomenon	183
Thermodynamic and economic analysis of hierarchical gas–gas nuclear power plants and CHPs with high-temperature reactors and helium as the circulating medium	182
Direct numerical simulations of cooling flow and heat transfer in supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle coupled with solar energy	177
Condensation enhancement by combining wettability and electric field	176
Large-Eddy Simulation of two secondary air supply strategies in kraft recovery boilers	175
Experimental study of partial catalytic ignition process in hydrogen peroxide/kerosene rocket engines	173
Optimization-oriented online modeling for generators of absorption heat pump systems	171
A displacer coupled thermoacoustic cooler driven by heat and electricity	169
Solar simulator based on induction heating to characterize experimentally tubular solar central receivers	168
Analytical approach for energy retrofit of waste gas-to-energy units	162
Boiling sodium and melting salt: Evaluation and optimisation of a novel solar–thermal system concept	156
Investigation of control characteristics in multi-user building heating system based on demand-side adjustment	151
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	150
Theoretical evaluation of adsorption desalination performance of metal-organic frameworks under varying scenarios	143
Editorial Board	140
Investigation of film boiling over tandem arrangement of elliptical cylinders in vertical cross-flow of saturated liquid	139

Spray characteristics of a self-aspirating ethanol ejector for high-efficiency combustion-based thermoelectric micropower generators	136
Radiation-driven thermoacoustic energy conversion in absorbing media	135
Hybrid solar-thermoelectric energy harvesting with machine learning models	134
Improving heat transfer and compressed air consumption in low pressure die casting of aluminum wheels	132
The efficiency of using simple heat pipes with a relatively low thermal conductivity for cooling transmit/receive modules	131
A novel approach to estimate the specific heat capacity and volumetric heat generation of AMP20M1HD-A Li-ion pouch battery using MH-MCMC Bayesian inverse methodology	131
Process modeling and experimental performance characterization of operating modes on energy and exergy performance of helium liquefaction cycle	131
Void fraction of R32 in microfin tube under condensation conditions using capacitance-based sensor	129
Performance characteristics of new enhanced heat transfer tubes for evaporator/absorber in absorption chiller	127
Experimental and numerical investigation on heat transfer and fluid flow in annular tubes with delta winglets	125
Efficient CO2 cooling/power system for refrigerated trucks using exhaust heat recovery	125
A COMMENT ON “LATTICE BOLTZMANN SIMULATION AND FRACTAL ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN POROUS MEDIA”	124
Design solutions and characterization of a small scale and very high concentration solar furnace using a Fresnel lens	121
Experimental and theoretical study on effect of dust deposition on frosting characteristics of fin surface	120
Accurate evaluation on peak shaving capacity of combined-heat-and-power thermal power units based on physical information neural network	120
A meta-heuristic approach for reliability-based design optimization of shell-and-tube heat exchangers	119
Full-range drift-flux correlation for upward co-current boiling two-phase flows in vertical rod bundles	116
Response surface optimization of perforated solar air heater with novel gong-shaped baffles	114
Multiphysics modeling and heat transfer enhancement of underwater vehicle thermal engines	113
Characteristics of heat, power generation, and energy efficiency study on a novel air-cooled PEMFC stack based on micro heat pipe arrays	113
Single-objective and multi-objective optimization of the thermally integrated-pumped thermal energy storage system based on the novel optimization method coupling the orthogonal design and intelligent	112
A study on supercritical water injection as waste heat recovery system in internal combustion engines	112
Experimental comparison and seasonal performance evaluation of different scroll compressor capacity modulation methods in an R410A water to water system	111
An effective and lightweight battery thermal management system with incremental contact area: A numerical study	111
Sustainability of direct air-side free cooling data centers in China: An assessment based on operational optimization	110
Study on the start-up characteristics and thermal-dynamic performance of pulsating heat pipes with Tesla valve: A numerical case	110
Discharge effectiveness of thermal energy storage systems	109
Multi-objective optimisation for wind resistant air-cooled condenser operation	109
A preliminary evaluation of a molten metal helical coil solar receiver for heating pressurised air	109
Acoustic sensing for investigating critical heat flux enhancement during pool boiling on electrodeposited copper foams	104
Investigation the performance of the recompression Brayton cycle with different N2O-based binary mixtures for a nuclear power spacecraft	103
Influence of flow straightener structure on energy separation performance of Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube based on energy and exergy analyses	103
A graphene nanoflake-based flexible composite phase change material for enhanced heat dissipation in chip cooling	102
Towards optimal energy utilization in heating system: A novel framework based on mixed-integer model predictive control	101
Investigating the heating and air conditioning provision capability of a supermarket to neighboring buildings: Field measurement analysis and economic evaluation	101
Numerical investigation on the application of hydrogen plasma arc in electric arc furnace	100
Ultra-broadband polarization-insensitive solar absorber with tungsten-molybdenum hybrid resonators for industrial thermal applications: Design, fabrication, and machine learning analysis	99
Influence of geometric and operational variables on indirect evaporative cooling using cyclone as heat exchanger	99
Applied thermal process for a hydronic snow-melting system in the coldest provincial capital of China	99
Model of co-gasification of coal and biomass in jetting fluidized bed by Aspen Plus: contributive ratio	98
Investigation on latent heat energy storage using phase change material enhanced by gradient-porosity metal foam	97
Techno-economic assessment of a Carnot battery thermally integrated with a data center	97
Reinforcement learning competitive–cooperative optimizer for multi-area dynamic power dispatch	96
Numerical study of the cold island effect of air-source heat pumps from two heat flow perspectives: a coupled negative feedback process	96
Thermodynamic analysis of a parabolic trough power plant integrating supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle and direct contact membrane distillation	95
Optimized tube bank configurations: A multi-objective approach to entropy and volume minimization	95
Explosive boiling of nanofilms on curved surfaces: a molecular dynamics perspective	95
Design and multi-objective optimization of ORC systems for multi-temperature waste heat recovery in petrochemical industry	95
Theoretical study on leakage characteristics of water-injected single screw vapor compressors with a multicolumn envelope meshing pair	95
Corrigendum to “Catalyst-free hydrogen generation from ethanol via low-temperature thermal decomposition: effects of heating power on outlet temperature and response characteristics” [Appl. Therm. Eng	94

Corrigendum to “Experimental study on ultrasonic-assisted PCM cooling: A novel approach to photovoltaic panel performance improvement” [Appl. Therm. Eng. 265 (2025) 125642]	94
Enhancing hydrate reservoir temperature by microwave heating: Research on different types of microwave radiation antenna	94
Experimental and theoretical research on evaluation criterion for defrosting initiation time accuracy of air source heat pump	92
Thermal contact resistance on cylindrical flux channel with high contact ratio	91
Application of grayscale analysis in heat transfer topology optimization: A study on the impact of filter radius on numerical stability and thermodynamic performance	90
Implementation and validation of optimal start control strategy for air conditioners and heat pumps	89
A numerical simulation of tube geometry effect on the performance of regenerators in Organic Rankine Cycle systems using the Volume of Fluid method	89
Wet-dry thermohydraulic performance comparison on fin-and-tube geometries	89
Solar driven liquid desiccant dehumidification system: Measurements and annual system simulations	88
Research on liquid-kerosene ignition in an axisymmetric variable geometry combustor with a cone-strut flameholder	86
Visual observations of steam–air submerged horizontal jets at low mass flux	86
Melting characteristics of a cone-cavity coupled spiral shell-tube phase change energy storage system	86
Analysis of supercritical heat transfer in horizontal helical tube with internal roughness	86
Experimental investigating the thermal and hydraulic performance of heat exchangers with helix wire finned tube	86
A multi-fidelity simulation approach for adaptive cycle engine performance analysis by integrating 3D model of variable geometry turbine system	86