OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Combustion Theory and Modelling is 4. 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
Optimisation method for automatic selection of rate constants of global reaction mechanisms	38
An improved stiff-ODE solving framework for reacting flow simulations with detailed chemistry in OpenFOAM	25
Unifying definition of the local equivalence ratio for complex mixtures and the concept of bonding fraction	22
Three-dimensional simulations of isobaric premixed flames freely propagating in narrow circular channels: breaking of symmetry	16
Explosion evolution characteristic of methane-acetylene mixtures under constant volume space	15
Comparative study of combustion processes generated by the use of different fuels: energy and exergy analysis	12
An iterative methodology for REDIM reduced chemistry generation and its validation for partially-premixed combustion	12
Physics-informed machine learning models for shock initiation criteria of reactive metamaterials	12
Two-phase flow characteristics of different charging structure in ignition and flame-spreading	12
On the evolution of fuel droplet evaporation zone and its interaction with flame front in ignition of spray flames	11
Verification and validation of detonation-shock-dynamics relations for explosives described by general equation of state and chemical reaction models	11
Diffusive-thermal instabilities of a planar premixed flame aligned with a shear flow	9
Low-order modelling of the light-round ignition transient in a premixed annular combustor	9
Effects of thermal expansion on Taylor dispersion-controlled diffusion flames	9
Correction	9
Large eddy simulation/thickened flame model simulations of a lean partially premixed gas turbine model combustor	9
Effect of hydrogen addition on the consumption speed of lean premixed laminar methane flames exposed to combined strain and heat loss	9
Application of machine learning in low-order manifold representation of chemistry in turbulent flames	8
Analysis of an innovative sampling strategy based on k-means clustering algorithm for POD and POD-DEIM reduced order models of a 2-D reaction-diffusion system	8
Assessing diffusion model impacts on enstrophy and flame structure in turbulent lean premixed flames	7
Nonlinear analysis of flame hydrodynamic instability at large gas expansion ratio	7
A fast uncertainty quantification methodology and sampling technique for joint probability distribution of the Arrhenius rate expression: a case study applied to H ₂	7
Development of a turbulence dissipation based reaction rate model for progress variable in turbulent premixed flames	6
Flame stabilisation by a highly conductive body: multiple steady-state solutions and time-dependent dynamics	6
Large-eddy simulation of split injection strategies in RCCI conditions	6

Reaction zone structure of spontaneous reaction wave at steady subsonic and supersonic speeds	6
LES of premixed jet flames subjected to extreme turbulence using flamelet-generated manifolds: a comparison of unstrained and strained flamelets	6
The spectral characterisation of reduced order models in chemical kinetic systems	5
Local combustion regime identification using machine learning	5
A cross-scale hotspot ignition optimisation model based on void collapse and its interaction	5
Stochastic characterisation of unstable lean hydrogen–air annular premixed flames	5
Flame-acoustic interactions in high-pressure H ₂ /air diffusion flames	5
A detailed modelling on spray atomisation and combustion of LOX/GCH4 in variable area pintle injector rocket engines	5
Three-dimensional shock–flame interactions: effect of wall friction	5
Investigation of coarse-graining parameters for super-grid LEM closure applied to LES of practical bluff-body flames	5
Effects of artificial flame front thickening on intermediate minor species prediction using the LES–FGM method	5
Numerical investigation on lean methane combustion with modified effective thermal conductivity of the porous media	5
A coupled model of composite synthesis in combustion regime	5
Asymptotic analysis of detonation development at SI engine conditions using computational singular perturbation	5
Modelling extinction/re-ignition processes in fire plumes under oxygen-diluted conditions using flamelet tabulation approaches	4
Comparison of combustion duration and end-gas autoignition in inwardly and outwardly propagating flames induced by different ignition configurations	4
Quenching modes of local flame–wall interaction for turbulent premixed methane combustion in a constant volume vessel	4
Computational assessment of soot models in ethylene/air laminar diffusion flames	4
Impact of a discretisation method and chemical kinetics on the accuracy of simulation of a lifted hydrogen flame	4
Chemical dynamics of the autoignition of near-stoichiometric and rich methanol/air mixtures	4
Hotspot auto-ignition induced detonation development: emphasis on energy density and chemical reactivity	4
Numerical simulation of turbulent premixed flames with the conditional source-term estimation model using Bernstein polynomial expansion	4
Using computational singular perturbation as a diagnostic tool in ODE and DAE systems: a case study in heterogeneous catalysis	4
Three-dimensional vorticity effects on extinction behaviour of laminar flamelets	4
PAH growth assisted by five-membered ring: pyrene formation from acenaphthylene	4
Determining the global activation energy of methane–air premixed flames	4
Numerical methodology for spontaneous wrinkling of centrally ignited premixed flames – linear theory	4