OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer is 69. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Self-draining microchannel surface structure for droplet condensation with controlled droplet radius distribution	209
Aerodynamic control of evaporative self-assembly in colloidal droplets	197
A fundamentals-based vaporization model for radiofrequency ablation of biological tissues: Comparison with the enthalpy method	195
Thermal insights of the temperature gradient-induced convections in an evaporating meniscus	184
An accurate Ghost Cell Immersed Boundary Method for compressible flows with heat transfer	182
Performance improvement technique of natural draft dry cooling tower under ambient wind based on minimum mechanical energy dissipation	162
Evaluation of the gradient diffusion hypothesis for jet into crossflow field: A prior analysis via large eddy simulation of flat plate film cooling	161
Submerged jet's profile-specific heat transfer: Stagnation zone and beyond	161
High spatiotemporal resolution measurement of water flow boiling heat transfer in a horizontal square minichannel using infrared thermography	156
Thermal convection modulated by actively oscillating filament: The effect of filament rigidity	152
New dimensionless equation for mass transfer at evaporation of open liquid surface in mixed or forced convection	142
A Large-Eddy Simulation study on the effect of fuel configuration and pan distance towards chemical species for under-ventilated compartment fire scenario	137
Water vapor condensation on binary mixed substrates: A molecular dynamics study	137
Eigenmode analysis of dynamical many-body near-field radiative heat transfer mediated by an external magnetic field	135
Analysis of UV radiation of solid rocket plume containing multiphase alumina clusters	117
Flow state transition and bi-stability of spanwise flow structures in quasi-two-dimensional Rayleigh–Bénard convection	116
A new analytical model for the conduction shape factor of annulus sectors	113
Corrigendum to “A discussion on the relation between the intermittent flow sub-regimes and the frictional pressure drop” [Int. J. Heat Mass Transf. 181 (2021) 121895]	111
Nonreciprocal radiative heat transfer between Weyl semimetal nanoparticles mediated by graphene nanoribbons	109
Editorial Board	108
Wall heating effects on aeroacoustic fields radiated by rigid bodies at different flow regimes	107
Evaporation of refrigerant R134a, R404A and R407C with low mass flux in smooth vertical tube	104
Effect of the number of ribbed walls on the thermal performance in rectangular channels with 45-deg parallel or criss-cross ribs	104
Subcooled flow boiling characteristics and CHF in an eccentric annulus at low pressure conditions	103
Thermoelastic component of photoacoustic response calculated by the fractional dual-phase-lag heat conduction theory	103

Equivalent thin-layer temperature field model (ETTM) for bolted rotors to describe interface temperature jump	102
Analytical analysis of non-boiling heat transfer during droplet impact on heated wall and the effect of thermophysical properties	102
Graphene-tuned nonreciprocal thermal emitter under near-normal illumination	96
Multiphase flow and interface dynamics in a blast furnace hearth: Effects of slag viscosity and coke diameter	94
Experimental and numerical studies of the pulsating heat pipe stopover regime	93
Some properties of a gas flow submitted to a temperature gradient	93
Differential multi-probe thermal transport measurements of multi-walled carbon nanotubes grown by chemical vapor deposition	93
Generalizing multi-branching radial symmetric flow structures	93
Influence of ambient temperature and structural parameters on thermal conductivity of carbon nanotube arrays after secondary segmentation	90
Mode- and space-resolved thermal transport of alloy nanostructures	89
A multiscale thermodynamic generalization of Maxwell-Stefan diffusion equations and of the dusty gas model	88
A numerical study of a suspended compound droplet solidifying under forced convection	87
A modeling study of spatial and temporal frost growth on the edge of windward fins for a tube-finned heat exchanger	87
Experimental and numerical investigation on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of the variable cross-section internally finned tube	86
Adsorption and energy storage characteristics of ionic liquids in porous zeolite-templated carbon materials	86
Convection driven by a nonuniform radiative internal heat source in a cavity: Example of medical isotope production in liquid targets	83
Hopf bifurcation from uni-cellular to multi-cellular flows induced by viscous heating in Poiseuille flow of binary mixtures	82
A novel simulation approach for concentration-driven evaporation in capillaries	81
Sizing of recuperator for sCO2 Brayton cycle using stack-based thermal resistance framework coupled with unit-cell CFD model	81
Experimental and numerical investigation on heat transfer mechanism and multifunctional thermodynamic properties of supercritical carbon dioxide/amino-functionalized graphene nanofluids	80
Enhanced numerical modeling of natural heat convective phase change for generalized non-Newtonian fluids at high Rayleigh number	80
Ab initio study of pressure-dependent phonon heat conduction in cubic boron nitride	79
Analysis of the thermal behavior of a large format lithium-ion battery cell in a constant-power discharge process	79
Impact of external turbulence on film cooling designs using large eddy simulations	78
Aerodynamic shape optimization of an electric aircraft motor surface heat exchanger with conjugate heat transfer constraint	78
Molecular insights into surface wettability for heterogeneous ice nucleation of seawater on solid surfaces	78
Asymmetrical carbon nanotubes exhibit opposing thermal rectification behaviors under different heat baths	78
Multi-band tunable strongly nonreciprocal thermal radiation in topological edge state coupled mode	77
Transient thermal management characteristics of a porous fin with radially outwards fluid flow	76
Enhanced internal condensation of R1233zd(E) on micro- and nanostructured copper and aluminum surfaces	76
Stability analysis of magneto-LTNE porous convection in Kelvin–Voigt fluid	76
Enhanced thermal management of cyclically operating T/R module in spatial environment	76
Numerical investigation on thermal hydraulic performance of hybrid wavy channels in a supercritical CO2 precooler	75
Modeling of thermal enhancement and scaling analysis for omnidirectional magnetic field generator to actively detumble space debris	75
Dissociation of methane from a layer of methane-hydrate particles: A new simple model	73
Saturated water flow boiling heat transfer and pressure drop in scalably microstructured plain and finned copper tubes	72
Coupled modeling and simulation of tank self-pressurization and thermal stratification	72
Frosting characteristics on silver iodide (AgI) micro patterned surface under various temperature conditions	71
Optimization of the semi-sphere vortex generator for film cooling using generative adversarial network	71
Quantitative visualization on boundary heat transfer of supercritical CO2 mini-channel through-flow (Re=104) via pixelated phase-shifting interferometry	71
A new optimization strategy for wet steam effect minimization in steam turbine using combined 2D non-equilibrium wet steam flow and mean-line analysis	70
Thermal analysis of water-filled micro heat pipes of natural-convection water heat sink	70
Low-energy activation of large convective heat transfer via flow resonance triggered by impinging jet	70
Merging theory-based cavitation model adaptable with non-condensable gas effects in prediction of compressible three-phase cavitating flow	70
Impact of an intermediate layer on immiscible viscous fingering instability in radial Hele-Shaw cell	69
Transient dryout and rewetting in a screen-wick heat pipe under pulsed heat loads with internal temperature and pressure measurement	69
Comparison of lifetime performance of PEMFC stacks with two cooling strategies under different humidity	69