OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Refrigeration is 35. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
HFO refrigerants: A review of present status and future prospects.	99
Analysis of lower GWP and flammable alternative refrigerants	92
Optimal design and environmental, energy and exergy analysis of a vapor compression refrigeration system using R290, R1234yf, and R744 as alternatives to replace R134a	75
Heat pumps and solar energy: A review with some insights in the future	67
Optimization of Microchannel Heat Sink with Rhombus Fractal-like Units for Electronic Chip Cooling	65
A review of stability, thermophysical properties and impact of using nanofluids on the performance of refrigeration systems	63
Investigation of a refrigeration system based on combined supercritical CO2 power and transcritical CO2 refrigeration cycles by waste heat recovery of engine	52
Preparation of a low-temperature nanofluid phase change material: MgCl2–H2O eutectic salt solution system with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)	52
A novel hydrogen liquefaction process based on LNG cold energy and mixed refrigerant cycle	52
Applying a variable geometry ejector in a solar ejector refrigeration system	49
Applications of refrigerant R1234yf in heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems: A decade of researches	47
The effects of ice crystal on water properties and protein stability of large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea)	46
Experimental investigation of a vapour compression refrigeration system using R134a/Nano-oil mixture	45
Thermo-economic and environmental analysis of a small capacity vapor compression refrigeration system using R290, R1234yf, and R600a	45
Fault diagnosis of VRF air-conditioning system based on improved Gaussian mixture model with PCA approach	44
Thermodynamic and process modeling of the recovery of R410A compounds with ionic liquids	43
Optimal discharge pressure in transcritical CO2 heat pump water heater with internal heat exchanger based on pinch point analysis	43
Effects of temperature fluctuations on the meat quality and muscle microstructure of frozen beef	43
Effects of the magnetic field on the freezing process of blueberry	43
Energy and exergy analyses of R513a as a R134a drop-in replacement in a vapor compression refrigeration system	42
Evaluation of low-GWP and mildly flammable mixtures as new alternatives for R410A in air-conditioning and heat pump system	42
Energy, exergy, and environmental (3E) analysis of a compound ejector-heat pump with low GWP refrigerants for simultaneous data center cooling and district heating	41
Proposal and thermoeconomic evaluation with reliability considerations of geothermal driven trigeneration systems with independent operations for summer and winter	41
Experimental determination of the optimum working conditions of a transcritical CO2 refrigeration plant with integrated mechanical subcooling	40
Evaporation of R32/R152a mixtures on the Pt surface: A molecular dynamics study	40

Two-phase liquid-immersion data center cooling system: Experimental performance and thermoeconomic analysis	39
A review of application status and replacement progress of refrigerants in the Chinese cold chain industry	39
Density and viscosity of a polyol ester lubricant: Measurement and molecular dynamics simulation	38
Solid desiccant-based dehumidification systems: A critical review on configurations, techniques, and current trends	37
Novel chiller fault diagnosis using deep neural network (DNN) with simulated annealing (SA)	37
The factors influencing the flavor characteristics of frozen obscure pufferfish (Takifugu Obscurus) during storage: Ice crystals, endogenous proteolysis and oxidation	37
Theoretical analysis on a novel two-stage compression transcritical CO2 dual-evaporator refrigeration cycle with an ejector	37
Effect of long-term storage, ultra-low temperature, and freshness on the quality characteristics of frozen tuna meat	36
Measurement and modelling of the thermodynamic properties of carbon dioxide mixtures with HFO-1234yf, HFC-125, HFC-134a, and HFC-32: vapour-liquid equilibrium, density, and heat capacity	35
Performance analysis of a modified dual-ejector and dual-evaporator transcritical CO2 refrigeration cycle for supermarket application	35