OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Refrigeration is 33. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Natural refrigerants: The IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference	147
Flow boiling heat transfer characteristics and correlation development of R290/R600a mixtures in an internally threaded tube	91
LSTM-Based Modeling and Cross-Correlation Sensitivity Analysis for Heat Pump Refrigerant Distribution	67
Measurement and modeling of void fraction for developing two-phase flow of R134a in a horizontal tube after an expansion valve	58
Performance optimization in thermoelectric coolers using physical data-driven artificial neural networks	48
Calorimetric determination of emissivity for metallic foils: An innovative approach for thermal analysis	48
Oil circulation ratio prediction in a vapor compression system using a discharge side oil separator and mass flow correction	48
Assessment of the cold storage capacity used in bulk handling of perishable agricultural produce in Ugandan cities	46
Study on off-grid performance and economic viability of photovoltaic energy storage refrigeration systems	44
Application of eXtreme gradient boosting in the performance prediction of a refrigeration system working with alternative refrigerants	44
Tuning the sound characteristics of flow-induced noise generated in a refrigeration system	44
A black box based model for phase change heat exchanger in refrigeration system simulations using Kriging interpolation method	43
Energy Saving Analysis of refrigeration room Group Control Based on Kernel Ridge Regression Algorithm	42
The influence of magnetic field-assisted osmotic dehydration pretreatment on the water retention and cell structure of frozen strawberries	40
A metro train air conditioning system fault diagnosis method based on explainable artificial intelligence: Considering interpretability and generalization	39
Physics-informed acoustic leak detection in R32 multi-split systems via evolutionary machine learning	39
Modeling and experimental investigation of oil retention in pipelines of multi-split air conditioning system	38
Air-side fouling of finned heat exchangers: Part 2, experimental investigation and assessment of test protocol	37
A novel experimental rig to investigate the effect of the refrigerant on the oil supply of a variable capacity reciprocating compressor	37
Size and match of the collector-evaporator for direct-expansion solar assisted heat pumps using potential alternative refrigerants	37
Experimental study of the lubricant-refrigerant flow in a rotary compressor	37
Comprehensive experimental performance study on a small-capacity transcritical R744 vapour-compression refrigeration unit equipped with an innovative ejector	37
Design optimisation of a screw compressor with a focus on rotor depth: A computational fluid dynamics approach	37
Simulation and classification optimization design of ultra-low temperature heat exchangers in dilution refrigerator using local thermal nonequilibrium model	37
Development of design guidelines for fin-and-tube heat exchangers with low-GWP refrigerants	36

A novel characterization methodology for vapor-injected compressors: A comparative analysis with existing black-box models	35
Experimental and numerical investigation on heat transfer performance of a single-tube six-fin tube evaporator	35
Experimental investigation on piston offset and performance of helium valved linear compressor with an external gas bypass	34
The characteristics of flow patterns in the shell-and-plate heat exchanger	34
Experimental study and general correlation of condensation heat transfer for zeotropic mixture refrigerants in smooth and microfin tubes	34
Study on non-uniform internal pressure distribution of twin-screw refrigeration compressor	34
Recent advances in low-temperature phase change materials for cold chain logistics	33
Performance analysis of a novel adjustable-range ejector based on a thermodynamic model	33
Mathematical modelling of freezing of vacuum-packed beef with irregular geometries and structures	33
A review of two-phase closed-loop thermosiphon applications in cooling systems	33
Performance assessment of aluminum slitted finned tube heat exchangers with small tube diameters	33
Prediction of water status during freeze drying with genetic and whale algorithms of machine learning	33
Numerical simulation of flow and heat transfer characteristics of microchannels with ribbed structures of bionic fish fins	33