OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Refrigeration is 32. 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
Natural refrigerants: The IIR Gustav Lorentzen Conference	121
Flow boiling heat transfer characteristics and correlation development of R290/R600a mixtures in an internally threaded tube	83
Energy conversion efficiency improvement of a Stirling type PTR for dual temperature cooling by adopting two active work-recovery phase shifters	63
The fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics of R-32 in a small Tube	52
LSTM-Based Modeling and Cross-Correlation Sensitivity Analysis for Heat Pump Refrigerant Distribution	47
The characteristics of flow patterns in the shell-and-plate heat exchanger	45
Experimental investigation on piston offset and performance of helium valved linear compressor with an external gas bypass	44
Measurement and modeling of void fraction for developing two-phase flow of R134a in a horizontal tube after an expansion valve	44
Oil circulation ratio prediction in a vapor compression system using a discharge side oil separator and mass flow correction	44
Design optimisation of a screw compressor with a focus on rotor depth: A computational fluid dynamics approach	43
Study on non-uniform internal pressure distribution of twin-screw refrigeration compressor	42
Calorimetric determination of emissivity for metallic foils: An innovative approach for thermal analysis	40
Performance optimization in thermoelectric coolers using physical data-driven artificial neural networks	40
Experimental study and general correlation of condensation heat transfer for zeotropic mixture refrigerants in smooth and microfin tubes	39
Assessment of the cold storage capacity used in bulk handling of perishable agricultural produce in Ugandan cities	38
A novel characterization methodology for vapor-injected compressors: A comparative analysis with existing black-box models	37
Mathematical modelling of freezing of vacuum-packed beef with irregular geometries and structures	37
Application of eXtreme gradient boosting in the performance prediction of a refrigeration system working with alternative refrigerants	37
Prediction of water status during freeze drying with genetic and whale algorithms of machine learning	36
Development of design guidelines for fin-and-tube heat exchangers with low-GWP refrigerants	36
Size and match of the collector-evaporator for direct-expansion solar assisted heat pumps using potential alternative refrigerants	36
A novel experimental rig to investigate the effect of the refrigerant on the oil supply of a variable capacity reciprocating compressor	36
Simulation and classification optimization design of ultra-low temperature heat exchangers in dilution refrigerator using local thermal nonequilibrium model	35
Experimental study of the lubricant-refrigerant flow in a rotary compressor	34
Performance assessment of aluminum slitted finned tube heat exchangers with small tube diameters	34

Air-side fouling of finned heat exchangers: Part 2, experimental investigation and assessment of test protocol	33
Experimental and numerical investigation on heat transfer performance of a single-tube six-fin tube evaporator	33
Study on off-grid performance and economic viability of photovoltaic energy storage refrigeration systems	33
Compression-assisted absorption refrigeration cycle employing organic working pairs for ultra-low grade heat recovery	33
Demand reduction and energy saving potential of thermal energy storage integrated heat pumps	33
Recent advances in low-temperature phase change materials for cold chain logistics	33
A review of two-phase closed-loop thermosiphon applications in cooling systems	32
A black box based model for phase change heat exchanger in refrigeration system simulations using Kriging interpolation method	32
Tuning the sound characteristics of flow-induced noise generated in a refrigeration system	32