OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A transient solution for shear flow driven orientation and deformation of a droplet at low Reynolds numbers	85
Study on the influence of baffle height and angle on the performance of coarse powder separator in power plant based on CFD-DPM method	84
Robust data-driven turbulence closures for improved heat transfer prediction in complex geometries	79
DNS vs. LES: Turbulent flow in square duct with heated foil boundary	77
Heat transfer and dynamic deformation in infusion bags during hot water shower sterilization: A numerically efficient two-step CFD multiphase model	67
Editorial Board	67
A novel integrated system of photovoltaic panel and water still with photovoltaic cooling and heat storage functions	63
Multifactor influence on smoke back-layering length of an upward single-slope tunnel with a water spray system	62
RANS CFD applied to 2D canonical shock wave turbulent boundary layer interaction	61
Performance analysis of gas-assisted nozzle jets using stress-blending eddy simulation turbulence modeling	57
Impact of cylinder diameter and spacing on fluid flow, forces, and heat transfer in tandem cylinder configuration	56
Asymptotic thermophysical behaviors of near-critical fluid under parameter scaling	55
Evaporation of high-volatile binary sessile drop: Influence of concentarion	50
Influence of varying aspect ratios and flow rates in thermal energy storage tanks using phase change material	48
Role of coherent structures in the transport equation for the vorticity–temperature correlation	48
A theoretical model for ingress through turbine rim seals based on physically-observed unsteadiness	46
Heat sink optimization with response surface methodology for single phase immersion cooling	42
Numerical analysis of single bubble dynamics and heat transfer in electric field-enhanced nucleate boiling	41
Thermal analysis and structural optimization of microchannels of bionic dorsal fin structure using multi-objective genetic algorithm	39
Turbulence statistics analysis of cross flow and heat transfer over an inline tube bundle using DNS	39
Erratum to “Numerical investigation of effusion cooling characteristics in combustor liners: Point and volumetric source term modelling approaches” [Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow 117 (2026) 110121]	38
Eddy-resolving Reynolds stress modeling of particle-laden flows using a multiphase Euler–Lagrange approach	38
New correlation of heat transfer coefficient for saturated flow boiling in smooth helically coiled tubes	38
Heat transfer mechanism of nucleated bubbles on vertical heating surface induced by 2.4 MHz waves in HFE-7100 liquid	38
Fluid mechanics signature and jet characteristics in needle-free injection systems	36

Effects of fin shapes and orientations with cyclic heating and cooling on melting and solidification of PCM-filled closed space	36
Heat transfer characteristics and optimization strategies in supercritical fluid heat exchangers with non-uniform thermal boundaries: A systematic review	35
A novel three-dimensional topology-optimized cold plate design for lithium-ion battery thermal management based on Murray’s law	35
Study on the flow and heat transfer characteristics inside high-porosity open-cell copper foams: Experimental and numerical explorations	34
A review of fast unsteady aerodynamic and aeroelastic calculation methods for subsonic aircraft design	32
Rayleigh–Bénard convection driven by free-surface evaporation	32
Experimental study of dielectric liquid spray cooling on multi-scale structured surfaces inspired by leaf veins	32