OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Progress in Energy and Combustion Science is 56. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	624
Norman Chigier (1933 – 2022)	557
Dynamics of binary droplet collisions	349
Modelling treatment of deposits in particulate filters for internal combustion emissions	325
Flame spread over solid materials under reduced buoyancy/gravity	308
Chemical looping-based energy transformation via lattice oxygen modulated selective oxidation	289
Advances in biomass torrefaction: Parameters, models, reactors, applications, deployment, and market	260
Use of hydrogen in dual-fuel diesel engines	236
Laser processing of graphene and related materials for energy storage: State of the art and future prospects	234
Spark ignition transitions in premixed turbulent combustion	230
Green, Turquoise, Blue, or Grey? Environmentally friendly Hydrogen Production in Transforming Energy Systems	226
Advances in thermal energy storage: Fundamentals and applications	220
Particles in a turbulent gas: Diffusion, bias, modulation and collisions	217
Recovery of chemicals and energy through thermo-chemical processing of plastic waste	214
Multifunctional fluidized bed reactors for process intensification	212
MXene-based heterostructures: Current trend and development in electrochemical energy storage devices	199
Editorial Board	198
Advances and challenges of the Conditional Source-term Estimation model for turbulent reacting flows	193
Boron-based composite energetic materials (B-CEMs): Preparation, combustion and applications	190
Challenges and opportunities of light olefin production via thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of end-of-life polyolefins: Towards full recyclability	185
Tire pyrolysis char: Processes, properties, upgrading and applications	182
A comprehensive review of liquid fuel droplet evaporation and combustion behavior with carbon-based nanoparticles	172
Intrinsic thermoacoustic instabilities	163
Mechanical stimulation of gasless reaction in inorganic systems: A mini review	158
Editorial Board	157

Flame-made chemoresistive gas sensors and devices	151
Synthesis and characterization of emulsion fuels –Implications to spray and engine studies	146
A review on the recent advances of flash boiling atomization and combustion applications	144
Progress in multiscale research on calcium-looping for thermochemical energy storage: From materials to systems	141
Relaxation of electronic excitation in nitrogen/oxygen and fuel/air mixtures: fast gas heating in plasma-assisted ignition and flame stabilization	138
Current status and challenges of plasma and plasma-catalysis for methane coupling: A review	138
Elucidation of single atom catalysts for energy and sustainable chemical production: Synthesis, characterization and frontier science	138
The inverse jet diffusion flames: A systematic review	131
Future of internal combustion engines using sustainable, scalable, and storable E-fuels and biofuels for decarbonizing transport and enabling advanced combustion technologies	128
Thermo-kinetic multi-zone modelling of low temperature combustion engines	120
Progress in multi-scale modeling of soot particle aggregation in laminar sooting flames	118
Classical and reactive molecular dynamics: Principles and applications in combustion and energy systems	114
A comprehensive review on flash point behavior of binary ignitable mixtures: Trends, influencing factors, safety and fuel design implications, and future directions	113
Flame stabilization and emission characteristics of ammonia combustion in lab-scale gas turbine combustors: Recent progress and prospects	102
Mass spectrometric sampling of flames: how ionic equilibria in flames produce sampling falsifications and “fake” ions, but provide kinetic and thermodynamic data on the reaction occurring	95
Editorial Board	94
Synthesis gas as a fuel for internal combustion engines in transportation	92
Ammonia pyrolysis and oxidation chemistry	80
The potential of RuBisCO in CO2 capture and utilization	77
A review of solar hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) collectors and systems	77
Combustion chemistry of alkenes and alkadienes	76
A review of hydrogen/rock/brine interaction: Implications for Hydrogen Geo-storage	76
Energy crop-based rhizoremediation and lignocellulosic biomass production as sustainable bioeconomy-driven solution for biofuel generation and waste mitigation	76
Editorial Board	74
Particle-based high-temperature thermochemical energy storage reactors	72
Challenges and Opportunities for Application of Reactivity-Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion in Commercially Viable Transport Engines	67
Editorial Board	67
Review of thermoelectric generation for internal combustion engine waste heat recovery	66
Pyrolysis technology for plastic waste recycling: A state-of-the-art review	65
Review and assessment of the ammonium perchlorate chemistry in AP/HTPB composite propellant gas-phase chemical kinetics mechanisms	60
Recent advances in combustion science related to hydrogen safety	60