OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 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 2021-01-01 to 2025-01-01.)

Article	Citations
MILD combustion of low calorific value gases	553
Premixed flame ignition: Theoretical development	406
Norman Chigier (1933 – 2022)	387
Editorial Board	368
Mechanical stimulation of gasless reaction in inorganic systems: A mini review	368
Editorial Board	287
Editorial Board	212
Classification and computation of extreme events in turbulent combustion	187
A review on the recent advances of flash boiling atomization and combustion applications	186
Alkali metal release in thermochemical conversion of biomass and coal: Optical measurements and modeling	185
Lithium Plating Mechanism, Detection, and Mitigation in Lithium-Ion Batteries	174
Advances and challenges of ammonia delivery by urea-water sprays in SCR systems	173
Synthesis and characterization of emulsion fuels –Implications to spray and engine studies	164
Gel propellants	155
Modelling treatment of deposits in particulate filters for internal combustion emissions	144
Progress and challenges on the thermal management of electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies: Fuel cells, electrolysers, and supercapacitors	136
Intrinsic thermoacoustic instabilities	130
Recent advances in CO2 hydrogenation to value-added products — Current challenges and future directions	128
Flame-made chemoresistive gas sensors and devices	126
The suitability of different swirl number definitions for describing swirl flows: Accurate, common and (over-) simplified formulations	121
Progress in CFD Simulations of Fluidized Beds for Chemical and Energy Process Engineering	115
Micro/nano-encapsulated phase-change materials (ePCMs) for solar photothermal absorption and storage: Fundamentals, recent advances, and future directions	114
Activation mechanisms in the catalyst coated membrane of PEM fuel cells	110
Turbulent combustion modeling for internal combustion engine CFD: A review	109
Particle-based high-temperature thermochemical energy storage reactors	108

Machine learning technology in biodiesel research: A review	107
Editorial Board	107
Carbons as low-platinum catalyst supports and non-noble catalysts for polymer electrolyte fuel cells	106
Soot inception: Carbonaceous nanoparticle formation in flames	96
Chemical looping-based energy transformation via lattice oxygen modulated selective oxidation	96
Editorial Board	95
Editorial Board	93
Editorial Board	89
Editorial Board	86
Relaxation of electronic excitation in nitrogen/oxygen and fuel/air mixtures: fast gas heating in plasma-assisted ignition and flame stabilization	84
Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Capture, Storage and Utilization: Review of Materials, Processes and Technologies	83
Pyrolysis technology for plastic waste recycling: A state-of-the-art review	81
What fuel properties enable higher thermal efficiency in spark-ignited engines?	79
Current status and challenges of plasma and plasma-catalysis for methane coupling: A review	79
Biochar as the effective adsorbent to combustion gaseous pollutants: Preparation, activation, functionalization and the adsorption mechanisms	79
Spray–turbulence–chemistry interactions under engine-like conditions	76
Laser sensors for energy systems and process industries: Perspectives and directions	74
Progress in multiscale research on calcium-looping for thermochemical energy storage: From materials to systems	72
Editorial Board	72
Review of thermoelectric generation for internal combustion engine waste heat recovery	71
Challenges and Opportunities for Application of Reactivity-Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion in Commercially Viable Transport Engines	70
Advances in biomass torrefaction: Parameters, models, reactors, applications, deployment, and market	66
Use of hydrogen in dual-fuel diesel engines	65
Elucidation of single atom catalysts for energy and sustainable chemical production: Synthesis, characterization and frontier science	62
Direct absorption solar collectors: Fundamentals, modeling approaches, design and operating parameters, advances, knowledge gaps, and future prospects	61
Methods for the conversion of biomass waste into value-added carbon nanomaterials: Recent progress and applications	61
Editorial Board	60
Editorial Board	58
Editorial Board	58
Selective ring-opening of polycyclic to monocyclic aromatics: A data- and technology-oriented critical review	57
Supersonic separation towards sustainable gas removal and carbon capture	56
A review of diaphragmless shock tubes for interdisciplinary applications	55
Spark ignition transitions in premixed turbulent combustion	51
Progress in biomass torrefaction: Principles, applications and challenges	51
Classical and reactive molecular dynamics: Principles and applications in combustion and energy systems	49
Influence of functional groups on low-temperature combustion chemistry of biofuels	49
Green, Turquoise, Blue, or Grey? Environmentally friendly Hydrogen Production in Transforming Energy Systems	49
Laser processing of graphene and related materials for energy storage: State of the art and future prospects	48
Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization	48
Pool fire dynamics: Principles, models and recent advances	47
Modeling and optimization of anaerobic digestion technology: Current status and future outlook	46
Review and assessment of the ammonium perchlorate chemistry in AP/HTPB composite propellant gas-phase chemical kinetics mechanisms	45
Analysis of Dry Reforming as direct route for gas phase CO2 conversion. The past, the present and future of catalytic DRM technologies	42
Transcritical diffuse-interface hydrodynamics of propellants in high-pressure combustors of chemical propulsion systems	42
Thermo-kinetic multi-zone modelling of low temperature combustion engines	41
Critical review on the synthesis, characterization, and application of highly efficient metal chalcogenide catalysts for fuel cells	41
Challenges and opportunities of Rankine cycle for waste heat recovery from internal combustion engine	38
Recent advances on nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact	37
Advanced modeling approaches for CFD simulations of coal combustion and gasification	37
The story of NCN as a key species in prompt-NO formation	36

Co-pyrolysis of waste plastic and solid biomass for synergistic production of biofuels and chemicals-A review	35
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	33
Combustion chemistry of aromatic hydrocarbons	33