OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Progress in Energy and Combustion Science is 35. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Progress in biomass torrefaction: Principles, applications and challenges	514
The chemistry of chemical recycling of solid plastic waste via pyrolysis and gasification: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future directions	394
Co-pyrolysis of waste plastic and solid biomass for synergistic production of biofuels and chemicals-A review	364
Green, Turquoise, Blue, or Grey? Environmentally friendly Hydrogen Production in Transforming Energy Systems	327
Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Capture, Storage and Utilization: Review of Materials, Processes and Technologies	310
Machine learning technology in biodiesel research: A review	275
Potential of fat, oil and grease (FOG) for biodiesel production: A critical review on the recent progress and future perspectives	215
Pore-scale modeling of complex transport phenomena in porous media	199
Metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst: Progress in modulation strategies and environmental/energy applications	193
Recent advances on nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact	187
Recent advances in CO2 hydrogenation to value-added products — Current challenges and future directions	165
Lithium Plating Mechanism, Detection, and Mitigation in Lithium-Ion Batteries	158
Laser processing of graphene and related materials for energy storage: State of the art and future prospects	158
Pyrolysis technology for plastic waste recycling: A state-of-the-art review	157
Soot inception: Carbonaceous nanoparticle formation in flames	150
Progress and challenges on the thermal management of electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies: Fuel cells, electrolysers, and supercapacitors	136
Modeling, diagnostics, optimization, and control of internal combustion engines via modern machine learning techniques: A review and future directions	132
What fuel properties enable higher thermal efficiency in spark-ignited engines?	123
Bubble evolution and transport in PEM water electrolysis: Mechanism, impact, and management	117
Analysis of Dry Reforming as direct route for gas phase CO2 conversion. The past, the present and future of catalytic DRM technologies	109
Processes defining smouldering combustion: Integrated review and synthesis	107
A review of hydrogen/rock/brine interaction: Implications for Hydrogen Geo-storage	107
Combustion machine learning: Principles, progress and prospects	107
Combustion chemistry in the twenty-first century: Developing theory-informed chemical kinetics models	106
Progress in CFD Simulations of Fluidized Beds for Chemical and Energy Process Engineering	104

Advances in biomass torrefaction: Parameters, models, reactors, applications, deployment, and market	102
Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization	102
Enhanced microalgal lipid production for biofuel using different strategies including genetic modification of microalgae: A review	99
Nanomaterials as fuel additives in diesel engines: A review of current state, opportunities, and challenges	97
A review of solar hybrid photovoltaic-thermal (PV-T) collectors and systems	92
Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries: Fundamentals and Applications	92
A review of rare earth elements and yttrium in coal ash: Content, modes of occurrences, combustion behavior, and extraction methods	88
Review of thermoelectric generation for internal combustion engine waste heat recovery	85
Laser sensors for energy systems and process industries: Perspectives and directions	84
Methods for the conversion of biomass waste into value-added carbon nanomaterials: Recent progress and applications	81
Progress in waste utilization via thermal plasma	76
Influence of functional groups on low-temperature combustion chemistry of biofuels	75
Continuum scale modelling and complementary experimentation of solid oxide cells	72
Progress and challenges in using sustainable carbon anodes in rechargeable metal-ion batteries	70
Gel propellants	70
Pool fire dynamics: Principles, models and recent advances	69
Challenges and opportunities of light olefin production via thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of end-of-life polyolefins: Towards full recyclability	69
Synthesis gas as a fuel for internal combustion engines in transportation	68
Micro/nano-encapsulated phase-change materials (ePCMs) for solar photothermal absorption and storage: Fundamentals, recent advances, and future directions	68
Tire pyrolysis char: Processes, properties, upgrading and applications	68
Structure and dynamics of highly turbulent premixed combustion	66
Challenges and opportunities of Rankine cycle for waste heat recovery from internal combustion engine	65
Advances in thermal energy storage: Fundamentals and applications	65
Biofuels, electrofuels, electric or hydrogen?: A review of current and emerging sustainable aviation systems	64
Chemical looping-based energy transformation via lattice oxygen modulated selective oxidation	63
Reduction in greenhouse gas and other emissions from ship engines: Current trends and future options	62
Advanced modeling approaches for CFD simulations of coal combustion and gasification	62
Transcritical diffuse-interface hydrodynamics of propellants in high-pressure combustors of chemical propulsion systems	60
Biochar as the effective adsorbent to combustion gaseous pollutants: Preparation, activation, functionalization and the adsorption mechanisms	57
Biodiesel from microalgae: Recent progress and key challenges	56
The current status of high temperature electrochemistry-based CO2 transport membranes and reactors for direct CO2 capture and conversion	54
Use of hydrogen in dual-fuel diesel engines	53
Advances and challenges of ammonia delivery by urea-water sprays in SCR systems	51
MXene-based heterostructures: Current trend and development in electrochemical energy storage devices	51
Modelling and optimisation of biomass injection in ironmaking blast furnaces	51
Boron-based composite energetic materials (B-CEMs): Preparation, combustion and applications	50
CO2 hydrate properties and applications: A state of the art	49
Classical and reactive molecular dynamics: Principles and applications in combustion and energy systems	49
Advances in electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis under mild conditions	48
Combustion engine applications of waste tyre pyrolytic oil	48
Volumetric emission tomography for combustion processes	47
Relaxation of electronic excitation in nitrogen/oxygen and fuel/air mixtures: fast gas heating in plasma-assisted ignition and flame stabilization	46
Next generation polymers of intrinsic microporosity with tunable moieties for ultrahigh permeation and precise molecular CO2 separation	45
Progress in in-situ CO2-sorption for enhanced hydrogen production	42
The suitability of different swirl number definitions for describing swirl flows: Accurate, common and (over-) simplified formulations	40
Current state of industrial heating and opportunities for decarbonization	40
Combustion chemistry of aromatic hydrocarbons	40
Activation mechanisms in the catalyst coated membrane of PEM fuel cells	39
Opportunities and challenges in using particle circulation loops for concentrated solar power applications	38
Combustion chemistry of alkenes and alkadienes	38

Why can't we just burn hydrogen? Challenges when changing fuels in an existing infrastructure	37
Some fundamental aspects of laminar flames in nonvolatile solid fuel suspensions	36
Analysis of solid oxide fuel and electrolysis cells operated in a real-system environment: State-of-the-health diagnostic, failure modes, degradation mitigation and performance regeneration	35
Thermal state monitoring of lithium-ion batteries: Progress, challenges, and opportunities	35