OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Progress in Energy and Combustion Science is 73. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Progress in biomass torrefaction: Principles, applications and challenges	477
Thermochemical conversion of sewage sludge: A critical review	418
The chemistry of chemical recycling of solid plastic waste via pyrolysis and gasification: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future directions	355
Degradation mechanisms of proton exchange membrane fuel cell under typical automotive operating conditions	337
Co-pyrolysis of waste plastic and solid biomass for synergistic production of biofuels and chemicals-A review	334
Green, Turquoise, Blue, or Grey? Environmentally friendly Hydrogen Production in Transforming Energy Systems	276
Recent progress and remaining challenges in post-combustion CO2 capture using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)	255
Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Capture, Storage and Utilization: Review of Materials, Processes and Technologies	255
Machine learning technology in biodiesel research: A review	254
Potential of fat, oil and grease (FOG) for biodiesel production: A critical review on the recent progress and future perspectives	207
Metal-organic framework as a photocatalyst: Progress in modulation strategies and environmental/energy applications	177
Recent advances on nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact	177
Pore-scale modeling of complex transport phenomena in porous media	168
Recent advances in CO2 hydrogenation to value-added products — Current challenges and future directions	154
Reaction mechanisms and chemical kinetics of mercury transformation during coal combustion	152
Laser processing of graphene and related materials for energy storage: State of the art and future prospects	150
Multi-scale complexities of solid acid catalysts in the catalytic fast pyrolysis of biomass for bio-oil production – A review	148
Lithium Plating Mechanism, Detection, and Mitigation in Lithium-Ion Batteries	144
Soot inception: Carbonaceous nanoparticle formation in flames	138
Pyrolysis technology for plastic waste recycling: A state-of-the-art review	136
Progress and challenges on the thermal management of electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies: Fuel cells, electrolysers, and supercapacitors	123
Modeling, diagnostics, optimization, and control of internal combustion engines via modern machine learning techniques: A review and future directions	115
What fuel properties enable higher thermal efficiency in spark-ignited engines?	114
Polymers for advanced lithium-ion batteries: State of the art and future needs on polymers for the different battery components	109
Combustion chemistry in the twenty-first century: Developing theory-informed chemical kinetics models	103

Processes defining smouldering combustion: Integrated review and synthesis	100
Carbon monoxide poisoning and mitigation strategies for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells – A review	100
Progress in CFD Simulations of Fluidized Beds for Chemical and Energy Process Engineering	96
Analysis of Dry Reforming as direct route for gas phase CO2 conversion. The past, the present and future of catalytic DRM technologies	93
Bubble evolution and transport in PEM water electrolysis: Mechanism, impact, and management	92
A review of hydrogen/rock/brine interaction: Implications for Hydrogen Geo-storage	90
Combustion machine learning: Principles, progress and prospects	90
Heat transfer modelling in Discrete Element Method (DEM)-based simulations of thermal processes: Theory and model development	87
Nanomaterials as fuel additives in diesel engines: A review of current state, opportunities, and challenges	86
Enhanced microalgal lipid production for biofuel using different strategies including genetic modification of microalgae: A review	83
Advances in biomass torrefaction: Parameters, models, reactors, applications, deployment, and market	80
A review of rare earth elements and yttrium in coal ash: Content, modes of occurrences, combustion behavior, and extraction methods	78
Sorption direct air capture with CO2 utilization	77
Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries: Fundamentals and Applications	74
Review of thermoelectric generation for internal combustion engine waste heat recovery	73