OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Fire Sciences is 2. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Experimental study on combustion characteristics of fire in data room	36
Fire performance of high-density polyethylene sheets protected by a coating of plasticized polyvinyl chloride/modified-vermiculite	17
Identification method of fire smoke and nuisance aerosols in aircraft cargo compartment based on dual wavelength scattered light intensity	11
Upward flame spread over discrete thin solids separated by heat-absorbing inert materials	11
Preparation and properties of alginate based flame-retardant epoxy resin materials	9
Reliability of fire indicators based on the damage differential principle in wildland fire investigation: A laboratory approach	9
Fire dynamics simulator modeling of a line-of-duty death in a firefighting training facility using recent research on materials and firefighter safety	8
Thermal degradation of self-contained breathing apparatus facepiece lenses under radiant thermal loads	7
Old age and fire injury	7
Performance evaluation of outlet types in indoor fire hydrant systems	7
The well-meaning but misguided rollback of fire safety in the United States	7
Reduced scale test bench for investigating the upward flame heat impact on external thermal insulation composite system facades	6
Fire-extinguishing performance and gas-phase pollution characteristics of different foam agents in extinguishing transformer oil pool fire	6
The study of firefighter operation radio attenuation during fire disaster	5
Improvement of heat release methodologies using mass loss calorimeter and oxygen consumption hood to assess flammability of wood plastic composites	5
The effect of repeated washings on thermal protective performances of one most used structural firefighting turnout gear in the Gauteng Province in South Africa	5
Fire Safety Research Institute Materials and Products database—A resource to support fire modeling	5
Performance improvement of the dry chemical-based fire extinguishers using nanocalcium silicate synthesised from biowaste	4
A probabilistic analysis of non-military hangar fire protection systems	4
Flame retardancy of biodegradable polylactic acid with piperazine pyrophosphate and melamine cyanurate as flame retardant	4
Literature review and hazard identification relating to fire safety in commercial plastic recycling facilities	4
Forensic analysis of lithium-ion cells involved in fires via X-ray and CT scan	4
A review on volatilization of flame retarding compounds from polymeric textile materials used in firefighter protective garment	4
Fire performance of multi-layer fire-retardant systems for exterior wood products	3
Experimental analysis of fire growth and thermal response in clothing retail layouts	3

Evaluating the impact of ventilation configurations after fire suppression on temperature, visibility, and carbon monoxide levels at different heights in a firefighter training environment with traini	3
An assessment of recent thermal radiation model performance for propane gas fire experiments	3
Fire protection barriers for polymeric materials: Existing types, integrations, limitations, and future uses	3
Modelling of the swelling behaviour of a fire retarded material under a cone calorimeter	3
Computational study on the glowing combustion of a wooden ember landing on a non-reacting substrate	3
Toxicity of organophosphorus flame retardants	3
Effects of accelerated and natural weathering on fire-retarded industrial wood composite	3
Experimental and numerical investigation of a single-tree fire	2
Block it and rock it: Smoke suppressants that form a protective layer in PA 6.6	2
Smoke propagation experiments in a real-scale residential building	2
Letter	2
Sensitivity analysis applied to the pyrolysis of charring and non-charring materials under a cone calorimeter	2
Quantification of hydrogen cyanide in fire effluent	2
Analysis of fire extinguishing performance and mechanisms in transformer oil pool fires by large-scale compressed nitrogen foam: Impact of different nozzle pressures	2
Durability and performance of wood flour/polyethylene composites containing fire retardants after weathering via ASTM D2565	2
Re-examination of the intumescence mechanism of ammonium polyphosphate/pentaerythritol/zeolite 4A fire-retarded formulation using advanced spectroscopic techniques	2
Breakdown characteristics and influencing factors of live 500 kV insulators sprayed by extinguishing agents using helicopters	2