OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Thermal Sciences is 50. 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
Optimisation and numerical study of forced convection heat transfer design for glass tempered cooling grille	230
Surface reconstruction enhanced interfacial thermal conductance between CsPbI	110
Modeling and optimization of mini-channel tube bundle air-coolers applied in stratospheric condition	98
Near-infrared measurement of temperature fields formed by mixed convection from a small heating sphere in water	97
Oscillatory natural convection in a square enclosure containing a PCM suspension	97
Numerical investigation of flat-plate film cooling using Very-Large Eddy Simulation method	90
The interaction between the latticework duct and film cooling on the thermal performance with different film cooling hole locations	88
Editorial Board	87
Viscoplastic model-based analysis of in-service oscillation temperature and thermal stress in a rotating component	86
Thermal constriction resistance of a functionally graded material plate heated by a circular disc heat source on one face and isothermal on the opposite face	85
Response to the comment “Numerical simulation of steam condensation on the surface of a horizontal tube using the VOF method. A comment on the results from Li Shu and Yonglin Ju paper ‘Numerical study	85
An integrated thermophysiological model for predicting thermal response of medical staff wearing medical protective clothing in summer	78
Investigating an accurate method for measuring the outdoor mean radiation temperature	77
Experiments and qualitative analysis by artificial neural network approach on pool boiling of FC-72 on finned surfaces confined by an unheated horizontal wall	77
Real-time reconstruction of thermal boundary condition of porous media via temperature sequence	75
Heat transfer performance of liquid film outside horizontal sintered tube evaporator	74
Application of non-invasive active infrared thermography for delamination detection in fresco	73
Breakup regimes and heat transfer of an isolated bubble and Taylor bubble flow in the T-type microchannel	71
Investigating the fractal dimension of flame fronts of the biodiesel-diesel blends combustion in atmospheric conditions and engine cylinders: An experimental study	71
Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental investigation on heat transfer performance of arranged shape memory GO/EP composites	70
Experimental investigation on thermo-hydraulic performance of Al2O3–water, CuO–water and MWCNT–water in a double-tube helically coiled heat exchanger	68
Full-scale experimental and numerical study of smoke spread and temperature distribution in a room-corridor structure building	67
Substrate effects on the near-field radiative heat transfer between bi-planar graphene/hBN heterostructures	64
Theoretical study of bubble departure and lift-off diameters model for evaporation based on microlayer in flow boiling	62
Thermal optimization of secondary cooling systems in the continuous steel casting process	61

Thermal and flow characteristics of an array of cylinders in a converging and confined channel: The case of battery cooling	61
Measurement of thermal diffusivity and conductivity of thin films using laser-line lock-in thermography	61
Condensation heat transfer in annuli outside horizontal stainless steel enhanced tubes	60
Incorporation of phase change materials in fire protective clothing considering the presence of water	60
Active protection against fire: Enhancing the flame retardancy of sandwich panels using an expandable graphite layer formation	59
Innovative configurations for heat sink integrated with piezoelectric fans	57
Numerical simulation of two-phase flow: Air-mist film cooling over a flat plate	57
Condensation heat transfer and correlation analysis in helical tube of mixed carbon-hydro refrigerant	57
Rapid temperature prediction of parallel-connected generator circuit breaker busbar based on multi-input physical information neural network	55
Experimental analysis of double layer microchannel heat sink with distinct fin configurations in upper and lower layers	54
Experimental study of steam condensation heat transfer characteristics in a horizontal tube under rolling motion	54
The coupling effects of oxide particle microstructural parameters and atmospheric (temperature, pressure, composition) conditions on thermal transport in powder beds	53
Experimental study on transient running characteristics of passive containment cooling system under heave conditions	53
Dual-polarization strong nonreciprocal thermal radiation with silicon-based nanopore arrays	53
Nusselt number predictive model for Taylor–Couette flow with circumferential grooves under different operating parameters	52
Simultaneous reconstruction of temperature and concentration of H2O and soot based on infrared emission spectrum by inverse analysis	52
Prediction of thermal diffusivity of volcanic rocks using machine learning and genetic algorithm hybrid strategy	52
Nucleate boiling heat transfer during water–IN–oil emulsion drop impact onto a heated solid surface	52
Nanostructured metal-oxide materials for solar energy absorption and conversion for industrial heater applications	52
Experimental study on condensation flow patterns and heat transfer characteristics of non-azeotropic and immiscible binary mixed vapors	52
Rapid detection of the vacuum failure of logging tools based on the variation in equivalent thermal conductivity	52
Enhancement of transfer processes on a channel wall covered with regular small-size ribs	52
Evaporation characteristics of viscous droplets on stainless steel superhydrophobic surface	51
Development of electro-thermal model for prismatic Lithium-ion cell subjected to electric vehicle drive cycle using converging fluid channel	51
A new hybrid CFD approach to study the impact of forced convection on radiant cooled wall with baseboard diffuser including various vane angles	50
Flow and heat transfer performance analysis of brazed plate heat exchangers under marine vibration conditions	50
Simulation of lithium-ion battery thermal runaway considering active material volume fraction effect	50
Numerical analysis of thermal mechanism in downward flame spread over inverted surfaces of discrete inclined solid fuels	50