OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Thermal Sciences is 47. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The interaction between the latticework duct and film cooling on the thermal performance with different film cooling hole locations	221
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	110
Natural convection onset during melting of phase change materials: Part I – Effects of the geometry, Stefan number, and degree of subcooling	97
Prediction of thermal diffusivity of volcanic rocks using machine learning and genetic algorithm hybrid strategy	95
Thermo-optical coupling applied to high luminance LED used in automotive front lighting	87
A mathematical model for longitudinal temperature evolution in strip deformation zone during cold rolling	81
Nearly spherical ablation zone with minimally invasive microwave ablation: Analysis and experimental characterization of a tapered-tip symmetric dipole antenna	81
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	81
Analysis of vortex cooling fluid-structure interaction under different vortex chamber curvature	79
Editorial Board	78
Heat transfer performance of liquid film outside horizontal sintered tube evaporator	78
Real-time reconstruction of thermal boundary condition of porous media via temperature sequence	77
Effect of degradation of the thermal barrier coating on the cooling performance of vane in gas turbine	74
Incorporation of phase change materials in fire protective clothing considering the presence of water	72
Near-infrared measurement of temperature fields formed by mixed convection from a small heating sphere in water	71
Sensitivity analysis of nanofluid flow over different flat tubes confined between two parallel plates using Taguchi method and statistical analysis of variance	71
Experimental study of steam condensation heat transfer characteristics in a horizontal tube under rolling motion	70
Oscillatory natural convection in a square enclosure containing a PCM suspension	70
Numerical analysis of thermal mechanism in downward flame spread over inverted surfaces of discrete inclined solid fuels	69
Enhancing turbulent heat transfer and flow characteristics in ribbed channels with periodic slits: A comparative study of transverse, inclined, and V-shaped configurations	67
Thermo-flow modeling of geometry evolution considering the velocity flow fields during pulsed-laser processing	65
An electron–phonon Monte Carlo study on thermal transport in GaN	64
Application of non-invasive active infrared thermography for delamination detection in fresco	64
Development of electro-thermal model for prismatic Lithium-ion cell subjected to electric vehicle drive cycle using converging fluid channel	63
Multi-objective optimization study on heat transfer performance of solar salt in non-circular twisted tube heat exchanger based on entropy generation number and NSGA II	63

Evaporation characteristics of viscous droplets on stainless steel superhydrophobic surface	63
Heat dissipation optimization and prediction for three-dimensional fan-out package	60
A versatile battery thermal management system based on thermoelectric devices for preheating and cooling	60
Innovative configurations for heat sink integrated with piezoelectric fans	59
Numerical investigation of flat-plate film cooling using Very-Large Eddy Simulation method	58
Surface reconstruction enhanced interfacial thermal conductance between CsPbI	56
Comparisons on flow characteristics and film cooling performance of cylindrical and sister holes with/without internal coolant crossflow	56
Modeling and optimization of mini-channel tube bundle air-coolers applied in stratospheric condition	56
Experimental study on heat transfer performance of axially rotating heat pipe in steady state	56
Assessment and improvement on the applicability of turbulent-Prandtl-number models in RANS for liquid metals	55
Condensation heat transfer and correlation analysis in helical tube of mixed carbon-hydro refrigerant	54
Study on coupling effect of CRUD growth and heat transfer on fuel rod	54
Experimental study on condensation flow patterns and heat transfer characteristics of non-azeotropic and immiscible binary mixed vapors	54
Thermal optimization of secondary cooling systems in the continuous steel casting process	54
Optimisation and numerical study of forced convection heat transfer design for glass tempered cooling grille	53
Utilization of nanostructured surfaces on microchannels to enhance critical heat flux in the pool boiling	53
Numerical investigation on heat transfer performance and bubble characteristics of rectangular channels under different low-pressures	53
Experimental investigation on thermo-hydraulic performance of Al2O3–water, CuO–water and MWCNT–water in a double-tube helically coiled heat exchanger	52
Breakup regimes and heat transfer of an isolated bubble and Taylor bubble flow in the T-type microchannel	51
The comparison between integral and local calculation methods on the simulation of crystallization fouling	50
Nanostructured metal-oxide materials for solar energy absorption and conversion for industrial heater applications	49
Nucleate boiling heat transfer during water–IN–oil emulsion drop impact onto a heated solid surface	48
Development of quartz glass as a certified reference material for thermal diffusivity measurements	47
Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental investigation on heat transfer performance of arranged shape memory GO/EP composites	47
Effects of non-axisymmetric endwall contouring on aerothermal performance of a gas turbine blade endwall with a purge flow	47
Numerical simulation of two-phase flow: Air-mist film cooling over a flat plate	47