OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Thermal Engineering is 87. 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
Editorial Board	330
Editorial Board	328
Optimization-oriented online modeling for generators of absorption heat pump systems	297
A displacer coupled thermoacoustic cooler driven by heat and electricity	268
Solar simulator based on induction heating to characterize experimentally tubular solar central receivers	263
Analytical approach for energy retrofit of waste gas-to-energy units	233
Boiling sodium and melting salt: Evaluation and optimisation of a novel solar–thermal system concept	214
Investigation of control characteristics in multi-user building heating system based on demand-side adjustment	210
Study of recirculating water-based and carbon-based working fluids on the combustion flow field and the cycle performances of semi-closed CO2-capturing Brayton-derived cycles	198
Theoretical evaluation of adsorption desalination performance of metal-organic frameworks under varying scenarios	188
Editorial Board	183
Investigation of film boiling over tandem arrangement of elliptical cylinders in vertical cross-flow of saturated liquid	175
Spray characteristics of a self-aspirating ethanol ejector for high-efficiency combustion-based thermoelectric micropower generators	173
Radiation-driven thermoacoustic energy conversion in absorbing media	171
Hybrid solar-thermoelectric energy harvesting with machine learning models	169
Field test of cooling systems in two air-cooled data centers: Various regions, air distributions and evaporative cooling technologies	167
High accuracy transient thermal modeling for high-burst motor thermal management system based on phase change materials	167
The interaction between cross-flow induced vibration and convection heat transfer in tube bundle at subcritical Reynolds number	160
Experimental study on pool boiling enhancement by unique designing of porous media with a wettability gradient	160
Research on battery thermal management system based on liquid cooling plate with honeycomb-like flow channel	160
Thermoelectric brick with solid–solid phase change materials for building-integrated energy harvesting: Design, simulation, and global evaluation	150
Numerical study on thermal–hydraulic performance of hydrocarbon fuel under trans-critical states and supercritical CO2 in a zigzag printed circuit heat exchanger	147
Theoretical investigation of a novel high-temperature heat pump exploiting low-temperature waste heat and using two-phase machines with zero electric consumption	145
Experimental and modeling analysis on thermoelectric heat recovery to maximize the performance of next-generation diesel engines dedicated for future electrified powertrains	141
Modeling local interfacial area concentration for adiabatic and boiling bubbly flows	137

How can industrial heat decarbonisation be accelerated through energy efficiency?	135
Analysis on the compression process of multi-stage wobble plate compressor under full pressure condition	134
Numerical study on methane heterogeneous reaction characteristics in micro catalytic combustors with orthogonal thermal anisotropic walls	132
Heat pumps for combined heating and cooling in industrial applications: A generalised approach	132
Experimental study of the effect of load and rotational speed on the electrical power of a high-speed ORC microturbogenerator	130
Multiphysics modeling and heat transfer enhancement of underwater vehicle thermal engines	129
A study on the impact of heat recovery capacity of a Transcritical CO2 heat pump system with dual-evaporative temperature in electric vehicles	129
Investigation on latent heat energy storage using phase change material enhanced by gradient-porosity metal foam	129
Sustainability of direct air-side free cooling data centers in China: An assessment based on operational optimization	126
Accurate evaluation on peak shaving capacity of combined-heat-and-power thermal power units based on physical information neural network	124
Influence of geometric and operational variables on indirect evaporative cooling using cyclone as heat exchanger	122
Characteristics of heat, power generation, and energy efficiency study on a novel air-cooled PEMFC stack based on micro heat pipe arrays	122
A study on supercritical water injection as waste heat recovery system in internal combustion engines	120
Numerical modeling of a novel hybrid system composed of tubiform solid oxide fuel cell and segmented annular thermoelectric generator (SOFC/SATEG)	120
Model of co-gasification of coal and biomass in jetting fluidized bed by Aspen Plus: contributive ratio	118
Evaluation of high-speed aircraft thermal management system based on spray cooling technology: Energy analysis, global cooling, and multi-objective optimization	118
Thermal management of photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator hybrid system using radiative cooling and heat pipe	116
Performance interaction assessment of automobile exhaust thermoelectric generator and engine under different operating conditions	114
Experimental and numerical investigation of Jet–Wall interactions in turbulent jet ignition of zero-carbon Ammonia–hydrogen engines: effects of wall geometry	113
Optimized design and off-design performance evaluation of catalyst-filled spiral wound heat exchanger for hydrogen liquefaction	112
Thermal performance analysis and multi-objective optimization of thermal energy storage unit with cascaded packed bed in a solar heating system	110
Techno-economic assessment of a Carnot battery thermally integrated with a data center	110
Single-objective and multi-objective optimization of the thermally integrated-pumped thermal energy storage system based on the novel optimization method coupling the orthogonal design and intelligent	109
Research on the performance and life cycle assessment of photovoltaic/thermal hybrid solar dryer: Comparative analysis with direct and mixed-mode	109
A meta-heuristic approach for reliability-based design optimization of shell-and-tube heat exchangers	108
Experimental and theoretical study on effect of dust deposition on frosting characteristics of fin surface	107
Applied thermal process for a hydronic snow-melting system in the coldest provincial capital of China	107
Performance assessment of a photovoltaic/thermal heat pump coupled ground source heat pump hybrid system across five climate zones in China	107
Improving battery thermal management using superhydrophobic surfaces on mini-channel cold plates with zigzag and wavy walls	107
Response surface optimization of perforated solar air heater with novel gong-shaped baffles	105
Full-range drift-flux correlation for upward co-current boiling two-phase flows in vertical rod bundles	104
Design solutions and characterization of a small scale and very high concentration solar furnace using a Fresnel lens	104
Experimental comparison and seasonal performance evaluation of different scroll compressor capacity modulation methods in an R410A water to water system	102
A comparative analysis of the performance of backfill heat exchangers in deep mine geological environments	101
Cold-climate adaptive thermal management for fuel cell electric vehicles: Integration of refrigerant-injection heat pump and waste heat recovery	101
Inversion of surface heat flux in high-enthalpy plasma flows via thermocouple measurements and back propagation neural networks	100
Quantifying the incremental value of demand response and multi-energy storage in integrated energy systems	100
Editorial Board	97
Physics-based heat transfer correlation for transcritical channel flows and RANS evaluation in wall-normal momentum and heat flux prediction	97
Effects of inlet–outlet configurations on thermal–hydraulic characteristics of a petaloid micropin-fin heat sink	97
Modelling and verification of the electro-thermal coupling model for solid-state batteries based on equivalent circuit model	96
Co-optimization of electrical-thermal–mechanical behaviors of an on-chip thermoelectric cooling system using response surface method	96
Efficiency enhancement of heat supply steam turbines	96
Fuzzy inference method for superheat online optimization in vapor compression air-conditioning system balancing energy-saving and stability	95
Optimized performance of submerged photovoltaic systems in shallow waters	95
Research on heat release distribution characteristics driven by linear fuel flow rate variation in an axisymmetric variable geometry scramjet combustor	95
A strategy to flexibly operate a solar aided power generation plant for wide irradiation conditions	94
Study on cooling category and heat transfer mechanisms of piston oscillating cooling in a dual gallery structure	94
Topology optimization and experimental evaluation of curved leaf vein microchannel heat sink by selective laser melting	93
Condensation enhancement by combining wettability and electric field	93

Large-Eddy Simulation of two secondary air supply strategies in kraft recovery boilers	92
Experimental study of partial catalytic ignition process in hydrogen peroxide/kerosene rocket engines	92
Application of grayscale analysis in heat transfer topology optimization: A study on the impact of filter radius on numerical stability and thermodynamic performance	92
Experimental and theoretical research on evaluation criterion for defrosting initiation time accuracy of air source heat pump	91
Explosive boiling of nanofilms on curved surfaces: a molecular dynamics perspective	91
Upgrade of the mechanically pumped CO	91
Theoretical study on leakage characteristics of water-injected single screw vapor compressors with a multicolumn envelope meshing pair	90
Thermodynamic analysis of a parabolic trough power plant integrating supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle and direct contact membrane distillation	89
Experimental investigation of a novel gas bypass in two-pass microchannel evaporator for performance enhancement	89
Wet-dry thermohydraulic performance comparison on fin-and-tube geometries	88
Implementation and validation of optimal start control strategy for air conditioners and heat pumps	87
A numerical simulation of tube geometry effect on the performance of regenerators in Organic Rankine Cycle systems using the Volume of Fluid method	87