OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Thermal Engineering is 82. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Analysis on the compression process of multi-stage wobble plate compressor under full pressure condition	324
Editorial Board	321
Experimental investigation of phase change material integrated vapor compression refrigeration system	285
Editorial Board	283
Influence of hydrophobic coatings on fouling mechanism of combined fouling in enhanced tubes	210
Optimization-oriented online modeling for generators of absorption heat pump systems	209
Investigation of the heat transfer performance of a new double-layer channel heat sink	208
Explosive boiling of nanofilms on curved surfaces: a molecular dynamics perspective	183
Numerical simulation and performance evaluation of filter-equipped solar chimney power plants	182
Multi-objective optimisation for wind resistant air-cooled condenser operation	176
A displacer coupled thermoacoustic cooler driven by heat and electricity	173
Solar simulator based on induction heating to characterize experimentally tubular solar central receivers	167
Analytical approach for energy retrofit of waste gas-to-energy units	158
Theoretical investigation of a novel high-temperature heat pump exploiting low-temperature waste heat and using two-phase machines with zero electric consumption	157
Boiling sodium and melting salt: Evaluation and optimisation of a novel solar–thermal system concept	155
A multi-time scales semi-decoupled CHT (Coupled Heat Transfer) model and its application on piston transient heat transfer simulation	152
Experimental investigation of a novel gas bypass in two-pass microchannel evaporator for performance enhancement	140
Evaluating the proficiency of a novel solar evacuated tube collector	136
Investigation of control characteristics in multi-user building heating system based on demand-side adjustment	135
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	133
Theoretical evaluation of adsorption desalination performance of metal-organic frameworks under varying scenarios	129
A dynamic control strategy for improving combustion chamber sweep efficiency during the in-situ combustion	124
A correlation to calculate time constant of thermocouples	121
Analysis of a multi-stage air gap diffusion distillation system powered by low-grade sensible heat	116
Investigation on the performance coupling characteristics between a compound anti-frosting method and air source heat pump system	116

Investigation of film boiling over tandem arrangement of elliptical cylinders in vertical cross-flow of saturated liquid	115
Editorial Board	115
Discharge effectiveness of thermal energy storage systems	115
A comparative analysis of the performance of backfill heat exchangers in deep mine geological environments	112
Experimental and theoretical study on effect of dust deposition on frosting characteristics of fin surface	111
Development of map-based models for the performance characterization in a new prototype of Dual Source Heat Pump	110
Analysis of supercritical heat transfer in horizontal helical tube with internal roughness	109
Thermal contact resistance on cylindrical flux channel with high contact ratio	108
Influence of airflow rates on air source heat pump operating parameters	108
Direct numerical simulations of cooling flow and heat transfer in supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle coupled with solar energy	107
A numerical simulation of tube geometry effect on the performance of regenerators in Organic Rankine Cycle systems using the Volume of Fluid method	104
Experiments on thermal performance of heat pipes using nanoparticle layer as the wick	104
Investigation on the DNB-type critical heat flux in a fuel assembly with 5 by 5 rods	103
Optimized design and off-design performance evaluation of catalyst-filled spiral wound heat exchanger for hydrogen liquefaction	103
Spray characteristics of a self-aspirating ethanol ejector for high-efficiency combustion-based thermoelectric micropower generators	103
Numerical investigation on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of multi-stage impingement cooling under various jet hole arrangements	102
Radiation-driven thermoacoustic energy conversion in absorbing media	100
Hybrid solar-thermoelectric energy harvesting with machine learning models	99
Heat transfer characterization and enhancement of spherical latent heat thermal energy storage unit under forced convection boundary conditions	99
Performance evaluation of dual-evaporator chiller using compressor with gas bearings	99
Sustainability of direct air-side free cooling data centers in China: An assessment based on operational optimization	98
Performance characteristics of new enhanced heat transfer tubes for evaporator/absorber in absorption chiller	98
Efficiency enhancement of heat supply steam turbines	97
Computational study of the performance of different gases in convergent-divergent type vortex tube	97
Application of grayscale analysis in heat transfer topology optimization: A study on the impact of filter radius on numerical stability and thermodynamic performance	96
A compact medium-temperature copper–water looped heat pipe for high concentrated solar thermal energy utilization	96
Influence of flow straightener structure on energy separation performance of Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube based on energy and exergy analyses	95
A multi-fidelity simulation approach for adaptive cycle engine performance analysis by integrating 3D model of variable geometry turbine system	94
Thermodynamic analysis of a parabolic trough power plant integrating supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle and direct contact membrane distillation	94
Design solutions and characterization of a small scale and very high concentration solar furnace using a Fresnel lens	93
Internally stowed, radially deployed radiator panels for passive CubeSat thermal control	92
Pseudopotential Lattice Boltzmann Method for boiling heat transfer: A mesh refinement procedure	91
Development of a coupling model and parametric analysis of an opposed free-piston engine linear generator	91
Experimental study of the effect of load and rotational speed on the electrical power of a high-speed ORC microturbogenerator	90
Theoretical study on leakage characteristics of water-injected single screw vapor compressors with a multicolumn envelope meshing pair	88
Research on heat release distribution characteristics driven by linear fuel flow rate variation in an axisymmetric variable geometry scramjet combustor	87
Enhancing hydrate reservoir temperature by microwave heating: Research on different types of microwave radiation antenna	86
Optimized performance of submerged photovoltaic systems in shallow waters	86
Sub-atmospheric pressure effects on bubble dynamics in counter current flow diverging microchannel heat sink	86
Efficiency assessments of a compound cooling system for low-humidity applications	86
Gas-thermal characteristics and active groups evolution mechanisms in the dynamic processes of coal spontaneous combustion-extinction-reignition	86
Fuzzy inference method for superheat online optimization in vapor compression air-conditioning system balancing energy-saving and stability	86
Optimized tube bank configurations: A multi-objective approach to entropy and volume minimization	86
Model of co-gasification of coal and biomass in jetting fluidized bed by Aspen Plus: contributive ratio	86
Performance study of Tesla valve-based direct cooling thermal management system for batteries	85
Numerical investigation of wrapped wire effect on mass redistribution in supercritical water-cooled reactor fuel assembly	85
Study on cooling category and heat transfer mechanisms of piston oscillating cooling in a dual gallery structure	85
Heat extraction analyses and energy consumption characteristics of novel designs of geothermal borehole heat exchangers with elliptic and oval double U-tube structures	84
A strategy to flexibly operate a solar aided power generation plant for wide irradiation conditions	84
Efficient transient thermal analysis of chiplet heterogeneous integration	84

Heat transfer enhancement of air flow through new types of perforated dimple/protrusion fins	83
Optimizing discharge pressure control in carbon dioxide heat pumps using particle swarm optimization	83
Corrigendum to “Experimental study on ultrasonic-assisted PCM cooling: A novel approach to photovoltaic panel performance improvement” [Appl. Therm. Eng. 265 (2025) 125642]	83
Towards optimal energy utilization in heating system: A novel framework based on mixed-integer model predictive control	83
Comprehensive investigation of desalination technologies considering numerous plants worldwide	82
Efficient CO2 cooling/power system for refrigerated trucks using exhaust heat recovery	82
Experimental comparison and seasonal performance evaluation of different scroll compressor capacity modulation methods in an R410A water to water system	82