OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Applied Thermal Engineering is 80. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Analysis on the compression process of multi-stage wobble plate compressor under full pressure condition	323
Editorial Board	314
Experimental investigation of phase change material integrated vapor compression refrigeration system	300
Internally stowed, radially deployed radiator panels for passive CubeSat thermal control	279
A COMMENT ON “LATTICE BOLTZMANN SIMULATION AND FRACTAL ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN POROUS MEDIA”	273
Editorial Board	199
Sub-atmospheric pressure effects on bubble dynamics in counter current flow diverging microchannel heat sink	198
Enhancing hydrate reservoir temperature by microwave heating: Research on different types of microwave radiation antenna	197
Latent heat thermal energy storage system with pillow-plate heat exchangers topology – Assessment of thermo-fluid dynamic performance and application potential	176
Optimized design and off-design performance evaluation of catalyst-filled spiral wound heat exchanger for hydrogen liquefaction	175
Numerical study on the influence of the mixing chamber structure in a dilution refrigerator on the heat and mass transfer characteristics of 3He-4He at ultralow temperatures	173
Modeling local interfacial area concentration for adiabatic and boiling bubbly flows	165
Spray characteristics of a self-aspirating ethanol ejector for high-efficiency combustion-based thermoelectric micropower generators	156
Numerical investigation on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of multi-stage impingement cooling under various jet hole arrangements	155
Radiation-driven thermoacoustic energy conversion in absorbing media	154
Implementation and validation of optimal start control strategy for air conditioners and heat pumps	154
A study on supercritical water injection as waste heat recovery system in internal combustion engines	143
Optimization method for mixed refrigerants in Joule–Thomson refrigerators with fixed-temperature heat loads	131
Effect of non-equilibrium phase transition on the aero-thermodynamic performance of supercritical carbon dioxide compressors	130
Particle flow optimization for moving bed heat exchangers	127
Performance and optimization of absorption heat exchanger under different flow rate ratio conditions	127
Thermal management characteristics of electric vehicle driving motor with oil spray cooling based on spray locations and oil types	126
Thermo-economic optimization of vertical farms exploring multiple design options for the built environment and HVAC system	122
Experimental heat transfer results and flow visualization of horizontal Near-Saturated liquid nitrogen flow boiling in uniformly heated circular tube under Earth gravity	116
Simulation of a desiccant air-conditioning system integrated with dew-point indirect evaporative cooler for a school building	113

An adjustable vane-shaped nozzle-based modulated pre-swirl system for gas turbine aero-engine: Structure parameters and aerodynamic performance analysis	113
Development and validation of a dynamic flowsheet model for a 350 MWe supercritical circulating fluidized bed boiler	108
Thermal management of photovoltaic-thermoelectric generator hybrid system using radiative cooling and heat pipe	107
Influence of fuel distribution on co-combustion of sludge and coal in a 660 MW tangentially fired boiler	107
Thermal and hydraulic analyses of an inverted two-phase thermosyphon	106
Hybrid solar-thermoelectric energy harvesting with machine learning models	106
Enhancing heat transfer performance of aluminum-based vapor chamber with a novel bionic wick structure fabricated using additive manufacturing	106
Experimental investigation and performance analysis of a spray-type ionic liquid desiccant dehumidifier	104
Optimized performance of submerged photovoltaic systems in shallow waters	104
Characteristics of heat, power generation, and energy efficiency study on a novel air-cooled PEMFC stack based on micro heat pipe arrays	102
A graphene nanoflake-based flexible composite phase change material for enhanced heat dissipation in chip cooling	100
Thermodynamic and economic analysis of hierarchical gas–gas nuclear power plants and CHPs with high-temperature reactors and helium as the circulating medium	99
Experimental study on frost growth patterns and surface wettability effects of precooler module	98
Heat pumps for combined heating and cooling in industrial applications: A generalised approach	98
Effects of trapezoidal and twisted trapezoidal tapes on turbulent heat transfer in tubes	98
A meta-heuristic approach for reliability-based design optimization of shell-and-tube heat exchangers	98
Sustaining dropwise condensation on nickel-plated copper surfaces with As-grown graphene coatings	97
Numerical simulation of transpiration cooling in porous nose cone under hypersonic conditions	95
Filling time-series gaps using image techniques: Multidimensional context autoencoder approach for building energy data imputation	94
Overview of fundamental aspects of natural circulation loops	94
Investigation on latent heat energy storage using phase change material enhanced by gradient-porosity metal foam	94
An effective and lightweight battery thermal management system with incremental contact area: A numerical study	94
An investigation on the thermo-hydraulic and electrochemical performance of a novel vanadium-based embedded cooling system for synergistic energy supply and heat dissipation	94
Performance investigation and power prediction of a trifunctional heat pump system	93
Energy modeling, calibration, and validation of a small-scale greenhouse using TRNSYS	93
A printed circuit board embedded with copper-based microchannels for radio frequency power electronics	92
Sustainability of direct air-side free cooling data centers in China: An assessment based on operational optimization	92
Improving thermal performance of groups of energy screw piles with phase change materials	92
Numerical investigation of wrapped wire effect on mass redistribution in supercritical water-cooled reactor fuel assembly	92
Corrigendum to “Catalyst-free hydrogen generation from ethanol via low-temperature thermal decomposition: effects of heating power on outlet temperature and response characteristics” [Appl. Therm. Eng	91
Efficiency enhancement of heat supply steam turbines	91
Visual observations of steam–air submerged horizontal jets at low mass flux	90
A compact medium-temperature copper–water looped heat pipe for high concentrated solar thermal energy utilization	90
Phase change energy storage using boron nitride/carbonized loofah sponge	90
Gas-thermal characteristics and active groups evolution mechanisms in the dynamic processes of coal spontaneous combustion-extinction-reignition	90
Computational study of the performance of different gases in convergent-divergent type vortex tube	90
Application of grayscale analysis in heat transfer topology optimization: A study on the impact of filter radius on numerical stability and thermodynamic performance	88
Influence of flow straightener structure on energy separation performance of Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube based on energy and exergy analyses	85
Experimental investigation of spray cooling on steel plates with periodic micropillar structures: Two-stage quenching phenomenon	85
Thermal performance of flat plate heat pipe array with surface wettability modification: An experimental and simulation study	85
A numerical simulation study on optimizing the heat storage process of interrupted fin latent heat storage units	85
Thermodynamic analysis of a parabolic trough power plant integrating supercritical carbon dioxide Brayton cycle and direct contact membrane distillation	84
A multi-fidelity simulation approach for adaptive cycle engine performance analysis by integrating 3D model of variable geometry turbine system	84
Research on liquid-kerosene ignition in an axisymmetric variable geometry combustor with a cone-strut flameholder	83
Model of co-gasification of coal and biomass in jetting fluidized bed by Aspen Plus: contributive ratio	83
Flow and heat transfer performance of asymmetric fluidic oscillators combined with double wall configuration for the gas turbine blade cooling	83
Design solutions and characterization of a small scale and very high concentration solar furnace using a Fresnel lens	82
Efficiency assessments of a compound cooling system for low-humidity applications	82
A numerical study on convective condensation of flue gas in tubular heat exchangers	82
Towards optimal energy utilization in heating system: A novel framework based on mixed-integer model predictive control	81

Effect of immersion cooling design optimization on thermal management for lithium battery module	81
Simulation study of channel structural design for direct internal reforming methane solid oxide fuel cell	81
A composite analytical model to predict the thermal performance of borehole ground heat exchangers within stratified ground	81
Influence of geometric and operational variables on indirect evaporative cooling using cyclone as heat exchanger	81
A novel approach for exhaust gas recirculation stratification in a spark-ignition engine	80
Corrigendum to “Experimental study on ultrasonic-assisted PCM cooling: A novel approach to photovoltaic panel performance improvement” [Appl. Therm. Eng. 265 (2025) 125642]	80