OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Combustion Theory and Modelling is 2. 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
Optimisation method for automatic selection of rate constants of global reaction mechanisms	35
An improved stiff-ODE solving framework for reacting flow simulations with detailed chemistry in OpenFOAM	25
Unifying definition of the local equivalence ratio for complex mixtures and the concept of bonding fraction	21
Three-dimensional simulations of isobaric premixed flames freely propagating in narrow circular channels: breaking of symmetry	16
Effects of thermal expansion on Taylor dispersion-controlled diffusion flames	15
Explosion evolution characteristic of methane-acetylene mixtures under constant volume space	15
An iterative methodology for REDIM reduced chemistry generation and its validation for partially-premixed combustion	12
Two-phase flow characteristics of different charging structure in ignition and flame-spreading	12
On the evolution of fuel droplet evaporation zone and its interaction with flame front in ignition of spray flames	11
Verification and validation of detonation-shock-dynamics relations for explosives described by general equation of state and chemical reaction models	11
Comparative study of combustion processes generated by the use of different fuels: energy and exergy analysis	11
Analysis of an innovative sampling strategy based on k-means clustering algorithm for POD and POD-DEIM reduced order models of a 2-D reaction-diffusion system	11
Correction	10
Effect of progress variable definition on the mass burning rate of premixed laminar flames predicted by the Flamelet Generated Manifold method	9
Low-order modelling of the light-round ignition transient in a premixed annular combustor	9
Large eddy simulation/thickened flame model simulations of a lean partially premixed gas turbine model combustor	9
Diffusive-thermal instabilities of a planar premixed flame aligned with a shear flow	9
Effect of hydrogen addition on the consumption speed of lean premixed laminar methane flames exposed to combined strain and heat loss	8
Application of machine learning in low-order manifold representation of chemistry in turbulent flames	8
Assessing diffusion model impacts on enstrophy and flame structure in turbulent lean premixed flames	8
Simulation of side-wall quenching of laminar premixed flames with manifold-based reduced kinetic models implemented in generalised coordinates	8
A fast uncertainty quantification methodology and sampling technique for joint probability distribution of the Arrhenius rate expression: a case study applied to H ₂	7
Large-eddy simulation of split injection strategies in RCCI conditions	7
Nonlinear analysis of flame hydrodynamic instability at large gas expansion ratio	7
Reaction zone structure of spontaneous reaction wave at steady subsonic and supersonic speeds	7

Flame stabilisation by a highly conductive body: multiple steady-state solutions and time-dependent dynamics	6
Effects of artificial flame front thickening on intermediate minor species prediction using the LES–FGM method	6
Development of a turbulence dissipation based reaction rate model for progress variable in turbulent premixed flames	6
LES of premixed jet flames subjected to extreme turbulence using flamelet-generated manifolds: a comparison of unstrained and strained flamelets	6
The spectral characterisation of reduced order models in chemical kinetic systems	5
A detailed modelling on spray atomisation and combustion of LOX/GCH4 in variable area pintle injector rocket engines	5
A coupled model of composite synthesis in combustion regime	5
Investigation of coarse-graining parameters for super-grid LEM closure applied to LES of practical bluff-body flames	5
Flame-acoustic interactions in high-pressure H ₂ /air diffusion flames	5
A cross-scale hotspot ignition optimisation model based on void collapse and its interaction	5
Three-dimensional shock–flame interactions: effect of wall friction	5
Numerical investigation on lean methane combustion with modified effective thermal conductivity of the porous media	5
Local combustion regime identification using machine learning	5
Asymptotic analysis of detonation development at SI engine conditions using computational singular perturbation	5
Chemical dynamics of the autoignition of near-stoichiometric and rich methanol/air mixtures	4
Numerical methodology for spontaneous wrinkling of centrally ignited premixed flames – linear theory	4
Computational assessment of soot models in ethylene/air laminar diffusion flames	4
Dynamics of flame rings in a thermally-conductive narrow channel: a numerical experiment	4
Molecular dynamics study on the effect of pressure on the combustion of NEPE propellant	4
Comparison of combustion duration and end-gas autoignition in inwardly and outwardly propagating flames induced by different ignition configurations	4
Using computational singular perturbation as a diagnostic tool in ODE and DAE systems: a case study in heterogeneous catalysis	4
Impact of a discretisation method and chemical kinetics on the accuracy of simulation of a lifted hydrogen flame	4
Modelling extinction/re-ignition processes in fire plumes under oxygen-diluted conditions using flamelet tabulation approaches	4
Quenching modes of local flame–wall interaction for turbulent premixed methane combustion in a constant volume vessel	4
PAH growth assisted by five-membered ring: pyrene formation from acenaphthylene	4
Determining the global activation energy of methane–air premixed flames	4
Numerical simulation of turbulent premixed flames with the conditional source-term estimation model using Bernstein polynomial expansion	4
Three-dimensional vorticity effects on extinction behaviour of laminar flamelets	4
Stochastic characterisation of unstable lean hydrogen–air annular premixed flames	4
Numerical investigation of the effects of the porous medium on a compression ignition engine fueled with ammonia	4
Hotspot auto-ignition induced detonation development: emphasis on energy density and chemical reactivity	4
Updated asymptotic structure of cool diffusion flames	3
A data-driven framework to predict ignition delays of straight-chain alkanes	3
A new preferential diffusion model applied to FGM simulations of hydrogen flames	3
Development and validation of skeletal/global mechanisms describing TMP-based flame inhibition	3
Smouldering combustion in cellulose and hemicellulose mixtures: Examining the roles of density, fuel composition, oxygen concentration, and moisture content	3
Simulation of underground coal gasification based on a coupled thermal-hydraulic-chemical model	3
Correction	3
Experimental study and thermodynamic analysis of coal spontaneous combustion characteristics	3
Effects of fuel decomposition and stratification on the forced ignition of a static flammable mixture	3
Differential diffusion modelling for LES of premixed and partially premixed flames with presumed FDF	3
Construction of reduced chemical mechanisms orientated toward specific applications: a case study of primary reference fuel	3
Conditional space evaluation of progress variable definitions for Cambridge/Sandia swirl flames	3
Influence of gas and solid phase thermo-physical and transport properties on the thermo-chemical conversion of char in reacting media: intra-particle, microscopic and temporal mass loss-based sensitiv	3
A simplified two-mixture-fraction-based flamelet modelling and its validation on a non-premixed staged combustion system	3
Response of one-dimensional ionised layer to oscillatory electric fields	3
LES of autoignition process in a turbulent droplet-laden mixing layer – impact of an evaporation model and discretisation method	3
Effect of Taylor dispersion on the thermo-diffusive instabilities of flames in a Hele–Shaw burner	3
Effect of flame radiation on aluminium particle combustion time	2
Compositional evolution of lignite during spontaneous combustion under low-temperature oxidation	2

Simulation of reaction initiation in powder compacting from the surface with composite formation in equivalent reaction cell	2
Numerical investigation of two-phase ethanol ignition in uniform droplet-laden weakly turbulent flows	2
The combined effects of chemical reaction order and stoichiometry on nonpremixed edge flames	2
Structure and similarity properties of the laminar counterflow spray flame	2
Stochastic modelling for the effects of micromixing on soot in turbulent non-premixed flames	2
Prediction of lower explosion limit of liquid fuel aerosol	2
Experimental investigation on critical slowing down of premixed combustion in a backward-facing step combustor	2
Examination of probability distribution of mixture fraction in LES/FDF modelling of a turbulent partially premixed jet flame	2
Investigation of conditional source-term estimation coupled with a semi-empirical model for soot predictions in two turbulent flames	2
Numerical modeling and parametric analysis of performance of a monopropellant thruster using a single-part catalyst bed model	2
Experimental investigation of the impact of different flame holder materials on the flame stability and flame characteristics using double-layered combustor wall material	2
Flame speed in diffusion dominated premixed flames	2
A theoretical study on the relationship between pressure rise and the Damköhler number of end-gas auto-ignition in spark-ignited engines	2
On the evaluation of crude oil oxidation during thermogravimetry by generalised regression neural network and gene expression programming: application to thermal enhanced oil recovery	2
Assessment of optimal reaction progress variable characteristics for partially premixed flames	2
Design of combustion experiments using differential entropy	2