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Applied Thermal Engineering
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Applied Thermal Engineering

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 4 369 1250 66
Engineering and Technology 15 673 1751 78

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1591
Documents by Best Scientists*: 3374
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 51
SCIMAGO H-index: 224
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.579
Impact Factor: 6.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Applied Thermal Engineering?

Applied Thermal Engineering aims to foster the development of research in Mechanics, Heat transfer, Thermodynamics, Mechanical engineering and Thermal. Flow (psychology), Nusselt number, Reynolds number, Turbulence and Computational fluid dynamics are all aspects of Mechanics research featured in Applied Thermal Engineering. Heat transfer research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Pressure drop, Heat exchanger and Composite material.

Heat exchanger research discussed connects with the study of Process engineering. More specifically, the research on Composite material in the journal is related to Thermal conductivity. Refrigerant and Plate heat exchanger are some of the study areas of Thermodynamics discussed.

The in-depth study on Refrigerant also explores topics in the intersecting field of Refrigeration. The study on Thermal presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Nuclear engineering. Applied Thermal Engineering links adjacent topics like Heat transfer coefficient with Convective heat transfer.

  • Mechanics (26.51%)
  • Heat transfer (24.76%)
  • Thermodynamics (15.97%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Review on thermal energy storage with phase change: materials, heat transfer analysis and applications (3331 citations)
  • Thermoelectrics: a review of present and potential applications (968 citations)
  • Phase change materials for smart textiles – An overview (765 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Applied Thermal Engineering:

The most cited publications tackle a plethora of topics, such as Thermodynamics, Heat transfer, Mechanics, Mechanical engineering and Waste management. While work presented in the published articles provide substantial information on Heat transfer, it also covers topics in Thermal, Nusselt number, Heat exchanger, Pressure drop and Composite material. The published articles focus on Mechanics but sometimes tackle the closely related topic of Heat sink which is concerned with Thermal resistance.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Quantum mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of the journal are Heat transfer, Mechanics, Heat exchanger, Work (thermodynamics) and Thermal. It addresses concerns in Heat transfer which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Heat pump and Thermal conductivity, Composite material. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Mechanics and the similar topic of Air gap (plumbing).

The concepts on Heat exchanger presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Nuclear engineering, Linear alternator, Stirling engine, External combustion engine and Exergy. Topics in Work (thermodynamics) explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Computational fluid dynamics, Energy consumption, Membrane technology, Blast furnace and Computer simulation. The work on Thermal tackled in it brings together disciplines like Transfer function, Inlet, Root-mean-square deviation, Capacitance and Development (differential geometry).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Numerical investigation on turbulent flow and heat transfer characteristics of ferro-nanofluid flowing in dimpled tube under magnetic field effect (1 citations)
  • Experimental and simulation study on heat and mass transfer characteristics in direct-contact total heat exchanger for flue gas heat recovery (0 citations)
  • The heat transfer capacity of multi-layer wick heat pipe tested in anti-gravity orientations (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Applied Thermal Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ruzhu Wang (73 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ya-Ling He (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wen-Quan Tao (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ibrahim Dincer (58 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yongping Yang (52 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Applied Thermal Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University (811 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 74 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (433 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (407 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 28 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tsinghua University (366 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 27 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tianjin University (274 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 30 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2022 edition, 16.22% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.03% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.90% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 3.23% of all publications and 54.84% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Review of supercritical CO2 technologies and systems for power generation

    Martin T. White;Giuseppe Bianchi;Lei Chai;Savvas A. Tassou

    (2021)
    416 Citations
  • An up-to-date review on the design improvement and optimization of the liquid-cooling battery thermal management system for electric vehicles

    Unknown

    (2023)
    381 Citations
  • Thermoelectric Generators: A comprehensive review of characteristics and applications

    Farzad Tohidi;Shahriyar Ghazanfari Holagh;Ata Chitsaz

    (2022)
    354 Citations
  • Nanoparticles enhanced phase change materials (NePCMs)-A recent review

    Syeda Laraib Tariq;Hafiz Muhammad Ali;Muhammad Ammar Akram;Muhammad Mansoor Janjua

    (2020)
    350 Citations
  • Cooling capacity of a novel modular liquid-cooled battery thermal management system for cylindrical lithium ion batteries

    Haitao Wang;Tao Tao;Jun Xu;Xuesong Mei

    (2020)
    329 Citations
  • A state-of-the art review on advancing battery thermal management systems for fast-charging

    Unknown

    (2023)
    327 Citations
  • A new concept of thermal management system in Li-ion battery using air cooling and heat pipe for electric vehicles

    Hamidreza Behi;Danial Karimi;Mohammadreza Behi;Mohammadreza Behi;Morteza Ghanbarpour

    (2020)
    324 Citations
  • PCM integrated to external building walls: An optimization study on maximum activation of latent heat

    Müslüm Arıcı;Feyza Bilgin;Sandro Nižetić;Hasan Karabay

    (2020)
    300 Citations
  • Construction of effective symmetrical air-cooled system for battery thermal management

    Kai Chen;Yiming Chen;Yiqi She;Mengxuan Song

    (2020)
    288 Citations
  • An enhanced productivity prediction model of active solar still using artificial neural network and Harris Hawks optimizer

    F.A. Essa;Mohamed Abd Elaziz;Ammar H. Elsheikh

    (2020)
    277 Citations

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