Atomization and Sprays

Top Research Topics at Atomization and Sprays?

The foci of Atomization and Sprays are Mechanics, Nozzle, Breakup, Composite material and Injector. Atomization and Sprays dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Mechanics and Drop (liquid). The work tackled in it goes beyond the discipline of Nozzle as it also encompasses Diesel fuel.

The journal connects research in Composite material with the related topic of Spray nozzle.

• Mechanics (49.21%)
• Nozzle (11.92%)
• Breakup (10.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• MODELING SPRAY ATOMIZATION WITH THE KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ/RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR HYBRID MODEL (715 citations)
• Outcomes from a drop impact on solid surfaces (434 citations)
• MODELING ATOMIZATION PROCESSES OF PRESSURE-SWIRL HOLLOW-CONE FUEL SPRAYS (167 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Atomization and Sprays:

The journal publications investigate studies in Mechanics, Nozzle, Breakup, Turbulence and Cavitation. Specifically, studies on Liquid jet are prevalent in the Mechanics works discussed in the published articles. While work presented in the journal publications provide substantial information on Spray nozzle, it also covers topics in Composite material and Flow (psychology).

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

• Quantum mechanics
• Thermodynamics
• Mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as Mechanics, Nozzle, Breakup, Computational fluid dynamics and Computer simulation. Mechanics research featured in Atomization and Sprays incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Injector and Airflow. Atomization and Sprays explores topics in Injector which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Adhesion, Combustion, Spray atomization, Bubble bursting and Body orifice.

While it focused on Nozzle, it was also able to explore topics like Internal flow, Optics, Diesel fuel, Cavitation and Supersonic speed. The studies on Breakup discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Flow focusing, Flow (psychology), Morphology (linguistics) and Wind wave. The journal addresses concerns in Computer simulation which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Flow field, Loop (topology), Slit, Ultrasonic sensor and Scaling.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF FLASH BOILING ON UREA-WATER SOLUTION SPRAYS AND SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE (2 citations)
• A MULTI-PHYSICS COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF DROPLET PATHOGEN TRANSPORT EMANATING FROM SYNTHETIC COUGHS AND BREATHING (2 citations)
• Settling of exhaled respiratory droplets in the vicinity of vortex flows (1 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Atomization and Sprays (based on the number of publications) are:

• Rolf D. Reitz (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Eran Sher (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Keiya Nishida (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• Paul E. Sojka (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Masataka Arai (16 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Atomization and Sprays (based on the number of publications) are:

• Purdue University (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (41 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of Wisconsin-Madison (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of California, Irvine (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Argonne National Laboratory (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 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 2021 edition, 28.30% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 13.16% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.53% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.89% of all publications and 68.42% 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.