Heat Transfer Engineering

Top Research Topics at Heat Transfer Engineering?

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Mechanics, Heat transfer, Thermodynamics, Heat exchanger and Heat transfer coefficient. Research on Mechanics addressed in it frequently intersections with the field of Thermal. It focuses on Heat transfer but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Turbulence, Composite material and Laminar flow.

It facilitated presentations on Thermodynamics research, particularly Heat flux, Plate heat exchanger, Nucleate boiling, Boiling and Micro heat exchanger. While Plate heat exchanger is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Dynamic scraped surface heat exchanger and Heat spreader. The studies in Heat exchanger featured incorporate elements of Process engineering, Fouling and Tube (fluid conveyance).

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Nusselt number, apply to Natural convection as well. Specifically, studies on Rayleigh number are prevalent in the Natural convection works discussed.

• Mechanics (45.54%)
• Heat transfer (42.12%)
• Thermodynamics (40.14%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Heat Transfer in Nanofluids—A Review (823 citations)
• Review and Comparison of Nanofluid Thermal Conductivity and Heat Transfer Enhancements (820 citations)
• Evolution of Microchannel Flow Passages-Thermohydraulic Performance and Fabrication Technology (555 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Heat Transfer Engineering:

Thermodynamics, Heat transfer, Mechanics, Heat exchanger and Heat transfer coefficient are the main subjects of interest in the most cited publications. Most of the works presented in the most cited articles deal with Heat transfer but they intersect with the subject of Composite material. While Heat transfer coefficient is the focus of the most cited publications, it also provides insights into the studies of Condensation and Convective heat transfer.

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

• Composite material
• Thermodynamics
• Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The primary areas of discussion in Heat Transfer Engineering are Mechanics, Heat transfer, Heat exchanger, Composite material and Thermal. The Mechanics works featured in it incorporate elements from Work (thermodynamics) and Communication channel. The work on Heat transfer presented in Heat Transfer Engineering focuses on Heat transfer enhancement in particular.

The journal focused on Heat exchanger research but expanded to cover Fouling. Porosity is a major topic of Composite material research. Chemical engineering research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Boiling and Boiling heat transfer.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Numerical Investigation of Natural Convection and Irreversibilities between Two Inclined Concentric Cylinders in Presence of Uniform Magnetic Field and Radiation (17 citations)
• An Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Photovoltaic Module Temperature Under Varying Environmental Conditions (14 citations)
• Natural Convection in Power-Law Fluids from a Pair of Two Attached Horizontal Cylinders (9 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 Heat Transfer Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Josua P. Meyer (44 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Bengt Sundén (41 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Satish G. Kandlikar (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
• John R. Thome (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Hans Müller-Steinhagen (30 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 Heat Transfer Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

• Xi'an Jiaotong University (77 papers) published 12 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras (55 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Pretoria (42 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Lund University (39 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Rochester Institute of Technology (38 papers) absent at the last 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, 8.10% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.13% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.70% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.62% of all publications and 58.55% 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.