0735-1933
Published by: Elsevier
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-communications-in-heat-and-mass-transfer
| Discipline name | Position | Best Scientists | Publications | D-Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | 8 | 269 | 768 | 63 |
| Engineering and Technology | 51 | 215 | 473 | 58 |
The journal mostly deals with topics like Mechanics, Heat transfer, Thermodynamics, Nusselt number and Heat transfer coefficient. Natural convection, Reynolds number, Laminar flow, Convection and Flow (psychology) are some of the study areas of Mechanics discussed. Issues in Natural convection were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Porous medium and Boundary layer.
The work on Heat transfer addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Composite material. The presentations discussing Thermodynamics offer insights in topics such as Forced convection, Thermal conductivity, Thermal conduction, Combined forced and natural convection and Mass transfer. Research on Thermal conductivity addressed in International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer frequently intersections with the field of Thermal.
Fluid dynamics and Prandtl number are some topics wherein Nusselt number research discussed in International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer have an impact. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer facilitates discussions on Heat transfer coefficient that incorporate concepts from other fields like Film temperature and Churchill–Bernstein equation. It focuses on Nanofluid research which is adjacent to topics in Viscosity.
The journal papers investigate studies in Thermodynamics, Heat transfer, Mechanics, Nanofluid and Nusselt number. The Heat transfer research presented in the most cited publications focuses mostly on Pressure drop and, on occasion, topics in Heat exchanger. Mechanics study tackled in the journal articles is connected to the field of Classical mechanics.
The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Mechanics, Heat transfer, Nanofluid, Nusselt number and Thermal. The Mechanics research presented places emphasis on topics like Flow (psychology), Reynolds number, Convection, Fluid dynamics and Heat transfer coefficient. While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Heat transfer, it also covered topics in Pressure drop, Heat exchanger and Composite material.
While it focused on Composite material, it was also able to explore topics like Thermal resistance and Heat sink. In it, Flow (mathematics), Thermal conductivity, Thermal radiation, Boundary layer and Volume fraction are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Nanofluid research. The journal focuses on Nusselt number as well as the interrelated topic of Convective heat transfer.
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 International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer (based on the number of publications) are:
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 International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer (based on the number of publications) are:
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.
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, 5.96% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.97% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 11.80% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.02% of all publications and 60.21% were from other institutions.
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.
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.
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:
The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.
M. Veera Krishna;Ali J. Chamkha;Ali J. Chamkha
(2020)M. Muneeshwaran;G. Srinivasan;P. Muthukumar;Chi Chuan Wang
(2021)Hong Wei Xian;Nor Azwadi Che Sidik;R. Saidur;R. Saidur
(2020)Unknown
(2022)Iskandar Waini;Iskandar Waini;Anuar Ishak;Teodor Groşan;Ioan Pop
(2020)R.E. Abo-Elkhair;M.M. Bhatti;Kh.S. Mekheimer
(2021)Fan Zhang;Desmond Appiah;Feng Hong;Jinfeng Zhang
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