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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow
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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow

0961-5539

Published by: Emerald Publishing

https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/0961-5539

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 42 90 271 36
Engineering and Technology 324 53 91 24

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 172
Documents by Best Scientists*: 381
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 18
SCIMAGO H-index: 78
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.683
Impact Factor: 5.1

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Mechanics, Heat transfer, Thermodynamics, Natural convection and Nusselt number. The study on Mechanics presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Classical mechanics. Classical mechanics research in it involves the investigation of Flow (mathematics) studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Numerical analysis.

Heat transfer research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Laminar flow, Porous medium and Reynolds number. Research on Thermodynamics presented in International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow focuses, in particular, on Combined forced and natural convection, Forced convection, Boundary layer, Heat flux and Film temperature. In addition to Natural convection research, International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow aims to explore topics under Thermal, Finite element method and Enclosure.

The study on Nusselt number presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Prandtl number. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow explores research in Nanofluid and the adjacent study of Thermal conductivity. It features Turbulence research that overlaps with concepts in Computational fluid dynamics.

  • Mechanics (59.62%)
  • Heat transfer (32.27%)
  • Thermodynamics (18.68%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Heat transfer enhancement in turbulent tube flow using Al2O3 nanoparticle suspension (245 citations)
  • A study of natural convection heat transfer in a nanofluid filled enclosure with elliptic inner cylinder (165 citations)
  • Natural convection in enclosures with localized heating from below and symmetrical cooling from sides (159 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow:

The journal publications mainly deal with areas of study such as Mechanics, Heat transfer, Thermodynamics, Natural convection and Nanofluid. Many of the studies tackled in the published papers connect Mechanics with a similar field of study like Classical mechanics. The most cited publications explore issues in Heat transfer which can be linked to other research areas like Boundary value problem and Laminar flow.

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

  • Thermodynamics
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Mathematical analysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Mechanics, Nanofluid, Heat transfer, Natural convection and Porous medium. It investigates Mechanics research which frequently intersects with Magnetohydrodynamics. International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow tackles studies in Composite material and the interrelated subject of Thermal to gain insights into Nanofluid.

While the primary focus in it is Heat transfer, it also dissects topics surrounding Nusselt number and Forced convection as a whole. The concepts on Natural convection presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Finite element method, Enclosure, Square (algebra), Ferrofluid and Lattice Boltzmann methods. It focused on Entropy (classical thermodynamics) research conducted under the discipline of Thermodynamics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A modified Li-He’s variational principle for plasma (51 citations)
  • Application of support vector machines for accurate prediction of convection heat transfer coefficient of nanofluids through circular pipes (40 citations)
  • Electro-magnetohydrodynamic flow and heat transfer of a third-grade fluid using a Darcy-Brinkman-Forchheimer model (20 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 International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ioan Pop (108 papers) published 15 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Ali J. Chamkha (83 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tasawar Hayat (47 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Bengt Sundén (35 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Mikhail A. Sheremet (31 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous 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 International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Swansea University (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Babeș-Bolyai University (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Quaid-i-Azam University (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras (23 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, 98.36% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 66.67% of all publications and 33.33% 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

  • Hybrid nanofluid magnetohydrodynamic mixed convection in a novel W-shaped porous system

    Unknown

    (2022)
    177 Citations
  • Second law analysis of magneto-natural convection in a nanofluid filled wavy-hexagonal porous enclosure

    Seyyed Masoud Seyyedi;A.S. Dogonchi;M. Hashemi-Tilehnoee;D.D. Ganji

    (2020)
    161 Citations
  • MHD flow and heat transfer of hybrid nanofluid over a permeable moving surface in the presence of thermal radiation

    Nurul Amira Zainal;Roslinda Nazar;Kohilavani Naganthran;Ioan Pop

    (2020)
    144 Citations
  • Impacts of heater-cooler position and Lorentz force on heat transfer and entropy generation of hybrid nanofluid convection in quarter-circular cavity

    Unknown

    (2022)
    134 Citations
  • Investigation of micropolar hybrid ferrofluid flow over a vertical plate by considering various base fluid and nanoparticle shape factor

    Kh. Hosseinzadeh;So Roghani;A. Asadi;Amirreza Mogharrebi

    (2020)
    106 Citations
  • Effects of magnetic field on micro cross jet injection of dispersed nanoparticles in a microchannel

    Seyed Amin Bagherzadeh;Esmaeil Jalali;Mohammad Mohsen Sarafraz;Omid Ali Akbari

    (2020)
    96 Citations
  • Entropy generation and heat transport of Cu–water nanoliquid in porous lid-driven cavity through magnetic field

    (2021)
    95 Citations
  • MHD hybrid nanofluid flow over a permeable stretching/shrinking sheet with thermal radiation effect

    Ubaidullah Yashkun;Khairy Zaimi;Nor Ashikin Abu Bakar;Anuar Ishak

    (2020)
    89 Citations

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