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International Journal of Powertrains
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International Journal of Powertrains

1742-4267

Published by: Inderscience Publishers

https://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=IJPT

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 455 7 17 2

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 22
Documents by Best Scientists*: 38
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 10
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.16
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Powertrains?

The concepts of Automotive engineering, Powertrain, Control theory, Fuel efficiency and Control engineering are tackled in the journal. It holds forums on Automotive engineering that merges themes from other disciplines such as Electric vehicle and Turbocharger. The tackled Electric vehicle research is interrelated with Optimal control which concerns subjects like Dynamic programming.

Topics in Powertrain were tackled in line with various other fields like Battery (electricity), Truck, Energy management and Automotive industry. While the primary focus in it is Energy management, it also dissects topics surrounding Energy consumption and Drivetrain as a whole. The journal explores issues in Automotive industry which can be linked to other research areas like Hybrid power and Topology (electrical circuits).

The presented Fuel efficiency research focuses mostly on Driving cycle and, on occasion, topics in Energy storage. Some problems in Control engineering that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Systems design, Electric motor, Control (management) and Robustness (computer science). The journal addresses concerns in the field of Torque by exploring it in line with topics in Vibration which intersect with Lubrication, Finite element method and Structural engineering subjects.

  • Automotive engineering (52.30%)
  • Powertrain (32.18%)
  • Control theory (16.67%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A spur gear mesh interface damping model based on elastohydrodynamic contact behaviour (48 citations)
  • State-of-the-art electrified powertrains - hybrid, plug-in, and electric vehicles (38 citations)
  • A novel clutchless multiple-speed transmission for electric axles (28 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Powertrains:

The most cited papers investigate studies in Automotive engineering, Powertrain, Electric vehicle, Truck and Energy management. The most cited papers explore issues in Automotive engineering which can be linked to other research areas like Optimal control, Control theory, Electric motor and Range (aeronautics). The published papers with studies in Powertrain featured incorporate elements of Series and parallel circuits, Control engineering, Systems design, Design methods and Topology.

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

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Electrical engineering
  • Thermodynamics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in the journal deals with Automotive engineering, Automotive industry, Fuel efficiency, Exhaust gas and Code refactoring. While Automotive engineering is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Electric vehicle, Phase (waves), Torque and Traction (orthopedics). The work on Automotive industry tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Ultimate tensile strength, Composite material, Reinforcement and Reuse.

The studies on Fuel efficiency discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Back pressure, Internal combustion engine, Engine efficiency and Noise. The Exhaust gas study presented in International Journal of Powertrains encompasses related topics like Exhaust gas recirculation and also examines its connection to subjects such as Oxygen sensor. International Journal of Powertrains tackles research works in Code refactoring as well as other disciplines like Code smell, Software engineering and Class (computer programming).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Short-term solar power forecasting using satellite images (0 citations)
  • Reuse of marble wastes as reinforcement phase in LM6 aluminium matrix composites for automotive applications (0 citations)
  • Resource integrity-aware flexible resource scaling approach over sensor-cloud (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 International Journal of Powertrains (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Christos Spitas (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert Prucka (6 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Theo Hofman (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Vasilios Spitas (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • M Maarten Steinbuch (5 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 International Journal of Powertrains (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Loughborough University (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • National Technical University of Athens (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Center for Automotive Research (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ford Motor Company (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eaton Corporation (8 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.00% 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 20.00% of all publications and 50.00% 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

  • Modelling and estimation of combustion variability for fast light-off of diesel aftertreatment

    Bryan P. Maldonado;Mitchell Bieniek;John Hoard;Anna G. Stefanopoulou

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Modelling and estimation of combustion variability for fast light-off of diesel aftertreatment

    (2020)
    2 Citations
  • Thermal efficiency predictive modelling of dedicated hybrid engines based on an optimal multi-network structure

    (2023)
    1 Citations
  • Model-based electric traction drive resolver fault diagnosis for electrified vehicles

    Bader Badreddine;Mathew Boesch;Jason Meyer;Qadeer Ahmed

    (2020)
    0 Citations
  • Model-based electric traction drive resolver fault diagnosis for electrified vehicles

    (2020)
    0 Citations
  • Flash boiling hollow-cone fuel spray from a piezoelectric fuel injector under low ambient pressure

    (2020)
    0 Citations
  • Fuzzy Logic based Power-Split Hybrid Propulsion Control System using Digital Twin Assisted Parallel Learning

    (2022)
    0 Citations
  • Modelling of a magneto-rheological fluid dual clutch with BP neural network

    (2023)
    0 Citations
  • Flash boiling hollow-cone fuel spray from a piezoelectric fuel injector under low ambient pressure

    Zengyang Wu;Libing Wang;Tiegang Fang

    (2020)
    0 Citations
  • Performance Analysis of Driving Style Identification by using Wolf-Inspired Evolutionary Clustering

    (2024)
    0 Citations

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