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International Journal of Refrigeration
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International Journal of Refrigeration

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 80 83 267 26
Engineering and Technology 169 126 250 34

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 296
Documents by Best Scientists*: 577
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 13
SCIMAGO H-index: 146
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.937
Impact Factor: 3.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid?

International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid aims to foster the development of research in Thermodynamics, Refrigerant, Mechanics, Refrigeration and Heat transfer. Heat exchanger, Heat transfer coefficient, Heat pump, Coefficient of performance and Evaporator are among the concentrations of Thermodynamics that garnered much attention in it. It features studies on Heat pump, including topics such as Air source heat pumps.

The work on Evaporator addressed in it expands to the thematically related Condenser (heat transfer). Refrigerant research presented in the journal encompasses a variety of subjects, including Nuclear engineering, Work (thermodynamics) and Air conditioning. Most of the works presented in it deals with Mechanics but it intersects with the subject of Tube (fluid conveyance).

In addition to Refrigeration research, International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid aims to explore topics under Injector, Cooling capacity, Process engineering and Heat pump and refrigeration cycle. The studies in Heat transfer featured incorporate elements of Boiling and Composite material. The discussions emphasized the topic of Gas compressor in an attempt to further explore the field of Mechanical engineering.

  • Thermodynamics (45.29%)
  • Refrigerant (26.53%)
  • Mechanics (21.80%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A 1-D analysis of ejector performance (673 citations)
  • Thirty years of near room temperature magnetic cooling: Where we are today and future prospects (531 citations)
  • Revival of carbon dioxide as a refrigerant (454 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid:

The most cited publications cover a variety of subjects, including Thermodynamics, Refrigerant, Refrigeration, Mechanics and Heat transfer. The published articles deal with Refrigerant in conjunction with Evaporator and similar fields in Condenser (heat transfer). While the published papers mainly focused on Refrigeration studies, they also tackled the scientific discipline of interrelated fields such as

  • Process engineering together with Absorption refrigerator,
  • Chiller together with Adsorption..

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

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Composite material
  • Thermodynamics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid deals with Refrigerant, Mechanics, Refrigeration, Gas compressor and Heat exchanger. International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid focused on Refrigerant research conducted under the discipline of Thermodynamics. The featured Refrigeration studies mainly concentrate on Cooling capacity but also cover areas of interest in Water cooling.

International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid explores topics in Gas compressor which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Automotive engineering and Suction. While Pressure drop is the key highlight in the journal, it also covered some subjects on Heat transfer coefficient and Heat flux. The research on Evaporator featured in International Journal of Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid combines topics in other fields like Vapor-compression refrigeration and Condenser (heat transfer).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • HFO refrigerants: A review of present status and future prospects. (9 citations)
  • Evaluation of low-GWP and mildly flammable mixtures as new alternatives for R410A in air-conditioning and heat pump system (9 citations)
  • Analysis of lower GWP and flammable alternative refrigerants. (7 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 Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Reinhard Radermacher (78 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Guoliang Ding (62 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Srinivas Garimella (59 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • James E. Braun (52 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Yunho Hwang (47 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 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 Refrigeration-revue Internationale Du Froid (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (224 papers) published 17 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University (198 papers) published 29 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (109 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Padua (103 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Maryland, College Park (102 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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, 6.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.68% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.63% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.17% of all publications and 46.52% 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

  • Overview of low GWP mixtures for the replacement of HFC refrigerants: R134a, R404A and R410A

    Y. Heredia-Aricapa;J.M. Belman-Flores;A. Mota-Babiloni;J. Serrano-Arellano

    (2020)
    269 Citations
  • Ultralow-temperature refrigeration systems: Configurations and refrigerants to reduce the environmental impact

    Adrián Mota-Babiloni;Mahmood Mastani Joybari;Joaquín Navarro-Esbrí;Carlos Mateu-Royo

    (2020)
    155 Citations
  • Optimization of Microchannel Heat Sink with Rhombus Fractal-like Units for Electronic Chip Cooling

    Dawei Zhuang;Yifei Yang;Guoliang Ding;Xinyuan Du

    (2020)
    103 Citations
  • A review of stability, thermophysical properties and impact of using nanofluids on the performance of refrigeration systems

    Gökhan Yıldız;Ümit Ağbulut;Ali Etem Gürel

    (2021)
    86 Citations
  • Applications of refrigerant R1234yf in heating, air conditioning and refrigeration systems: A decade of researches

    Juan Jose Garcia Pabon;Ali Khosravi;J.M. Belman-Flores;Luiz Machado

    (2020)
    80 Citations
  • A Comprehensive Review: Fault Detection, Diagnostics, Prognostics, and Fault Modelling in HVAC Systems

    (2022)
    70 Citations
  • Applying a variable geometry ejector in a solar ejector refrigeration system.

    Vu Van Nguyen;Szabolcs Varga;Joao Soares;Vaclav Dvorak

    (2020)
    65 Citations
  • Energy, exergy, and environmental (3E) analysis of a compound ejector-heat pump with low GWP refrigerants for simultaneous data center cooling and district heating

    Ali Khalid Shaker Al-Sayyab;Joaquín Navarro-Esbrí;Adrián Mota-Babiloni

    (2021)
    63 Citations
  • The life cycle climate performance evaluation of low-GWP refrigerants for domestic heat pumps.

    Changru Yang;Sangwon Seo;Nobuo Takata;Kyaw Thu;Kyaw Thu

    (2021)
    62 Citations
  • Preparation of a low-temperature nanofluid phase change material: MgCl2–H2O eutectic salt solution system with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)

    Tong Wu;Ning Xie;Junyi Niu;Jianmin Luo

    (2020)
    61 Citations

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