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International Journal of Thermal Sciences
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International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 35 199 376 39
Engineering and Technology 168 206 334 34

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 557
Documents by Best Scientists*: 815
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 25
SCIMAGO H-index: 155
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.16
Impact Factor: 5

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Thermal Sciences?

International Journal of Thermal Sciences mainly deals with areas of study such as Mechanics, Heat transfer, Thermodynamics, Nusselt number and Thermal. Presentations on Mechanics include those discussing Reynolds number, Natural convection, Heat flux, Turbulence and Laminar flow. The journal addresses concerns in Reynolds number which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Jet (fluid), Pressure drop and Flow (psychology).

Natural convection research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on Rayleigh number. The in-depth study on Heat flux also explores topics in the intersecting field of Boiling. It explores topics in Heat transfer which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Thermal conduction and Convection.

Research on Thermodynamics presented in it focuses, in particular, on Nanofluid, Thermal conductivity, Heat exchanger, Combined forced and natural convection and Film temperature. The work on Nusselt number tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Classical mechanics, Boundary layer, Prandtl number, Forced convection and Fluid dynamics. The research on Thermal discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Composite material.

  • Mechanics (52.77%)
  • Heat transfer (42.30%)
  • Thermodynamics (33.54%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Heat transfer characteristics of nanofluids: a review (1640 citations)
  • Enhanced thermal conductivity of TiO2—water based nanofluids (995 citations)
  • Natural convective boundary-layer flow of a nanofluid past a vertical plate (980 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Thermal Sciences:

The most cited papers mainly tackle studies in Thermodynamics, Heat transfer, Mechanics, Nusselt number and Heat transfer coefficient. The Heat transfer research presented in the journal publications focuses mostly on Thermal conductivity and, on occasion, topics in Thermal conduction. In addition to Nusselt number research, the most cited papers aim to explore topics under Combined forced and natural convection, Boundary layer, Porous medium and Forced convection.

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 journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Mechanics, Heat transfer, Thermal, Nusselt number and Composite material. International Journal of Thermal Sciences primarily discusses Mechanics topics, particularly Flow (psychology), Heat transfer coefficient, Pressure drop, Heat transfer enhancement and Convective heat transfer. International Journal of Thermal Sciences emphasizes research on Heat transfer, which includes concerns such as Heat flux.

In International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Thermal conduction and Boiling point are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Heat flux research. The studies in Thermal featured incorporate elements of Steady state, Volume (thermodynamics) and Current (fluid). Nusselt number research in International Journal of Thermal Sciences involves the investigation of Heat exchanger studies, all of which are linked to disciplines such as Fin.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Eigenfunction-based solution for one-dimensional solid-liquid phase change heat transfer problems with advection (1 citations)
  • Research on thermal-driven smoke control by using smoke curtains during a subway platform fire (1 citations)
  • Experimental study of thermal management system for cylindrical Li-ion battery pack based on nanofluid cooling and copper sheath (1 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 Thermal Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Ioan Pop (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Nicolas Galanis (30 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • S.V. Prabhu (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ali J. Chamkha (23 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Antonio Barletta (21 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 Thermal Sciences (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University (106 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 13 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University (100 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 19 less than at the previous edition,
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique (99 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Indian Institute of Technology Madras (77 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • Tsinghua University (73 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less 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 2022 edition, 16.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.18% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.74% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 9.71% of all publications and 54.37% 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

  • Thermal improvement of linear Fresnel solar system utilizing Al2O3-water nanofluid and multi-way twisted tape

    Unknown

    (2022)
    418 Citations
  • Free convection heat transfer analysis of a suspension of nano–encapsulated phase change materials (NEPCMs) in an inclined porous cavity

    Mohammad Ghalambaz;S.A.M. Mehryan;Iman Zahmatkesh;Ali Chamkha

    (2020)
    259 Citations
  • Pool boiling heat transfer characteristics of iron oxide nano-suspension under constant magnetic field

    Mohammad Mohsen Sarafraz;O Pourmehran;B Yang;M Arjomandi

    (2020)
    154 Citations
  • Predicting the thermal conductivity of soils using integrated approach of ANN and PSO with adaptive and time-varying acceleration coefficients

    Unknown

    (2022)
    140 Citations
  • Design and assessments on a hybrid pin fin-metal foam structure towards enhancing melting heat transfer: An experimental study

    Unknown

    (2022)
    115 Citations
  • Colored radiative cooling: How to balance color display and radiative cooling performance

    Wang Xi;Yida Liu;Weixian Zhao;Run Hu

    (2021)
    108 Citations
  • Thermal assessment of solar concentrated system with utilizing CNT nanoparticles and complicated helical turbulator

    Unknown

    (2022)
    102 Citations
  • Thermal management for conjugate heat transfer of curved solid conductive panel coupled with different cooling systems using non-Newtonian power law nanofluid applicable to photovoltaic panel systems

    (2022)
    83 Citations
  • Experimental investigation of performance improvement of double-pipe heat exchangers with novel perforated elliptic turbulators

    M.E. Nakhchi;Mohammad Hatami;M. Rahmati

    (2021)
    82 Citations

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