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Journal of Thermal Science and Technology
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Journal of Thermal Science and Technology

1880-5566

Published by: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jtst/-char/en

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 416 4 8 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 17
Documents by Best Scientists*: 23
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 24
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.318
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Thermal Science and Technology?

Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Heat transfer, Combustion and Composite material are the subjects of interest in the journal. Journal of Thermal Science and Technology focuses on Mechanics research which is adjacent to topics in Premixed flame. The study on Premixed flame featured in the journal expounds on the topic of Laminar flame speed in particular.

Laminar flame speed studies covered in the journal falls within the purview of Diffusion flame. The journal facilitated presentations on Thermodynamics research, particularly Heat transfer coefficient, Convective heat transfer, Critical heat flux, Heat flux and Plate heat exchanger. The research on Heat transfer tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Nusselt number and Thermal.

Combustion research is the primary subject tackled in the journal with a focus on Combustor. The Composite material works, particularly on Thermal conductivity are tackled in it.

  • Mechanics (37.81%)
  • Thermodynamics (29.88%)
  • Heat transfer (21.70%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Anisotropic Heat Transfer of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes * (83 citations)
  • Radiation Effect on Constructal Design Analysis of a T-Y-Shaped Assembly of Fins (54 citations)
  • Initial Stage of Nucleate Boiling: Molecular Dynamics Investigation (47 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Thermal Science and Technology:

The published papers aim to foster the development of research in Thermodynamics, Mechanics, Heat transfer, Composite material and Combustion. The studies on Mechanics discussed at the most cited articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Hydrogen, Porous medium and Supercritical fluid. While the published articles focused on Heat transfer, they were also able to explore topics like Thermal conductivity, Work (thermodynamics), Classical mechanics and Thermal radiation.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Thermodynamics
  • Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in the journal mainly cover the fields of Mechanics, Combustion, Composite material, Porosity and Surface (mathematics). The studies in Mechanics featured incorporate elements of Hydrogen and Heat exchanger. While the journal focused on Combustion, it was also able to explore topics like Particle, Nuclear engineering, Ignition system, Chemiluminescence and Chemical engineering.

In Journal of Thermal Science and Technology, Scientific method, Boiling, Thermal and Bubble are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Composite material research. The studies on Surface (mathematics) discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Computer simulation, Boiling heat transfer, Resonator and Projection (set theory). The Heat transfer works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Reduction (complexity) and Torque.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Effects of pressure and heat loss on the unstable motion of cellular-flame fronts caused by intrinsic instability in hydrogen-air lean premixed flames (2 citations)
  • Ni-GDC and Ni-YSZ electrodes operated in solid oxide electrolysis and fuel cell modes (2 citations)
  • Effect of the gap height between the vibration plate and heating surface on boiling heat transfer in a boiling bubble resonator (2 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 Journal of Thermal Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sun Feng-rui (27 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yuji Nakamura (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shin'ya Obara (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hideaki Kobayashi (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Satoshi Kadowaki (10 papers) published 3 papers 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 Journal of Thermal Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tokyo Institute of Technology (40 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Tohoku University (38 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Hokkaido University (26 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Kyushu University (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Dalian University of Technology (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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 27.50% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 25.00% 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 27.50% 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

  • Effects of pressure and heat loss on the unstable motion of cellular-flame fronts caused by intrinsic instability in hydrogen-air lean premixed flames

    Satoshi Kadowaki;Thwe Thwe Aung;Taisei Furuyama;Kazumasa Kawata

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • Investigation of temporal variation of combustion instability intensity in a back step combustor using LES

    Jun Nagao;L Pillai Abhishek;Ryoichi Kurose

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Thermal performance investigation of a plate fin heat sink equipped with twisted tape and perforated twisted tape

    Kitti Nilpueng;Somchai Wongwises;Somchai Wongwises

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Quantitative OH concentration measurement using OH(2,0) band bi-directional LIF method for high-pressure and high-temperature symmetrical flames

    (2022)
    5 Citations
  • Numerical investigations of C1-C3 alkanes and H 2 premixed flame-wall interaction: Effectiveness of insulation wall on heat loss reduction

    Reo Kai;Azusa Takahashi;Ryoichi Kurose

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Transient thermal performance of constant fill ratio vapor chamber with different coolants

    Songkran Wiriyasart;Paisarn Naphon

    (2021)
    2 Citations
  • Effects of considering preferential diffusion and flame stretch in FGM method for numerical simulations of hydrogen/air flames

    (2024)
    1 Citations
  • Large-eddy simulation of the non-adiabatic reforming process of hot coke oven gas using a flamelet-based approach

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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