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Journal of Thermal Stresses
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Journal of Thermal Stresses

0149-5739

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/uths20

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 207 35 46 13
Engineering and Technology 1017 16 23 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 64
Documents by Best Scientists*: 83
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 74
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.478
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Thermal Stresses?

The topics of Thermoelastic damping, Mechanics, Mathematical analysis, Thermal and Composite material are the focal point of discussions in the journal. The research on Thermoelastic damping featured in Journal of Thermal Stresses combines topics in other fields like Displacement (vector), Field (physics), Cylinder, Isotropy and Plane (geometry). In addition to Mechanics research, Journal of Thermal Stresses aims to explore topics under Thermal conduction, Stress (mechanics), Classical mechanics, Thermodynamics and Geometry.

It features Thermal conduction research that overlaps with concepts in Heat transfer. Journal of Thermal Stresses explores topics in Classical mechanics which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Vibration and Dissipation. Mathematical analysis research discussed connects with the study of Boundary (topology).

While Journal of Thermal Stresses focused on Thermal, it was also able to explore topics like Stress intensity factor and Nonlinear system. Composite material study tackled is connected to the field of Finite element method. The in-depth study on Laplace transform also explores topics in the intersecting field of Fourier transform.

  • Thermoelastic damping (34.61%)
  • Mechanics (34.34%)
  • Mathematical analysis (30.66%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • THERMOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONALLY GRADED CYLINDERS AND PLATES (979 citations)
  • ON UNDAMPED HEAT WAVES IN AN ELASTIC SOLID (865 citations)
  • FRACTIONAL HEAT CONDUCTION EQUATION AND ASSOCIATED THERMAL STRESS (387 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Thermal Stresses:

The main points discussed in the journal articles deal with Mathematical analysis, Thermoelastic damping, Mechanics, Composite material and Thermal. Displacement (vector), Classical mechanics, Heat transfer and Finite element method are some topics wherein Thermoelastic damping research discussed in the journal articles has an impact. The published articles facilitate discussions on Composite material that incorporate concepts from other fields like Plate theory and Nonlinear system.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Composite material
  • Mathematical analysis

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Thermoelastic damping, Mechanics, Composite material, Thermal and Isotropy. Journal of Thermal Stresses facilitates the exploration of Thermoelastic damping in relation to the field of Context (language use). It explores issues in Mechanics which can be linked to other research areas like Cylinder, Dissipation, Surface (mathematics) and Orthotropic material.

Topics in Composite material were tackled in line with various other fields like Vibration and Couple stress. In addition to Thermal research, it aims to explore topics under Rayleigh–Ritz method, Closed-form expression, Functionally graded material and Waves in plasmas. The presented Isotropy research provided insight into the related

  • Bounded function and Domain (mathematical analysis) most often made with reference to Chebyshev collocation,
  • Applied mathematics which intersects with area such as Finite element method and Exponential function..

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Thermal free vibration analysis of functionally graded plates and panels with an improved finite shell element (6 citations)
  • Reflection and transmission of thermoelastic waves at the corrugated interface of crystalline structure (3 citations)
  • Investigation of interactions among collinear Griffith cracks situated in a functionally graded medium under thermo-mechanical loading (3 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 Stresses (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Naotake Noda (56 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dorin Ieşan (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Mohammad Reza Eslami (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Józef Ignaczak (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Magdy A. Ezzat (27 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 Journal of Thermal Stresses (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Amirkabir University of Technology (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alexandria University (39 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Shizuoka University (39 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Kentucky (33 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Salerno (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as 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, 7.58% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.20% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 26.23% of all publications and 59.02% 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

  • Nonlinear analysis of dual-phase lag bio-heat model in living tissues induced by laser irradiation

    Aatef D. Hobiny;Ibrahim A. Abbas

    (2020)
    69 Citations
  • NURBS-based thermal buckling analysis of graphene platelet reinforced composite laminated skew plates

    Y. Kiani

    (2020)
    58 Citations
  • Quasi-3D tangential shear deformation theory for size-dependent free vibration analysis of three-layered FG porous micro rectangular plate integrated by nano-composite faces in hygrothermal environment

    Saeed Amir;Ehsan Arshid;S. M. Amin Rasti-Alhosseini;Abbas Loghman

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • Thermal buckling and postbuckling responses of geometrically imperfect FG porous beams based on physical neutral plane

    Hadi Babaei;M. R. Eslami;A. R. Khorshidvand

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • Thermal-shock problem for a hollow cylinder via a multi-dual-phase-lag theory

    Ashraf M. Zenkour

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Generalized thermo-electro-elasticity of a piezoelectric disk using Lord-Shulman theory

    S.M.H. Jani;Y. Kiani

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Modified three-phase-lag Green–Naghdi models for thermomechanical waves in an axisymmetric annular disk

    Mohammed Sobhy;Mohammed Sobhy;Ashraf M. Zenkour;Ashraf M. Zenkour

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Generalized magneto-thermoelasticity of a layer based on the Lord–Shulman and Green–Lindsay theories

    (2022)
    21 Citations
  • Thermal buckling analysis of a saturated porous thick nanobeam with arbitrary boundary conditions

    (2022)
    20 Citations
  • Thermoelastic response of skin using time-fractional dual-phase-lag bioheat heat transfer equation

    (2022)
    20 Citations

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