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Microgravity Science and Technology
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Microgravity Science and Technology

0938-0108

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12217

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 362 15 15 5
Engineering and Technology 1121 13 15 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 52
Documents by Best Scientists*: 64
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 43
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.336
Impact Factor: 1.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Microgravity Science and Technology?

Microgravity Science and Technology covers a variety of subjects, including Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Convection, Gravity (chemistry) and Heat transfer. Issues in Mechanics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Capillary action and Classical mechanics. It facilitated presentations on Thermodynamics research, particularly Nucleate boiling, Heat flux, Surface tension, Heat transfer coefficient and Evaporation.

The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Nucleate boiling, apply to Boiling as well. The research on Convection tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Thermal, Temperature gradient and Buoyancy. Marangoni effect research is the primary subject tackled in Microgravity Science and Technology with a focus on Marangoni number.

  • Mechanics (45.25%)
  • Thermodynamics (15.37%)
  • Convection (14.78%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Technology and Developments for the Random Positioning Machine, RPM (140 citations)
  • Closed Loop Two-Phase Thermosyphon of Small Dimensions: a Review of the Experimental Results (79 citations)
  • Dynamics of a microcarrier particle in the simulated microgravity environment of a rotating-wall vessel. (77 citations)

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

The journal publications investigate studies in Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Optics, Gravity (chemistry) and Heat transfer. The study of Mechanics in the journal publications encompasses disciplines such as Capillary action, as well as fields such as Two-phase flow, all of which overlap with one another. While Optics is the key highlight in the most cited articles, thet also covered some subjects on Contact angle and Drop (liquid).

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Gene
  • Thermodynamics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Mechanics, Heat transfer, Surface tension, Flow (psychology) and Heat flux are tackled in Microgravity Science and Technology. The journal explores research in Mechanics and the adjacent study of Drop (liquid). The work on Heat transfer tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Microchannel, Thermal conductivity, Composite material and Boiling.

While Surface tension is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Wetting, Contact angle, Volume of fluid method, Oscillation and Reynolds number. Microgravity Science and Technology focuses on Heat flux but sometimes tackles the closely related topic of Flow velocity which is concerned with Sawtooth wave, Microstructure and Coalescence (physics). Convection research featured in Microgravity Science and Technology incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Grashof number and Thermal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Axisymmetric Ferrofluid Oscillations in a Cylindrical Tank in Microgravity (3 citations)
  • Heat Transfer and Thermocapillary Flow of a Double-Emulsion Droplet Heated Using an Infrared Laser by the Photothermal Effect: a Numerical Study (2 citations)
  • Experimental Study on the Enhanced Thermal Performance of Two-Phase Closed Thermosyphon Using Mechanical and Chemical Treated MWCNTs Nanofluids (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 Microgravity Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Oleg Kabov (32 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Valentina Shevtsova (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jean Claude Legros (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jian-Fu Zhao (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jack J. W. A. van Loon (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 Microgravity Science and Technology (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (121 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 7 less than at the previous edition,
  • Université libre de Bruxelles (67 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Russian Academy of Sciences (60 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • German Aerospace Center (38 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Perm State University (34 papers) published 4 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, 14.06% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 36.36% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.09% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.55% of all publications and 40.00% 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

  • Experimental Investigation of Single Bubble Nucleate Boiling in Microgravity

    Iman Nejati;Axel Sielaff;Benjamin Franz;Matthias Zimmermann

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • Experimental Study of the Convective Motions by the PIV Technique within an Evaporating Liquid Layer into the Gas Flow

    Yuriy Lyulin;Yuriy Lyulin;Aleksei Kreta;Henni Ouerdane;Oleg Kabov;Oleg Kabov

    (2020)
    13 Citations
  • Heat Flux Density Evaluation in the Region of Contact Line of Drop on a Sapphire Surface Using Infrared Thermography Measurements

    A. L. Karchevsky;V. V. Cheverda;I. V. Marchuk;T. G. Gigola

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • Enhanced Boiling Heat Transfer Performance on Mini-pin-finned Copper Surfaces in FC-72

    (2022)
    13 Citations
  • Effects of Microorganisms on Drop Formation in Microgravity During a Parabolic Flight with Residual Gravity and Jitter

    (2022)
    9 Citations
  • Numerical Investigation of Successively Nucleating Bubbles During Subcooled Flow Boiling of FC-72 in Microgravity

    Benjamin Franz;Axel Sielaff;Peter Stephan

    (2021)
    8 Citations
  • On the Monitoring of the Vibratory Environment of DCMIX4 Campaign. Preliminary Results

    Diana Cristina Dubert;M. Marín-Genescà;M. J. Simón;José Miguel Ezquerro

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Internal Wave Breathers in the Slightly Stratified Fluid

    Tatiana Talipova;Oxana Kurkina;Andrey Kurkin;Ekaterina Didenkulova

    (2020)
    8 Citations
  • Investigation on Thermal Behavior During Pressurization Discharge of Liquid Oxygen Under Different Acceleration Levels

    (2022)
    7 Citations
  • Disintegration of Free-falling Liquid Droplets, Jets, and Arrays in Air

    (2022)
    6 Citations

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