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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering
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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

0954-4070

Published by: SAGE

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Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 152 57 134 17
Electronics and Electrical Engineering 315 29 48 11
Engineering and Technology 745 38 54 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 165
Documents by Best Scientists*: 268
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 76
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.498
Impact Factor: 1.5

Overview

Top Research Topics at Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering?

The primary areas of discussion in the journal are Automotive engineering, Internal combustion engine, Spark plug, Lean burn and Combustion chamber. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering covers research in Automotive engineering, particularly Suspension (vehicle), Fuel efficiency and Articulated vehicle and how they are related with concepts in Environmental science and Context (language use). It tackles research in Inlet manifold, Compression ratio and Petrol engine as part of the general discipline of Internal combustion engine, however, it also discusses concepts in Integrated engine pressure ratio.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Spark plug, it also covered topics in Nuclear engineering and Ignition timing. The Nuclear engineering works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Engine knocking, Homogeneous charge compression ignition, Jet fuel and Fuel injection. Discussions in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering are anchored in the subject of Ignition timing and the similar topic of Spark (mathematics).

It explores Lean burn to see how it intertwines with other fields like Fuel gas, Injector, Waste management, Quenching and Piston. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering facilitates discussions on Combustion chamber that incorporate concepts from other fields like Spark-ignition engine, Metallurgy and Cylinder (engine). It explores research in Computational fluid dynamics and overlapping concepts in Heat transfer, Heat transfer coefficient and Aerodynamics to expand the discourse in Mach number.

  • Automotive engineering (50.00%)
  • Internal combustion engine (41.67%)
  • Spark plug (25.00%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Computational analysis of the lean-burn direct-injection jet ignition hydrogen engine (27 citations)
  • Command steering of trailers and command-steering-based optimal control of an articulated system for tractor-track following (25 citations)
  • An analytical study on heat transfer performance of radiators with non-uniform airflow distribution (17 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering:

Automotive engineering, Internal combustion engine, Spark plug, Lean burn and Nuclear engineering are the main subjects of interest in the published papers. The journal articles about Automotive engineering cover related areas such as Inlet manifold, Articulated vehicle and Tractor and also touches on topics like Integrated engine pressure ratio and Poison control. The journal papers explore research in Ignition timing and overlapping concepts in Spark (mathematics) to expand the discourse in Spark plug.

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 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Simon C. Watkins (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • A Tempia (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Alberto Boretti (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Johnson (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Eton Y. Ng (2 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 Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Federation University Australia (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • RMIT University (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Bosch (2 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Blekinge Institute of Technology (1 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • San Jose State University (1 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, 100.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 0.00% of all publications and 0.00% 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

  • Improvement of both handling stability and ride comfort of a vehicle via coupled hydraulically interconnected suspension and electronic controlled air spring

    Hengmin Qi;Yuanchang Chen;Nong Zhang;Nong Zhang;Bangji Zhang

    (2020)
    71 Citations
  • A review for design and dynamics control of unmanned ground vehicle

    (2020)
    62 Citations
  • Safe and optimal lane-change path planning for automated driving:

    Yang Ding;Weichao Zhuang;Liangmo Wang;Jingxing Liu

    (2021)
    50 Citations
  • Deep reinforcement learning based path tracking controller for autonomous vehicle

    I-Ming Chen;Ching-Yao Chan

    (2021)
    47 Citations
  • Real-time estimation of tire–road friction coefficient based on lateral vehicle dynamics:

    Juqi Hu;Subhash Rakheja;Youmin Zhang

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • A comprehensive tune of coupled roll and lateral dynamics and parameter sensitivity study for a vehicle fitted with hydraulically interconnected suspension system

    Hengmin Qi;Nong Zhang;Nong Zhang;Yuanchang Chen;Bohuan Tan

    (2021)
    38 Citations
  • Critical review towards thermal management systems of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicle with its electronic control unit and assessment tools

    C Kannan;R Vignesh;C Karthick;B Ashok

    (2021)
    34 Citations
  • Path tracking coordinated control strategy for autonomous four in-wheel-motor independent-drive vehicles with consideration of lateral stability:

    Changle Xiang;Haonan Peng;Weida Wang;Liang Li

    (2021)
    33 Citations

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