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Progress in Energy and Combustion Science
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Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 82 42 40 26

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 229
Documents by Best Scientists*: 129
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 14
SCIMAGO H-index: 243
SCIMAGO SJR: 8.031
Impact Factor: 37

Overview

Top Research Topics at Progress in Energy and Combustion Science?

The objective of Progress in Energy and Combustion Science is to combine knowledge in the areas of Combustion, Waste management, Mechanics, Process engineering and Coal. It addresses concerns in Combustion which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Ignition system and Thermodynamics. The main emphasis of it is the subject of Thermodynamics, focusing on Heat transfer.

The work on Waste management tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Biomass, Environmental engineering and Renewable energy. Biomass research is concerned with Lignocellulosic biomass in particular. The research on Mechanics tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Mechanical engineering, Diffusion flame and Flame structure.

It connects research in Process engineering with the related topic of Electricity generation. The studies on Coal discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Fly ash and Boiler (power generation). Progress in Energy and Combustion Science focuses on Biofuel but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Biodiesel and Diesel fuel.

  • Combustion (42.96%)
  • Waste management (30.25%)
  • Mechanics (16.30%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Mechanism and modeling of nitrogen chemistry in combustion (2442 citations)
  • Biofuels (alcohols and biodiesel) applications as fuels for internal combustion engines (2305 citations)
  • PDF methods for turbulent reactive flows (2134 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Progress in Energy and Combustion Science:

The journal publications explore disciplines such as Combustion, Waste management, Mechanics, Process engineering and Ignition system. While Combustion is the focus of the published papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Diesel fuel and Thermodynamics. The journal publications explore topics in Waste management which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Biomass and Renewable energy.

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

  • Thermodynamics
  • Oxygen
  • Organic chemistry

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Combustion, Heat generation, Drop (liquid), Chemical equilibrium and Equilibrium constant. The studies on Combustion discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Nanoparticle and Pollutant. While Heat generation is the focus of the conference, it also discussed overlapping research pursuits in other fields like Temperature control, Battery (electricity), Energy transformation, Electrochemical energy conversion and Range (aeronautics).

While Temperature control is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Supercapacitor, Heat transfer and Process engineering. The Drop (liquid) works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Ion, Ionic bonding, Reaction rate constant, Analytical chemistry and Body orifice. The journal focuses on Chemical equilibrium as well as the interrelated topic of Exothermic reaction.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Progress and challenges on the thermal management of electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies: Fuel cells, electrolysers, and supercapacitors (0 citations)
  • A review of rare earth elements and yttrium in coal ash: content, modes of occurrences, combustion behavior, and extraction methods (0 citations)
  • Mass spectrometric sampling of flames: how ionic equilibria in flames produce sampling falsifications and “fake” ions, but provide kinetic and thermodynamic data on the reaction occurring (0 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 Progress in Energy and Combustion Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Terry Wall (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Chung K. Law (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Glarborg (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • L. Douglas Smoot (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Edward J. Anthony (7 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 Progress in Energy and Combustion Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Brigham Young University (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sandia National Laboratories (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Princeton University (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Newcastle (16 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 2022 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 50.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 50.00% 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

  • Co-pyrolysis of waste plastic and solid biomass for synergistic production of biofuels and chemicals-A review

    Zhiwei Wang;Zhiwei Wang;Kiran G. Burra;Tingzhou Lei;Ashwani K. Gupta

    (2021)
    542 Citations
  • Battery warm-up methodologies at subzero temperatures for automotive applications: recent advances and perspectives

    Xiaosong Hu;Yusheng Zheng;David A. Howey;Hector Perez

    (2020)
    399 Citations
  • Lithium Plating Mechanism, Detection, and Mitigation in Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Xianke Lin;Kavian Khosravinia;Xiaosong Hu;Ju Li

    (2021)
    379 Citations
  • Pore-scale modeling of complex transport phenomena in porous media

    Li Chen;An He;Jianlin Zhao;Qinjun Kang

    (2022)
    350 Citations
  • Combustion machine learning: Principles, progress and prospects

    Unknown

    (2022)
    308 Citations
  • Recent advances on nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact

    Zafar Said;Ahmed Amine Hachicha;Sadegh Aberoumand;Bashria A.A. Yousef

    (2021)
    242 Citations
  • Progress and challenges on the thermal management of electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies: Fuel cells, electrolysers, and supercapacitors

    Saman Rashidi;Nader Karimi;Nader Karimi;Bengt Sunden;Kyung Chun Kim

    (2022)
    231 Citations
  • Advances in biomass torrefaction: Parameters, models, reactors, applications, deployment, and market

    Unknown

    (2022)
    226 Citations
  • Role of Firebrand Combustion in Large Outdoor Fire Spread.

    (2020)
    161 Citations
  • Mechanisms and occurrence of detonations in vapor cloud explosions

    (2020)
    160 Citations

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