Propulsion and Power Research

Top Research Topics at Propulsion and Power Research?

Propulsion and Power Research investigates areas of study like Mechanics, Heat transfer, Nusselt number, Nanofluid and Boundary layer. The concepts on Mechanics presented in Propulsion and Power Research can also apply to other research fields, including Partial differential equation, Magnetohydrodynamics and Thermodynamics. It emphasizes research on Magnetohydrodynamics, which includes concerns such as Magnetohydrodynamic drive.

While Heat transfer is the focus of the journal, it also provided insights into the studies of Fluid dynamics, Thermal conduction and Reynolds number. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Nusselt number, it also covered topics in Parasitic drag, Mass transfer, Prandtl number and Slip (materials science). More specifically, the research on Nanofluid in it is related to Thermophoresis.

The Thermophoresis study featured in it draws connections with the study of Lewis number. The Flow (mathematics) works featured in Propulsion and Power Research incorporate elements from Boundary value problem, Mathematical analysis and Ordinary differential equation. The research on Convection discussed in Propulsion and Power Research draws on the closely related field of Thermal.

• Mechanics (58.39%)
• Heat transfer (22.63%)
• Nusselt number (17.88%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Flow and heat transfer of nanofluids over a rotating disk with uniform stretching rate in the radial direction (73 citations)
• Light-weighting in aerospace component and system design (68 citations)
• Review: laser ignition for aerospace propulsion (51 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Propulsion and Power Research:

The most cited articles primarily focus on research topics in Mechanics, Nusselt number, Thermodynamics, Nanofluid and Boundary layer. The studies on Mechanics discussed at the most cited papers can also contribute to research in the domains of Magnetohydrodynamic drive, Magnetohydrodynamics and Partial differential equation. The published papers hold forums on Nusselt number that merge themes from other disciplines such as Parasitic drag and Flow (mathematics).

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

• Mechanical engineering
• Thermodynamics
• Mechanics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Mechanics, Heat transfer, Flow (mathematics), Nusselt number and Combustor are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Propulsion and Power Research dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Mechanics and Slip (materials science). The journal facilitates discussions on Slip (materials science) that incorporate concepts from other fields like Sherwood number, Nanofluid, Joule heating and Magnetohydrodynamics.

While it mainly focused on Heat transfer studies, it also tackled the scientific discipline of interrelated fields such as

• Porosity which is related to area like Internal heating,
• Reynolds number that intertwine with fields like System of linear equations, Finite element method and Prandtl number.. Flow (mathematics) research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Adomian decomposition method, Propulsion and Boundary value problem. Concepts in Stagnation pressure, as well as related topics in Laminar flow, Secondary air injection, Fuel injection and Ramjet, are covered in the Combustor research presented in the journal.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Computational modeling and analysis for the effect of magnetic field on rotating stretched disk flow with heat transfer (5 citations)
• Numerical solution of micropolar fluid flow via stretchable surface with chemical reaction and melting heat transfer using Keller-Box method (4 citations)
• Numerical modelling of the hybrid rocket engine performance (1 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.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Propulsion and Power Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Davood Domiri Ganji (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Dieter Bohn (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Karsten Kusterer (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ahmed A. Khidir (5 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Wubshet Ibrahim (5 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Propulsion and Power Research (based on the number of publications) are:

• Beihang University (22 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Islamic Azad University (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• RWTH Aachen University (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Sharif University of Technology (7 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Ahmadu Bello University (7 papers) published 3 papers 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, 12.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 45.45% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.55% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 27.27% of all publications and 22.73% 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.