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SAE International Journal of Engines
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SAE International Journal of Engines

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 340 16 25 6
Engineering and Technology 1024 15 32 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 37
Documents by Best Scientists*: 57
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 75
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.281
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at SAE International journal of engines?

The journal investigates studies in Automotive engineering, Combustion, Homogeneous charge compression ignition, Ignition system and Diesel fuel. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Automotive engineering, apply to Turbocharger as well. Combustion research presented in SAE International journal of engines encompasses a variety of subjects, including Waste management, Gasoline, Nuclear engineering, Mechanical engineering and Mechanics.

The Waste management study tackling the subject of Diesel exhaust is the focus of it. The work on Homogeneous charge compression ignition tackled in it brings together disciplines like Compression ratio, Diesel cycle and Petrol engine. The Ignition system works featured in it incorporate elements from Compression (physics) and Octane rating.

The work on Internal combustion engine presented in it focuses on Exhaust gas recirculation in particular.

  • Automotive engineering (42.57%)
  • Combustion (18.47%)
  • Homogeneous charge compression ignition (12.39%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Experiments and Modeling of Dual-Fuel HCCI and PCCI Combustion Using In-Cylinder Fuel Blending (434 citations)
  • Vehicular Emissions in Review (312 citations)
  • Supercharged Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition (311 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at SAE International journal of engines:

The journal publications cover a variety of subjects, including Automotive engineering, Combustion, Homogeneous charge compression ignition, Ignition system and Diesel fuel. The journal papers explore topics in Automotive engineering which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Octane rating and Gasoline. Issues in Combustion were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Waste management, Fuel injection and Cylinder (engine).

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

  • Mechanical engineering
  • Thermodynamics
  • Electrical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

SAE International journal of engines covers a variety of subjects, including Automotive engineering, Ignition system, Mechanics, Composite material and Diesel fuel. Most of the works presented in SAE International journal of engines deals with Automotive engineering but it intersects with the subject of Reduction (complexity). SAE International journal of engines explores topics in Ignition system which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Acoustics, Combustion, Petrol engine, Turbulence and Compression (physics).

While the primary focus in SAE International journal of engines is Mechanics, it also dissects topics surrounding Primary (chemistry) and Homogeneous charge compression ignition, Kinetic energy, Ambient oxygen, Diesel spray and Tracking model as a whole. The research on Composite material featured in SAE International journal of engines combines topics in other fields like Bar (music), Surface (mathematics) and Gasoline direct injection. Topics in Diesel fuel were tackled in line with various other fields like Marine engine, Metallurgy, Oil film and Dual (category theory).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Optimization of a High-Speed Dual-Fuel (Natural Gas-Diesel) Compression Ignition Engine for Gen-sets (2 citations)
  • Numerical Assessment of Additive Manufacturing-Enabled Innovative Piston Bowl Design for a Light-Duty Diesel Engine Achieving Ultra-Low Engine-Out Soot Emissions (1 citations)
  • An Experimental Study on Frictional Losses of Coated Piston Rings with Symmetric and Asymmetric Geometry (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.

The top authors publishing in SAE International journal of engines (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rolf D. Reitz (60 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Bengt Johansson (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Per Tunestål (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Fabio Bozza (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Konstantinos Boulouchos (24 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 SAE International journal of engines (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sandia National Laboratories (105 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ford Motor Company (100 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (90 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • General Motors (85 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Honda (50 papers) published 1 paper 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, 35.94% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.95% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.88% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.51% of all publications and 53.66% 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

  • Ducted Fuel Injection versus Conventional Diesel Combustion: An Operating-Parameter Sensitivity Study Conducted in an Optical Engine with a Four-Orifice Fuel Injector

    Christopher W. Nilsen;Drummond E. Biles;Boni F. Yraguen;Charles J. Mueller

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Ducted Fuel Injection vs. Free-Spray Injection: A Study of Mixing and Entrainment Effects Using Numerical Modeling

    Christopher W. Nilsen;Boni F. Yraguen;Charles J. Mueller;Caroline Genzale

    (2020)
    23 Citations
  • Ducted Fuel Injection vs. Conventional Diesel Combustion: Extending the Load Range in an Optical Engine with a Four-Orifice Fuel Injector

    Christopher W. Nilsen;Drummond E. Biles;Boni F. Yraguen;Charles J. Mueller

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Engine Knock Detection Methods for Spark Ignition and Prechamber Combustion Systems in a High-Performance Gasoline Direct Injection Engine

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Alcohol-Fueled Reactivity-Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion for Partial Replacement of Mineral Diesel in Internal Combustion Engines

    Avinash Agarwal;Akhilendra Pratap Singh;Vikram Kumar;Nikhil Sharma

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • An Investigation of the Effects of the Piston Bowl Geometries of a Heavy-Duty Engine on Performance and Emissions Using Direct Dual Fuel Stratification Strategy, and Proposing Two New Piston Profiles

    Sasan Shirvani;Saeid Shirvani;Amir H. Shamekhi;Rolf D. Reitz

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Thermodynamic Energy and Exergy Analysis of Low-Temperature Combustion Strategies

    Saeid Shirvani;Sasan Shirvani;Rolf Reitz;Fatemeh Salehi

    (2021)
    10 Citations
  • The Effect of Engine Speed, Exhaust Gas Recirculation, and Compression Ratio on Isobaric Combustion

    Harsh Goyal;Aibolat Dyuisenakhmetov;Moez Ben Houidi;Bengt Johansson

    (2020)
    10 Citations
  • Effects of Orifice Configuration on the Flame Propagation and Mechanism of Jet Ignition under Elevated Temperature and Pressure

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • A Time-Saving Methodology for Optimizing a Compression Ignition Engine to Reduce Fuel Consumption through Machine Learning

    Pourya Rahnama;Majid Arab;Rolf D. Reitz

    (2020)
    9 Citations

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