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Creative Thermal Solutions

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World rank, all time
#34,054
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#7,156
of 7,310
Research works
130
▼ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Creative Thermal Solutions

Which fields of science does Creative Thermal Solutions work in?

In all years, 92% of research at Creative Thermal Solutions is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (79%), Materials Science (5%), Environmental Science (2%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 120 fractional works · 91.9% of its workEngineering: 103 fractional works · 79.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 72 fractional works · 55.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 6.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKCreative ThermalSolutions130fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering10379.0%
    2. Materials Science64.7%
    3. Environmental Science32.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy21.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.4%
    6. Energy21.3%
    7. Computer Science11.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.2%
    10. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Health Professions21.8%
    2. Medicine21.6%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Social Sciences21.3%
    2. Psychology10.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.44× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.44×12 works
  2. Psychology2.08×1 works
  3. Energy2.07×0 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.36×0 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.33×0 works
  6. Mathematics1.08×0 works
  7. Materials Science0.90×1 works
  8. Neuroscience0.56×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.43×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.38×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.34×1 works
  14. Medicine0.22×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.15×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×0 works
  17. Health Professions0.09×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Creative Thermal Solutions?

Ranked on the quality score, Chad D. Bowers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Creative Thermal Solutions.

  1. 1 Chad D. Bowers United States · #5,263,140 worldwide 192 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Creative Thermal Solutions

What are the most cited papers from Creative Thermal Solutions?

The most cited paper from Creative Thermal Solutions is "On-chip cooling by superlattice-based thin-film thermoelectrics" (Ihtesham H. Chowdhury, Ravi Prasher, Kelly Lofgreen et al., 2009), with 828 citations. Next come "Review of recent developments in advanced ejector technology" (292) and "Climate-regulation services of natural and agricultural ecoregions of the Americas" (214).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 On-chip cooling by superlattice-based thin-film thermoelectrics Ihtesham H. Chowdhury, Ravi Prasher, Kelly Lofgreen et al. · Nature Nanotechnology 25 Jan 2009 828
2 Review of recent developments in advanced ejector technology Stefan W. Elbel, Neal Lawrence · International Journal of Refrigeration 4 Nov 2015 292
3 Climate-regulation services of natural and agricultural ecoregions of the Americas Kristina J. Anderson‐Teixeira, P. K. Snyder, T. E. Twine et al. · Nature Climate Change 6 Jan 2012 214
4 Historical and present developments of ejector refrigeration systems with emphasis on transcritical carbon dioxide air-conditioning applications Stefan W. Elbel · International Journal of Refrigeration 4 Dec 2010 200
5 Photothermal common-path interferometry (PCI): new developments Alexei L. Alexandrovski, M. M. Fejer, Ara Markosian et al. · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE Conference paper 12 Feb 2009 145
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Which keywords describe research at Creative Thermal Solutions?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Heat Exchangers, Thermal Management, Numerical Simulation, Convective Heat Transfer, Pressure Drop, Fluid Flow and Microchannel.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Heat Transfer53▲ 80×10 topics
  2. Heat Exchangers46▲ 485×2 topics
  3. Thermal Management27▲ 73×6 topics
  4. Numerical Simulation25▲ 58×4 topics
  5. Convective Heat Transfer25▲ 318×2 topics
  6. Pressure Drop25▲ 243×2 topics
  7. Fluid Flow24▲ 315×1 topic
  8. Microchannel24▲ 404×1 topic
  9. Two-Phase Flow22▲ 187×2 topics
  10. Boiling Heat Transfer22▲ 624×1 topic
  11. Microchannels22▲ 624×1 topic
  12. Energy Efficiency18▲ 18×7 topics
  13. Thermodynamic Analysis18▲ 249×3 topics
  14. Ejectors16▲ 454×1 topic
  15. Refrigerants16▲ 454×1 topic
  16. Experimental Investigation5▲ 47×3 topics
  17. CFD Analysis5▲ 97×2 topics
  18. Friction Factor5▲ 101×1 topic
  19. Solar Air Heater5▲ 101×1 topic
  20. Turbulent Flows3▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Surface Tension2▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Performance Optimization2▲ 18×3 topics
  23. CFD Simulation2▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Ceramic Materials2▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Gas Turbine Engines2▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Passive Systems2▲ 105×1 topic
  27. Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis2▲ 105×1 topic
  28. Electronic Health Records2▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Microfabrication2▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Supercritical Fluids2▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Bioreactor2▲ 66×1 topic
  32. Materials2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  33. Scale-up2▲ 66×1 topic
  34. Thermal Conductivity2▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Clinical Decision Support Systems2▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Health Information Exchange2▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Stirling Engines2▲ 106×1 topic
  38. Thermoacoustic2▲ 106×1 topic
  39. High Temperature Sensors2▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Thin Film Thermocouples2▲ 65×1 topic

Which research topics does Creative Thermal Solutions publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies, Heat Transfer and Optimization, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation.

Heat Transfer and Boilin…2Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies: 2 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimi…2Heat Transfer and Optimization: 2 fractional worksRefrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies: 1 fractional worksInnovative Microfluidic …1Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Mixing1Fluid Dynamics and Mixing: 1 fractional worksHeat Transfer Mechanisms0Heat Transfer Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 0 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Data and IoT Technologies: 0 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringUrban StudiesEconomics and Econometrics2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Mixing Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Heat Transfer Mechanisms Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 0 works
  8. 8 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Data and IoT Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Creative Thermal Solutions's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Creative Thermal Solutions as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000057% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Creative Thermal Solutions0.000050% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Creative Thermal Solutions over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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