Adsorption and Cooling Systems
Adsorption and Cooling Systems is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 24.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on thermochemical energy storage, sorption technologies, and related applications such as adsorption refrigeration, desiccant cooling, solar energy storage, and heat and mass transfer. It covers topics including solid sorption systems, membrane-based enthalpy exchangers, seasonal heat storage, liquid desiccant dehumidification, and energy recovery technologies.
- Thermochemical Heat Storage
- Adsorption Refrigeration
- Desiccant Cooling
- Solar Energy Storage
- Heat and Mass Transfer
- Solid Sorption Systems
- Membrane-based Enthalpy Exchanger
- Seasonal Heat Storage
- Liquid Desiccant Dehumidification
- Energy Recovery Technologies
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +58% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Adsorption and Cooling Systems research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.8k and 471 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.8k works
- 2 India 471 works
- 3 United States 289 works
- 4 United Kingdom 173 works
- 5 Iran 140 works
- 6 South Korea 127 works
- 7 Italy 119 works
- 8 Türkiye 110 works
- 9 Japan 104 works
- 10 Spain 103 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Adsorption and Cooling Systems research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Xi'an Jiaotong University publishes the most Adsorption and Cooling Systems research, followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and North China Electric Power University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 85 works
- 2 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 53 works
- 3 North China Electric Power UniversityChina 52 works
- 4 Southeast UniversityChina 47 works
- 5 Zhejiang UniversityChina 36 works
- 6 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 34 works
- 7 Tsinghua UniversityChina 34 works
- 8 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 34 works
- 9 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 31 works
- 10 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina 25 works
Who are the leading researchers in Adsorption and Cooling Systems?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Adsorption and Cooling Systems include İbrahim Dinçer, Huan Liu and R.Z. Wang.
- 1 İbrahim Dinçer Canada 5.9k citations
- 2 Huan Liu Australia 4.9k citations
- 3 R.Z. Wang China 3.3k citations
- 4 Marc A. Rosen Canada 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Adsorption and Cooling Systems research done?
The largest centres of Adsorption and Cooling Systems research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jilin City and Dhahran.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Jilin CityCN · 20.1 works13×
- DhahranSA · 22.1 works9.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Adsorption and Cooling Systems than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Adsorption and Cooling Systems?
Among universities, judged by research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and University of Birmingham score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 70.9 | 32.7% | 11.1× | 85 | +88.2% |
| 2 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 68.9 | 31.7% | 12.1× | 20 | +229.4% |
| 3 | University of BirminghamUnited Kingdom | 66.9 | 29.3% | 9.3× | 25 | +454.8% |
| 4 | North China Electric Power UniversityChina | 62.2 | 34.6% | 16.4× | 52 | +12.8% |
| 5 | Beijing University of TechnologyChina | 61.0 | 28.3% | 10.0× | 34 | +105.8% |
| 6 | Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore | 59.6 | 58.4% | 2.7× | 10 | +381.7% |
| 7 | Changsha University of Science and TechnologyChina | 58.5 | 49.5% | 9.4× | 11 | +55.9% |
| 8 | University of Science and Technology BeijingChina | 55.2 | 28.0% | 6.8× | 26 | +319.5% |
| 9 | University of NottinghamUnited Kingdom | 55.1 | 33.7% | 7.9× | 19 | +68.1% |
| 10 | Technical University of DenmarkDenmark | 55.1 | 27.1% | 7.1× | 17 | +170.5% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Adsorption and Cooling Systems research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 58% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Adsorption and Cooling Systems.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.