Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines
Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 19.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the development, optimization, and application of Stirling engines, including thermoacoustic and free-piston variations. It covers topics such as solar-powered Stirling engines, cryocoolers, multi-objective optimization, and thermodynamic analysis for performance enhancement.
- Stirling Engines
- Thermoacoustic
- Heat Engine
- Optimization
- Solar Power
- Cryocoolers
- Multi-objective
- Thermodynamic Analysis
- Free-piston Engine
- Performance Optimization
- Research works
- 14k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (796 and 195 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 796 works
- 2 United States 195 works
- 3 India 135 works
- 4 Russia 100 works
- 5 Türkiye 75 works
- 6 Japan 68 works
- 7 United Kingdom 64 works
- 8 Iran 59 works
- 9 Italy 59 works
- 10 France 55 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Xi'an Jiaotong University publishes the most Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines research, followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 53 works
- 2 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 39 works
- 3 Technical Institute of Physics and ChemistryChina 32 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 30 works
- 5 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 28 works
- 6 Zhejiang UniversityChina 21 works
- 7 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 17 works
- 8 Tsinghua UniversityChina 15 works
- 9 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 15 works
- 10 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines include Edward J. Wollack, İbrahim Dinçer and R.Z. Wang.
- 1 Edward J. Wollack United States 7.2k citations
- 2 İbrahim Dinçer Canada 5.9k citations
- 3 R.Z. Wang China 3.3k citations
- 4 P. A. R. Ade United Kingdom 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines research done?
The largest centres of Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Wuhan (China).
Where is the best place to study Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines?
Among universities, judged by research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing Institute of Technology 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 | 89.0 | 25.0% | 15.3× | 53 | +98.4% |
| 2 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 72.3 | 10.3% | 11.1× | 39 | +120.3% |
| 3 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 62.9 | 17.9% | 11.0× | 28 | -30.4% |
| 4 | Beijing University of TechnologyChina | 53.7 | 16.5% | 9.3× | 14 | +28.7% |
| 5 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 50.8 | 22.1% | 4.2× | 15 | +143.1% |
| 6 | University of Shanghai for Science and TechnologyChina | 49.1 | 11.0% | 13.4× | 12 | +31.6% |
| 7 | Beihang UniversityChina | 48.5 | 25.4% | 3.7× | 9 | +176.7% |
| 8 | Tsinghua UniversityChina | 47.2 | 22.4% | 3.6× | 15 | +60.3% |
| 9 | Zhejiang UniversityChina | 46.4 | 16.0% | 4.9× | 21 | +15.7% |
| 10 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina | 45.0 | 22.4% | 3.7× | 17 | +10.0% |
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 Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines.
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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.