Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media
Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media is a research topic within Computational Mechanics. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 17.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the study of heat transfer, fluid flow, and thermophysical properties in porous media, particularly in metal foams and packed beds. The research covers topics such as thermal conductivity, forced convection, pressure drop, catalytic reactors, and computational fluid dynamics modeling.
- Porous Media
- Heat Transfer
- Metal Foams
- Packed Beds
- Fluid Flow
- Thermal Conductivity
- Catalytic Reactors
- CFD Modeling
- Pressure Drop
- Convection
- Research works
- 14k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +22% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (543 and 427 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 543 works
- 2 India 427 works
- 3 United States 168 works
- 4 Pakistan 85 works
- 5 Saudi Arabia 83 works
- 6 Germany 81 works
- 7 Russia 77 works
- 8 France 73 works
- 9 Iraq 61 works
- 10 Iran 55 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 Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Xi'an Jiaotong University publishes the most Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media research, followed by Tsinghua University and Vellore Institute of Technology University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 37 works
- 2 Tsinghua UniversityChina 17 works
- 3 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 14 works
- 4 National Institute of Technology WarangalIndia 14 works
- 5 King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia 14 works
- 6 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 13 works
- 7 Indian Institute of Technology BombayIndia 13 works
- 8 Indian Institute of Technology MadrasIndia 11 works
- 9 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 11 works
- 10 University of BaghdadIraq 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media include Tasawar Hayat, Ali J. Chamkha and Aibing Yu.
- 1 Tasawar Hayat Pakistan 4.6k citations
- 2 Ali J. Chamkha Saudi Arabia 2.2k citations
- 3 Aibing Yu Australia 2.2k citations
- 4 Adrian Bejan United States 2.2k citations
- 5 Ioan Pop Romania 2.1k citations
- 6 Freek Kapteijn Netherlands 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media research done?
The largest centres of Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Shanghai (China) and Bengaluru (India).
Where is the best place to study Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media?
Among universities, judged by research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, King Khalid University and COMSATS University Islamabad 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 | 74.6 | 28.9% | 10.0× | 37 | +37.1% |
| 2 | King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia | 72.5 | 30.1% | 16.4× | 14 | — |
| 3 | COMSATS University IslamabadPakistan | 67.5 | 27.2% | 17.0× | 9 | +136.4% |
| 4 | University of BasrahIraq | 60.0 | 23.4% | 16.6× | 9 | +235.8% |
| 5 | Eindhoven University of TechnologyNetherlands | 52.1 | 23.1% | 11.4× | 9 | -9.0% |
| 6 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina | 50.5 | 21.0% | 7.8× | 8 | +225.0% |
| 7 | Indian Institute of Technology BombayIndia | 50.1 | 6.5% | 12.7× | 13 | +432.7% |
| 8 | China University of Mining and TechnologyChina | 48.8 | 22.9% | 5.8× | 11 | +202.1% |
| 9 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 48.8 | 36.2% | 2.4× | 9 | +202.4% |
| 10 | National Institute of Technology WarangalIndia | 48.1 | 16.6% | 27.9× | 14 | +10.8% |
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 Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 22% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media.
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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.