Heat Transfer Mechanisms
Heat Transfer Mechanisms is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 39k research works in it since 1950. 25.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the heat transfer analysis and performance enhancement of solar air heaters. It includes experimental investigations, numerical modeling, and correlations development for heat transfer and friction factors in solar air heater ducts with various artificial roughness elements. The papers also cover energy and exergy analyses, as well as the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for performance analysis.
- Solar Air Heater
- Heat Transfer
- Friction Factor
- Artificial Roughness
- Thermal Performance
- Impinging Jet
- Experimental Investigation
- Numerical Modeling
- Energy Analysis
- CFD Analysis
- Research works
- 39k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +51% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Heat Transfer Mechanisms research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.9k and 1.9k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.9k works
- 2 India 1.9k works
- 3 Pakistan 577 works
- 4 Saudi Arabia 540 works
- 5 United States 475 works
- 6 Iran 314 works
- 7 Türkiye 270 works
- 8 Iraq 249 works
- 9 Egypt 191 works
- 10 Malaysia 170 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Heat Transfer Mechanisms research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Xi'an Jiaotong University publishes the most Heat Transfer Mechanisms research, followed by Beihang University and Vellore Institute of Technology University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 155 works
- 2 Beihang UniversityChina 96 works
- 3 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 93 works
- 4 King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia 91 works
- 5 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 81 works
- 6 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 75 works
- 7 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 68 works
- 8 COMSATS University IslamabadPakistan 55 works
- 9 Tsinghua UniversityChina 48 works
- 10 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 46 works
Who are the leading researchers in Heat Transfer Mechanisms?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Heat Transfer Mechanisms include İbrahim Dinçer, Tasawar Hayat and Nasrudin Abd Rahim.
- 1 İbrahim Dinçer Canada 5.9k citations
- 2 Tasawar Hayat Pakistan 4.6k citations
- 3 Nasrudin Abd Rahim Malaysia 2.7k citations
- 4 Ramesh Narayan United States 2.5k citations
- 5 Parviz Moin United States 2.4k citations
- 6 Issam Mudawar United States 2.4k citations
- 7 D.D. Ganji Iran 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Heat Transfer Mechanisms research done?
The largest centres of Heat Transfer Mechanisms research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Islamabad (Pakistan) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Davanagere District, Shimoga and Abhā.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Davanagere DistrictIN · 30.7 works131×
- ShimogaIN · 20.5 works34×
- AbhāSA · 91.3 works28×
- MardanPK · 21.3 works27×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Heat Transfer Mechanisms than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Heat Transfer Mechanisms?
Among universities, judged by research, COMSATS University Islamabad, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology and King Khalid University 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COMSATS University IslamabadPakistan | 72.4 | 31.5% | 26.5× | 55 | +349.9% |
| 2 | Babol Noshirvani University of TechnologyIran | 71.6 | 57.2% | 36.7× | 28 | +855.2% |
| 3 | King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia | 70.4 | 35.7% | 28.3× | 91 | — |
| 4 | Quaid-i-Azam UniversityPakistan | 68.9 | 37.7% | 23.1× | 31 | +386.2% |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates UniversityUnited Arab Emirates | 67.1 | 37.6% | 10.1× | 21 | +309.1% |
| 6 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 65.5 | 36.4% | 10.9× | 155 | +39.5% |
| 7 | Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia | 65.5 | 21.1% | 10.7× | 93 | +542.6% |
| 8 | King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia | 64.0 | 21.2% | 9.4× | 45 | +455.5% |
| 9 | Islamia University of BahawalpurPakistan | 63.9 | 34.9% | 12.5× | 18 | +540.9% |
| 10 | Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia | 63.5 | 28.1% | 17.9× | 41 | +88.5% |
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 Heat Transfer Mechanisms research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 51% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Heat Transfer Mechanisms.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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