Radiative Heat Transfer Studies
Radiative Heat Transfer Studies is a research topic within Computational Mechanics. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 12.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis and modeling of radiative heat transfer, with an emphasis on inverse techniques, spectral properties, and interactions with participating media and turbulence. It includes research on Monte Carlo simulations, finite volume methods, and tomography-based reconstructions to study thermal radiation in various complex geometries and materials.
- Radiative Heat Transfer
- Inverse Analysis
- Thermal Radiation
- Monte Carlo Simulation
- Participating Media
- Finite Volume Method
- Spectral Properties
- Turbulence-Radiation Interaction
- Tomography-Based Reconstruction
- Heat Transfer Modeling
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +2% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Radiative Heat Transfer Studies research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1k and 298 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1k works
- 2 United States 298 works
- 3 Russia 237 works
- 4 India 183 works
- 5 France 121 works
- 6 Germany 102 works
- 7 Türkiye 64 works
- 8 United Kingdom 63 works
- 9 Japan 60 works
- 10 Iran 54 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Radiative Heat Transfer Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Radiative Heat Transfer Studies research, followed by Beihang University and Xi'an Jiaotong University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Institute of Technology China 36 works
- 2 Beihang University China 34 works
- 3 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 26 works
- 4 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 24 works
- 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 23 works
- 6 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China 22 works
- 7 Tsinghua University China 19 works
- 8 North China Electric Power University China 19 works
- 9 Northeastern University China 19 works
- 10 Moscow Aviation Institute Russia 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Radiative Heat Transfer Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Radiative Heat Transfer Studies include İbrahim Dinçer.
- 1 İbrahim Dinçer 5.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Radiative Heat Transfer Studies research done?
The largest centres of Radiative Heat Transfer Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Xi'an (China) and Shanghai (China).
Where is the best place to study Radiative Heat Transfer Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Beihang University, Harbin Institute of Technology and North China Electric Power 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 | Beihang University China | 69.8 | 23.6% | 10.3× | 34 | -46.0% |
| 2 | Harbin Institute of Technology China | 63.8 | 20.1% | 7.4× | 36 | +3.9% |
| 3 | North China Electric Power University China | 59.8 | 23.7% | 9.6× | 19 | -51.4% |
| 4 | Moscow Aviation Institute Russia | 58.1 | 7.4% | 38.9× | 18 | +140.4% |
| 5 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia | 58.1 | 26.4% | 8.4× | 9 | -18.7% |
| 6 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China | 57.9 | 24.5% | 5.6× | 26 | -9.0% |
| 7 | Northeast Electric Power University China | 57.8 | 29.7% | 21.7× | 8 | -67.1% |
| 8 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China | 54.1 | 18.7% | 8.3× | 22 | -43.1% |
| 9 | Northeastern University China | 51.9 | 21.7% | 7.2× | 19 | -40.0% |
| 10 | Northwestern Polytechnical University China | 49.5 | 15.9% | 7.1× | 24 | -43.0% |
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 Radiative Heat Transfer Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Radiative Heat Transfer Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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