Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 23.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on passive radiative cooling technologies, including daytime radiative cooling, near-field heat transfer, thermal emission control, photonic structures, thermophotovoltaic systems, nanoporous materials, metamaterials, and their applications in personal thermal management and energy conversion.
- Radiative Cooling
- Daytime Radiative Cooling
- Near-Field Heat Transfer
- Thermal Emission
- Photonic Structures
- Thermophotovoltaic
- Nanoporous Materials
- Metamaterials
- Personal Thermal Management
- Energy Conversion
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +49% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.5k and 616 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.5k works
- 2 United States 616 works
- 3 India 250 works
- 4 South Korea 193 works
- 5 Japan 186 works
- 6 France 165 works
- 7 Germany 116 works
- 8 Russia 106 works
- 9 Spain 105 works
- 10 United Kingdom 104 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 Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Donghua University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Institute of Technology China 83 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 62 works
- 3 Donghua University China 57 works
- 4 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 54 works
- 5 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 44 works
- 6 University of Science and Technology of China China 42 works
- 7 Wuhan University of Technology China 41 works
- 8 Tsinghua University China 38 works
- 9 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 37 works
- 10 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 36 works
Who are the leading researchers in Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies include Edward J. Wollack, Kenji Watanabe and Takashi Taniguchi.
- 1 Edward J. Wollack 7.2k citations
- 2 Kenji Watanabe 6.4k citations
- 3 Takashi Taniguchi 6.2k citations
- 4 Mercouri G. Kanatzidis 4.3k citations
- 5 A. C. Gossard 4.2k citations
- 6 M. S. Dresselhaus 4.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies research done?
The largest centres of Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Wuhan (China).
Where is the best place to study Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies?
Among universities, judged by research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Donghua University and City University of Hong Kong 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 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong | 81.1 | 58.3% | 7.6× | 36 | +141.1% |
| 2 | Donghua University China | 79.9 | 47.0% | 28.9× | 57 | +162.9% |
| 3 | City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 70.9 | 45.6% | 9.9× | 31 | -19.8% |
| 4 | Harbin Institute of Technology China | 67.6 | 25.1% | 9.3× | 83 | +137.2% |
| 5 | Zhengzhou University China | 61.6 | 36.2% | 6.9× | 32 | +235.9% |
| 6 | Jiangnan University China | 60.3 | 47.5% | 8.0× | 26 | — |
| 7 | Shaanxi University of Science and Technology China | 59.8 | 39.8% | 15.0× | 20 | — |
| 8 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University China | 58.5 | 33.4% | 4.6× | 54 | +264.8% |
| 9 | Nanjing Tech University China | 57.1 | 27.7% | 9.9× | 27 | +70.8% |
| 10 | Zhejiang Sci-Tech University China | 56.9 | 39.1% | 9.8× | 16 | — |
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 Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 49% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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