IJR confirms its position among 10 most influential publications in Thermal Sciences

Every year, Google Scholar releases its Scholar Metrics, which provides an easy way for authors to quickly gauge the visibility and influence of recent articles in scientific publications.

Google Scholar Metrics ranking includes the top 20 publications ordered by their five-year h-index and h-median metrics. For each publication, the most cited papers are listed according to their h5-index. This year’s release covers articles published in 2020–2024 and includes citations from all articles that were indexed in Google Scholar as of July 2025.

In 2025, the IJR confirms its position among the most cited publications in thermal sciences, ranking 9 like the year before (see our previous article).

The International Journal of Refrigeration is published by Elsevier on behalf of the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR). The journal is a must-read for keeping abreast of the latest research and industry news in refrigeration, air conditioning, and related fields. With a focus on emerging technologies and alternative refrigerants, it covers key topics such as heat pumps, food refrigeration, CO₂, ammonia, hydrocarbons, magnetic refrigeration, sorptive cooling, and solar cooling, along with advances in compressor and ejector technologies.

The most cited articles from the IJR as of July 2025 are listed here.

IIR extends its congratulations to the authors and experts for their valuable contributions to advancing knowledge in refrigeration and thermal sciences.