Combustion and Flame

Aims & Scope

The mission of the journal is to publish high quality work from experimental, theoretical, and computational investigations on the fundamentals of combustion phenomena and closely allied matters.

While submissions in all pertinent areas are welcomed, past and recent focus of the journal has been on: Development and validation of reaction kinetics, reduction of reaction mechanisms and modeling of combustion systems, including: Conventional, alternative and surrogate fuels; Pollutants; Particulate and aerosol formation and abatement; Heterogeneous processes.

Experimental, theoretical, and computational studies of laminar and turbulent combustion phenomena, including: Premixed and non-premixed flames; Ignition and extinction phenomena; Flame propagation; Flame structure; Instabilities and swirl; Flame spread; Multi-phase reactants.

Advances in diagnostic and computational methods in combustion, including: Measurement and simulation of scalar and vector properties; Novel techniques; State-of-the art applications.

Fundamental investigations of combustion technologies and systems, including: Internal combustion engines; Gas turbines; Small- and large-scale stationary combustion and power generation; Catalytic combustion; Combustion synthesis; Combustion under extreme conditions; New concepts.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.2
2024	5.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.015

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	222

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1411

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	11428

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Abstracting & Indexing

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Energy and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A Comprehensive Modeling Study of n-Heptane Oxidation

  Citation: 1709

  Authors: H.J., P., W.J., C.K.

• Simplifying chemical kinetics: Intrinsic low-dimensional manifolds in composition space

  Citation: 1199

  Authors: U., S.B.

• A comprehensive modeling study of iso-octane oxidation

  Citation: 1194

  Authors: H

• Kinetic modeling of soot formation with detailed chemistry and physics: laminar premixed flames of C2 hydrocarbons

  Citation: 1085

  Authors: Jörg, Henning, Michael

• A new approach to thermochemical calculations of condensed fuel-oxidizer mixtures

  Citation: 1063

  Authors: S.R., K.C., V.R.

• A detailed kinetic modeling study of aromatics formation in laminar premixed acetylene and ethylene flames

  Citation: 1039

  Authors: Hai, Michael

• Global reaction schemes for hydrocarbon combustion

  Citation: 850

  Authors: W.P., R.P.

• Burning velocities of mixtures of air with methanol, isooctane, and indolene at high pressure and temperature

  Citation: 821

  Authors: Mohamad, James C.

• Experimental and numerical study of the laminar burning velocity of CH4–NH3–air premixed flames

  Citation: 812

  Authors: Ekenechukwu C., Yuji, Sophie, Akinori, Taku, Akihiro, Hideaki

• Kinetic and thermodynamic issues in the formation of aromatic compounds in flames of aliphatic fuels

  Citation: 792

  Authors: James A., Carl F.

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