International Journal of Refrigeration

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Refrigeration is published for the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) by Elsevier.

It is essential reading for all those wishing to keep abreast of research and industrial news in refrigeration, air conditioning and associated fields.

This is particularly important in these times of rapid introduction of alternative refrigerants and the emergence of new technology.

The journal has published special issues on alternative refrigerants and novel topics in the field of boiling, condensation, heat pumps, food refrigeration, carbon dioxide, ammonia, hydrocarbons, magnetic refrigeration at room temperature, sorptive cooling, phase change materials and slurries, ejector technology, compressors, and solar cooling.

As well as original research papers the International Journal of Refrigeration also includes review articles, papers presented at IIR conferences, short reports and letters describing preliminary results and experimental details, and letters to the Editor on recent areas of discussion and controversy.

Other features include forthcoming events, conference reports and book reviews.

Papers are published in either English or French with the IIR news section in both languages.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.937

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	146

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering, 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 1-D analysis of ejector performance

  Citation: 874

  Authors: B.J., J.M., C.P., V.A.

• Scaling laws for the magnetocaloric effect in second order phase transitions: From physics to applications for the characterization of materials

  Citation: 637

  Authors: V., A.

• Thirty years of near room temperature magnetic cooling: Where we are today and future prospects

  Citation: 628

  Authors: K.A., V.K.

• The next generation of refrigerants – Historical review, considerations, and outlook

  Citation: 508

  Authors: James M.

• Revival of carbon dioxide as a refrigerant

  Citation: 506

  Authors: Gustav

• Review on research of room temperature magnetic refrigeration

  Citation: 476

  Authors: B.F, Q, B, X.Z, Z

• A review of magnetic refrigerator and heat pump prototypes built before the year 2010

  Citation: 464

  Authors: Bingfeng, Min, Peter W., Andrej

• Solar refrigeration options – a state-of-the-art review

  Citation: 409

  Authors: D.S., C.A.

• A computationally effective formulation of the thermodynamic properties of LiBr–H2O solutions from 273 to 500K over full composition range

  Citation: 408

  Authors: J., J.

• In-tube cooling heat transfer of supercritical carbon dioxide. Part 1. Experimental measurement

  Citation: 406

  Authors: Chaobin, Eiji

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