Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering is a peer reviewed, quarterly publication for engineers in industry and academe who are concerned with the process industries.

The Journal publishes high-quality papers covering a broad area of mechanical engineering activities associated with the design and operation of process equipment.

The impact of design on the overall performance of the industrial enterprise, including efficiency, quality, sustainability and waste management is an important feature of the Journal.

The topics covered include: -Design- Pressure vessels and piping- Equipment and components- Ventilation and refrigeration- Instrumentation and condition monitoring- Process applications of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics- Quality management- Waste management and containment- MEMS- Food processing- Bioengineering- Nuclear engineering- Bio-fuels- Pharmaceuticals- Powder processing- Polymers and fibres- Nanoparticles/nanomaterials/nanometrics in processing

View Aims & Scope

---

Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.2
2024	2.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.398

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	44

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13842

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2830

---

---

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

---

Subjects & Keywords

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

---

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.

• Review of trends in solid sorption refrigeration and heat pumping technology

  Citation: 123

  Authors: R E, Y

• A Review of Fluid-Driven Pipeline Pigs and their Applications

  Citation: 86

  Authors: J, S

• Stagnation point flow of MHD chemically reacting nanofluid over a stretching convective surface with slip and radiative heat

  Citation: 84

  Authors: OD, WA, ZH

• A review of creativity principles applied to engineering design

  Citation: 81

  Authors: G, M

• An Experimental Study on the Lateral Impact of Fully Clamped Mild Steel Pipes

  Citation: 76

  Authors: N, S E, R S, L, M

• Fault diagnosis of various rotating equipment using machine learning approaches – A review

  Citation: 76

  Authors: S, K

• Shape effect of nanosize particles in unsteady mixed convection flow of nanofluid over disk with entropy generation

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Ahmed, Moshan, Rahmat, Muhammad

• A novel nature inspired 3D open lattice structure for specific energy absorption

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Dara, M. V. A., A., Gunji

• A Theoretical Study of the Lateral Impact of Fully Clamped Pipelines

  Citation: 64

  Authors: N, W Q

• Analysis and taxonomy of remanufacturing industry practice

  Citation: 63

  Authors: H J, G

---