Journal profile · THERMODYNAMICS
Computational Thermal Sciences
ISSN 1940-2503 · eISSN 1940-2554 · Begell House
Computational Thermal Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Computational Thermal Sciences is published by Begell House and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer, Heat Transfer and Optimization and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows, together about 40.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Computational Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): THERMODYNAMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nanofluid Flow and Heat TransferEngineering16%
- Heat Transfer and OptimizationEngineering12.2%
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsEngineering11.9%
- Heat Transfer MechanismsEngineering10%
- Radiative Heat Transfer StudiesEngineering4.9%
- Combustion and flame dynamicsEngineering4.5%
- Heat Transfer and Boiling StudiesEngineering3.8%
- Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsEnergy3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Thermodynamics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 783 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 41 | 3 | 17 |
| 2024 | 33 | 6 | 69 |
| 2023 | 43 | 6 | 112 |
| 2022 | 45 | 1 | 121 |
| 2021 | 34 | 1 | 200 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Begell House
- ISSN
- 1940-2503
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-2554
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Computational Thermal Sciences
What CAS zone is Computational Thermal Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Computational Thermal Sciences is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Thermodynamics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Computational Thermal Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Computational Thermal Sciences is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Computational Thermal Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Computational Thermal Sciences is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .