OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Solar Energy is 62. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A review and recent advances in solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion based on photocatalytic water splitting over doped-TiO2 nanoparticles	252
Comprehensive device modelling and performance analysis of MASnI3 based perovskite solar cells with diverse ETM, HTM and back metal contacts	198
Review of power system impacts at high PV penetration Part I: Factors limiting PV penetration	173
Verification of deterministic solar forecasts	163
Optimization of an inorganic lead free RbGeI3 based perovskite solar cell by SCAPS-1D simulation	138
Worldwide validation of 8 satellite-derived and reanalysis solar radiation products: A preliminary evaluation and overall metrics for hourly data over 27 years	126
Enhancement of hemispherical solar still productivity using iron, zinc and copper trays	119
Review on efficiency improvement effort of perovskite solar cell	100
Review on persistent challenges of perovskite solar cells’ stability	95
The booming of floating PV	95
Enhancing the solar still performance using reflectors and sliding-wick belt	95
Development on evacuated tube solar collectors: A review of the last decade results of using nanofluids	95
Perovskite oxide-based photocatalysts for solar-driven hydrogen production: Progress and perspectives	94
Stability and efficiency issues, solutions and advancements in perovskite solar cells: A review	94
Enhancing the photovoltaic performance of Cd-free Cu2ZnSnS4 heterojunction solar cells using SnS HTL and TiO2 ETL	93
Influence of back surface field layer on enhancing the efficiency of CIGS solar cell	91
Technical feasibility evaluation of a solar PV based off-grid domestic energy system with battery and hydrogen energy storage in northern climates	89
Development of radiative cooling and its integration with buildings: A comprehensive review	89
Multi-objective optimization of energy performance for a detached residential building with a sunspace using the NSGA-II genetic algorithm	88
Simulation and optimization studies on CsPbI3 based inorganic perovskite solar cells	87
Global advancement of solar drying technologies and its future prospects: A review	86
Design of high efficiency perovskite solar cells based on inorganic and organic undoped double hole layer	84
Applications of low-temperature thermochemical energy storage systems for salt hydrates based on material classification: A review	84
A new approach for employing multiple PCMs in the passive thermal management of photovoltaic modules	84
Improved thermo-economic performance of solar desalination via copper chips, nanofluid, and nano-based phase change material	84

A review of stability and progress in tin halide perovskite solar cell	83
A review of nanomaterial incorporated phase change materials for solar thermal energy storage	81
Numerical simulation of a new heterostructure CIGS/GaSe solar cell system using SCAPS-1D software	80
CeO2 as a photocatalytic material for CO2 conversion: A review	79
Experimental analysis of CPV/T solar dryer with nano-enhanced PCM and prediction of drying parameters using ANN and SVM algorithms	79
Optimization of carrier transport materials for the performance enhancement of the MAGeI3 based perovskite solar cell	78
Numerical study of a photovoltaic thermal (PV/T) system using mono and hybrid nanofluid	78
Experimental and numerical investigations with environmental impacts of affordable square pyramid solar still	77
Applications of solar energy based drying technologies in various industries – A review	76
Commercial parabolic trough CSP plants: Research trends and technological advancements	75
Home energy management in a residential smart micro grid under stochastic penetration of solar panels and electric vehicles	74
Line-line fault detection and classification for photovoltaic systems using ensemble learning model based on I-V characteristics	74
PV array reconfiguration techniques for maximum power optimization under partial shading conditions: A review	74
Numerical investigation on performance improvement of WS2 thin-film solar cell with copper iodide as hole transport layer	73
Performance improvement of a tubular solar still using V-corrugated absorber with wick materials: Numerical and experimental investigations	73
Enhancement of the photovoltaic performance and the stability of perovskite solar cells via the modification of electron transport layers with reduced graphene oxide/polyaniline composite	73
A novel water-free cleaning robot for dust removal from distributed photovoltaic (PV) in water-scarce areas	71
A comprehensive study on the progressive development and applications of solar air heaters	71
Pooling the cable: A techno-economic feasibility study of integrating offshore floating photovoltaic solar technology within an offshore wind park	71
Environmental impacts and benefits of marine floating solar	70
A review on the integration of probabilistic solar forecasting in power systems	70
Advancements, frontiers and analysis of metal oxide semiconductor, dye, electrolyte and counter electrode of dye sensitized solar cell	69
The evolution of building energy retrofit via double-skin and responsive façades: A review	68
A review of techniques for simultaneous enhancement of evaporation and condensation rates in solar stills	68
Clean water production by non-noble metal/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite coated on wood: Scalable interfacial solar steam generation and heavy metal sorption	68
HESS-based photovoltaic/batteries/supercapacitors: Energy management strategy and DC bus voltage stabilization	67
Influence of layer thickness, defect density, doping concentration, interface defects, work function, working temperature and reflecting coating on lead-free perovskite solar cell	67
Boosting efficiency up to 25% for HTL-free carbon-based perovskite solar cells by gradient doping using SCAPS simulation	66
Stability and control of power systems with high penetrations of inverter-based resources: An accessible review of current knowledge and open questions	66
A review on solar dryers integrated with thermal energy storage units for drying agricultural and food products	66
Strategies to reduce the flammability of organic phase change Materials: A review	65
Design of a highly efficient CdTe-based dual-heterojunction solar cell with 44% predicted efficiency	65
Environmentally compatible and highly improved hole transport materials (HTMs) based on benzotrithiophene (BTT) skeleton for perovskite as well as narrow bandgap donors for organic solar cells	65
An enviroeconomic review of the solar PV cells cooling technology effect on the CO2 emission reduction	63
Effect of bismuth iodide (BiI3	63
Energy, exergy, and techno-economic performance analyses of solar dryers for agro products: A comprehensive review	63
Recent advances in partially and completely derived 2D Ti3C2 MXene based TiO2 nanocomposites towards photocatalytic applications: A review	62
Performance optimization of lead-free MASnBr3 based perovskite solar cells by SCAPS-1D device simulation	62