OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Solar Energy is 67. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Resource-efficient manufacturing enables PV supply chain diversity: An industry perspective and case study of CdTe PV manufacturing	198
Deriving the orientation of existing solar energy systems from LiDAR data at scale	138
Cyclostationary analysis for fault detection in PV inverters	125
Performance investigation of multilayer-layers solar cell based in ZnS-CZTSSe	118
Editorial Board	117
Editorial Board	116
Enhanced infiltration and morphology of bismuth perovskite in Carbon-stack solar cells – A synergistic effect of electric fields in modified spray technique	112
A new partitioned 1D LTNE continuum model for the simulation of 3D-shaped honeycomb absorbers	107
Novel extreme seeking control framework with ordered excitation and nonlinear function based PSO: Method and application	106
A homogeniser inspired by the crustacean’s eye with uniform irradiance distribution and high optical efficiency characteristics for concentrated photovoltaics system	104
Optimization research on energy-saving and life-cycle decarbonization retrofitting of existing school buildings: A case study of a school in Nanjing	103
Integration of a physics-based direct normal irradiance (DNI) model to enhance the National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB)	103
Corrigendum to “Preparing Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1−x)4 thin-film solar cells with front band gap grading by plasma sulfurization” [Sol. Energy 227 (2021) 516–524]	101
Utilising high-fidelity 3D building model for analysing the rooftop solar photovoltaic potential in urban areas	101
Model for evaluating the competitive potential of solar PV system installers	98
A beam-down solar concentrator with a fixed focus — Design and performance analysis	95
Methodology for predicting the self-extinction of standardized arc faults in photovoltaic systems	95
Maximizing solar photovoltaic energy efficiency: MPPT techniques investigation based on shading effects	94
Multi-objective operation of solar-based microgrids incorporating artificial neural network and grey wolf optimizer in digital twin	94
Dolomite-based binders manufactured using concentrated solar energy in a fluidised bed reactor	94
Practical PV energy harvesting under real indoor lighting conditions	92
Effective intrinsic charge carrier correction for interface charge transfer modeling of perovskite solar cells in dark conditions	91
Investigation of collector flow for 1:30 scale solar chimney power plant model	90
Ferroelectric barium titanate microspheres with superior light-scattering ability for the performance enhancements of flexible polymer dye sensitized solar cells and photodetectors	90
A circular economy roadmap for solar photovoltaics	88

In-situ fluorinated 2D/3D invert perovskite film solar cell with enhanced ambient stability	87
Optimising the photovoltaic parameters in donor–acceptor–acceptor ternary polymer solar cells using Machine Learning framework	87
Editorial Board	83
Perovskite solar cell modules: Understanding the device degradation via damp heat testing	83
Low-carbon and low-cost preparation of non-sintering bauxite-based solid thermal energy storage materials	83
Novel sustainable urban management framework based on solar energy and digital twin	83
Experimental demonstration of high-temperature heat recovery in a solar reactor	82
Impact of additive manufacturing materials on thermal performance of silicon reference cells	81
Shape optimization of the energy efficiency of building retrofitted facade	80
Quantitative effects of PM concentrations on spectral distribution of global normal irradiance	80
Ternary solar cells via ternary polymer donors and third component PC71BM to optimize morphology with 13.15% efficiency	80
Silicon nanowires covered with on-site fabricated nanowire-shape graphene for Schottky junction solar cells	79
Efficient image-based soiling quantification using histograms of a checkered pattern	79
Radiative coatings for solar cell cooling: Materials, and applications	79
Corrigendum to “A review and recent advances in solar-to-hydrogen energy conversion based on photocatalytic water splitting over doped-TiO2 nanoparticles” [Sol. Energy 211 (2020) 522–546]	78
A DMSO/MOE mixed solvent system for improving the morphology and efficiency of kesterite solar cell	77
Solar-Driven additive Manufacturing: Design and development of a novel sustainable fabrication process	76
An efficient bilayer graphene-conducting polymer counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells	75
Maximum power point tracking strategy for photovoltaic system based on fuzzy information diffusion under partial shading conditions	75
Progress of experimental studies on compact integrated solar collector-storage retrofits adopting phase change materials	75
Concentrating solar cookers in urban areas: Establishing usefulness through realistic intermediate temperature rating and grading	74
Experimental and modelled performance of a building-scale solar thermal system with seasonal storage water tank	74
A novel Three-Stage demand side management framework for stochastic energy scheduling of renewable microgrids	74
Automotive cabin soak temperature control strategies for improved safety, comfort and fuel efficiency: A review	74
Intelligent optical management for energy-efficient windows driven by mechano-thermochromism	74
Efficiency improvement of vertical solar stills – A review	72
In-situ deposition preparation of n-octadecane@Silica@Polydopamine-doped polypyrrole microcapsules for photothermal conversion and thermal energy storage of full-spectrum solar radiation	72
On site renovation of degraded PV panels – Cost and environmental effective technology	71
Enhancing efficiency: A study on all-inorganic CsSnBr3 metal halide perovskites with micro-band offset using DFT and SCAPS-1D modeling	71
Neural-network-driven dynamic simulation of parabolic trough solar fields for improved CSP plant operation	71
Ultra-wideband solar absorber based on refractory metal titanium for high-performance photothermal conversion	71
Photovoltaic generation on vertical façades in urban context from open satellite-derived solar resource data	70
Business models for enhanced solar photovoltaic (PV) adoption: Transforming customer interaction and engagement practices	70
A parametric approach to optimize solar access for energy efficiency in high-rise residential buildings in dense urban tropics	70
Theoretical and experimental investigation of reverse osmosis (RO) desalination solar system using the solar panel, battery, and water turbine for high-pressure recovery of output brine	69
DCMF-AFNet: An anchor-free photovoltaic hot-spot fault detection network based on deformable context transformer and bi-branch multi-level feature fusion	69
Photovoltaic cleaning optimization through the analysis of historical time series of environmental parameters	69
Cooling with colour: Passive-Coloured Radiative Coolers for energy-efficient temperature regulation in adverse climatic conditions	68
Machine learning framework for the analysis and prediction of energy loss for non-fullerene organic solar cells	68
Design and simulation of gradient-structured Cs2AgBiBr6 carbon-based double perovskite solar cell for boosting photovoltaic performance	68
Solar irradiance separation with deep learning: An interpretable multi-task and physically constrained model based on individual–interactive features	68
Solar-enhanced freshwater generation in arid coastal environments: A double basin stepped solar still with vertical wick assistance study in northern Gujarat	67