OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-Transactions of the Asme is 2. 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
Review on Photovoltaic Power and Solar Resource Forecasting: Current Status and Trends	41
Thermophysical Properties Experimentally Tested for NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 Eutectic Molten Salt as a Next-Generation High-Temperature Heat Transfer Fluids in Concentrated Solar Power Systems	41
Enhancement of Yield in Single Slope Solar Still by Composite Heat Storage Material—Experimental and Thermo-Economic Assessment	27
Short-Term Prediction of Global Solar Radiation Energy Using Weather Data and Machine Learning Ensembles: A Comparative Study	25
Design and Modeling of the ANFIS-Based MPPT Controller for a Solar Photovoltaic System	24
Advanced SuDoKu-Based Reconfiguration Strategies for Maximum Power Extraction From Partially Shaded Solar Photovoltaic Array	20
Design of a Low-Cost Parabolic Concentrator Solar Tracking System: Tubular Solar Still Application	19
A Comparison Between Deep Learning and Support Vector Regression Techniques Applied to Solar Forecast in Spain	18
Short-Term Solar Irradiance Forecasting Using CNN-1D, LSTM, and CNN-LSTM Deep Neural Networks: A Case Study With the Folsom (USA) Dataset	17
Heat Transfer Augmentation of a Solar Air Heater Using a Twisted V-Shaped Staggered Rib Over the Absorber Plate	13
Passive Cooling Configurations for Enhancing the Photovoltaic Efficiency in Hot Climatic Conditions	12
Real-Time Experimental Performance Assessment of a Photovoltaic Thermal System Cascaded With Flat Plate and Heat Pipe Evacuated Tube Collector	12
Intercept Factor for a Beam-Down Parabolic Trough Collector	12
Optimal Sizing of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System: A Socio-Techno-Economic-Environmental Perspective	12
Investigation of Thermal Performance of Single Basin Solar Still With Soft Drink Cans Filled With Sand as a Storage Medium	12
Experimental Study of Single-Slope Solar Still Coupled With Nanofluid-Based Volumetric Absorption Solar Collector	11
Numerical Analysis of a Solar Air Heater With Jet Impingement—Comparison of Performance Between Jet Designs	11
Preliminary Component Design and Cost Estimation of a Novel Electric-Thermal Energy Storage System Using Solid Particles	11
Design and Optimization of Energy Consumption for a Low-Rise Building With Seasonal Variations Under Composite Climate of India	11
Investigation of a Novel Solar Powered Trigeneration System for Simultaneous Production of Electricity, Heating, and Refrigeration Below Freezing	9
A Reactor Train System for Efficient Solar Thermochemical Fuel Production	9
A Novel Solar Photovoltaic Array Reconfiguration Technique Using Two-Dimensional Generalized Arnold's Cat Map	9
Aerodynamic Design and Wind Tunnel Tests of Small-scale Horizontal-axis Wind Turbines for Low Tip Speed Ratio Applications	9
Study on Integration of Retired Lithium-Ion Battery With Photovoltaic for Net-Zero Electricity Residential Homes	9
Seven-Rod Pumping Approach for the Most Efficient Production of TEM00 Mode Solar Laser Power by a Fresnel Lens	9

Optimization of NARX Neural Models Using Particle Swarm Optimization and Genetic Algorithms Applied to Identification of Photovoltaic Systems	9
Hybrid/Combined Darrieus–Savonius Wind Turbines: Erstwhile Development and Future Prognosis	9
Modeling and Control of Flywheel-Integrated Generators in Split-Shaft Wind Turbines	9
Thermodynamic and Economic Assessment of Solar Thermal Power Plants for Cameroon	8
Analysis and Optimization of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector to Improve Its Optical Performance	8
Application of Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Prediction of Energetic Performance of a Hybrid System Consisting of an Earth-Air Heat Exchanger and a Building-Integrated Photovoltaic/Thermal Sys	8
Dynamic Analysis of the Optimized Savonius Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Composite Blades	8
Short-Term Forecasting and Uncertainty Analysis of Wind Power	8
A Statistical Methodology to Estimate Soiling Losses on Photovoltaic Solar Plants	8
A Comparative Analysis of Artificial Neural Networks for Photovoltaic Power Forecast Using Remotes and Local Measurements	8
A Robust Control Approach for Frequency Support Capability of Grid-Tie Photovoltaic Systems	8
Efficiency Improvement of Photovoltaic Solar Modules by Cooling Using an Underground Heat Exchanger	8
Energy Assessment and Economic Study of Solar Floor Heating System in Different Climates in Morocco	8
Enhanced Heat Transfer Performance of Multiple Triangular Air Flow Passages in Parallel With Inclined Fins for Flat Plate Solar Air Heater	8
Impact of Gas-Filled Annular Space on Thermal and Optical Performances of a Heat Pipe Parabolic Trough Solar Collector	7
Thermal Performance and Water Production in a Solar Still With an Energy Storage Material Under Different Concentrations of Salt	7
Solar Photovoltaics Integrated With Hydrated Salt-Based Phase Change Material	7
Development and Performance of Roof-Based Building-Integrated Photovoltaic-Thermal Systems: A Review	7
Sizing Methodology of Floating Photovoltaic Plants in Dams of Semi-Arid Areas	7
A Novel High Concentration Fresnel Lens as a Solar Concentrator	7
Comparative Study of Different Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Configurations From Energetic and Exergetic Points of View: A Numerical Analysis	7
Nonequilibrium Thermal Fluctuations of Flow in Thermal Systems	7
Design and Analysis of Nonlinear Controller for a Standalone Photovoltaic System Using Lyapunov Stability Theory	7
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of a Semispherical Solar Still, Chamber Stepwise Basin, With and Without a Photovoltaic-Powered Electrical Heater	6
Analysis of the characteristics and effects of soiling natural accumulation on 2 photovoltaic systems: a systematic review of the literature	6
A Novel Combination Algorithm of Different Methods of Maximum Power Point Tracking for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems	6
A Forward Feedback Control Scheme for a Solar Thermochemical Moving Bed Counter-Current Flow Reactor	6
Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Phase-Change Material and High-Density Polyethylene Functional Composites for Thermal Energy Storage	6
A Combined Computer Vision and Deep Learning Approach for Rapid Drone-Based Optical Characterization of Parabolic Troughs	6
Numerical Modeling of Dust Deposition Rate on Ground-Mounted Solar Photovoltaic Panels	6
An Innovative Design for a Solar Water Heating System Utilizing a Flat-Shaped Heat Pipe	6
Effect of Quartz Aperture Covers on the Fluid Dynamics and Thermal Efficiency of Falling Particle Receivers	6
Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in a Double-Pass Solar Air Heater With Arc-Shaped Artificial Roughness	6
Energy Efficiency of Drying Kinetics Process of Hydroxide Sludge Wastes in an Indirect Convection Solar Dryer	6
Numerical Investigation for Performance Enhancement of Photovoltaic Cell by Nanofluid Cooling	6
Experimental Study of Eutectic Molten Salts NaCl/KCl/ZnCl2 Heat Transfer Inside a Smooth Tube for High-Temperature Application	6
Experimental Investigation and Optimizing the Parameters of a Solar Air Heater Having Broken Arc-Shaped Ribs Using Hybrid Entropy-VIKOR Technique	5
An Improved Levenberg–Marquardt Approach With a New Reduced Form for the Identification of Parameters of the One-Diode Photovoltaic Model	5
Transient behavior of a salinity gradient solar pond under Mediterranean climate	5
Experimental Study on CaCO3 Fouling Characteristics During Falling Film Evaporation	5
Material Selection and Corrosion Studies of Candidate Bearing Materials for Use in Molten Chloride Salt	5
Modeling, Implementing, and Evaluating of an Advanced Dual Axis Heliostat Drive System	5
Evaluation of Optical Transmissivity of Transparent Materials on the Performance of Solar Flat Plate Collectors	5
Prediction of Daily Photovoltaic Energy Production Using Weather Data and Regression	5
Thermocline Thermal Storage for Concentrated Solar Power Applications: Characterization of Novel Nitrate Salt Mixtures	5
Indoor Comfort Achieved Exclusively From Ambient Sources Across US Climates	4
Assessment of Wind Field Generation Methods on Predicted Wind Turbine Power Production Using a Free Vortex Filament Wake Approach	4
Investigation of Aloe Vera Latex Used as Natural Dye in TiO2-Based Heterojunction and Liquid-Electrolyte Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells	4
Performance Assessment of Seawater, Wet and Dry Cooling in a 50-MW Parabolic Trough Collectors Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Kuwait	4
An Improved Method for Extracting Photovoltaic Module I–V Characteristic Curve Using Hybrid Learning Machine System	4

Performance of Modified Conical Solar Still Integrated With Continuous Volume Flowrate	4
Simplified Thermal Model for Absolute Radiometer Simulation	4
Effect of Channel Designs and Its Optimization for Enhanced Thermo-Hydraulic Performance of Solar Air Heater	4
The Effect of Pitch on Heat Transfer to an Immersed Heat Exchanger in a Solar Thermal Storage Tank With and Without a Baffle	4
Center-Oriented Aiming Strategy for Heliostat With Spinning-Elevation Tracking Method	4
Impact of Solar Intensity on Photovoltaic-Generated Current Harmonics and Transformer Life: A Mathematical Model With Experimental Validation	4
Numerical Investigation of Heat Transfer Augmentation of a Curved Solar Air Heater With Inverted T-Shaped Ribs	4
On-Sun Testing of a High-Temperature Solar Receiver’s Flux Distribution	4
A Direct Backstepping Super-Twisting Algorithm Controller MPPT for a Standalone Photovoltaic Storage System: Design and Real-Time Implementation	4
A Comprehensive 4E Study on the Performance of Bifacial Solar Module Installed on Different Ground Surface Colors: An Experimental Study on a Specific Site	4
Single-Motor and Dual-Axis Solar Tracking System for Micro Photovoltaic Power Plants	4
Heat Transfer Characteristics of Particle and Air Flow Through Additively Manufactured Lattice Frame Material Based on Octet-Shape Topology	4
Influence of Photovoltaic Shading on Rooftop Heat Transfer, Building Energy Loads, and Photovoltaic Power Output	4
Control of Concentrated Solar Direct Steam Generation Collectors for Process Heat Applications	3
Sensitivity Analysis of the Levelized Cost of Electricity for a Particle-Based Concentrating Solar Power System	3
Processing Sunshine Duration Measurements for the Assessment of Solar Radiation in Climatic Regions of the Central African Republic	3
A Computational Model to Simulate Thunderstorm Downbursts for Wind Turbine Loads Analysis	3
Performance Evaluation of an Evacuated Flat-Plate Collector System for Domestic Hot Water Applications	3
High-Performance Perovskite Solar Cells Fabricated by a Hybrid Physical–Chemical Vapor Deposition	3
Employing Computational Fluid Dynamics to Derive Beddoes–Leishman Model Airfoil Parameters for Vertical Axis Wind Turbines	3
Experimentation and Performance Analysis of Solar-Assisted Heat Pump Dryer for Intermittent Drying of Food Chips	3
Feasibility Study of Long-Term Dual Tank Photovoltaic/Thermal Indirect Parallel Solar-Assisted Heat Pump Systems	3
Design and Performance Analyses of Evacuated U-Tube Solar Collector Using Data-Driven Machine Learning Models	3
Investigation on a Solar Thermal Power Plant With a Packed Bed Heat Storage Unit	3
Thermodynamic Analysis and Modeling of a Novel Solar Absorption Cogeneration System With an Adjustable Cooling-to-Power Ratio	3
Effect of Base Angle of an Isosceles Trapezoidal Solar Air Heater Duct on Flow and Thermal Characteristics—A Numerical Investigation	3
Thermal and Optical Behavior of Novel Phosphate-Based Inorganic Mixtures Containing Fe and Na and Their Application as Solar Reflective Coating	3
Effect of Different Arrangements of V-Shaped Ribs on the Performance of an Optically Enhanced Parabolic Trough Solar Collector	3
Secondary Reflector and Receiver Positions for Uniform Heat Flux Distribution in Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal Collector	3
Experimental Study on the Influence of Solar Heat Gain on the Thermal Performance of Hollow Ventilated Interior Wall	3
A Novel Approach for Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Mean Wind Loads on Heliostats	3
Experimental and Numerical Investigation to Assess the Performance of Helical Bach Vertical Axis Wind Turbine at Low Wind Velocity Conditions	3
Comparison of North/South- and East–West-Facing Solar Collector Pairs With or Without Reflectors	3
Optimal Sizing of Cylindrical Receivers for Surround Heliostat Fields Using fluxtracer	3
Parametric Investigation of a V-Shape Ribbed Absorber Tube in Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors	3
Vertical Farms With Integrated Solar Photovoltaics	3
Assessment of Bulk Oxygen Capacity and Transient Redox Behavior of Foamed Lanthanum Strontium Manganese Perovskites	3
Enhancing TEM00-Mode Solar Laser With Beam Merging and Ring-Array Concentrator	3
Improving the Power Output of a Partially Shaded Photovoltaic Array through a Hybrid Magic Square Configuration with Differential Evolution based Adaptive P&O MPPT Method	3
Theoretical–Experimental Evaluation of Partially Shaded Solar Photovoltaic Arrays Through Methodological Framework: A Case Study Involving Two Identical 1.5 kWp Photovoltaic Generators	3
Performance Investigation of Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycles in Combination With Solar Power and Waste Heat Recovery Systems	3
Computational Investigation on the Influence of Expandable Blades on the Performance of a Savonius Wind Turbine	2
Experimental Investigation of Direct Steam Generation Dynamics in Solar Fresnel Collectors	2
Experimental Analysis of a Solar Air Heater Featuring Multiple Spiral-Shaped Semi-Conical Ribs	2
A Non-Intrusive Particle Temperature Extraction Methodology Using Infrared and Visible-Image Sequences for High-Temperature Particle Plumes	2
A Newly Designed ZnO/CdS/CuO:Co Solar Cell and Its Performance	2
Design Considerations for Vertical Bifacial Agrivoltaic Installations	2
Demonstratingsolarpilot’s Python Application Programmable Interface Through Heliostat Optimal Aimpoint Strategy Use Case	2
Design of a Combined Proportional Integral Derivative Controller to Regulate the Temperature Inside a High-Temperature Tubular Solar Reactor	2
Transient Study (Annual) of the Heat Transfer of a Two-Channel Solar Air Collector	2
Evaluation of the Performance of Twin Rotor Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Employing Large Eddy Simulations	2
Thermal Performance of a Low and Medium Temperature Flat Plate Solar Collector When Controlling the Output-Input Temperature Difference and the Tilt Angle	2
Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Pilot Plant for Cyanide Decontamination: A Novel Solar Rotary Photoreactor	2
Analysis of Heat Transfer of Molten Salts Startup Flow in Cold Pipes Avoiding Freezing in Solar and Nuclear Energy Systems	2
Thermo-Hydraulic Characteristics Evaluation of a Triangular Solar Air Heater Duct Having Transverse Ribs With Gaps: An Experimental Study	2
Numerical Investigation of Reversed Flow Solar Air Heater Roughened With Circular- and Triangular-Shaped Tubes	2
Evaluation of Heat Flux Distribution on Flat Plate Compound Parabolic Concentrator With Different Geometric Indices	2
Image Analysis of Particle Flow in Centrifugal Solar Particle Receiver	2
Computational Simulation and Analysis of Major Control Parameters of Time-Dependent Photovoltaic/Thermal Collectors	2
Influence of Correlations on the Thermal Performance Modeling of Parabolic Trough Collectors	2
Research on the Effect of Wind Speed and Angle on Photovoltaic Cell Characteristics	2
Performance Analysis of a Solar Cascaded Absorption Cooling System Using a Performance-Enhanced Parabolic Trough Collector	2
Impact of an Earth-Air Heat Exchanger Combined With Nighttime Ventilation on Indoor Thermal Comfort of a Residential Building in Hot Semi-Arid Climate	2
A Novel Methodology to Estimate the Cell Temperature of Photovoltaic Thermal Modules: Test With Experimental Data, Prospects, and Limits	2
Guidance on Evaluating the Performance of Multigeneration Systems Based on Energetic and Exergetic Criteria	2
Wind Power Deterministic Prediction and Uncertainty Quantification Based on Interval Estimation	2
Wind Load Similarity Relations for Parabolic Trough Collectors	2
Development of High Performance Vertical Falling Film Plastic Dehumidifier Exploiting Surface Modification Technique	2
Socio-Technical Modeling to Manage Power Distribution for Microgrid Systems With Limited Production Capacity	2
Performance of Quonset-Type Greenhouse Integrated With Thin Film Photovoltaic Thermal System Combined With Earth-Air Heat Exchanger for Hot and Dry Climatic Conditions	2
Thermal Modeling of Water-in-Tube Type Evacuated Tube Solar Collectors to Predict Outlet Water Temperature: An Experimental Validation	2
Condensation Heat Transfer Experiments of R410A and R32 in Horizontal Smooth and Enhanced Tubes	2
An Improved Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Control for Standalone Hybrid Wind/Photovoltaic/Fuel Cell System Based on Energy Management of Battery/Hydrogen	2
Performance Analysis of Solar Thermal Powered Supercritical Organic Rankine Cycle-Assisted Low-Temperature Multi-Effect Desalination Coupled With Mechanical Vapor Compression	2
Use of Perforation and Mathematical Modeling to Increase Solar-Based Steam Distillation System Efficiency	2
An Improved Thermochemical Energy Storage Material Using Nanocellulose to Stabilize Calcium Chloride Salt	2