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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
An Improved Thermochemical Energy Storage Material Using Nanocellulose to Stabilize Calcium Chloride Salt	53
Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Pilot Plant for Cyanide Decontamination: A Novel Solar Rotary Photoreactor	36
Evaluation of Composite Structural Materials for Heliostat Cost Reduction	27
Optimal Design of Anti-Icing Blunt Trailing-Edge Wind Wheel for H-Type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Under Operating Conditions	26
A Novel Approach for Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Mean Wind Loads on Heliostats	24
A Novel High Concentration Fresnel Lens as a Solar Concentrator	22
Influence of Photovoltaic Shading on Rooftop Heat Transfer, Building Energy Loads, and Photovoltaic Power Output	21
A Novel Solar Photovoltaic Array Reconfiguration Technique Using Two-Dimensional Generalized Arnold's Cat Map	16
Investigation on Solar Drying Characteristics of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in a Reflector-Attached Solar Air Heater and Thermal Energy Storage System Using Nanomaterials	15
Thermocline Thermal Storage for Concentrated Solar Power Applications: Characterization of Novel Nitrate Salt Mixtures	15
The Effect of Wind Direction on the Cooling Capacity of Short Dry Natural Draft Cooling Towers Operating in Close Proximity	15
Experimentation and Performance Analysis of Solar-Assisted Heat Pump Dryer for Intermittent Drying of Food Chips	14
Thermodynamic Power Cycle for the Solar Vortex Engine	14
Impact of an Earth-Air Heat Exchanger Combined With Nighttime Ventilation on Indoor Thermal Comfort of a Residential Building in Hot Semi-Arid Climate	12
Use of Perforation and Mathematical Modeling to Increase Solar-Based Steam Distillation System Efficiency	12
Thermal-Hydraulic Investigation of the Delta–Nabla Channel Arrangement in a Solar Collector	11
Vertical Farms With Integrated Solar Photovoltaics	11
Reviewer’s Recognition	11
Modeling Development of a Receiver–Reactor of Type R2Mx for Thermochemical Water Splitting	11
Performance of Finned Absorber Plate Solar Air Heater Having Multiple Triangular Air Flow Passages in Parallel Under Transition to Turbulent Flow Condition	11
Direct Normal Irradiance Prediction-Based Optimum Interval Tilt Angles for Enhancement of Energy Output, Levelized Cost of Energy, and CO2 Emission in a Grid-Connected Photovoltaic System	10
Advanced SuDoKu-Based Reconfiguration Strategies for Maximum Power Extraction From Partially Shaded Solar Photovoltaic Array	10
Assessment of Bulk Oxygen Capacity and Transient Redox Behavior of Foamed Lanthanum Strontium Manganese Perovskites	10
Pathways Toward Improving the Energy Efficiency of Residential Air-Conditioning Systems in Saudi Arabia	9
Modeling, Implementing, and Evaluating of an Advanced Dual Axis Heliostat Drive System	9

Economic and Performance Analysis of Modified Solar Distillation System Coupling Different Integrations Using Carbon Quantum Dot Nanoparticles: Generalized Thermal Model	9
Laboratory Demonstration of Grating Embedded Mirrors for Single-Shot Heliostat Optical Metrology	9
Design of a Combined Proportional Integral Derivative Controller to Regulate the Temperature Inside a High-Temperature Tubular Solar Reactor	9
Impact of Non-Uniform Surface Temperature on the Apparent Radiative Properties of Cavity Receivers	9
Dehydration of Onion Slices for Food Processing Application Using Internet of Things-Based Smart Solar Drying System	9
A Combined Computer Vision and Deep Learning Approach for Rapid Drone-Based Optical Characterization of Parabolic Troughs	8
Analysis of Gaps in Techno-Economic Analysis to Advance Heliostat Technologies for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power	8
Dynamic Simulation of a Molten Salt-Steam Superheater for Load-Following Applications	8
Experimental Performance of a Nonlinear Control Strategy to Regulate Temperature of a High-Temperature Solar Reactor	8
Nonequilibrium Thermal Fluctuations of Flow in Thermal Systems	8
The Effect of Pitch on Heat Transfer to an Immersed Heat Exchanger in a Solar Thermal Storage Tank With and Without a Baffle	8
Analysis and Optimization of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector to Improve Its Optical Performance	8
Processing Sunshine Duration Measurements for the Assessment of Solar Radiation in Climatic Regions of the Central African Republic	8
In Memoriam: Professor Essam E. Khalil —A Tribute to An Outstanding Educator and Researcher	8
Modeling the Solar Cells Temperature and Power Output From Photovoltaic Panels Under Dusty Conditions	8
Status Quo and Gap Analysis of Heliostat Field Deployment Processes for Concentrating Solar Tower Plants	7
A Dynamic Discrete Model of Ventilated Concrete Floor Integrated With Solar Air Collector Under the Effect of Uneven Direct Solar Radiation	7
Wind Power Deterministic Prediction and Uncertainty Quantification Based on Interval Estimation	7
Study of Performance of the Flexible (Al-Based) N-PVT-TEC Collectors in Different Configurations	7
An Exploration of the Application to Buildings of an Organic Rankine Cycle Power Generation System Driven by Solar Evacuated Glass Tubes	7
Computational Investigation on the Influence of Expandable Blades on the Performance of a Savonius Wind Turbine	7
Experimental Investigation of Turbulence Effects on Aerodynamics Noise of Channeled NACA 0012 Airfoil	7
Evaluation of Heat Flux Distribution on Flat Plate Compound Parabolic Concentrator With Different Geometric Indices	7
Experimental Investigation and Optimizing the Parameters of a Solar Air Heater Having Broken Arc-Shaped Ribs Using Hybrid Entropy-VIKOR Technique	7
Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Phase-Change Material and High-Density Polyethylene Functional Composites for Thermal Energy Storage	7
Thermal Model of a Parabolic Trough Solar Field With a Closed-Loop Operation During Sunrise Period	6
Heliostat Consortium: Gap Analysis on State of the Art in Wind Load Design	6
Analysis of Aerodynamic Loads on Heliostats at Operation Position Using Large Eddy Simulation and the Consistent Discrete Random Flow Generation Method	6
Effect of Quartz Aperture Covers on the Fluid Dynamics and Thermal Efficiency of Falling Particle Receivers	6
A Combined Computational and Mathematical Analysis of Interconnect Fatigue Potential in Photovoltaic Modules	6
Experimental and Numerical Investigation to Assess the Performance of Helical Bach Vertical Axis Wind Turbine at Low Wind Velocity Conditions	6
Evolving a Bio-Inspired Blade Shape of the Drag-based Vertical-axis Wind Rotor Derived from Orange Sea-pen (Ptilosarcus Gurneyi)	6
Analysis of Heat Transfer of Molten Salts Startup Flow in Cold Pipes Avoiding Freezing in Solar and Nuclear Energy Systems	6
Investigation of a Novel Solar Powered Trigeneration System for Simultaneous Production of Electricity, Heating, and Refrigeration Below Freezing	6
Performance Enhancement of Single Slope Solar Still With Sensible Heat Storage System: An Experimental Investigation Under Climatic Conditions of Northeast India	6
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	5
Evaluation of the Performance of Twin Rotor Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Employing Large Eddy Simulations	5
Energetic and Exergetic Analyses of a Double-Pass Tubular Absorber for Application in Solar Towers	5
Case Studies and Parametric Analysis of Heliostat Performance With a Tradeoff-Informed Technoeconomic Analysis Metric	5
Flow and Heat Transfer Experimental Study for 3D-Printed Solar Receiving Tubes With Helical Fins at Internal Surface	5
An Accurate Explicit Six-Parameter Solar Cell Model Based on Single-Diode and Its Parameter Extraction for Seven Photovoltaic Technologies	5
Experimental Investigation of Natural Circulating Solar Energy System Including a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector	5
A Virtual Dual-Ripple Suppression Strategy of Double Fed Wind Turbine Under Wind Shear	5
Machine Learning Versus Empirical Models to Predict Daily Global Solar Irradiation in an Average Year: Homogeneous Parallel Ensembles Prevailed	5
Modeling Sand Particulate Flows Through Angled Apertures and Surfaces in Concentrated Solar-Thermal Power Receivers	5
Analysis of Fouling on Nanocomposite Surfaces in Plate Heat Exchangers	5
Dual Actuator Control Strategy for Temperature Stability in High-Temperature Solar Receivers	4
Thermal and Optical Behavior of Novel Phosphate-Based Inorganic Mixtures Containing Fe and Na and Their Application as Solar Reflective Coating	4
Heat Transfer and Pressure Drop in a Double-Pass Solar Air Heater With Arc-Shaped Artificial Roughness	4
Optimization of Inert Gas Feeding Strategy in a Fixed-Bed Reactor for Efficient Water Splitting Via Solar-Driven Thermal Reduction of Nonstoichiometric CeO2	4

Experimental and Numerical Study of Parallel Flow Evacuated U-Tube Solar Collector With Parabolic Reflector: Impact of Particulate Matter	4
Review of Selected Heat Transfer Topics for Solar Thermal Energy Utilization and Storage	4
Experimental Study on Performance of a Solar Thermal-Driven Vapor Absorption System Integrated With Hot Thermal Energy Storage for Milk Chilling	4
Photo-Thermal Conversion Analysis of a Medium-Flux Direct Absorption Solar System Using Gold Nanoparticles With Natural Extract of Azadirachta Indica	4
Experimental Performance Analysis of Solar Air Heater With Innovative Perforated Semi-Conical Ribs	4
Performance Evaluation of Newly Developed Generalized Correlations for the Prediction of Solar Diffuse Fraction for Various Climatic Regions	4
Development of High Performance Vertical Falling Film Plastic Dehumidifier Exploiting Surface Modification Technique	4
Assessment of Conical Solar Stills Empowered by N-Replicated Partially Shaded PVT-CPC Collectors: Unveiling Exergo-Enviro-Economic Dynamics, Productivity, and Cogeneration Efficiency	4
On-Sun Testing of a High-Temperature Solar Receiver’s Flux Distribution	4
Numerical Investigations on Minimization of Convective Heat Losses From Hemispherical Cavity Receiver Using Air Curtain	4
Evaluating Glint and Glare Hazards From Fields of Parabolic Mirrors	4
Wind Load Effect Study on Large-Aperture Parabolic Trough Collector Mirror Fields	3
Effect of Nanoparticles Deposition on Cooling Performance of Photovoltaic Panels	3
Energy Assessment and Economic Study of Solar Floor Heating System in Different Climates in Morocco	3
Performance of Modified Conical Solar Still Integrated With Continuous Volume Flowrate	3
Passive Cooling Configurations for Enhancing the Photovoltaic Efficiency in Hot Climatic Conditions	3
Predicting Vertical Daylight Illuminance Data From Measured Solar Irradiance: A Machine Learning-Based Luminous Efficacy Approach	3
Optimizing the Concentration Ratio of Multi-Faceted Focusing Heliostats	3
Techno-Economic Analysis of Using Reversible Turbomachinery for Pumped Thermal Energy Storage Systems	3
Annual Energy Analysis of a Building-Integrated Semitransparent Photovoltaic Thermal Façade	3
Performance Evaluation of an Evacuated Flat-Plate Collector System for Domestic Hot Water Applications	3
Technical and Economic Performance of Four Solar Cooling and Power Co-Generated Systems Integrated With Facades in Chinese Climate Zones	3
Enhancing TEM00-Mode Solar Laser With Beam Merging and Ring-Array Concentrator	3
Performance Analysis of a Solar Cascaded Absorption Cooling System Using a Performance-Enhanced Parabolic Trough Collector	3
Design and Performance Analyses of Evacuated U-Tube Solar Collector Using Data-Driven Machine Learning Models	3
Seven-Rod Pumping Approach for the Most Efficient Production of TEM00 Mode Solar Laser Power by a Fresnel Lens	3
Using Image Analysis Techniques for Dust Detection Over Photovoltaic Panels	3
Numerical Simulation of the 3D Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer in a Forced Convection Solar Drying System Integrated With Thermal Storage Material	3
Mechanical and Economic Analysis of Conventional Aluminum Photovoltaic Module Frames, Frames With Side Holes, and Open-Source Downward-Fastened Frames for Non-Traditional Racking	3
Two-Fluid and Discrete Element Modeling of a Parallel Plate Fluidized Bed Heat Exchanger for Concentrating Solar Power	3
Center-Oriented Aiming Strategy for Heliostat With Spinning-Elevation Tracking Method	3
Associate Editor's Recognition	3
Solar Simulator Prototype With Halogen and Light-Emitting Diode Sources	3
A Waste Heat Assessment of a Manufacturing Facility With Consideration for Demand Matching Through Thermal Energy Storage	3
Dynamic Performance Characteristics of a Porous Volumetric Solar Receiver Under Transient Flux Conditions	3
Reviewer’s Recognition	3
Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential Through Clean Energy for Cement Production in India	3
Investigation of the Enhancement of Heat Transfer in a Flat Plate Solar Collector With a Corrugated Tube Under Thermosiphon Effect	3
Comparative Study of Different Tube Geometries of Evacuated Tube Solar Collector	3
Enhanced Heat Transfer Performance of Multiple Triangular Air Flow Passages in Parallel With Inclined Fins for Flat Plate Solar Air Heater	3
Performance Investigation of a Solar Air Heater Artificially Roughened With Joukowski Airfoil Ribs	3
Bulk Velocity and Mass Flowrate Estimation of Particle Plumes Through Particle Image Velocimetry Analysis of Thermogram Sequences	3
Condensation Heat Transfer Experiments of R410A and R32 in Horizontal Smooth and Enhanced Tubes	3
Exergoeconomics of a Solar-Assisted Double-Effect Absorption Cogeneration System Integrated With a Cold Thermal Energy Storage System	2
Analytical and Numerical Models of a New Hybrid System of Earth Air Tunnel Integrated Solar Air Heater With Sensible Storage	2
Fungible, Multiyear Solar Thermochemical Energy Storage Demonstrated via the Cobalt Oxide Cycle	2
Wind Load Similarity Relations for Parabolic Trough Collectors	2
View Factors Approach for Bifacial Photovoltaic Array Modeling: Bifacial Gain Sensitivity Analysis	2
Thermo-Fluid Physiognomies of a Photovoltaic Thermal Collector: A Comparative Study With Different Flow Channel Materials	2
Compilation of a Solar Mirror Materials Database and an Analysis of Natural and Accelerated Mirror Exposure and Degradation	2
Design Optimization of Solar-Collector Tilt Angle for Annual-Maximum and Seasonal-Balanced Energy Received	2
Effect of Channel Designs and Its Optimization for Enhanced Thermo-Hydraulic Performance of Solar Air Heater	2
Assessment of Particle Candidates for Falling Particle Receiver Applications Through Irradiance and Thermal Cycling	2
Performance Investigation of Supercritical CO2 Brayton Cycles in Combination With Solar Power and Waste Heat Recovery Systems	2
Theoretical and Experimental Study of Heat Transfer in a Two-Channel Flat Plate Solar Air Collector	2
Low Concentrating Photovoltaic Geometry for Retrofitting Onto European Building Stock	2
Making the Urban Sky View Factor With Numerical Models Consistent With Radiation Heat Transfer Theory	2
A Reactor Train System for Efficient Solar Thermochemical Fuel Production	2
Performance Analysis of Novel Solar Dryer With Optimal Tilt Angle	2
A Non-Intrusive Particle Temperature Extraction Methodology Using Infrared and Visible-Image Sequences for High-Temperature Particle Plumes	2
Optimal Sizing of Cylindrical Receivers for Surround Heliostat Fields Using fluxtracer	2
Concentrated Solar Power Techno-Economic Analysis in Humid Subtropical South America: The Uruguayan Case	2
Special Section: Energy Sustainability 2021 Conference	2
Optimization of Piecewise-Focusing Concentrating Solar Thermal Collectors Using the System Advisor Model, and Comparison to a Central Receiver System	2
A Scalable Compact Additively Manufactured Molten Salt to Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Heat Exchanger for Solar Thermal Application	2
Solar Photovoltaics Integrated With Hydrated Salt-Based Phase Change Material	2
Modeling and Simulation of Solar Compound Parabolic Concentrator-Integrated Low-Temperature Thermal Desalination System	2
Reviewer's Recognition	2
Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Heat Pipe Tilting on a Concentrated Photovoltaic/Heat Pipe Passive Cooling System	2
Rectangular Bismuth Oxychloride With High Mid-Wave Infrared Reflectance to Strengthen Radiative Cooling Performance	2
Transient Thermal Analysis of a Double Duct Solar Roof Chimney Coupled With a Scaled Room	2
Experimental Study of a Cooling Photovoltaic Solar Panel Using Water-Wet Jute Fabric	2
Socio-Technical Modeling to Manage Power Distribution for Microgrid Systems With Limited Production Capacity	2
Investigation of Thermal Performance of Single Basin Solar Still With Soft Drink Cans Filled With Sand as a Storage Medium	2
Performance Assessment of Seawater, Wet and Dry Cooling in a 50-MW Parabolic Trough Collectors Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Kuwait	2
Exergetic Performance Analysis of Energy Storage Unit Fitted With Wire Coil Inserts	2
Efficiency Improvement of Photovoltaic Solar Modules by Cooling Using an Underground Heat Exchanger	2
Granular Flow in Novel Octet Shape–Based Lattice Frame Material	2
Comparative Study of Different Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Configurations From Energetic and Exergetic Points of View: A Numerical Analysis	2
A Solar Air Receiver With Porous Ceramic Structures for Process Heat at Above 1000 °C—Heat Transfer Analysis	2