OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Progress in Photovoltaics is 29. 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
Solar cell efficiency tables (version 57)	883
Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 60)	473
Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 58)	389
Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 61)	310
Solar cell efficiency tables (version 62)	304
Solar cell efficiency tables (version 59)	257
Solar cell efficiency tables (Version 63)	163
Light trapping in thin silicon solar cells: A review on fundamentals and technologies	83
The race for the best silicon bottom cell: Efficiency and cost evaluation of perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells	70
Progress in the understanding of light‐ and elevated temperature‐induced degradation in silicon solar cells: A review	56
Two‐terminal III–V//Si triple‐junction solar cell with power conversion efficiency of 35.9 % at AM1.5g	56
Innovative floating bifacial photovoltaic solutions for inland water areas	51
Updated sustainability status of crystalline silicon‐based photovoltaic systems: Life‐cycle energy and environmental impact reduction trends	50
Carrier‐selective contacts using metal compounds for crystalline silicon solar cells	50
Computer vision tool for detection, mapping, and fault classification of photovoltaics modules in aerial IR videos	45
Upscaling of perovskite solar modules: The synergy of fully evaporated layer fabrication and all‐laser‐scribed interconnections	45
Silicon‐based passivating contacts: The TOPCon route	43
How band tail recombination influences the open‐circuit voltage of solar cells	41
UV‐induced degradation of high‐efficiency silicon PV modules with different cell architectures	37
Review of technology specific degradation in crystalline silicon, cadmium telluride, copper indium gallium selenide, dye sensitised, organic and perovskite solar cells in photovoltaic modules: Underst	37
Deep learning‐based automatic detection of multitype defects in photovoltaic modules and application in real production line	36
Life cycle energy demand and carbon emissions of scalable single‐junction and tandem perovskite PV	35
Printing technologies for silicon solar cell metallization: A comprehensive review	33
Fault detection and diagnosis in photovoltaic panels by radiometric sensors embedded in unmanned aerial vehicles	33
Achieving 23.83% conversion efficiency in silicon heterojunction solar cell with ultra‐thin MoO_x hole collector layer via tailoring (i)a‐Si:H/MoO_x interface	32

Effect of TiO₂ layer thickness of TiO₂/NiO transparent photovoltaics	31
Progress of plated metallization for industrial bifacial TOPCon silicon solar cells	31
International collaboration framework for the calculation of performance loss rates: Data quality, benchmarks, and trends (towards a uniform methodology)	30
Progress, challenges, and perspectives on polymer substrates for emerging flexible solar cells: A holistic panoramic review	30
Heat loss coefficients computed for floating PV modules	29