OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Solar Energy is 66. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Deriving the orientation of existing solar energy systems from LiDAR data at scale	208
Cyclostationary analysis for fault detection in PV inverters	142
Editorial Board	131
Editorial Board	123
Enhanced infiltration and morphology of bismuth perovskite in Carbon-stack solar cells – A synergistic effect of electric fields in modified spray technique	120
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]	116
Model for evaluating the competitive potential of solar PV system installers	110
A beam-down solar concentrator with a fixed focus — Design and performance analysis	109
Effective intrinsic charge carrier correction for interface charge transfer modeling of perovskite solar cells in dark conditions	107
Practical PV energy harvesting under real indoor lighting conditions	107
Dolomite-based binders manufactured using concentrated solar energy in a fluidised bed reactor	107
Investigation of collector flow for 1:30 scale solar chimney power plant model	106
Ferroelectric barium titanate microspheres with superior light-scattering ability for the performance enhancements of flexible polymer dye sensitized solar cells and photodetectors	105
A circular economy roadmap for solar photovoltaics	101
Optimising the photovoltaic parameters in donor–acceptor–acceptor ternary polymer solar cells using Machine Learning framework	100
In-situ fluorinated 2D/3D invert perovskite film solar cell with enhanced ambient stability	98
Low-carbon and low-cost preparation of non-sintering bauxite-based solid thermal energy storage materials	97
Experimental demonstration of high-temperature heat recovery in a solar reactor	97
Editorial Board	97
Impact of additive manufacturing materials on thermal performance of silicon reference cells	96
Shape optimization of the energy efficiency of building retrofitted facade	96
Silicon nanowires covered with on-site fabricated nanowire-shape graphene for Schottky junction solar cells	90
Ternary solar cells via ternary polymer donors and third component PC71BM to optimize morphology with 13.15% efficiency	90
Solar-Driven additive Manufacturing: Design and development of a novel sustainable fabrication process	87
Efficient image-based soiling quantification using histograms of a checkered pattern	87

Design and simulation of gradient-structured Cs2AgBiBr6 carbon-based double perovskite solar cell for boosting photovoltaic performance	84
Advanced Trombe wall façade design for improving energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions in solar limited buildings	84
An efficient bilayer graphene-conducting polymer counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells	84
Solar irradiance separation with deep learning: An interpretable multi-task and physically constrained model based on individual–interactive features	83
Progress of experimental studies on compact integrated solar collector-storage retrofits adopting phase change materials	83
Green synthesis of In2S3-supported Ni-MOF: Bifunctional photocatalyst for sustainable H2O2 production and 2,4,6-trinitrophenol photoreduction	81
Effect of heat treatment in sulfur on structural, optical and electrical properties of thermally evaporated In2S3 thin films	81
In-situ deposition preparation of n-octadecane@Silica@Polydopamine-doped polypyrrole microcapsules for photothermal conversion and thermal energy storage of full-spectrum solar radiation	81
On site renovation of degraded PV panels – Cost and environmental effective technology	81
Thermal storage performance of eutectic sugar alcohols applied to buildings and enhancement of crystallization	80
Neural-network-driven dynamic simulation of parabolic trough solar fields for improved CSP plant operation	80
Sustainable management of end of life crystalline silicon solar panels in Australia: Advancing circular economy practices	79
Enhancing efficiency: A study on all-inorganic CsSnBr3 metal halide perovskites with micro-band offset using DFT and SCAPS-1D modeling	79
Ultra-wideband solar absorber based on refractory metal titanium for high-performance photothermal conversion	78
Recovery and analysis of polymeric layers from waste solar modules by chemical route	77
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	76
A new partitioned 1D LTNE continuum model for the simulation of 3D-shaped honeycomb absorbers	76
DCMF-AFNet: An anchor-free photovoltaic hot-spot fault detection network based on deformable context transformer and bi-branch multi-level feature fusion	76
Efficiency improvement of vertical solar stills – A review	76
Methodology for predicting the self-extinction of standardized arc faults in photovoltaic systems	75
A homogeniser inspired by the crustacean’s eye with uniform irradiance distribution and high optical efficiency characteristics for concentrated photovoltaics system	75
Perovskite solar cell modules: Understanding the device degradation via damp heat testing	74
Integration of a physics-based direct normal irradiance (DNI) model to enhance the National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB)	74
Machine learning framework for the analysis and prediction of energy loss for non-fullerene organic solar cells	73
Photovoltaic generation on vertical façades in urban context from open satellite-derived solar resource data	73
Resource-efficient manufacturing enables PV supply chain diversity: An industry perspective and case study of CdTe PV manufacturing	73
Experimental and modelled performance of a building-scale solar thermal system with seasonal storage water tank	72
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]	72
Automotive cabin soak temperature control strategies for improved safety, comfort and fuel efficiency: A review	71
Hourly and daily domestic hot water consumption in social housing dwellings: An analysis in apartment buildings in Southern Brazil	71
Inner-cascaded photovoltaic-thermionic-thermoradiative conversion for concentrated solar power	70
Thermoradiative coupling graphene-based thermionic solar conversion	70
Intelligent optical management for energy-efficient windows driven by mechano-thermochromism	70
Advancing perovskite solar cells: Unveiling the superior efficiency of copper-doped Strontium Titanate as a novel ETL	69
Performance investigation of multilayer-layers solar cell based in ZnS-CZTSSe	68
Concentrating solar cookers in urban areas: Establishing usefulness through realistic intermediate temperature rating and grading	68
Durable and robust broadband radiative cooling coatings for multi-temperature scenarios	68
Optimization research on energy-saving and life-cycle decarbonization retrofitting of existing school buildings: A case study of a school in Nanjing	67
Novel extreme seeking control framework with ordered excitation and nonlinear function based PSO: Method and application	67
Maximizing solar photovoltaic energy efficiency: MPPT techniques investigation based on shading effects	67
Exploring the structural, phononic, electronic, magnetic, optical, and thermoelectric properties of Pb-free vanadium-based double perovskites using the first-principles approach for optoelectronic and	67
Radiative coatings for solar cell cooling: Materials, and applications	66
Utilising high-fidelity 3D building model for analysing the rooftop solar photovoltaic potential in urban areas	66