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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	231
Editorial Board	152
Enhanced infiltration and morphology of bismuth perovskite in Carbon-stack solar cells – A synergistic effect of electric fields in modified spray technique	139
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]	129
Experimental demonstration of high-temperature heat recovery in a solar reactor	120
Multi-model adaptive predictive control of superheated steam temperature of DSG solar parabolic-trough collector based on heat-steam ratio and its reference trajectory	119
Investigation of collector flow for 1:30 scale solar chimney power plant model	118
Optimising the photovoltaic parameters in donor–acceptor–acceptor ternary polymer solar cells using Machine Learning framework	114
Low-carbon and low-cost preparation of non-sintering bauxite-based solid thermal energy storage materials	112
Impact of additive manufacturing materials on thermal performance of silicon reference cells	110
Editorial Board	110
Shape optimization of the energy efficiency of building retrofitted facade	107
Dolomite-based binders manufactured using concentrated solar energy in a fluidised bed reactor	104
A beam-down solar concentrator with a fixed focus — Design and performance analysis	103
Notched nanoring wideband absorber for total solar energy harvesting	103
Performance analysis of a novel small-scale integrated solar-ORC system for power and heating	101
Ultra-wideband solar absorber based on refractory metal titanium for high-performance photothermal conversion	99
Optimization research on energy-saving and life-cycle decarbonization retrofitting of existing school buildings: A case study of a school in Nanjing	99
Practical PV energy harvesting under real indoor lighting conditions	98
Concentrating solar cookers in urban areas: Establishing usefulness through realistic intermediate temperature rating and grading	96
Photovoltaic generation on vertical façades in urban context from open satellite-derived solar resource data	95
Business models for enhanced solar photovoltaic (PV) adoption: Transforming customer interaction and engagement practices	91
Efficiency improvement of vertical solar stills – A review	90
Progress of experimental studies on compact integrated solar collector-storage retrofits adopting phase change materials	89
Solar irradiance separation with deep learning: An interpretable multi-task and physically constrained model based on individual–interactive features	88

Advanced Trombe wall façade design for improving energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions in solar limited buildings	88
Green synthesis of In2S3-supported Ni-MOF: Bifunctional photocatalyst for sustainable H2O2 production and 2,4,6-trinitrophenol photoreduction	87
Integration of a physics-based direct normal irradiance (DNI) model to enhance the National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB)	86
Methodology for predicting the self-extinction of standardized arc faults in photovoltaic systems	86
A new partitioned 1D LTNE continuum model for the simulation of 3D-shaped honeycomb absorbers	86
Performance investigation of multilayer-layers solar cell based in ZnS-CZTSSe	84
Deriving the orientation of existing solar energy systems from LiDAR data at scale	84
Efficient image-based soiling quantification using histograms of a checkered pattern	84
Cyclostationary analysis for fault detection in PV inverters	84
An efficient bilayer graphene-conducting polymer counter electrode for dye sensitized solar cells	83
Multi-objective operation of solar-based microgrids incorporating artificial neural network and grey wolf optimizer in digital twin	82
Silicon nanowires covered with on-site fabricated nanowire-shape graphene for Schottky junction solar cells	82
Resource-efficient manufacturing enables PV supply chain diversity: An industry perspective and case study of CdTe PV manufacturing	81
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]	80
Thermoradiative coupling graphene-based thermionic solar conversion	79
Intelligent optical management for energy-efficient windows driven by mechano-thermochromism	79
Novel extreme seeking control framework with ordered excitation and nonlinear function based PSO: Method and application	79
A DMSO/MOE mixed solvent system for improving the morphology and efficiency of kesterite solar cell	78
Cooling with colour: Passive-Coloured Radiative Coolers for energy-efficient temperature regulation in adverse climatic conditions	77
Machine learning framework for the analysis and prediction of energy loss for non-fullerene organic solar cells	77
Effective intrinsic charge carrier correction for interface charge transfer modeling of perovskite solar cells in dark conditions	77
Perovskite solar cell modules: Understanding the device degradation via damp heat testing	76
Solar-Driven additive Manufacturing: Design and development of a novel sustainable fabrication process	76
The novel evaluation method for PV module temperature and string size risk in utility-scale solar projects	76
Sustainable management of end of life crystalline silicon solar panels in Australia: Advancing circular economy practices	75
Hourly and daily domestic hot water consumption in social housing dwellings: An analysis in apartment buildings in Southern Brazil	74
Utilising high-fidelity 3D building model for analysing the rooftop solar photovoltaic potential in urban areas	74
Synthesis of ruthenium sulfide nanoparticles decorated on reduced graphene oxide/multi-walled carbon nanotubes as a catalytic counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells exceeding 13 % efficiency	72
Radiative coatings for solar cell cooling: Materials, and applications	72
Ferroelectric barium titanate microspheres with superior light-scattering ability for the performance enhancements of flexible polymer dye sensitized solar cells and photodetectors	72
Enhancing efficiency: A study on all-inorganic CsSnBr3 metal halide perovskites with micro-band offset using DFT and SCAPS-1D modeling	71
On site renovation of degraded PV panels – Cost and environmental effective technology	71
DCMF-AFNet: An anchor-free photovoltaic hot-spot fault detection network based on deformable context transformer and bi-branch multi-level feature fusion	70
Inner-cascaded photovoltaic-thermionic-thermoradiative conversion for concentrated solar power	69
Recovery and analysis of polymeric layers from waste solar modules by chemical route	69
A novel solar panel cleaning mechanism to improve performance and harvesting rainwater	69
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	68
Effects of a solar heating system on the microclimate of an agricultural greenhouse. Application on zucchini (Cucurbita pepo)	68
Thermal storage performance of eutectic sugar alcohols applied to buildings and enhancement of crystallization	67
Exergy and economic analysis of a photovoltaic panel cooling with air bubble induced water jacket	67
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	67
Model for evaluating the competitive potential of solar PV system installers	66
Neural-network-driven dynamic simulation of parabolic trough solar fields for improved CSP plant operation	66
Advancing perovskite solar cells: Unveiling the superior efficiency of copper-doped Strontium Titanate as a novel ETL	66
Maximizing solar photovoltaic energy efficiency: MPPT techniques investigation based on shading effects	66