OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-Transactions of the Asme is 5. 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
An Improved Thermochemical Energy Storage Material Using Nanocellulose to Stabilize Calcium Chloride Salt	38
Flow Boiling Heat Transfer of Refrigerant 32 Outside a Three-Dimensional Enhanced Tube With Rhombic Stripes and Spherical Patterns	32
Influence of Photovoltaic Shading on Rooftop Heat Transfer, Building Energy Loads, and Photovoltaic Power Output	32
A Novel High Concentration Fresnel Lens as a Solar Concentrator	29
Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Pilot Plant for Cyanide Decontamination: A Novel Solar Rotary Photoreactor	22
A Novel Solar Photovoltaic Array Reconfiguration Technique Using Two-Dimensional Generalized Arnold's Cat Map	16
Optimal Design of Anti-Icing Blunt Trailing-Edge Wind Wheel for H-Type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Under Operating Conditions	16
Evaluation of Composite Structural Materials for Heliostat Cost Reduction	15
A Novel Approach for Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of Mean Wind Loads on Heliostats	14
Thermal-Hydraulic Investigation of the Delta–Nabla Channel Arrangement in a Solar Collector	14
Experimentation and Performance Analysis of Solar-Assisted Heat Pump Dryer for Intermittent Drying of Food Chips	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	13
Modeling Development of a Receiver–Reactor of Type R2Mx for Thermochemical Water Splitting	13
Investigation on Solar Drying Characteristics of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in a Reflector-Attached Solar Air Heater and Thermal Energy Storage System Using Nanomaterials	12
Thermodynamic Power Cycle for the Solar Vortex Engine	12
The Effect of Wind Direction on the Cooling Capacity of Short Dry Natural Draft Cooling Towers Operating in Close Proximity	12
Vertical Farms With Integrated Solar Photovoltaics	11
Economic and Performance Analysis of Modified Solar Distillation System Coupling Different Integrations Using Carbon Quantum Dot Nanoparticles: Generalized Thermal Model	11
Modeling, Implementing, and Evaluating of an Advanced Dual Axis Heliostat Drive System	11
Thermocline Thermal Storage for Concentrated Solar Power Applications: Characterization of Novel Nitrate Salt Mixtures	11
Design of a Combined Proportional Integral Derivative Controller to Regulate the Temperature Inside a High-Temperature Tubular Solar Reactor	11
Assessment of Bulk Oxygen Capacity and Transient Redox Behavior of Foamed Lanthanum Strontium Manganese Perovskites	11
Reviewer’s Recognition	10
Dehydration of Onion Slices for Food Processing Application Using Internet of Things-Based Smart Solar Drying System	10
Performance of Finned Absorber Plate Solar Air Heater Having Multiple Triangular Air Flow Passages in Parallel Under Transition to Turbulent Flow Condition	10

Impact of Non-Uniform Surface Temperature on the Apparent Radiative Properties of Cavity Receivers	10
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
Pathways Toward Improving the Energy Efficiency of Residential Air-Conditioning Systems in Saudi Arabia	9
Laboratory Demonstration of Grating Embedded Mirrors for Single-Shot Heliostat Optical Metrology	9
Experimental Performance of a Nonlinear Control Strategy to Regulate Temperature of a High-Temperature Solar Reactor	9
Processing Sunshine Duration Measurements for the Assessment of Solar Radiation in Climatic Regions of the Central African Republic	9
Analysis and Optimization of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector to Improve Its Optical Performance	8
Nonequilibrium Thermal Fluctuations of Flow in Thermal Systems	8
Evaluation of Heat Flux Distribution on Flat Plate Compound Parabolic Concentrator With Different Geometric Indices	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 of Gaps in Techno-Economic Analysis to Advance Heliostat Technologies for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power	8
A Combined Computer Vision and Deep Learning Approach for Rapid Drone-Based Optical Characterization of Parabolic Troughs	8
Dynamic Simulation of a Molten Salt-Steam Superheater for Load-Following Applications	8
Modeling the Solar Cells Temperature and Power Output From Photovoltaic Panels Under Dusty Conditions	8
In Memoriam: Professor Essam E. Khalil —A Tribute to An Outstanding Educator and Researcher	8
Status Quo and Gap Analysis of Heliostat Field Deployment Processes for Concentrating Solar Tower Plants	8
Heliostat Consortium: Gap Analysis on State of the Art in Wind Load Design	7
Experimental Heat Transport Investigation of a Novel Solar Parabolic Trough Collector With a Rotating Receiver Tube in Winter Conditions	7
Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Phase-Change Material and High-Density Polyethylene Functional Composites for Thermal Energy Storage	7
Evolving a Bio-Inspired Blade Shape of the Drag-based Vertical-axis Wind Rotor Derived from Orange Sea-pen (Ptilosarcus Gurneyi)	7
A Combined Computational and Mathematical Analysis of Interconnect Fatigue Potential in Photovoltaic Modules	7
Experimental Investigation and Optimizing the Parameters of a Solar Air Heater Having Broken Arc-Shaped Ribs Using Hybrid Entropy-VIKOR Technique	7
An Exploration of the Application to Buildings of an Organic Rankine Cycle Power Generation System Driven by Solar Evacuated Glass Tubes	7
Experimental and Numerical Investigation to Assess the Performance of Helical Bach Vertical Axis Wind Turbine at Low Wind Velocity Conditions	7
A Dynamic Discrete Model of Ventilated Concrete Floor Integrated With Solar Air Collector Under the Effect of Uneven Direct Solar Radiation	7
Study of Performance of the Flexible (Al-Based) N-PVT-TEC Collectors in Different Configurations	7
Effect of various photovoltaic technologies on annual overall energy and exergy, and environmental analyses of concentrator integrated single slope solar still	7
Analysis of Heat Transfer of Molten Salts Startup Flow in Cold Pipes Avoiding Freezing in Solar and Nuclear Energy Systems	7
Computational Investigation on the Influence of Expandable Blades on the Performance of a Savonius Wind Turbine	7
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	6
An Accurate Explicit Six-Parameter Solar Cell Model Based on Single-Diode and Its Parameter Extraction for Seven Photovoltaic Technologies	6
Effect of Quartz Aperture Covers on the Fluid Dynamics and Thermal Efficiency of Falling Particle Receivers	6
Flow and Heat Transfer Experimental Study for 3D-Printed Solar Receiving Tubes With Helical Fins at Internal Surface	6
Analysis of Aerodynamic Loads on Heliostats at Operation Position Using Large Eddy Simulation and the Consistent Discrete Random Flow Generation Method	6
Evaluation of the Performance of Twin Rotor Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Employing Large Eddy Simulations	6
Performance Enhancement of Single Slope Solar Still With Sensible Heat Storage System: An Experimental Investigation Under Climatic Conditions of Northeast India	6
Thermal Model of a Parabolic Trough Solar Field With a Closed-Loop Operation During Sunrise Period	5
Modeling Sand Particulate Flows Through Angled Apertures and Surfaces in Concentrated Solar-Thermal Power Receivers	5
Case Studies and Parametric Analysis of Heliostat Performance With a Tradeoff-Informed Technoeconomic Analysis Metric	5
Experimental and Numerical Study of Parallel Flow Evacuated U-Tube Solar Collector With Parabolic Reflector: Impact of Particulate Matter	5
Experimental Investigation of Natural Circulating Solar Energy System Including a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector	5
Techno-Economic Comparison of Particle and Gas-Based Central Solar Thermal Receiver Systems for the Cogeneration of Electricity and Hydrogen	5
Review of Selected Heat Transfer Topics for Solar Thermal Energy Utilization and Storage	5
Evaluating Glint and Glare Hazards From Fields of Parabolic Mirrors	5
A Virtual Dual-Ripple Suppression Strategy of Double Fed Wind Turbine Under Wind Shear	5
Analysis of Fouling on Nanocomposite Surfaces in Plate Heat Exchangers	5
Machine Learning Versus Empirical Models to Predict Daily Global Solar Irradiation in an Average Year: Homogeneous Parallel Ensembles Prevailed	5
Thermal and Optical Behavior of Novel Phosphate-Based Inorganic Mixtures Containing Fe and Na and Their Application as Solar Reflective Coating	5
Energetic and Exergetic Analyses of a Double-Pass Tubular Absorber for Application in Solar Towers	5