OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-Transactions of the Asme is 6. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Optimal Design of Anti-Icing Blunt Trailing-Edge Wind Wheel for H-Type Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Under Operating Conditions	54
Convective Heat Transfer and Particle Dynamics in Lattice Frame Configuration: Effect of Lattice Porosity and Particle Size	50
Evaluation of Composite Structural Materials for Heliostat Cost Reduction	44
Flow Boiling Heat Transfer of Refrigerant 32 Outside a Three-Dimensional Enhanced Tube With Rhombic Stripes and Spherical Patterns	29
The Effect of Wind Direction on the Cooling Capacity of Short Dry Natural Draft Cooling Towers Operating in Close Proximity	26
Thermocline Thermal Storage for Concentrated Solar Power Applications: Characterization of Novel Nitrate Salt Mixtures	24
Investigation on Solar Drying Characteristics of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in a Reflector-Attached Solar Air Heater and Thermal Energy Storage System Using Nanomaterials	17
Modeling Development of a Receiver–Reactor of Type R2Mx for Thermochemical Water Splitting	16
Thermodynamic Power Cycle for the Solar Vortex Engine	16
Design of a Combined Proportional Integral Derivative Controller to Regulate the Temperature Inside a High-Temperature Tubular Solar Reactor	15
Sensitivity Analysis of Microencapsulated Phase Change Material Slurry With Arbitrary Particle Shapes	15
Thermal-Hydraulic Investigation of the Delta–Nabla Channel Arrangement in a Solar Collector	15
Assessment of Bulk Oxygen Capacity and Transient Redox Behavior of Foamed Lanthanum Strontium Manganese Perovskites	14
Dehydration of Onion Slices for Food Processing Application Using Internet of Things-Based Smart Solar Drying System	14
Performance of Finned Absorber Plate Solar Air Heater Having Multiple Triangular Air Flow Passages in Parallel Under Transition to Turbulent Flow Condition	14
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	13
Economic and Performance Analysis of Modified Solar Distillation System Coupling Different Integrations Using Carbon Quantum Dot Nanoparticles: Generalized Thermal Model	13
Solar-Powered Waste Compactor for Sustainable Environmental Application	13
Impact of Non-Uniform Surface Temperature on the Apparent Radiative Properties of Cavity Receivers	12
Performance of a Rainwater Harvester and Double Slope Desalinator With Booster Mirror and Cooling Fan	12
Pathways Toward Improving the Energy Efficiency of Residential Air-Conditioning Systems in Saudi Arabia	11
The Effect of Electrical Load on Photovoltaic Module Surface Temperature: An Experimental Investigation	11
Experimental Performance of a Nonlinear Control Strategy to Regulate Temperature of a High-Temperature Solar Reactor	11
Analysis of Gaps in Techno-Economic Analysis to Advance Heliostat Technologies for Concentrating Solar-Thermal Power	11
Analysis and Optimization of Parabolic Trough Solar Collector to Improve Its Optical Performance	11

Sustainable Agrivoltaics Across Diverse Climates: A Generalizable Framework for Energy-Agriculture Coproduction	11
Modeling the Solar Cells Temperature and Power Output From Photovoltaic Panels Under Dusty Conditions	11
Laboratory Demonstration of Grating Embedded Mirrors for Single-Shot Heliostat Optical Metrology	11
A Combined Computer Vision and Deep Learning Approach for Rapid Drone-Based Optical Characterization of Parabolic Troughs	11
Evaluation of Heat Flux Distribution on Flat Plate Compound Parabolic Concentrator With Different Geometric Indices	10
In Memoriam: Professor Essam E. Khalil —A Tribute to An Outstanding Educator and Researcher	10
Status Quo and Gap Analysis of Heliostat Field Deployment Processes for Concentrating Solar Tower Plants	9
Dynamic Simulation of a Molten Salt-Steam Superheater for Load-Following Applications	9
Study of Performance of the Flexible (Al-Based) N-PVT-TEC Collectors in Different Configurations	9
Reducing Sand Deposition on Solar Power Plants Using Windbreaks: A Numerical Study	9
Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Phase-Change Material and High-Density Polyethylene Functional Composites for Thermal Energy Storage	8
A Dynamic Discrete Model of Ventilated Concrete Floor Integrated With Solar Air Collector Under the Effect of Uneven Direct Solar Radiation	8
Heliostat Consortium: Gap Analysis on State of the Art in Wind Load Design	8
Characteristic Equation Development for Conical Active Solar Still With/Without Photovoltaic Thermal for Sustainable Solution to Clean Water Scarcity: A Comparative Study	8
Experimental Investigation and Optimizing the Parameters of a Solar Air Heater Having Broken Arc-Shaped Ribs Using Hybrid Entropy-VIKOR Technique	8
Experimental Heat Transport Investigation of a Novel Solar Parabolic Trough Collector With a Rotating Receiver Tube in Winter Conditions	8
A Combined Computational and Mathematical Analysis of Interconnect Fatigue Potential in Photovoltaic Modules	8
Analysis of Heat Transfer of Molten Salts Startup Flow in Cold Pipes Avoiding Freezing in Solar and Nuclear Energy Systems	8
Effect of Various Photovoltaic Technologies on Annual Overall Energy and Exergy, and Environmental Analyses of Concentrator Integrated Single Slope Solar Still	8
Performance Enhancement of Single Slope Solar Still With Sensible Heat Storage System: An Experimental Investigation Under Climatic Conditions of Northeast India	7
An Accurate Explicit Six-Parameter Solar Cell Model Based on Single-Diode and Its Parameter Extraction for Seven Photovoltaic Technologies	7
Flow and Heat Transfer Experimental Study for 3D-Printed Solar Receiving Tubes With Helical Fins at Internal Surface	7
Case Studies and Parametric Analysis of Heliostat Performance With a Tradeoff-Informed Technoeconomic Analysis Metric	7
Multiobjective-Optimization of Photovoltaic/Thermal-Coupled Earth-to-Air Heat Exchanger Systems for Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort in Residential Buildings	7
Performance Enhancement of Photovoltaic System Through Passive Cooling Techniques: An Experimental Approach	7
Evaluation of the Performance of Twin Rotor Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Employing Large Eddy Simulations	7
An Analytical Approach for Transient Thermal Behavior of a Packed-Bed Molten Salt Thermocline Thermal Storage With Heat Losses	7
A Virtual Dual-Ripple Suppression Strategy of Double Fed Wind Turbine Under Wind Shear	7
Solar/Wind Energies Potential of Sustainable Zero Energy Buildings in the Mediterranean Region: Techno-Enviro-Economic Maps and Assessment	7
Analysis of Aerodynamic Loads on Heliostats at Operation Position Using Large Eddy Simulation and the Consistent Discrete Random Flow Generation Method	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	7
Machine Learning Versus Empirical Models to Predict Daily Global Solar Irradiation in an Average Year: Homogeneous Parallel Ensembles Prevailed	7
Energetic and Exergetic Analyses of a Double-Pass Tubular Absorber for Application in Solar Towers	7
Experimental Investigation of Natural Circulating Solar Energy System Including a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector	7
Evolving a Bio-Inspired Blade Shape of the Drag-based Vertical-axis Wind Rotor Derived from Orange Sea-pen (Ptilosarcus Gurneyi)	7
Coupled Thermal-Fluid and Structural Analysis of a Parabolic Trough Collector With Gas as a Heat Transfer Fluid	6
A Scalable Optimization Framework for High-Efficiency Central Receivers Using Additively Manufactured Micro-Pin Unit Cells	6
Associate Editor’s Recognition	6
Review of Selected Heat Transfer Topics for Solar Thermal Energy Utilization and Storage	6
Evaluating Glint and Glare Hazards From Fields of Parabolic Mirrors	6
A Robust Hybrid Method for Performance Analysis of Solar Tracking System	6
Techno-Economic Comparison of Particle and Gas-Based Central Solar Thermal Receiver Systems for the Cogeneration of Electricity and Hydrogen	6
Design and Principles of a Novel Linear Solar Concentrator With Asymmetric Parabolic Reflector and Independently Movable Receiver: Sensitivity Analysis of Optical Efficiency to Deviations	6
Experimental Evaluation of Exergetic and Sustainability Performances in Solar Air Heaters Using Transverse Wire Rib Roughness With Various Gaps	6