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Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME
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Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

0199-6231

Published by: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

https://asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/solarenergyengineering

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 278 22 28 9
Engineering and Technology 747 34 53 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 76
Documents by Best Scientists*: 88
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 98
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.469
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-transactions of The Asme?

The main points discussed in Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-transactions of The Asme deals with Solar energy, Heat transfer, Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Optics. While the journal focused on Solar energy, it was also able to explore topics like Thermal, Meteorology, Nuclear engineering, Thermal energy storage and Photovoltaic system. The journal investigates Meteorology research which frequently intersects with Wind power.

Concepts in Control theory, as well as related topics in Turbine, are covered in the Wind power research presented in the journal. It focuses on Thermal energy storage research which is adjacent to topics in Energy storage. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-transactions of The Asme is concerned with the study of Photovoltaic system and Electrical engineering in general.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Heat transfer, it also covered topics in Thermal conduction, Heat exchanger and Convection. The works on Optics deal in particular with Concentrator. The Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector study featured in it draws connections with the study of Solar air conditioning.

  • Solar energy (46.12%)
  • Heat transfer (16.27%)
  • Mechanics (14.71%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Advances in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Technology (636 citations)
  • Predicted Efficiency of a Low-Temperature Nanofluid-Based Direct Absorption Solar Collector (452 citations)
  • Development of a Molten-Salt Thermocline Thermal Storage System for Parabolic Trough Plants (426 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-transactions of The Asme:

The journal papers generally zeroe in on subjects such as Solar energy, Heat transfer, Thermodynamics, Wind power and Mechanics. The studies on Solar energy discussed at the published articles can also contribute to research in the domains of Nuclear engineering, Thermal, Optics and Thermal energy storage. Issues in Mechanics were discussed in the journal papers, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Meteorology and Aerospace engineering.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Thermodynamics
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Composite material

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-transactions of The Asme facilitates discussions on Photovoltaic system, Solar energy, Flywheel, Nuclear engineering and Control equipment. In addition to Photovoltaic system research, the journal aims to explore topics under Stability (learning theory), Control theory, Renewable energy and Nonlinear system. It facilitated discussions that integrated Solar energy and East west.

Some problems in Flywheel that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Marine engineering and Flywheel energy storage. The research on Marine engineering tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Wind power, Wind speed and Energy storage. It explores topics in Nuclear engineering which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Supercritical fluid, Vapor-compression refrigeration, Convection and Passive cooling.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Real-Time Experimental Performance Assessment of a Photovoltaic Thermal System Cascaded With Flat Plate and Heat Pipe Evacuated Tube Collector (2 citations)
  • A Novel High Concentration Fresnel Lens as a Solar Concentrator (1 citations)
  • Modeling and Maximum Power Tracking of a Solar-Wind Microgeneration System (0 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-transactions of The Asme (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jane H. Davidson (57 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Aldo Steinfeld (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Moncef Krarti (28 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Sanford Klein (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Reiner Buck (19 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-transactions of The Asme (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sandia National Laboratories (113 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory (105 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • German Aerospace Center (78 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Minnesota (60 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Paul Scherrer Institute (58 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2022 edition, 6.25% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 0.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 0.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.33% of all publications and 86.67% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Thermophysical Properties Experimentally Tested for NaCl-KCl-MgCl2 Eutectic Molten Salt as a Next-Generation High-Temperature Heat Transfer Fluids in Concentrated Solar Power Systems

    Xiaoxin Wang;Jesus Del Rincon;Peiwen Li;Youyang Zhao

    (2021)
    55 Citations
  • Comprehensive Review on India’s Growth in Renewable Energy Technologies in Comparison With Other Prominent Renewable Energy Based Countries

    Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan

    (2020)
    55 Citations
  • Energy, Financial, and Environmental Investigation of a Direct Steam Production Power Plant Driven by Linear Fresnel Solar Reflectors

    Mokhtar Ghodbane;Evangelos Bellos;Zafar Said;Boussad Boumeddane

    (2021)
    33 Citations
  • Thermal Model of a Solar Thermochemical Reactor for Metal Oxide Reduction

    Bo Wang;Lifeng Li;Johannes J. Pottas;Roman Bader

    (2020)
    21 Citations
  • Aerodynamic Design and Wind Tunnel Tests of Small-scale Horizontal-axis Wind Turbines for Low Tip Speed Ratio Applications

    (2022)
    19 Citations
  • Suitability Assessment and Experimental Characterization of Phase Change Materials for Energy Conservation in Indian Buildings

    Rajat Saxena;Naman Agarwal;Dibakar Rakshit;S. C. Kaushik

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • Characteristic Equation Development for Single-Slope Solar Distiller Unit Augmented With N Identical Parabolic Concentrator Integrated Evacuated Tubular Collectors

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Real-Time Experimental Performance Assessment of a Photovoltaic Thermal System Cascaded With Flat Plate and Heat Pipe Evacuated Tube Collector

    Laveet Kumar;Laveet Kumar;M. Hasanuzzaman;N. A. Rahim

    (2022)
    15 Citations
  • Revisiting Gradient Layer Heat Extraction in Solar Ponds Through a Realistic Approach

    Sunirmit Verma;Ranjan Das

    (2020)
    13 Citations

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