2026 Richard Perez: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	46	5942	5702	2150	1992	152	14295

Overview

Richard Perez is affiliated with the University at Albany, State University of New York in the United States. Their research predominantly focuses on fields related to Engineering and Energy, with a particularly strong emphasis on Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence as subfields.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including:

Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
Smart Grid Energy Management
Energy Load and Power Forecasting
Energy and Environment Impacts

Richard Perez has contributed extensively to academic literature, with selected recent papers such as:

"A review of solar forecasting, its dependence on atmospheric sciences and implications for grid integration: Towards carbon neutrality" (2022), published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
"Verification of deterministic solar forecasts" (2020), published in Solar Energy
"Update 2022 - A fundamental look at supply side energy reserves for the planet" (2022), published in Solar Energy Advances
"Italian protocol for massive solar integration: From solar imbalance regulation to firm 24/365 solar generation" (2021), published in Renewable Energy
"Italian protocol for massive solar integration: Imbalance mitigation strategies" (2020), published in Renewable Energy

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

Solar Energy
Renewable Energy
SSRN Electronic Journal
Energies
2022 IEEE 49th Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC)

Richard Perez collaborates regularly with coauthors including:

Marc Pérez
Marco Pierro
Cristina Cornaro
David Moser
Dazhi Yang

Their research integrates aspects of renewable energy technologies and optimization techniques, contributing to understanding and improving solar energy forecasting, grid integration, and balancing strategies for renewable sources. This work addresses environmental impacts and supports advances toward more sustainable energy systems.

Best Publications

Modeling daylight availability and irradiance components from direct and global irradiance

Richard Perez;Pierre Ineichen;Robert Seals;Joseph Michalsky

2537
Citations
All-weather model for sky luminance distribution—Preliminary configuration and validation

Richard Perez;Robert Seals;Joseph Michalsky

1212
Citations
A new simplified version of the Perez diffuse irradiance model for tilted surfaces

R Perez;R Seals;P Ineichen;R Stewart

1121
Citations
A new operational model for satellite-derived irradiances: description and validation

Richard Perez;Pierre Ineichen;Kathy Moore;Marek Kmiecik

837
Citations
A new airmass independent formulation for the Linke turbidity coefficient

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717
Citations
Validation of short and medium term operational solar radiation forecasts in the US

Richard Perez;Sergey Kivalov;James Schlemmer;Karl Hemker

550
Citations
Dynamic global-to-direct irradiance conversion models

Pierre Ineichen;R.R Perez;R.D Seal;E.L Maxwell

425
Citations
Comparison of numerical weather prediction solar irradiance forecasts in the US, Canada and Europe

Richard Perez;Elke Lorenz;Sophie Pelland;Mark Beauharnois

406
Citations
An anisotropic hourly diffuse radiation model for sloping surfaces: Description, performance validation, site dependency evaluation

R. Perez;R. Stewart;C. Arbogast;R. Seals

402
Citations
Quantifying PV power Output Variability

Thomas E. Hoff;Richard Perez

369
Citations
Effective Accuracy of Satellite-Derived Hourly Irradiances

A. Zelenka;R. Perez;R. Seals;D. Renné

359
Citations
COMPARING SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING AND GROUND NETWORK MEASUREMENTS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SITE/TIME SPECIFIC IRRADIANCE DATA

Richard Perez;Robert Seals;Antoine Zelenka

275
Citations
Making full use of the clearness index for parameterizing hourly insolation conditions

R Perez;Pierre Ineichen;R Seals;A Zelenka

235
Citations
Modeling PV fleet output variability

Thomas E. Hoff;Richard Perez

231
Citations
Verification of deterministic solar forecasts

Dazhi Yang;Stefano Alessandrini;Javier Antonanzas;Fernando Antonanzas-Torres

213
Citations
Parameterization of site-specific short-term irradiance variability

Richard Perez;Sergey Kivalov;James Schlemmer;Karl Hemker

184
Citations
Short-term irradiance variability: Preliminary estimation of station pair correlation as a function of distance

Richard Perez;Sergey Kivalov;Jim Schlemmer;Karl Hemker

169
Citations
Forecasting solar radiation – Preliminary evaluation of an approach based upon the national forecast database

Richard Perez;Kathleen Moore;Steve Wilcox;David Renné

165
Citations
The development and verification of the Perez diffuse radiation model

R. Perez;R. Stewart;R. Seals;T. Guertin

162
Citations
Overbuilding & curtailment: The cost-effective enablers of firm PV generation

Marc Perez;Richard Perez;Karl R. Rábago;Morgan Putnam

162
Citations
Analysis of satellite derived beam and global solar radiation data

Frank Vignola;Peter Harlan;Richard Perez;Marek Kmiecik

130
Citations
A simple procedure for correcting shadowband data for all sky conditions

B.A. LeBaron;J.J. Michalsky;R. Perez

124
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul W. Stackhouse Langley Research Center

Christian A. Gueymard University of Central Florida

David Moser European Academy of Bozen

Jan Kleissl University of California, San Diego

Robert Margolis National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Lucien Wald Mines ParisTech

Dazhi Yang Harbin Institute of Technology

John Boland University of South Australia

Manuel Vázquez Spanish National Research Council

Sarah Kurtz University of California, Merced

External Links

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