The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert Pitz-Paal sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 351 publications — 84th percentile
84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert Pitz-Paal sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 48 D-Index — 55th percentile
55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.
Robert Pitz-Paal is affiliated with the German Aerospace Center in Germany, contributing extensively to research in the fields of energy, engineering, and computer science. Their work spans several interconnected subfields, including renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, artificial intelligence, electrical and electronic engineering, environmental engineering, and aerospace engineering.
Their research primarily focuses on solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, with significant contributions to solar radiation and photovoltaics, photovoltaic system optimization techniques, photovoltaic systems and sustainability, solar cell performance optimization, energy load and power forecasting, and solar energy systems and technologies.
Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Robert Pitz-Paal include Daniel Maldonado Quinto, Max Pargmann, Stefan Wilbert, Bijan Nouri, and Tobias Hirsch.
Publications by Robert Pitz-Paal are distributed across multiple venues, with the most frequent being:
Recent papers authored or coauthored by Robert Pitz-Paal cover topics related to solar energy technologies and system optimization. These include:
Horst Michels;Robert Pitz-Paal
Thomas Fend;Bernhard Hoffschmidt;Robert Pitz-Paal;Oliver Reutter
Jürgen Dersch;Michael Geyer;Ulf Herrmann;Scott A. Jones
Philippe Blanc;Bella Espinar;Norbert Geuder;Christian Gueymard
Thomas Fend;Robert Pitz-Paal;Oliver Reutter;Jörg Bauer
Mark Schmitz;Peter Schwarzbözl;Reiner Buck;Robert Pitz-Paal
Peter Schwarzbözl;Robert Pitz-Paal;Mark Schmitz
Boris Belhomme;Robert Pitz-Paal;Peter Schwarzbözl;Steffen Ulmer
Robert Pitz-Paal;Nicolas Bayer Botero;Aldo Steinfeld;Aldo Steinfeld
R. Pitz-Paal;B. Hoffschmidt;M. Böhmer;M. Becker
Martin Roeb;Martina Neises;Nathalie Monnerie;Friedemann Call
Brendan Bulfin;Friedemann Call;Matthias Lange;O. Lübben
Manfred Becker;Thomas Fend;Bernhard Hoffschmidt;Robert Pitz-Paal
Johan Lilliestam;Robert Pitz-Paal
Robert Pitz-Paal;Jürgen Dersch;Barbara Milow;Félix Téllez
Friedemann Call;Martin Roeb;Martin Schmücker;Christian Sattler
Scott A. Jones;Robert Pitz-Paal;Peter Schwarzboezl;Nathan Blair
Csaba Singer;Reiner Buck;Robert Pitz-Paal;Hans Müller-Steinhagen
Michael Wittmann;Markus Eck;Robert Pitz-Paal;Hans Müller-Steinhagen
Wei Wu;David Trebing;Lars Amsbeck;Reiner Buck
Friedemann Call;Martin Roeb;Martin Schmücker;Hélène Bru
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