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D-Index
45
Citations
7078
World Ranking
5572
National Ranking
66

Simon Furbo publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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 Simon Furbo sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 328 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Simon Furbo D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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 Simon Furbo sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Simon Furbo is affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark in Denmark and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and energy, with a focus on renewable energy and sustainability. Their research spans multiple specialized subfields, including mechanical engineering, building and construction, electrical and electronic engineering, and artificial intelligence.

The main areas of study for Simon Furbo's work emphasize renewable energy systems, particularly solar thermal and photovoltaic technologies, geothermal energy applications, and energy storage materials. Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics

The scientist has published numerous articles primarily in journals related to energy storage and renewable energy systems. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • Solar Energy
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Energy and Buildings

Among recent papers authored by or associated with Simon Furbo are:

  • Large-scale solar thermal systems in leading countries: A review and comparative study of Denmark, China, Germany and Austria (2020) in Applied Energy
  • Demonstration and optimization of a solar district heating system with ground source heat pumps (2020) in Solar Energy
  • Simulation and optimization of a hybrid unglazed solar photovoltaic-thermal collector and heat pump system with two storage tanks (2020) in Energy Conversion and Management
  • A comprehensive review on pit thermal energy storage: Technical elements, numerical approaches and recent applications (2022) in Journal of Energy Storage
  • Review on sodium acetate trihydrate in flexible thermal energy storages: Properties, challenges and applications (2021) in Journal of Energy Storage

Simon Furbo has collaborated regularly with several researchers, including Jianhua Fan, Dengjia Wang, Meng Gao, Weiqiang Kong, and Ioannis Sifnaios, each having coauthored multiple publications with them.

Best Publications

  • Residential and commercial buildings

    Svend Svendsen;Simon Furbo

  • Methods to determine stratification efficiency of thermal energy storage processes – Review and theoretical comparison

    Michel Y. Haller;Cynthia Ann Cruickshank;Wolfgang Streicher;Stephen J. Harrison

  • Entrance effects in solar storage tanks

    Louise Jivan Shah;Simon Furbo

  • Large-scale solar district heating plants in Danish smart thermal grid: Developments and recent trends

    Zhiyong Tian;Shicong Zhang;Jie Deng;Jianhua Fan

  • Large-scale solar thermal systems in leading countries: A review and comparative study of Denmark, China, Germany and Austria

    Daniel Tschopp;Zhiyong Tian;Magdalena Berberich;Jianhua Fan

  • Thermo-economic optimization of a hybrid solar district heating plant with flat plate collectors and parabolic trough collectors in series

    Zhiyong Tian;Bengt Perers;Simon Furbo;Jianhua Fan

  • Flow distribution in a solar collector panel with horizontally inclined absorber strips

    Jianhua Fan;Louise Jivan Shah;Simon Furbo

  • Long term thermal energy storage with stable supercooled sodium acetate trihydrate

    Mark Dannemand;Jørgen M. Schultz;Jakob Berg Johansen;Simon Furbo

  • Solidification behavior and thermal conductivity of bulk sodium acetate trihydrate composites with thickening agents and graphite

    Mark Dannemand;Jakob Berg Johansen;Simon Furbo

  • Vertical evacuated tubular-collectors utilizing solar radiation from all directions

    L.J. Shah;S. Furbo

  • Theoretical flow investigations of an all glass evacuated tubular collector

    Louise Jivan Shah;Simon Furbo

  • Multilayer fabric stratification pipes for solar tanks

    Elsa Andersen;Simon Furbo;Jianhua Fan

  • Thermal stratification in small solar domestic storage tanks caused by draw-offs

    Ulrike Jordan;Simon Furbo

  • Thermal stratification in a hot water tank established by heat loss from the tank

    Jianhua Fan;Simon Furbo

  • Thermal stratification in vertical mantle heat-exchangers with application to solar domestic hot-water systems

    Søren Knudsen;Simon Furbo

  • Experimental investigations on prototype heat storage units utilizing stable supercooling of sodium acetate trihydrate mixtures

    Mark Dannemand;Janne Dragsted;Jianhua Fan;Jakob Berg Johansen

  • Theoretical and experimental investigations of inlet stratifiers for solar storage tanks

    Louise Jivan Shah;Elsa Andersen;Simon Furbo

  • Thermal stratification built up in hot water tank with different inlet stratifiers

    Janne Dragsted;Simon Furbo;Mark Dannemand;Federico Bava

  • Feasibility study on solar district heating in China

    Junpeng Huang;Jianhua Fan;Simon Furbo

  • Efficiencies of Flat Plate Solar Collectors at Different Flow Rates

    Ziqian Chen;Simon Furbo;Bengt Perers;Jianhua Fan

  • Design and functionality of a segmented heat-storage prototype utilizing stable supercooling of sodium acetate trihydrate in a solar heating system

    Gerald Englmair;Christoph Moser;Simon Furbo;Mark Dannemand

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhifeng Wang
Zhifeng Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Svend Svendsen
Svend Svendsen Technical University of Denmark
Luisa F. Cabeza
Luisa F. Cabeza University of Lleida
Henrik Madsen
Henrik Madsen Technical University of Denmark
Yanjun Dai
Yanjun Dai Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Bjarne W. Olesen
Bjarne W. Olesen Technical University of Denmark
Per Heiselberg
Per Heiselberg Aalborg University
Kim Pilegaard
Kim Pilegaard Technical University of Denmark
Zhe Chen
Zhe Chen Aalborg University
Jacob Østergaard
Jacob Østergaard Technical University of Denmark

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