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Umberto Desideri

Umberto Desideri

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
58
Citations
10617
World Ranking
2542
National Ranking
62

Umberto Desideri 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 Umberto Desideri sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 337 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Umberto Desideri 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 Umberto Desideri sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Umberto Desideri is affiliated with the University of Pisa in Italy and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Engineering and Energy. Their work spans several subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a variety of specialized areas within energy and engineering. These include:

  • Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming

Among recent publications, Umberto Desideri has contributed to several papers in renowned journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • Energy storage for grid-scale applications: Technology review and economic feasibility analysis, 2020, Renewable Energy
  • Multi-criteria investigation of a pumped thermal electricity storage (PTES) system with thermal integration and sensible heat storage, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Rankine Carnot Batteries with the Integration of Thermal Energy Sources: A Review, 2020, Energies
  • Hybridizing solid oxide fuel cells with internal combustion engines for power and propulsion systems: A review, 2022, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • 4E analysis of a modified multigeneration system designed for power, heating/cooling, and water desalination, 2020, Applied Energy

The publication venues where Umberto Desideri frequently publishes include:

  • Applied Energy
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energy Conversion and Management
  • Energies
  • Energy

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, with frequent partners including:

  • Lorenzo Ferrari
  • Liqiang Duan
  • Guido Francesco Frate
  • Hanfei Zhang
  • Andrea Baccioli

Umberto Desideri was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2016, reflecting recognition by a professional body within the mechanical engineering community.

Best Publications

  • Techno-economic comparison of green ammonia production processes

    Hanfei Zhang;Ligang Wang;Jan Van herle;François Maréchal

  • Performance modelling of a carbon dioxide removal system for power plants

    Umberto Desideri;Alberto Paolucci

  • Solar-powered cooling systems: Technical and economic analysis on industrial refrigeration and air-conditioning applications

    Umberto Desideri;Stefania Proietti;Paolo Sdringola

  • Comparative analysis of concentrating solar power and photovoltaic technologies: Technical and environmental evaluations

    Umberto Desideri;F. Zepparelli;Valentina Morettini;E. Garroni

  • Opportunities of power-to-gas technology in different energy systems architectures

    Anna Lewandowska-Bernat;Umberto Desideri

  • Analysis and comparison between a concentrating solar and a photovoltaic power plant

    Umberto Desideri;Pietro Elia Campana

  • A system approach in energy evaluation of different renewable energies sources integration in ammonia production plants

    D. Frattini;Giovanni Cinti;Gianni Bidini;U. Desideri

  • A novel Pumped Thermal Electricity Storage (PTES) system with thermal integration

    Guido Francesco Frate;Marco Antonelli;Umberto Desideri

  • Liquid air energy storage: Potential and challenges of hybrid power plants

    Marco Antonelli;Stefano Barsali;Umberto Desideri;Romano Giglioli

  • Life Cycle Assessment of a ground-mounted 1778 kWp photovoltaic plant and comparison with traditional energy production systems

    Umberto Desideri;Stefania Proietti;Francesco Zepparelli;Paolo Sdringola

  • Energy storage for grid-scale applications: Technology review and economic feasibility analysis

    Guido Francesco Frate;Lorenzo Ferrari;Umberto Desideri

  • Multi-criteria investigation of a pumped thermal electricity storage (PTES) system with thermal integration and sensible heat storage

    Guido Francesco Frate;Lorenzo Ferrari;Umberto Desideri

  • Analysis of energy consumption in the high schools of a province in central Italy

    Umberto Desideri;Stefania Proietti

  • Integration of Solid Oxide Electrolyzer and Fischer-Tropsch: A sustainable pathway for synthetic fuel

    Giovanni Cinti;Arianna Baldinelli;Alessandro Di Michele;Umberto Desideri

  • Study of possible optimisation criteria for geothermal power plants

    Umberto Desideri;Gianni Bidini

  • SOFC operating with ammonia: Stack test and system analysis

    Giovanni Cinti;Gabriele Discepoli;Elena Sisani;Umberto Desideri

  • Hybridizing solid oxide fuel cells with internal combustion engines for power and propulsion systems: A review

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  • Coupling Solid Oxide Electrolyser (SOE) and ammonia production plant

    Giovanni Cinti;Domenico Frattini;Elio Jannelli;Umberto Desideri

  • Techno-economic analysis of a novel solar-driven PEMEC-SOFC-based multi-generation system coupled parabolic trough photovoltaic thermal collector and thermal energy storage

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  • Analysis of suitability ranges of high temperature heat pump working fluids

    Guido Francesco Frate;Lorenzo Ferrari;Umberto Desideri

  • Life Cycle Assessment of a passive house in a seismic temperate zone

    Stefania Proietti;Paolo Sdringola;Umberto Desideri;Francesco Zepparelli

  • Carbon capture with molten carbonate fuel cells: Experimental tests and fuel cell performance assessment

    Gabriele Discepoli;Giovanni Cinti;Umberto Desideri;Daniele Penchini

  • The doping effect of Italian feed-in tariffs on the PV market

    Marco Antonelli;Umberto Desideri

  • MCFC-based CO2 capture system for small scale CHP plants

    Umberto Desideri;Stefania Proietti;Paolo Sdringola;Giovanni Cinti

  • Small scale bio-LNG plant: Comparison of different biogas upgrading techniques

    A. Baccioli;M. Antonelli;S. Frigo;U. Desideri

Frequent Co-Authors

Francesco Fantozzi
Francesco Fantozzi University of Perugia
Lorenzo Ferrari
Lorenzo Ferrari University of Pisa
Jinyue Yan
Jinyue Yan Mälardalen University
Stefano Ubertini
Stefano Ubertini Tuscia University
Pietro Bartocci
Pietro Bartocci Instituto de Carboquímica
Siaw Kiang Chou
Siaw Kiang Chou National University of Singapore
Linda Barelli
Linda Barelli University of Perugia
François Maréchal
François Maréchal École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jan Van herle
Jan Van herle École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Pietro Elia Campana
Pietro Elia Campana Mälardalen University

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