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2026

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
48
Citations
9472
World Ranking
4543
National Ranking
2

Viorel Badescu 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 Viorel Badescu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 368 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Viorel Badescu 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 Viorel Badescu sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Romania Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Romania Leader Award

Overview

Viorel Badescu is affiliated with the Polytechnic University of Bucharest in Romania. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Energy, with a significant focus on subfields including Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their main topics of study concentrate on Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics, Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies, Heat Transfer and Optimization, Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies, and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics.

Viorel Badescu has published in several frequent venues. These include:

  • Renewable Energy
  • Theoretical and Applied Climatology
  • Journal of Engineering Sciences and Innovation
  • Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
  • Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Their notable recent papers include:

  • "Verification of deterministic solar forecasts," 2020, published in Solar Energy
  • "Beyond 3rd generation solar cells and the full spectrum project. Recent advances and new emerging solar cells," 2021, published in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
  • "Ignition delay and its influence on the performance of a Diesel engine operating with different Diesel-biodiesel fuels," 2021, published in Energy Reports
  • "Maximum Work Rate Extractable from Energy Fluxes," 2021, published in Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics
  • "Optimal design and operation of ammonia decomposition reactors," 2020, published in International Journal of Energy Research

Their frequent coauthors include Marius Paulescu, Horaţiu Pop, Valentin Apostol, Andreea Săbăduş, and Alexandru Dumitrescu.

Best Publications

  • Overview and future challenges of nearly Zero Energy Buildings (nZEB) design in Southern Europe

    Shady Attia;Polyvios Eleftheriou;Flouris Xeni;Rodolphe Morlot

  • Exergy analysis of solar thermal collectors and processes

    Soteris A. Kalogirou;Sotiriοs Karellas;Konstantinos Braimakis;Camelia Stanciu

  • Weather Modeling and Forecasting of PV Systems Operation

    Marius Paulescu;Eugenia Paulescu;Paul Gravila;Viorel Badescu

  • Exergy analysis on solar thermal systems: A better understanding of their sustainability

    Soteris A. Kalogirou;Sotirios Karellas;Viorel Badescu;Viorel Badescu;Konstantinos Braimakis

  • Modeling Solar Radiation at the Earth Surface

    Marius Paulescu;Eugenia Paulescu;Paul Gravila;Viorel Badescu

  • A current perspective on the accuracy of incoming solar energy forecasting

    Robert Blaga;Andreea Sabadus;Nicoleta Stefu;Ciprian Dughir

  • Verification of deterministic solar forecasts

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

  • Modeling Solar Radiation at the Earth's Surface: Recent Advances

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  • Simple and accurate model for the ground heat exchanger of a passive house

    Viorel Badescu

  • Ignition delay, combustion and emission characteristics of Diesel engine fueled with rapeseed biodiesel – A literature review

    Mohanad Aldhaidhawi;Radu Chiriac;Viorel Badescu

  • 3D isotropic approximation for solar diffuse irradiance on tilted surfaces

    V. Badescu

  • Computing global and diffuse solar hourly irradiation on clear sky. Review and testing of 54 models

    Viorel Badescu;Christian A. Gueymard;Sorin Cheval;Cristian Oprea

  • Verification of some very simple clear and cloudy sky models to evaluate global solar irradiance

    Viorel Badescu

  • A new kind of cloudy sky model to compute instantaneous values of diffuse and global solar irradiance

    V. Badescu

  • The International Handbook of Space Technology

    Malcolm Macdonald;Viorel Badescu

  • Renewable energy for passive house heating: II. Model

    Viorel Badescu;Benoit Sicre

  • Renewable energy for passive house heating: Part I. Building description

    Viorel Badescu;Benoit Sicre

  • Correlations to estimate monthly mean daily solar global irradiation: application to Romania

    Viorel Badescu

  • Investigation on the mixture formation, combustion characteristics and performance of a Diesel engine fueled with Diesel, Biodiesel B20 and hydrogen addition

    Mohanad Aldhaidhawi;Radu Chiriac;Radu Chiriac;Viorel Bădescu;Viorel Bădescu;Georges Descombes

  • Economic aspects of using ground thermal energy for passive house heating

    Viorel Badescu

  • Dynamic model of a complex system including PV cells, electric battery, electrical motor and water pump

    Viorel Badescu

  • Optimal control of flow in solar collectors for maximum exergy extraction

    Viorel Badescu

Frequent Co-Authors

Michel Feidt
Michel Feidt University of Lorraine
Christian A. Gueymard
Christian A. Gueymard University of Central Florida
Adrian Bejan
Adrian Bejan Duke University
Soteris A. Kalogirou
Soteris A. Kalogirou Cyprus University of Technology
Jie Zhang
Jie Zhang The University of Texas at Dallas
Dazhi Yang
Dazhi Yang Harbin Institute of Technology
Bjarne Andresen
Bjarne Andresen University of Copenhagen
Jan Kleissl
Jan Kleissl University of California, San Diego
Richard Perez
Richard Perez University at Albany, State University of New York
John Boland
John Boland University of South Australia

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