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Solar Heating and Cooling Programme

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Research works
5
fractional, all time
Citations
64
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
47.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
5%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Solar Heating and Cooling Programme

Not ranked overall: Solar Heating and Cooling Programme is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Solar Heating and Cooling Programme work in?

In all years, 100% of research at Solar Heating and Cooling Programme is in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Energy (43%), Engineering (30%), Computer Science (24%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 100.0% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 43.5% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 30.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 23.9% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSolar Heating andCooling Programme5fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences100%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 1 domains and 4 fields, with their numbers
    1. Energy243.5%
    2. Engineering130.4%
    3. Computer Science123.9%
    4. Materials Science02.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What are the most cited papers from Solar Heating and Cooling Programme?

The most cited paper from Solar Heating and Cooling Programme is "Rapid Grain Growth to Attain over 13% Certified Flexible CZTSSe Solar Cell" (Xu Han, Nan Wang, Rutao Meng et al., 2025), with 19 citations. Next come "Lessons learned from Atlanta (Towns) solar experiment" (8) and "Low-Humidity Sorption Thermal Storage Enhancement via Activated Carbon Oxidative Modification: from Light Experiments to Multiscale Simulations and Theoretical Predictions" (0).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rapid Grain Growth to Attain over 13% Certified Flexible CZTSSe Solar Cell Xu Han, Nan Wang, Rutao Meng et al. · ACS Energy Letters Sep 2025 19
2 Lessons learned from Atlanta (Towns) solar experiment Alvin S. Weinstein, R. T. Duncan, W. C. Sherbin · Solar Energy 1977 8
3 Low-Humidity Sorption Thermal Storage Enhancement via Activated Carbon Oxidative Modification: from Light Experiments to Multiscale Simulations and Theoretical Predictions Zhongfan Mo, Ming Li, Qiongfen Yu et al. · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 13 Oct 2025 0
All 3 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Solar Heating and Cooling Programme publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films, Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties, Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods and Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials.

Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 0 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 0 fractional worksSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials: 0 fractional worksPhase Change Materials Research: 0 fractional worksAdsorption and Cooling Systems: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical Engineering

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 0 works
  3. 3 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  4. 4 Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Phase Change Materials Research Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Adsorption and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available5.4%not open94.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Solar Heating and Cooling Programme's research output changed?

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