Solar Energy Systems and Technologies
Solar Energy Systems and Technologies is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 7.1k research works in it since 1951. 16.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the design, performance, and optimization of solar chimney systems for power generation, natural ventilation, and building integration. It covers topics such as thermal and technical analyses, numerical simulations, experimental investigations, Trombe walls, geometric parameters, and energy performance.
- Solar Chimneys
- Trombe Walls
- Natural Ventilation
- Thermal Analysis
- Power Generation
- Numerical Simulation
- Experimental Investigation
- Geometric Parameters
- Energy Performance
- Building Integration
- Research works
- 7.1k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 1.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +59% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Solar Energy Systems and Technologies research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (446 and 205 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 446 works
- 2 India 205 works
- 3 United States 90 works
- 4 Iraq 83 works
- 5 Türkiye 83 works
- 6 Iran 73 works
- 7 Italy 58 works
- 8 United Kingdom 52 works
- 9 Algeria 48 works
- 10 Egypt 47 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Solar Energy Systems and Technologies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chongqing University publishes the most Solar Energy Systems and Technologies research, followed by Northern Technical University and University of Science and Technology of China.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chongqing UniversityChina 14 works
- 2 Northern Technical UniversityIraq 14 works
- 3 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 13 works
- 4 University of Technology - IraqIraq 12 works
- 5 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 10 works
- 6 Tongji UniversityChina 10 works
- 7 Southeast UniversityChina 10 works
- 8 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 10 works
- 9 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan UniversityTürkiye 8 works
- 10 North China Electric Power UniversityChina 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Solar Energy Systems and Technologies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Solar Energy Systems and Technologies include İbrahim Dinçer, R.Z. Wang and Luisa F. Cabeza.
- 1 İbrahim Dinçer Canada 5.9k citations
- 2 R.Z. Wang China 3.3k citations
- 3 Luisa F. Cabeza Spain 2.2k citations
- 4 Kamaruzzaman Sopian Malaysia 2.1k citations
- 5 M. Santamouris Greece 1.9k citations
- 6 Jay Sanjayan Australia 1.8k citations
- 7 A.G. Olabi United Arab Emirates 1.8k citations
- 8 Yulong Ding United Kingdom 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Solar Energy Systems and Technologies research done?
The largest centres of Solar Energy Systems and Technologies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Baghdad (Iraq), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Baghdad.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BaghdadIQ · 34.9 works8.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Solar Energy Systems and Technologies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Solar Energy Systems and Technologies?
Among universities, judged by research, Chongqing University, Northern Technical University and University of Science and Technology of China score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chongqing UniversityChina | 75.4 | 21.9% | 6.7× | 14 | +136.4% |
| 2 | Northern Technical UniversityIraq | 72.7 | 19.3% | 91.2× | 14 | — |
| 3 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 64.3 | 24.5% | 5.3× | 12 | +89.9% |
| 4 | University of Technology - IraqIraq | 59.8 | 7.7% | 27.2× | 12 | +124.8% |
| 5 | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan UniversityTürkiye | 57.9 | 23.6% | 27.2× | 8 | — |
| 6 | Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina | 50.3 | 11.2% | 16.1× | 10 | +126.3% |
| 7 | North China Electric Power UniversityChina | 48.0 | 27.3% | 6.2× | 8 | +70.6% |
| 8 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 47.4 | 25.0% | 3.2× | 10 | +79.8% |
| 9 | Southeast UniversityChina | 26.3 | 8.0% | 3.6× | 10 | +81.5% |
| 10 | Tongji UniversityChina | 24.7 | 12.6% | 4.0× | 10 | +14.0% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Solar Energy Systems and Technologies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 59% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Solar Energy Systems and Technologies.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.