A. Khellaf

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

A. Khellaf is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Khellaf has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 20 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 17 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in A. Khellaf's work include Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (18 papers), Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (17 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (15 papers). A. Khellaf is often cited by papers focused on Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (18 papers), Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (17 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (15 papers). A. Khellaf collaborates with scholars based in Algeria, United States and France. A. Khellaf's co-authors include Kamal Mohammedi, Omar Behar, Farouk Chellali, Omar Behar, Adel Belouchrani, Larbi Loukarfi, Kacem Gairaa, Youcef Messlem, Mohamed Becherif and Mahieddine Emziane and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

A. Khellaf

67 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A review of studies on central receiver solar thermal power plants
    2013 539 citations Omar Behar, A. Khellaf et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Khellaf Algeria 24 1.3k 765 701 529 456 67 2.4k
Kamal Mohammedi Algeria 13 983 0.7× 533 0.7× 412 0.6× 333 0.6× 324 0.7× 37 1.7k
Bale V. Reddy Canada 29 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.9× 527 0.8× 208 0.4× 329 0.7× 113 3.2k
Ahmed Mezrhab Morocco 29 675 0.5× 557 0.7× 478 0.7× 504 1.0× 242 0.5× 152 2.8k
Jianhua Fan Denmark 36 2.3k 1.7× 1.9k 2.5× 932 1.3× 299 0.6× 242 0.5× 204 3.8k
Shireesh B. Kedare India 27 1.2k 0.9× 644 0.8× 406 0.6× 430 0.8× 167 0.4× 66 2.6k
Mahmood Yaghoubi Iran 34 1.5k 1.1× 2.2k 2.9× 466 0.7× 390 0.7× 208 0.5× 161 4.1k
Oğuz Arslan Türkiye 30 775 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 411 0.6× 135 0.3× 195 0.4× 66 2.2k
Manuel Collares-Pereira Portugal 32 2.8k 2.1× 404 0.5× 1.1k 1.6× 1.8k 3.3× 150 0.3× 118 3.8k
Ssennoga Twaha United Kingdom 19 619 0.5× 371 0.5× 823 1.2× 311 0.6× 536 1.2× 26 2.2k
Mohammad Ameri Iran 30 1000 0.8× 1.8k 2.3× 649 0.9× 174 0.3× 244 0.5× 117 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by A. Khellaf

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. Khellaf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Khellaf

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Boudries, R. & A. Khellaf. (2023). Nuclear-solar photovoltaic powered electrolytic hydrogen production at high temperature. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 54. 751–767. 13 indexed citations
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Benkaciali, Saïd, Mourad Haddadi, A. Khellaf, Kacem Gairaa, & Mawloud Guermoui. (2023). Evaluation of the global solar irradiation from the artificial neural network technique. Journal of Renewable Energies. 19(4). 617–631. 6 indexed citations
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Khellaf, A., et al.. (2021). Hydrogen Production by Dark Fermentation. 1–4. 17 indexed citations
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Tebibel, Hammou, et al.. (2016). Hydrogen production by methanol aqueous electrolysis using photovoltaic energy: Algerian potential. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 42(13). 8661–8669. 43 indexed citations
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Khellaf, A., et al.. (2014). An overview of the hybrid sulfur cycle process for solar hydrogen production. 1–6. 2 indexed citations
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Khellaf, A., et al.. (2014). Thermal performance prediction and sensitivity analysis for future deployment of molten salt cavity receiver solar power plants in Algeria. Energy Conversion and Management. 89. 655–664. 50 indexed citations
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Khellaf, A., et al.. (2013). Estimation of the temperature, heat gain and heat loss by solar parabolic trough collector under Algerian climate using different thermal oils. Energy Conversion and Management. 75. 191–201. 106 indexed citations
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Khellaf, A., et al.. (2013). Solar tower plant implementation in Northern Algeria: Technico economic assessment. 1–6. 2 indexed citations
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Behar, Omar, A. Khellaf, & Kamal Mohammedi. (2013). A review of studies on central receiver solar thermal power plants. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 23. 12–39. 539 indexed citations breakdown →
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Behar, Omar, A. Khellaf, & Kamal Mohammedi. (2012). New model for estimating solar energy resources. 1 indexed citations
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Chellali, Farouk, A. Khellaf, & Adel Belouchrani. (2012). Identification and analysis of wind speed patterns extracted from multi-sensors measurements. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 27(1). 1–9. 12 indexed citations
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Khellaf, A., et al.. (2012). Simulation Of The Temperature And Heat Gain By Solar Parabolic Trough Collector In Algeria. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 6(7). 746–752. 8 indexed citations
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Chellali, Farouk, A. Khellaf, Adel Belouchrani, & Abdelmadjid Recioui. (2010). A contribution in the actualization of wind map of Algeria. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 15(2). 993–1002. 74 indexed citations
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Khellaf, A., et al.. (2007). Etude des ressources géothermiques du sud algérien. Journal of Renewable Energies. 10(3). 3 indexed citations
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Khellaf, A., et al.. (2006). Etude des ressources géothermique du Sud de l’Algérie. Journal of Renewable Energies. 9(4). 297–306. 2 indexed citations
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Khellaf, A., et al.. (2002). Quenching Studies of Lattice Vacancies in High-Purity Aluminium. MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS. 43(2). 186–198. 27 indexed citations
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Bouroubi, Yacine, et al.. (1999). Analyse Critique du Modèle de l’Atlas Solaire de l’Algérie. Journal of Renewable Energies. 2(2). 69–85. 16 indexed citations
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Khellaf, A., R.M. Emrick, & J. J. Vuillemin. (1988). Slow quenches of high-quality single crystals of platinum and palladium. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 37(12). 6717–6722. 2 indexed citations

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