Albert Castell

10.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
84 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Albert Castell is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Building and Construction and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Albert Castell has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 45 papers in Building and Construction and 33 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Albert Castell's work include Phase Change Materials Research (46 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (41 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (30 papers). Albert Castell is often cited by papers focused on Phase Change Materials Research (46 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (41 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (30 papers). Albert Castell collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Chile and France. Albert Castell's co-authors include Luisa F. Cabeza, Álvaro de Gracia, Gabriel Pérez, A. Inés Fernández, Camila Barreneche, Marc Medrano, Lídia Rincón, Cristian Solé, Eduard Oró and Mohammed Farid and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

Albert Castell

82 papers receiving 7.9k citations

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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.

Materials used as PCM in thermal energy storage in buildings: A review

2011 1.5k citations Luisa F. Cabeza, Albert Castell et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle energy analysis (LCEA) of buildings and the building sector: A review

2013 1.0k citations Luisa F. Cabeza, Lídia Rincón et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →
Review on phase change materials (PCMs) for cold thermal energy storage applications

2012 930 citations Eduard Oró, Álvaro de Gracia et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Albert Castell Spain	41	5.5k	3.3k	3.1k	1.8k	597	84	8.2k
Álvaro de Gracia Spain	46	6.4k 1.2×	3.5k 1.0×	3.4k 1.1×	1.5k 0.8×	311 0.5×	112	8.8k
Camila Barreneche Spain	48	6.0k 1.1×	1.8k 0.5×	3.4k 1.1×	765 0.4×	505 0.8×	155	8.3k
Erdem Cüce Türkiye	46	1.9k 0.3×	2.5k 0.7×	2.8k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	569 1.0×	212	7.3k
Carey J. Simonson Canada	49	3.8k 0.7×	2.4k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	770 0.4×	207 0.3×	196	5.7k
Yupeng Wu United Kingdom	40	1.4k 0.3×	2.3k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	708 1.2×	158	5.2k
Ingrid Martorell Spain	27	4.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.3×	2.6k 0.8×	548 0.3×	202 0.3×	48	5.7k
Xiaosong Zhang China	49	6.1k 1.1×	2.2k 0.7×	3.0k 1.0×	482 0.3×	290 0.5×	255	7.6k
Marc Medrano Spain	25	4.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	2.7k 0.9×	492 0.3×	302 0.5×	62	5.6k
Neil Hewitt United Kingdom	44	4.0k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	2.7k 0.9×	726 0.4×	243 0.4×	200	7.2k
Pınar Mert Cuce Türkiye	34	1.5k 0.3×	1.5k 0.5×	1.7k 0.6×	754 0.4×	347 0.6×	104	4.3k

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Castell, Albert, et al.. (2025). Exploring the suitability of radiative cooling: Comparing daytime cooling production with cooling demand in buildings − A European perspective. Energy and Buildings. 347. 116214–116214. 1 indexed citations

Martorell, Ingrid, et al.. (2025). Experimental Investigation of Parameters Influencing Test Box and Material Behavior in Daytime Radiative Cooling Measurements. Heat Transfer. 55(1). 18–30.

Solé, Cristian, et al.. (2024). NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF A TEST BOX FOR RADIATIVE COOLING MATERIALS. 1 indexed citations

Medrano, Marc, et al.. (2024). Research progress, trends, roadmap, and new perspectives on radiative cooling towards practical applications. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 71. 103987–103987. 2 indexed citations

Castell, Albert, Marc Medrano, & Francesco Goia. (2018). Modelling Envelope Components Integrating Phase Change Materials (PCMs) with Whole- Building Energy Simulation Tools: a State of the Art. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5 indexed citations

Castell, Albert, et al.. (2018). Energy Savings Potential of a Novel Radiative Cooling and Solar Thermal Collection Concept in Buildings for Various World Climates. Energy Technology. 6(11). 2200–2209. 25 indexed citations

Navarro, Lídia, Álvaro de Gracia, Albert Castell, & Luisa F. Cabeza. (2016). Experimental study of an active slab with PCM coupled to a solar air collector for heating purposes. Energy and Buildings. 128. 12–21. 66 indexed citations

Navarro, Lídia, Álvaro de Gracia, Albert Castell, et al.. (2015). Thermal energy storage in building integrated thermal systems: A review. Part 2. Integration as passive system. Renewable Energy. 85. 1334–1356. 224 indexed citations

Coma, Julià, Gabriel Pérez, Cristian Solé, Albert Castell, & Luisa F. Cabeza. (2015). Thermal assessment of extensive green roofs as passive tool for energy savings in buildings. Renewable Energy. 85. 1106–1115. 160 indexed citations

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Zsembinszki, Gabriel, Pere Moreno, Cristian Solé, Albert Castell, & Luisa F. Cabeza. (2014). Numerical model evaluation of a PCM cold storage tank and uncertainty analysis of the parameters. Applied Thermal Engineering. 67(1-2). 16–23. 22 indexed citations

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Moreno, Pere, Cristian Solé, Albert Castell, & Luisa F. Cabeza. (2014). The use of phase change materials in domestic heat pump and air-conditioning systems for short term storage: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 39. 1–13. 153 indexed citations

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Gracia, Álvaro de, Lídia Navarro, Albert Castell, & Luisa F. Cabeza. (2013). Numerical study on the thermal performance of a ventilated facade with PCM. Applied Thermal Engineering. 61(2). 372–380. 62 indexed citations

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Gracia, Álvaro de, Albert Castell, Lídia Navarro, Eduard Oró, & Luisa F. Cabeza. (2013). Numerical modelling of ventilated facades: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 22. 539–549. 104 indexed citations

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Gracia, Álvaro de, Lídia Navarro, Albert Castell, et al.. (2012). Solar Absorption in a Ventilated Facade with PCM. Experimental Results. Energy Procedia. 30. 986–994. 22 indexed citations

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Gracia, Álvaro de, Lídia Navarro, Albert Castell, et al.. (2012). Experimental study of a ventilated facade with PCM during winter period. Energy and Buildings. 58. 324–332. 157 indexed citations

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Gracia, Álvaro de, Damien David, Albert Castell, Luisa F. Cabeza, & Joseph Virgone. (2012). A correlation of the convective heat transfer coefficient between an air flow and a phase change material plate. Applied Thermal Engineering. 51(1-2). 1245–1254. 15 indexed citations

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Cabeza, Luisa F., Albert Castell, Camila Barreneche, Álvaro de Gracia, & A. Inés Fernández. (2011). Materials used as PCM in thermal energy storage in buildings: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 15(3). 1675–1695. 1460 indexed citations breakdown →

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Castell, Albert, et al.. (2010). Economic Viability of a Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Working With Biogas. Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology. 7(5). 7 indexed citations

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Gracia, Álvaro de, Lídia Rincón, Albert Castell, et al.. (2010). Life Cycle Assessment of the inclusion of phase change materials (PCM) in experimental buildings. Energy and Buildings. 42(9). 1517–1523. 132 indexed citations

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Cabeza, Luisa F., Marc Medrano, Cecilia Castellón, et al.. (2007). Thermal energy storage with phase change materials in building envelopes. 3(4). 501–510. 15 indexed citations

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