Brian D. James

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Brian D. James is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian D. James has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 12 papers in Energy Engineering and Power Technology and 7 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Brian D. James's work include Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (12 papers), Fuel Cells and Related Materials (11 papers) and Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure (6 papers). Brian D. James is often cited by papers focused on Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (12 papers), Fuel Cells and Related Materials (11 papers) and Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure (6 papers). Brian D. James collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ireland. Brian D. James's co-authors include Cassidy Houchins, Shane Ardo, George N. Baum, Jesse D. Benck, Thomas F. Jaramillo, Zhebo Chen, Arnold J. Forman, Blaise A. Pinaud, Linsey C. Seitz and Eric L. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Energy & Environmental Science, Journal of Power Sources and International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

In The Last Decade

Brian D. James

30 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Technical and economic feasibility of centralized facilities for solar hydrogen production via photocatalysis and photoelectrochemistry
    2013 1.2k citations Brian D. James, George N. Baum et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian D. James United States 15 1.4k 1.1k 1.0k 331 256 32 2.4k
Alireza Haghighat Mamaghani Canada 23 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 978 1.0× 350 1.1× 118 0.5× 32 2.6k
Daniel Scamman United Kingdom 6 1.5k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 1.7k 1.7× 741 2.2× 110 0.4× 7 3.1k
Anthony Velazquez Abad United Kingdom 5 1.5k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.7× 820 2.5× 112 0.4× 6 3.3k
Cheng Cheng China 26 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 397 1.2× 85 0.3× 59 2.4k
Jianxin Ma China 30 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 1.4k 1.4× 222 0.7× 52 0.2× 91 2.8k
L. Cindrella India 27 1.3k 0.9× 882 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 194 0.6× 58 0.2× 61 2.5k
Na Li China 32 1.5k 1.1× 740 0.6× 1.6k 1.6× 223 0.7× 108 0.4× 128 3.3k
Joey D. Ocon Philippines 31 1.9k 1.3× 942 0.8× 1.8k 1.8× 365 1.1× 54 0.2× 141 3.6k
Yılser Devrim Türkiye 36 1.4k 1.0× 792 0.7× 2.5k 2.5× 523 1.6× 78 0.3× 76 3.3k
Elena Carcadea Romania 20 811 0.6× 625 0.5× 1.2k 1.2× 305 0.9× 39 0.2× 58 2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian D. James

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Esposito, Daniel V., et al.. (2025). Levelized cost and carbon intensity of solar hydrogen production via water splitting using a scalable and intrinsically safe photocatalytic Z-scheme raceway system. Energy & Environmental Science. 18(13). 6690–6700. 6 indexed citations
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Prosser, Jacob H., et al.. (2025). Cost analysis of alternative large-scale high-temperature solid oxide electrolysis hydrogen production facilities. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 106. 1385–1402. 5 indexed citations
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Prosser, Jacob H., et al.. (2024). Life-cycle analysis of hydrogen production from water electrolyzers. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 81. 1467–1478. 30 indexed citations
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Prosser, Jacob H., et al.. (2023). Cost analysis of hydrogen production by high-temperature solid oxide electrolysis. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 49. 207–227. 49 indexed citations
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James, Brian D., et al.. (2021). Cost of long-distance energy transmission by different carriers. iScience. 24(12). 103495–103495. 76 indexed citations
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Ahluwalia, Rajesh, Junhui Peng, Hee Seok Roh, et al.. (2018). Supercritical cryo-compressed hydrogen storage for fuel cell electric buses. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 43(22). 10215–10231. 92 indexed citations
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Huya-Kouadio, Jennie, Brian D. James, & Cassidy Houchins. (2018). Meeting Cost and Manufacturing Expectations for Automotive Fuel Cell Bipolar Plates. ECS Transactions. 83(1). 93–109. 22 indexed citations
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Thompson, Simon T., Brian D. James, Jennie Huya-Kouadio, et al.. (2018). Direct hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle cost analysis: System and high-volume manufacturing description, validation, and outlook. Journal of Power Sources. 399. 304–313. 275 indexed citations
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James, Brian D., et al.. (2013). Hydrogen Storage Cost Analysis. 17 indexed citations
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James, Brian D. & Paul T. Delaney. (2012). Phase Change Materials: Are They Part of Our Energy Efficient Future?. 5 indexed citations
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Ahluwalia, Rajesh, et al.. (2011). Performance and cost of automotive fuel cell systems with ultra-low platinum loadings. Journal of Power Sources. 196(10). 4619–4630. 60 indexed citations
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James, Brian D., et al.. (2003). DFMA Cost Estimates of Fuel-Cell/Reformer Systems at Low/Medium/High Production Rates. 3 indexed citations
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James, Brian D., et al.. (2002). Cost and Performance Comparison Of Stationary Hydrogen Fueling Appliances. 52 indexed citations
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Thomas, Chris, et al.. (1998). Societal Impacts of Fuel Options for Fuel Cell Vehicles. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 57 indexed citations
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Shapiro, A. M. James & Brian D. James. (1997). Creating windows of energy-saving opportunity. 14(5). 301–10. 2 indexed citations
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James, Brian D., et al.. (1997). Making the case for direct hydrogen storage in fuel cell vehicles. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 5 indexed citations
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Thomas, Chris & Brian D. James. (1995). Technology Development Goals for Automotive Fuel Cell Power Systems. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 5 indexed citations

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