D. Fontani

768 total citations
50 papers, 618 citations indexed

About

D. Fontani is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Fontani has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 618 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 24 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 12 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in D. Fontani's work include Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (28 papers), Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (22 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (20 papers). D. Fontani is often cited by papers focused on Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (28 papers), Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (22 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (20 papers). D. Fontani collaborates with scholars based in Italy, United States and France. D. Fontani's co-authors include Paola Sansoni, F. Francini, Luca Mercatelli, D. Jafrancesco, Elisa Sani, C. Pagura, Simona Barison, Diletta Sciti, Jean‐Louis Sans and Erminia Leonardi and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Optics Express and Renewable Energy.

In The Last Decade

D. Fontani

46 papers receiving 599 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Fontani Italy 13 412 172 164 149 84 50 618
D. Jafrancesco Italy 13 455 1.1× 216 1.3× 167 1.0× 165 1.1× 77 0.9× 52 698
Paola Sansoni Italy 15 567 1.4× 283 1.6× 205 1.3× 194 1.3× 89 1.1× 60 910
Xiaolei Li China 15 275 0.7× 118 0.7× 124 0.8× 293 2.0× 39 0.5× 67 685
Gu Song China 12 132 0.3× 116 0.7× 66 0.4× 220 1.5× 34 0.4× 18 493
W. Stein Australia 12 446 1.1× 242 1.4× 116 0.7× 623 4.2× 61 0.7× 30 1.0k
Charles E. Andraka United States 16 779 1.9× 89 0.5× 246 1.5× 634 4.3× 130 1.5× 73 1.1k
Julius Yellowhair United States 15 503 1.2× 115 0.7× 215 1.3× 274 1.8× 104 1.2× 61 811
Xiao Ren China 16 486 1.2× 42 0.2× 136 0.8× 284 1.9× 77 0.9× 30 694
Rajiv Shekhar India 17 80 0.2× 222 1.3× 324 2.0× 401 2.7× 24 0.3× 56 712
Basel I. Ismail Canada 9 207 0.5× 58 0.3× 93 0.6× 142 1.0× 60 0.7× 17 542

Countries citing papers authored by D. Fontani

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. Fontani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Fontani

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. Fontani. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. Fontani based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with D. Fontani. D. Fontani is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jafrancesco, D., et al.. (2018). Optical simulation of a central receiver system: Comparison of different software tools. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 94. 792–803. 53 indexed citations
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Sansoni, Paola, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of elliptical optical cavity for a combustion thermophotovoltaic system. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 171. 282–292. 9 indexed citations
3.
Jafrancesco, D., Paola Sansoni, D. Fontani, F. Francini, & Luca Mercatelli. (2015). Led Streetlamp Only with Reflection Optics. INO Open Portal. 4 .–4 .. 1 indexed citations
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Sansoni, Paola, et al.. (2015). Technique for Outdoor Test on Concentrating Photovoltaic Cells. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2015. 1–9. 3 indexed citations
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Mercatelli, Luca, Elisa Sani, D. Jafrancesco, et al.. (2014). Ultra-refractory Diboride Ceramics for Solar Plant Receivers. Energy Procedia. 49. 468–477. 19 indexed citations
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Sansoni, Paola, F. Francini, Elisa Sani, et al.. (2014). Development of a secondary collector for an existing solar trough. WIT transactions on engineering sciences. 1 indexed citations
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Fontani, D., et al.. (2013). Solar Divergence Collimators for Optical Characterisation of Solar Components. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2013. 1–10. 9 indexed citations
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Sansoni, Paola, D. Fontani, F. Francini, et al.. (2013). Measurement uncertainty in the profile detection on solar troughs. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8788. 87882E–87882E.
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Sansoni, Paola, F. Francini, D. Fontani, et al.. (2013). New Strategies and Simulation Tools to Optically Design a Field of Heliostats. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2013. 1–7. 3 indexed citations
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Jafrancesco, D., Paola Sansoni, F. Francini, et al.. (2013). Mirrors array for a solar furnace: Optical analysis and simulation results. Renewable Energy. 63. 263–271. 11 indexed citations
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Jafrancesco, D., Elisa Sani, D. Fontani, et al.. (2012). Simple Methods to Approximate CPC Shape to Preserve Collection Efficiency. International Journal of Photoenergy. 2012. 1–7. 8 indexed citations
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Mercatelli, Luca, Elisa Sani, D. Fontani, et al.. (2011). Scattering and absorption properties of carbon nanohorn-based nanofluids for solar energy applications. Journal of the European Optical Society Rapid Publications. 6. 11025–11025. 32 indexed citations
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Sani, Elisa, Simona Barison, C. Pagura, et al.. (2010). Carbon nanohorns-based nanofluids as direct sunlight absorbers. Optics Express. 18(5). 5179–5179. 177 indexed citations
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Sansoni, Paola, D. Fontani, F. Francini, et al.. (2010). Image Optimization for a Linear CPV System. 1–8.
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Sansoni, Paola, F. Francini, D. Fontani, Luca Mercatelli, & D. Jafrancesco. (2008). Indoor illumination by solar light collectors. Lighting Research & Technology. 40(4). 323–332. 18 indexed citations
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Francini, F., D. Fontani, D. Jafrancesco, Luca Mercatelli, & Paola Sansoni. (2006). Plane development of lateral surfaces for inspection systems. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6288. 62880G–62880G. 1 indexed citations
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Francini, F., D. Fontani, D. Jafrancesco, Luca Mercatelli, & Paola Sansoni. (2006). Solar internal lighting using optical collectors and fibers. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6338. 63380O–63380O. 10 indexed citations
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Sansoni, Paola, F. Francini, & D. Fontani. (2006). Optical characterisation of solar concentrator. Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 45(3). 351–359. 19 indexed citations
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Fontani, D., F. Francini, Giuseppe Longobardi, & Paola Sansoni. (2001). Control of crankshaft finish by scattering technique. Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 35(6). 387–396. 4 indexed citations
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Fontani, D., F. Francini, Giuseppe Longobardi, & Paola Sansoni. (1999). Optical control of surface finish. Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 32(5). 459–472. 6 indexed citations

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