Eckhard Lu ̈pfert

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 889 citations indexed

About

Eckhard Lu ̈pfert is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Eckhard Lu ̈pfert has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 889 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 5 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 3 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Eckhard Lu ̈pfert's work include Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (11 papers), Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (7 papers) and Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics (5 papers). Eckhard Lu ̈pfert is often cited by papers focused on Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (11 papers), Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (7 papers) and Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics (5 papers). Eckhard Lu ̈pfert collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Australia and Spain. Eckhard Lu ̈pfert's co-authors include Hank Price, Gilbert Cohen, David Kearney, Randy Gee, Eduardo Zarza, Klaus Pottler, Mark R. Shortis, G. Johnston, Steffen Ulmer and Wolfgang Reinalter and has published in prestigious journals such as Solar Energy, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering and elib (German Aerospace Center).

In The Last Decade

Eckhard Lu ̈pfert

11 papers receiving 826 citations

Hit Papers

Advances in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Technology 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
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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. Advances in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Technology
    2002 645 citations Hank Price, Eckhard Lu ̈pfert et al. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eckhard Lu ̈pfert Germany 8 757 288 257 182 117 11 889
Xiudong Wei China 14 614 0.8× 211 0.7× 250 1.0× 212 1.2× 53 0.5× 19 710
Eckhard Lüpfert Germany 17 788 1.0× 186 0.6× 339 1.3× 224 1.2× 73 0.6× 63 936
Steffen Ulmer Germany 16 794 1.0× 189 0.7× 383 1.5× 274 1.5× 49 0.4× 43 938
Tim Wendelin United States 6 604 0.8× 183 0.6× 213 0.8× 214 1.2× 65 0.6× 13 694
Peter Schwarzbözl Germany 17 1.3k 1.7× 593 2.1× 431 1.7× 326 1.8× 111 0.9× 65 1.5k
Francisco Javier Conde Collado Spain 13 841 1.1× 319 1.1× 399 1.6× 274 1.5× 64 0.5× 40 983
Roberto Grena Italy 12 490 0.6× 204 0.7× 246 1.0× 154 0.8× 135 1.2× 32 778
Mark Schmitz Germany 10 494 0.7× 300 1.0× 151 0.6× 146 0.8× 197 1.7× 35 689
Velimir Stefanović Serbia 11 485 0.6× 295 1.0× 106 0.4× 129 0.7× 84 0.7× 36 661
Rubén Abbas Spain 18 975 1.3× 389 1.4× 325 1.3× 303 1.7× 63 0.5× 53 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Eckhard Lu ̈pfert

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eckhard Lu ̈pfert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eckhard Lu ̈pfert

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Eckhard Lu ̈pfert. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Eckhard Lu ̈pfert 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 Eckhard Lu ̈pfert. Eckhard Lu ̈pfert is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Hirsch, Tobias, Markus Eck, Reiner Buck, et al.. (2010). Modelling, Simulation and Assessment of Solar Thermal Power Plants: A First Step Towards Definition of Best Practice Approaches. elib (German Aerospace Center). 649–657. 4 indexed citations
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Pitz‐Paal, Robert, et al.. (2007). Validation of Optical Modeling of Parabolic Trough Collectors by Flux Measurement. 1071–1076. 12 indexed citations
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Heller, Peter, et al.. (2005). Pyrometric Temperature Measurements on Solar Thermal Receivers. Solar Energy. 833–841. 3 indexed citations
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̈pfert, Eckhard Lu, et al.. (2005). Parabolic Trough Analysis and Enhancement Techniques. Solar Energy. 741–747. 1 indexed citations
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Pottler, Klaus, Eckhard Lu ̈pfert, G. Johnston, & Mark R. Shortis. (2005). Photogrammetry: A Powerful Tool for Geometric Analysis of Solar Concentrators and Their Components. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 127(1). 94–101. 104 indexed citations
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̈pfert, Eckhard Lu, Andreas Neumann, K.-J. Riffelmann, & Steffen Ulmer. (2004). Comparative Flux Measurement and Raytracing for the Characterization of the Focal Region of Solar Parabolic Trough Collectors. Solar Energy. 689–694. 8 indexed citations
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Pottler, Klaus, Eckhard Lu ̈pfert, G. Johnston, & Mark R. Shortis. (2004). Photogrammetry: A Powerful Tool for Geometric Analysis of Solar Concentrators and Their Components. Solar Energy. 719–726. 18 indexed citations
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Price, Hank, Eckhard Lu ̈pfert, David Kearney, et al.. (2002). Advances in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Technology. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 124(2). 109–125. 645 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ulmer, Steffen, Wolfgang Reinalter, Peter Heller, Eckhard Lu ̈pfert, & Diego Martı́nez. (2002). Beam Characterization and Improvement With a Flux Mapping System for Dish Concentrators. Solar Energy. 285–292. 8 indexed citations
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Ulmer, Steffen, et al.. (2002). Beam Characterization and Improvement with a Flux Mapping System for Dish Concentrators. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 124(2). 182–188. 75 indexed citations

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