About Frank Kreith is a scholar working on
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment ,
Mechanical Engineering and
Computational Mechanics .
According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Kreith has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment , 38 papers in
Mechanical Engineering and 18 papers in
Computational Mechanics . Recurrent topics in Frank Kreith's work include
Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (20 papers),
Global Energy and Sustainability Research (12 papers) and
Heat Transfer Mechanisms (9 papers). Frank Kreith is often cited by papers focused on Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (20 papers), Global Energy and Sustainability Research (12 papers) and Heat Transfer Mechanisms (9 papers). Frank Kreith collaborates with scholars based in
United States ,
China and
Israel . Frank Kreith's co-authors include
A. Kirkpatrick ,
M. Bohn ,
Roland Winston ,
John A. Duffie ,
William A. Beckman ,
D. Yogi Goswami ,
W.Z. Black ,
Jan F. Kreider ,
D. P. Margolis and
David Kearney and has published in prestigious journals such as
Journal of Fluid Mechanics ,
Physics Today and
Water Resources Research .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers Principles of Heat Transfer 1973 2026 1990 2008 1997 1976 1973 250 500 750 Peers Frank Kreith
Comparison fields: 5 of 171 Mechanical Engineering 2.3k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1.7k Computational Mechanics 1.1k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 740 Biomedical Engineering 699 Aerospace Engineering 664 Artificial Intelligence 500 Building and Construction 472 Environmental Engineering 389 Materials Chemistry 374 Global and Planetary Change 331 Mechanics of Materials 289 Civil and Structural Engineering 258 Plant Science 250 Control and Systems Engineering 205 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 176 Atmospheric Science 138 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 130 Ocean Engineering 129 Pollution 127 Automotive Engineering 127 Water Science and Technology 121 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 104 Ecology 70 Polymers and Plastics 69 Food Science 66 Economics and Econometrics 65 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 60 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 59 Astronomy and Astrophysics 56 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 55 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 50 Earth-Surface Processes 50 Applied Mathematics 46 Nature and Landscape Conservation 43 Computational Theory and Mathematics 41 Mathematical Physics 40 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 38 Molecular Biology 38 Physiology 38 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 37 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 34 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 31 Information Systems 30 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 29 Environmental Chemistry 27 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 27 Catalysis 26 Soil Science 26 Computer Networks and Communications 25 Animal Science and Zoology 23 Geophysics 22 Organic Chemistry 22 General Materials Science 21 Hardware and Architecture 20 Sociology and Political Science 20 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 20 Condensed Matter Physics 19 Spectroscopy 18 Biotechnology 17 Conservation 17 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 16 Media Technology 16 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 16 Ceramics and Composites 16 Analytical Chemistry 16 Management Science and Operations Research 15 Oceanography 15 Social Psychology 15 Strategy and Management 15 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 15 Surgery 14 Numerical Analysis 13 Physiology 13 Architecture 13 Biomaterials 12 Ecological Modeling 11 Archeology 11 Agronomy and Crop Science 11 Genetics 10 Finance 10 Ophthalmology 10 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 9 Orthodontics 8 General Energy 8 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 8 Accounting 7 Education 7 Process Chemistry and Technology 7 Electrochemistry 7 Geology 7 Geochemistry and Petrology 7 Radiation 7 Oral Surgery 6 Paleontology 6 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 Cell Biology 5 Speech and Hearing 5 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 5 Transportation 5 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 5 Fuel Technology 4 Dermatology 4 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 Metals and Alloys 4 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 4 Inorganic Chemistry 4 General Health Professions 4 Modeling and Simulation 3 Bioengineering 3 Insect Science 3 Management of Technology and Innovation 3 Computer Science Applications 3 Epidemiology 3 Biochemistry 3 Biophysics 3 Complementary and Manual Therapy 3 Nutrition and Dietetics 3 Marketing 3 Aquatic Science 3 Neurology 2 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 2 Emergency Medicine 2 Development 2 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 Small Animals 2 Rehabilitation 2 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 2 Philosophy 2 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 Business and International Management 2 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 Anthropology 2 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 Sensory Systems 1 Neurology 1 Signal Processing 1 Nephrology 1 Demography 1 Gastroenterology 1 Forestry 1 Clinical Biochemistry 1 Human-Computer Interaction 1 Cultural Studies 1 Geometry and Topology 1 Political Science and International Relations 1 Transplantation 1 Software 1 Management Information Systems 1 Microbiology 1 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 Filtration and Separation 1 Infectious Diseases 1 Cognitive Neuroscience 1 Complementary and alternative medicine 1 Occupational Therapy 1 Hematology 1 Urban Studies 1 Pharmaceutical Science 1 Oncology 1 Geography, Planning and Development 1 Cancer Research 1 Parasitology 1 Rheumatology 1 Clinical Psychology 1 Internal Medicine 1 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 Equine 1 Human Factors and Ergonomics 1 Developmental and Educational Psychology 1
Mechanical Engineering 2.3k Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1.7k Computational Mechanics 1.1k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 740 Biomedical Engineering 699 Hans Müller‐Steinhagen Germany
Yunus A. Çengel United States
Sassi Ben Nasrallah Tunisia
J.P. Holman United States
G. F. Hewitt United Kingdom
Clifford K. Ho United States
L.C. Wrobel United Kingdom
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All Works Load more (20 of 134) # Work Indexed citations 1 0 2 LEGISLATIVE AND TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES FOR ADVANCED GROUND TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
2002 · Transportation quarterly · Frank Kreith ,
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(unknown) 5 3 The CRC handbook of thermal engineering
188 4 CRC handbook of energy efficiency
48 5 ELECTRIC VEHICLES: PROMISE AND REALITY
4 6 Prinsip-prinsip perpindahan panas
22 7 Direct-contact processes promise high performance, low cost
1 8 High temperature molten salt containment
1 9 A Heat Pipe Rankine engine
1 10 14 11 4 12 Large-scale use of solar energy with central receivers
2 13 Economics of solar energy and conservation systems
1 14 Energy management and conservation
17 15 Basic heat transfer
277 16 Evaluation of focusing solar energy collectors
4 17 Environmental and geophysical heat transfer
19 18 Radiation heat transfer for spacecraft and solar power plant design
25 19 Principles of heat transfer/ Frank Kreith
2 20 1955 · Proceedings of the Physical Society Section B · Frank Kreith ,
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