Frano Barbir

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
90 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Frano Barbir is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Energy Engineering and Power Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frano Barbir has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 46 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 29 papers in Energy Engineering and Power Technology. Recurrent topics in Frano Barbir's work include Fuel Cells and Related Materials (55 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (36 papers) and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (29 papers). Frano Barbir is often cited by papers focused on Fuel Cells and Related Materials (55 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (36 papers) and Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (29 papers). Frano Barbir collaborates with scholars based in Croatia, United States and Norway. Frano Barbir's co-authors include Ivan Pivac, Т. Н. Везироглу, S. A. Sherif, Dario Bezmalinović, Ivan Tolj, H. J. Plass, H. Gorgun, Vladimir Gurau, Hongtan Liu and M. Süha Yazici and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Power Sources, Journal of The Electrochemical Society and International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

In The Last Decade

Frano Barbir

85 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

PEM Fuel Cells: Theory and Practice 2004 2026 2011 2018 2012 2004 250 500 750 1000
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. PEM Fuel Cells: Theory and Practice
    2012 1.2k citations Frano Barbir profile →
  2. PEM electrolysis for production of hydrogen from renewable energy sources
    2004 881 citations Frano Barbir profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frano Barbir Croatia 30 4.1k 2.7k 1.8k 1.6k 1.2k 90 6.0k
Jürgen Mergel Germany 25 4.6k 1.1× 3.7k 1.3× 1.7k 1.0× 2.4k 1.5× 929 0.8× 63 6.3k
В. Н. Фатеев Russia 33 3.7k 0.9× 2.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.9k 1.2× 907 0.8× 107 5.1k
Richard Hanke‐Rauschenbach Germany 36 2.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 758 0.4× 1.8k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 159 4.3k
Dmitri Bessarabov South Africa 43 3.0k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 3.4k 1.9× 2.3k 1.4× 608 0.5× 190 7.4k
Cunman Zhang China 49 7.2k 1.8× 3.3k 1.2× 2.7k 1.5× 734 0.5× 1.4k 1.2× 332 9.6k
Andrew Dicks Australia 23 4.5k 1.1× 3.0k 1.1× 3.0k 1.7× 451 0.3× 911 0.8× 41 6.5k
Thomas Turek Germany 44 3.1k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 2.3k 1.3× 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 242 7.2k
John Andrews Australia 31 1.6k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 970 0.6× 464 0.4× 69 3.1k
A.M. Kannan United States 49 5.6k 1.4× 4.9k 1.8× 2.2k 1.2× 480 0.3× 1.1k 0.9× 172 9.6k
Félix N. Büchi Switzerland 52 7.1k 1.7× 4.0k 1.5× 2.3k 1.3× 1.4k 0.9× 1.5k 1.3× 170 7.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Frano Barbir

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frano Barbir

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frano Barbir

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pivac, Ivan, et al.. (2025). Impact of power profile on activation of proton exchange membrane electrolyzer cell. Journal of Power Sources. 632. 236308–236308. 2 indexed citations
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Boretti, Alberto, O. Joubert, Sarim Al-Zubaidy, et al.. (2025). A critical examination of hydrogen “Realistic Roles” narratives: Implications for energy equity and technological sovereignty. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 145. 692–694.
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Tolj, Ivan, et al.. (2025). Performance evaluation of solar-hydrogen microgrid energy storage system: Comparing low-pressure with simulated high-pressure hydrogen storage. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 151. 150163–150163. 2 indexed citations
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Pivac, Ivan, et al.. (2025). A review of machine learning applications in hydrogen electrochemical devices. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 102. 523–544. 11 indexed citations
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Pivac, Ivan, et al.. (2024). Reduction of greenhouse gases emissions by use of hydrogen produced in a refinery by water electrolysis. Energy. 296. 131157–131157. 20 indexed citations
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Marinić-Kragić, Ivo, et al.. (2023). One-parameter battery degradation model for optimization of islanded microgrid system. Energy Sources Part A Recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects. 45(1). 1257–1273. 1 indexed citations
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Pivac, Ivan, et al.. (2023). Recent advances and perspectives in diagnostics and degradation of electrochemical hydrogen compressors. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 54. 387–396. 18 indexed citations
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Radica, Gojmir, et al.. (2023). The effect of components capacity loss on the performance of a hybrid PV/wind/battery/hydrogen stand-alone energy system. Energy Conversion and Management. 291. 117314–117314. 27 indexed citations
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Pivac, Ivan, et al.. (2022). A review of testing procedures for proton exchange membrane electrolyzer degradation. Journal of Power Sources. 557. 232569–232569. 56 indexed citations
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Halvorsen, Ivar J., Ivan Pivac, Dario Bezmalinović, Frano Barbir, & Federico Zenith. (2019). Electrochemical low-frequency impedance spectroscopy algorithm for diagnostics of PEM fuel cell degradation. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 45(2). 1325–1334. 41 indexed citations
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Radica, Gojmir, et al.. (2019). Commercial vehicle auxiliary loads powered by PEM fuel cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 44(20). 10082–10090. 54 indexed citations
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Nižetić, Sandro, Frano Barbir, Agis M. Papadopoulos, & Neven Duić. (2018). Exergy, energy and environment. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 43(11). 5794–5794. 3 indexed citations
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Barbir, Frano. (2015). Compendium of Hydrogen Energy : Hydrogen Energy Conversion. Elsevier eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Barbir, Frano, Ivan Tolj, & Dario Bezmalinović. (2011). Maintaining Desired Temperature and Relative Humidity throughout a Fuel Cell. ECS Transactions. 41(1). 1879–1886. 2 indexed citations
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Barbir, Frano, et al.. (2008). Sustainable energy production and consumption : benefits, strategies and environmental costing. Springer eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Arcak, Murat, et al.. (2005). An algorithm for estimation of membrane water content in PEM fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources. 157(1). 389–394. 67 indexed citations
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Sherif, S. A., Frano Barbir, & Т. Н. Везироглу. (2005). Towards a Hydrogen Economy. The Electricity Journal. 18(6). 62–76. 88 indexed citations
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Barbir, Frano, et al.. (1999). Properties of molded graphite bi-polar plates for PEM fuel cell stacks. Journal of New Materials for Electrochemical Systems. 2(2). 197–200. 26 indexed citations
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Везироглу, Т. Н. & Frano Barbir. (1993). Hydrogen: Its comparison with fossil fuels and its potential as a universal fuel. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1570. 1 indexed citations
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Везироглу, Т. Н. & Frano Barbir. (1991). Solar–Hydrogen Energy System: The Choice of the Future. Environmental Conservation. 18(4). 304–312. 34 indexed citations

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