Frédéric Bless

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 870 citations indexed

About

Frédéric Bless is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Frédéric Bless has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 870 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 2 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Frédéric Bless's work include Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (11 papers), Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (8 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (5 papers). Frédéric Bless is often cited by papers focused on Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (11 papers), Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (8 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (5 papers). Frédéric Bless collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Sweden and United States. Frédéric Bless's co-authors include Stefan S. Bertsch, Cordin Arpagaus, Jürg Schiffmann, M. Patel, Xingxing Zhang, Mohammad Ghasemi, M. Jibran S. Zuberi, Puneet Saini, Jonathan Chambers and K. Kontomaris and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Energy, Energy Conversion and Management and Energy.

In The Last Decade

Frédéric Bless

14 papers receiving 831 citations

Hit Papers

High temperature heat pumps: Market overview, state of th... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400 500
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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. High temperature heat pumps: Market overview, state of the art, research status, refrigerants, and application potentials
    2018 581 citations Cordin Arpagaus, Frédéric Bless et al. Energy profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frédéric Bless Switzerland 8 647 205 146 130 93 15 870
Jaehyeok Heo South Korea 20 901 1.4× 228 1.1× 262 1.8× 167 1.3× 137 1.5× 49 1.1k
Liuchen Liu China 16 469 0.7× 134 0.7× 80 0.5× 168 1.3× 70 0.8× 24 674
Dražen Lončar Croatia 13 253 0.4× 175 0.9× 62 0.4× 195 1.5× 160 1.7× 30 604
Jintong Gao China 19 565 0.9× 334 1.6× 54 0.4× 130 1.0× 78 0.8× 39 910
Zhangxiang Wu China 17 383 0.6× 136 0.7× 125 0.9× 112 0.9× 58 0.6× 38 593
A. Ganjehkaviri Malaysia 12 429 0.7× 156 0.8× 63 0.4× 134 1.0× 155 1.7× 14 690
Nan Xie China 15 370 0.6× 148 0.7× 50 0.3× 251 1.9× 67 0.7× 39 711
M.R. Islam Singapore 19 806 1.2× 353 1.7× 232 1.6× 95 0.7× 58 0.6× 46 1.0k
Paul Sapin United Kingdom 17 625 1.0× 255 1.2× 77 0.5× 149 1.1× 45 0.5× 42 802
Xiangqiang Kong China 19 868 1.3× 507 2.5× 276 1.9× 251 1.9× 67 0.7× 26 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Frédéric Bless

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frédéric Bless

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frédéric Bless

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Palacios, Anabel, E. Linder, Cordin Arpagaus, et al.. (2025). Thermal Energy Storage Technology Roadmap for Decarbonising Medium-Temperature Heat Processes—A Review. Sustainability. 17(21). 9693–9693.
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Bless, Frédéric, et al.. (2024). High‐Temperature Heat Pumps for Industrial Use. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 96(8). 1071–1084. 3 indexed citations
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Saini, Puneet, Mohammad Ghasemi, Cordin Arpagaus, et al.. (2022). Techno-economic comparative analysis of solar thermal collectors and high-temperature heat pumps for industrial steam generation. Energy Conversion and Management. 277. 116623–116623. 42 indexed citations
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Arpagaus, Cordin, et al.. (2021). High temperature heat pumps – Theoretical study on low GWP HFO and HCFO refrigerants.. Institut International du Froid. 3 indexed citations
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Arpagaus, Cordin, Frédéric Bless, & Stefan S. Bertsch. (2020). Theoretical analysis of transcritical HTHP cycles with low gwp hfo refrigerants and hydrocarbons for process heat up to 200 °C.. Institut International du Froid. 3 indexed citations
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Schiffmann, Jürg, K. Kontomaris, Cordin Arpagaus, Frédéric Bless, & Stefan S. Bertsch. (2019). Scale limitations of gas bearing supported turbocompressors for vapor compression cycles. International Journal of Refrigeration. 109. 92–104. 11 indexed citations
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Arpagaus, Cordin, et al.. (2019). High temperature heat pump using HFO and HCFO refrigerants – system design and experimental results. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 11 indexed citations
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Arpagaus, Cordin, et al.. (2018). High temperature heat pump using HFO and HCFO refrigerants - System design, simulation, and first experimental results. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 2199. 14 indexed citations
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Arpagaus, Cordin, et al.. (2018). High temperature heat pumps: Market overview, state of the art, research status, refrigerants, and application potentials. Energy. 152. 985–1010. 581 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bertsch, Stefan S., Cordin Arpagaus, & Frédéric Bless. (2018). Theoritical investigation of a high temperature heat pump using a micro turbo compressor and water as a refrigerant.. Institut International du Froid. 1 indexed citations
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Zuberi, M. Jibran S., Frédéric Bless, Jonathan Chambers, et al.. (2018). Excess heat recovery: An invisible energy resource for the Swiss industry sector. Applied Energy. 228. 390–408. 41 indexed citations
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Bless, Frédéric, Cordin Arpagaus, Stefan S. Bertsch, & Jürg Schiffmann. (2017). Theoretical analysis of steam generation methods - Energy, CO 2 emission, and cost analysis. Energy. 129. 114–121. 45 indexed citations
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Arpagaus, Cordin, Frédéric Bless, Stefan S. Bertsch, Adeel Javed, & Jürg Schiffmann. (2017). Heat Pump driven by a Small-Scale Oil-Free Turbocompressor – System Design and Simulation. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 1 indexed citations
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Arpagaus, Cordin, Frédéric Bless, Jürg Schiffmann, & Stefan S. Bertsch. (2016). Multi-temperature heat pumps: A literature review. International Journal of Refrigeration. 69. 437–465. 111 indexed citations
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Bless, Frédéric, et al.. (2004). The Use of CFD Modelling for the Development of a New High-performance Gas-quench Chamber for the Hardening of Carburised Components for the Automotive Industry. Heat treatment of metals. 31(3). 59–63. 3 indexed citations

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