Greg P. Smestad

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
69 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Greg P. Smestad is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Greg P. Smestad has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 30 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 10 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Greg P. Smestad's work include Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (14 papers), solar cell performance optimization (14 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (12 papers). Greg P. Smestad is often cited by papers focused on Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (14 papers), solar cell performance optimization (14 papers) and TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (12 papers). Greg P. Smestad collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Spain. Greg P. Smestad's co-authors include Michaël Grätzel, Jin Z. Zhang, Nerine J. Cherepy, Carlo Alberto Bignozzi, Roberto Argazzi, H. Ries, Aldo Steinfeld, Janusz Kowalik, Laren M. Tolbert and Florencia Almonacid and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Greg P. Smestad

69 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Ultrafast Electron Injection:  Implications for a Photoel... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1997 1993 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. Ultrafast Electron Injection:  Implications for a Photoelectrochemical Cell Utilizing an Anthocyanin Dye-Sensitized TiO2Nanocrystalline Electrode
    1997 505 citations Nerine J. Cherepy, Greg P. Smestad et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B profile →
  2. Photoelectronic properties of semiconductors
    1993 424 citations Greg P. Smestad Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells profile →

Peers

Greg P. Smestad
Yongqiang Wang China
Jianxi Yao China
Ying Liu China
Yuanyuan Shi China
Ezequiel P. M. Leiva Argentina
Hyung‐Kyu Lim South Korea
Hermawan Kresno Dipojono Indonesia
Yongqiang Wang China
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Greg P. Smestad

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smestad, Greg P., et al.. (2024). Electro-Optical Model of Soiling Effects on Photovoltaic Panels and Performance Implications. Energy Engineering. 121(2). 243–258. 4 indexed citations
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Smestad, Greg P., Michael E. Cholette, Ahmed Amine Hachicha, et al.. (2023). Variability and associated uncertainty in image analysis for soiling characterization in solar energy systems. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 259. 112437–112437. 8 indexed citations
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Smestad, Greg P., Thomas A. Germer, Hameed Alrashidi, et al.. (2020). Modelling photovoltaic soiling losses through optical characterization. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 58–58. 97 indexed citations
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Micheli, Leonardo, Eduardo F. Férnández, Greg P. Smestad, et al.. (2017). A unified global investigation on the spectral effects of soiling losses of PV glass substrates: preliminary results. 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC). 2858–2863. 17 indexed citations
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Smestad, Greg P.. (2008). The Basic Economics of Photovoltaics. STuC8–STuC8. 18 indexed citations
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Smestad, Greg P. & Carl M. Lampert. (2007). Solar Power 2006, San José, CA. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 91(5). 440–444. 10 indexed citations
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Roberson, Luke, Mark A. Poggi, Janusz Kowalik, et al.. (2004). Correlation of morphology and device performance in inorganic–organic TiO2–polythiophene hybrid solid-state solar cells. Coordination Chemistry Reviews. 248(13-14). 1491–1499. 45 indexed citations
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Smestad, Greg P.. (2002). Optoelectronics of Solar Cells. SPIE eBooks. 79 indexed citations
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Grant, Christian D., Adam Schwartzberg, Greg P. Smestad, et al.. (2002). Characterization of nanocrystalline and thin film TiO2 solar cells with poly(3-undecyl-2,2′-bithiophene) as a sensitizer and hole conductor. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 522(1). 40–48. 87 indexed citations
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Cherepy, Nerine J., Greg P. Smestad, Michaël Grätzel, & Jin Z. Zhang. (1997). Ultrafast Electron Injection:  Implications for a Photoelectrochemical Cell Utilizing an Anthocyanin Dye-Sensitized TiO2Nanocrystalline Electrode. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 101(45). 9342–9351. 505 indexed citations breakdown →
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Durisch, W., Jeffrey J. Urban, & Greg P. Smestad. (1996). Characterisation of solar cells and modules under actual operating conditions. Renewable Energy. 8(1-4). 359–366. 39 indexed citations
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Smestad, Greg P.. (1996). Semiconductors for solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 43(4). 425–426. 1 indexed citations
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Smestad, Greg P.. (1994). Testing of dye sensitized TiO2 solar cells II: Theoretical voltage output and photoluminescence efficiencies. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 32(3). 273–288. 71 indexed citations
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Smestad, Greg P., Carlo Alberto Bignozzi, & Roberto Argazzi. (1994). Testing of dye sensitized TiO2 solar cells I: Experimental photocurrent output and conversion efficiencies (sol. energy mater. sol. cells 32 (1994) 259–272). Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 33(2). 253–253. 25 indexed citations
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Smestad, Greg P., Carlo Alberto Bignozzi, & Roberto Argazzi. (1994). Testing of dye sensitized TiO2 solar cells I: Experimental photocurrent output and conversion efficiencies. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 32(3). 259–272. 289 indexed citations
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Smestad, Greg P.. (1993). Photoelectronic properties of semiconductors. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 30(2). 190–190. 424 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smestad, Greg P., M. Kunst, & Christophe Vial. (1992). Photovoltaic response in electrochemically prepared photoluminescent porous silicon. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 26(4). 277–283. 69 indexed citations
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Bates, Clayton W., et al.. (1988). The effect of In2O3 on the electrical and structural properties of CuInSe2 prepared by chemical spray pyrolysis. Thin Solid Films. 159(1-2). L53–L56. 2 indexed citations
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Smestad, Greg P. & Patrick Hamill. (1984). Concentration of solar radiation by white backed photovoltaic panels. Applied Optics. 23(23). 4394–4394. 21 indexed citations

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