Jan Eric Thorsen

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Jan Eric Thorsen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Eric Thorsen has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 23 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 19 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Jan Eric Thorsen's work include Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (33 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (19 papers) and Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications (19 papers). Jan Eric Thorsen is often cited by papers focused on Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (33 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (19 papers) and Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications (19 papers). Jan Eric Thorsen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, China and Sweden. Jan Eric Thorsen's co-authors include Henrik Lund, Svend Svendsen, Brian Vad Mathiesen, S. Werner, Frede Hvelplund, Robin Wiltshire, Oddgeir Guðmundsson, Poul Alberg Østergaard, Torben Ommen and Peter Sorknæs and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Energy and Energy and Buildings.

In The Last Decade

Jan Eric Thorsen

39 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

4th Generation District Heating (4GDH)

2014 1.7k citations Henrik Lund, S. Werner et al. Energy profile →
The status of 4th generation district heating: Research and results

2018 455 citations Henrik Lund, Poul Alberg Østergaard et al. Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan Eric Thorsen Denmark	18	2.7k	1.7k	1.7k	521	418	39	3.1k
Urban Persson Sweden	16	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	369 0.7×	273 0.7×	37	2.1k
Steffen Nielsen Denmark	23	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	855 0.5×	767 1.5×	262 0.6×	50	2.7k
Robin Wiltshire United Kingdom	6	1.5k 0.6×	993 0.6×	913 0.5×	294 0.6×	251 0.6×	9	1.8k
Elisa Guelpa Italy	25	1.6k 0.6×	865 0.5×	964 0.6×	291 0.6×	518 1.2×	75	2.2k
Alessia Arteconi Italy	26	1.3k 0.5×	964 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	183 0.4×	992 2.4×	115	2.8k
Nataša Nord Norway	30	1.1k 0.4×	912 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	160 0.3×	469 1.1×	98	2.5k
Antonio Piacentino Italy	36	1.1k 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	609 0.4×	490 0.9×	1.7k 4.0×	87	3.3k
Sunliang Cao Hong Kong	29	1.7k 0.6×	674 0.4×	712 0.4×	576 1.1×	355 0.8×	81	2.6k
Massimo Dentice d’Accadia Italy	37	1.3k 0.5×	2.0k 1.2×	643 0.4×	646 1.2×	1.9k 4.5×	85	4.0k
Gorm Bruun Andresen Denmark	29	2.0k 0.8×	702 0.4×	350 0.2×	734 1.4×	410 1.0×	65	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Jan Eric Thorsen

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Thorsen, Jan Eric, et al.. (2024). Aftercooling concept: An innovative substation ready for 4th generation district heating networks. Energy. 293. 130750–130750. 3 indexed citations

Zhu, Tingting, Jierong Liang, Jan Eric Thorsen, et al.. (2024). Booster heat pump with drop-in zeotropic mixtures applied in ultra-low temperature district heating system. Energy. 305. 132292–132292. 3 indexed citations

Zong, Yi, et al.. (2023). Demand side flexibility for a Heat Booster Substation with ultra low temperature district heating. Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks. 36. 101185–101185. 6 indexed citations

Huang, Chunjun, Yi Zong, Shi You, et al.. (2022). Economical heat recovery dynamic control and business model for supermarket refrigeration system coupled with district heating system. Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks. 32. 100800–100800. 9 indexed citations

Zong, Yi, et al.. (2022). Enhancing demand-side flexibility for Heat Booster Substations in Ultra-Low Temperature District Heating systems. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

Østergaard, Poul Alberg, S. Werner, Anders Dyrelund, et al.. (2022). The four generations of district cooling - A categorization of the development in district cooling from origin to future prospect. Energy. 253. 124098–124098. 60 indexed citations

Smith, Kevin Michael, et al.. (2022). Staged control of domestic hot water storage tanks to support district heating efficiency. Energy. 263. 125493–125493. 17 indexed citations

Thorsen, Jan Eric, et al.. (2021). Feasibility of a booster for DHW circulation in apartment buildings. Energy Reports. 7. 311–318. 11 indexed citations

Guðmundsson, Oddgeir, Ralf-Roman Schmidt, Anders Dyrelund, & Jan Eric Thorsen. (2021). Economic comparison of 4GDH and 5GDH systems – Using a case study. Energy. 238. 121613–121613. 43 indexed citations

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Huang, Chunjun, et al.. (2021). A Cost-Driven Smart Heat Recovery Control for Supermarket Refrigeration System Coupled with District Heating System. 111. 1–6. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lipeng, Jianjun Xia, Jan Eric Thorsen, et al.. (2016). Technical, economic and environmental investigation of using district heating to prepare domestic hot water in Chinese multi-storey buildings. Energy. 116. 281–292. 17 indexed citations

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Jradi, Muhyiddine, et al.. (2015). Simulation of An Adaptive Heat Curve for Automatic Optimization of District Heating Installation. Building Simulation Conference proceedings. 14. 6 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lipeng, Oddgeir Guðmundsson, Jan Eric Thorsen, Hongwei Li, & Svend Svendsen. (2014). Optimization of China's Centralized Domestic Hot Water System by Applying Danish Elements. Energy Procedia. 61. 2833–2840. 4 indexed citations

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Lund, Henrik, S. Werner, Robin Wiltshire, et al.. (2014). 4th Generation District Heating (4GDH). Energy. 68. 1–11. 1673 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhang, Lipeng, et al.. (2014). China’s Anshan project: a good example to implementing Scandinavian DH technology and environmentally friendly heat source to upgrade the DH system. 104–113. 1 indexed citations

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Guðmundsson, Oddgeir, et al.. (2013). Cost analysis of district heating compared to its competing technologies. WIT transactions on ecology and the environment. 1. 3–13. 50 indexed citations

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Thorsen, Jan Eric, et al.. (2011). Expieriences On Low-Temperature District Heating In Lystrup – Denmark. 15 indexed citations

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Brand, Marek, Jan Eric Thorsen, & Svend Svendsen. (2010). A Direct Heat Exchanger Unit used for Domestic Hot Water Supply in a Single-family House Supplied by Low Energy District Heating. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 60–68. 16 indexed citations

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Fan, Jianhua, et al.. (2008). Consumer Unit for Low Energy District Heating Net. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 27 indexed citations

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Carlsen, Henrik, et al.. (1996). 3 kW Stirling Engine for Power end Heat Production. Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference. 1 indexed citations

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