K. Lobato

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 928 citations indexed

About

K. Lobato is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Lobato has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 928 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 13 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in K. Lobato's work include TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (8 papers), Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (6 papers) and Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability (4 papers). K. Lobato is often cited by papers focused on TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (8 papers), Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (6 papers) and Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability (4 papers). K. Lobato collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United Kingdom and Spain. K. Lobato's co-authors include Laurence M. Peter, Petra J. Cameron, Mohammadreza Aghaei, Jurriaan Schmitz, Andrew Fairbrother, Mirjam Theelen, Shahzada Ahmad, Angèle Reinders, Jeff Kettle and Samrana Kazim and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

K. Lobato

28 papers receiving 907 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Review of degradation and failure phenomena in photovoltaic modules

2022 360 citations Mohammadreza Aghaei, Andrew Fairbrother et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. Lobato Portugal	12	546	438	259	144	106	29	928
Pelin Yilmaz United Kingdom	8	429 0.8×	328 0.7×	166 0.6×	138 1.0×	38 0.4×	15	703
Keiichi Okajima Japan	15	352 0.6×	507 1.2×	121 0.5×	76 0.5×	220 2.1×	61	767
Mirjam Theelen Netherlands	18	382 0.7×	838 1.9×	472 1.8×	183 1.3×	36 0.3×	71	1.2k
I.I. Tyukhov Ukraine	16	242 0.4×	357 0.8×	309 1.2×	55 0.4×	64 0.6×	34	691
João Paulo N. Torres Portugal	16	417 0.8×	511 1.2×	147 0.6×	117 0.8×	70 0.7×	79	919
Suhaila Sepeai Malaysia	14	318 0.6×	649 1.5×	478 1.8×	139 1.0×	40 0.4×	88	1.0k
Dirk Holger Neuhaus Germany	12	262 0.5×	708 1.6×	214 0.8×	207 1.4×	23 0.2×	40	1.0k
Saïd Bentouba Algeria	10	328 0.6×	248 0.6×	364 1.4×	30 0.2×	50 0.5×	24	804
Ayhan Albostan Türkiye	9	241 0.4×	424 1.0×	113 0.4×	83 0.6×	44 0.4×	12	643
T.M. Razykov Uzbekistan	15	366 0.7×	1.0k 2.4×	695 2.7×	90 0.6×	31 0.3×	47	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Lobato

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Viana, Ana S., et al.. (2025). Temperature-dependent electrosynthesis of PEDOT:PSS: Enhanced Na+ transfer targeting high-performance Na-ion batteries. Electrochimica Acta. 518. 145760–145760. 1 indexed citations

Lindig, Sascha, Julián Ascencio‐Vásquez, Jonathan Leloux, et al.. (2023). Performance and Degradation in Silicon PV Systems Under Outdoor Conditions in Relation to Reliability Aspects of Silicon PV Modules – Summary of Results of COST Action PEARL PV. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 1–3. 1 indexed citations

Baptista, Joana, et al.. (2023). Superior Rate Capability of High Mass Loading Supercapacitors Fabricated with Carbon Recovered from Methane Cracking. Inorganics. 11(8). 316–316. 3 indexed citations

Kettle, Jeff, Mohammadreza Aghaei, Shahzada Ahmad, et al.. (2022). Review of technology specific degradation in crystalline silicon, cadmium telluride, copper indium gallium selenide, dye sensitised, organic and perovskite solar cells in photovoltaic modules: Understanding how reliability improvements in mature technologies can enhance emerging technologies. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 30(12). 1365–1392. 59 indexed citations

Aghaei, Mohammadreza, Andrew Fairbrother, Abdülkerim Gök, et al.. (2022). Review of degradation and failure phenomena in photovoltaic modules. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 159. 112160–112160. 360 indexed citations breakdown →

Lobato, K., et al.. (2022). Development of a metal-assisted chemical etching method to improve light-capture in monocrystalline silicon solar cells. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 251. 112143–112143. 14 indexed citations

Baptista, Jorge, et al.. (2022). Electrodeposited poly(phenylene oxide) suppresses anodic parasitic processes in carbon-based supercapacitor electrodes operating in an aqueous electrolyte. Journal of Energy Storage. 52. 104927–104927. 3 indexed citations

Santos, Teresa, K. Lobato, Jorge Rocha, & José António Tenedório. (2020). Modeling Photovoltaic Potential for Bus Shelters on a City-Scale: A Case Study in Lisbon. Applied Sciences. 10(14). 4801–4801. 10 indexed citations

Silva, José A., et al.. (2020). Advanced Light-Trapping Structures for Back-Contact Solar Cells Produced by Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching. EU PVSEC. 354–357. 1 indexed citations

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Serra, J.M., et al.. (2018). Low-Cost Electroluminescence System for Infield PV Modules. EU PVSEC. 2010–2013.

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Lobato, K., et al.. (2016). TiO2 anatase intermediary layer acting as template for ZnO pulsed electrodeposition. Materials & Design. 110. 18–26. 10 indexed citations

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Mendes, Paulo, et al.. (2015). Coumarin dye with ethynyl group as π-spacer unit for dye sensitized solar cells. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 310. 1–8. 14 indexed citations

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Brito, M.C., et al.. (2014). Sustainable energy systems in an imaginary island. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 37. 229–242. 21 indexed citations

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Lobato, K., et al.. (2013). ZnO Nanostructured Films Electrodeposited at Room Temperature. ECS Electrochemistry Letters. 2(7). D40–D42. 10 indexed citations

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Brito, M.C., et al.. (2009). Evaluation of the Implementation of PV Feed-In Law in Portugal. EU PVSEC. 4435–4437. 3 indexed citations

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Silva, José A., Marisa Di Sabatino, K. Lobato, et al.. (2008). Solar Cells on Silicon Ribbons Doped With Sprayed Boric Acid as a Doping Source. EU PVSEC. 1978–1980. 1 indexed citations

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Walker, Alison, et al.. (2007). Transient Photocurrents in Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline Solar Cells. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 61(12). 792–792. 16 indexed citations

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Lobato, K. & Laurence M. Peter. (2006). Direct Measurement of the Temperature Coefficient of the Electron Quasi-Fermi Level in Dye-Sensitized Nanocrystalline Solar Cells Using a Titanium Sensor Electrode. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 110(43). 21920–21923. 31 indexed citations

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Walker, Alison, Laurence M. Peter, K. Lobato, & Petra J. Cameron. (2006). Analysis of Photovoltage Decay Transients in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 110(50). 25504–25507. 78 indexed citations

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Levick, A. P., et al.. (2003). Development of the laser absorption radiation thermometry technique to measure thermal diffusivity in addition to temperature. Review of Scientific Instruments. 74(1). 612–614. 2 indexed citations

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