Kenneth McEnaney

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Kenneth McEnaney is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Civil and Structural Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth McEnaney has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Materials Chemistry, 12 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kenneth McEnaney's work include Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (13 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (12 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (6 papers). Kenneth McEnaney is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (13 papers), Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (12 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (6 papers). Kenneth McEnaney collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Kenneth McEnaney's co-authors include Gang Chen, Zhifeng Ren, Daniel Kraemer, Feng Cao, Matteo Chiesa, Dezhi Wang, Xiao Yan, Yi Ma, Bo Yu and Bed Poudel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Materials, Energy & Environmental Science and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth McEnaney

19 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

High-performance flat-panel solar thermoelectric generato... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2014 250 500 750
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. High-performance flat-panel solar thermoelectric generators with high thermal concentration
    2011 987 citations Daniel Kraemer, Bed Poudel et al. Nature Materials profile →
  2. A review of cermet-based spectrally selective solar absorbers
    2014 429 citations Feng Cao, Kenneth McEnaney et al. Energy & Environmental Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth McEnaney United States 15 2.1k 1.3k 896 839 383 19 3.0k
Feng Cao China 29 2.1k 1.0× 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 882 1.1× 360 0.9× 84 3.5k
Qinyong Zhang China 26 3.0k 1.4× 644 0.5× 1.1k 1.2× 178 0.2× 328 0.9× 85 3.4k
Li Yin China 26 1.7k 0.8× 554 0.4× 660 0.7× 187 0.2× 172 0.4× 79 2.1k
Andrew Muto United States 5 5.4k 2.6× 2.2k 1.6× 1.8k 2.1× 324 0.4× 413 1.1× 6 6.0k
Jikun Chen China 18 1.2k 0.6× 353 0.3× 541 0.6× 266 0.3× 230 0.6× 37 1.6k
Wenyu Zhao China 32 4.8k 2.3× 1.6k 1.2× 1.9k 2.1× 209 0.2× 405 1.1× 174 5.5k
Feng Cao China 24 1.5k 0.7× 560 0.4× 735 0.8× 175 0.2× 165 0.4× 57 1.9k
Min‐Wook Oh South Korea 28 1.9k 0.9× 621 0.5× 910 1.0× 82 0.1× 201 0.5× 85 2.2k
J. C. Caylor United States 6 926 0.4× 565 0.4× 343 0.4× 240 0.3× 165 0.4× 11 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenneth McEnaney

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kenneth McEnaney

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Weinstein, Lee A., Kenneth McEnaney, Elise Strobach, et al.. (2018). A Hybrid Electric and Thermal Solar Receiver. Joule. 2(5). 962–975. 78 indexed citations
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McEnaney, Kenneth, Lee A. Weinstein, Daniel Kraemer, Hadi Ghasemi, & Gang Chen. (2017). Aerogel-based solar thermal receivers. Nano Energy. 40. 180–186. 77 indexed citations
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Kraemer, Daniel, Qing Jie, Kenneth McEnaney, et al.. (2016). Concentrating solar thermoelectric generators with a peak efficiency of 7.4%. Nature Energy. 1(11). 304 indexed citations
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Zhang, Qian, Eyob Kebede Chere, Kenneth McEnaney, et al.. (2015). Enhancement of Thermoelectric Performance of n‐Type PbSe by Cr Doping with Optimized Carrier Concentration. Advanced Energy Materials. 5(8). 110 indexed citations
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Chere, Eyob Kebede, Qian Zhang, Kenneth McEnaney, et al.. (2015). Enhancement of thermoelectric performance in n-type PbTe1−Se by doping Cr and tuning Te:Se ratio. Nano Energy. 13. 355–367. 32 indexed citations
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Kraemer, Daniel, Jiehe Sui, Kenneth McEnaney, et al.. (2015). High thermoelectric conversion efficiency of MgAgSb-based material with hot-pressed contacts. Energy & Environmental Science. 8(4). 1299–1308. 179 indexed citations
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Kraemer, Daniel, Kenneth McEnaney, Feng Cao, Zhifeng Ren, & Gang Chen. (2014). Accurate determination of the total hemispherical emittance and solar absorptance of opaque surfaces at elevated temperatures. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 132. 640–649. 20 indexed citations
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Zhao, Huaizhou, Jiehe Sui, Zhongjia Tang, et al.. (2014). High thermoelectric performance of MgAgSb-based materials. Nano Energy. 7. 97–103. 292 indexed citations
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Cao, Feng, Kenneth McEnaney, Gang Chen, & Zhifeng Ren. (2014). A review of cermet-based spectrally selective solar absorbers. Energy & Environmental Science. 7(5). 1615–1615. 429 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weinstein, Lee A., Daniel Kraemer, Kenneth McEnaney, & Gang Chen. (2014). Optical cavity for improved performance of solar receivers in solar-thermal systems. Solar Energy. 108. 69–79. 31 indexed citations
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Weinstein, Lee A., Kenneth McEnaney, & Gang Chen. (2013). Modeling of thin-film solar thermoelectric generators. Journal of Applied Physics. 113(16). 20 indexed citations
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McEnaney, Kenneth, Daniel Kraemer, & Gang Chen. (2012). DIRECT HEAT-TO-ELECTRICITY CONVERSION OF SOLAR ENERGY. Annual Reviews of Heat Transfer. 15(15). 179–230. 5 indexed citations
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Liu, Weishu, Kevin Lukas, Kenneth McEnaney, et al.. (2012). Studies on the Bi2Te3–Bi2Se3–Bi2S3system for mid-temperature thermoelectric energy conversion. Energy & Environmental Science. 6(2). 552–560. 267 indexed citations
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Kraemer, Daniel, Kenneth McEnaney, Matteo Chiesa, & Gang Chen. (2012). Modeling and optimization of solar thermoelectric generators for terrestrial applications. Solar Energy. 86(5). 1338–1350. 124 indexed citations
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Kraemer, Daniel, Bed Poudel, J. C. Caylor, et al.. (2011). High-performance flat-panel solar thermoelectric generators with high thermal concentration. Nature Materials. 10(7). 532–538. 987 indexed citations breakdown →
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McEnaney, Kenneth, Daniel Kraemer, Zhifeng Ren, & Gang Chen. (2011). Modeling of concentrating solar thermoelectric generators. Journal of Applied Physics. 110(7). 71 indexed citations
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Chen, Gang, Daniel Kraemer, Andrew Muto, et al.. (2011). Thermoelectric energy conversion using nanostructured materials. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8031. 80311J–80311J. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Hui, et al.. (2009). Thermoelectric Figure-of-merit in Bulk p-type PbTe. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Dresselhaus, M. S., Gang Chen, Zhifeng Ren, et al.. (2009). The Promise of Nanocomposite Thermoelectric Materials. MRS Proceedings. 1166. 2 indexed citations

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