Laura Schaefer

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Laura Schaefer is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Schaefer has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 29 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 29 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Laura Schaefer's work include Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (20 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (19 papers) and Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (17 papers). Laura Schaefer is often cited by papers focused on Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies (20 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (19 papers) and Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (17 papers). Laura Schaefer collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Germany. Laura Schaefer's co-authors include Peng Yuan, Melissa M. Bilec, Amy E. Landis, Alex K. Jones, Florian Zink, William O. Collinge, Jeong Tai Kim, Gon Kim, Jie Bao and Jeffrey S. Vipperman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Power Sources and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Laura Schaefer

111 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Equations of state in a lattice Boltzmann model 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 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. Equations of state in a lattice Boltzmann model
    2006 819 citations Peng Yuan, Laura Schaefer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laura Schaefer United States 29 1.1k 1.1k 786 666 658 121 3.2k
Alessandro Franco Italy 33 388 0.3× 806 0.7× 537 0.7× 385 0.6× 2.0k 3.1× 135 3.8k
Lorenzo Ferrari Italy 33 1.2k 1.0× 559 0.5× 206 0.3× 1.4k 2.1× 1.2k 1.9× 216 4.2k
Kai Zhang China 34 292 0.3× 531 0.5× 705 0.9× 528 0.8× 1.1k 1.7× 185 3.3k
Louis Gosselin Canada 32 381 0.3× 354 0.3× 1.0k 1.3× 721 1.1× 1.7k 2.5× 161 3.5k
M. Abdul Mujeebu Malaysia 30 853 0.8× 387 0.4× 446 0.6× 252 0.4× 974 1.5× 85 2.8k
Nikolaos Nikolopoulos Greece 41 2.2k 1.9× 1.1k 1.0× 394 0.5× 305 0.5× 962 1.5× 133 4.3k
Ahmad Sedaghat Iran 30 317 0.3× 928 0.8× 227 0.3× 753 1.1× 594 0.9× 142 3.2k
Scott Samuelsen United States 37 460 0.4× 2.2k 2.0× 208 0.3× 279 0.4× 521 0.8× 184 4.3k
Vincenzo Naso Italy 24 791 0.7× 439 0.4× 229 0.3× 249 0.4× 893 1.4× 119 2.0k
Norberto Fueyo Spain 28 775 0.7× 475 0.4× 293 0.4× 343 0.5× 301 0.5× 72 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laura Schaefer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Schaefer

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

All Works

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Preston, Daniel J., et al.. (2025). Predicting the interfacial tension of CO2 and NaCl aqueous solution with machine learning. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 25471–25471. 1 indexed citations
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Hassan, M.A., et al.. (2024). Modern deep neural networks for Direct Normal Irradiance forecasting: A classification approach. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10. 100853–100853. 2 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Laura, et al.. (2023). An Optimization Study of CO2 Heat Pump Water Heaters Using NSGA-II. 1 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Laura, et al.. (2018). Godunov-type upwind flux schemes of the two-dimensional finite volume discrete Boltzmann method. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 75(9). 3105–3126. 13 indexed citations
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Collinge, William O., et al.. (2015). Calibration And Modeling for A Dashboard That Provides Real-Time Feedback on Energy Saving Strategies. Building Simulation Conference proceedings. 14. 1 indexed citations
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Zink, Florian, et al.. (2014). Thermoacoustic sound generation under the influence of resonator curvature. International Journal of Thermal Sciences. 88. 158–163. 6 indexed citations
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Landis, Amy E., et al.. (2013). Analyzing the Practice of Life Cycle Assessment. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 17(5). 777–788. 35 indexed citations
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Bao, Jie & Laura Schaefer. (2012). Lattice Boltzmann equation model for multi-component multi-phase flow with high density ratios. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 37(4). 1860–1871. 121 indexed citations
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Rotter, Maja, et al.. (2012). Stakeholder participation in adaption to climate change - Lessons and experience from Germany. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Laura, et al.. (2011). Energy Benefit of the Underfloor Air Distribution System for Reducing Air-Conditioning and Heating Loads in Buildings. Indoor and Built Environment. 21(1). 62–70. 28 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Laura, et al.. (2011). System simulation of a linear concentrating photovoltaic system with an active cooling system. Renewable Energy. 41. 254–261. 86 indexed citations
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Yuan, Peng & Laura Schaefer. (2005). A Thermal Lattice Boltzmann Two-Phase Flow Model and Its Application to Heat Transfer Problems—Part 2. Integration and Validation. Journal of Fluids Engineering. 128(1). 151–156. 18 indexed citations
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Li, Pei-Wen, Laura Schaefer, & Minking K. Chyu. (2003). Investigation of the Energy Budget in an Internal Reforming Tubular Type Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Through Numerical Computation. 923–930. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Tao, et al.. (2003). The performance of PEM fuel cells fed with oxygen through the free-convection mode. Journal of Power Sources. 114(1). 63–69. 61 indexed citations

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