Mike Duke

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Mike Duke is a scholar working on Plant Science, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mike Duke has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Plant Science, 27 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 21 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mike Duke's work include Smart Agriculture and AI (21 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (21 papers) and Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (14 papers). Mike Duke is often cited by papers focused on Smart Agriculture and AI (21 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (21 papers) and Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (14 papers). Mike Duke collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Australia and United Kingdom. Mike Duke's co-authors include James K. Carson, F. Ghani, Timothy Anderson, G. Rosengarten, Graham Morrison, Matthew Seabright, Jamie Bell, Bruce A. MacDonald, Mark Hedley Jones and Alistair Scarfe and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Power Sources, Energy Policy and Renewable Energy.

In The Last Decade

Mike Duke

66 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Robotic kiwifruit harvesting using machine vision, convol... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200 250
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. Robotic kiwifruit harvesting using machine vision, convolutional neural networks, and robotic arms
    2019 255 citations Henry Williams, Mike Duke et al. Biosystems Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Mike Duke New Zealand 18 731 510 449 311 296 77 1.6k
Ahmad Sharifi Iran 17 540 0.7× 91 0.2× 238 0.5× 268 0.9× 484 1.6× 45 1.3k
Abdelkader Mami Tunisia 18 311 0.4× 421 0.8× 529 1.2× 103 0.3× 200 0.7× 207 1.4k
Edward Dintwa Belgium 18 184 0.3× 351 0.7× 165 0.4× 374 1.2× 43 0.1× 37 1.2k
Mohammed Amer Palestinian Territory 16 306 0.4× 55 0.1× 224 0.5× 452 1.5× 69 0.2× 37 1.0k
Arvind Tiwari India 21 2.1k 2.9× 56 0.1× 624 1.4× 484 1.6× 661 2.2× 37 2.4k
Enrong Mao China 19 407 0.6× 263 0.5× 98 0.2× 422 1.4× 30 0.1× 115 1.3k
Rabah Boukhanouf United Kingdom 17 286 0.4× 103 0.2× 297 0.7× 575 1.8× 15 0.1× 50 1.2k
Ezzatollah Askari Asli‐Ardeh Iran 16 798 1.1× 203 0.4× 133 0.3× 350 1.1× 180 0.6× 27 1.2k
Abhishek Anand India 14 359 0.5× 38 0.1× 180 0.4× 270 0.9× 77 0.3× 50 906

Countries citing papers authored by Mike Duke

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mike Duke

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Mike Duke. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Mike Duke. The network helps show where Mike Duke may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mike Duke

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Duke, Mike, et al.. (2025). A modular Agritech framework for sustainable horticulture systems: Development and validation in the kiwifruit industry. Information Processing in Agriculture. 13(1). 130–141.
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Tobias, Jonathan H., et al.. (2024). Implementation of an autonomous mobile platform for agricultural tasks in corridor-like environments. International Journal of Intelligent Robotics and Applications. 9(2). 389–409. 1 indexed citations
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Pearse, Jillian, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of a low-cost selective shaking device and soft surface catchment for fresh market blueberry harvesting. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 2813–2818.
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Williams, Henry, David A. Smith, Ben McGuinness, et al.. (2024). Archie Snr: A Robotic Platform for Autonomous Apple Fruitlet Thinning. 11781–11788. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Henry, et al.. (2024). The Barracuda: A Novel Cutting Mechanism for Pruning Canes Wrapped around Wires. 3286–3293. 1 indexed citations
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Sim, Alex, et al.. (2024). Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning to Identify Epicuticular Wax Loss in Masena Blueberries for Post-Harvest Freshness. Research Commons (University of Waikato). 2793–2798.
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Duke, Mike, et al.. (2023). Field factory for the automated harvesting of forestry tree stock. Biosystems Engineering. 227. 52–67. 3 indexed citations
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Lim, Shen Hin, et al.. (2018). Ground Plane Segmentation of Time-of-Flight Images for Asparagus Harvesting. 1–6. 5 indexed citations
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Ghani, F., G. Rosengarten, & Mike Duke. (2016). The characterisation of crystalline silicon photovoltaic devices using the manufacturer supplied data. Solar Energy. 132. 15–24. 13 indexed citations
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Duke, Mike, et al.. (2014). Development of rapid tooling by rapid prototyping technology and electroless nickel plating for low-volume production of plastic parts. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 78(1-4). 31–40. 34 indexed citations
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Duke, Mike, et al.. (2012). Study of electroless nickel plating on PerFactory TM rapid prototype model. Journal of Achievements of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering. 55.
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Ghani, F., Mike Duke, & James K. Carson. (2012). Numerical calculation of series and shunt resistance of a photovoltaic cell using the Lambert W-function: Experimental evaluation. Solar Energy. 87. 246–253. 46 indexed citations
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Nogita, Kazuhiro, et al.. (2010). Lead-Free Solders for Electric Vehicles - Global Green Challenge Eco-Challenge Racing. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 555–560.
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Anderson, Timothy, Mike Duke, & James K. Carson. (2010). Experimental determination of natural convection heat transfer coefficients in an attic shaped enclosure. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 37(4). 360–363. 26 indexed citations
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Duke, Mike. (2010). Building the Next Generation Walmart. SMARTech Repository (Georgia Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Duke, Mike, Deborah Andrews, & Timothy Anderson. (2008). The feasibility of long range battery electric cars in New Zealand. Energy Policy. 37(9). 3455–3462. 32 indexed citations
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Duke, Mike, et al.. (1999). The 1998 World Solar Rallye: Akita, Japan. Journal of Power Sources. 80(1-2). 199–206. 2 indexed citations

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