M.T. Pontes

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

M.T. Pontes is a scholar working on Ocean Engineering, Oceanography and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, M.T. Pontes has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Ocean Engineering, 15 papers in Oceanography and 6 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in M.T. Pontes's work include Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (15 papers), Wave and Wind Energy Systems (15 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (6 papers). M.T. Pontes is often cited by papers focused on Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing (15 papers), Wave and Wind Energy Systems (15 papers) and Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research (6 papers). M.T. Pontes collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Norway and Belgium. M.T. Pontes's co-authors include Alina Kristin Kabuth, Stephen F. Barstow, Gunnar Mørk, A.F.O. Falcão, Hans Christian Sørensen, Alain Clément, Tony Lewis, F. Gardner, Kim Dremstrup and P. Schild and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Energy and Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering.

In The Last Decade

M.T. Pontes

23 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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Wave energy in Europe: current status and perspectives

2002 782 citations Alain Clément, A.F.O. Falcão et al. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M.T. Pontes Portugal	12	1.3k	601	465	449	414	23	1.6k
Tony Lewis Ireland	15	1.3k 1.0×	499 0.8×	514 1.1×	267 0.6×	418 1.0×	29	1.6k
Matt Folley United Kingdom	19	1.3k 1.0×	683 1.1×	326 0.7×	212 0.5×	674 1.6×	59	1.5k
Morten Kramer Denmark	22	1.3k 1.0×	625 1.0×	469 1.0×	182 0.4×	690 1.7×	61	1.6k
Markel Peñalba Spain	21	1.0k 0.8×	330 0.5×	432 0.9×	195 0.4×	464 1.1×	59	1.3k
Mário López Spain	25	841 0.6×	488 0.8×	409 0.9×	385 0.9×	215 0.5×	59	1.7k
S. Astariz United Kingdom	18	1.1k 0.8×	351 0.6×	766 1.6×	189 0.4×	252 0.6×	22	1.4k
Hans Christian Sørensen Denmark	8	788 0.6×	295 0.5×	337 0.7×	170 0.4×	313 0.8×	16	1.1k
C. Pérez-Collazo United Kingdom	13	997 0.8×	298 0.5×	677 1.5×	147 0.3×	325 0.8×	17	1.3k
F. Gardner Netherlands	7	1.1k 0.8×	339 0.6×	338 0.7×	160 0.4×	419 1.0×	7	1.3k
Binzhen Zhou China	22	1.1k 0.9×	585 1.0×	422 0.9×	159 0.4×	667 1.6×	71	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by M.T. Pontes

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M.T. Pontes

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Henriques, J.C.C., et al.. (2013). Wave energy resource assessment for a breakwater-integrated oscillating water column plant at Porto, Portugal. Energy. 63. 52–60. 29 indexed citations

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Pontes, M.T., et al.. (2011). Study of Sea-State Variability and Wave Groupiness Using TerraSAR-X Synthetic Aperture Radar Data. elib (German Aerospace Center). 3 indexed citations

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Mørk, Gunnar, Stephen F. Barstow, Alina Kristin Kabuth, & M.T. Pontes. (2010). Assessing the Global Wave Energy Potential. 447–454. 336 indexed citations

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Pontes, M.T., et al.. (2010). Using Satellite Spectral Wave Data for Wave Energy Resource Characterization. elib (German Aerospace Center). 2 indexed citations

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Pontes, M.T., et al.. (2009). Joint Assessment of Offshore Wind and Wave Energy Resources for the Portuguese Pilot Zone. 1209–1216. 1 indexed citations

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Pontes, M.T., et al.. (2008). Using Remote Sensed Data for Wave Energy Resource Assessment. 751–759. 3 indexed citations

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Pontes, M.T.. (2007). Implementing Agreement on Ocean Energy Systems. 609–613. 44 indexed citations

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Ricci, P., et al.. (2007). Spectral Bandwidth and WEC Performance Assessment. LNEG repository (National Laboratory of Energy and Geology). 7 indexed citations

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Pontes, M.T., et al.. (2005). Database of Wave Energy Potential in Portugal. 803–809. 3 indexed citations

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Pontes, M.T., et al.. (2003). A Nearshore Wave Energy Atlas for Portugal. 733–740. 3 indexed citations

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Pontes, M.T., et al.. (2003). A Nearshore Wave Energy Atlas for Portugal. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. 127(3). 249–255. 81 indexed citations

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Sarmento, António, et al.. (2003). The Influence of the Wave Climate on the Design and Annual Production of Electricity by OWC Wave Power Plants. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. 125(2). 139–144. 13 indexed citations

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Clément, Alain, A.F.O. Falcão, F. Gardner, et al.. (2002). Wave energy in Europe: current status and perspectives. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 6(5). 405–431. 782 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pontes, M.T., Luigi Cavaleri, & Denis Mollison. (2002). Ocean Waves: Energy Resource Assessment. Marine Technology Society Journal. 36(4). 42–51. 11 indexed citations

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Pontes, M.T.. (1998). Assessing the European Wave Energy Resource. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. 120(4). 226–231. 101 indexed citations

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Pontes, M.T., et al.. (1997). Use of Numerical Wind-Wave Models for Assessment of the Offshore Wave Energy Resource. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. 119(3). 184–190. 9 indexed citations

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Pontes, M.T., et al.. (1996). An Atlas of the Wave-Energy Resource in Europe. Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. 118(4). 307–309. 33 indexed citations

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Pontes, M.T., et al.. (1992). Assessment Of Shoreline Wave Energy Resource. 4 indexed citations

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Mollison, Denis & M.T. Pontes. (1992). Assessing the Portuguese wave-power resource. Energy. 17(3). 255–268. 42 indexed citations

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Nichols, Nancy, A.F.O. Falcão, & M.T. Pontes. (1991). Optimal phase control of wave power devices. CentAUR (University of Reading). 7 indexed citations

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