Murray Thomson

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Murray Thomson is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Murray Thomson has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 20 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 19 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Murray Thomson's work include Smart Grid Energy Management (29 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (15 papers) and Energy Efficiency and Management (12 papers). Murray Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Smart Grid Energy Management (29 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (15 papers) and Energy Efficiency and Management (12 papers). Murray Thomson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and United States. Murray Thomson's co-authors include Ian Richardson, David Infield, Eoghan McKenna, David Infield, D.G. Infield, John P. Barton, M.S. Miranda, Marcelle McManus, Sam Cooper and Matthew Leach and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Energy and IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

In The Last Decade

Murray Thomson

70 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Domestic electricity use: A high-resolution energy demand model

2010 781 citations Ian Richardson, Murray Thomson et al. profile →
A high-resolution domestic building occupancy model for energy demand simulations

2008 448 citations Ian Richardson, Murray Thomson et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Murray Thomson	2.7k	1.3k	1.1k	933	347	70	3.9k
Hasimah Abdul Rahman	1.9k 0.7×	929 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	652 0.7×	364 1.0×	95	3.7k
Antonio Colmenar‐Santos	1.6k 0.6×	476 0.4×	665 0.6×	696 0.7×	443 1.3×	122	3.2k
Anastasios I. Dounis	1.5k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	643 0.6×	856 0.9×	293 0.8×	67	2.9k
Wesley Cole	1.8k 0.7×	643 0.5×	678 0.6×	416 0.4×	340 1.0×	74	2.7k
Iain MacGill	4.3k 1.6×	717 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.5×	878 2.5×	204	6.1k
Fredrik Wallin	2.0k 0.7×	747 0.6×	712 0.6×	458 0.5×	438 1.3×	123	3.1k
Yuekuan Zhou	2.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	457 0.5×	633 1.8×	115	4.6k
Erik Delarue	3.8k 1.4×	312 0.2×	1.1k 0.9×	719 0.8×	582 1.7×	177	4.9k
Lukas G. Swan	1.6k 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	828 0.7×	395 0.4×	244 0.7×	58	3.2k
Behnam Zakeri	2.7k 1.0×	273 0.2×	1.1k 0.9×	937 1.0×	1.0k 3.0×	81	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Murray Thomson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Murray Thomson

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Thomson, Murray, et al.. (2025). Technoeconomic Feasibility of Wind and Solar Generation for Off-Grid Hyperscale Data Centres. Energies. 18(2). 382–382. 1 indexed citations

Thomson, Murray, et al.. (2022). Non-Technical Electricity Losses. Energies. 15(6). 2218–2218. 25 indexed citations

Milne, A. M., et al.. (2021). A Modelling Approach for the Analysis of Underwater Explosive Performance Trials. Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics. 46(12). 1825–1836. 2 indexed citations

Barton, John P. & Murray Thomson. (2021). Solar Power and Energy Storage for Decarbonization of Land Transport in India. Energies. 14(24). 8277–8277. 4 indexed citations

Reddy, B. Subba, et al.. (2020). Energy Disaggregation Using Energy Demand Model and IoT-Based Control. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 57(2). 1746–1754. 17 indexed citations

Barton, John P., Eoghan McKenna, & Murray Thomson. (2017). Time-step analysis of the DECC 2050 Calculator pathways. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy. 231(6). 551–579. 2 indexed citations

Thomson, Murray, et al.. (2015). Series impedance of distribution cables with sector‐shaped conductors. IET Generation Transmission & Distribution. 9(16). 2679–2685. 25 indexed citations

Thomson, Murray, et al.. (2014). Impacts of Demand Data Time Resolution on Estimates of Distribution System Energy Losses. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 30(3). 1483–1491. 20 indexed citations

Thomson, Murray, et al.. (2013). Assumptions and approximations typically applied in modelling LV networks with high penetrations of low carbon technologies. Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University). 5 indexed citations

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Thomson, Murray, et al.. (2013). “For the times they are a-changin”: the impact of shifting energy-use practices in time and space. Local Environment. 19(5). 520–538. 60 indexed citations

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McKenna, Eoghan, Ian Richardson, & Murray Thomson. (2011). Smart meter data: Balancing consumer privacy concerns with legitimate applications. Energy Policy. 41. 807–814. 261 indexed citations

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Kelly, Nick, Junhee Hong, Ian Richardson, & Murray Thomson. (2011). The influence of thermal storage on microgeneration flexibility. Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde). 8 indexed citations

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Thomson, Murray, et al.. (2010). Modified operation of a small scale energy recovery device for seawater reverse osmosis. Desalination and Water Treatment. 13(1-3). 195–202. 9 indexed citations

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Richardson, Ian, et al.. (2009). Simulation of high-resolution domestic electricity demand based on a building occupancy model and its applicability to the study of demand side management. Loughborough University Institutional Repository (Loughborough University). 8 indexed citations

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Thomson, Murray, Ian Richardson, John P. Barton, & David Infield. (2009). Distributed automatic voltage control (DAVC). IET Conference Publications. 976–976. 3 indexed citations

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Richardson, Ian, et al.. (2009). A modelling framework for the study of highly distributed power systems and demand side management. 1–6. 12 indexed citations

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Thomson, Murray & David Infield. (2008). Modelling the impact of micro-combined heat and power generators on electricity distribution networks. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A Journal of Power and Energy. 222(7). 697–706. 15 indexed citations

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Thomson, Murray & D.G. Infield. (2007). Impact of widespread photovoltaics generation on distribution systems. IET Renewable Power Generation. 1(1). 33–40. 296 indexed citations

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Thomson, Murray, et al.. (2004). Power converters for use in stand-alone renewable energy systems incorporating hydrogen storage. Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde). 2. 644–648. 3 indexed citations

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Thomson, Murray & David Infield. (2003). A photovoltaic-powered seawater reverse-osmosis system without batteries. Desalination. 153(1-3). 1–8. 145 indexed citations

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