Neil Hewitt

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
200 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Neil Hewitt is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Hewitt has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 60 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 51 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Neil Hewitt's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (47 papers), Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (38 papers) and Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (28 papers). Neil Hewitt is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (47 papers), Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (38 papers) and Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (28 papers). Neil Hewitt collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and China. Neil Hewitt's co-authors include Philip Eames, Francis Boateng Agyenim, Mervyn Smyth, Ye Huang, Ming Jun Huang, Fabio Polonara, Alessia Arteconi, S. Rezvani, D. McIlveen‐Wright and Philip Griffiths and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Neil Hewitt

190 papers receiving 6.9k 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.

A review of materials, heat transfer and phase change problem formulation for latent heat thermal energy storage systems (LHTESS)

2009 1.6k citations Neil Hewitt et al. profile →
State of the art of thermal storage for demand-side management

2012 400 citations Neil Hewitt et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Neil Hewitt United Kingdom	44	4.0k	2.7k	1.7k	1.6k	1.1k	200	7.2k
T. Kousksou France	48	3.7k 0.9×	3.2k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.0×	533 0.5×	167	8.1k
Mehmet Esen Türkiye	25	4.2k 1.1×	4.0k 1.5×	1.8k 1.1×	870 0.6×	620 0.6×	36	7.2k
Francesco Calise Italy	54	3.4k 0.9×	4.1k 1.5×	1.4k 0.8×	2.4k 1.5×	607 0.5×	166	7.8k
Yanping Yuan China	54	6.9k 1.7×	4.3k 1.6×	1.2k 0.7×	2.0k 1.3×	883 0.8×	283	10.5k
S. Iniyan India	36	2.1k 0.5×	3.8k 1.4×	502 0.3×	2.4k 1.5×	919 0.8×	114	7.9k
Müslüm Arıcı Türkiye	58	6.3k 1.6×	4.7k 1.7×	2.7k 1.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	346	10.4k
Kamıl Kaygusuz Türkiye	50	3.2k 0.8×	3.4k 1.3×	559 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	757 0.7×	140	7.9k
Brian Elmegaard Denmark	43	2.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	865 0.5×	1.5k 1.0×	728 0.6×	223	4.8k
Erdem Cüce Türkiye	46	1.9k 0.5×	2.8k 1.0×	2.5k 1.5×	1.2k 0.8×	563 0.5×	212	7.3k
Umberto Desideri Italy	50	3.2k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	731 0.4×	1.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	315	8.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Neil Hewitt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Neil Hewitt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil Hewitt

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Kamkari, Babak, et al.. (2026). Biomimetic fractal fins for enhanced thermal performance in fin-and-tube latent heat energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 149. 120050–120050.

Huang, Ming Jun, et al.. (2025). An evaluation of the performance of a scroll machine in a reversible high-temperature heat pump - organic Rankine cycle system using R1233zd(E) as the working fluid. International Journal of Refrigeration. 174. 321–332.

Ye, Yunyang, et al.. (2025). Leveraging online housing data for large-scale building energy modeling. Building and Environment. 277. 112929–112929. 1 indexed citations

O’Donnell, James, et al.. (2025). Energy efficiency and thermal resilience analysis for row houses using representative building energy models. Building and Environment. 282. 113229–113229.

Kamkari, Babak, et al.. (2025). A systematic review of explainable artificial intelligence in urban building energy modeling: methods, applications, and future directions. Sustainable Cities and Society. 128. 106492–106492. 5 indexed citations

Flynn, Damian, et al.. (2024). Designing tariff for charging electric vehicles at home with equity in mind – The tripartite tariff. Sustainable Cities and Society. 118. 106018–106018. 3 indexed citations

Wilson, Chris, et al.. (2024). Experimental investigation of a small-scale reversible high-temperature heat pump − organic Rankine cycle system for industrial waste heat recovery. Applied Thermal Engineering. 257. 124237–124237. 10 indexed citations

Umer, Muhammad, Caterina Brandoni, Neil Hewitt, et al.. (2024). Hydrogen production through polyoxometalate catalysed electrolysis from biomass components and food waste. Results in Engineering. 23. 102803–102803. 8 indexed citations

O’Donnell, James, et al.. (2024). Long-term impact of electrification and retrofits of the U.S residential building in diverse locations. Building and Environment. 269. 112472–112472. 2 indexed citations

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Chakrabarti, Supriya, et al.. (2024). Performance Prediction and Optimization of Nanofluid-Based PV/T Using Numerical Simulation and Response Surface Methodology. Nanomaterials. 14(9). 774–774. 5 indexed citations

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Hewitt, Neil. (2024). Decarbonizing Energy of a City: Identifying Barriers and Pathways. Energies. 17(1). 267–267. 4 indexed citations

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Ali, Usman, Mohammad Haris Shamsi, Cathal Hoare, et al.. (2024). Urban residential building stock synthetic datasets for building energy performance analysis. Data in Brief. 53. 110241–110241. 5 indexed citations

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Kamkari, Babak, et al.. (2024). Energy and exergy analysis of a multipass macro-encapsulated phase change material/expanded graphite composite thermal energy storage for domestic hot water applications. Energy Conversion and Management X. 24. 100788–100788. 7 indexed citations

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Rezvani, S., et al.. (2024). Indirectly heated carbonate looping cycles in cement plants for CO2 capture and storage. Applied Thermal Engineering. 263. 125349–125349. 3 indexed citations

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Ganguly, Abhijit, et al.. (2023). Thermo-optical characterization of novel MXene/Carbon-dot hybrid nanofluid for heat transfer applications. Journal of Cleaner Production. 434. 140395–140395. 32 indexed citations

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Rosenow, Jan, et al.. (2023). Coming in from the cold: Heat pump efficiency at low temperatures. Joule. 7(9). 1939–1942. 30 indexed citations

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Huang, Ming Jun, et al.. (2023). Design and modelling of a small-scale reversible high-temperature heat pump—organic Rankine cycle system for industrial waste heat recovery. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies. 18. 482–493. 3 indexed citations

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Hewitt, Neil & Ming Jun Huang. (2007). Defrost cycle performance for a circular shape evaporator air source heat pump. International Journal of Refrigeration. 31(3). 444–452. 53 indexed citations

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Young, Andy, M. G. R. Holmes, Gareth Old, et al.. (2003). The temporal and spatial variability of sediment transport and yields within the Bradford Beck catchment, West Yorkshire. The Science of The Total Environment. 314-316. 475–494. 73 indexed citations

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Hewitt, Neil, et al.. (1995). Comparison of expansion valve performance. International Journal of Energy Research. 19(4). 347–359. 10 indexed citations

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