Patrick E. Phelan

18.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
256 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Patrick E. Phelan is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick E. Phelan has authored 256 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 82 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 69 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Patrick E. Phelan's work include Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (46 papers), Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (38 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (38 papers). Patrick E. Phelan is often cited by papers focused on Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (46 papers), Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer (38 papers) and Heat Transfer and Optimization (38 papers). Patrick E. Phelan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and China. Patrick E. Phelan's co-authors include Ravi Prasher, Todd Otanicar, Robert A. Taylor, Himanshu Tyagi, Jay S. Golden, Gary Rosengarten, Proma Bhattacharya, David Song, Jinlin Wang and A.M. Kannan and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Patrick E. Phelan

245 papers receiving 14.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Recent developments in phase change materials for energy storage applications: A review

2018 1.2k citations Patrick E. Phelan et al. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer profile →
Thermal Conductivity of Nanoscale Colloidal Solutions (Nanofluids)

2005 768 citations Ravi Prasher, Patrick E. Phelan et al. profile →
Nanofluid-based direct absorption solar collector

2010 725 citations Todd Otanicar, Patrick E. Phelan et al. profile →
Measurements of nanofluid viscosity and its implications for thermal applications

2006 691 citations Ravi Prasher, Patrick E. Phelan et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
Small particles, big impacts: A review of the diverse applications of nanofluids

2013 624 citations Robert A. Taylor, Todd Otanicar et al. profile →
Effect of Aggregation Kinetics on the Thermal Conductivity of Nanoscale Colloidal Solutions (Nanofluid)

2006 602 citations Ravi Prasher, Patrick E. Phelan et al. profile →
Predicted Efficiency of a Low-Temperature Nanofluid-Based Direct Absorption Solar Collector

2009 581 citations Patrick E. Phelan, Ravi Prasher et al. profile →
Enhanced Mass Transport in Nanofluids

2006 458 citations Patrick E. Phelan, Ravi Prasher et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Patrick E. Phelan United States	53	7.1k	6.8k	5.5k	2.5k	1.9k	256	14.8k
Robert A. Taylor Australia	64	5.6k 0.8×	5.3k 0.8×	8.5k 1.6×	1.6k 0.6×	2.9k 1.5×	290	15.0k
Xiaoze Du China	56	2.5k 0.3×	7.7k 1.1×	4.4k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	621	14.2k
Gilles Flamant France	57	5.0k 0.7×	4.4k 0.6×	3.3k 0.6×	3.2k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	325	12.1k
Wei‐Mon Yan Taiwan	68	6.6k 0.9×	9.5k 1.4×	5.5k 1.0×	2.0k 0.8×	4.8k 2.5×	472	16.8k
Yuying Yan United Kingdom	67	3.8k 0.5×	7.3k 1.1×	2.6k 0.5×	3.5k 1.4×	4.1k 2.1×	489	17.2k
Hafız Muhammad Ali Saudi Arabia	87	9.4k 1.3×	16.5k 2.4×	8.0k 1.5×	2.9k 1.1×	3.7k 1.9×	495	24.4k
Ya‐Ling He China	78	3.5k 0.5×	12.7k 1.9×	8.6k 1.6×	2.2k 0.9×	3.3k 1.7×	446	20.1k
Qiuwang Wang China	65	4.0k 0.6×	10.9k 1.6×	2.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	1.9k 1.0×	755	16.7k
Omid Mahian Iran	81	12.4k 1.7×	12.1k 1.8×	6.5k 1.2×	1.5k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	275	19.8k
S.N. Kazi Malaysia	62	7.7k 1.1×	6.3k 0.9×	3.1k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	1.3k 0.7×	246	11.6k

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Ali, Hafız Muhammad, et al.. (2025). Experimental investigation of the effect of ultrasonic waves on heat transfer enhancement and pressure drop for propylene glycol/water mixtures in a rectangular minichannel heat sink. Applied Thermal Engineering. 267. 125717–125717. 1 indexed citations

Buckingham, Mark A., et al.. (2024). Thermogalvanic bricks: optimising large dimension thermocells for air and water valorisation. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 9(5). 1165–1172. 1 indexed citations

Phelan, Patrick E., et al.. (2024). The value of air conditioning. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2.

Ali, Abulhassan, Suhaib Umer Ilyas, Patrick E. Phelan, et al.. (2024). Application of Machine Learning Algorithms in Predicting Rheological Behavior of BN-diamond/Thermal Oil Hybrid Nanofluids. Fluids. 9(1). 20–20. 9 indexed citations

Alelyani, Sami M., et al.. (2023). A theoretical thermal model for a heat pump module using evacuated tube solar adsorption. Renewable Energy. 220. 119556–119556. 2 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhaoli, Nan Zhang, Yanping Yuan, Patrick E. Phelan, & Shady Attia. (2023). Thermal performance of a dynamic insulation-phase change material system and its application in multilayer hollow walls. Journal of Energy Storage. 62. 106912–106912. 16 indexed citations

Phelan, Patrick E., et al.. (2023). SIZE EFFECTS ON THE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF POLYMERS LADEN WITH HIGHLY CONDUCTIVE FILLER PARTICLES. 358–363.

Phelan, Patrick E., et al.. (2023). RISC-V Processors for Spaceflight Embedded Platforms. 1–11. 1 indexed citations

Miner, Mark, et al.. (2021). Application of ultrasound in regeneration of silica gel for industrial gas drying processes. Drying Technology. 40(11). 2251–2259. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Nan, et al.. (2021). Investigations on transient thermal performance of phase change materials embedded in metal foams for latent heat thermal energy storage. International Journal of Energy Research. 45(15). 20763–20782. 15 indexed citations

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Phelan, Patrick E., et al.. (2021). A review of energy storage technologies for demand-side management in industrial facilities. Journal of Cleaner Production. 307. 127322–127322. 60 indexed citations

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Güngör‐Demirci, Gamze, et al.. (2020). Techno-Economic Assessment of CHP Systems in Wastewater Treatment Plants. Environments. 7(10). 74–74. 59 indexed citations

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Zhang, Zhaoli, Yanping Yuan, Sami M. Alelyani, Xiaoling Cao, & Patrick E. Phelan. (2017). Thermophysical properties enhancement of ternary carbonates with carbon materials for high-temperature thermal energy storage. Solar Energy. 155. 661–669. 36 indexed citations

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Lee, Soochan, Patrick E. Phelan, Lenore L. Dai, et al.. (2014). Experimental investigation of the latent heat of vaporization in aqueous nanofluids. Applied Physics Letters. 104(15). 27 indexed citations

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Taylor, Robert A., Patrick E. Phelan, Todd Otanicar, Ronald J. Adrian, & Ravi Prasher. (2011). Nanofluid optical property characterization: towards efficient direct absorption solar collectors. Nanoscale Research Letters. 6(1). 225–225. 451 indexed citations

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Taylor, Robert A. & Patrick E. Phelan. (2009). Pool boiling of nanofluids: Comprehensive review of existing data and limited new data. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 52(23-24). 5339–5347. 163 indexed citations

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Kaloush, Kamil E., et al.. (2007). Asphalt-Rubber Asphalt Concrete Friction Course Overlays as Pavement Preservation Strategy for Portland Cement Concrete Pavement. Transportation Research Board 86th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 3 indexed citations

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Prasher, Ravi, William J. Evans, Paul Meakin, et al.. (2006). Effect of aggregation on thermal conduction in colloidal nanofluids. Applied Physics Letters. 89(14). 338 indexed citations

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Phelan, Patrick E., et al.. (1999). Thermal Boundary Resistance at a Plane Boundary Using the SMAMM and Various Scattering Mechanisms. Nihon dennetsu gakkai ronbunshu/Thermal science and engineering. 7(6). 53–60. 1 indexed citations

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Phelan, Patrick E., et al.. (1999). Heat transfer and oxygen diffusion in Ag-clad BSCCO superconducting tapes. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 9(2). 2718–2721. 3 indexed citations

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