Peter Sorknæs

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Peter Sorknæs is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Sorknæs has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 32 papers in Energy Engineering and Power Technology and 24 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Peter Sorknæs's work include Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (45 papers), Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (32 papers) and Smart Grid Energy Management (12 papers). Peter Sorknæs is often cited by papers focused on Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (45 papers), Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems (32 papers) and Smart Grid Energy Management (12 papers). Peter Sorknæs collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, China and Sweden. Peter Sorknæs's co-authors include Henrik Lund, Jakob Zinck Thellufsen, Brian Vad Mathiesen, Poul Alberg Østergaard, Iva Ridjan Skov, Søren Roth Djørup, Frede Hvelplund, Miguel Chang, Steffen Nielsen and Anders N. Andersen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Peter Sorknæs

47 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

The status of 4th generation district heating: Research and results

2018 455 citations Henrik Lund, Poul Alberg Østergaard et al. Energy profile →
EnergyPLAN – Advanced analysis of smart energy systems

2021 327 citations Henrik Lund, Jakob Zinck Thellufsen et al. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Sorknæs Denmark	25	2.2k	1.0k	954	636	299	47	2.7k
Steffen Nielsen Denmark	23	2.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	767 0.8×	855 1.3×	262 0.9×	50	2.7k
Jakob Zinck Thellufsen Denmark	27	1.9k 0.9×	797 0.8×	1.0k 1.1×	446 0.7×	248 0.8×	59	2.5k
Gorm Bruun Andresen Denmark	29	2.0k 0.9×	702 0.7×	734 0.8×	350 0.6×	410 1.4×	65	2.7k
Anders N. Andersen Denmark	18	1.7k 0.7×	646 0.6×	567 0.6×	436 0.7×	324 1.1×	28	2.0k
Gabriele Comodi Italy	35	1.4k 0.6×	907 0.9×	628 0.7×	494 0.8×	1.2k 3.9×	127	3.2k
Wesley Cole United States	29	1.8k 0.8×	678 0.7×	340 0.4×	643 1.0×	265 0.9×	74	2.7k
Iva Ridjan Denmark	8	1.2k 0.5×	450 0.4×	672 0.7×	289 0.5×	167 0.6×	11	1.5k
Juha Kiviluoma Finland	26	2.1k 0.9×	546 0.5×	609 0.6×	174 0.3×	176 0.6×	98	2.8k
Hans Christian Gils Germany	19	1.4k 0.6×	566 0.6×	537 0.6×	197 0.3×	148 0.5×	49	1.8k
Mikael Odenberger Sweden	28	1.5k 0.7×	499 0.5×	435 0.5×	314 0.5×	483 1.6×	69	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Sorknæs

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Sorknæs

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nielsen, Steffen, Peter Sorknæs, Brian Vad Mathiesen, et al.. (2025). Heating Sector Strategies in Climate-Neutral Societies. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 43. 101–122. 2 indexed citations

Skov, Iva Ridjan, et al.. (2025). Feasibility of integrating excess heat from power-to-methanol: Case study of a Danish district heating network. Applied Energy. 386. 125590–125590. 2 indexed citations

Koohi‐Fayegh, Seama, et al.. (2025). A review on optimization of district energy systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 225. 116041–116041. 1 indexed citations

Thellufsen, Jakob Zinck, Henrik Lund, Brian Vad Mathiesen, et al.. (2024). Cost and system effects of nuclear power in carbon-neutral energy systems. Applied Energy. 371. 123705–123705. 18 indexed citations

Lund, Henrik, et al.. (2024). The role of thermal energy storages in future smart energy systems. Energy. 313. 133948–133948. 10 indexed citations

Lund, Henrik, Poul Alberg Østergaard, Meng Yuan, Peter Sorknæs, & Jakob Zinck Thellufsen. (2024). Energy balancing and storage in climate-neutral smart energy systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 209. 115141–115141. 8 indexed citations

Johannsen, Rasmus Magni, et al.. (2024). Developing energy system scenarios for municipalities - Introducing MUSEPLAN. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 14. 100141–100141. 3 indexed citations

Sorknæs, Peter, Jakob Zinck Thellufsen, Kai Knobloch, Kurt Engelbrecht, & Meng Yuan. (2023). Economic potentials of carnot batteries in 100% renewable energy systems. Energy. 282. 128837–128837. 24 indexed citations

Johannsen, Rasmus Magni, Peter Sorknæs, Karl Sperling, & Poul Alberg Østergaard. (2023). Energy communities’ flexibility in different tax and tariff structures. Energy Conversion and Management. 288. 117112–117112. 15 indexed citations

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Moreno, Diana, Steffen Nielsen, Peter Sorknæs, et al.. (2023). Exploring the location and use of baseload district heating supply. What can current heat sources tell us about future opportunities?. Energy. 288. 129642–129642. 12 indexed citations

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Widl, E., et al.. (2022). Expert survey and classification of tools for modeling and simulating hybrid energy networks. Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks. 32. 100913–100913. 7 indexed citations

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Mathiesen, Brian Vad, Iva Ridjan Skov, Andrei David Korberg, et al.. (2022). Energy efficient decarbonisation strategy for the Danish transport sector by 2045. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 5. 100063–100063. 65 indexed citations

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Østergaard, Poul Alberg, S. Werner, Anders Dyrelund, et al.. (2022). The four generations of district cooling - A categorization of the development in district cooling from origin to future prospect. Energy. 253. 124098–124098. 60 indexed citations

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Østergaard, Poul Alberg, Anders N. Andersen, & Peter Sorknæs. (2022). The business-economic energy system modelling tool energyPRO. Energy. 257. 124792–124792. 35 indexed citations

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Sorknæs, Peter, et al.. (2022). Electrification of the industrial sector in 100% renewable energy scenarios. Energy. 254. 124339–124339. 80 indexed citations

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Lund, Henrik, Jakob Zinck Thellufsen, Poul Alberg Østergaard, et al.. (2021). EnergyPLAN – Advanced analysis of smart energy systems. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1. 100007–100007. 327 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sorknæs, Peter, Poul Alberg Østergaard, Jakob Zinck Thellufsen, et al.. (2020). The benefits of 4th generation district heating in a 100% renewable energy system. Energy. 213. 119030–119030. 110 indexed citations

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Sorknæs, Peter. (2018). Simulation method for a pit seasonal thermal energy storage system with a heat pump in a district heating system. Energy. 152. 533–538. 50 indexed citations

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Lund, Henrik, Peter Sorknæs, Brian Vad Mathiesen, & Kenneth Hansen. (2017). Beyond sensitivity analysis: A methodology to handle fuel and electricity prices when designing energy scenarios. Energy Research & Social Science. 39. 108–116. 35 indexed citations

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Nielsen, Steffen, Peter Sorknæs, & Poul Alberg Østergaard. (2011). Electricity market auction settings in a future Danish electricity system with a high penetration of renewable energy sources – A comparison of marginal pricing and pay-as-bid. Energy. 36(7). 4434–4444. 57 indexed citations

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