Pim Donkers

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 941 citations indexed

About

Pim Donkers is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Pim Donkers has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 941 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 5 papers in Computational Mechanics and 5 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Pim Donkers's work include Adsorption and Cooling Systems (23 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (22 papers) and Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media (5 papers). Pim Donkers is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and Cooling Systems (23 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (22 papers) and Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media (5 papers). Pim Donkers collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. Pim Donkers's co-authors include O.C.G. Adan, Henk Huinink, Hartmut Fischer, L. Pel, Michael Steiger, Steffen Beckert, Frank Stallmach, C.C.M. Rindt, Mina Shahi and H.A. Zondag and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Applied Energy and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

Pim Donkers

28 papers receiving 912 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.

  1. A review of salt hydrates for seasonal heat storage in domestic applications
    2017 299 citations Pim Donkers, Henk Huinink et al. Applied Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pim Donkers Netherlands 15 790 258 140 112 51 28 941
Gechuanqi Pan China 14 489 0.6× 365 1.4× 111 0.8× 124 1.1× 27 0.5× 27 686
Abdelali Zaki Spain 15 416 0.5× 257 1.0× 238 1.7× 248 2.2× 8 0.2× 39 719
M.M. Tokarev Russia 23 1.3k 1.7× 214 0.8× 424 3.0× 72 0.6× 62 1.2× 47 1.6k
Salvatore Sau Italy 17 814 1.0× 279 1.1× 361 2.6× 586 5.2× 18 0.4× 54 1.2k
Antonio Romero‐Serrano Mexico 16 433 0.5× 280 1.1× 17 0.1× 227 2.0× 42 0.8× 76 751
Hüseyin Kaya Türkiye 14 360 0.5× 145 0.6× 203 1.4× 203 1.8× 28 0.5× 44 754
Ivan S. Glaznev Russia 16 1.1k 1.4× 157 0.6× 337 2.4× 64 0.6× 37 0.7× 23 1.3k
Z. Tamainot-Telto United Kingdom 18 978 1.2× 140 0.5× 165 1.2× 43 0.4× 21 0.4× 30 1.1k
Yugo Osaka Japan 16 385 0.5× 311 1.2× 159 1.1× 101 0.9× 41 0.8× 60 821
Yinsheng Yu China 17 478 0.6× 254 1.0× 186 1.3× 173 1.5× 21 0.4× 51 817

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Fields of papers citing papers by Pim Donkers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pim Donkers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pim Donkers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pim Donkers based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Pim Donkers. Pim Donkers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mahmoudi, Amir Houshang, et al.. (2025). Quantifying volume variation and agglomeration in thermochemical materials: An in-situ measurement methodology. Journal of Energy Storage. 124. 116877–116877. 2 indexed citations
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Mahmoudi, Amir Houshang, et al.. (2024). Microstructural changes in thermochemical heat storage material over cycles: Insights from micro-X-ray computed tomography. Renewable Energy. 223. 120045–120045. 4 indexed citations
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Raemaekers, Tim, Pim Donkers, & Henk Huinink. (2023). Investigation into the Hydration Behavior of K2CO3 Packed Beds: An NMR Study. Transport in Porous Media. 149(3). 817–835. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuwei, Pieter-Jan Hoes, Jlm Jan Hensen, O.C.G. Adan, & Pim Donkers. (2023). Investigating the use cases of a novel heat battery in Dutch residential buildings. Building Simulation. 16(9). 1675–1689. 6 indexed citations
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Fischer, Hartmut, Pim Donkers, Hugo Meekes, et al.. (2023). Revisiting salt hydrate selection for domestic heat storage applications. Renewable Energy. 218. 119331–119331. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuwei, Pieter-Jan Hoes, Jlm Jan Hensen, O.C.G. Adan, & Pim Donkers. (2023). A use case assessment method for mobilized heat battery in residential buildings. Building Simulation Conference proceedings. 18. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Shuwei, Pieter-Jan Hoes, Jlm Jan Hensen, O.C.G. Adan, & Pim Donkers. (2023). A design optimization method for solar-driven thermochemical storage systems based on building performance simulation. Journal of Energy Storage. 72. 108354–108354. 4 indexed citations
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Huinink, Henk, et al.. (2022). Accelerating the reaction kinetics of K2CO3 through the addition of CsF in the view of thermochemical heat storage. Solar Energy. 242. 256–266. 18 indexed citations
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Donkers, Pim, et al.. (2021). Diffusion limited hydration kinetics of millimeter sized salt hydrate particles for thermochemical heat storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 47. 103554–103554. 28 indexed citations
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Mahmoudi, Amir Houshang, Pim Donkers, Khuram Walayat, Bernhard Peters, & Mina Shahi. (2021). A thorough investigation of thermochemical heat storage system from particle to bed scale. Chemical Engineering Science. 246. 116877–116877. 21 indexed citations
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Donkers, Pim, et al.. (2018). In-depth investigation of thermochemical performance in a heat battery: Cyclic analysis of K2CO3, MgCl2 and Na2S. Applied Energy. 215. 159–173. 104 indexed citations
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Donkers, Pim, O.C.G. Adan, & David Smeulders. (2017). Hydration/Dehydration Processes in Stabilized CaCl 2. TU/e Research Portal. 656–663. 2 indexed citations
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Donkers, Pim, et al.. (2017). A review of salt hydrates for seasonal heat storage in domestic applications. Applied Energy. 199. 45–68. 299 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gaeini, M., et al.. (2017). Development of a validated 2D model for flow, moisture and heat transport in a packed bed reactor using MRI experiment and a lab-scale reactor setup. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 113. 1116–1129. 30 indexed citations
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Donkers, Pim, L. Pel, Michael Steiger, & O.C.G. Adan. (2016). Deammoniation and ammoniation processes with ammonia complexes. AIMS energy. 4(6). 936–950. 12 indexed citations
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Pel, L., et al.. (2016). 1H, 23Na and 35Cl Imaging in Cementitious Materials with NMR. Applied Magnetic Resonance. 47(3). 265–276. 16 indexed citations
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Donkers, Pim, L. Pel, & O.C.G. Adan. (2015). Hydration / Dehydration Cycles of Salt Hydrates - Studied with NMR. 1–9. 1 indexed citations
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Donkers, Pim, Steffen Beckert, L. Pel, et al.. (2015). Water Transport in MgSO4·7H2O During Dehydration in View of Thermal Storage. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 119(52). 28711–28720. 59 indexed citations
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Donkers, Pim, Kirsten Linnow, L. Pel, Michael Steiger, & O.C.G. Adan. (2015). Na2SO4·10H2O dehydration in view of thermal storage. Chemical Engineering Science. 134. 360–366. 26 indexed citations
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Donkers, Pim, L. Pel, & O.C.G. Adan. (2015). Experimental studies for the cyclability of salt hydrates for thermochemical heat storage. Journal of Energy Storage. 5. 25–32. 92 indexed citations

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