Rambod Rayegan

497 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 430 citations indexed

About

Rambod Rayegan is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Building and Construction and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rambod Rayegan has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 430 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 4 papers in Building and Construction and 4 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rambod Rayegan's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (4 papers), Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications (3 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (3 papers). Rambod Rayegan is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (4 papers), Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications (3 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (3 papers). Rambod Rayegan collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Rambod Rayegan's co-authors include Yong Tao, Yimin Zhu, Chong Peng, Ashrant Aryal, Yue Qiu and Tingzhen Ming and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Renewable Energy and Energy and Buildings.

In The Last Decade

Rambod Rayegan

7 papers receiving 413 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 procedure to select working fluids for Solar Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs)

2010 366 citations Rambod Rayegan, Yong Tao Renewable Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rambod Rayegan United States	4	381	197	178	42	18	8	430
Huixing Zhai China	9	434 1.1×	204 1.0×	199 1.1×	27 0.6×	35 1.9×	13	538
Qingsong An China	8	383 1.0×	144 0.7×	190 1.1×	15 0.4×	24 1.3×	11	449
Aris-Dimitrios Leontaritis Greece	4	303 0.8×	67 0.3×	99 0.6×	21 0.5×	31 1.7×	6	361
Manuel Jiménez-Arreola Singapore	6	310 0.8×	101 0.5×	107 0.6×	11 0.3×	17 0.9×	11	337
James Freeman United Kingdom	6	419 1.1×	277 1.4×	127 0.7×	24 0.6×	31 1.7×	9	493
Antonios Charalampidis Greece	10	272 0.7×	135 0.7×	82 0.5×	34 0.8×	22 1.2×	16	350
Bhavesh Patel India	7	309 0.8×	97 0.5×	125 0.7×	14 0.3×	16 0.9×	11	348
Dongpeng Zhao China	12	356 0.9×	101 0.5×	165 0.9×	12 0.3×	68 3.8×	25	412
Saverio Ottaviano Italy	11	282 0.7×	107 0.5×	80 0.4×	19 0.5×	6 0.3×	26	329
Guangtao Gao China	14	327 0.9×	281 1.4×	87 0.5×	14 0.3×	57 3.2×	27	451

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rambod Rayegan

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Rayegan, Rambod, et al.. (2025). An automated framework for tailored building envelope retrofit planning. Journal of Building Engineering. 108. 112838–112838.

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Ming, Tingzhen, et al.. (2015). A Zero Energy Lab as a validation testbed: Concept, features, and performance. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 40(37). 12854–12867. 4 indexed citations

3.

Zhu, Yimin, Rambod Rayegan, & Yong Tao. (2014). Case Study of Ground-Source Heat Pump Applications in Hot and Humid Climates. Journal of Architectural Engineering. 21(1). 3 indexed citations

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Rayegan, Rambod, et al.. (2013). Investigation of Using Dispersed Particle and Branching Heat Exchnager in Medium Temperature Thermal Energy Storage System to Achieve Maximum Utilization of Solar Power. 1 indexed citations

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Rayegan, Rambod & Yong Tao. (2012). Optimal Collector Type and Temperature in a Solar Organic Rankine Cycle System for Building-Scale Power Generation in Hot and Humid Climate. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 135(1). 11 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yimin, Yong Tao, & Rambod Rayegan. (2012). A comparison of deterministic and probabilistic life cycle cost analyses of ground source heat pump (GSHP) applications in hot and humid climate. Energy and Buildings. 55. 312–321. 44 indexed citations

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Rayegan, Rambod & Yong Tao. (2011). Analysis of Solar Organic Rankine Cycle for a Building in Hot and Humid Climate. 1151–1162. 1 indexed citations

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Rayegan, Rambod & Yong Tao. (2010). A procedure to select working fluids for Solar Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs). Renewable Energy. 36(2). 659–670. 366 indexed citations breakdown →

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