Randy Gee

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 742 citations indexed

About

Randy Gee is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Randy Gee has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 742 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Randy Gee's work include Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (14 papers), Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (10 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (8 papers). Randy Gee is often cited by papers focused on Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (14 papers), Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (10 papers) and solar cell performance optimization (8 papers). Randy Gee collaborates with scholars based in United States and China. Randy Gee's co-authors include Gilbert Cohen, Eckhard Lu ̈pfert, David Kearney, Eduardo Zarza, Hank Price, Tim Wendelin, G. Jörgensen, Roland Winston, J. O’Gallagher and Kenneth M. Greenwood and has published in prestigious journals such as Solar Energy, Journal of Solar Energy Engineering and Energy Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Randy Gee

17 papers receiving 699 citations

Hit Papers

Advances in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Technology 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
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. Advances in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Technology
    2002 645 citations Hank Price, Eckhard Lu ̈pfert et al. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Randy Gee United States 7 645 271 185 164 99 18 742
Gilbert Cohen United States 6 602 0.9× 281 1.0× 177 1.0× 139 0.8× 94 0.9× 9 718
Tim Wendelin United States 6 604 0.9× 183 0.7× 213 1.2× 214 1.3× 65 0.7× 13 694
Velimir Stefanović Serbia 11 485 0.8× 295 1.1× 106 0.6× 129 0.8× 84 0.8× 36 661
W. Schiel Germany 12 606 0.9× 719 2.7× 109 0.6× 104 0.6× 58 0.6× 22 1.0k
J.K. Nayak India 19 847 1.3× 507 1.9× 218 1.2× 136 0.8× 89 0.9× 31 1.0k
P. Nava United States 11 650 1.0× 564 2.1× 113 0.6× 80 0.5× 156 1.6× 15 908
Mark Schmitz Germany 10 494 0.8× 300 1.1× 151 0.8× 146 0.9× 197 2.0× 35 689
Honglun Yang China 15 532 0.8× 234 0.9× 153 0.8× 140 0.9× 83 0.8× 32 723
Ershu Xu China 13 496 0.8× 293 1.1× 158 0.9× 87 0.5× 46 0.5× 24 597
Bao-Cun Du China 13 887 1.4× 589 2.2× 258 1.4× 182 1.1× 155 1.6× 21 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Randy Gee

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Fields of papers citing papers by Randy Gee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Randy Gee

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Randy Gee. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Randy Gee 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 Randy Gee. Randy Gee is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Jörgensen, G., et al.. (2012). WREF 2012: Service Life Prediction for ReflecTech Mirror Film. 3 indexed citations
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Jörgensen, G., et al.. (2011). ReflecTech® Polymer Mirror Film Advancements in Technology and Durability Testing. 477–483. 4 indexed citations
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Jörgensen, G., et al.. (2010). Development and Testing of Abrasion Resistant Hard Coats For Polymer Film Reflectors: Preprint. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 8 indexed citations
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Gee, Randy, et al.. (2009). The SkyTrough™ Parabolic Trough Solar Collector. 573–580. 9 indexed citations
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Gee, Randy, et al.. (2009). ReflecTech® Mirror Film Attributes and Durability for CSP Applications. 677–682. 12 indexed citations
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Wendelin, Tim, et al.. (2006). Video Scanning Hartmann Optical Testing of State-of-the-Art Parabolic Trough Concentrators. Solar Energy. 699–707. 21 indexed citations
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Wendelin, T., et al.. (2006). Video Scanning Hartmann Optical Testing of State-of-the-Art Parabolic Trough Concentrators: Preprint. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations
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Gee, Randy & Mary Jane Hale. (2005). Solargenix Energy Advanced Parabolic Trough Development. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations
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Wendelin, Tim & Randy Gee. (2004). Optical Evaluation of Composite-Based Reflector Facets for Parabolic Trough Concentrators. Solar Energy. 669–673. 2 indexed citations
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Winston, Roland, J. O’Gallagher, & Randy Gee. (2004). Nonimaging solar concentrator with uniform irradiance. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5529. 237–237. 3 indexed citations
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Gee, Randy, Gilbert Cohen, & Kenneth M. Greenwood. (2003). Operation and Preliminary Performance of the Duke Solar Power Roof™: A Roof-Integrated Solar Cooling and Heating System. Solar Energy. 295–300. 5 indexed citations
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Gee, Randy, Gilbert Cohen, & Roland Winston. (2002). A Nonimaging Receiver for Parabolic Trough Concentrating Collectors. Solar Energy. 269–276. 6 indexed citations
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Price, Hank, Eckhard Lu ̈pfert, David Kearney, et al.. (2002). Advances in Parabolic Trough Solar Power Technology. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 124(2). 109–125. 645 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Gallagher, J., Roland Winston, & Randy Gee. (2001). Nonimaging solar concentrator with near-uniform irradiance for photovoltaic arrays. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4446. 60–60. 9 indexed citations
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Hewett, Russell J., et al.. (1997). Performance Contracting for Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal Systems. Energy Engineering. 94(6). 33–44. 8 indexed citations
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Gee, Randy. (1984). Simple Heat Exchange Factors for Steam-Producing Solar Systems. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 106(3). 364–366.
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Gee, Randy, et al.. (1983). An Economic and Performance Evaluation of Parabolic Trough Component Improvements. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 105(1). 10–18. 2 indexed citations

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