Sylvain Mauran

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Sylvain Mauran is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sylvain Mauran has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 8 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 5 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Sylvain Mauran's work include Adsorption and Cooling Systems (11 papers), Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (7 papers) and Phase Change Materials Research (5 papers). Sylvain Mauran is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and Cooling Systems (11 papers), Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems (7 papers) and Phase Change Materials Research (5 papers). Sylvain Mauran collaborates with scholars based in France, Algeria and Spain. Sylvain Mauran's co-authors include Régis Olivès, Xavier Py, V. Goetz, Driss Stitou, Nathalie Mazet, Benoît Michel, Jing Xu, Maxime Périer-Muzet, Alberto Coronas and Maurice Comtat and has published in prestigious journals such as Carbon, Applied Energy and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

Sylvain Mauran

27 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Paraffin/porous-graphite-matrix composite as a high and constant power thermal storage material
    2001 516 citations Xavier Py, Régis Olivès et al. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sylvain Mauran France 17 1.5k 459 301 229 132 28 1.8k
Mahmoud Bourouis Spain 27 1.6k 1.0× 469 1.0× 274 0.9× 264 1.2× 96 0.7× 90 2.1k
Yanping Du China 25 1.1k 0.7× 978 2.1× 339 1.1× 318 1.4× 151 1.1× 86 1.9k
Thomas Fend Germany 21 752 0.5× 673 1.5× 214 0.7× 365 1.6× 268 2.0× 58 1.3k
Jean-Pierre Bédécarrats France 25 1.4k 0.9× 753 1.6× 551 1.8× 88 0.4× 121 0.9× 52 1.9k
Tun-Ping Teng Taiwan 21 1.3k 0.9× 518 1.1× 274 0.9× 1.0k 4.6× 127 1.0× 63 1.8k
Shuangfeng Wang China 27 1.7k 1.1× 481 1.0× 225 0.7× 419 1.8× 301 2.3× 61 2.0k
Rainer Tamme Germany 25 1.8k 1.2× 1.1k 2.3× 334 1.1× 409 1.8× 142 1.1× 66 2.2k
Majid Ahmadlouydarab Iran 15 628 0.4× 340 0.7× 163 0.5× 345 1.5× 146 1.1× 41 1.1k
Lin Cong China 18 1.1k 0.7× 457 1.0× 220 0.7× 129 0.6× 42 0.3× 40 1.4k
Hiki Hong South Korea 18 860 0.6× 417 0.9× 162 0.5× 177 0.8× 85 0.6× 89 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sylvain Mauran

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sylvain Mauran

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

All Works

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Périer-Muzet, Maxime, et al.. (2019). The value of thermochemical storage for concentrated solar power plants: Economic and technical conditions of power plants profitability on spot markets. Energy Conversion and Management. 198. 111078–111078. 23 indexed citations
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Coronas, Alberto, et al.. (2018). Definition and performance simulations of a novel solar-driven hybrid absorption-thermochemical refrigeration system. Energy Conversion and Management. 175. 298–312. 18 indexed citations
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Mauran, Sylvain, et al.. (2017). Experimental validation of an analytical model of hydraulic motor operating under variable electrical loads and pressure heads. Applied Energy. 206. 1309–1320. 9 indexed citations
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Mauran, Sylvain, et al.. (2017). Thermal-hydraulic process for cooling, heating and power production with low-grade heat sources in residential sector. Energy Conversion and Management. 135. 148–159. 13 indexed citations
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Mauran, Sylvain, et al.. (2016). Solar-driven hybrid absorption-thermochemical refrigeration systems: performance estimation.. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 1 indexed citations
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Stitou, Driss, et al.. (2012). A novel Carnot-based cycle for ocean thermal energy conversion. Energy. 43(1). 361–375. 44 indexed citations
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Michel, Benoît, Nathalie Mazet, Sylvain Mauran, Driss Stitou, & Jing Xu. (2012). Thermochemical process for seasonal storage of solar energy: Characterization and modeling of a high density reactive bed. Energy. 47(1). 553–563. 175 indexed citations
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Stitou, Driss, et al.. (2011). A Novel Carnot-Based Heat Engine for OTEC Application. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository.
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Mauran, Sylvain, et al.. (2011). A novel process for engines or heat pumps based on thermal-hydraulic conversion. Applied Thermal Engineering. 37. 249–257. 9 indexed citations
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Mauran, Sylvain, et al.. (2008). Solar heating and cooling by a thermochemical process. First experiments of a prototype storing 60kWh by a solid/gas reaction. Solar Energy. 82(7). 623–636. 158 indexed citations
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Calas‐Blanchard, Carole, Thierry Noguer, Maurice Comtat, Sylvain Mauran, & Jean‐Louis Marty. (2003). Potentialities of expanded natural graphite as a new transducer for NAD+-dependent dehydrogenase amperometric biosensors. Analytica Chimica Acta. 484(1). 25–31. 5 indexed citations
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Mauran, Sylvain, et al.. (2003). Gas flow through highly porous graphite matrices. Carbon. 41(3). 525–537. 50 indexed citations
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Calas‐Blanchard, Carole, Maurice Comtat, Jean‐Louis Marty, & Sylvain Mauran. (2002). Textural characterisation of graphite matrices using electrochemical methods. Carbon. 41(1). 123–130. 21 indexed citations
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Goetz, V., et al.. (2001). Characterization of adsorbent composite blocks for methane storage. Carbon. 39(11). 1653–1662. 71 indexed citations
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Goetz, V., et al.. (2001). Dynamic discharge and performance of a new adsorbent for natural gas storage. AIChE Journal. 47(12). 2819–2830. 64 indexed citations
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Py, Xavier, Régis Olivès, & Sylvain Mauran. (2001). Paraffin/porous-graphite-matrix composite as a high and constant power thermal storage material. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 44(14). 2727–2737. 516 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mauran, Sylvain, et al.. (1995). Compression uniaxiale d'un mélange binaire poreux très déformable dans un moule cylindrique. Powder Technology. 83(2). 111–126. 5 indexed citations
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Mauran, Sylvain, et al.. (1993). Heat and mass transfer in consolidated reacting beds for thermochemical systems. Heat Recovery Systems and CHP. 13(4). 315–319. 164 indexed citations
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Mauran, Sylvain, et al.. (1983). Optimisation des densités énergétiques de systèmes de stockage chimique basés sur des réactions solide-gaz renversables. Revue de Physique Appliquée. 18(2). 107–112. 6 indexed citations

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