William Worek

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
131 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

William Worek is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, William Worek has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 31 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 26 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in William Worek's work include Adsorption and Cooling Systems (78 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (45 papers) and Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (40 papers). William Worek is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and Cooling Systems (78 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (45 papers) and Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies (40 papers). William Worek collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Morocco. William Worek's co-authors include Mihajlo Golubovic, Hiroshan Hettiarachchi, Yasuyuki Ikegami, John A. Duffie, William A. Beckman, Z. Lavan, Demis Pandelidis, Leandro Alcoforado Sphaier, Sergey Anisimov and W.J. Minkowycz and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Energy and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

William Worek

124 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Optimum design criteria for an Organic Rankine cycl... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2007 1994 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. Optimum design criteria for an Organic Rankine cycle using low-temperature geothermal heat sources
    2007 610 citations Hiroshan Hettiarachchi, Mihajlo Golubovic et al. profile →
  2. Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes, 2nd ed.
    1994 412 citations William Worek 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
William Worek United States 32 3.2k 1.1k 631 608 447 131 4.0k
G. Grossman Israel 24 1.9k 0.6× 820 0.8× 386 0.6× 423 0.7× 275 0.6× 109 2.5k
Ramesh K. Shah United States 19 3.4k 1.1× 448 0.4× 987 1.6× 181 0.3× 1.1k 2.4× 36 4.3k
Cathy Castelain France 30 1.4k 0.4× 661 0.6× 656 1.0× 274 0.5× 714 1.6× 72 2.6k
Shuang‐Ying Wu China 32 2.1k 0.6× 1.8k 1.6× 415 0.7× 237 0.4× 433 1.0× 137 3.7k
Michel Feidt France 33 2.6k 0.8× 517 0.5× 420 0.7× 165 0.3× 152 0.3× 167 3.4k
Joaquín Navarro-Esbrí Spain 41 4.0k 1.3× 456 0.4× 688 1.1× 441 0.7× 93 0.2× 104 4.7k
Bin‐Juine Huang Taiwan 36 2.8k 0.9× 1.8k 1.7× 814 1.3× 442 0.7× 123 0.3× 126 4.9k
Pierre Neveu France 30 2.1k 0.7× 842 0.8× 582 0.9× 120 0.2× 183 0.4× 82 3.0k
Adrián Mota-Babiloni Spain 44 4.3k 1.4× 486 0.5× 809 1.3× 482 0.8× 107 0.2× 107 5.0k
Howard N. Shapiro United States 9 1.1k 0.3× 398 0.4× 473 0.7× 174 0.3× 368 0.8× 21 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Worek

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Worek

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pandelidis, Demis, et al.. (2025). Investigation of a novel cooling tower concept under steady state conditions. Energy Conversion and Management. 342. 120130–120130. 1 indexed citations
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Pandelidis, Demis, et al.. (2024). Analysis of heat and mass transfer potential of a dew-point cooling tower in different climatic conditions. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer. 156. 107671–107671. 4 indexed citations
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Pandelidis, Demis, et al.. (2024). Application Potential of a Dew-Point Cooling Tower in Selected Energy Intensive Applications in Temperate Climate. Applied Sciences. 14(17). 7605–7605. 2 indexed citations
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Arshad, Adeel, et al.. (2023). Cooling performance of an active-passive hybrid composite phase change material (HcPCM) finned heat sink: Constant operating mode. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 207. 123973–123973. 26 indexed citations
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Jamil, Muhammad Ahmad, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Ben Bin Xu, et al.. (2023). Energy-efficient indirect evaporative cooler design framework: An experimental and numerical study. Energy Conversion and Management. 292. 117377–117377. 22 indexed citations
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Pandelidis, Demis, et al.. (2021). Performance analysis of rotary indirect evaporative air coolers. Energy Conversion and Management. 244. 114514–114514. 9 indexed citations
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Pandelidis, Demis, et al.. (2020). Water desalination through the dewpoint evaporative system. Energy Conversion and Management. 229. 113757–113757. 24 indexed citations
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Zhong, Wei, et al.. (2020). Falling-film thermosyphons: Application to water harvesting from humid gas streams. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 164. 120486–120486. 5 indexed citations
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Worek, William, et al.. (2009). Heat transfer of thermocapillary convection in a two-layered fluid system under the influence of magnetic field. Acta Astronautica. 64(11-12). 1066–1079. 7 indexed citations
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Hettiarachchi, Hiroshan, Mihajlo Golubovic, William Worek, & W.J. Minkowycz. (2008). Slip-Flow and Conjugate Heat Transfer in Rectangular Microchannels. 547–555. 6 indexed citations
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Sphaier, Leandro Alcoforado & William Worek. (2006). Comparisons between 2-D and 1-D Formulations of Heat and Mass Transfer in Rotary Regenerators. Numerical Heat Transfer Part B Fundamentals. 49(3). 223–237. 30 indexed citations
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Feisel, Lyle D., et al.. (2003). Learning objectives for engineering education laboratories. 2. F1D–1. 30 indexed citations
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Chau, C.K. & William Worek. (1995). Interactive simulation tools for open-cycle desiccant cooling systems. ASHRAE winter conference papers. 725–734. 3 indexed citations
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Worek, William, et al.. (1994). Benefits of GRI R and D products placed in commercial use from 1989 through 1993. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 61(Pt 8). 1786–1801.
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Worek, William & Ahmad Pesaran. (1992). Solar energy technology, 1992 : presented at the Winter Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Anaheim, California, November 8-13, 1992. American Society of Mechanical Engineers eBooks.
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Lavan, Z., et al.. (1982). Second Law Analysis of Desiccant Cooling Systems. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 104(3). 229–236. 35 indexed citations
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Lavan, Z., et al.. (1981). Cooled bed solar-powered desiccant air conditioning. Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States). 2. 1 indexed citations
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Worek, William & Z. Lavan. (1979). Cylindrical glass tubes for flat plate collector covers. 1. 322–326.
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Worek, William & Z. Lavan. (1979). The effect of pressure on the performance of cylindrical solar collectors. 1. 327–330. 1 indexed citations
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Mei, V. C., et al.. (1979). Solar operated crossflow desiccant cooling system. 1. 671–675. 1 indexed citations

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