Wim van Helden

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Wim van Helden is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Wim van Helden has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 13 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 4 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Wim van Helden's work include Adsorption and Cooling Systems (16 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (9 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (5 papers). Wim van Helden is often cited by papers focused on Adsorption and Cooling Systems (16 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (9 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (5 papers). Wim van Helden collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United Kingdom. Wim van Helden's co-authors include H.A. Zondag, R.J.C. van Zolingen, A.A. van Steenhoven, R. Schuitema, V.M. van Essen, Marco Bakker, L.P.J. Bleijendaal, C.W.M. van der Geld, Zhaohong He and C.C.M. Rindt and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and Solar Energy.

In The Last Decade

Wim van Helden

31 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

The yield of different combined PV-thermal collector designs 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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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. The yield of different combined PV-thermal collector designs
    2003 523 citations H.A. Zondag, Wim van Helden et al. Solar Energy profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wim van Helden Netherlands 14 1.2k 767 478 254 169 31 1.8k
Hank Price United States 9 1.1k 0.9× 817 1.1× 182 0.4× 239 0.9× 89 0.5× 26 1.5k
Jacob Karni Israel 22 982 0.8× 773 1.0× 256 0.5× 163 0.6× 208 1.2× 41 1.7k
Ulf Herrmann Germany 11 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.9× 215 0.4× 142 0.6× 124 0.7× 37 2.0k
Peter Nitz Germany 19 814 0.7× 169 0.2× 438 0.9× 172 0.7× 299 1.8× 74 1.3k
Doerte Laing Germany 22 1.5k 1.3× 2.1k 2.7× 158 0.3× 52 0.2× 193 1.1× 59 2.4k
Wanjun Qu China 17 480 0.4× 476 0.6× 244 0.5× 64 0.3× 135 0.8× 39 926
Xinyue Han China 21 1.2k 1.0× 280 0.4× 643 1.3× 77 0.3× 121 0.7× 60 1.5k
Zeyu Wang China 20 1.0k 0.8× 725 0.9× 452 0.9× 31 0.1× 143 0.8× 60 1.4k
Bruce Kelly United States 10 1.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 116 0.2× 103 0.4× 110 0.7× 18 1.5k
Seyed Mohsen Pourkiaei Iran 15 250 0.2× 595 0.8× 181 0.4× 59 0.2× 377 2.2× 20 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Wim van Helden

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wim van Helden

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wim van Helden

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Wim van Helden. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Wim van Helden 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 Wim van Helden. Wim van Helden 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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Helden, Wim van, et al.. (2017). An experimental investigation of a realistic-scale seasonal solar adsorption storage system for buildings. Solar Energy. 155. 388–397. 66 indexed citations
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Engel, Georg P., et al.. (2017). Simulation of a seasonal, solar-driven sorption storage heating system. Journal of Energy Storage. 13. 40–47. 28 indexed citations
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Urchueguía, Javier F., Eija Alakangas, Luisa F. Cabeza, et al.. (2014). Common Implementation Roadmap for Renewable Heating and Cooling Technologies: European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling. 1 indexed citations
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Wong, Bill, Wim van Helden, & Marc A. Rosen. (2013). Compact Thermal Energy Storage for Potential Canadian Market Applications CCTC 2013 Paper Number 1569694341. 2 indexed citations
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Schuitema, R., Wim van Helden, H.A. Zondag, et al.. (2009). Engineering assessment of reactor designs for thermochemical storage of solar heat:. TNO Repository. 11 indexed citations
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Essen, V.M. van, L.P.J. Bleijendaal, H.A. Zondag, et al.. (2009). Characterization of Salt Hydrates for Compact Seasonal Thermochemical Storage. 825–830. 98 indexed citations
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Helden, Wim van, Marco Bakker, & Andreas Hauer. (2009). Advanced materials for compact thermal energy storage a new Joint IEA SHC/ECES Task. 3 indexed citations
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Bakker, Marco, Wim van Helden, & Andreas Hauer. (2009). Materials for Compact Thermal Energy Storage: A New IEA Joint SHC/ECES Task. Repository hosted by TU Delft Library (TU Delft). 871–875. 7 indexed citations
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Rindt, C.C.M., et al.. (2009). HYDRATION AND DEHYDRATION OF SORPTION MATERIALS: EXPERIMENTS IN A SMALL-SCALE REACTOR. 1–9. 2 indexed citations
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Schuitema, R., et al.. (2009). Materials for thermochemical storage characterization of magnesium sulfate. TNO Repository. 30 indexed citations
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Essen, V.M. van, H.A. Zondag, L.P.J. Bleijendaal, et al.. (2009). Characterization of MgSO4 Hydrate for Thermochemical Seasonal Heat Storage. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 131(4). 207 indexed citations
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Zondag, H.A., R. Schuitema, L.P.J. Bleijendaal, et al.. (2009). R&D of Thermochemical Reactor Concepts to Enable Seasonal Heat Storage of Solar Energy in Residential Houses. TU/e Research Portal. 831–837. 11 indexed citations
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Schuitema, R., et al.. (2009). Comparison of reactor concepts for thermochemical storage of solar heat. TNO Repository. 18 indexed citations
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Schuitema, R., Wim van Helden, H.A. Zondag, et al.. (2009). First studies in reactor concepts for Thermochemical Storage. TNO Repository. 29 indexed citations
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Baldi, Andrea, D. M. Borsa, Herman Schreuders, et al.. (2008). Mg–Ti–H thin films as switchable solar absorbers. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 33(12). 3188–3192. 40 indexed citations
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Zondag, H.A., et al.. (2005). PVT roadmap. A European guide for the development and market introduction of PVT technology. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 15 indexed citations
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Zondag, H.A. & Wim van Helden. (2003). PV-thermal domestic systems. 3rd World Conference onPhotovoltaic Energy Conversion, 2003. Proceedings of. 2. 2000–2003. 9 indexed citations
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Zondag, H.A., et al.. (2003). The yield of different combined PV-thermal collector designs. Solar Energy. 74(3). 253–269. 523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Helden, Wim van. (1996). Forces on bubbles growing and detaching in flow along a vertical wall. International Journal of Multiphase Flow. 22. 116–116. 1 indexed citations
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Helden, Wim van. (1994). On detaching bubbles in upward flow boiling. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 3 indexed citations

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