| Cascaded latent heat storage for parabolic trough solar power plants H Michels, R Pitz-Paal Solar energy 81 (6), 829-837, 2007 | 474 | 2007 |
| Porous materials as open volumetric solar receivers: experimental determination of thermophysical and heat transfer properties T Fend, B Hoffschmidt, R Pitz-Paal, O Reutter, P Rietbrock Energy 29 (5-6), 823-833, 2004 | 354 | 2004 |
| Trough integration into power plants—a study on the performance and economy of integrated solar combined cycle systems J Dersch, M Geyer, U Herrmann, SA Jones, B Kelly, R Kistner, ... Energy 29 (5-6), 947-959, 2004 | 328 | 2004 |
| Visual HFLCAL-A software tool for layout and optimisation of heliostat fields P Schwarzbözl, R Pitz-Paal, M Schmitz Proceedings, 2009 | 279 | 2009 |
| Direct normal irradiance related definitions and applications: The circumsolar issue P Blanc, B Espinar, N Geuder, C Gueymard, R Meyer, R Pitz-Paal, ... Solar energy 110, 561-577, 2014 | 269 | 2014 |
| Assessment of the potential improvement due to multiple apertures in central receiver systems with secondary concentrators M Schmitz, P Schwarzbözl, R Buck, R Pitz-Paal Solar energy 80 (1), 111-120, 2006 | 256 | 2006 |
| Two novel high-porosity materials as volumetric receivers for concentrated solar radiation T Fend, O Reutter, J Bauer, B Hoffschmidt Solar energy materials and solar cells 84 (1-4), 291-304, 2004 | 256 | 2004 |
| A new fast ray tracing tool for high-precision simulation of heliostat fields B Belhomme, R Pitz-Paal, P Schwarzbözl, S Ulmer | 206 | 2009 |
| Heliostat field layout optimization for high-temperature solar thermochemical processing R Pitz-Paal, NB Botero, A Steinfeld Solar energy 85 (2), 334-343, 2011 | 194 | 2011 |
| Experimental and numerical evaluation of the performance and flow stability of different types of open volumetric absorbers under non-homogeneous irradiation R Pitz-Paal, B Hoffschmidt, M Böhmer, M Becker Solar Energy 60 (3-4), 135-150, 1997 | 186 | 1997 |
| Materials-related aspects of thermochemical water and carbon dioxide splitting: a review M Roeb, M Neises, N Monnerie, F Call, H Simon, C Sattler, M Schmücker, ... Materials 5 (11), 2015-2054, 2012 | 184 | 2012 |
| Theoretical and numerical investigation of flow stability in porous materials applied as volumetric solar receivers M Becker, T Fend, B Hoffschmidt, R Pitz-Paal, O Reutter, V Stamatov, ... Solar energy 80 (10), 1241-1248, 2006 | 175 | 2006 |
| Thermodynamics of CeO2 Thermochemical Fuel Production B Bulfin, F Call, M Lange, O Lubben, C Sattler, R Pitz-Paal, IV Shvets Energy & Fuels 29 (2), 1001-1009, 2015 | 171 | 2015 |
| TRNSYS modeling of the SEGS VI parabolic trough solar electric generating system SA Jones, R Pitz-Paal, P Schwarzboezl, N Blair, R Cable International Solar Energy Conference 16702, 405-412, 2001 | 145 | 2001 |
| Concentrating solar power for less than USD 0.07 per kWh: finally the breakthrough? J Lilliestam, R Pitz-Paal Renewable Energy Focus 26, 17-21, 2018 | 126 | 2018 |
| Assessment of solar power tower driven ultrasupercritical steam cycles applying tubular central receivers with varied heat transfer media C Singer, R Buck, R Pitz-Paal, H Müller-Steinhagen | 109 | 2010 |
| Development steps for parabolic trough solar power technologies with maximum impact on cost reduction R Pitz-Paal, J Dersch, B Milow, F Tellez, A Ferriere, U Langnickel, ... | 109 | 2007 |
| Prototype testing of a centrifugal particle receiver for high-temperature concentrating solar applications W Wu, D Trebing, L Amsbeck, R Buck, R Pitz-Paal Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 137 (4), 041011, 2015 | 105 | 2015 |
| LCOE reduction potential of parabolic trough and solar tower CSP technology until 2025 S Dieckmann, J Dersch, S Giuliano, M Puppe, E Lüpfert, K Hennecke, ... AIP Conference Proceedings 1850 (1), 2017 | 98 | 2017 |
| ECOSTAR: European concentrated solar thermal road-mapping R Pitz-Paal, J Dersch, B Milow Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt, 2004 | 97 | 2004 |