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Rail Energy Efficiency

Rail Energy Efficiency is a performance metric that quantifies the effectiveness of energy utilization in rail transportation systems by measuring the ratio of useful work performed in moving passengers or freight to the total energy consumed, distinguishing it from broader energy efficiency concepts through its specific application to rail infrastructure, rolling stock, and operational practices.

152

Publications

6.4K

Citations

421

Authors

163

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

59

Variants

Railway Energy Efficiency

Parents

Publications

152

Energy-efficient operation of rail vehicles

Rongfang Liu, Iakov M. Golovitcher · Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice · 2003 · 569 citations

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A systems approach to reduce urban rail energy consumption

Arturo González-Gil, Roberto Palacín, Paul Batty et al. · Energy Conversion and Management · 2014 · 466 citations

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A Survey on Energy-Efficient Train Operation for Urban Rail Transit

Xin Yang, Xiang Li, Bin Ning et al. · IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems · 2015 · 377 citations

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Energy Savings in Metropolitan Railway Substations Through Regenerative Energy Recovery and Optimal Design of ATO Speed Profiles

M. Domínguez, Antonio Fernández-Cardador, Asunción P. Cucala et al. · IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering · 2012 · 186 citations

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Technologies for increased energy efficiency in railway systems

W. Gunselmann · 2005 · 140 citations

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Authors

421

  1. CR
    Clive Roberts

    University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 344 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. AP
    Asunción P. Cucala

    Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain

    5 publications · 295 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. VD
    Valerio De Martinis

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    5 publications · 141 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. AF
    Antonio Fernández-Cardador

    Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain

    5 publications · 297 citations

    5

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  5. SH
    Stuart Hillmansen

    University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 333 citations

    5

    h-index

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Institutions

163

  1. Beijing Jiaotong University

    Beijing, China

    11 h-index

    39 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. Southwest Jiaotong University

    Chengdu, China

    7 h-index

    25 publications

    822 citations

  3. University of Naples Federico II

    Naples, Italy

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    220 citations

  4. Universidad Pontificia Comillas

    Madrid, Spain

    6 h-index

    16 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    25 publications

    1.4K citations

  6. Warsaw University of Technology

    Warsaw, Poland

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    215 citations

  7. ETH Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    174 citations

  8. Newcastle University

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    2.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Energies

    12 publications · 337 citations

    12

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  2. Applied Energy

    7 publications · 428 citations

    7

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  3. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

    7 publications · 138 citations

    7

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  4. WIT transactions on the built environment

    4 publications · 147 citations

    4

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  5. Energy Conversion and Management

    4 publications · 721 citations

    4

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