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Prof. Erdem Cuce received his Ph.D. from the University of Nottingham in 2015 on sustainable energy and building technologies. Following his Ph.D. degree, he has conducted post-doctoral research at the University of Nottingham on innovative greenhouse facade materials, energy storage solutions and heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC/R) systems. He has also worked on significant research projects as Visiting Professor focusing on thermally regenerative electrochemical cycles at the University of Hull. Currently, he is the author or co-author of over 220 scientific papers notably in high-impact SCI journals. He has edited a considerable number of books/book chapters notably on the field of energy and sustainability. Prof. Erdem Cuce is currently working in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University. He is also working as an expert in renewable energy technologies and systems, low carbon economy, efficient energy use, energy conservation, and energy management strategies in a consultant role. Prof. Erdem Cuce is highly active on the international academic stage and regularly delivers invited keynote lectures at leading international conferences and scientific meetings.
Prof. Erdem Cuce was awarded “Young Scientist of Turkey” in 2018 by the Science Heroes Association. Moreover, he was awarded “Outstanding Young Scientist” by the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) in 2021. Prof. Erdem Cuce is the Head of the Low/Zero Carbon Energy Technologies Lab at Recep Tayyip Erdogan University. He is also a member of the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies (WSSET), the American Chemical Society (ACS), and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Prof. Erdem Cuce is Editorial Board Member of respective Science Citation Indexed journals like Applied Energy, Nature-Scientific Reports, Energy and Buildings, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, International Journal of Low Carbon Technologies, etc. He is also Editor in Chief in the journals of Sustainable and Clean Buildings and Energy Research Journal. Prof. Erdem Cuce has also edited several special issues so far as Lead Guest Editor and Guest Editor in various Science Citation Indexed journals like Energy and Buildings, Journal of Energy Storage, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Energies, Sustainability, Advances in Civil Engineering, International Journal of Photoenergy, etc.
Prof. Erdem Cuce has been shown among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. According to ScholarGPS, Prof. Erdem Cuce is amongst the most successful scientists in the world on Energy field (Top 0.03%). According to Stanford University’s 2025 performance data, Prof. Erdem Cuce holds the top position in Türkiye in the Building and Construction field, ranks 7th nationally in Energy, and stands 27th overall among all academic disciplines in the country. According to ScholarGPS, an internationally recognised academic performance analytics platform, Prof. Erdem Cuce is ranked 15th globally in the field of low-carbon economy, reflecting his exceptional scholarly productivity, citation impact, and sustained international influence in this research domain. According to Research.com, a respected global academic performance evaluation database, Prof. Erdem Cuce is ranked 13th among all academics in Türkiye, reflecting his significant contribution and impact in the field of energy and sustainability research. According to AD Scientific Index, he is ranked 10th nationally among all scholars in Mechanical Engineering, and 43rd in the field of Engineering and Technology.
Quantifying scholarly performance is essential for maintaining a meritocratic academic structure. Among the various bibliometric tools available, the h-index, introduced by Jorge Hirsch in 2005, has become widely adopted due to its intuitive design. Simply put, a scholar with an h-index of “h” has published “h” papers, each cited at least “h” times.
As of Jan 2026, Prof. Erdem Cuce has demonstrated significant scholarly impact across major citation databases. According to Google Scholar, he has an h-index of 60, an i10-index of 165, and a total of 12,332 citations. In comparison, Web of Science reports an h-index of 46 and 7,056 total citations, while Scopus indicates an h-index of 50 with 8,530 citations. These metrics highlight Prof. Erdem Cuce‘s remarkable research productivity and the broad influence of his work within the global scientific community.
