Dr. Hitesh Panchal obtained his Ph.D. in Solar Thermal Engineering in 2015 from KSV University Gandhinagar, India and working in Government Engineering College Patan, Gujarat. Dr. Panchal has published 150 plus Research papers in reputed International Journal publications like Taylor and Francis, Springer, Elsevier, ASME, etc., and received 8700 plus Google scholar citations with H index 56 and I10 index 185. Dr. Panchal obtained 28 prestigious awards includes Tech GURU Award, Pedagogical Innovation Award, SSIP Prashansha Award, Preeminent Researcher Award, Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, Young Scientist Award, Bright Researchers Award, and many more. Dr. Panchal has completed 2 Research projects from GUJCOST and SYST, DST, and currently working on a Research project under STEM grant, Education Department, Government of Gujarat. He filed 34 Full patents and 12 Industrial designs, and among them, two full patents and eleven industrial designs had granted. Currently, he is Associate editor of Multidisciplinary International Research Journal of Gujarat Technological University, Academic editor of Advances in Agriculture, Hindawi Publications, Editorial board member of Energy Nexus journal, Elsevier Publication, Guest editor of International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, Inderscience publication & Regional editor of Journal of Thermal engineering, Yilditz University, Turkey. currently Dr. Panchal was selected in the Top 2 % Indian scientist in Energy Category published by Stanford University & Elsevier and top 100 Indian scientist in the Engineering and technology category by
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