Buildings

Top Research Topics at Buildings?

The journal aims to foster the development of research in Structural engineering, Architectural engineering, Efficient energy use, Composite material and Architecture. Finite element method, Masonry and Stiffness are all topics related to Structural engineering research discussed. Many of the studies tackled connect Architectural engineering with a similar field of study like Sustainability.

Specifically, studies on Compressive strength are prevalent in the Composite material works discussed.

• Structural engineering (13.78%)
• Architectural engineering (12.75%)
• Efficient energy use (7.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Design of A Sustainable Building: A Conceptual Framework for Implementing Sustainability in the Building Sector (212 citations)
• A Comparative Cradle-to-Gate Life Cycle Assessment of Mid-Rise Office Building Construction Alternatives: Laminated Timber or Reinforced Concrete (100 citations)
• A Review of Seismic Isolation for Buildings: Historical Development and Research Needs (91 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Buildings:

Architectural engineering, Structural engineering, Building information modeling, Civil engineering and Thermal comfort are the main subjects of interest in the most cited articles. Issues in Architectural engineering were discussed in the published articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Energy consumption, Architecture, Renewable energy, Efficient energy use and Process (engineering). In addition to Structural engineering research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Thermal and Forensic engineering.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• World War II
• Composite material
• Structural engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Buildings focuses largely on the fields of Structural engineering, Composite material, Architectural engineering, Context (language use) and Process (engineering). Topics in Structural engineering explored in Buildings were investigated in conjunction with research in Fragility and Nonlinear system. Compressive strength, Flexural strength, Ultimate tensile strength, Aggregate (composite) and Absorption of water are some of the study areas of Composite material discussed.

The Compressive strength study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Cement. It focuses on Architectural engineering as well as the interrelated topic of Architecture.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Seismic Performance Assessment of Buildings (44 citations)
• Positioning Positive Energy Districts in European Cities (17 citations)
• IEA EBC Annex83 Positive Energy Districts (12 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Buildings (based on the number of publications) are:

• Samad M. E. Sepasgozar (14 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Xingxing Zhang (9 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
• Chiara Bedon (9 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
• Kheir Al-Kodmany (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Tore Kvande (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Buildings (based on the number of publications) are:

• Hong Kong Polytechnic University (11 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
• Pennsylvania State University (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Birmingham City University (4 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition,
• University of Auckland (4 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Victoria University of Wellington (4 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 94.55% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 30.77% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.69% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 15.38% of all publications and 46.15% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.