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Journal of Building Engineering
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Journal of Building Engineering

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 28 544 1397 69

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 1212
Documents by Best Scientists*: 2508
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 32
SCIMAGO H-index: 114
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.636
Impact Factor: 7.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of building engineering?

Composite material, Structural engineering, Compressive strength, Cement and Flexural strength are among the topics commonly tackled in Journal of building engineering. Composite material studies presented in Journal of building engineering focus on topics such as Ultimate tensile strength, Mortar, Aggregate (composite), Porosity and Durability. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Structural engineering and the similar topic of Ductility.

Compressive strength research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Fly ash, Metallurgy, Microstructure and Absorption of water. The journal concentrated on Cement research, specifically Portland cement and Cementitious.

  • Composite material (25.45%)
  • Structural engineering (17.76%)
  • Compressive strength (15.05%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Compressive strength prediction of environmentally friendly concrete using artificial neural networks (155 citations)
  • Thermal conductivity of concrete – A review (139 citations)
  • A review of performance of zero energy buildings and energy efficiency solutions (107 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of building engineering:

The journal papers investigate areas of study like Composite material, Compressive strength, Cement, Structural engineering and Flexural strength. Portland cement, Fly ash, Mortar, Absorption of water and Aggregate (composite) are some topics wherein Compressive strength research discussed in the journal papers has an impact. The most cited publications explore research in Cement alongside concepts in Durability and other areas of study in Waste management.

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

  • Composite material
  • World War II
  • Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Journal of building engineering explores disciplines such as Composite material, Structural engineering, Artificial intelligence, Compressive strength and Cement. The journal aims to address concerns in Composite material, specifically in the areas of Composite number, Shear (sheet metal), Cementitious, Stiffness and Flexural strength. The studies on Structural engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Composite structure, Bracing and Deformation (engineering).

Building energy and Consumption (economics) are some topics wherein Artificial intelligence research discussed in Journal of building engineering have an impact. Issues in Compressive strength were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Ettringite, Portland cement, Clinker (cement) and Sulfate. The Cement works featured in it incorporate elements from Crystallization, Raman spectroscopy, Calcite, Silica gel and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Building energy consumption prediction for residential buildings using deep learning and other machine learning techniques (0 citations)
  • Experimental study and operation optimization of a parallel-loop heat pump for exhaust air recovery in residential buildings (0 citations)
  • An innovative method of simulating close-to-nature-dynamic air movement through dynamically controlling electric fans (0 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.

The top authors publishing in Journal of building engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jorge de Brito (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rayed Alyousef (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • J. de Brito (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jianzhuang Xiao (11 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Inês Flores-Colen (11 papers) absent at the last 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of building engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tongji University (75 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (59 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (54 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 30 less than at the previous edition,
  • Instituto Superior Técnico (52 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Southeast University (50 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 35 less than at the previous 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 2022 edition, 39.29% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.65% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.65% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.76% of all publications and 52.94% 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.

Top Publications

  • Structural health monitoring of civil engineering structures by using the internet of things: A review

    Unknown

    (2022)
    565 Citations
  • Durability deterioration of concrete under marine environment from material to structure: A critical review

    Fulin Qu;Wengui Li;Wenkui Dong;Vivian W.Y. Tam

    (2021)
    415 Citations
  • Circular economy in the building and construction sector: A scientific evolution analysis

    Masoud Norouzi;Marta Chàfer;Luisa F. Cabeza;Laureano Jiménez

    (2021)
    406 Citations
  • Indoor air quality and health in schools: A critical review for developing the roadmap for the future school environment

    Unknown

    (2022)
    377 Citations
  • Biomass ashes from agricultural wastes as supplementary cementitious materials or aggregate replacement in cement/geopolymer concrete: A comprehensive review

    Blessen Skariah Thomas;Blessen Skariah Thomas;Jian Yang;Jian Yang;Kim Hung Mo;Jamal A. Abdalla

    (2021)
    280 Citations
  • Vision-based concrete crack detection using a hybrid framework considering noise effect

    Unknown

    (2022)
    216 Citations
  • A systematic review of bacteria-based self-healing concrete: Biomineralization, mechanical, and durability properties

    (2022)
    176 Citations
  • Enhanced early hydration and mechanical properties of cement-based materials with recycled concrete powder modified by nano-silica

    (2022)
    172 Citations
  • One part alkali activated materials: A state-of-the-art review

    (2022)
    152 Citations
  • Optimal design of planar RC frames considering CO2 emissions using ECBO, EVPS and PSO metaheuristic algorithms

    A. Kaveh;R.A. Izadifard;L. Mottaghi

    (2020)
    147 Citations

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