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Journal of Building Physics
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Journal of Building Physics

1744-2591

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/jen

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 1134 11 17 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 16
Documents by Best Scientists*: 27
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 45
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.501
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Building Physics?

Journal of Building Physics tackles a plethora of topics, such as Composite material, Thermal, Thermal insulation, Moisture and Thermal conductivity. While Journal of Building Physics focused on Composite material, it was also able to explore topics like Thermal resistance and Heat transfer. The featured Heat transfer study falls within the wider topic of Mechanics.

While work presented in it provided substantial information on Thermal, it also covered topics in Mechanical engineering and Structural engineering. Thermal insulation research discussed connects with the study of Waste management. It facilitates discussions on Moisture that incorporate concepts from other fields like Building envelope, Geotechnical engineering, Water content, Roof and Relative humidity.

Thermal conduction and Thermal diffusivity are some topics wherein Thermal conductivity research discussed in Journal of Building Physics have an impact. Dynamic insulation is a focus of the presented Vacuum insulated panel works and it dives deep in Dynamic insulation. Porosity research presented is mostly focused on the subject of Porous medium.

  • Composite material (30.48%)
  • Thermal (22.21%)
  • Thermal insulation (17.79%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Moisture and Bio-deterioration Risk of Building Materials and Structures (196 citations)
  • The path to the high performance thermal building insulation materials and solutions of tomorrow (137 citations)
  • Exploring the building energy impacts of green roof design decisions-a modeling study of buildings in four distinct climates (106 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Building Physics:

The published papers explore disciplines such as Moisture, Composite material, Thermal, Thermal insulation and Thermal conductivity. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Composite material that incorporate concepts from other fields like Thermal resistance, Transient (oscillation) and Permeability (earth sciences). While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on Thermal insulation, it also covers topics in Building envelope, Structural engineering, Heat flux and Brick.

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

  • Composite material
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Thermodynamics

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Composite material, Moisture, Thermal comfort, Structural engineering and Masonry are among the topics commonly tackled in Journal of Building Physics. The study on Composite material presented in it intersects with the topics under Reflectivity. The research on Moisture tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Geotechnical engineering, Water content, Low-energy house and Computer simulation.

The studies on Geotechnical engineering discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Building envelope, Infiltration (HVAC) and Sensitivity (control systems). Journal of Building Physics explores issues in Thermal comfort which can be linked to other research areas like Nuclear engineering, Mediterranean climate, Energy (signal processing) and Efficient energy use. The journal addresses concerns in Structural engineering which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Brick, Durability and Stucco.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • CFD-CFD coupling: A novel method to develop a fast urban microclimate model (6 citations)
  • Smart wetting of permeable pavements as an evaporative-cooling measure for improving the urban climate during heat waves: (5 citations)
  • Indoor environmental quality and energy use evaluation of a three-star green office building in China with field study: (4 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 Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mark Bomberg (37 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Carlos J. Hilado (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • M.K. Kumaran (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Robert Černý (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Arild Gustavsen (12 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 Physics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • National Research Council (38 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Czech Technical University in Prague (16 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, 5.71% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.12% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 24.24% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 6.06% of all publications and 57.58% 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

  • Effect of phase change material integration in clay hollow brick composite in building envelope for thermal management of energy efficient buildings

    (2020)
    63 Citations
  • Life-cycle cost analysis of building wall and insulation materials:

    Dileep Kumar;Dileep Kumar;Patrick X.W. Zou;Rizwan Ahmed Memon;Morshed Alam

    (2020)
    43 Citations
  • Smart wetting of permeable pavements as an evaporative-cooling measure for improving the urban climate during heat waves:

    Aytaç Kubilay;Andrea Ferrari;Dominique Derome;Jan Carmeliet

    (2021)
    26 Citations
  • Masonry brick–cement mortar interface resistance to water transport determined with neutron radiography and numerical modeling:

    Xiaohai Zhou;Xiaohai Zhou;Guylaine Desmarais;Peter Vontobel;Jan Carmeliet

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Modelling moisture conditions behind brick veneer cladding: Verification of common approaches by field measurements:

    Michiel Vanpachtenbeke;Michiel Vanpachtenbeke;Jelle Langmans;Jan Van den Bulcke;Joris Van Acker

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • The impact of wooden studs on the moisture risk of timber frame constructions

    (2022)
    8 Citations
  • Thermal evaluation of a highly insulated steel stud wall with vacuum insulation panels using a guarded hot box apparatus

    Travis V. Moore;Travis V. Moore;Cynthia A. Cruickshank;Ian Beausoleil-Morrison;Michael Lacasse

    (2021)
    5 Citations
  • Determining the thermal resistance of a highly insulated wall containing vacuum insulation panels through experimental, calculation and numerical simulation methods:

    Travis V Moore;Travis V Moore;Cynthia A. Cruickshank;Ian Beausoleil-Morrison;Michael Lacasse

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • Prefabricated thermally-activated fiber-polymer composite building slab P-TACS: Toward the multifunctional and pre-fabricated structural elements in buildings

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • A review of complex window-glazing systems for building energy saving and daylight comfort: Glazing technologies and their building performance prediction

    (2024)
    2 Citations

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