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165
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Bje Bert Blocken publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bje Bert Blocken sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 483 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Bje Bert Blocken D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bje Bert Blocken sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Bje Bert Blocken is affiliated with Heriot-Watt University in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on engineering and environmental science, with significant contributions across several subfields including environmental engineering, aerospace engineering, computational mechanics, building and construction, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's main research areas cover topics such as wind and air flow studies, aerodynamics and fluid dynamics research, building energy and comfort optimization, vehicle emissions and performance, infection control and ventilation, urban heat island mitigation, and fluid dynamics and turbulent flows.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Building and Environment
  • Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
  • Sports Engineering
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Bje Bert Blocken are:

  • Ventilation and air cleaning to limit aerosol particle concentrations in a gym during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Building and Environment
  • CFD simulations of wind flow and mean surface pressure for buildings with balconies: Comparison of RANS and LES, 2020, Building and Environment
  • A framework for preliminary large-scale urban wind energy potential assessment: Roof-mounted wind turbines, 2020, Energy Conversion and Management
  • Impact of morphological parameters on urban ventilation in compact cities: The case of the Tuscolano-Don Bosco district in Rome, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Can indoor sports centers be allowed to re-open during the COVID-19 pandemic based on a certificate of equivalence?, 2020, Building and Environment

Collaborators frequently working with Bje Bert Blocken include:

  • T. van Hooff
  • Alessio Ricci
  • Stefanie Gillmeier
  • Fabio Malizia
  • Thijs van Druenen

The range of topics covered in the scientist's work reflects an interdisciplinary approach combining aspects of engineering and environmental science to address challenges related to airflow, ventilation, energy efficiency, and aerodynamic performance in urban and built environments.

Best Publications

  • CFD simulation of the atmospheric boundary layer: wall function problems

    Bert Blocken;Ted Stathopoulos;Jan Carmeliet;Jan Carmeliet

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics for urban physics: Importance, scales, possibilities, limitations and ten tips and tricks towards accurate and reliable simulations

    Bje Bert Blocken;Bje Bert Blocken

  • 50 years of Computational Wind Engineering: Past, present and future

    Bje Bert Blocken;Bje Bert Blocken

  • A review on the CFD analysis of urban microclimate

    Y. Toparlar;Y. Toparlar;B. Blocken;B. Blocken;B. Maiheu;G.J.F. van Heijst

  • CFD simulation of cross-ventilation for a generic isolated building : impact of computational parameters

    R Rubina Ramponi;R Rubina Ramponi;Bje Bert Blocken

  • CFD simulation for pedestrian wind comfort and wind safety in urban areas: General decision framework and case study for the Eindhoven University campus

    B. Blocken;W. D. Janssen;T. van Hooff

  • CFD evaluation of wind speed conditions in passages between parallel buildings : effect of wall-function roughness modifications for the atmospheric boundary layer flow

    Bert Blocken;Jan Carmeliet;Jan Carmeliet;Ted Stathopoulos

  • A review of wind-driven rain research in building science

    Bje Bert Blocken;JE Jan Carmeliet

  • LES over RANS in building simulation for outdoor and indoor applications: A foregone conclusion?

    Bert Blocken;Bert Blocken

  • Coupled urban wind flow and indoor natural ventilation modelling on a high-resolution grid: A case study for the Amsterdam ArenA stadium

    T. van Hooff;B. Blocken

  • CFD simulation of near-field pollutant dispersion on a high-resolution grid : a case study by LES and RANS for a building group in downtown Montreal

    P. Gousseau;B.J.E. Blocken;T. Stathopoulos;G.J.F. van Heijst

  • Pedestrian-level wind conditions around buildings: Review of wind-tunnel and CFD techniques and their accuracy for wind comfort assessment

    B. Blocken;B. Blocken;T. Stathopoulos;J.P.A.J. van Beeck

  • Pedestrian Wind Environment around Buildings: Literature Review and Practical Examples

    Bje Bert Blocken;JE Jan Carmeliet

  • Urban Physics: Effect of the micro-climate on comfort, health and energy demand

    P Moonen;P Moonen;Twj Thijs Defraeye;V Dorer;Bje Bert Blocken

  • Effect of pitch angle on power performance and aerodynamics of a vertical axis wind turbine

    Abdolrahim Rezaeiha;Ivo Kalkman;Bert Blocken;Bert Blocken

  • Review of external convective heat transfer coefficient models in building energy simulation programs: implementation and uncertainty

    M Mohammad Mirsadeghi;D Daniel Cóstola;Bje Bert Blocken;Jlm Jan Hensen

  • CFD simulation of wind-induced pressure coefficients on buildings with and without balconies: Validation and sensitivity analysis

    H Hamid Montazeri;Bje Bert Blocken

  • Application of computational fluid dynamics in building performance simulation for the outdoor environment: an overview

    Bert Blocken;Ted Stathopoulos;Jan Carmeliet;Jan L.M. Hensen

  • On the accuracy of CFD simulations of cross-ventilation flows for a generic isolated building: Comparison of RANS, LES and experiments

    T. van Hooff;B. Blocken;Y. Tominaga

  • CFD simulation of outdoor ventilation of generic urban configurations with different urban densities and equal and unequal street widths

    R Rubina Ramponi;Bje Bert Blocken;LB de Coo;WD Wendy Janssen

  • CONSERVATIVE MODELLING OF THE MOISTURE AND HEAT TRANSFER IN BUILDING COMPONENTS UNDER ATMOSPHERIC EXCITATION

    H Janssen;Bje Bert Blocken;JE Jan Carmeliet;JE Jan Carmeliet

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Carmeliet
Jan Carmeliet ETH Zurich
H Hamid Montazeri
H Hamid Montazeri Eindhoven University of Technology
Jlm Jan Hensen
Jlm Jan Hensen Eindhoven University of Technology
Staf Roels
Staf Roels KU Leuven
G. J. F. van Heijst
G. J. F. van Heijst Eindhoven University of Technology
Hjp Harry Timmermans
Hjp Harry Timmermans Eindhoven University of Technology
Yoshihide Tominaga
Yoshihide Tominaga Niigata Institute of Technology
Ted Stathopoulos
Ted Stathopoulos Concordia University
Mats Sandberg
Mats Sandberg Royal Institute of Technology
Jean Poesen
Jean Poesen KU Leuven

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