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2026

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D-Index
63
Citations
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1757
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10

Brian Norton 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 Brian Norton sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 384 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Brian Norton 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 Brian Norton sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2016 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy

Overview

Brian Norton is affiliated with the Tyndall National Institute in Ireland and has a primary research focus within the field of engineering. Their work spans several subfields, including building and construction, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and environmental engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to building energy and comfort optimization, with additional research interests in solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, smart grid energy management, energy efficiency and management, urban heat island mitigation, sustainable building design and assessment, and energy and environment impacts.

Frequent coauthors of Brian Norton include Ciara Ahern, H. Alkhatib, Philippe Lemarchand, Dominic O'Sullivan, and Michael Conlon.

Brian Norton has published in various academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets include Energy and Buildings, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Energy, SSRN Electronic Journal, Data in Brief, and ARROW@Dublin Institute of Technology (Dublin Institute of Technology).

Recent notable publications cover a range of engineering and energy subjects:

  • Deployment and control of adaptive building facades for energy generation, thermal insulation, ventilation and daylighting: A review, 2020, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Integrating paraffin phase change material in the storage tank of a solar water heater to maintain a consistent hot water output temperature, 2021, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
  • State of the art in composition, fabrication, characterization, and modeling methods of cement-based thermoelectric materials for low-temperature applications, 2020, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • Impact of Distributed Energy Resources in Smart Homes and Community-Based Electricity Market, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
  • A generalisable bottom-up methodology for deriving a residential stock model from large empirical databases, 2020, Energy and Buildings

Brian Norton was recognized as a Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Review of solar-energy drying systems II: an overview of solar drying technology

    O.V Ekechukwu;B Norton

  • Thermal Regulation of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics Using Phase Change Materials

    M.J. Huang;P.C. Eames;B. Norton

  • Real-life energy use in the UK: How occupancy and dwelling characteristics affect domestic electricity use

    Yigzaw G. Yohanis;Jayanta D. Mondol;Alan Wright;Brian Norton

  • Evaluation of phase change materials for thermal regulation enhancement of building integrated photovoltaics

    A. Hasan;Sarah McCormack;M. Huang;Brian Norton

  • Phase change materials for limiting temperature rise in building integrated photovoltaics

    M.J. Huang;P.C. Eames;B. Norton

  • Enhancing the performance of building integrated photovoltaics

    Brian Norton;Philip C. Eames;Tapas K. Mallick;Ming Jun Huang

  • Natural convection in an internally finned phase change material heat sink for the thermal management of photovoltaics

    M. J. Huang;P. C. Eames;Brian Norton;N. J. Hewitt

  • Phase change materials for photovoltaic thermal management

    M.C. Browne;B. Norton;S.J. McCormack

  • Life-cycle operational and embodied energy for a generic single-storey office building in the UK

    Y.G. Yohanis;B. Norton

  • Heat retention of a photovoltaic/thermal collector with PCM

    Maria C. Browne;Brian Norton;Sarah J. McCormack

  • Increased photovoltaic performance through temperature regulation by phase change materials: Materials comparison in different climates

    A. Hasan;S.J. McCormack;M.J. Huang;J. Sarwar

  • Long term performance analysis of a grid connected photovoltaic system in Northern Ireland

    Jayanta Deb Mondol;Yigzaw Yohanis;Mervyn Smyth;Brian Norton

  • Energy and Cost Saving of a Photovoltaic-Phase Change Materials (PV-PCM) System through Temperature Regulation and Performance Enhancement of Photovoltaics

    Ahmad Hasan;Sarah Josephine McCormack;Ming Jun Huang;Brian Norton

  • Optimal Sizing of Array and Inverter for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems

    Jayanta Deb Mondol;Yigzaw G. Yohanis;Brian Norton

  • Daylight: What makes the difference?

    Martine Knoop;Oliver Stefani;Bruno Bueno;Barbara Szybinska Matusiak

  • Advances in switchable and highly insulating autonomous (self-powered) glazing systems for adaptive low energy buildings

    Aritra Ghosh;Aritra Ghosh;Brian Norton

  • The impact of array inclination and orientation on the performance of a grid-connected photovoltaic system

    Jayanta Deb Mondol;Yigzaw G. Yohanis;Brian Norton

  • Efficient energy storage technologies for photovoltaic systems

    Hoda Akbari;Maria C. Browne;Anita Ortega;Ming Jun Huang

  • Economic viability of photovoltaic water pumping systems

    I. Odeh;Y. Yohanis;Brian Norton

  • Characterization of phase change materials for thermal control of photovoltaics using Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Temperature History Method

    A. Hasan;S.J. McCormack;M.J. Huang;B. Norton

  • The design and experimental characterisation of an asymmetric compound parabolic photovoltaic concentrator for building façade integration in the UK

    TK Mallick;PC Eames;Trevor Hyde;B Norton

  • Integrated collector storage solar water heaters

    M. Smyth;P. C. Eames;Brian Norton

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip C. Eames
Philip C. Eames Loughborough University
S.D. Probert
S.D. Probert Cranfield University
Aritra Ghosh
Aritra Ghosh University of Exeter
Aidan Duffy
Aidan Duffy Technological University Dublin
Max J. Ammann
Max J. Ammann Technological University Dublin
Neil Hewitt
Neil Hewitt University of Ulster
Tapas K. Mallick
Tapas K. Mallick University of Exeter
Michael Conlon
Michael Conlon Technological University Dublin
Maurizio Avella
Maurizio Avella National Research Council (CNR)
Maria Emanuela Errico
Maria Emanuela Errico National Research Council (CNR)

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