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Business and Management
UK
2024

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Business and Management

D-Index
67
Citations
16712
World Ranking
364
National Ranking
50

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
69
Citations
16928
World Ranking
1141
National Ranking
74

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

David J. Edwards is a researcher primarily affiliated with Birmingham City University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields with a strong emphasis on engineering and business, management, and accounting. The work mainly focuses on specialized subfields such as building and construction, management science and operations research, strategy and management, social psychology, and radiological and ultrasound technology.

The primary research topics explored by Edwards include construction project management and performance, BIM (Building Information Modelling) and construction integration, facilities and workplace management, sustainable building design and assessment, occupational health and safety research, public-private partnership projects, and public procurement and policy.

Edwards has contributed to numerous academic journals and publishing venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Buildings
  • Journal of Engineering Design and Technology
  • Engineering Construction & Architectural Management
  • Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
  • Construction Innovation

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Artificial intelligence in the AEC industry: Scientometric analysis and visualization of research activities" (2020), published in Automation in Construction
  • "Industry 4.0 deployment in the construction industry: a bibliometric literature review and UK-based case study" (2020), published in Smart and Sustainable Built Environment
  • "Patterns and trends in Internet of Things (IoT) research: future applications in the construction industry" (2020), published in Engineering Construction & Architectural Management
  • "A bibliometric review of the status and emerging research trends in construction safety management technologies" (2020), published in International Journal of Construction Management
  • "Modelling the relationship between Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation barriers, usage and awareness on building project lifecycle" (2021), published in Building and Environment

Frequent co-authors working alongside Edwards include De-Graft Owusu-Manu, M. Reza Hosseini, Chris Roberts, Joseph H.K. Lai, and Nicholas Chileshe. These collaborations have contributed extensively to the body of research in Edwards' fields of study.

Best Publications

  • Review of application of analytic hierarchy process (AHP) in construction

    Amos Darko;Albert Ping Chuen Chan;Ernest Effah Ameyaw;Emmanuel Kingsford Owusu

  • Artificial intelligence in the AEC industry : scientometric analysis and visualization of research activities

    Amos Darko;Albert P.C. Chan;Michael A. Adabre;David J. Edwards

  • The building information modelling trajectory in facilities management: A review

    E.A. Pärn;D.J. Edwards;M.C.P. Sing

  • A seamless supply chain management model for construction

    Peter E.D. Love;Zahir Irani;David J. Edwards

  • Patterns and trends in Internet of Things (IoT) research: future applications in the construction industry

    Arka Ghosh;David John Edwards;M. Reza Hosseini

  • Collaboration barriers in BIM-based construction networks: A conceptual model

    Mehran Oraee;M. Reza Hosseini;David J. Edwards;Heng Li

  • Risk/Reward Compensation Model for Civil Engineering Infrastructure Alliance Projects

    Peter E. D. Love;Peter R. Davis;Robert Chevis;David J. Edwards

  • A rework reduction model for construction projects

    P.E.D. Love;Z. Irani;D.J. Edwards

  • Industry-centric benchmarking of information technology benefits, costs and risks for small-to-medium sized enterprises in construction

    Peter E.D Love;Zahir Irani;David J Edwards

  • Industry 4.0 deployment in the construction industry: a bibliometric literature review and UK-based case study

    Chris Newman;David Edwards;David Edwards;Igor Martek;Joseph Lai

  • A review on renewable energy transition in Australia: An updated depiction

    Hong Xian Li;David J. Edwards;M. Reza Hosseini;Glenn P. Costin

  • Work Stress, Support, and Mental Health in Construction

    Peter E. D. Love;Peter E. D. Love;Peter E. D. Love;David J. Edwards;David J. Edwards;David J. Edwards;Zahir Irani;Zahir Irani;Zahir Irani

  • Design Error Classification, Causation, and Prevention in Construction Engineering

    Robert Lopez;Robert Lopez;Peter E. D. Love;Peter E. D. Love;David J. Edwards;David J. Edwards;Peter R. Davis;Peter R. Davis

  • Rework in Civil Infrastructure Projects: Determination of Cost Predictors

    Peter E. D. Love;David J. Edwards;Hunna Watson;Peter Davis

  • Time-cost relationships in Australian building construction projects

    Peter E. D. Love;Peter E. D. Love;Peter E. D. Love;Raymond Y. C. Tse;Raymond Y. C. Tse;Raymond Y. C. Tse;David J. Edwards;David J. Edwards;David J. Edwards

  • Design error reduction: toward the effective utilization of building information modeling

    Peter E. D. Love;David J. Edwards;Sangwon Han;Yang M. Goh

  • Biomechanical analysis of risk factors for work-related musculoskeletal disorders during repetitive lifting task in construction workers

    M.F. Antwi-Afari;H. Li;D.J. Edwards;E.A. Pärn

  • Determinants of rework in building construction projects

    Peter E.D. Love;David J. Edwards

  • Forensic Project Management: An Exploratory Examination of the Causal Behavior of Design-Induced Rework

    P.E.D. Love;D.J. Edwards;Z. Irani

  • Critical success factors for implementing building information modelling (BIM): A longitudinal review

    M. F. Antwi-Afari;Heng Li;E. A. Pärn;D. J. Edwards

  • Project Pathogens: The Anatomy of Omission Errors in Construction and Resource Engineering Project

    P.E.D. Love;D.J. Edwards;Z. Irani;D.H.T. Walker

  • A bibliometric review of the status and emerging research trends in construction safety management technologies

    Mariam Akinlolu;Theo C. Haupt;David John Edwards;Fredrick Simpeh

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter E.D. Love
Peter E.D. Love Curtin University
Gary David Holt
Gary David Holt University of Central Lancashire
M. Reza Hosseini
M. Reza Hosseini Deakin University
Zahir Irani
Zahir Irani University of Bradford
Nicholas Chileshe
Nicholas Chileshe University of South Australia
Heng Li
Heng Li Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Jim Smith
Jim Smith Bond University
Amos Darko
Amos Darko University of Washington
Albert P.C. Chan
Albert P.C. Chan Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Riyad Eid
Riyad Eid United Arab Emirates University

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