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David Pearlmutter publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Pearlmutter sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 113 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

David Pearlmutter D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Pearlmutter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

David Pearlmutter is affiliated with Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Engineering. Their work spans subfields such as Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Plant Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist has focused on a range of topics that include:

  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies

David Pearlmutter's recent publications demonstrate work on nature-based solutions and urban environmental issues. Notable papers include:

  • "Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use and perceptions of urban green space: An international exploratory study," 2020, Urban forestry & urban greening
  • "Usage of urban green space and related feelings of deprivation during the COVID-19 lockdown: Lessons learned from an Italian case study," 2021, Land Use Policy
  • "Effects of tree plantings and aspect ratios on pedestrian visual and thermal comfort using scaled outdoor experiments," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Fungal Mycelium Bio-Composite Acts as a CO2-Sink Building Material with Low Embodied Energy," 2022, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Closing Water Cycles in the Built Environment through Nature-Based Solutions: The Contribution of Vertical Greening Systems and Green Roofs," 2021, Water

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Pearlmutter include Elise Machline, Moshe Schwartz, Francesca Ugolini, Pierre Pech, and Or Aleksandrowicz.

Their research has appeared in multiple familiar journals with repeated contributions in:

  • Water
  • Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Building and Environment
  • Urban forestry & urban greening
  • Land Use Policy

Pearlmutter has also contributed to academic books published by Springer International Publishing and RTU Press eBooks, with titles addressing environmental education, green neighborhoods, eco-gentrification, and urban housing transformations. These include:

  • Enhancing Environmental Education Through Nature-Based Solutions, 2022
  • Green Neighbourhoods and Eco-gentrification, 2020
  • Transformations in Large-Scale Housing Estates of Riga in the Post-Socialist Period, 2021

Best Publications

  • Urban Microclimate: Designing the Spaces Between Buildings

    Evyatar Erell;David Pearlmutter;Terence Williamson

  • The cooling efficiency of urban landscape strategies in a hot dry climate

    Limor Shashua-Bar;David Pearlmutter;Evyatar Erell

  • The influence of trees and grass on outdoor thermal comfort in a hot-arid environment

    Limor Shashua‐Bar;David Pearlmutter;Evyatar Erell

  • Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use and perceptions of urban green space: an international exploratory study

    Francesca Ugolini;Luciano Massetti;Pedro Calaza-Martínez;Paloma Cariñanos

  • A life-cycle energy analysis of building materials in the Negev desert

    N. Huberman;D. Pearlmutter

  • Outdoor human comfort and thermal stress: A comprehensive review on models and standards

    Silvia Coccolo;Jérôme Kämpf;Jean-Louis Scartezzini;David Pearlmutter

  • Climate and more sustainable cities: climate information for improved planning and management of cities (producers/capabilities perspective)

    C.S.B. Grimmond;Matthias Roth;Tim R. Oke;Y. C. Au

  • Effect of high-albedo materials on pedestrian heat stress in urban street canyons

    Evyatar Erell;David Pearlmutter;Daniel Boneh;Pua Bar Kutiel

  • Urban Green Infrastructure as a tool for urban heat mitigation: Survey of research methodologies and findings across different climatic regions

    H. Saaroni;Jorge Humberto Amorim;J. A. Hiemstra;D. Pearlmutter

  • Microclimatic analysis of “compact” urban canyons in an arid zone

    D. Pearlmutter;A. Bitan;P. Berliner

  • Integrated modeling of pedestrian energy exchange and thermal comfort in urban street canyons

    D. Pearlmutter;P. Berliner;E. Shaviv

  • Inclusion of vegetation in the Town Energy Balance model for modelling urban green areas

    A. Lemonsu;V. Masson;L. Shashua-Bar;E. Erell

  • Enhancing the circular economy with nature-based solutions in the built urban environment: green building materials, systems and sites

    David Pearlmutter;Dimitra Theochari;Thomas Nehls;Pedro Pinho

  • On the microclimatic behavior of two semi-enclosed attached courtyards in a hot dry region

    Isaac A. Meir;David Pearlmutter;Yair Etzion

  • A life-cycle energy and carbon analysis of hemp-lime bio-composite building materials

    Y. Florentin;D. Pearlmutter;B. Givoni;E. Gal

  • Evaluating the impact of canyon geometry and orientation on cooling loads in a high-mass building in a hot dry environment

    E. Krüger;D. Pearlmutter;F. Rasia

  • Refining the use of evaporation in an experimental down-draft cool tower

    D. Pearlmutter;E. Erell;Y. Etzion;I.A. Meir

  • Usage of urban green space and related feelings of deprivation during the COVID-19 lockdown: Lessons learned from an Italian case study

    Francesca Ugolini;Luciano Massetti;David Pearlmutter;David Pearlmutter;Giovanni Sanesi

  • Knowledge transfer between stakeholders in the field of urban forestry and green infrastructure: Results of a European survey

    Francesca Ugolini;Luciano Massetti;Giovanni Sanesi;David Pearlmutter

  • Physical modeling of pedestrian energy exchange within the urban canopy

    D. Pearlmutter;P. Berliner;E. Shaviv

  • The relationship between bioclimatic thermal stress and subjective thermal sensation in pedestrian spaces

    David Pearlmutter;Dixin Jiao;Yaakov Garb

  • Evaluation of Urban Surface Energy Fluxes Using an Open-Air Scale Model

    D. Pearlmutter;P. Berliner;E. Shaviv

Frequent Co-Authors

Hadas Saaroni
Hadas Saaroni Tel Aviv University
Simone Orlandini
Simone Orlandini University of Florence
Pedro Pinho
Pedro Pinho University of Lisbon
Jean-Louis Scartezzini
Jean-Louis Scartezzini École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Mario Grosso
Mario Grosso Polytechnic University of Milan
C. S. B. Grimmond
C. S. B. Grimmond University of Reading
David J. Sailor
David J. Sailor Arizona State University
Laurence S. Kalkstein
Laurence S. Kalkstein University of Miami
Antonio Raschi
Antonio Raschi National Research Council (CNR)
Carlo Calfapietra
Carlo Calfapietra National Research Council (CNR)

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