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Dick Botteldooren

Dick Botteldooren

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
47
Citations
9564
World Ranking
4810
National Ranking
56

Overview

Dick Botteldooren is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has a research profile centered on neuroscience and computer science, with emphases on cognitive neuroscience and speech and hearing. Their work spans related subfields including signal processing, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, as well as experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's research topics focus on noise effects and management, hearing loss and rehabilitation, music and audio processing, speech and audio processing, urban green space and health, neural dynamics and brain function, and multisensory perception and integration.

Botteldooren has frequently published in several venues, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • NOISE-CON proceedings
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
  • Applied Acoustics
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University)

Recent notable papers feature topics related to urban sound environments, cycling infrastructure, and cognitive function in children. These include:

  • Does cycling infrastructure reduce stress biomarkers in commuting cyclists? A comparison of five European cities, 2020, Journal of Transport Geography
  • The future of urban sound environments: Impacting mobility trends and insights for noise assessment and mitigation, 2020, Applied Acoustics
  • Sound absorption by tree bark, 2020, Applied Acoustics
  • Protective effect of restorative possibilities on cognitive function and mental health in children and adolescents: A scoping review including the role of physical activity, 2023, Environmental Research
  • Multi-stage sound planning methodology for urban redevelopment, 2020, Sustainable Cities and Society

The scientist has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Paul Devos
  • Yuanbo Hou
  • Timothy Van Renterghem
  • Bert De Coensel
  • Pieter Thomas

Botteldooren has also contributed to book publications, including the title C3Places - Using ICT for Co-Creation of Inclusive Public Places, published by Ghent University with citations beginning to accumulate.

Best Publications

  • Finite‐difference time‐domain simulation of low‐frequency room acoustic problems

    Dick Botteldooren

  • Ten questions on the soundscapes of the built environment

    Jian Kang;Francesco Aletta;Truls T. Gjestland;Lex A. Brown

  • Reducing the acoustical façade load from road traffic with green roofs

    Timothy Van Renterghem;Dick Botteldooren

  • Road traffic noise shielding by vegetation belts of limited depth

    T. Van Renterghem;D. Botteldooren;K. Verheyen

  • Mobile monitoring for mapping spatial variation in urban air quality: Development and validation of a methodology based on an extensive dataset

    Joris Van den Bossche;Joris Van den Bossche;Jan Peters;Jan Verwaeren;Dick Botteldooren

  • Effects of natural sounds on the perception of road traffic noise

    Bert De Coensel;Sofie Vanwetswinkel;Dick Botteldooren

  • The temporal structure of urban soundscapes

    D. Botteldooren;B. De Coensel;T. De Muer

  • The potential of building envelope greening to achieve quietness

    Timothy Van Renterghem;Maarten Hornikx;Jens Forssen;Dick Botteldooren

  • ACOUSTICAL FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN SIMULATION IN A QUASI-CARTESIAN GRID

    Dick Botteldooren

  • In-situ measurements of sound propagating over extensive green roofs

    Timothy Van Renterghem;Dick Botteldooren

  • Using Virtual Reality for assessing the role of noise in the audio-visual design of an urban public space

    Gemma Maria Echevarria Sanchez;Timothy Van Renterghem;Kang Sun;Bert De Coensel

  • Assessment of the impact of speed limit reduction and traffic signal coordination on vehicle emissions using an integrated approach

    Madhava Rao Madireddy;Madhava Rao Madireddy;Bert De Coensel;Arnaud Can;Bart Degraeuwe

  • The influence of traffic flow dynamics on urban soundscapes

    Bert De Coensel;Tom De Muer;Isaak Yperman;Dick Botteldooren

  • Numerical evaluation of sound propagating over green roofs

    T. Van Renterghem;D. Botteldooren

  • Traffic noise spectrum analysis: dynamic modeling vs. experimental observations

    Arnaud Can;L Leclercq;J Lelong;Dick Botteldooren

  • A model for the perception of environmental sound based on notice-events.

    Bert De Coensel;Dick Botteldooren;Tom De Muer;Birgitta Berglund

  • Parameter study of sound propagation between city canyons with a coupled FDTD-PE model

    T. Van Renterghem;E. Salomons;D. Botteldooren

  • Effects of traffic signal coordination on noise and air pollutant emissions

    B. De Coensel;A. Can;B. Degraeuwe;I. De Vlieger

  • The effect of street canyon design on traffic noise exposure along roads

    Gemma Maria Echevarria Sanchez;Timothy Van Renterghem;Pieter Thomas;Dick Botteldooren

  • The Influence of Traffic Noise on Appreciation of the Living Quality of a Neighborhood

    Dick Botteldooren;Luc Dekoninck;Dominique Gillis

  • 1/f Noise in Rural and Urban Soundscapes

    Bert De Coensel;Dick Botteldooren;Tom De Muer

  • Dynamic noise mapping: a map-based interpolation between noise measurements with high temporal resolution

    Weigang Wei;Timothy Van Renterghem;Bert De Coensel;Dick Botteldooren

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernard De Baets
Bernard De Baets Ghent University
Jian Kang
Jian Kang University College London
Steven Degraer
Steven Degraer Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Wout Joseph
Wout Joseph Ghent University
Luc Int Panis
Luc Int Panis Hasselt University
Magda Vincx
Magda Vincx Ghent University
Durk Talsma
Durk Talsma Ghent University
Luc Martens
Luc Martens Ghent University
Bart Dhoedt
Bart Dhoedt Ghent University
Jan Thoen
Jan Thoen KU Leuven

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