What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Meteorology
- Mechanical engineering
- Electrical engineering
Hashem Akbari mostly deals with Roof, Meteorology, Urban heat island, Reflective surfaces and Environmental engineering.
His work deals with themes such as Electricity, Ceiling, Cooling energy, Downtown and Efficient energy use, which intersect with Roof.
Hashem Akbari interconnects Albedo, Atmospheric sciences and Global cooling in the investigation of issues within Meteorology.
His Urban heat island research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Air quality index, Environmental planning, Civil engineering and Environmental protection.
His Environmental engineering research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Energy conservation, Building energy simulation and Air conditioning.
As part of the same scientific family, he usually focuses on Air conditioning, concentrating on Evapotranspiration and intersecting with Climate model, ASHRAE 90.1 and Microclimate.
His most cited work include:
- Cool surfaces and shade trees to reduce energy use and improve air quality in urban areas (1102 citations)
- COOL COMMUNITIES: STRATEGIES FOR HEAT ISLAND MITIGATION AND SMOG REDUCTION (388 citations)
- Estimating the effect of using cool coatings on energy loads and thermal comfort in residential buildings in various climatic conditions (349 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Hashem Akbari focuses on Roof, Urban heat island, Reflective surfaces, Meteorology and Albedo.
His Roof research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Energy conservation, Electricity, Environmental engineering, Energy consumption and Air conditioning.
His work deals with themes such as Efficient energy use and Building energy simulation, which intersect with Energy conservation.
His Urban heat island study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Thermal comfort, Solar gain, Urban area, Air quality index and Urban climate.
His research investigates the connection between Meteorology and topics such as Solar energy that intersect with problems in Optics.
The Albedo study combines topics in areas such as Climatology, Weather Research and Forecasting Model, Mesoscale meteorology and Shortwave.
He most often published in these fields:
- Roof (32.94%)
- Urban heat island (31.18%)
- Reflective surfaces (27.06%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?
- Urban heat island (31.18%)
- Urban climate (8.82%)
- Reflective surfaces (27.06%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His main research concerns Urban heat island, Urban climate, Reflective surfaces, Roof and Albedo.
Urban heat island is a subfield of Meteorology that he explores.
His work on Thermal mass as part of general Meteorology study is frequently linked to Heating energy, bridging the gap between disciplines.
His Urban climate research incorporates elements of Thermal comfort, Environmental resource management and Air quality index.
The concepts of his Roof study are interwoven with issues in Energy consumption, Snow and Air conditioning.
His Albedo study combines topics in areas such as Climatology, Weather Research and Forecasting Model and Mesoscale meteorology.
Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Global cooling updates: Reflective roofs and pavements (199 citations)
- Local climate change and urban heat island mitigation techniques – the state of the art (181 citations)
- Comparing the effects of urban heat island mitigation strategies for Toronto, Canada (180 citations)
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