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D-Index
50
Citations
11212
World Ranking
1157
National Ranking
467

James E. Braun publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James E. Braun sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 659+

This scientist: 403 publications — 87th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

James E. Braun D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James E. Braun sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

Overview

James E. Braun is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research contributions primarily lie within the field of Engineering, with a focus on Mechanical Engineering, Building and Construction, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work concentrates on several main topics, including Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies, Heat Transfer and Optimization, Adsorption and Cooling Systems, Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies, Energy Efficiency and Management, and Smart Grid Energy Management.

James E. Braun has published extensively across several notable venues. These include:

  • International Journal of Refrigeration
  • Energy and Buildings
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Applied Energy
  • Applied Thermal Engineering

Frequent collaborators with Braun include Davide Ziviani, Eckhard A. Groll, W. Travis Horton, Andrew J. Fix, and David M. Warsinger. These coauthors have contributed to numerous studies and publications alongside Braun.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Braun are:

  • "Concentrated radiative cooling," 2022, Applied Energy
  • "Development, implementation, and evaluation of a fault detection and diagnostics system based on integrated virtual sensors and fault impact models," 2020, Energy and Buildings
  • "Thermal energy storage based (TES-based) reverse cycle defrosting control strategy optimization for a cascade air source heat pump," 2020, Energy and Buildings
  • "MPC solution for optimal load shifting for buildings with ON/OFF staged packaged units: Experimental demonstration, and lessons learned," 2022, Energy and Buildings
  • "Vapor-selective active membrane energy exchanger for high efficiency outdoor air treatment," 2021, Applied Energy

Best Publications

  • Reducing energy costs and peak electrical demand through optimal control of building thermal storage

    J.E. Braun

  • IceCube-Gen2: The Window to the Extreme Universe

    M. G. Aartsen;R. Abbasi;M. Ackermann

  • An Inverse Gray-Box Model for Transient Building Load Prediction

    James E. Braun;Nitin Chaturvedi

  • Load Control Using Building Thermal Mass

    James E. Braun

  • Mathematical modeling of scroll compressors. Part I: compression process modeling

    Yu Chen;Nils P. Halm;Eckhard A. Groll;James E. Braun

  • IceCube high-energy starting event sample: Description and flux characterization with 7.5 years of data

    R. Abbasi;M. Ackermann;J. Adams;J. A. Aguilar

  • A Statistical, Rule-Based Fault Detection and Diagnostic Method for Vapor Compression Air Conditioners

    Todd M. Rossi;James E. Braun

  • Measurement of the atmospheric neutrino energy spectrum from 100 GeV to 400 TeV with IceCube

    R. Abbasi;Y. Abdou;T. Abu-Zayyad;J. Adams

  • The contribution of Fermi-2LAC blazars to the diffuse TeV-PeV neutrino flux

    M. G. Aartsen;K. Abraham;M. Ackermann

  • All-sky search for time-integrated neutrino emission from astrophysical sources with 7 years of IceCube data

    G. C. Hill;K. Meagher;F. Huang

  • Common faults and their impacts for rooftop air conditioners

    Mark S. Breuker;James E. Braun

  • Evaluating the Performance of Building Thermal Mass Control Strategies

    James E. Braun;Kent W. Montgomery;Nitin Chaturvedi

  • Solar geometry for fixed and tracking surfaces

    J.E. Braun;J.C. Mitchell

  • Methodologies for the Design and Control of Central Cooling Plants

    James Edward Braun

  • Methods for point source analysis in high energy neutrino telescopes

    Jim Braun;Jon Dumm;Francesco De Palma;Chad Finley

  • A comparison of moving-boundary and finite-volume formulations for transients in centrifugal chillers

    Satyam Bendapudi;James E. Braun;Eckhard A. Groll

  • Characteristics of the Diffuse Astrophysical Electron and Tau Neutrino Flux with Six Years of IceCube High Energy Cascade Data.

    M. G. Aartsen;M. Ackermann;J. Adams;J. A. Aguilar

  • An effectiveness model of liquid-desiccant system heat/mass exchangers

    D.I. Stevens;J.E. Braun;S.A. Klein

  • System modeling and operation characteristics of thermosyphon solar water heaters

    G.L. Morrison;J.E. Braun

  • Model-based demand-limiting control of building thermal mass

    Kyoung-ho Lee;James E. Braun

  • Effectiveness models for cooling towers and cooling coils.

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  • Mathematical modeling of scroll compressors — part II: overall scroll compressor modeling

    Yu Chen;Nils P Halm;James E Braun;Eckhard A Groll

  • Application of building precooling to reduce peak cooling requirements

    K.R. Keeney;J.E. Braun

  • Methodologies for optimal control of chilled water systems without storage

    J. E. Braun;S. A. Klein;W. A. Beckman;J. W. Mitchell

  • Experimental and simulated performance of optimal control of building thermal storage

    F. B. Morris;J. E. Braun;S. J. Treado

  • Energy efficiency analysis of air cycle heat pump dryers

    J.E. Braun;P.K. Bansal;E.A. Groll

  • Peak Demand Reduction from Pre-Cooling with Zone Temperature Reset in an Office Building

    Peng Xu;Philip Haves;Mary Ann Piette;James Braun

  • Decoupling features and virtual sensors for diagnosis of faults in vapor compression air conditioners

    Haorong Li;James E. Braun

  • Applications of optimal control to chilled water systems without storage

    J. E. Braun;S. A. Klein;J. W. Mitcel;W. A. Beckman

  • A Methodology for Diagnosing Multiple Simultaneous Faults in Vapor-Compression Air Conditioners

    Haorong Li;James E. Braun

Frequent Co-Authors

D. Berley
D. Berley University of Maryland, College Park
Francis Halzen
Francis Halzen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ignacio Taboada
Ignacio Taboada Georgia Institute of Technology
Paul Evenson
Paul Evenson University of Delaware
A. Karle
A. Karle University of Wisconsin–Madison
S. W. Barwick
S. W. Barwick University of California, Irvine
R. G. Stokstad
R. G. Stokstad Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hermann Kolanoski
Hermann Kolanoski Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
G. B. Yodh
G. B. Yodh University of California, Irvine
G. W. Sullivan
G. W. Sullivan University of Maryland, College Park

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