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D-Index
44
Citations
12874
World Ranking
5689
National Ranking
370

Koen Steemers publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Koen Steemers sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 153 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Koen Steemers D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Koen Steemers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Koen Steemers is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research predominantly spans the fields of engineering and environmental science, focusing extensively on building and construction, environmental engineering, and health-related aspects within environmental contexts.

The scientist has contributed significantly to the study of building energy and comfort optimization, emphasizing how urban environments impact health and sustainability. Their work addresses topics such as urban green space and health, urban heat island mitigation, sustainable supply chain management, sustainable industrial ecology, wind and air flow studies, and the integration of crafts, textile, and design in environmental solutions.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Koen Steemers include:

  • Positive Energy Districts: Identifying Challenges and Interdependencies (2021), published in Sustainability
  • Urban climate walk: A stop-and-go assessment of the dynamic thermal sensation and perception in two waterfront districts in Rome, Italy (2022), published in Building and Environment
  • The Contribution of Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) to the Concept of Nearly Zero-Energy Cities in Europe: Potential and Challenges Ahead (2021), published in Energies
  • Modelling energy retrofit using household archetypes (2020), published in Energy and Buildings
  • Urban living walls: reporting on maintenance challenges from a review of European installations (2020), published in Architectural Science Review

Koen Steemers frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Ronita Bardhan, Reham Elwakil, Ingrid Schröder, Kanchane Gunawardena, and Michal Gath-Morad. These collaborations reflect a focus on interdisciplinary approaches to environmental and building sciences, combining insights from architecture, engineering, and urban sustainability.

The scientist's work appears regularly in several academic venues known for environmental and building research, such as Buildings, Building and Environment, Architectural Science Review, Cities & Health, and Preprints.org.

Research topics addressed by Koen Steemers include:

  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Sustainable Industrial Ecology
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Crafts, Textile, and Design

Their interdisciplinary work integrates engineering principles with environmental challenges to advance knowledge on energy efficiency, urban sustainability, and human well-being within built environments.

Best Publications

  • Thermal comfort and psychological adaptation as a guide for designing urban spaces

    Marialena Nikolopoulou;Koen Steemers

  • Thermal comfort in outdoor urban spaces: understanding the human parameter

    Marialena Nikolopoulou;Nick Baker;Koen Steemers

  • Energy consumption and urban texture

    Carlo Ratti;Nick Baker;Koen Steemers

  • A method of formulating energy load profile for domestic buildings in the UK

    Runming Yao;Koen Steemers

  • Energy and the city: density, buildings and transport

    Koen Steemers

  • Building form and environmental performance: archetypes, analysis and an arid climate

    Carlo Ratti;Dana Raydan;Koen Steemers

  • Energy and Environment in Architecture: A Technical Design Guide

    Nick Baker;Koen Steemers

  • Daylighting in Architecture: A European Reference Book

    Nick V. Baker;A. Fanchiotti;K. Steemers

  • Daylight Design of Buildings: A Handbook for Architects and Engineers

    Nick Baker;Koen Steemers

  • Household energy consumption: a study of the role of occupants

    Koen Steemers;Geun Young Yun

  • Can microgrids make a major contribution to UK energy supply

    Suleiman Abu-Sharkh;RJ Arnold;J Kohler;R Li

  • Time-dependent occupant behaviour models of window control in summer

    Geun Young Yun;Koen Steemers

  • Energy policy and standard for built environment in China

    Runming Yao;Baizhan Li;Koen Steemers

  • Behavioural, physical and socio-economic factors in household cooling energy consumption

    Geun Young Yun;Koen Steemers

  • Solar energy and urban morphology: Scenarios for increasing the renewable energy potential of neighbourhoods in London

    Juan José Sarralde;Juan José Sarralde;David James Quinn;Daniel Wiesmann;Koen Steemers

  • A statistical analysis of a residential energy consumption survey study in Hangzhou, China

    Jun Chen;Xiaohong Wang;Koen Steemers

  • Urban Form, Density and Solar Potential

    Vicky Cheng;Koen Steemers;Marylene Montavon;Raphaël Compagnon

  • Design and overall energy performance of a ventilated photovoltaic façade

    Geun Young Yun;Mike McEvoy;Koen Steemers

  • Thermal performance of a naturally ventilated building using a combined algorithm of probabilistic occupant behaviour and deterministic heat and mass balance models

    Geun Young Yun;Paul Tuohy;Koen Steemers

  • Modelling domestic energy consumption at district scale: A tool to support national and local energy policies

    Vicky Cheng;Koen Steemers

  • Post-occupancy evaluation

    Nick Baker;Koen Steemers

Frequent Co-Authors

Runming Yao
Runming Yao University of Reading
Baizhan Li
Baizhan Li Chongqing University
Andreas Matzarakis
Andreas Matzarakis University of Freiburg
Felicia A. Huppert
Felicia A. Huppert University of Sydney
Jian Kang
Jian Kang University College London
Per Heiselberg
Per Heiselberg Aalborg University
Wan Ki Chow
Wan Ki Chow Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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