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Leslie K. Norford

Leslie K. Norford

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
68
Citations
15498
World Ranking
1226
National Ranking
403

Leslie K. Norford 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 Leslie K. Norford sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 218 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leslie K. Norford 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 Leslie K. Norford sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Leslie K. Norford is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research primarily centers on Environmental Science and Engineering, with significant contributions in the fields of Environmental Engineering, Building and Construction, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics Leslie K. Norford addresses in their work include:

  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Power Line Communications and Noise
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems

They have published extensively in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Urban Climate
  • Building and Environment
  • Energy and Buildings
  • Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich)

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Leslie K. Norford include:

  • Mitigating intensity of urban heat island by better understanding on urban morphology and anthropogenic heat dispersion, 2020, Building and Environment
  • Air quality impacts of crop residue burning in India and mitigation alternatives, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Interaction between heat wave and urban heat island: A case study in a tropical coastal city, Singapore, 2020, Atmospheric Research
  • Project Coolbit: can your watch predict heat stress and thermal comfort sensation?, 2020, Environmental Research Letters
  • Urban heat island mitigation in Singapore: Evaluation using WRF/multilayer urban canopy model and local climate zones, 2020, Urban Climate

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Juan A. Acero
  • Muhammad Omer Mughal
  • Xian-Xiang Li
  • Alberto Martilli
  • Kevin J. Kircher

Best Publications

  • Power signature analysis

    C. Laughman;Kwangduk Lee;R. Cox;S. Shaw

  • Ultrafine particles in cities

    Prashant Kumar;Lidia Morawska;Wolfram Birmili;Pauli Paasonen

  • The urban weather generator

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  • A design optimization tool based on a genetic algorithm

    Luisa Gama Caldas;Leslie K Norford

  • Non-intrusive electrical load monitoring in commercial buildings based on steady-state and transient load-detection algorithms

    Leslie K. Norford;Steven B. Leeb

  • Correction: An intrinsically stretchable humidity sensor based on anti-drying, self-healing and transparent organohydrogels

    Jin Wu;Zixuan Wu;Huihua Xu;Qian Wu

  • Nonintrusive Load Monitoring and Diagnostics in Power Systems

    S.R. Shaw;S.B. Leeb;L.K. Norford;R.W. Cox

  • Improving air quality in high-density cities by understanding the relationship between air pollutant dispersion and urban morphologies.

    Chao Yuan;Edward Ng;Leslie K. Norford

  • Optimal control of HVAC and window systems for natural ventilation through reinforcement learning

    Yujiao Chen;Leslie K. Norford;Holly W. Samuelson;Ali Malkawi

  • LESS: LargE-Scale remote sensing data and image simulation framework over heterogeneous 3D scenes

    Jianbo Qi;Donghui Xie;Tiangang Yin;Tiangang Yin;Guangjian Yan

  • Two-to-one discrepancy between measured and predicted performance of a ‘low-energy’ office building: insights from a reconciliation based on the DOE-2 model

    L.K. Norford;R.H. Socolow;E.S. Hsieh;G.V. Spadaro

  • Genetic Algorithms for Optimization of Building Envelopes and the Design and Control of HVAC Systems

    L. G. Caldas;L. K. Norford

  • Evaluation of cool roof and vegetations in mitigating urban heat island in a tropical city, Singapore

    Xian-Xiang Li;Leslie K. Norford;Leslie K. Norford

  • A resistance-capacitance network model for the analysis of the interactions between the energy performance of buildings and the urban climate

    Bruno Bueno;Bruno Bueno;Leslie Norford;Grégoire Pigeon;Rex Britter

  • Integrated Assessment of Urban Overheating Impacts on Human Life

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  • Extremely Deformable, Transparent, and High-Performance Gas Sensor Based on Ionic Conductive Hydrogel.

    Jin Wu;Zixuan Wu;Songjia Han;Bo-Ru Yang

  • Transfer learning with deep neural networks for model predictive control of HVAC and natural ventilation in smart buildings

    Yujiao Chen;Zheming Tong;Zheming Tong;Yang Zheng;Holly Samuelson

  • Highly Stretchable and Transparent Thermistor Based on Self-Healing Double Network Hydrogel.

    Jin Wu;Songjia Han;Tengzhou Yang;Zhong Li

  • Variation in global chemical composition of PM 2.5 : emerging results from SPARTAN

    Graydon Snider;Crystal L. Weagle;Kalaivani K. Murdymootoo;Amanda Ring

  • Indoor air quality and energy management through real-time sensing in commercial buildings

    Prashant Kumar;Claudio Martani;Lidia Morawska;Leslie Norford

  • Modeling and Analysis of a Variable Speed Heat Pump for Frequency Regulation Through Direct Load Control

    Young-Jin Kim;Leslie K. Norford;James L. Kirtley

  • Facile Synthesis of 3D Graphene Flowers for Ultrasensitive and Highly Reversible Gas Sensing

    Jin Wu;Shuanglong Feng;Xingzhan Wei;Jun Shen

  • 3D superhydrophobic reduced graphene oxide for activated NO2 sensing with enhanced immunity to humidity

    Jin Wu;Zhong Li;Xi Xie;Kai Tao

  • Estimation of variable-speed-drive power consumption from harmonic content

    K.D. Lee;S.B. Leeb;L.K. Norford;P.R. Armstrong

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianmin Miao
Jianmin Miao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Kai Tao
Kai Tao Northwestern Polytechnical University
Edward Ng
Edward Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Alberto Martilli
Alberto Martilli Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
Harindra J. S. Fernando
Harindra J. S. Fernando University of Notre Dame

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