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Luisa F. Cabeza

Luisa F. Cabeza

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Engineering and Technology
Spain
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
111
Citations
58448
World Ranking
77
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Luisa F. Cabeza is affiliated with the University of Lleida in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering and energy. Their research spans a range of topics, focusing particularly on sustainable building technologies and energy optimization methods.

The main fields of study for Cabeza's work include:

  • Engineering
  • Energy

Subfields of study that characterize their research include:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Building and Construction
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering

The primary topics addressed by Cabeza in publications are:

  • Phase Change Materials Research
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Solar Energy Systems and Technologies
  • Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Cabeza include:

  • Emiliano Borri
  • Gabriel Zsembinszki
  • Cristina Prieto
  • David Vérez
  • Álvaro de Gracia

Publications by Cabeza appear regularly in several academic venues, with the most common being:

  • Journal of Energy Storage
  • Energies
  • Applied Sciences
  • Renewable Energy
  • Sustainability

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Cabeza include:

  • Technological options and strategies towards zero energy buildings contributing to climate change mitigation: A systematic review, 2020, Energy and Buildings
  • Embodied energy and embodied carbon of structural building materials: Worldwide progress and barriers through literature map analysis, 2020, Energy and Buildings

Other recent influential publications in the related fields address thermal energy storage materials and applications, advances in net-zero building sectors, and bibliometric analyses of energy storage technology, although these were authored by different primary authors.

Best Publications

  • Review on thermal energy storage with phase change: materials, heat transfer analysis and applications

    Belén Zalba;José Ma Marı́n;Luisa F. Cabeza;Harald Mehling

  • State of the art on high temperature thermal energy storage for power generation. Part 1—Concepts, materials and modellization

    Antoni Gil;Marc Medrano;Ingrid Martorell;Ana Lázaro

  • Materials used as PCM in thermal energy storage in buildings: A review

    L.F. Cabeza;A. Castell;C. Barreneche;C. Barreneche;A. de Gracia

  • Life cycle assessment (LCA) and life cycle energy analysis (LCEA) of buildings and the building sector: A review

    Luisa F. Cabeza;Lídia Rincón;Virginia Vilariño;Gabriel Pérez

  • Review on phase change materials (PCMs) for cold thermal energy storage applications

    E Oró;A de Gracia;A Castell;Mohammed Farid

  • Heating and cooling energy trends and drivers in buildings

    Diana Ürge-Vorsatz;Luisa F. Cabeza;Susana Serrano;Camila Barreneche

  • Use of microencapsulated PCM in concrete walls for energy savings

    Luisa F. Cabeza;Cecilia Castellón;Miquel Nogués;Marc Medrano

  • State of the art on high-temperature thermal energy storage for power generation. Part 2—Case studies

    Marc Medrano;Antoni Gil;Ingrid Martorell;Xavi Potau

  • Heat and cold storage with PCM: An up to date introduction into basics and applications

    Harald Mehling;Luisa F. Cabeza

  • Phase change materials and thermal energy storage for buildings

    Alvaro de Gracia;Luisa F. Cabeza

  • Industrial waste heat recovery technologies: An economic analysis of heat transformation technologies

    Sarah Brückner;Selina Liu;Laia Miró;Michael Radspieler

  • Experimental study of using PCM in brick constructive solutions for passive cooling

    A. Castell;I. Martorell;M. Medrano;G. Pérez

  • Thermal energy storage (TES) for industrial waste heat (IWH) recovery: A review

    Laia Miró;Jaume Gasia;Luisa F. Cabeza

  • Types, methods, techniques, and applications for microencapsulated phase change materials (MPCM): A review

    Jessica Giro-Paloma;Mònica Martínez;Luisa F. Cabeza;A. Inés Fernández

  • Experimental evaluation of commercial heat exchangers for use as PCM thermal storage systems

    M. Medrano;M.O. Yilmaz;M. Nogués;I. Martorell

  • Green vertical systems for buildings as passive systems for energy savings

    Gabriel Pérez;Lídia Rincón;Anna Vila;Josep M. González

  • Vertical Greenery Systems (VGS) for energy saving in buildings: A review

    Gabriel Pérez;Julià Coma;Ingrid Martorell;Luisa F. Cabeza

  • Low carbon and low embodied energy materials in buildings: A review

    Luisa F. Cabeza;Camila Barreneche;Camila Barreneche;Laia Miró;Josep M. Morera

  • Vertical greenery systems for energy savings in buildings: A comparative study between green walls and green facades

    Julià Coma;Gabriel Pérez;Alvaro de Gracia;Silvia Burés

  • Free-cooling of buildings with phase change materials

    Belén Zalba;José M. Marı́n;Luisa F. Cabeza;Harald Mehling

  • Thermochemical energy storage and conversion: A-state-of-the-art review of the experimental research under practical conditions

    Jaume Cot-Gores;Albert Castell;Luisa F. Cabeza

Frequent Co-Authors

Camila Barreneche
Camila Barreneche University of Barcelona
Alvaro de Gracia
Alvaro de Gracia University of Perugia
Albert Castell
Albert Castell The Canadian Real Estate Association
Anna Laura Pisello
Anna Laura Pisello University of Perugia
Mohammed M. Farid
Mohammed M. Farid University of Auckland
Ana Inés Fernández
Ana Inés Fernández University of Barcelona
Franco Cotana
Franco Cotana University of Perugia
Laureano Jiménez
Laureano Jiménez Rovira i Virgili University
Andrea Frazzica
Andrea Frazzica Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR

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