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D-Index
53
Citations
8700
World Ranking
3479
National Ranking
86

Nicola Bianco 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 Nicola Bianco sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 242 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicola Bianco 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 Nicola Bianco sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nicola Bianco is affiliated with the University of Naples Federico II in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, particularly focusing on mechanical engineering and building-related energy research. Their work spans multiple interconnected subfields including building and construction, renewable energy, sustainability, environmental engineering, and computational mechanics.

The scientist's research covers a broad spectrum of topics related to energy optimization and sustainability. Key areas of focus include building energy and comfort optimization, phase change materials research, solar thermal and photovoltaic systems, adsorption and cooling systems, urban heat island mitigation, heat and mass transfer in porous media, and energy efficiency and management.

Nicola Bianco has authored papers published in several leading venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Energies
  • Energy and Buildings
  • Journal of Building Engineering

Notable recent papers include:

  • Multi-objective optimization of finned metal foam heat sinks: Tradeoff between heat transfer and pressure drop, 2020, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • A real industrial building: Modeling, calibration and Pareto optimization of energy retrofit, 2020, Journal of Building Engineering
  • Metal foam/PCM melting evolution analysis: Orientation and morphology effects, 2021, Applied Thermal Engineering
  • The evolution of building energy retrofit via double-skin and responsive façades: A review, 2021, Solar Energy
  • Enhancing PCMs thermal conductivity: A comparison among porous metal foams, nanoparticles and finned surfaces in triplex tube heat exchangers, 2022, Applied Thermal Engineering

Throughout their research career, Nicola Bianco has frequently collaborated with several colleagues, including:

  • Gerardo Maria Mauro
  • Marcello Iasiello
  • Fabrizio Ascione
  • Teresa Iovane
  • Giuseppe Aruta

Best Publications

  • Energy refurbishment of existing buildings through the use of phase change materials: Energy savings and indoor comfort in the cooling season

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Rosa Francesca De Masi;Filippo de’ Rossi

  • Green roofs in European climates. Are effective solutions for the energy savings in air-conditioning?

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Filippo de’ Rossi;Gianluca Turni

  • Artificial neural networks to predict energy performance and retrofit scenarios for any member of a building category: A novel approach

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Claudio De Stasio;Gerardo Maria Mauro

  • Building envelope design: Multi-objective optimization to minimize energy consumption, global cost and thermal discomfort. Application to different Italian climatic zones

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Gerardo Maria Mauro;Davide Ferdinando Napolitano

  • Simulation-based model predictive control by the multi-objective optimization of building energy performance and thermal comfort

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Claudio De Stasio;Gerardo Maria Mauro

  • Multi-stage and multi-objective optimization for energy retrofitting a developed hospital reference building: A new approach to assess cost-optimality

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Claudio De Stasio;Gerardo Maria Mauro

  • A new methodology for cost-optimal analysis by means of the multi-objective optimization of building energy performance

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Claudio De Stasio;Gerardo Maria Mauro

  • Operation optimization of a distributed energy system considering energy costs and exergy efficiency

    M. Di Somma;B. Yan;N. Bianco;G. Graditi

  • A new methodology for investigating the cost-optimality of energy retrofitting a building category

    Gerardo Maria Mauro;Mohamed Hamdy;Mohamed Hamdy;Mohamed Hamdy;Giuseppe Peter Vanoli;Nicola Bianco

  • Energy retrofit of an educational building in the ancient center of Benevento. Feasibility study of energy savings and respect of the historical value

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Rosa Francesca De Masi;Filippo de’Rossi

  • Enhancing PCMs Thermal Conductivity: A Comparison Among Porous Metal Foams, Nanoparticles and Finned Surfaces in Triplex Tube Heat Exchangers

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  • Metal foam/PCM melting evolution analysis: Orientation and morphology effects

    Marcello Iasiello;Mauro Mameli;Sauro Filippeschi;Nicola Bianco

  • Multi-objective design optimization of distributed energy systems through cost and exergy assessments

    M. Di Somma;B. Yan;N. Bianco;G. Graditi

  • Design of the Building Envelope: A Novel Multi-Objective Approach for the Optimization of Energy Performance and Thermal Comfort

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Rosa Francesca De Masi;Gerardo Maria Mauro

  • CASA, cost-optimal analysis by multi-objective optimisation and artificial neural networks: A new framework for the robust assessment of cost-optimal energy retrofit, feasible for any building

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Claudio De Stasio;Gerardo Maria Mauro

  • Energy retrofit of educational buildings: Transient energy simulations, model calibration and multi-objective optimization towards nearly zero-energy performance

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Rosa Francesca De Masi;Gerardo Maria Mauro

  • Resilience of robust cost-optimal energy retrofit of buildings to global warming: A multi-stage, multi-objective approach

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Rosa Francesca De Masi;Gerardo Maria Mauro

  • A new comprehensive framework for the multi-objective optimization of building energy design: Harlequin

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Gerardo Maria Mauro;Giuseppe Peter Vanoli

  • Rehabilitation of the building envelope of hospitals: Achievable energy savings and microclimatic control on varying the HVAC systems in Mediterranean climates

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Rosa Francesca De Masi;Giuseppe Peter Vanoli

  • Analysis of a phase change material-based unit and of an aluminum foam/phase change material composite-based unit for cold thermal energy storage by numerical simulation

    Martina Caliano;Nicola Bianco;Giorgio Graditi;Luigi Mongibello

  • A real industrial building: Modeling, calibration and Pareto optimization of energy retrofit

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Teresa Iovane;Gerardo Maria Mauro

  • Net zero-energy buildings in Germany: Design, model calibration and lessons learned from a case-study in Berlin

    Fabrizio Ascione;Nicola Bianco;Olaf Böttcher;Robert Kaltenbrunner

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabrizio Ascione
Fabrizio Ascione University of Naples Federico II
Giuseppe Peter Vanoli
Giuseppe Peter Vanoli University of Molise
Oronzio Manca
Oronzio Manca University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Sergio Nardini
Sergio Nardini University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Wilson K. S. Chiu
Wilson K. S. Chiu University of Connecticut
Giorgio Graditi
Giorgio Graditi National Agency For New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
Kambiz Vafai
Kambiz Vafai University of California, Riverside
Peter B. Luh
Peter B. Luh University of Connecticut
Bing Yan
Bing Yan Griffith University
Dominique Baillis
Dominique Baillis Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon

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