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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 36 8830 8511 563 534 101 3738

Shen Wei publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shen Wei between 2013 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shen Wei published across 13 years, from 2013 to 2025, averaging 14.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2021. 37 of the 184 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2013 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2021. 2013: 3 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 30 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 22 publications
2013 2025

184 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shen Wei: publications per year, 2013 to 2025
Year Publications
2013 3
2014 7
2015 6
2016 8
2017 4
2018 11
2019 16
2020 19
2021 30
2022 20
2023 23
2024 15
2025 22
Total 184
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Shen Wei publications per year - data summary

  • Shen Wei, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University College London, has 184 publications recorded across 13 years, from 2013 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2013 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 30 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2013, with 3 publications.
  • The rate of publication averages 14.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.2 per year counting only the 13 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 110 publications, 60% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2013-2017: 28 publications (5.6 per year); 2018-2022: 96 publications (19.2 per year); 2023-2025: 60 publications (20.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Shen Wei 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 Shen Wei sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 98–107 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 101 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283 101
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Shen Wei publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Shen Wei, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University College London, records 101 publications - the 9th percentile of the discipline.
  • 9% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Shen Wei, and about 91% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Shen Wei ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Shen Wei 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 Shen Wei sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 36 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311 36
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Shen Wei D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Shen Wei, a Engineering and Technology scholar from University College London, records 36 D-Index - the 13th percentile of the discipline.
  • 13% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Shen Wei, and about 87% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Shen Wei ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Shen Wei is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several areas within engineering and environmental science, with a focus on building energy and comfort optimization, urban heat island mitigation, and heat transfer and optimization. Their work involves interdisciplinary topics linking mechanical engineering, building and construction, and environmental engineering.

The primary fields of study for Shen Wei include:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

The subfields they contribute to are:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Building and Construction
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Key topics within their research include:

  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Heat Transfer and Optimization
  • Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems
  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies
  • Adsorption and Cooling Systems

Shen Wei has contributed to various publication venues, with repeated publications in the following:

  • Applied Thermal Engineering
  • Energy and Buildings
  • Building and Environment
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energy

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Quality criteria for multi-domain studies in the indoor environment: Critical review towards research guidelines and recommendations" (2022), Building and Environment
  • "A review on available energy saving strategies for heating, ventilation and air conditioning in underground metro stations" (2021), Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "A Review on Recent Development of Cooling Technologies for Photovoltaic Modules" (2020), Journal of Thermal Science
  • "Individual thermal comfort prediction using classification tree model based on physiological parameters and thermal history in winter" (2021), Building Simulation
  • "Operation optimization of the coaxial deep borehole heat exchanger coupled with ground source heat pump for building heating" (2022), Applied Thermal Engineering

Collaboration has been a consistent feature of Shen Wei's research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Yaran Wang
  • Shijun You
  • Huan Zhang
  • Zhangxiang Wu
  • Yan Jiang

Best Publications

  • Driving factors for occupant-controlled space heating in residential buildings

    Shen Wei;Rory Jones;Pieter de Wilde

  • Developing window behavior models for residential buildings using XGBoost algorithm

    Hao Mo;Hejiang Sun;Junjie Liu;Shen Wei

  • Thermal performance of an active-passive ventilation wall with phase change material in solar greenhouses

    Chao Chen;Haoshu Ling;Haoshu Ling;Zhiqiang (John) Zhai;Yin Li

  • A review on applications of shape-stabilized phase change materials embedded in building enclosure in recent ten years

    Na Zhu;Shanshan Li;Pingfang Hu;Shen Wei

  • Effects of indoor humidity on building occupants' thermal comfort and evidence in terms of climate adaptation

    Deyu Kong;Hong Liu;Yuxin Wu;Baizhan Li

  • A study on influential factors of occupant window-opening behavior in an office building in China

    Song Pan;Yingzi Xiong;Yiye Han;Xingxing Zhang

  • Identifying informative energy data in Bayesian calibration of building energy models

    Wei Tian;Song Yang;Zhanyong Li;Shen Wei

  • Effect of phase change materials on indoor thermal environment under different weather conditions and over a long time

    Haoshu Ling;Chao Chen;Shen Wei;Yong Guan

  • A computational model to determine the optimal orientation for solar greenhouses located at different latitudes in China

    Chao Chen;Yin Li;Na Li;Shen Wei

  • A review on available energy saving strategies for heating, ventilation and air conditioning in underground metro stations

    Yanzhe Yu;Shijun You;Huan Zhang;Tianzhen Ye

  • A model based on Gauss Distribution for predicting window behavior in building

    Song Pan;Song Pan;Yiye Han;Shen Wei;Yixuan Wei

  • Ventilation behavior in residential buildings with mechanical ventilation systems across different climate zones in China

    Dayi Lai;Dayi Lai;Yue Qi;Junjie Liu;Xilei Dai

  • A numerical investigation on optimization of PV/T systems with the field synergy theory

    Chao Shen;Yingbo Zhang;Chunxiao Zhang;Jihong Pu

  • Test rooms to study human comfort in buildings: A review of controlled experiments and facilities

    A. L. Pisello;I. Pigliautile;M. Andargie;C. Berger

  • Orientation effect on thermal and energy performance of vertical greenery systems

    Lan Pan;Lan Pan;Shen Wei;L.M. Chu

  • Utilization of mineral wool waste and waste glass for synthesis of foam glass at low temperature

    Ru Ji;Yaxian Zheng;Zehui Zou;Ziwei Chen

  • Mathematical modeling and performance analysis of a solar air collector with slit-perforated corrugated plate

    Huan Zhang;Xintong Ma;Shijun You;Yaran Wang

  • A systematic method to develop three dimensional geometry models of buildings for urban building energy modeling

    Chao Wang;Shen Wei;Sihong Du;Sihong Du;Dian Zhuang

  • Active heat storage characteristics of active-passive triple wall with phase change material

    Haoshu Ling;Chao Chen;Yong Guan;Shen Wei

  • Investigating the performance of a novel solar lighting/heating system using spectrum-sensitive nanofluids

    Chao Shen;Chao Shen;Guoquan Lv;Shen Wei;Chunxiao Zhang

  • Flexible management of heat/electricity of novel PV/T systems with spectrum regulation by Ag nanofluids

    Chunxiao Zhang;Chao Shen;Shen Wei;Yingbo Zhang

  • Indicators evaluating thermal inertia performance of envelops with phase change material

    Haoshu Ling;Chao Chen;Hong Qin;Shen Wei

  • Factors affecting ‘end-of-day’ window position in a non-air-conditioned office building

    Shen Wei;Richard A. Buswell;Dennis L. Loveday

Frequent Co-Authors

Shijun You
Shijun You Tianjin University
Xingxing Zhang
Xingxing Zhang Dalarna University
Baizhan Li
Baizhan Li Chongqing University
Bing Dong
Bing Dong Syracuse University
Monjur Mourshed
Monjur Mourshed Cardiff University
Zhiqiang (John) Zhai
Zhiqiang (John) Zhai University of Colorado Boulder
Anna Laura Pisello
Anna Laura Pisello University of Perugia
Wei Pan
Wei Pan University of Hong Kong
Sabine Pahl
Sabine Pahl University of Vienna
Xiaodong Cao
Xiaodong Cao South China University of Technology

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