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Business and Management

D-Index
76
Citations
16441
World Ranking
209
National Ranking
14

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
70
Citations
14620
World Ranking
1083
National Ranking
208

Overview

Weisheng Lu is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has a prolific publication record primarily in the field of engineering, with a focus on building and construction. Their research portfolio includes 273 publications in engineering, particularly emphasizing building and construction (177 publications), industrial and manufacturing engineering (67 publications), strategy and management (38 publications), management science and operations research (32 publications), and geology (17 publications).

Their main research topics span several areas related to sustainable construction and integration technologies, including:

  • BIM and Construction Integration
  • Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
  • Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance
  • Construction Project Management and Performance
  • Municipal Solid Waste Management
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage

Weisheng Lu frequently publishes in notable venues within the construction and environmental engineering domain. The most common journals include:

  • Journal of Cleaner Production (12 publications)
  • Engineering Construction & Architectural Management (10 publications)
  • Automation in Construction (9 publications)
  • Journal of Construction Engineering and Management (7 publications)
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling (7 publications)

Their scholarly output includes several recent papers, notable for citation counts that reflect engagement by the research community. Some recent works are:

  • Carbon emission reduction in prefabrication construction during materialization stage: A BIM-based life-cycle assessment approach (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Developing efficient circularity for construction and demolition waste management in fast emerging economies: Lessons learned from Shenzhen, China (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Blockchain-Enabled IoT-BIM Platform for Supply Chain Management in Modular Construction (2021) published in Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
  • A semantic differential transaction approach to minimizing information redundancy for BIM and blockchain integration (2020) published in Automation in Construction
  • Implementing on-site construction waste recycling in Hong Kong: Barriers and facilitators (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment

Collaboration is also a significant aspect of their career, with frequent co-authors contributing to their research output. These collaborators include:

  • Fan Xue (34 joint works)
  • Ziyu Peng (25 joint works)
  • Liupengfei Wu (20 joint works)
  • Jinying Xu (20 joint works)
  • Zhikang Bao (18 joint works)

Weisheng Lu has also contributed to scholarly books, including a publication with Springer International Publishing titled Proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate (2022).

Best Publications

  • Prefabricated construction enabled by the Internet-of-Things

    Ray Y. Zhong;Ray Y. Zhong;Yi Peng;Yi Peng;Fan Xue;Ji Fang

  • A decade's debate on the nexus between corporate social and corporate financial performance: a critical review of empirical studies 2002–2011

    Weisheng Lu;K.W. Chau;Hongdi Wang;Wei Pan

  • A framework for understanding waste management studies in construction

    Weisheng Lu;Hongping Yuan

  • Barriers to Building Information Modeling (BIM) implementation in China's prefabricated construction: An interpretive structural modeling (ISM) approach

    Tan Tan;Ke Chen;Fan Xue;Weisheng Lu

  • Critical success factors for on-site sorting of construction waste: A china study

    Jiayuan Wang;Hongping Yuan;Xiangping Kang;Weisheng Lu

  • Competitiveness in construction: a critical review of research

    Roger Flanagan;Weisheng Lu;Liyin Shen;Carol Jewell

  • An empirical investigation of construction and demolition waste generation rates in Shenzhen city, South China

    Weisheng Lu;Hongping Yuan;Jingru Li;Jane J.L. Hao

  • Scenarios for applying RFID technology in construction project management

    Weisheng Lu;George Q. Huang;Heng Li

  • Construction waste management policies and their effectiveness in Hong Kong: A longitudinal review

    Weisheng Lu;Vivian W.Y. Tam

  • Critical Success Factors for Competitiveness of Contractors: China Study

    Weisheng Lu;Weisheng Lu;Liyin Shen;Michael C. H. Yam

  • Exploring critical success factors for waste management in construction projects of China

    Weisheng Lu;Hongping Yuan

  • A model for cost-benefit analysis of construction and demolition waste management throughout the waste chain

    H.P. Yuan;L.Y. Shen;Jane J.L. Hao;W.S. Lu

  • Bridging BIM and building: From a literature review to an integrated conceptual framework

    Ke Chen;Weisheng Lu;Yi Peng;Yi Peng;Steve Rowlinson

  • Using bargaining-game theory for negotiating concession period for BOT-type contract

    L. Y. Shen;H. J. Bao;Y. Z. Wu;W. S. Lu

  • Blockchain-Enabled IoT-BIM Platform for Supply Chain Management in Modular Construction

    Xiao Li;Weisheng Lu;Fan Xue;Liupengfei Wu

  • Decoupling relationship between economic output and carbon emission in the Chinese construction industry

    Ya Wu;Ya Wu;K.W. Chau;Weisheng Lu;Liyin Shen

  • Investigating waste reduction potential in the upstream processes of offshore prefabrication construction

    Weisheng Lu;Hongping Yuan

  • Developing efficient circularity for construction and demolition waste management in fast emerging economies: Lessons learned from Shenzhen, China.

    Zhikang Bao;Weisheng Lu

  • Procurement innovation for a circular economy of construction and demolition waste: Lessons learnt from Suzhou, China

    Zhikang Bao;Weisheng Lu;Weisheng Lu;Weisheng Lu;Bin Chi;Hongping Yuan

  • Computer vision for solid waste sorting: A critical review of academic research

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  • Cost-benefit analysis of Building Information Modeling implementation in building projects through demystification of time-effort distribution curves

    Weisheng Lu;Ada Fung;Yi Peng;Cong Liang

  • A semantic differential transaction approach to minimizing information redundancy for BIM and blockchain integration

    Fan Xue;Weisheng Lu

  • Carbon emission reduction in prefabrication construction during materialization stage: A BIM-based life-cycle assessment approach.

    Jian Li Hao;Baoquan Cheng;Weisheng Lu;Jun Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Fan Xue
Fan Xue University of Hong Kong
Liyin Shen
Liyin Shen Chongqing University
Chris Webster
Chris Webster University of Hong Kong
Xiaoling Zhang
Xiaoling Zhang University of Hong Kong
Kwong Wing Chau
Kwong Wing Chau University of Hong Kong
Steve Rowlinson
Steve Rowlinson University of Hong Kong
Heng Li
Heng Li Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Martin Skitmore
Martin Skitmore Bond University
George Q. Huang
George Q. Huang Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Chimay J. Anumba
Chimay J. Anumba University of Florida

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