| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering and Technology | 49 | 4328 | 4160 | 180 | 171 | 168 | 8892 |
The chart shows the history of publications by William O'Brien between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. William O'Brien published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 13.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2023. 39 of the 241 publications appeared in the last two years.
241 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 29 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 34 |
| 2024 | 22 |
| 2025 | 17 |
| Total | 241 |
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 William O'Brien sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 168 publications — 35th percentile
35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.
| 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 | |
| 108–117 | 369 | |
| 118–127 | 341 | |
| 128–137 | 386 | |
| 138–147 | 372 | |
| 148–157 | 457 | |
| 158–167 | 415 | |
| 168–177 | 407 | 168 |
| 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 |
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 William O'Brien sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 49 D-Index — 57th percentile
57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 59 | |
| 31 | 114 | |
| 32 | 129 | |
| 33 | 189 | |
| 34 | 200 | |
| 35 | 262 | |
| 36 | 311 | |
| 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 | 49 |
| 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 |
William O'Brien is affiliated with Carleton University in Canada and is engaged primarily in engineering research. The focus of their work lies within the domains of building and construction, environmental engineering, social psychology, speech and hearing, and electrical and electronic engineering. Their research contributions span topics related to building energy and comfort optimization, facilities and workplace management, noise effects and management, wind and air flow studies, sustainable building design and assessment, urban heat island mitigation, and work-family balance challenges.
The scientist has contributed extensively to publication venues that include:
Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by William O'Brien include:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with William O'Brien are:
William O'Brien's work is situated in the field of engineering with a significant number of publications focusing specifically on building and construction. Their research addresses both technical aspects such as energy optimization and airflow studies, as well as human-centered factors related to occupant comfort, workplace management, and social considerations within built environments.
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