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Buildings Performance Institute Europe

In research, Buildings Performance Institute Europe stands highest in Engineering (#10,715 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#20,644 of 21,541 worldwide) and Building and Construction (#771 of 795 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#39,776
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#257
of 267
Research works
435
▼ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
4.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Buildings Performance Institute Europe known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
EngineeringField #10,715 of 11,412 6.3%191
Physical SciencesDomain #20,644 of 21,541 6.3%296
Building and ConstructionSubfield #771 of 795 7.4%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Buildings Performance Institute Europe sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.59× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.98× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Buildings Performance Institute Europe?

Ranked on the composite score, Jlm Jan Hensen, M Milos Lain and Jan Mistrate Haarhuis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Buildings Performance Institute Europe.

  1. 1 Jlm Jan Hensen Belgium · #301,984 worldwide 666 citations · 190 works
  2. 2 M Milos Lain Belgium · #827,496 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Jan Mistrate Haarhuis Belgium · #964,993 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Mglc Marcel Loomans Belgium · #1,230,094 worldwide 20 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Van Loenen Belgium · #1,327,115 worldwide 6 citations · 196 works
  6. 6 Hsm Helianthe Kort Belgium · #1,355,767 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 van Jemh Annelies Bronswijk Belgium · #1,414,971 worldwide 1 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 de Mh Martin Wit Belgium · #1,444,495 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 HL Henk Schellen Belgium · #1,470,189 worldwide 3 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Pieter-Jan Hoes Belgium · #1,588,231 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Buildings Performance Institute Europe

Which keywords describe research at Buildings Performance Institute Europe?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Thermal Comfort, Energy Simulation, Artificial Neural Networks, Climate Change Impact, Building Energy Consumption, Model Predictive Control and Sustainability.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Energy Efficiency102▲ 30×11 topics
  2. Thermal Comfort88▲ 239×2 topics
  3. Energy Simulation82▲ 275×2 topics
  4. Artificial Neural Networks81▲ 45×2 topics
  5. Climate Change Impact81▲ 98×3 topics
  6. Building Energy Consumption80▲ 336×1 topic
  7. Model Predictive Control80▲ 81×1 topic
  8. Sustainability40▲ 5.2×19 topics
  9. Facilities Management33▲ 150×2 topics
  10. Risk Management24▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Air Quality24▲ 30×3 topics
  12. Large-Eddy Simulation24▲ 23×3 topics
  13. Renewable Energy24▲ 5.5×22 topics
  14. CFD Simulation24▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Turbulent Flow24▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Remote Sensing23▲ 4.9×3 topics
  17. Pedestrian Wind Comfort23▲ 103×1 topic
  18. Urban Microclimate23▲ 103×1 topic
  19. Construction23▲ 50×2 topics
  20. BIM22▲ 126×1 topic
  21. Prefabrication22▲ 126×1 topic
  22. Climate Change20▲ 1.75×17 topics
  23. Sustainable Construction19▲ 85×3 topics
  24. Energy Consumption15▲ 28×4 topics
  25. Environmental Impact15▲ 2.6×10 topics
  26. Sustainable Development15▲ 3.0×11 topics
  27. Social Sustainability14▲ 50×2 topics
  28. Environmental Assessment Tools13▲ 161×1 topic
  29. Green Building13▲ 161×1 topic
  30. Economic Growth13▲ 4.0×2 topics
  31. Light Pollution12▲ 129×1 topic
  32. Nighttime Light Data12▲ 129×1 topic
  33. Social Work12▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Open-Plan Offices11▲ 240×1 topic
  35. Workspace Environment11▲ 240×1 topic
  36. Sustainable Architecture10▲ 96×2 topics
  37. Agent-Based Modeling9▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Professionalism9▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Empowerment8▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Research Methods8▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Buildings Performance Institute Europe publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development, Architecture and Computational Design, COVID-19 impact on air quality and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization.

Innovative Approaches in…1Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 1 fractional worksArchitecture and Computa…1Architecture and Computational Design: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 impact on air q…1COVID-19 impact on air quality: 1 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…1Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksSustainable Finance and …1Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Facilities De…1Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksCollaborative and Sustai…1Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives: 1 fractional worksUrban Planning and Valuation: 0 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 0 fractional worksHygrothermal properties of building materials: 0 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationArchitectureGlobal and Planetary ChangeBuilding and Construction4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  2. 2 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 1 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 impact on air quality Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  5. 5 Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds Finance 1 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability Urban Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Collaborative and Sustainable Housing Initiatives Urban Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Urban Planning and Valuation Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  9. 9 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Hygrothermal properties of building materials Building and Construction 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available48.6%not open51.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Buildings Performance Institute Europe's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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