Andreas Matzarakis

21.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
370 papers, 16.8k citations indexed

About

Andreas Matzarakis is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Matzarakis has authored 370 papers receiving a total of 16.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 259 papers in Environmental Engineering, 221 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 129 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Andreas Matzarakis's work include Urban Heat Island Mitigation (254 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (128 papers) and Climate Change and Health Impacts (125 papers). Andreas Matzarakis is often cited by papers focused on Urban Heat Island Mitigation (254 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (128 papers) and Climate Change and Health Impacts (125 papers). Andreas Matzarakis collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Greece and Taiwan. Andreas Matzarakis's co-authors include Helmut Mayer, Tzu‐Ping Lin, Frank Rutz, M. G. Iziomon, Ruey‐Lung Hwang, Oded Potchter, Pninit Cohen, P. T. Nastos, Dominik Fröhlich and Christine Ketterer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Andreas Matzarakis

356 papers receiving 16.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Modelling radiation fluxes in simple and complex environments: basics of the RayMan model

2009 1.3k citations Andreas Matzarakis et al. profile →
Modelling radiation fluxes in simple and complex environments—application of the RayMan model

2006 1.1k citations Andreas Matzarakis et al. profile →
Applications of a universal thermal index: physiological equivalent temperature

1999 962 citations Andreas Matzarakis et al. profile →
Shading effect on long-term outdoor thermal comfort

2009 560 citations Tzu‐Ping Lin, Andreas Matzarakis et al. profile →
Outdoor human thermal perception in various climates: A comprehensive review of approaches, methods and quantification

2018 456 citations Tzu‐Ping Lin, Andreas Matzarakis et al. profile →
Effect of tree planting design and tree species on human thermal comfort in the tropics

2015 372 citations Andreas Matzarakis et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andreas Matzarakis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Andreas Matzarakis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Andreas Matzarakis based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Andreas Matzarakis. Andreas Matzarakis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Climate-driven transformations: A framework for the sustainable urban landscape system to enhance heat resilience 2025 ·Sustainable Cities and Society ·Boze Huang, Jinda Qi, Minal Pathak, Ayyoob Sharifi, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Shady Attia, Andreas Matzarakis, Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini, Geun Young Yun, Amos Darko, Xiao Liu, Bao‐Jie He	2
2	Evaluating Outdoor Human Thermal Comfort Through Climate-Resilient Adaptation: A Case Study at School of Science and Technology (NOVA FCT) Campus 2025 ·Atmosphere ·(unknown), A. Santos Nouri, Andreas Matzarakis	2
3	Heat Impact Assessment and Heat Prevention Suggestions for Thermal Comfort at Large-Area and Long-Duration Outdoor Sport Events in Taiwan 2025 ·Atmosphere ·(unknown), Tzu‐Ping Lin, Andreas Matzarakis	0
4	A comprehensive approach for assessing synergistic impact of air quality and thermal conditions on mortality: The case of Thessaloniki, Greece 2024 ·Urban Climate ·(unknown), Theo Economou, Christos Giannaros, Jonilda Kushta, Dimitrios Melas, Andreas Matzarakis, Jos Lelieveld	5
5	A thermo-physiologically consistent approach for studying the heat-health nexus with hierarchical generalized additive modelling: Application in Athens urban area (Greece) 2024 ·Urban Climate ·Christos Giannaros, Theo Economou, (unknown), Elissavet Galanaki, Vassiliki Kotroni, Konstantinos Lagouvardos, Andreas Matzarakis	4
6	Assessing the Relationship between Urban Heat Islands and Local Climate Zones during a Winter Period in the Coastal City of Balneário Camboriú/SC, Brazil 2024 ·Atmosphere ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Emerson Galvani, Andreas Matzarakis	0
7	Heat Stress in India: A Review 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Abhiyant Tiwari, Vijay S. Limaye, Andreas Matzarakis, Arvind Kumar Singh, (unknown), (unknown), Chandrakant Lahariya	6
8	Climate Change and Cooling Cities 2023 ·Lincoln University Research Archive (Lincoln University) ·Ali Cheshmehzangi, (unknown), Ayyoob Sharifi, Andreas Matzarakis	12
9	Effects of clothing's thermal insulation on outdoor thermal comfort and thermal sensation: A case study in Tehran, Iran 2023 ·Sustainable Cities and Society ·(unknown), Andreas Matzarakis, Leslie K. Norford	22
10	A Review of Urban Heat Studies in Recife—PE (Brazil): Urban Heat Scales, Landscape Inequalities and Future Perspectives 2023 ·Atmosphere ·(unknown), (unknown), Andreas Matzarakis	2
11	Modelling in Human Biometeorology: Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Thermal Indices 2021 ·MDPI (MDPI AG) ·Andreas Matzarakis, (unknown), Timothy D. Herbert	5
12	Curiosities about Thermal Indices Estimation and Application 2021 ·Atmosphere ·Andreas Matzarakis	24
13	The Heat Health Warning System in Germany—Application and Warnings for 2005 to 2019 2020 ·Atmosphere ·Andreas Matzarakis, Gudrun Laschewski, Stefan Muthers	73
14	Accuracy of Mean Radiant Temperature Derived from Active and Passive Radiometry 2020 ·Atmosphere ·Henning Staiger, Andreas Matzarakis	25
15	A New Approach for Generating Human Biometeorological Information Based on Gridded High-Resolution Data (Basic Data of Test-Reference-Years) 2019 ·Atmosphere ·(unknown), Andreas Matzarakis	0
16	Selection of Appropriate Thermal Indices for Applications in Human Biometeorological Studies 2019 ·Atmosphere ·Henning Staiger, Gudrun Laschewski, Andreas Matzarakis	140
17	Approaches to Outdoor Thermal Comfort Thresholds through Public Space Design: A Review 2018 ·Atmosphere ·A. Santos Nouri, João Pedro Costa, M. Santamouris, Andreas Matzarakis	101
18	Beyond Singular Climatic Variables—Identifying the Dynamics of Wholesome Thermo-Physiological Factors for Existing/Future Human Thermal Comfort during Hot Dry Mediterranean Summers 2018 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·A. Santos Nouri, Ioannis Charalampopoulos, Andreas Matzarakis	23
19	Analysis of tourism potential for Crete island, Greece 2013 ·Global NEST Journal ·Andreas Matzarakis, P. T. Nastos, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	38
20	Quantification of climate-tourism potential for Athens, Greece – Recent and future climate simulations 2013 ·Global NEST Journal ·Andreas Matzarakis, (unknown), P. T. Nastos, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	30

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