Brian Coffey

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 826 citations indexed

About

Brian Coffey is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Control and Systems Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Coffey has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 826 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Building and Construction, 6 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 5 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Brian Coffey's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (9 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (5 papers) and Energy Efficiency and Management (5 papers). Brian Coffey is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (9 papers), Advanced Control Systems Optimization (5 papers) and Energy Efficiency and Management (5 papers). Brian Coffey collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Brian Coffey's co-authors include Philip Haves, Francesco Borrelli, Sorin Bengea, Brandon Hencey, Yudong Ma, Edward Morofsky, Fariborz Haghighat, Michael Wetter, Patsy A. McLaughlin and Stephen Selkowitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Solar Energy, Energy and Buildings and IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology.

In The Last Decade

Brian Coffey

19 papers receiving 765 citations

Hit Papers

Model Predictive Control for the Operation of Building Co... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Coffey United States 10 612 345 277 163 132 20 826
Roel De Coninck Belgium 13 745 1.2× 230 0.7× 569 2.1× 293 1.8× 143 1.1× 22 994
Philipp Heer Switzerland 15 430 0.7× 172 0.5× 370 1.3× 152 0.9× 126 1.0× 55 758
Gianluca Serale Italy 14 453 0.7× 147 0.4× 238 0.9× 300 1.8× 90 0.7× 19 817
Michaela Killian Austria 12 516 0.8× 295 0.9× 314 1.1× 167 1.0× 86 0.7× 19 698
Iago Cupeiro Figueroa Belgium 6 478 0.8× 199 0.6× 230 0.8× 173 1.1× 119 0.9× 9 631
Timothy Middelkoop United States 8 368 0.6× 211 0.6× 352 1.3× 92 0.6× 102 0.8× 20 592
Fred Spiessens Belgium 14 272 0.4× 317 0.9× 471 1.7× 96 0.6× 42 0.3× 29 736
Charles D. Corbin United States 11 490 0.8× 213 0.6× 383 1.4× 298 1.8× 140 1.1× 15 783
Zdeněk Váňa Czechia 11 698 1.1× 304 0.9× 238 0.9× 151 0.9× 144 1.1× 25 806
Silvio Brandi Italy 12 468 0.8× 137 0.4× 416 1.5× 147 0.9× 76 0.6× 18 737

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Coffey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Coffey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Coffey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Coffey 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 Brian Coffey. Brian Coffey is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wetter, Michael, Brian Coffey, & Philip Haves. (2019). Modelica Buildings Library. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations
2.
Lee, Eleanor S., et al.. (2015). Integrated control of dynamic facades and distributed energy resources for energy cost minimization in commercial buildings. Solar Energy. 122. 1384–1397. 24 indexed citations
3.
Lee, Eleanor S., Brian Coffey, Luís Fernandes, et al.. (2014). High Performance Building Façade Solutions-Phase II:. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
4.
Coffey, Brian. (2013). Approximating model predictive control with existing building simulation tools and offline optimization. Journal of Building Performance Simulation. 6(3). 220–235. 32 indexed citations
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Coffey, Brian, et al.. (2012). All the ways of meeting a target : Calculating a solution surface using GenOpt. Proceedings of SimBuild. 5(1). 385–389. 1 indexed citations
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Coffey, Brian, et al.. (2012). Development of Open-Source Parametric EnergyPlus Models and Their Use for Savings Potential Analysis of Envelope Measures. 1 indexed citations
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Coffey, Brian. (2011). Using Building Simulation and Optimization to Calculate Lookup Tables for Control. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 27 indexed citations
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Laouadi, Abdelaziz & Brian Coffey. (2011). The energy performance of the Central Sunlighting System. Journal of Building Performance Simulation. 5(4). 234–247. 5 indexed citations
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Ma, Yudong, Francesco Borrelli, Brandon Hencey, et al.. (2011). Model Predictive Control for the Operation of Building Cooling Systems. IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. 20(3). 796–803. 412 indexed citations breakdown →
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Coffey, Brian. (2010). Towards a Very Low Energy Building Stock: Modeling the U.S. Commercial Building Sector to Support Policy and Innovation Planning. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Yudong, Francesco Borrelli, Brandon Hencey, et al.. (2010). Model predictive control for the operation of building cooling systems. 5106–5111. 110 indexed citations
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Komiyama, Ryōichi, Michael Städler, Chris Marnay, et al.. (2010). Energy Demand and Supply Outlook for 2050 in US Building Sector 1. 2 indexed citations
13.
Coffey, Brian, et al.. (2010). A software framework for model predictive control with GenOpt. Energy and Buildings. 42(7). 1084–1092. 92 indexed citations
14.
Coffey, Brian & Patsy A. McLaughlin. (2009). Do Masculine Names Help Female Lawyers Become Judges? Evidence from South Carolina. American Law and Economics Review. 11(1). 112–133. 26 indexed citations
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Coffey, Brian, Sam Borgeson, Stephen Selkowitz, et al.. (2009). Towards a very low-energy building stock: modelling the US commercial building sector to support policy and innovation planning. Building Research & Information. 37(5-6). 610–624. 33 indexed citations
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Marnay, Chris, Michael Städler, Hirohisa Aki, et al.. (2008). Microgrid Selection and Operation for Commercial Buildings in California and New York States. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 3 indexed citations
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Marnay, Chris, Michael Städler, Sam Borgeson, et al.. (2008). A Buildings Module for the Stochastic Energy Deployment System. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 3 indexed citations
18.
Haves, Philip, et al.. (2008). Benchmarking and Equipment and Controls Assessment for a 'Big Box' Retail Chain. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 5 indexed citations
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Wetter, Michael, Philip Haves, & Brian Coffey. (2008). Building Controls Virtual Test Bed. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 36 indexed citations
20.
Coffey, Brian, et al.. (2005). Demand charge considerations in the optimization of cogeneration dispatch in a deregulated energy market. International Journal of Energy Research. 30(7). 535–551. 10 indexed citations

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