Can B. Aktaş

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Can B. Aktaş is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Can B. Aktaş has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Building and Construction, 6 papers in Environmental Engineering and 5 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Can B. Aktaş's work include Sustainable Building Design and Assessment (11 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (7 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (4 papers). Can B. Aktaş is often cited by papers focused on Sustainable Building Design and Assessment (11 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (7 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (4 papers). Can B. Aktaş collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and Canada. Can B. Aktaş's co-authors include Melissa M. Bilec, Nadiye Erdil, Byungik Chang, Jongsung Lee, Sezgin Sarıkaya, İsmȧil Özgür Yaman, Aslı Çetin, Paul Bartholomew, İ. Uslu and Cliff Schexnayder and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Renewable Energy and Energy and Buildings.

In The Last Decade

Can B. Aktaş

30 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Life cycle environmental and economic performance of biochar compared with activated carbon: A meta-analysis

2016 406 citations Can B. Aktaş et al. Resources Conservation and Recycling profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Can B. Aktaş United States	14	324	196	195	126	118	32	1.1k
Ali Keyvanfar Malaysia	24	448 1.4×	688 3.5×	75 0.4×	62 0.5×	96 0.8×	74	2.0k
Alessandra Magrini Brazil	19	91 0.3×	119 0.6×	106 0.5×	65 0.5×	191 1.6×	44	1.0k
Laurence Stamford United Kingdom	28	209 0.6×	645 3.3×	89 0.5×	354 2.8×	128 1.1×	54	2.1k
Mark Gaterell United Kingdom	22	859 2.7×	363 1.9×	115 0.6×	95 0.8×	187 1.6×	57	1.5k
Mingyu Yang China	7	252 0.8×	284 1.4×	64 0.3×	173 1.4×	150 1.3×	10	2.0k
Helmut Yabar Japan	21	200 0.6×	343 1.8×	82 0.4×	98 0.8×	264 2.2×	97	1.3k
Sara Ojeda‐Benítez Mexico	20	225 0.7×	99 0.5×	39 0.2×	204 1.6×	878 7.4×	68	1.4k
Şiir Kılkış Türkiye	26	367 1.1×	399 2.0×	313 1.6×	122 1.0×	41 0.3×	75	1.8k
Lishan Xiao China	22	172 0.5×	319 1.6×	98 0.5×	148 1.2×	328 2.8×	54	1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Can B. Aktaş

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Schexnayder, Cliff, et al.. (2025). Transportation Research in the US and EU: Trends, Insights, and Key Focus Areas. 31(1).

Uslu, İ., et al.. (2024). Dematerialization of Concrete: Meta-Analysis of Lightweight Expanded Clay Concrete for Compressive Strength. Sustainability. 16(15). 6346–6346. 3 indexed citations

Aktaş, Can B., et al.. (2024). Environmental Assessment of Calcium Sulfoaluminate Cement: A Monte Carlo Simulation in an Industrial Symbiosis Framework. Buildings. 14(11). 3673–3673. 6 indexed citations

Uslu, İ., et al.. (2024). Physical and Mechanical Properties of Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate Concrete. Buildings. 14(6). 1871–1871. 5 indexed citations

Aktaş, Can B., et al.. (2024). A survey of the most prevalent sustainability initiatives at universities. International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 25(8). 1581–1609. 4 indexed citations

Aktaş, Can B., et al.. (2020). LEED CERTIFICATION AND PATIENT WELLBEING IN GREEN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES. Journal of Green Building. 15(4). 3–18. 13 indexed citations

Aktaş, Can B., et al.. (2020). Willingness to pay for green buildings: A survey on students’ perception in higher education. Energy and Buildings. 216. 109956–109956. 36 indexed citations

Aktaş, Can B.. (2019). Ulusal enerji tüketiminin değerlendirmesi ve istatistiksel tahmini. Bitlis Eren Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Dergisi. 8(4). 1422–1431. 1 indexed citations

Aktaş, Can B., et al.. (2018). Energy efficiency of residential buildings in the U.S.: Improvement potential beyond IECC. Building and Environment. 142. 278–287. 21 indexed citations

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Aktaş, Can B., et al.. (2018). Prospects for meeting the corporate average fuel economy standards in the U.S.. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 136. 466–472. 9 indexed citations

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Aktaş, Can B., et al.. (2016). Resilience of Rail Infrastructure in the U.S. Northeast Corridor. Procedia Engineering. 145. 356–363. 4 indexed citations

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Aktaş, Can B., et al.. (2016). Sustainable Temporary Housing: Global Trends and Outlook. Procedia Engineering. 145. 327–332. 36 indexed citations

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Aktaş, Can B., et al.. (2014). Quantifying sustainable improvements: Interactions of energy efficient construction techniques and estimating their efficiency. 1–7. 1 indexed citations

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Aktaş, Can B., et al.. (2013). Online teaching of engineering statistics: a comparative case study. International journal of engineering education. 29(2). 504–509. 4 indexed citations

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Aktaş, Can B., et al.. (2012). CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS TO LIMIT CONSTRUCTABILITY ISSUES ON A NET-ZERO ENERGY HOME. Journal of Green Building. 7(4). 100–115. 7 indexed citations

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Aktaş, Can B. & Melissa M. Bilec. (2012). Impact of Lifetime on U.S. Residential Building LCA Results. Digital Commons - New Heaven (University of New Haven). 3 indexed citations

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Aktaş, Can B., et al.. (2011). Respiratory effects of spinal immobilization devices on pulmonary function in healthy volunteer individuals. Ulusal travma dergisi. 17(2). 103–107. 23 indexed citations

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Aktaş, Can B., et al.. (2011). BILBERRY POTENTIATES WARFARIN EFFECT. The Turkish Journal of Geriatrics. 14(1). 79–81. 3 indexed citations

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Aktaş, Can B. & Melissa M. Bilec. (2011). Service life prediction of residential interior finishes for life cycle assessment. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 17(3). 362–371. 26 indexed citations

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Aktaş, Can B. & Melissa M. Bilec. (2011). Impact of lifetime on US residential building LCA results. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 17(3). 337–349. 155 indexed citations

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