Fabrizio Leonforte

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Fabrizio Leonforte is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Fabrizio Leonforte has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Building and Construction, 33 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 19 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Fabrizio Leonforte's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (32 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (25 papers) and Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (18 papers). Fabrizio Leonforte is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (32 papers), Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (25 papers) and Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques (18 papers). Fabrizio Leonforte collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Iran and Algeria. Fabrizio Leonforte's co-authors include N. Aste, Claudio Del Pero, Massimiliano Manfren, Harold Enrique Huerto-Cardenas, Michela Buzzetti, Monica Lavagna, R.S. Adhikari, S. Della Torre, Elena Lucchi and Vincenzo Costanzo and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Fabrizio Leonforte

74 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Smart buildings features and key performance indicators: A review

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R.S. Adhikari Italy

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Fabrizio Ascione Italy

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Vincenzo Corrado Italy

Gerardo Maria Mauro Italy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fabrizio Leonforte

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

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Pero, Claudio Del, et al.. (2025). Increasing the Market Value of Buildings Through Energy Retrofitting: A Comparison of Actual Retrofit Costs and Perceived Values. Buildings. 15(3). 376–376. 5 indexed citations

Pero, Claudio Del, et al.. (2025). Assessment of LEVEL(S) Key Sustainability Indicators. Energies. 18(8). 2027–2027.

Aste, N., Harold Enrique Huerto-Cardenas, Claudio Del Pero, et al.. (2025). Energy Efficiency in Buildings: The Gap Between Energy Certification Methods and Real Performances. Energies. 18(22). 6015–6015.

Aste, N., et al.. (2024). The role of photovoltaic technology in achieving net zero energy target in residential buildings. Energy Strategy Reviews. 55. 101543–101543. 13 indexed citations

Huerto-Cardenas, Harold Enrique, et al.. (2024). Examining the role of the superbonus 110% incentive in Italy through analyses of two residential buildings. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 546. 2007–2007. 1 indexed citations

Pero, Claudio Del, et al.. (2024). Assessing the performance of smart buildings and smart retrofit interventions through key performance indicators: Defining minimum performance thresholds. Energy and Buildings. 325. 114988–114988. 2 indexed citations

Pero, Claudio Del, et al.. (2023). Machine learning for performance prediction in smart buildings: Photovoltaic self-consumption and life cycle cost optimization. Applied Energy. 334. 120648–120648. 29 indexed citations

Adhikari, R.S., et al.. (2023). Photovoltaics in Circular Economy: Future PV Waste Projections for Different Scenarios. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 903–910. 1 indexed citations

Cattaneo, Gianluca, Alessandro Virtuani, N. Aste, et al.. (2023). Design and testing of a demonstrative BIPV façade manufactured with novel glass-free colored lightweight PV modules. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 657–662.

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Huerto-Cardenas, Harold Enrique, et al.. (2023). Effects of Visitor Influx on the Indoor Climate of the Milan Cathedral. Atmosphere. 14(4). 743–743. 4 indexed citations

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Osterman, Eneja, et al.. (2023). Phase-Change Material Thermal Energy Storage for the Smart Retrofitting of Existing Buildings. Energies. 16(17). 6127–6127. 2 indexed citations

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Lavagna, Monica, et al.. (2023). Towards Sustainability Assessment of the Built Environment: A Classification of the Existing Challenges. Sustainability. 15(15). 12055–12055. 2 indexed citations

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Aste, N., Claudio Del Pero, Fabrizio Leonforte, & R.S. Adhikari. (2023). PV ratio for deep renovation. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 416–421.

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Aste, N., et al.. (2020). A renewable energy scenario for a new low carbon settlement in northern Italy: Biomass district heating coupled with heat pump and solar photovoltaic system. Energy. 206. 118091–118091. 82 indexed citations

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Huerto-Cardenas, Harold Enrique, Fabrizio Leonforte, Claudio Del Pero, et al.. (2020). Impact of moisture buffering effect in the calibration of historical buildings energy models: a case study. Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy Water and Environment Systems. 9(3). 1–16. 1 indexed citations

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Aste, N., S. Della Torre, Claudio Del Pero, et al.. (2017). Church heating: Comparison of different strategies. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 519–524. 1 indexed citations

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Butera, Federico, N. Aste, R.S. Adhikari, et al.. (2017). Wet Curtain Wall: A Novel Passive Radiant System for Hot and Dry Climates. Energy Procedia. 105. 953–960. 2 indexed citations

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Nikbakht, Ali M., et al.. (2017). A novel stochastic energy analysis of a solar air heater: case study in solar radiation uncertainty. Energy Systems. 10(1). 141–161. 1 indexed citations

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Aste, N., Fabrizio Leonforte, & Claudio Del Pero. (2013). Simulation and model validation of uncovered PVT solar system. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 789–795. 6 indexed citations

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Aste, N., Claudio Del Pero, & Fabrizio Leonforte. (2012). Optimization of Solar Thermal Fraction in PVT Systems. Energy Procedia. 30. 8–18. 33 indexed citations

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