Fernanda Leite

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
140 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Fernanda Leite is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Management Science and Operations Research and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fernanda Leite has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Building and Construction, 45 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 29 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in Fernanda Leite's work include BIM and Construction Integration (74 papers), Construction Project Management and Performance (41 papers) and 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (29 papers). Fernanda Leite is often cited by papers focused on BIM and Construction Integration (74 papers), Construction Project Management and Performance (41 papers) and 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage (29 papers). Fernanda Leite collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and South Korea. Fernanda Leite's co-authors include Beatriz C. Guerra, Thomas Czerniawski, Sooyoung Choe, Kasey M. Faust, Li Wang, Jong‐Uk Won, Burcu Akinci, Amal Bakchan, Bing Dong and Abraham Yezioro and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Energy and Buildings and Waste Management.

In The Last Decade

Fernanda Leite

132 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Circular economy in the construction industry: An overview of United States stakeholders’ awareness, major challenges, and enablers

2021 217 citations Beatriz C. Guerra, Fernanda Leite profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Fernanda Leite United States	29	2.1k	795	792	674	405	140	3.2k
Javier Irizarry United States	29	1.8k 0.9×	983 1.2×	620 0.8×	515 0.8×	253 0.6×	100	3.6k
Changwan Kim South Korea	38	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 1.7×	594 0.8×	1.0k 1.5×	710 1.8×	81	3.6k
Lúcio Soibelman United States	36	1.7k 0.8×	595 0.7×	571 0.7×	1.0k 1.5×	266 0.7×	144	4.0k
Juan Manuel Dávila Delgado United Kingdom	24	1.6k 0.7×	392 0.5×	446 0.6×	458 0.7×	210 0.5×	35	3.1k
Farzad Pour Rahimian United Kingdom	30	2.0k 1.0×	487 0.6×	579 0.7×	336 0.5×	401 1.0×	126	3.1k
Hyojoo Son South Korea	30	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	522 0.7×	906 1.3×	585 1.4×	66	2.9k
J.H.M. Tah United Kingdom	34	1.8k 0.9×	384 0.5×	1.4k 1.8×	609 0.9×	218 0.5×	79	3.4k
Hyoungkwan Kim South Korea	38	1.4k 0.7×	930 1.2×	693 0.9×	1.8k 2.7×	286 0.7×	130	4.6k
Nashwan Dawood United Kingdom	30	2.4k 1.2×	637 0.8×	1.2k 1.5×	570 0.8×	125 0.3×	203	3.2k
Feniosky Peña‐Mora United States	39	2.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.7×	1.7k 2.1×	1.2k 1.8×	431 1.1×	147	5.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fernanda Leite

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Leite, Fernanda, et al.. (2025). Automating Scenario Generation for Infrastructure Resilience in the Built Environment. 262–266.

Passalacqua, Paola, et al.. (2025). Land-use analysis using infrastructure representations and high-resolution flood inundation mapping techniques. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 123. 105518–105518.

Leite, Fernanda, et al.. (2025). Methodology for Evaluating the Uncertainty of Embodied Carbon Assessments in Construction Projects across Project Phases. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management. 151(10). 2 indexed citations

Leite, Fernanda, et al.. (2025). Decarbonizing capital projects: Industry-wide insights on drivers, goals, strategies, and barriers. Building and Environment. 289. 114033–114033.

Leite, Fernanda, et al.. (2024). A framework to enhance disaster debris estimation with AI and aerial photogrammetry. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 107. 104468–104468. 5 indexed citations

Leite, Fernanda, et al.. (2024). Using Q-methodology to discover disaster resilience perspectives from local residents. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 104. 104353–104353. 1 indexed citations

Leite, Fernanda, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Public Engagement in Sustainable Systems through Augmented Reality. Proceedings of the ... ISARC.

Won, Jong‐Uk, et al.. (2024). LivingBIM Dataset: As-Designed and As-Built Dataset for an Academic Building Including BIM 3D Models, Point Clouds, and Panoramic Images. 10. 672–679. 1 indexed citations

Jung, Jaehoon, et al.. (2024). Deep Learning–Based Scan-to-BIM Automation and Object Scope Expansion Using a Low-Cost 3D Scan Data. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. 38(6). 2 indexed citations

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Leite, Fernanda, et al.. (2023). Prioritizing selection criteria of distributed circular water systems: A fuzzy based multi-criteria decision-making approach. Journal of Cleaner Production. 417. 138073–138073. 9 indexed citations

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Leite, Fernanda, et al.. (2023). A parametric approach towards semi-automated 3D as-built modeling. Journal of Information Technology in Construction. 28. 806–825. 7 indexed citations

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Han, Bing & Fernanda Leite. (2022). Model Requirements for the Development of Extended Reality Applications in Construction Projects: A Literature Review. Construction Research Congress 2022. 987–994. 3 indexed citations

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Won, Jong‐Uk, Yu‐Chen Lee, & Fernanda Leite. (2022). A Practical Application Using Parametric Modeling for As-Built BIM Generation from Point Clouds. Construction Research Congress 2022. 830–838. 2 indexed citations

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Lafhaj, Zoubeir, et al.. (2021). Construction Logistics Centres Proposing Kitting Service: Organization Analysis and Cost Mapping. Buildings. 11(3). 105–105. 11 indexed citations

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Guerra, Beatriz C., Amal Bakchan, Fernanda Leite, & Kasey M. Faust. (2019). BIM-based automated construction waste estimation algorithms: The case of concrete and drywall waste streams. Waste Management. 87. 825–832. 104 indexed citations

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O’Brien, William J., et al.. (2016). Civil Integrated Management (CIM) for Departments of Transportation, Volume 1: Guidebook. Transportation Research Board eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Leite, Fernanda, et al.. (2015). Ontology for Querying Heterogeneous Data Sources in Freight Transportation. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. 30(4). 13 indexed citations

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Choe, Sooyoung, et al.. (2014). Evaluation of sensing technology for the prevention of backover accidents in construction work zones. Journal of Information Technology in Construction. 19(1). 1–19. 51 indexed citations

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Choe, Sooyoung, et al.. (2014). Prevention of Backover Fatalities in Highway Work Zones: Recommendations for TxDOT. Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 1 indexed citations

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Formoso, Carlos Torres, et al.. (2011). Client Requirements Management in Social Housing: A Case Study on the Residential Leasing Program in Brazil. 16(2). 47–67. 18 indexed citations

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