Hugo Hens

3.5k total citations
100 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Hugo Hens is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Hugo Hens has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Building and Construction, 26 papers in Environmental Engineering and 20 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Hugo Hens's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (45 papers), Hygrothermal properties of building materials (35 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (13 papers). Hugo Hens is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (45 papers), Hygrothermal properties of building materials (35 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (13 papers). Hugo Hens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Canada. Hugo Hens's co-authors include Griet Verbeeck, Dirk Saelens, Jan Carmeliet, Staf Roels, Arnold Janssens, H.J.P. Brocken, Jan Carmeliet, O.C.G. Adan, Kumar Kumaran and Zbyšek Pavlík and has published in prestigious journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Construction and Building Materials and Energy and Buildings.

In The Last Decade

Hugo Hens

93 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hugo Hens Belgium 28 2.1k 1.1k 390 385 317 100 2.7k
Targo Kalamees Estonia 32 2.9k 1.4× 1.3k 1.2× 407 1.0× 271 0.7× 493 1.6× 184 3.4k
Gianpiero Evola Italy 29 1.8k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 422 1.1× 239 0.6× 134 0.4× 94 2.7k
Angela Sasic Kalagasidis Sweden 25 1.8k 0.8× 973 0.9× 446 1.1× 117 0.3× 238 0.8× 111 2.3k
Filippo de Rossi Italy 23 1.4k 0.7× 749 0.7× 282 0.7× 129 0.3× 110 0.3× 76 2.2k
Monika Woloszyn France 28 1.9k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 105 0.3× 456 1.2× 383 1.2× 93 2.4k
Nuno Ramos Portugal 25 1.3k 0.6× 713 0.6× 91 0.2× 270 0.7× 289 0.9× 109 1.9k
Giorgio Baldinelli Italy 29 1.3k 0.6× 946 0.8× 210 0.5× 177 0.5× 48 0.2× 93 2.4k
Marco Filippi Italy 26 1.9k 0.9× 876 0.8× 478 1.2× 78 0.2× 211 0.7× 129 2.5k
David Bienvenido-Huertas Spain 23 949 0.4× 630 0.6× 176 0.5× 118 0.3× 80 0.3× 96 1.6k
Nuno Simões Portugal 21 819 0.4× 366 0.3× 116 0.3× 159 0.4× 88 0.3× 100 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Hugo Hens

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Fields of papers citing papers by Hugo Hens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hugo Hens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hugo Hens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hugo Hens 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 Hugo Hens. Hugo Hens 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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Hens, Hugo. (2023). Applied Building Physics.
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Hens, Hugo. (2015). Combined heat, air, moisture modelling: A look back, how, of help?. Building and Environment. 91. 138–151. 35 indexed citations
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Zheng, Ruzhen, Arnold Janssens, Jan Carmeliet, Wim Bogaerts, & Hugo Hens. (2010). Performances of highly insulated compact zinc roofs under a humid-moderate climate - Part I: hygrothermal behavior. Journal of Building Physics. 34(2). 178–191. 2 indexed citations
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Hens, Hugo. (2009). IEA-ECBCS Annex 41, Whole building heat, air and moisture response. ASHRAE winter conference papers. 115. 88–95. 4 indexed citations
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Hens, Hugo. (2007). Thirty years of action for energy efficiency in buildings: what are the results?. Bauphysik. 29(5). 341–349. 4 indexed citations
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Peeters, Leen, et al.. (2007). Sizing of boilers for residential buildings. 3 indexed citations
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Hens, Hugo, et al.. (2005). Glued concrete block veneers with open head joints: rain leakage and hygrothermal performance. 3 indexed citations
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Hens, Hugo & Arnold Janssens. (2004). Cathedral ceilings: a test building evaluation in a cool, humid climate. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Janßen, Hans, Jan Carmeliet, & Hugo Hens. (2004). The influence of soil moisture transfer on building heat loss via the ground. Building and Environment. 39(7). 825–836. 77 indexed citations
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Verbeeck, Griet & Hugo Hens. (2004). Energy savings in retrofitted dwellings: economically viable?. Energy and Buildings. 37(7). 747–754. 208 indexed citations
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Roels, Staf, Jan Carmeliet, & Hugo Hens. (2003). Modelling unsaturated moisture transport in heterogeneous limestone - (Part 2. Macroscopic simulations). Transport in Porous Media. 52(3). 351–369. 5 indexed citations
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Saelens, Dirk, Jan Carmeliet, & Hugo Hens. (2003). Energy Performance Assessment of Multiple-Skin Facades. HVAC&R Research. 9(2). 167–185. 90 indexed citations
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Hens, Hugo, et al.. (2001). Hygrothermal performance of masonry cavity walls with very low U-factor: a test house evaluation. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3 indexed citations
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Saelens, Dirk & Hugo Hens. (2001). Actieve gevels en energiebesparing : een praktijkvoorbeeld. TU/e Research Portal (Eindhoven University of Technology). 12(1). 4–9. 1 indexed citations
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Saelens, Dirk, et al.. (2001). Evaluating the thermal performance of active envelopes. 341–348. 10 indexed citations
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Hens, Hugo. (2000). Minimizing fungal defacement. ASHRAE journal. 42(10). 30–44. 3 indexed citations
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Hens, Hugo & Arnold Janssens. (1999). Heat and moisture response of vented and compact cathedral ceilings: A test house evaluation. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 9 indexed citations
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Bordass, Bill, M. F. Corcoran, Geoff Levermore, et al.. (1994). Building Environmental Performance: Facing the Future. 1 indexed citations

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