Lei Hou

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
112 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Lei Hou is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Hou has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Building and Construction, 24 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 20 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Lei Hou's work include BIM and Construction Integration (32 papers), Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (21 papers) and Construction Project Management and Performance (19 papers). Lei Hou is often cited by papers focused on BIM and Construction Integration (32 papers), Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring (21 papers) and Construction Project Management and Performance (19 papers). Lei Hou collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and South Korea. Lei Hou's co-authors include Xiangyu Wang, Guomin Zhang, Haosen Chen, Sungkon Moon, Martijn Truijens, Peter E.D. Love, Shaoze Wu, Chao Mao, Yongtao Tan and Jun Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Proceedings of the IEEE and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Lei Hou

104 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Development of BIM, IoT and AR/VR technologies for fire safety and upskilling

2021 156 citations Haosen Chen, Lei Hou et al. Automation in Construction profile →
Real-time mixed reality-based visual warning for construction workforce safety

2022 117 citations Shaoze Wu, Lei Hou et al. Automation in Construction profile →

Peers

Lei Hou

CVPR

MSOR

GEOLO

CSE

Chansik Park South Korea

Javier Irizarry United States

Amir H. Behzadan United States

Hung-Lin Chi Hong Kong

Hyoungkwan Kim South Korea

Ying Zhou China

Lúcio Soibelman United States

Yong K. Cho United States

Masoud Gheisari United States

Juan Manuel Dávila Delgado United Kingdom

Chansik Park South Korea

Lei Hou

1.4k ×0.9

658 ×0.9

CVPR

431 ×0.8

MSOR

636 ×1.2

GEOLO

481 ×1.0

CSE

Citations per year, relative to Lei Hou Lei Hou (= 1×) peers Chansik Park

Countries citing papers authored by Lei Hou

Since Specialization

Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lei Hou

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Lei Hou. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Lei Hou. The network helps show where Lei Hou may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Hou

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tushar, Quddus, et al.. (2025). An Analytical Review of Construction and Demolition Waste Management and Quantification Methods Using a Science Mapping Approach. Recycling. 10(3). 115–115.

Wu, Shaoze, et al.. (2024). Using Eye-Tracking to Measure Worker Situation Awareness in Augmented Reality. Automation in Construction. 165. 105582–105582. 8 indexed citations

Hou, Lei, et al.. (2024). Graph Neural Networks for building and civil infrastructure operation and maintenance enhancement. Advanced Engineering Informatics. 62. 102868–102868. 11 indexed citations

Xie, Linlin, Yifei Luo, Lei Hou, & Jianqiang Yu. (2024). Determinants for megaproject knowledge innovation management: a Bayesian network analysis. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 32(9). 5885–5912. 1 indexed citations

Zou, Yang, et al.. (2024). Rapid in-flight image quality check for UAV-enabled bridge inspection. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 212. 230–250. 12 indexed citations

Chen, Haosen, Lei Hou, Damayanthi Herath, et al.. (2024). Leveraging deep learning techniques for condition assessment of stormwater pipe network. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring. 15(2). 619–633. 1 indexed citations

Hou, Lei, et al.. (2024). BIM and IFC Data Readiness for AI Integration in the Construction Industry: A Review Approach. Buildings. 14(10). 3305–3305. 6 indexed citations

Tushar, Quddus, et al.. (2023). Evolution in impacts assessment for managing and recycling of waste: A scientometric analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production. 430. 139685–139685. 11 indexed citations

Hou, Lei, et al.. (2023). A Review of Digital Twin Applications in Civil and Infrastructure Emergency Management. Buildings. 13(5). 1143–1143. 35 indexed citations

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Tushar, Quddus, Guomin Zhang, Filippo Giustozzi, et al.. (2023). An integrated financial and environmental evaluation framework to optimize residential photovoltaic solar systems in Australia from recession uncertainties. Journal of Environmental Management. 346. 119002–119002. 8 indexed citations

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Zhang, Chi, et al.. (2022). Developing a More Reliable Aerial Photography-Based Method for Acquiring Freeway Traffic Data. Remote Sensing. 14(9). 2202–2202. 19 indexed citations

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Xie, Linlin, et al.. (2022). A meta-network-based management framework for megaproject social responsibility behaviour in China. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 30(9). 4415–4434. 7 indexed citations

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Sandanayake, Malindu, et al.. (2022). A systematic review of green construction research using scientometrics methods. Journal of Cleaner Production. 366. 132710–132710. 37 indexed citations

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Liu, Wenxiang, et al.. (2022). Convolutional Neural Networks for Structural Damage Identification in Assembled Buildings. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. 2022. 1–11. 3 indexed citations

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Hou, Lei, Haosen Chen, Guomin Zhang, & Xiangyu Wang. (2021). Deep Learning-Based Applications for Safety Management in the AEC Industry: A Review. Applied Sciences. 11(2). 821–821. 46 indexed citations

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Niu, Zhanwen, et al.. (2020). Critical Factors Influencing the Sustainable Construction Capability in Prefabrication of Chinese Construction Enterprises. Sustainability. 12(21). 8996–8996. 31 indexed citations

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Moon, Sungkon, Namhyuk Ham, Sungjin Kim, et al.. (2020). Fourth industrialization-oriented offsite construction: case study of an application to an irregular commercial building. Engineering Construction & Architectural Management. 27(9). 2271–2286. 32 indexed citations

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Niu, Zhanwen, et al.. (2020). Developing a Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Evaluation Model for Prefabrication Development Maturity of Construction Firms. IEEE Access. 8. 222397–222409. 5 indexed citations

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Hou, Lei, Fei Feng, Wenbin You, et al.. (2018). Pore size effect of mesoporous silica stationary phase on the separation performance of microfabricated gas chromatography columns. Journal of Chromatography A. 1552. 73–78. 19 indexed citations

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Xu, Yan, et al.. (2018). Utilising AR HoloLens to enhance user experience in house selling: an experiment study. RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library). 1 indexed citations

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