Maohui Luo

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Maohui Luo is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maohui Luo has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Building and Construction, 45 papers in Environmental Engineering and 22 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Maohui Luo's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (67 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (36 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (22 papers). Maohui Luo is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (67 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (36 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (22 papers). Maohui Luo collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and United Kingdom. Maohui Luo's co-authors include Yingxin Zhu, Bin Cao, Zhe Wang, Borong Lin, Xiang Zhou, Ali Ghahramani, Jingsi Zhang, Wenjie Ji, Yingdong He and Richard de Dear and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Energy and Energy.

In The Last Decade

Maohui Luo

81 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Individual difference in thermal comfort: A literature re... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Individual difference in thermal comfort: A literature review
    2018 486 citations Zhe Wang, Richard de Dear et al. Building and Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maohui Luo China 31 3.1k 2.1k 925 573 478 89 3.8k
Bin Cao China 37 3.4k 1.1× 2.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 772 1.3× 414 0.9× 181 4.8k
Yongchao Zhai China 26 2.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 866 0.9× 389 0.7× 497 1.0× 78 2.7k
Charlie Huizenga United States 20 2.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.5× 1.4k 1.5× 499 0.9× 492 1.0× 50 3.0k
Yingdong He China 28 1.7k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 462 0.5× 300 0.5× 310 0.6× 68 2.4k
Marcel Loomans Netherlands 21 1.8k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 374 0.4× 502 0.9× 331 0.7× 83 2.4k
Jørn Toftum Denmark 45 4.0k 1.3× 2.7k 1.2× 765 0.8× 2.7k 4.7× 641 1.3× 153 6.5k
Hom Bahadur Rijal Japan 40 4.6k 1.5× 3.5k 1.6× 313 0.3× 702 1.2× 645 1.3× 154 5.1k
Marcel Schweiker Germany 29 2.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 320 0.3× 483 0.8× 174 0.4× 124 3.0k
Fred Bauman United States 33 3.0k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 403 0.4× 260 0.5× 988 2.1× 148 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Maohui Luo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maohui Luo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maohui Luo

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Maohui Luo. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Maohui Luo 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 Maohui Luo. Maohui Luo 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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Hou, Qing & Maohui Luo. (2025). Passive design optimization of shading devices in temperate climate zone method and case studies. Applied and Computational Engineering. 136(1). 19–26.
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Xia, H. R., et al.. (2025). Comfort effects of different seat heating levels and thermal stability time. Building and Environment. 282. 113211–113211. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Ruibin, et al.. (2025). Numerical Investigations on the Impact of Greening on Outdoor Thermal Comfort for Different Scale Residential Blocks. Buildings. 15(6). 991–991. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Guanhua, et al.. (2024). Review on high ice packing factor (IPF) ice slurry: Fabrication, characterization, flow characteristics and applications. Journal of Energy Storage. 81. 110378–110378. 10 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yijia, et al.. (2024). Skin Heat Transfer and Thermal Sensation Coupling Model under Steady Stimulation. Buildings. 14(2). 547–547.
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Luo, Maohui, et al.. (2023). Developing occupant-centric smart home thermostats with energy-saving and comfort-improving goals. Energy and Buildings. 299. 113579–113579. 5 indexed citations
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Luo, Maohui, et al.. (2023). Experimental study on dynamic thermal responses and comfortable evaluations under bathing conditions. Journal of Thermal Biology. 115. 103621–103621. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Fei, Wei Feng, Maohui Luo, et al.. (2023). Techno-economic analysis of residential building heating strategies for cost-effective upgrades in European cities. iScience. 26(9). 107541–107541. 24 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yijia, et al.. (2022). High‐density thermal sensitivity of the hand under different thermal states and stimulus intensities. Indoor Air. 32(8). e13089–e13089. 8 indexed citations
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Zhou, Xiang, et al.. (2021). Overall and thermal comfort under different temperature, noise, and vibration exposures. Indoor Air. 32(1). e12915–e12915. 19 indexed citations
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Luo, Maohui, et al.. (2020). Comparing machine learning algorithms in predicting thermal sensation using ASHRAE Comfort Database II. Energy and Buildings. 210. 109776–109776. 157 indexed citations
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Luo, Maohui, Zhe Wang, Hui Zhang, et al.. (2019). High-density thermal sensitivity maps of the human body. Building and Environment. 167. 106435–106435. 115 indexed citations
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Luo, Maohui, Zhihao Ke, Wenjie Ji, et al.. (2019). The time-scale of thermal comfort adaptation in heated and unheated buildings. Building and Environment. 151. 175–186. 28 indexed citations
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Ji, Wenjie, Maohui Luo, Bin Cao, et al.. (2018). A new method to study human metabolic rate changes and thermal comfort in physical exercise by CO2 measurement in an airtight chamber. Energy and Buildings. 177. 402–412. 60 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhe, Richard de Dear, Maohui Luo, et al.. (2018). Individual difference in thermal comfort: A literature review. Building and Environment. 138. 181–193. 486 indexed citations breakdown →
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Luo, Maohui, Bin Cao, Wenjie Ji, et al.. (2015). The underlying linkage between personal control and thermal comfort: Psychological or physical effects?. Energy and Buildings. 111. 56–63. 140 indexed citations
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Luo, Maohui. (2012). Indoor thermal environment and human thermal adaptation in residential buildings in various climate zones during the winter. Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology). 8 indexed citations

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