Michele Zinzi

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Michele Zinzi is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Michele Zinzi has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Building and Construction, 67 papers in Environmental Engineering and 15 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Michele Zinzi's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (86 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (66 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (14 papers). Michele Zinzi is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (86 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (66 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (14 papers). Michele Zinzi collaborates with scholars based in Italy, Australia and United States. Michele Zinzi's co-authors include Emiliano Carnielo, Stefano Agnoli, Valentina Serra, Elisa Moretti, Cinzia Buratti, Giulia Ulpiani, Benedetta Mattoni, M. Santamouris, Elisa Belloni and Tiziana Poli and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Michele Zinzi

104 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN HEAT ISLAND MITIGATION TEC... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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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.

  1. LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN HEAT ISLAND MITIGATION TECHNIQUES – THE STATE OF THE ART
    2015 385 citations M. Santamouris, Michele Zinzi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michele Zinzi Italy 33 2.4k 2.2k 795 387 318 107 3.4k
Martin Tenpierik Netherlands 28 2.1k 0.9× 2.2k 1.0× 918 1.2× 261 0.7× 265 0.8× 82 3.4k
Francesco Fiorito Italy 31 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 435 0.5× 275 0.7× 444 1.4× 92 2.9k
Afroditi Synnefa Greece 29 4.8k 2.0× 3.6k 1.6× 1.9k 2.4× 807 2.1× 321 1.0× 47 6.3k
I. Livada Greece 22 2.6k 1.1× 2.1k 1.0× 983 1.2× 640 1.7× 121 0.4× 27 3.7k
Theoni Karlessi Greece 13 1.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 379 0.5× 160 0.4× 163 0.5× 20 2.0k
Qinglin Meng China 21 1.3k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 470 0.6× 110 0.3× 137 0.4× 68 1.9k
Terence Williamson Australia 19 1.0k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 449 0.6× 239 0.6× 84 0.3× 68 1.8k
Claudia Guattari Italy 29 985 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 186 0.2× 119 0.3× 201 0.6× 86 2.4k
Riccardo Paolini Australia 27 1.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 894 1.1× 303 0.8× 88 0.3× 76 2.2k
Paola Ricciardi Italy 26 764 0.3× 1.1k 0.5× 522 0.7× 468 1.2× 97 0.3× 41 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Michele Zinzi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michele Zinzi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michele Zinzi

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

All Works

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Chiesa, Giacomo, Stefano Pizzuti, & Michele Zinzi. (2025). A new approach to assess the building energy performance gap: Achieving accuracy through field measurements and input data analysis. Journal of Building Engineering. 102. 111941–111941. 3 indexed citations
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Assaad, Douaa Al, Abantika Sengupta, Ping An, et al.. (2025). Resilient passive cooling strategies during heat waves: A quantitative assessment in different climates. Building and Environment. 274. 112698–112698. 8 indexed citations
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Merli, Francesca, et al.. (2024). On the impact of hollow silica powder on the performance of aerogel glazing systems in buildings: Results from laboratory and simulation analyses. Energy and Buildings. 324. 114857–114857. 1 indexed citations
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Falasca, Serena, Michele Zinzi, Anna Maria Siani, et al.. (2024). Investigating the effects of the greenery increase on air temperature, ventilation and cooling energy demand in Melbourne with the Weather Research and Forecasting model and Local Climate Zones. The Science of The Total Environment. 953. 176016–176016. 3 indexed citations
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Angelotti, Adriana, et al.. (2024). Thermal conductivity assessment of cotton fibers from apparel recycling for building insulation. Energy and Buildings. 324. 114866–114866. 4 indexed citations
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Ulpiani, Giulia & Michele Zinzi. (2023). Experimental assessment of the heat mitigation potential of an urban cooling shelter: Combining water misting with solar shading, wind shield, and smart control. Energy and Buildings. 299. 113623–113623. 7 indexed citations
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Coccia, Gianluca, et al.. (2023). Experimental evaluation of a water spray system for semi-outdoor spaces: Analysis of the effect of the operational parameters. Building and Environment. 241. 110456–110456. 6 indexed citations
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Fantucci, Stefano, et al.. (2023). Development of testing procedures for assessing the thermal and optical performance of thermochromic coatings for buildings. Solar Energy. 263. 111950–111950. 6 indexed citations
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Zinzi, Michele, et al.. (2023). Comparing the thermal performance of Living Lab monitoring and simulation with different level of input detail. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 396. 4002–4002. 1 indexed citations
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Mainini, Andrea Giovanni, et al.. (2022). On the Optical Characterization of Architectural Three-Dimensional Skins and Their Solar Control Potential. Buildings. 12(8). 1103–1103. 5 indexed citations
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Mainini, Andrea Giovanni, et al.. (2019). Daylighting performance of three-dimensional textiles. Energy and Buildings. 190. 202–215. 11 indexed citations
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Rossi, Giuseppe, Paola Iacomussi, & Michele Zinzi. (2018). Lighting Implications of Urban Mitigation Strategies through Cool Pavements: Energy Savings and Visual Comfort. Climate. 6(2). 26–26. 21 indexed citations
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Zinzi, Michele, et al.. (2016). Urban temperature analysis and impact on the building cooling energy performances: an Italian case study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 45–51. 1 indexed citations
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Zinzi, Michele, et al.. (2015). Energy and Environmental Monitoring of a School Building Deep Energy Renovation in Italy. Energy Procedia. 78. 3318–3323. 11 indexed citations
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Zinzi, Michele, et al.. (2014). Retrofit of an Existing School in Italy with High Energy Standards. Energy Procedia. 48. 1529–1538. 13 indexed citations
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Mainini, Andrea Giovanni, et al.. (2014). Spectral Light Transmission Measure of Metal Screens for Glass Façades and Assessment of their Shading Potential. Energy Procedia. 48. 1292–1301. 12 indexed citations
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Goia, Francesco, Michele Zinzi, Emiliano Carnielo, & Valentina Serra. (2012). Characterization of the optical properties of a PCM glazing system. Energy Procedia. 30. 428–437. 65 indexed citations

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