Nelson Soares

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Nelson Soares is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Nelson Soares has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Building and Construction, 22 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 12 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Nelson Soares's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (19 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (19 papers) and Solar Energy Systems and Technologies (11 papers). Nelson Soares is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (19 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (19 papers) and Solar Energy Systems and Technologies (11 papers). Nelson Soares collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, United States and India. Nelson Soares's co-authors include J.J. Costa, Paulo Santos, Adélio Rodrigues Gaspar, Helena Monteiro, Romeu Vicente, Victor Ferreira, Tiago Silva, Luísa Dias Pereira, Nuno Rosa and Luís Simões da Silva and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Energy and Energy.

In The Last Decade

Nelson Soares

37 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Review of passive PCM latent heat thermal energy storage systems towards buildings’ energy efficiency

2013 821 citations Nelson Soares, J.J. Costa et al. Energy and Buildings profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nelson Soares Portugal	23	1.6k	1.3k	879	367	232	39	2.5k
Xing Jin China	30	1.7k 1.1×	1.6k 1.3×	939 1.1×	635 1.7×	136 0.6×	62	2.9k
Morshed Alam Australia	25	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	466 0.5×	466 1.3×	152 0.7×	59	2.6k
Ömer Kaynaklı Türkiye	20	1.0k 0.7×	831 0.7×	281 0.3×	395 1.1×	112 0.5×	53	2.0k
Cristian Solé Spain	23	1.2k 0.8×	565 0.5×	914 1.0×	465 1.3×	101 0.4×	38	2.0k
Susana Serrano Spain	16	576 0.4×	762 0.6×	461 0.5×	370 1.0×	156 0.7×	24	1.4k
Costanzo Di Perna Italy	31	590 0.4×	1.7k 1.3×	369 0.4×	1.2k 3.3×	261 1.1×	92	2.4k
Sungwoong Yang South Korea	23	717 0.5×	535 0.4×	306 0.3×	163 0.4×	167 0.7×	58	1.4k
Lim Chin Haw Malaysia	24	711 0.5×	1.4k 1.2×	548 0.6×	1.1k 3.0×	97 0.4×	81	2.5k
Farouk Fardoun Lebanon	26	1.8k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	935 1.1×	381 1.0×	177 0.8×	50	3.0k
Lídia Navarro Spain	21	1.3k 0.8×	917 0.7×	648 0.7×	344 0.9×	80 0.3×	23	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Nelson Soares

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nelson Soares

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Soares, Nelson, et al.. (2025). Eco-Efficiency of Concrete Sandwich Panels with Different Insulation Core Materials. Sustainability. 17(4). 1687–1687. 1 indexed citations

Vedrtnam, Ajitanshu, et al.. (2025). Phase change materials for climate-adaptive buildings: A review framed by tropical and Mediterranean climates. Journal of Energy Storage. 125. 116938–116938. 7 indexed citations

Vedrtnam, Ajitanshu, Kishor Kalauni, & Nelson Soares. (2025). Finite element and genetic algorithm-based optimization of phase change material integration for passive thermal regulation in studio apartments in Portugal. Journal of Building Engineering. 106. 112647–112647. 3 indexed citations

Vedrtnam, Ajitanshu, Dheeraj Gunwant, Nelson Soares, et al.. (2025). Combined CFD and FEM analysis of 3D printed PCM integrated concrete panels for passive thermal management in buildings. Applied Thermal Engineering. 279. 127544–127544.

Vedrtnam, Ajitanshu, Kishor Kalauni, & Nelson Soares. (2025). Experimentally validated transient enthalpy-based FEM model for PCM-integrated building materials with advanced thermal and energy efficiency insights. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 72. 106374–106374. 1 indexed citations

Soares, Nelson, Telma Matias, Luísa Durães, Pedro Simões, & J.J. Costa. (2023). Thermophysical characterization of paraffin-based PCMs for low temperature thermal energy storage applications for buildings. Energy. 269. 126745–126745. 39 indexed citations

Rosa, Nuno, Nelson Soares, J.J. Costa, & A.M.G. Lopes. (2023). Validation of a Simplified Numerical Model for Predicting Solid–Liquid Phase Change with Natural Convection in Ansys CFX. Inventions. 8(4). 93–93. 2 indexed citations

Pereira, Luísa Dias, et al.. (2023). Hygrothermal Behavior of Cultural Heritage Buildings and Climate Change: Status and Main Challenges. Applied Sciences. 13(6). 3445–3445. 8 indexed citations

Monteiro, Helena, et al.. (2022). Advancements in nano-enabled cement and concrete: Innovative properties and environmental implications. Journal of Building Engineering. 56. 104736–104736. 61 indexed citations

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Soares, Nelson, Nuno Rosa, Helena Monteiro, & J.J. Costa. (2021). Advances in standalone and hybrid earth-air heat exchanger (EAHE) systems for buildings: A review. Energy and Buildings. 253. 111532–111532. 58 indexed citations

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Monteiro, Helena, Fausto Freire, & Nelson Soares. (2021). Life cycle assessment of a south European house addressing building design options for orientation, window sizing and building shape. Journal of Building Engineering. 39. 102276–102276. 37 indexed citations

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Rosa, Nuno, Nelson Soares, J.J. Costa, Paulo Santos, & Helena Gervásio. (2020). Assessment of an earth-air heat exchanger (EAHE) system for residential buildings in warm-summer Mediterranean climate. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 38. 100649–100649. 74 indexed citations

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Soares, Nelson, J.J. Costa, Adélio Rodrigues Gaspar, et al.. (2019). Can movable PCM-filled TES units be used to improve the performance of PV panels? Overview and experimental case-study. Energy and Buildings. 210. 109743–109743. 22 indexed citations

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Rodrigues, Eugénio, Nelson Soares, Marco S. Fernandes, et al.. (2018). An integrated energy performance-driven generative design methodology to foster modular lightweight steel framed dwellings in hot climates. Energy Sustainable Development. 44. 21–36. 34 indexed citations

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Soares, Nelson, António Gomes Martins, Carla Caldeira, et al.. (2018). The challenging paradigm of interrelated energy systems towards a more sustainable future. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 95. 171–193. 51 indexed citations

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Soares, Nelson, Christoph Reinhart, & Ali Hajiah. (2017). Simulation-based analysis of the use of PCM-wallboards to reduce cooling energy demand and peak-loads in low-rise residential heavyweight buildings in Kuwait. Building Simulation. 10(4). 481–495. 48 indexed citations

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Soares, Nelson, Paulo Santos, Helena Gervásio, J.J. Costa, & Luís Simões da Silva. (2017). Energy efficiency and thermal performance of lightweight steel-framed (LSF) construction: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 78. 194–209. 103 indexed citations

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Soares, Nelson, Adélio Rodrigues Gaspar, Paulo Santos, & J.J. Costa. (2016). Experimental evaluation of the heat transfer through small PCM-based thermal energy storage units for building applications. Energy and Buildings. 116. 18–34. 59 indexed citations

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Soares, Nelson, António Samagaio, Romeu Vicente, & J.J. Costa. (2011). Numerical Simulation of a PCM Shutter for Buildings Space Heating During the Winter. Linköping electronic conference proceedings. 57. 1797–1804. 26 indexed citations

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Figueiras, F., Suprem R. Das, João S. Amaral, et al.. (2010). Low Temperature Deposition of Ferromagnetic Ni-Mn-Ga Thin Films From Two Different Targets via rf Magnetron Sputtering. MRS Proceedings. 1250. 2 indexed citations

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