Nianping Li

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
163 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Nianping Li is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Nianping Li has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Building and Construction, 66 papers in Environmental Engineering and 43 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Nianping Li's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (103 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (53 papers) and Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (21 papers). Nianping Li is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (103 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (53 papers) and Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies (21 papers). Nianping Li collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Japan. Nianping Li's co-authors include Jinqing Peng, Yingdong He, Haijiao Cui, Zhibin Wu, Hiroshi Yoshino, Shuqin Chen, A Yongga, Jingming Li, Meiling He and Jun Guan and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Cleaner Production and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Nianping Li

155 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

  1. Energy consumption of cryptocurrency mining: A study of electricity consumption in mining cryptocurrencies
    2018 206 citations Nianping Li, Jinqing Peng 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
Nianping Li China 36 2.7k 1.5k 859 644 473 163 4.0k
Liu Yang China 37 3.8k 1.4× 2.5k 1.6× 847 1.0× 725 1.1× 265 0.6× 107 5.0k
Roberto Lamberts Brazil 38 4.2k 1.6× 2.6k 1.7× 446 0.5× 605 0.9× 235 0.5× 166 5.1k
Shen Wei China 35 1.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 993 1.5× 248 0.5× 164 3.8k
Yanfeng Liu China 44 2.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 1.8k 2.1× 1.7k 2.6× 349 0.7× 246 6.0k
Sheng Zhang China 37 1.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 475 0.6× 282 0.4× 161 0.3× 176 3.5k
Borong Lin China 47 5.1k 1.9× 3.5k 2.3× 831 1.0× 503 0.8× 425 0.9× 240 7.5k
Constantinos A. Balaras Greece 39 3.4k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 884 1.0× 1.4k 2.1× 291 0.6× 106 5.3k
Manuel Gameiro da Silva Portugal 26 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 423 0.5× 489 0.8× 94 0.2× 104 3.6k
Dengjia Wang China 40 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.8× 1.6k 2.5× 334 0.7× 182 4.7k
Geun Young Yun South Korea 33 2.4k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 313 0.4× 459 0.7× 152 0.3× 78 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Nianping Li

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nianping Li

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nianping Li

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nianping Li. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nianping Li 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 Nianping Li. Nianping Li 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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Li, Nianping, et al.. (2025). Effects of window views on thermal comfort and health during moderate and high intensity exercise: A summer field experiment. Energy and Buildings. 336. 115581–115581. 3 indexed citations
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Hu, Jinhua, et al.. (2025). An experimental study on the threshold of indoor solar radiation intensity for thermal comfort and work performance in warm season. Building and Environment. 272. 112703–112703. 4 indexed citations
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Liu, Qingqing, et al.. (2024). Enhancing corrosion resistance and heat transfer performance of fin-tube heat exchangers for closed-type heat-source towers by superhydrophobic coatings. Journal of Building Engineering. 96. 110568–110568. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Nianping, et al.. (2024). Performance analysis of a solar single-effect absorption/compression hybrid refrigeration system with integrated absorption energy storage. Energy Conversion and Management. 312. 118524–118524. 7 indexed citations
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Li, Nianping, et al.. (2024). A novel method for calculating solar radiation on indoor human body under different weather conditions. Building and Environment. 254. 111397–111397. 8 indexed citations
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Cui, Haijiao, et al.. (2024). Relative thermal pleasure model: A unified framework for understanding and predicting thermal comfort in dynamic environments. Journal of Building Engineering. 87. 109020–109020. 11 indexed citations
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Yongga, A, et al.. (2024). Built thermal environment with multi-directional asymmetric radiations: An experimental study with real occupants. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. 69. 103918–103918. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Chuanming, et al.. (2024). Prediction of evaporation temperature in air-water heat source heat pump based on artificial neural network. Journal of Building Engineering. 98. 111036–111036. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xinyi, Jinqing Peng, Yutong Tan, et al.. (2023). Optimal design of inhomogeneous semi-transparent photovoltaic windows based on daylight performance and visual characters. Energy and Buildings. 283. 112808–112808. 19 indexed citations
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Gu, Jiayuan, et al.. (2023). Influence of artificial windows in simulated underground spaces on thermal and light perceptions, physiological and work performance. Energy and Buildings. 297. 113440–113440. 17 indexed citations
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Hu, Jinhua, Yingdong He, Qiquan Wang, et al.. (2023). Resilient or resistant to non-neutral environments? A comparative study on occupant thermal needs in buildings under natural ventilation, fee-free heating, and fee-charged heating modes. Journal of Building Engineering. 72. 106651–106651. 4 indexed citations
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Hu, Jinhua, Xiaoli Hao, Yingdong He, et al.. (2023). An Experimental Study on Human Thermal Comfort with Thermal-Conductive Bed during Sleep in Summer. Buildings. 13(8). 1936–1936.
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Li, Jingming, et al.. (2022). Research on the semantic web representation for building operation with Variable Refrigerant Flow systems. Journal of Building Engineering. 56. 104792–104792. 7 indexed citations
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He, Yingdong, et al.. (2021). Meeting thermal needs of occupants in shared space with an adjustable thermostat and local heating in winter: An experimental study. Energy and Buildings. 236. 110776–110776. 17 indexed citations
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Yao, Runming, Chenqiu Du, Wei Yu, et al.. (2020). How do urban residents use energy for winter heating at home? A large-scale survey in the hot summer and cold winter climate zone in the Yangtze River region. Energy and Buildings. 223. 110131–110131. 101 indexed citations
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Cui, Haijiao, Nianping Li, Jinqing Peng, et al.. (2018). Investigation on the thermal performance of a novel spray tower with upward spraying and downward gas flow. Applied Energy. 231. 12–21. 36 indexed citations
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Li, Nianping, Binghua Li, & Jinhua Hu. (2010). Simulation of Mold Growth on Building Walls. Keji daobao. 28(15). 41–45. 1 indexed citations

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