Nick Baker

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Nick Baker is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nick Baker has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Building and Construction, 5 papers in Environmental Engineering and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Nick Baker's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (12 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (5 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (4 papers). Nick Baker is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (12 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (5 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (4 papers). Nick Baker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Nick Baker's co-authors include Koen Steemers, Marialena Nikolopoulou, Carlo Ratti, Geun Young Yun, David Crowther, Runming Yao, P. M. Pardalos, Andrew J. Hill, Mike McEvoy and Tadj Oreszczyn and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable Energy, Solar Energy and Energy and Buildings.

In The Last Decade

Nick Baker

29 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Thermal comfort in outdoor urban spaces: understanding th... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 200 400 600
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. Thermal comfort in outdoor urban spaces: understanding the human parameter
    2001 602 citations Marialena Nikolopoulou, Nick Baker et al. Solar Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nick Baker United Kingdom 13 1.4k 1.2k 506 329 292 30 1.9k
Andrea de Lieto Vollaro Italy 27 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.3× 804 1.6× 314 1.0× 389 1.3× 46 2.3k
Iacopo Golasi Italy 28 1.8k 1.3× 1.9k 1.6× 977 1.9× 383 1.2× 409 1.4× 47 2.6k
Vicky Cheng Germany 14 942 0.7× 996 0.8× 410 0.8× 245 0.7× 149 0.5× 27 1.4k
Ilaria Pigliautile Italy 24 710 0.5× 679 0.6× 352 0.7× 301 0.9× 145 0.5× 73 1.3k
Tristan Kershaw United Kingdom 20 1.1k 0.8× 1.7k 1.4× 1.0k 2.1× 268 0.8× 614 2.1× 45 2.3k
Madhavi Indraganti Qatar 22 1.7k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 319 0.6× 249 0.8× 131 0.4× 45 2.0k
Vincenzo Costanzo Italy 25 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 282 0.6× 133 0.4× 191 0.7× 62 1.9k
Cristina Piselli Italy 26 1.1k 0.8× 788 0.7× 307 0.6× 215 0.7× 112 0.4× 63 1.7k
Veronica Lucia Castaldo Italy 26 1.1k 0.8× 980 0.8× 345 0.7× 202 0.6× 108 0.4× 48 1.6k
Frédéric Haldi Switzerland 16 2.0k 1.4× 1.0k 0.8× 158 0.3× 404 1.2× 145 0.5× 27 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Nick Baker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nick Baker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nick Baker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nick Baker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nick Baker 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 Nick Baker. Nick Baker 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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Elder, James H., et al.. (2024). Investigating Local and Configural Shape Processing with Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials. Journal of Vision. 24(10). 1458–1458. 1 indexed citations
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Baker, Nick. (2023). The seven faces of consumer sustainability, and what they mean for brands. Journal of brand strategy. 12(2). 139–139.
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Baker, Nick, et al.. (2013). Daylighting in Architecture. 10 indexed citations
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Pardalos, P. M., et al.. (2012). Sustainable environmental design in architecture : impacts on health. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 12 indexed citations
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Baker, Nick, et al.. (2012). The tribes of the person-centred nation : an introduction to the schools of therapy related to the person-centred approach. 18 indexed citations
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Baker, Nick, et al.. (2012). The LT-Portugal software: A design tool for architects. Renewable Energy. 49. 156–160. 5 indexed citations
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Alexiou, Alexandros, et al.. (2010). Impacts of office design characteristics on human energy expenditure: developing a “KINESIS” model. Energy Systems. 2(1). 33–44. 2 indexed citations
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Hay, Simon I, et al.. (2009). Movement dynamics in office environments. 2 indexed citations
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Yun, Geun Young, Koen Steemers, & Nick Baker. (2008). Natural ventilation in practice: linking facade design, thermal performance, occupant perception and control. Building Research & Information. 36(6). 608–624. 58 indexed citations
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Ratti, Carlo, Nick Baker, & Koen Steemers. (2005). Energy consumption and urban texture. Energy and Buildings. 37(7). 762–776. 463 indexed citations
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Baker, Nick, et al.. (2005). Xbox 360 system architecture. 1–17. 3 indexed citations
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Li, Baizhan, Runming Yao, Nick Baker, & Koen Steemers. (2003). Innovative use of strategic design tools in building design in China. CentAUR (University of Reading). 2. 61–64. 1 indexed citations
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Ratti, Carlo & Nick Baker. (2003). Urban infoscapes: new tools to inform city design and planning. Architectural Research Quarterly. 7(1). 63–74. 5 indexed citations
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Yao, Runming, Nick Baker, & Mike McEvoy. (2002). A simplified thermal resistance network model for building thermal simulation. 275(6). H2064–71. 10 indexed citations
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Nikolopoulou, Marialena, Nick Baker, & Koen Steemers. (2001). Thermal comfort in outdoor urban spaces: understanding the human parameter. Solar Energy. 70(3). 227–235. 602 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baker, Nick & Koen Steemers. (2000). Energy and Environment in Architecture: A Technical Design Guide. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 135 indexed citations
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Crowther, David, et al.. (1999). A Hygrothermal Model for Predicting House-Dust Mite Response to Environmental Conditions in Dwellings. Research Repository (Kingston University London). 2 indexed citations
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Baker, Nick. (1996). The irritable occupant: recent developments in thermal comfort theory. Architectural Research Quarterly. 2(2). 84–90. 21 indexed citations
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Baker, Nick & Koen Steemers. (1996). LT Method 3.0 — a strategic energy-design tool for Southern Europe. Energy and Buildings. 23(3). 251–256. 40 indexed citations
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