Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Speech and Hearing. According to data from OpenAlex, Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Building and Construction, 32 papers in Environmental Engineering and 12 papers in Speech and Hearing. Recurrent topics in Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (38 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (27 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (12 papers). Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (38 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (27 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (12 papers). Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, Denmark and Australia. Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp's co-authors include Enedir Ghisi, Natalia Giraldo Vásquez, Roberto Lamberts, Richard de Dear, Jungsoo Kim, Jørn Toftum, Rune Korsholm Andersen, Ongun Berk Kazanci, Thomas Parkinson and Yu Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp

42 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 200 400 600
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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. A review of human thermal comfort in the built environment
    2015 672 citations Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp, Natalia Giraldo Vásquez et al. Energy and Buildings profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp Brazil 18 1.2k 984 260 215 173 47 1.6k
Toby Cheung Singapore 15 1.0k 0.8× 730 0.7× 299 1.1× 240 1.1× 119 0.7× 29 1.4k
Madhavi Indraganti Qatar 22 1.7k 1.4× 1.5k 1.5× 319 1.2× 249 1.2× 172 1.0× 45 2.0k
Susan Roaf United Kingdom 18 1.4k 1.1× 987 1.0× 246 0.9× 189 0.9× 85 0.5× 56 1.7k
Boris Igor Palella Italy 28 1.2k 1.0× 949 1.0× 434 1.7× 128 0.6× 380 2.2× 56 1.8k
Thomas Parkinson Australia 23 1.7k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 375 1.4× 414 1.9× 259 1.5× 57 2.1k
Xiang Zhou China 26 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 447 1.7× 197 0.9× 382 2.2× 89 2.5k
Zhaojun Wang China 24 1.5k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 320 1.2× 155 0.7× 317 1.8× 80 1.8k
Masanori Shukuya Japan 26 1.7k 1.4× 856 0.9× 260 1.0× 181 0.8× 239 1.4× 110 2.1k
Giuseppe Riccio Italy 27 991 0.8× 762 0.8× 373 1.4× 95 0.4× 330 1.9× 50 1.6k
Qinglin Meng China 21 1.2k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 470 1.8× 230 1.1× 205 1.2× 68 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jurelionis, Andrius, et al.. (2025). Thermal Comfort and Adaptive Occupant Behaviour in Open Plan Offices in India and Lithuania. Buildings. 15(5). 766–766. 1 indexed citations
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Assaad, Douaa Al, Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp, Jørn Toftum, Hilde Breesch, & T. van Hooff. (2025). Multi-segmentation of JOS-3 thermoregulation model: Validation under steady-state and transient conditions. Building and Environment. 270. 112560–112560. 4 indexed citations
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Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini, Jungsoo Kim, Jørn Toftum, Gail Brager, & Richard de Dear. (2025). Ten questions concerning the application of adaptive thermal comfort in mixed-mode buildings. Building and Environment. 284. 113490–113490.
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Ghisi, Enedir, et al.. (2024). The influence of socioeconomic context on the thermal comfort of university students in a humid subtropical climate. Energy and Buildings. 319. 114556–114556.
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Ghisi, Enedir, et al.. (2024). Thermal comfort in university classrooms in humid subtropical climate: Field study during all seasons. Building and Environment. 258. 111644–111644. 12 indexed citations
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Ghisi, Enedir, Liseane Padilha Thives, Abel Silva Vieira, et al.. (2024). Dashboard for interpreting future climate files used in the simulation of buildings – An outdoor thermal comfort approach. Energy and Buildings. 326. 115059–115059.
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Vásquez, Natalia Giraldo, Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp, & Jørn Toftum. (2022). Analysis of a questionnaire for visual comfort assessments: Effects of question formats. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 2 indexed citations
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Vásquez, Natalia Giraldo, Ricardo Forgiarini Rupp, Rune Korsholm Andersen, & Jørn Toftum. (2022). Occupants’ responses to window views, daylighting and lighting in buildings: A critical review. Building and Environment. 219. 109172–109172. 46 indexed citations
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Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini, Thomas Parkinson, Jungsoo Kim, Jørn Toftum, & Richard de Dear. (2021). The impact of occupant's thermal sensitivity on adaptive thermal comfort model. Building and Environment. 207. 108517–108517. 46 indexed citations
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Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini, Rune Korsholm Andersen, Jørn Toftum, & Enedir Ghisi. (2020). Occupant behaviour in mixed-mode office buildings in a subtropical climate: Beyond typical models of adaptive actions. Building and Environment. 190. 107541–107541. 32 indexed citations
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Toftum, Jørn, et al.. (2020). Post-Occupancy Evaluation with focus on IEQ and Productivity Metrics in Office Buildings. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 2272–2273. 1 indexed citations
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Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini & Enedir Ghisi. (2019). Avaliação de modelos preditivos de conforto térmico em escritórios no clima subtropical brasileiro. Ambiente Construído. 19(2). 91–107. 4 indexed citations
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Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini, Jungsoo Kim, Richard de Dear, & Enedir Ghisi. (2018). Associations of occupant demographics, thermal history and obesity variables with their thermal comfort in air-conditioned and mixed-mode ventilation office buildings. Building and Environment. 135. 1–9. 88 indexed citations
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Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini, et al.. (2018). A field study about gender and thermal comfort temperatures in office buildings. Energy and Buildings. 178. 254–264. 83 indexed citations
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Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini, et al.. (2017). Environmental benefit analysis of strategies for potable water savings in residential buildings. Journal of Environmental Management. 206. 28–39. 64 indexed citations
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Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini, et al.. (2015). Assessment of the potential for potable water savings by using rainwater in houses in southern Brazil. Water Science & Technology Water Supply. 16(2). 533–541. 14 indexed citations
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Ghisi, Enedir, et al.. (2014). Comparing indicators to rank strategies to save potable water in buildings. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 87. 137–144. 30 indexed citations
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Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini & Enedir Ghisi. (2013). What is the most adequate method to assess thermal comfort in hybrid commercial buildings located in hot-humid summer climate?. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 29. 449–462. 33 indexed citations
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Rupp, Ricardo Forgiarini & Enedir Ghisi. (2013). Potencial de economia de energia elétrica em edificações comerciais híbridas localizadas em Florianópolis, SC. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13(1). 143–160. 5 indexed citations
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Ghisi, Enedir, et al.. (2012). Short-term versus long-term rainfall time series in the assessment of potable water savings by using rainwater in houses. Journal of Environmental Management. 100. 109–119. 37 indexed citations

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