Staf Roels

5.8k total citations
221 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Staf Roels is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Staf Roels has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 159 papers in Building and Construction, 102 papers in Environmental Engineering and 41 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Staf Roels's work include Hygrothermal properties of building materials (105 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (90 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (64 papers). Staf Roels is often cited by papers focused on Hygrothermal properties of building materials (105 papers), Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (90 papers) and Wind and Air Flow Studies (64 papers). Staf Roels collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and Denmark. Staf Roels's co-authors include Hans Janßen, Evy Vereecken, Jan Carmeliet, Hugo Hens, Bert Blocken, Dirk Saelens, Jelle Langmans, Masaru Abuku, Liesje Van Gelder and Jan Carmeliet and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Geophysical Research Letters.

In The Last Decade

Staf Roels

213 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Staf Roels Belgium 39 3.1k 2.0k 1.2k 966 460 221 4.5k
Qingshan Yang China 35 758 0.2× 2.3k 1.1× 212 0.2× 2.0k 2.1× 19 0.0× 449 5.3k
Marco Dell’Isola Italy 28 1.0k 0.3× 696 0.3× 43 0.0× 178 0.2× 86 0.2× 104 2.2k
Vasilis Sarhosis United Kingdom 34 993 0.3× 139 0.1× 1.1k 0.9× 3.1k 3.3× 61 0.1× 119 3.7k
Paolo Baggio Italy 25 700 0.2× 401 0.2× 64 0.1× 214 0.2× 56 0.1× 75 1.8k
Sergio Lagomarsino Italy 41 1.6k 0.5× 303 0.2× 1.9k 1.6× 6.3k 6.5× 77 0.2× 159 6.9k
Charles E. Augarde United Kingdom 36 488 0.2× 358 0.2× 270 0.2× 2.0k 2.1× 31 0.1× 126 3.6k
Wei Wu Austria 48 620 0.2× 466 0.2× 223 0.2× 4.3k 4.5× 16 0.0× 281 7.3k
Guangcai Gong China 36 1.2k 0.4× 581 0.3× 50 0.0× 413 0.4× 13 0.0× 126 3.9k
Xiangzhao Meng China 25 346 0.1× 467 0.2× 54 0.0× 122 0.1× 56 0.1× 110 2.2k
Enrico Spacone Italy 36 2.7k 0.9× 77 0.0× 364 0.3× 4.7k 4.9× 32 0.1× 162 5.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Staf Roels

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Staf Roels

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Staf Roels. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Staf Roels 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 Staf Roels. Staf Roels 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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Saelens, Dirk, et al.. (2025). Quantifying dynamic solar gains in buildings: Measurement, simulation and data-driven modelling. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 212. 115221–115221. 3 indexed citations
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Roels, Staf, et al.. (2025). Does dataset richness impact MPC’s performance? A case study of a single-family dwelling. Energy and Buildings. 347. 116249–116249. 2 indexed citations
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Roels, Staf, et al.. (2024). Impact of dataset sampling period on building thermal models used for flexibility activation. Building and Environment. 262. 111775–111775. 5 indexed citations
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Vereecken, Evy, et al.. (2024). Impact of semi-empirical methods implemented in heat, air, and moisture (HAM) models on predicted wind-driven rain (WDR) loads and hygrothermal responses. Building and Environment. 262. 111770–111770. 6 indexed citations
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Saelens, Dirk, et al.. (2023). Assessing the co-heating test as reference for heat loss coefficient estimation: In-depth analysis on an artificial dataset. Energy and Buildings. 298. 113530–113530. 5 indexed citations
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Saelens, Dirk, et al.. (2023). A large scale artificial dataset to evaluate the impact of on-board monitoring set-ups on the Heat Transfer Coefficient assessment. Energy and Buildings. 289. 113061–113061. 5 indexed citations
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Roels, Staf, et al.. (2023). Linking dataset quality and MPC in buildings: impact of temporal resolution. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 2654(1). 12095–12095. 3 indexed citations
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Roels, Staf, et al.. (2023). Hygrothermal properties relationships in historic bricks. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations
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Roels, Staf, et al.. (2014). Comparative assessment of in-situ thermal characterisation techniques. Lirias (KU Leuven). 4 indexed citations
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Roels, Staf, et al.. (2013). Characterizing Thermal Performance of Buildings Using Dynamic Model Identification. Lirias (KU Leuven). 3 indexed citations
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Verbeeck, Griet, et al.. (2013). Do ventilation systems accomplish the necessary indoor air quality in low energy houses?. Lirias (KU Leuven). 4 indexed citations
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Verbeeck, Griet, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of indoor climate in low energy houses. Annual Simulation Symposium. 8. 2 indexed citations
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Langmans, Jelle, et al.. (2013). Numerical and experimental investigation of the hygrothermal response of timber frame walls with an exterior air barrier. Journal of Building Physics. 36(4). 375–397. 11 indexed citations
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Roels, Staf, et al.. (2011). A pragmatic approach to incorporate the effect of thermal bridging within the EPBD-regulation. Lirias (KU Leuven). 6 indexed citations
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Blocken, Bert, Masaru Abuku, Staf Roels, & J. Carmeliet. (2009). Wind-driven rain on buildings facades: some perspectives. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 56(6). 95–9. 11 indexed citations
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Roels, Staf, et al.. (2006). Handling thermal bridges in the context of the EPBD: description of the approach developed in Belgium. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations
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Roels, Staf, Jan Carmeliet, & Hugo Hens. (2003). Modelling unsaturated moisture transport in heterogeneous limestone - (Part 2. Macroscopic simulations). Transport in Porous Media. 52(3). 351–369. 5 indexed citations
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Roels, Staf, et al.. (2002). Moisture phenomena in hydrophobic porous building material Part 1: Measurements and physical interpretations. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 8(3). 165–183. 4 indexed citations

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