Steven Van Dessel

1.2k total citations
29 papers, 870 citations indexed

About

Steven Van Dessel is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Mechanical Engineering and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Van Dessel has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 870 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Building and Construction, 15 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 9 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in Steven Van Dessel's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (16 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (7 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (7 papers). Steven Van Dessel is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (16 papers), Phase Change Materials Research (7 papers) and Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems (7 papers). Steven Van Dessel collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. Steven Van Dessel's co-authors include Sergio Granados-Fócil, Mingjiang Tao, Gert Guldentops, Ali Fallahi, Achille Messac, Xu Xu, Xu Xu, Nima Rahbar, Sina Youssefian and Christopher Lambert and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Construction and Building Materials and International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.

In The Last Decade

Steven Van Dessel

28 papers receiving 839 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steven Van Dessel United States 13 472 309 255 206 203 29 870
Yifan Wu China 15 471 1.0× 330 1.1× 131 0.5× 141 0.7× 212 1.0× 48 954
Lijie Xu China 17 439 0.9× 193 0.6× 159 0.6× 104 0.5× 713 3.5× 39 1.1k
Chengjun Zhang China 12 192 0.4× 186 0.6× 65 0.3× 58 0.3× 71 0.3× 58 555
Mengfan Duan China 12 196 0.4× 298 1.0× 64 0.3× 146 0.7× 67 0.3× 32 572
Howdy Goudey United States 10 99 0.2× 547 1.8× 65 0.3× 123 0.6× 156 0.8× 17 842
T. Del Caño Spain 10 78 0.2× 197 0.6× 139 0.5× 50 0.2× 216 1.1× 24 663
Peter Nitz Germany 19 169 0.4× 143 0.5× 299 1.2× 57 0.3× 814 4.0× 74 1.3k
Ubaldo Ayr Italy 17 66 0.1× 384 1.2× 97 0.4× 110 0.5× 145 0.7× 34 883
Hasan Baig United Kingdom 25 165 0.3× 284 0.9× 216 0.8× 260 1.3× 1.1k 5.5× 56 1.7k
T. Gómez-Acebo Spain 15 449 1.0× 193 0.6× 270 1.1× 29 0.1× 44 0.2× 40 794

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Fields of papers citing papers by Steven Van Dessel

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven Van Dessel

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All Works

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Djamasbi, Soussan, Sarah Strauß, Hui Zhang, et al.. (2024). Local wearable cooling may improve thermal comfort, emotion, and cognition. Building and Environment. 254. 111367–111367. 12 indexed citations
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Tao, Mingjiang, et al.. (2022). A novel passive polymer-sorbent thermal battery for low-temperature energy applications: A numerical feasibility study. Journal of Energy Storage. 56. 105971–105971. 4 indexed citations
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Nejad, Alireza Mahdavi, et al.. (2021). Thermal optimization of a novel thermo-optically responsive SS-PCM coatings for building enclosures. Energy and Buildings. 247. 111129–111129. 17 indexed citations
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Tao, Mingjiang, et al.. (2020). Thermo-optically responsive phase change materials for passive temperature regulation. Solar Energy. 197. 222–228. 18 indexed citations
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Jiang, Han, et al.. (2019). Measuring Students' Thermal Comfort and Its Impact on Learning.. Educational Data Mining. 7 indexed citations
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Youssefian, Sina, Nima Rahbar, & Steven Van Dessel. (2018). Thermal conductivity and rectification in asymmetric archaeal lipid membranes. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 148(17). 174901–174901. 12 indexed citations
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Guldentops, Gert, et al.. (2018). A numerical study of adaptive building enclosure systems using solid–solid phase change materials with variable transparency. Energy and Buildings. 167. 240–252. 23 indexed citations
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Fallahi, Ali, Gert Guldentops, Mingjiang Tao, Sergio Granados-Fócil, & Steven Van Dessel. (2017). Review on solid-solid phase change materials for thermal energy storage: Molecular structure and thermal properties. Applied Thermal Engineering. 127. 1427–1441. 361 indexed citations
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Guldentops, Gert & Steven Van Dessel. (2017). A numerical and experimental study of a cellular passive solar façade system for building thermal control. Solar Energy. 149. 102–113. 7 indexed citations
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Jin, Weihua, Masoud Ghandehari, Nitin Shukla, et al.. (2015). Design and Application of Concrete Tiles Enhanced with Microencapsulated Phase-Change Material. Journal of Architectural Engineering. 22(1). 27 indexed citations
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Rahbar, Nima, et al.. (2014). Mechanical behavior of a glass fiber-reinforced polymer sandwich panel with through-thickness fiber insertions. Construction and Building Materials. 64. 473–479. 9 indexed citations
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Dessel, Steven Van, et al.. (2010). Active thermal insulators: Finite elements modeling and parametric study of thermoelectric modules integrated into a double pane glazing system. Energy and Buildings. 42(7). 1156–1164. 33 indexed citations
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Dessel, Steven Van, et al.. (2006). Study of a Honeycomb-Type Rigidified Inflatable Structure for Housing. Journal of Structural Engineering. 132(10). 1664–1672. 9 indexed citations
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Xu, Xu & Steven Van Dessel. (2006). Development of a Computational Model for a Prototype Testing Room With Integrated ABE System. Solar Energy. 235–243. 3 indexed citations
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Messac, Achille, et al.. (2005). Optimization Based Design of Thermoelectric Heat Pump Unit of Active Building Envelope Systems. 161–173. 5 indexed citations
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Messac, Achille, et al.. (2005). Design of thermoelectric heat pump unit for active building envelope systems. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 48(19-20). 4028–4040. 80 indexed citations
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Dessel, Steven Van, Abdol R. Chini, & Achille Messac. (2003). Feasibility of Rigidified Inflatable Structures for Housing. Journal of Architectural Engineering. 9(1). 1–10. 4 indexed citations
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Dessel, Steven Van. (2000). Rigidified pneumatic composites. University of Florida Digital Collections (University of Florida). 1 indexed citations

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