T. Akimoto

13.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
74 papers, 824 citations indexed

About

T. Akimoto is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, T. Akimoto has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 824 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Building and Construction, 20 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 7 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in T. Akimoto's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (25 papers), Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis (20 papers) and Energy and Environmental Systems (5 papers). T. Akimoto is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (25 papers), Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis (20 papers) and Energy and Environmental Systems (5 papers). T. Akimoto collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. T. Akimoto's co-authors include Shin‐ichi Tanabe, Masato Sasaki, Edward Arens, H. Zhang, David Cheong, Yingxin Zhu, Baizhan Li, Christhina Cândido, Richard de Dear and Chandra Sekhar and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Energy and Buildings and Building and Environment.

In The Last Decade

T. Akimoto

53 papers receiving 781 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Progress in thermal comfort research over the last twenty years

2013 386 citations T. Akimoto, Edward Arens et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
T. Akimoto Japan	9	653	388	140	128	110	74	824
H. Zhang United States	11	617 0.9×	438 1.1×	165 1.2×	157 1.2×	138 1.3×	15	808
Tyler Hoyt United States	10	1.0k 1.6×	695 1.8×	172 1.2×	152 1.2×	112 1.0×	17	1.2k
Naoe Nishihara Japan	11	686 1.1×	382 1.0×	94 0.7×	192 1.5×	184 1.7×	34	945
M. Fountain United States	14	875 1.3×	613 1.6×	240 1.7×	161 1.3×	137 1.2×	25	996
Rajan Rawal India	15	857 1.3×	579 1.5×	139 1.0×	79 0.6×	80 0.7×	55	1.0k
Jakub Kolařík Denmark	16	551 0.8×	329 0.8×	48 0.3×	111 0.9×	163 1.5×	52	754
Natalia Giraldo Vásquez Denmark	8	658 1.0×	458 1.2×	76 0.5×	84 0.7×	212 1.9×	20	848
Gwelen Paliaga United States	10	532 0.8×	307 0.8×	128 0.9×	38 0.3×	74 0.7×	22	602
Majeed Olaide Oladokun Hong Kong	12	601 0.9×	443 1.1×	260 1.9×	108 0.8×	151 1.4×	23	820
Federico Tartarini Australia	14	676 1.0×	475 1.2×	79 0.6×	112 0.9×	276 2.5×	28	940

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. Akimoto

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Akimoto, T., et al.. (2024). CHANGES IN POWER CONSUMPTION OF DETACHED ZEH BY WORKING AT HOME. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 89(817). 171–181.

Akimoto, T., et al.. (2024). “NEW NORMAL” IMPACTS ON ELECTRIC POWER CONSUMPTION IN DETACHED HOUSES. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 89(817). 160–170.

Akimoto, T., et al.. (2021). STUDY OF COANDĂ AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM COMPATIBLE WITH VARIABLE AIR VOLUME CONTROLS. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 87(791). 29–39.

Akimoto, T., et al.. (2020). STUDY ON SLEEP ENVIRONMENT BY DIFFERENCE OF AIR-CONDITIONING IN SUMMER. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 85(777). 871–880. 2 indexed citations

Takeda, Hitoshi, et al.. (2020). AIR CONDITIONING SIMULATION OF OFFICE BUILDINGS BY RECENT TOKYO 60 YEAR WEATHER DATA. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 85(774). 591–601. 1 indexed citations

Akimoto, T., et al.. (2019). EFFECT OF VERTICAL TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE AND LOCAL AIRFLOW ON PRODUCTIVITY. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 84(764). 927–936. 1 indexed citations

Akimoto, T., et al.. (2018). PROPOSAL OF EVALUATION METHOD FOR THERMAL ENVIRONMENT UTILIZING CASBEE HOUSING HEALTH CHECKLIST. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 83(748). 533–542. 2 indexed citations

Nagai, Tatsuo, et al.. (2017). EVALUATION OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND HEALTH HAZARDS IN RESIDENTIAL HOUSES. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 82(733). 227–235. 1 indexed citations

Miura, Takashi, et al.. (2011). THE HOT WATER TEST MODE “MODIFIED M1” REFLECTING DAILY FLUCTUATION, SHORT-TIME USAGE AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF THE GAS INSTANTANEOUS BOILER. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 76(659). 49–57.

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Sawachi, Takao, Yuji Hori, Masayuki MAE, et al.. (2007). PROPOSAL OF THE EXPERIMENTAL METHOD WITH LIFESTYLE SIMULATING METHOD AIMED AT VALIDATING ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF PROMISING MEASURES : Study on the experimental validation of energy conservation measures for residential buildings Part 1. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 72(621). 69–76.

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Akimoto, T., et al.. (2005). BENEFITS OF NON-ISOTHERMAL TASK CONDITIONING SYSTEM IN OFFICE. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 70(596). 67–74. 1 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Michiya & T. Akimoto. (2004). STUDY ON LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR BUILDINGS USING CATEGORY-WEIGHTING FACTORS : Part 2 Survey of category-weighting factors and external cost using questionnaire. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 69(576). 81–86. 1 indexed citations

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Akimoto, T., et al.. (2004). IMPACTS OF NON-ISOTHERMAL TASK CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH INDIVIDUAL CONTROL ON THERMAL COMFORT AND PRODUCTIVITY. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 69(582). 75–82. 3 indexed citations

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Tanabe, Shin‐ichi, et al.. (2003). EFFECTS OF LOW HUMIDITY AND WEARING CONTACT LENSES ON HUMAN BODY DURING SUMMER SEASON. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 68(564). 17–23. 2 indexed citations

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Akimoto, T., et al.. (2003). Thermal Preference of Task Environment and its Influence on Productivity. Default journal. 2 indexed citations

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Uchiyama, Shigehisa, T. Akimoto, & Shin‐ichi Tanabe. (2001). IDENTIFICATION AND EMISSION RATE MEASUREMENT OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS EMITTED FROM THE PREFORMED CELLULAR PLASTICS THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 66(544). 25–30. 1 indexed citations

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Suzuki, Michiya & T. Akimoto. (2001). STUDY ON LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOR BUILDINGS USING CATEGORY-WEIGHTING FACTORS. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 66(549). 83–88. 1 indexed citations

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Akimoto, T., Junta Nakano, Shin‐ichi Tanabe, & Ken‐ichi Kimura. (1998). EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON INDOOR THERMAL ENVIRONMENT OF FLOOR-SUPPLY DISPLACEMENT VENTILATION SYSTEM UNDER VARIOUS HEAT LOAD CONDITIONS. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 63(507). 27–34. 3 indexed citations

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Akimoto, T., et al.. (1997). A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ON THE REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLD WITH THE ELDERLY. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 62(495). 17–180. 6 indexed citations

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Akimoto, T., et al.. (1996). FIELD STUDY OF A DESKTOP-BASED TASK CONDITIONING SYSTEM. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 61(490). 35–46. 4 indexed citations

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