Vítor Leal

2.5k total citations
61 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Vítor Leal is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Vítor Leal has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Building and Construction, 27 papers in Environmental Engineering and 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Vítor Leal's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (29 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (14 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (11 papers). Vítor Leal is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (29 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (14 papers) and Environmental Impact and Sustainability (11 papers). Vítor Leal collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, Switzerland and Israel. Vítor Leal's co-authors include Ana Rita Neves, Marilyne Andersen, José Duarte, Vasco Granadeiro, João R. Correia, Sara Magalhães, Isabel M. Horta, Vítor Oliveira, Adélio Mendes and M. Santamouris and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Cleaner Production and Applied Energy.

In The Last Decade

Vítor Leal

60 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Vítor Leal Portugal 27 1.2k 767 340 304 238 61 2.0k
Kwangbok Jeong South Korea 31 1.3k 1.0× 666 0.9× 361 1.1× 425 1.4× 123 0.5× 75 2.2k
Siyue Guo China 21 991 0.8× 863 1.1× 284 0.8× 291 1.0× 120 0.5× 32 1.7k
Giorgio Baldinelli Italy 29 1.3k 1.0× 946 1.2× 240 0.7× 210 0.7× 115 0.5× 93 2.4k
Yoshiyuki Shimoda Japan 29 1.3k 1.0× 724 0.9× 634 1.9× 704 2.3× 166 0.7× 169 2.4k
Gabriele Lobaccaro Norway 25 938 0.8× 834 1.1× 296 0.9× 300 1.0× 242 1.0× 75 1.7k
Kristen Cetin United States 26 1.0k 0.8× 510 0.7× 378 1.1× 244 0.8× 140 0.6× 108 1.7k
Francesco Causone Italy 29 2.0k 1.6× 1.3k 1.7× 317 0.9× 260 0.9× 249 1.0× 84 2.4k
Minhyun Lee South Korea 31 1.4k 1.1× 658 0.9× 637 1.9× 590 1.9× 150 0.6× 85 2.6k
Robert Lowe United Kingdom 29 1.5k 1.2× 601 0.8× 395 1.2× 737 2.4× 79 0.3× 69 2.3k
Alessio Mastrucci Austria 23 1.2k 1.0× 929 1.2× 244 0.7× 586 1.9× 140 0.6× 48 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Vítor Leal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Vítor Leal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vítor Leal

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Vítor Leal. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Vítor Leal 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 Vítor Leal. Vítor Leal 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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Azevedo, Isabel, et al.. (2025). Meta-analysis of district-level solutions towards energy, carbon and economic targets. Energy and Buildings. 338. 115701–115701. 2 indexed citations
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Cardoso, João M. P., et al.. (2024). Designing carbon neutral, net-zero, nearly-zero and positive energy districts or neighbourhoods: current approaches and solutions. Advances in Building Energy Research. 18(6). 602–640. 6 indexed citations
3.
Lima, Fátima, Paula Ferreira, & Vítor Leal. (2021). Health and Housing Energy Expenditures: A Two-Part Model Approach. Processes. 9(6). 943–943. 4 indexed citations
4.
Leal, Vítor. (2021). Buildings Energy Efficiency and Innovative Energy Systems. Energies. 14(16). 5092–5092. 3 indexed citations
5.
Leal, Vítor, et al.. (2020). A Review of the Measures and Instruments to Promote Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Domestic Water Heating. Energies. 13(20). 5370–5370. 1 indexed citations
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Azevedo, Isabel, Isabel M. Horta, & Vítor Leal. (2017). Analysis of the relationship between local climate change mitigation actions and greenhouse gas emissions – Empirical insights. Energy Policy. 111. 204–213. 13 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Vítor, et al.. (2017). Urban Form and Energy Demand. Journal of Planning Literature. 32(4). 346–365. 87 indexed citations
8.
Samani, Pouya, Adélio Mendes, Vítor Leal, & Nuno Correia. (2016). Pre-fabricated, environmentally friendly and energy self-sufficient single-family house in Kenya. Journal of Cleaner Production. 142. 2100–2113. 12 indexed citations
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Samani, Pouya, Vítor Leal, Adélio Mendes, & Nuno Correia. (2016). Comparison of passive cooling techniques in improving thermal comfort of occupants of a pre-fabricated building. Energy and Buildings. 120. 30–44. 36 indexed citations
10.
Neves, Ana Rita, Vítor Leal, & João Carlos Lourenço. (2015). A methodology for sustainable and inclusive local energy planning. Sustainable Cities and Society. 17. 110–121. 45 indexed citations
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Samani, Pouya, João Miranda Guedes, Adélio Mendes, Vítor Leal, & Nuno Correia. (2014). Assessment of sandwich-structured composite as green building material. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 2 indexed citations
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Ribeiro, Sara, Denny Marcos Garcia, Vítor Leal, et al.. (2014). Graded Müllerectomy for Correction of Graves Upper Eyelid Retraction. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 30(5). 384–387. 3 indexed citations
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Leal, Vítor, et al.. (2014). Occupants’ behaviour in energy simulation tools: lessons from a field monitoring campaign regarding lighting and shading control. Journal of Building Performance Simulation. 8(5). 338–358. 32 indexed citations
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Granadeiro, Vasco, João R. Correia, Vítor Leal, & José Duarte. (2013). Envelope-related energy demand: A design indicator of energy performance for residential buildings in early design stages. Energy and Buildings. 61. 215–223. 64 indexed citations
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Hänninen, Otto, Arja Asikainen, Vítor Leal, et al.. (2013). European Guidelines for Ventilation (HealthVent –project): Implications on Energy and Health. ISEE Conference Abstracts. 2013(1). 1 indexed citations
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Leal, Vítor, et al.. (2013). Occupants interaction with electric lighting and shading systems in real single-occupied offices: Results from a monitoring campaign. Building and Environment. 64. 152–168. 102 indexed citations
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Lee, Nathan & Vítor Leal. (2013). A review of energy planning practices of members of the Economic Community of West African States. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 31. 202–220. 8 indexed citations
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Leal, Vítor, et al.. (2013). A multi-objective approach for developing national energy efficiency plans. Energy Policy. 67. 16–27. 15 indexed citations
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Leal, Vítor, et al.. (2011). Recent progress on net zero energy buildings. Advances in Building Energy Research. 5(1). 129–162. 65 indexed citations
20.
Leal, Vítor & Emanuel Maldonado. (2007). The role of the PASLINK test cell in the modelling and integrated simulation of an innovative window. Building and Environment. 43(2). 217–227. 21 indexed citations

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