Weijun Gao

13.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
513 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Weijun Gao is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Environmental Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Weijun Gao has authored 513 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 160 papers in Building and Construction, 137 papers in Environmental Engineering and 106 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Weijun Gao's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (130 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (90 papers) and Smart Grid Energy Management (64 papers). Weijun Gao is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (130 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (90 papers) and Smart Grid Energy Management (64 papers). Weijun Gao collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Weijun Gao's co-authors include Hongbo Ren, Yingjun Ruan, Qiong Wu, Yanxue Li, Weisheng Zhou, Fanyue Qian, Jianxing Ren, Dongjie Guan, Kenichi Nakagami and Xi Meng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Weijun Gao

470 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Deciphering the splicing code

2010 644 citations Weijun Gao et al. profile →
Digitalization and carbon emissions: How does digital city construction affect china's carbon emission reduction?

2022 221 citations Weijun Gao et al. Sustainable Cities and Society profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Weijun Gao Japan	46	2.7k	2.5k	2.1k	1.4k	1.3k	513	9.6k
Jingzheng Ren Hong Kong	61	1.4k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	325	12.1k
Gregory A. Keoleian United States	59	3.3k 1.2×	1.7k 0.7×	2.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	1.8k 1.4×	193	11.6k
Wei Feng China	48	1.8k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	730 0.6×	160	6.5k
Taehoon Hong South Korea	51	1.5k 0.5×	5.0k 1.9×	2.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	544 0.4×	348	9.5k
Kasun Hewage Canada	51	851 0.3×	4.3k 1.7×	2.1k 1.0×	654 0.5×	555 0.4×	282	10.0k
Shafiqur Rehman Saudi Arabia	63	5.5k 2.0×	651 0.3×	2.2k 1.1×	3.0k 2.2×	1.5k 1.1×	412	16.5k
Filip Johnsson Sweden	65	3.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 1.3×	4.3k 3.3×	392	13.4k
Reinout Heijungs Netherlands	66	1.4k 0.5×	2.8k 1.1×	10.4k 4.9×	1.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	253	17.8k
Michael E. Webber United States	53	3.2k 1.2×	943 0.4×	816 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	723 0.6×	242	7.9k
Roberto Schaeffer Brazil	48	1.7k 0.6×	670 0.3×	3.3k 1.6×	3.1k 2.2×	1.0k 0.8×	194	10.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Weijun Gao

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Weijun Gao

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gao, Weijun, et al.. (2025). Effect of the integration mode of phase change materials on thermal performance of radiant floor heating systems. Journal of Energy Storage. 110. 115275–115275. 3 indexed citations

Tan, Yang, et al.. (2024). Residents' willingness to engage in carbon generalized system of preferences - A personality insight study based on the extended theory of planned behavior. Journal of Environmental Management. 361. 121224–121224. 15 indexed citations

Wang, Chanjuan, et al.. (2024). Impact of block morphology on urban thermal environment with the consideration of spatial heterogeneity. Sustainable Cities and Society. 113. 105622–105622. 13 indexed citations

Gao, Weijun, et al.. (2024). Influence of hot water pipe position on the performance of radiant floor heating systems integrated with PCM. Case Studies in Thermal Engineering. 61. 105030–105030. 11 indexed citations

Li, You, Weisheng Zhou, Yafei Wang, et al.. (2024). Interpretable deep learning framework for hourly solar radiation forecasting based on decomposing multi-scale variations. Applied Energy. 377. 124409–124409. 7 indexed citations

Li, Yanxue, et al.. (2024). A comprehensive study on the impacts of thermal comfort on occupants’ thermophysiology and cognitive performances in a radiant cooling environment using physiological measurements. Energy and Buildings. 323. 114771–114771. 7 indexed citations

Zhang, Xiaoyi, et al.. (2024). Analyzing variability and coordinated demand management for various flexible integrations of residential distributed energy resources. Renewable Energy. 237. 121619–121619. 5 indexed citations

Su, Yuan, et al.. (2024). Summer outdoor thermal comfort evaluation of urban open spaces in arid-hot climates. Energy and Buildings. 321. 114679–114679. 16 indexed citations

Zhang, Nan, et al.. (2024). Effects of traffic noise on the psychophysiological responses of college students: An EEG study. Building and Environment. 267. 112171–112171. 6 indexed citations

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Wang, Yafei, Weijun Gao, You Li, Fanyue Qian, & Wanxiang Yao. (2023). Techno-economic analysis of the transition toward the energy self-sufficiency community based on virtual power plant. Frontiers in Energy Research. 11. 9 indexed citations

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Gao, Weijun, Yongwen Yang, & Toshiyuki Watanabe. (2010). RESEARCH ON TECHNOLOGY CHOICE METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 75(650). 389–395. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Yongwen, Weijun Gao, Yingjun Ruan, Xindong Wei, & Toshiyuki Watanabe. (2007). ECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION MODEL FOR OPERATION OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SYSTEM AND CASE STUDY ON KITAKYUSHU SCIENCE AND RESEARCH PARK IN JAPAN. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 72(621). 77–82. 1 indexed citations

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Gao, Weijun, et al.. (2006). RESEARCH ON RECYCLE PROCESS AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION ABOUT RECYCLE OF CONSTRUCTION WASTE. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 71(604). 93–100. 3 indexed citations

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Ruan, Yingjun & Weijun Gao. (2005). OPTIMIZATION OF CO-GENERATION SYSTEM FOR HOUSING COMPLEX : Housing complex's scale and system's operating mode. Journal of Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ). 70(592). 15–22. 9 indexed citations

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Wei, Xindong, Weijun Gao, Haifeng Li, & Toshio OJIMA. (2002). EXAMINATION ON POSSIBILITIES OF NETWORK OF THE EXISTING DISTRICT HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM IN SHINJUKU AREA. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 67(559). 45–50. 1 indexed citations

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Wei, Xindong, Weijun Gao, Haifeng Li, & Toshio OJIMA. (2002). EXAMINATION REGARDING NETWORK OF THE EXISTING HEAT SUPPLY BUSINESS IN TOKYO STATION AREA. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 67(558). 49–56. 1 indexed citations

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Gao, Weijun, et al.. (2001). STUDY ON ESTIMATE FORMULAE OF MAINTENANCE COST AND EVALUATION METHOD OF RENEWAL PERIOD ON AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IN OFFICE BUILDING. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 66(547). 209–214. 4 indexed citations

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Li, Haifeng, et al.. (2000). STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE FACTOR OF THE ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT IN THE AREA OF TOKYO. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 65(537). 85–91. 1 indexed citations

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Gao, Weijun, et al.. (1995). FIELD STUDY OF EFFECT OF STREET AND ITS TREES ON THERMAL ENVIRONMENT OF SIDEWALKS. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 60(469). 53–64. 7 indexed citations

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Gao, Weijun, et al.. (1994). SITE SURVEY ON FORMATION OF THERMAL COOL ISLAND DUE TO PARK AND INNER RIVER IN KOTO-KU, TOKYO : Thermal effects of the open space with green area on the urban environment PartII. Journal of Architecture and Planning (Transactions of AIJ). 59(456). 75–83. 4 indexed citations

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