Zhelun Chen

596 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 329 citations indexed

About

Zhelun Chen is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhelun Chen has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 329 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Building and Construction, 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 3 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Zhelun Chen's work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (13 papers), Energy Load and Power Forecasting (5 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (3 papers). Zhelun Chen is often cited by papers focused on Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (13 papers), Energy Load and Power Forecasting (5 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (3 papers). Zhelun Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Netherlands. Zhelun Chen's co-authors include Liang Zhang, Vitaly Ford, Jin Wen, Yimin Chen, Guanjing Lin, Yadong Zhang, Zheng O’Neill, Ojas Pradhan, Xing Lu and Wei Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Energy and Energy and Buildings.

In The Last Decade

Zhelun Chen

19 papers receiving 319 citations

Hit Papers

A review of data-driven fault detection and diagnostics f... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 40 80 120
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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.

  1. A review of data-driven fault detection and diagnostics for building HVAC systems
    2023 149 citations Zhelun Chen, Zheng O’Neill et al. Applied Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Zhelun Chen United States 9 163 96 87 52 43 19 329
Yimin Chen United States 9 157 1.0× 85 0.9× 140 1.6× 62 1.2× 40 0.9× 30 345
Roberto Chiosa Italy 5 123 0.8× 77 0.8× 79 0.9× 56 1.1× 40 0.9× 7 262
Ojas Pradhan United States 7 106 0.7× 51 0.5× 101 1.2× 53 1.0× 25 0.6× 12 251
Zhenxin Zhou China 10 210 1.3× 131 1.4× 126 1.4× 67 1.3× 39 0.9× 11 386
Biao Sun China 8 214 1.3× 188 2.0× 114 1.3× 31 0.6× 52 1.2× 15 377
Denchai Woradechjumroen Thailand 6 248 1.5× 63 0.7× 99 1.1× 34 0.7× 60 1.4× 14 376
Zehan Tan China 4 211 1.3× 205 2.1× 50 0.6× 53 1.0× 64 1.5× 9 375
John Clauß Norway 8 234 1.4× 189 2.0× 85 1.0× 29 0.6× 50 1.2× 14 377
Radiša Jovanović Serbia 7 187 1.1× 186 1.9× 52 0.6× 58 1.1× 98 2.3× 33 362
Baihong Jin United States 9 64 0.4× 99 1.0× 52 0.6× 45 0.9× 20 0.5× 17 250

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zhelun Chen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zhelun Chen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zhelun Chen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zhelun Chen 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 Zhelun Chen. Zhelun Chen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Zhang, Liang & Zhelun Chen. (2025). Opportunities of applying Large Language Models in building energy sector. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 214. 115558–115558. 9 indexed citations
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Chen, Yimin, et al.. (2024). A novel evaluation method of measurement sensitivities on common faults in VAV HVAC systems. Building and Environment. 261. 111683–111683. 3 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liang & Zhelun Chen. (2024). Large language model-based interpretable machine learning control in building energy systems. Energy and Buildings. 313. 114278–114278. 31 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yadong, Zhelun Chen, & Vitaly Ford. (2024). Advancing building energy modeling with large language models: Exploration and case studies. Energy and Buildings. 323. 114788–114788. 34 indexed citations
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Ouf, Mohamed, Rick Kramer, Wim Zeiler, et al.. (2024). Overview of occupant-centric KPIs for building performance and their value to various building stakeholders. Energy and Buildings. 322. 114704–114704. 10 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liang, Vitaly Ford, Zhelun Chen, & Jianli Chen. (2024). Automatic building energy model development and debugging using large language models agentic workflow. Energy and Buildings. 327. 115116–115116. 17 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhelun, et al.. (2024). Advanced co-simulation framework for assessing the interplay between occupant behaviors and demand flexibility in commercial buildings. Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 30(9). 1094–1113. 1 indexed citations
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Pradhan, Ojas, Jin Wen, Zhelun Chen, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of data imputation approaches for multi-stream building systems data 1. Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 30(8). 1035–1048. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhelun, et al.. (2024). Development of high-fidelity air handling unit fault models for FDD innovation: lessons learned and recommendations. Journal of Building Performance Simulation. 17(5). 615–630. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Liang, et al.. (2023). Challenges and opportunities of machine learning control in building operations. Building Simulation. 16(6). 831–852. 21 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhelun, Zheng O’Neill, Jin Wen, et al.. (2023). A review of data-driven fault detection and diagnostics for building HVAC systems. Applied Energy. 339. 121030–121030. 149 indexed citations breakdown →
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Granderson, Jessica, Guanjing Lin, Yimin Chen, et al.. (2023). A labeled dataset for building HVAC systems operating in faulted and fault-free states. Scientific Data. 10(1). 342–342. 14 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhelun, et al.. (2023). A framework for calibrating and validating an air loop dynamic model in an HVAC system in Modelica. Building Simulation Conference proceedings. 18. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Zhiyao, et al.. (2023). Performance assessment of a real water source heat pump within a hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing environment. Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 29(10). 1011–1026. 7 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhelun, et al.. (2022). A Reconfigurable Cold-Startup SSHI Rectifier with 4X Lower Input Amplitude Requirement for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting. 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS). 649–653. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Yimin, Guanjing Lin, Zhelun Chen, Jin Wen, & Jessica Granderson. (2022). A simulation-based evaluation of fan coil unit fault effects. Energy and Buildings. 263. 112041–112041. 18 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhelun, et al.. (2022). A Highly Efficient Fully Integrated Active Rectifier for Ultrasonic Wireless Power Transfer. 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS). 531–535. 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Zhelun, et al.. (2021). Evaluating the performance of an Inexact Newton method with a preconditioner for dynamic building system simulation. Journal of Building Performance Simulation. 15(1). 112–127. 3 indexed citations

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