Zoubeir Lafhaj

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Zoubeir Lafhaj is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Civil and Structural Engineering and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Zoubeir Lafhaj has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Building and Construction, 28 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 20 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Zoubeir Lafhaj's work include BIM and Construction Integration (26 papers), Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production (17 papers) and Construction Project Management and Performance (17 papers). Zoubeir Lafhaj is often cited by papers focused on BIM and Construction Integration (26 papers), Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production (17 papers) and Construction Project Management and Performance (17 papers). Zoubeir Lafhaj collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Tunisia. Zoubeir Lafhaj's co-authors include Zakaria Dakhli, M. Goueygou, Christophe Chapiseau, Laure Ducoulombier, Frédéric Skoczylas, Mariusz Kaczmarek, Assia Djerbi, Mazen Samara, F. Skoczylas and Franck Agostini and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Hazardous Materials and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Zoubeir Lafhaj

106 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Digital twins in the built environment: Definition, applications, and challenges

2024 59 citations Laure Ducoulombier, Zoubeir Lafhaj et al. Automation in Construction profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zoubeir Lafhaj France	27	1.1k	1.0k	278	243	222	109	2.4k
Michael Yit Lin Chew Singapore	27	890 0.8×	438 0.4×	232 0.8×	133 0.5×	121 0.5×	111	2.0k
Jong Kim Kazakhstan	27	923 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	515 1.9×	113 0.5×	49 0.2×	216	3.0k
Antonio Aguado Spain	38	2.1k 1.9×	2.6k 2.6×	125 0.4×	371 1.5×	183 0.8×	93	3.8k
Nasir Shafiq Malaysia	38	2.8k 2.5×	3.9k 3.8×	186 0.7×	115 0.5×	105 0.5×	247	5.2k
Mohd Saleh Jaafar Malaysia	29	1.4k 1.3×	2.0k 2.0×	195 0.7×	135 0.6×	160 0.7×	141	2.6k
Daniel Castro‐Fresno Spain	39	787 0.7×	3.2k 3.1×	767 2.8×	395 1.6×	57 0.3×	219	5.0k
Emmanouil Chaniotakis Greece	31	935 0.8×	1.7k 1.6×	98 0.4×	60 0.2×	213 1.0×	81	3.3k
Babatunde Abiodun Salami Saudi Arabia	25	550 0.5×	947 0.9×	190 0.7×	72 0.3×	40 0.2×	66	1.8k
Susan Tighe Canada	31	1.6k 1.4×	4.0k 4.0×	452 1.6×	129 0.5×	21 0.1×	281	4.8k
Luigi Di Sarno United Kingdom	33	1.1k 1.0×	3.2k 3.1×	207 0.7×	94 0.4×	70 0.3×	138	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Zoubeir Lafhaj

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All Works

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Lafhaj, Zoubeir, et al.. (2025). Performance of Various Artificial Intelligence Models for Predicting Temperature in an Industrial Building—A Case Study. Buildings. 15(14). 2428–2428.

Lafhaj, Zoubeir, et al.. (2025). Comparative Analysis of AWP and IPD Methods: Strengths, Challenges, and Opportunities. Buildings. 15(16). 2893–2893. 1 indexed citations

Ducoulombier, Laure, et al.. (2024). Digital twins in the built environment: Definition, applications, and challenges. Automation in Construction. 162. 105368–105368. 59 indexed citations breakdown →

Ducoulombier, Laure, et al.. (2024). Exploring artificial intelligence role in improving service building engagement in sorting. Waste Management. 189. 68–76. 1 indexed citations

Abdelkareem, Mohamed A. A., et al.. (2024). Automating the Tower Crane: Integrating the Development and Simulation of Path Planning and Trajectory Tracking of Tower Crane in ROS Framework. Proceedings of the ... ISARC. 1 indexed citations

Lafhaj, Zoubeir, et al.. (2024). Integrating Dynamic Culture and Participatory Design in Urban Spaces for Sustainable Futures. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(1). 212–231. 1 indexed citations

Sweis, Rateb J., et al.. (2024). The integration between Lean Construction and the Internet of Things (IoT): a systematic literature review. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. 15(2). 649–679. 3 indexed citations

Lafhaj, Zoubeir, et al.. (2024). Copula: a decentralized solution for construction project monitoring using blockchain. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. 14(5). 1483–1512. 3 indexed citations

Bundur, Zeynep Başaran, et al.. (2024). Optimization of Hybrid Microwave Curing Approach Based On the Performance of Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer Mortars. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 35(6). 47–64.

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Zayed, Tarek, et al.. (2024). Enhancing Construction Performance: A Critical Review of Performance Measurement Practices at the Project Level. Buildings. 14(7). 1988–1988. 18 indexed citations

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Lafhaj, Zoubeir, et al.. (2024). Complexity in Construction Projects: A Literature Review. Buildings. 14(3). 680–680. 20 indexed citations

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Lafhaj, Zoubeir, et al.. (2024). Barriers to Adopting Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) in Construction. Buildings. 14(4). 1032–1032. 3 indexed citations

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Lafhaj, Zoubeir, et al.. (2023). Lean Construction and Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Design Management: Survey Results From French Companies. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. 220–229. 1 indexed citations

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Lafhaj, Zoubeir, et al.. (2023). Lean Construction and AWP: Similarities, Differences, and Opportunities. Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction. 1428–1439. 4 indexed citations

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Lafhaj, Zoubeir, et al.. (2022). AWP for residential buildings to modular construction: A proposed framework. 50–57. 5 indexed citations

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Lafhaj, Zoubeir, et al.. (2021). Predictive Maintenance in Building Facilities: A Machine Learning-Based Approach. Sensors. 21(4). 1044–1044. 110 indexed citations

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Lafhaj, Zoubeir, et al.. (2021). Construction Logistics Centres Proposing Kitting Service: Organization Analysis and Cost Mapping. Buildings. 11(3). 105–105. 11 indexed citations

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Lafhaj, Zoubeir, et al.. (2021). A novel approach of geopolymer formulation based on clay for additive manufacturing. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 5(2). 175–190. 7 indexed citations

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Dakhli, Zakaria, et al.. (2019). Reuse of waste bricks: a new generation of geopolymer bricks. SN Applied Sciences. 1(10). 44 indexed citations

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Shahrour, Isam & Zoubeir Lafhaj. (1970). Use Of The Boundary Element Method For TheDetermination Of Soil Permeability From Field Tests. WIT transactions on modelling and simulation. 14. 2 indexed citations

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