Nelson Soares

About Nelson Soares

Nelson Soares, With an exceptional h-index of 22 and a recent h-index of 20 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Universidade de Coimbra, specializes in the field of Phase Change Materials, PCMs, Energy Storage, Building Technology, Sustainable Construction.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Thermophysical characterization of paraffin-based PCMs for low temperature thermal energy storage applications for buildings

Hygrothermal Behavior of Cultural Heritage Buildings and Climate Change: Status and Main Challenges

Validation of a Simplified Numerical Model for Predicting Solid–Liquid Phase Change with Natural Convection in Ansys CFX

Advancements in nano-enabled cement and concrete: Innovative properties and environmental implications

Primary Energy and Carbon Emissions of Different Concrete Sandwich Panels

Integrated life cycle assessment of a southern European house addressing different design, construction solutions, operational patterns, and heating systems

Advances in standalone and hybrid earth-air heat exchanger (EAHE) systems for buildings: A review

Prefabricated versus conventional construction: Comparing life-cycle impacts of alternative structural materials

Nelson Soares Information

University

Position

ADAI-LAETA Department of Mechanical Engineering

Citations(all)

2840

Citations(since 2020)

1952

Cited By

1585

hIndex(all)

22

hIndex(since 2020)

20

i10Index(all)

25

i10Index(since 2020)

25

Email

University Profile Page

Google Scholar

Nelson Soares Skills & Research Interests

Phase Change Materials

PCMs

Energy Storage

Building Technology

Sustainable Construction

Top articles of Nelson Soares

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Thermophysical characterization of paraffin-based PCMs for low temperature thermal energy storage applications for buildings

Energy

N Soares

T Matias

L Durães

PN Simões

JJ Costa

2023/4/15

Hygrothermal Behavior of Cultural Heritage Buildings and Climate Change: Status and Main Challenges

Applied Sciences

Luisa Dias Pereira

Nuno Baía Saraiva

Nelson Soares

2023/3

Validation of a Simplified Numerical Model for Predicting Solid–Liquid Phase Change with Natural Convection in Ansys CFX

Inventions

Nuno Rosa

Nelson Soares

José Costa

António Gameiro Lopes

2023/7/20

Advancements in nano-enabled cement and concrete: Innovative properties and environmental implications

Helena Monteiro

Bruna Moura

Nelson Soares

2022/9/15

Primary Energy and Carbon Emissions of Different Concrete Sandwich Panels

Bruna Moura

Tiago Ramos da Silva

Nelson Soares

Helena Monteiro

2022/9/12

Integrated life cycle assessment of a southern European house addressing different design, construction solutions, operational patterns, and heating systems

Energy Reports

Helena Monteiro

Nelson Soares

2022/6/1

Advances in standalone and hybrid earth-air heat exchanger (EAHE) systems for buildings: A review

N Soares

N Rosa

H Monteiro

JJ Costa

2021/12/15

Prefabricated versus conventional construction: Comparing life-cycle impacts of alternative structural materials

Journal of Building Engineering

V Tavares

N Soares

N Raposo

P Marques

F Freire

2021/9/1

Life cycle assessment of a south European house addressing building design options for orientation, window sizing and building shape

Journal of Building Engineering

Helena Monteiro

Fausto Freire

Nelson Soares

2021/7/1

Up-to-date challenges for the conservation, rehabilitation and energy retrofitting of higher education cultural heritage buildings

Luisa Dias Pereira

Vanessa Tavares

Nelson Soares

2021/2/14

Validation of different numerical models with benchmark experiments for modelling microencapsulated-PCM-based applications for buildings

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

N Soares

N Rosa

JJ Costa

AG Lopes

T Matias

...

2021/1/1

Assessment of an earth-air heat exchanger (EAHE) system for residential buildings in warm-summer Mediterranean climate

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

N Rosa

N Soares

JJ Costa

P Santos

H Gervásio

2020/4/1

Can movable PCM-filled TES units be used to improve the performance of PV panels? Overview and experimental case-study

Energy and Buildings

N Soares

JJ Costa

AR Gaspar

T Matias

Pedro Nuno Simões

...

2020/3/1

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