Wei-An Chen

866 citations

43 papers · 624 · 1 hit paper · h-index 14

Impact in

Building and Construction top 2%
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
Process Chemistry and Technology
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis

Papers in

Building and Construction 14
- Building Energy and Comfort Optimization 14
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9
- Smart Grid Energy Management 5
- Integrated Energy Systems Optimization 4

Co-authors: Ruey‐Lung Hwang (11 shared papers)Mingzhe Liu (9 shared papers)Zehuan Hu (7 shared papers)Yuan Gao (7 shared papers)Steve R. Roffler (1 shared paper)Bing‐Mae Chen (1 shared paper)Yechezekel Barenholz (1 shared paper)Yi‐Chen Lin (1 shared paper)
Journals: Applied Energy (6 papers)Building and Environment (4 papers)Renewable Energy (2 papers)Buildings (1 paper)Biomaterials Science (1 paper)
Partner nations: Taiwan United States Japan

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Wei-An Chen

39 papers receiving 613 citations

Wei-An Chen's Hit Papers

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Large language models for building energy applications: Opportunities and challenges 2025 · 51 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

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1	Antibodies against Poly(ethylene glycol) Activate Innate Immune Cells and Induce Hypersensitivity Reactions to PEGylated Nanomedicines ACS Nano ·Wei-An Chen, Deng-Yuan Chang, Bing‐Mae Chen, Yi‐Chen Lin, Yechezekel Barenholz, Steve R. Roffler	2023	71
2	Fabrication of multilayer TiO2 thin films for dye-sensitized solar cells with high conversion efficiency by electrophoresis deposition Solar Energy ·Ho Chang, Hung-Ting Su, Wei-An Chen, Kuan-Hung Huang, Shu‐Hua Chien, Sih‐Li Chen, Chih-Chieh Chen	2009	58
3	Large language models for building energy applications: Opportunities and challenges Building Simulation ·Mingzhe Liu, Jianli Chen, Wei-An Chen, Zhiyao Yang, L. James Lo, Jin Wen, Zheng D. O’Neill +1 other Hit paper breakdown →	2025	51
4	Creating glazed facades performance map based on energy and thermal comfort perspective for office building design strategies in Asian hot-humid climate zone Applied Energy ·Ruey‐Lung Hwang, Wei-An Chen	2022	39
5	Adversarial discriminative domain adaptation for solar radiation prediction: A cross-regional study for zero-label transfer learning in Japan Applied Energy ·Yuan Gao, Zehuan Hu, Shanrui Shi, Wei-An Chen, Mingzhe Liu	2024	35
6	Identifying relative importance of solar design determinants on office building façade for cooling loads and thermal comfort in hot-humid climates Building and Environment ·Ruey‐Lung Hwang, Wei-An Chen	2022	33
7	Dinuclear and Trinuclear Nickel Complexes as Effective Catalysts for Alternating Copolymerization on Carbon Dioxide and Cyclohexene Oxide Inorganic Chemistry ·Chen‐Yen Tsai, Fu-Yin Cheng, Kuan-Yeh Lu, Jung-Tsu Wu, Bor‐Hunn Huang, Wei-An Chen, Chu‐Chieh Lin, Bao‐Tsan Ko	2016	32
8	A revolutionary neural network architecture with interpretability and flexibility based on Kolmogorov–Arnold for solar radiation and temperature forecasting Applied Energy ·Yuan Gao, Zehuan Hu, Wei-An Chen, Mingzhe Liu, Yingjun Ruan	2024	29
9	Methodology of evaluating the sewage heat utilization potential by modelling the urban sewage state prediction model Sustainable Cities and Society ·Wei-An Chen, Jongyeon Lim, Shohei Miyata, Yasunori Akashi	2022	28
10	Optimization of energy use and academic performance for educational environments in hot-humid climates Building and Environment ·Ruey‐Lung Hwang, Wen-Jye Liao, Wei-An Chen	2022	26
11	Impact of solar radiation on indoor thermal comfort near highly glazed façades in a hot-humid subtropical climate: An experimental evaluation Building and Environment ·Ruey‐Lung Hwang, Pei-Lun Fang, Wei-An Chen	2023	22
12	Considerations on envelope design criteria for hybrid ventilation thermal management of school buildings in hot–humid climates Energy Reports ·Ruey‐Lung Hwang, Wei-An Chen +1 other	2021	16
13	Analysis of Incorporating a Phase Change Material in a Roof for the Thermal Management of School Buildings in Hot-Humid Climates Buildings ·Ruey‐Lung Hwang, Bilian Chen, Wei-An Chen	2021	16
14	Investigating intentions and barriers in adopting decentralized home energy management systems: A justice dimension of demand flexibility Energy and Buildings ·Wei-An Chen, Chien-fei Chen, Stephanie Tomasik +1 other	2024	16
15	Flexibility justice: Exploring the relationship between electrical vehicle charging behaviors, demand flexibility and psychological factors Energy Research & Social Science ·Wei-An Chen, Chien-fei Chen, Stephanie Tomasik, Evangelos Pournaras, Mingzhe Liu	2024	14
16	Unlocking predictive insights and interpretability in deep reinforcement learning for Building-Integrated Photovoltaic and Battery (BIPVB) systems Applied Energy ·Yuan Gao, Zehuan Hu, Shun Yamate, Junichiro Otomo, Wei-An Chen, Mingzhe Liu, Tingting Xu, Yingjun Ruan +1 other	2025	14
17	The Mayo adhesive probability score predicts postoperative fever and intraoperative hemorrhage in mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy World Journal of Urology ·Wei-An Chen, Ho‐Shiang Huang, Ze‐Hong Lu, Chan-Jung Liu	2023	13
18	Development of a rapid assessment tool for integrating thermal comfort in early design stage of energy-efficient office buildings Applied Energy ·Wei-An Chen, Yihan Wang, Hsin-Jou Chang, Ruey‐Lung Hwang	2024	13
19	Nanofeatured anti-reflective films manufactured using hot roller imprinting and self-assembly nanosphere lithography Optics & Laser Technology ·Shih‐Jung Liu, Wei-An Chen	2012	12
20	Unraveling the Complexities: Impacts of Energy Burden on the Built Environment Challenges Among Assistance-Dependent Populations in the United Kingdom Building and Environment ·Wei-An Chen, Chien-fei Chen, Mingzhe Liu, Robin Rickard	2023	11

About Wei-An Chen

Wei-An Chen is a scholar working on Building and Construction, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Networks and Communications, Oral Surgery and Signal Processing, having authored 43 papers that have together received 624 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Building Energy and Comfort Optimization (14 papers), Smart Grid Energy Management (5 papers), Network Security and Intrusion Detection (4 papers), Integrated Energy Systems Optimization (4 papers), Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics (3 papers), Energy and Environment Impacts (2 papers), Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes (2 papers) and Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Building and Construction (211 citations), Process Chemistry and Technology (15 citations), Biomaterials (56 citations), Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (71 citations) and Environmental Engineering (29 citations). Wei-An Chen has collaborated with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and Japan. Frequent co-authors include Ruey‐Lung Hwang, Mingzhe Liu, Zehuan Hu, Yuan Gao, Steve R. Roffler, Bing‐Mae Chen, Yechezekel Barenholz, Yi‐Chen Lin, Chien-fei Chen and Shohei Miyata. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Energy, Building and Environment, Renewable Energy, Buildings and Biomaterials Science.

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