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The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support of the Spanish State Research Agency: Project PID2020-116433RB-I00 funding by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033.

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November 26, 2024
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CO2 Emissions in Buildings: A Synopsis of Current Studies

Publicated to:Energies. 15 (18): 6635- - 2022-09-01 15(18), DOI: 10.3390/en15186635

Authors: J Zarco-Perinan, Pedro; Javier Zarco-Soto, Fco; M Zarco-Soto, Irene; L Martinez-Ramos, Jose; Sanchez-Duran, Rafael

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Endesa, Ave Borbolla 5, Seville 41004, Spain - Author
Univ Seville, Escuela Super Ingn, Dept Ingn Elect, Camino Descubrimientos S-N, Seville 41092, Spain - Author

Abstract

CO2 is the most emitted greenhouse gas and is mainly produced by human activity. In fact, about 75% is emitted in cities and 40% of global carbon emissions is produced by the building sector. Therefore, buildings are very important in terms of CO2 emissions. This importance is also reflected in the works that have been developed on this subject. This manuscript reviews the research that has shown or calculated the amounts of CO2 emitted in buildings. For a better understanding of the scope of the investigations, a classification is presented. With this, it is intended to help researchers interested in this area by summarizing the studies carried out to date on the amounts of CO2 emitted depending on the type of building.

Keywords

BuildingsCarbon-dioxide emissionsChinaClassificationCo2 emissionsEfficiency measuresEnergy-consumptionGreenhouse-gas emissionsHouseholdLife-cyclePopulation incomeResidential sectorRevieUrban

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Energies due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering (Miscellaneous).

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 5.21, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Aug 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-08-13, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 6

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-13:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 68.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 68 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.