RESEARCHER PROFILE
Didier Defer
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JUNIA
Didier Defer works in Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Building energy efficiency and sustainability, Hygrothermal properties of building materials, Geophysical Methods and Applications. Recorded institutional associations include Université de Lille, JUNIA, IMT Nord Europe.
112Publications
748Citations
17H-index
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Selected research works
Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.
Steel detection in reinforced concrete wall by microwave infrared thermography
2013 · 52 citationsThermal characterization of homogeneous walls using inverse method
2014 · 43 citationsA simple method for building materials thermophysical properties estimation
2014 · 41 citationsDefect detection in CFRP by infrared thermography with CO2 Laser excitation compared to conventional lock-in infrared thermography
2014 · 39 citationsImpact of green walls occultation on energy balance: Development of a TRNSYS model on a brick masonry house
2021 · 39 citationsA simplified building thermal model for the optimization of energy consumption: Use of a random number generator
2014 · 35 citationsImpact of plants obscuration on energy balance: Theoretical and numerical study
2019 · 32 citationsComparison between Microwave Infrared Thermography and CO2 Laser Infrared Thermography in Defect Detection in Applications with CFRP
2013 · 30 citationsThe characterization of thermophysical properties by thermal impedance measurements taken under random stimuli taking sensor-induced disturbance into account
1998 · 21 citationsIdentification of Thermal Properties and Thermodynamic Model for a Cement Mortar Containing PCM by Using Inverse Method
2015 · 21 citations2022 International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies (SEST)
2022 · 21 citationsDefect Detection in CFRP Concrete Reinforcement Using the Microwave Infrared Thermography (MIRT) Method—A Numerical Modeling and Experimental Approach
2023 · 21 citationsEnergy saving for building heating via a simple and efficient model-free control design: First steps with computer simulations
2017 · 20 citationsImpact of plants occultation on energy balance: Experimental study
2017 · 20 citationsNon-destructive testing of a building wall by studying natural thermal signals
2002 · 19 citationsThe use of infrared thermographic and GPS topographic surveys to monitor spontaneous combustion of coal tips
2005 · 19 citationsEfficient Characterization of Macroscopic Composite Cement Mortars with Various Contents of Phase Change Material
2019 · 17 citationsCharacterisation of the thermal effusivity of a partially saturated soil by the inverse method in the frequency domain
2003 · 16 citationsEvaluation of gluing of CFRP onto concrete structures by infrared thermography coupled with thermal impedance
2014 · 15 citationsIn situ thermal properties characterization using frequential methods
2007 · 15 citationsStatistical indicator for the detection of anomalies in gas, electricity and water consumption: Application of smart monitoring for educational buildings
2019 · 15 citationsA thermal control methodology based on a machine learning forecasting model for indoor heating
2021 · 15 citationsMonitoring and thermal characterisation of cement matrix materials using non-destructive testing
2007 · 14 citationsDetection of reinforcement bars in concrete slab by infrared thermography and microwaves excitation
2014 · 13 citationsUse of noninteger identification models for monitoring soil water content
2003 · 12 citations