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Buceta-Albillos, NCorresponding AuthorAyuga-Tellez, EAuthor

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April 11, 2024
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The State of the Art in the Biophilic Construction of Healthy Spaces for People

Publicated to: Buildings. 14 (2): 491- - 2024-02-01 14(2), DOI: 10.3390/buildings14020491

Authors:

Buceta-Albillos, Natividad; Ayuga-Tellez, Esperanza
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Univ Politecn Madrid, Bldg Infrastruct & Projects Rural & Environm Engn, Jose Antonio Novais 10 - Author

Abstract

Human beings need a connection to nature for their overall well-being, as highlighted by numerous publications. Housing is an extension of people's lives. Confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of sustainability, longevity and the digital society are placing value on more sustainable and healthy construction for people's well-being and quality of life. These premises motivate this study of the state of the art of biophilic design with a therapeutic and social approach. The main objective of this research is to investigate the evolution of the concept of biophilia in healthy buildings for people and the environment, analysing the current situation and identifying the main theories, models and applications. This research employs the six-step methodology for state-of-the-art analysis (SotA), using the process of reflexivity throughout this study. There are very few scientific studies that measure the positive impact of biophilic design on people's well-being, and they tend to take the form of scientific discussion rather than evidence; this is their main limitation. Our recommendation is to identify new quantitative research on the biophilic impact on humans of healthy spaces in order to evaluate their effects.
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Keywords

BiophiliaCovid-19Current situationDesignDigital societyExposureHealthy buildingsHealthy spaceHealthy spacesHuman beingQuality of lifeRecoveryState of the artSustainabilitySustainable developmentTheory modelWell beingWell-beingWindow

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Buildings 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, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Architecture. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-12-19:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 3
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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 2025-12-19:

  • 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: 40 (PlumX).

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

    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.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/90758/

    As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

    • Views: 53
    • Downloads: 55
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (BUCETA ALBILLOS, NATIVIDAD) and Last Author (AYUGA TELLEZ, ESPERANZA).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been BUCETA ALBILLOS, NATIVIDAD.

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