Ruben Ndihokubwayo

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Also at Walter Sisulu Universityfrom their recent papers

Academic: Researcher/Lecturer, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, since 2008per ORCID

Publishing since 2008, latest 2021

Management Science and Operations Research
Building and Construction
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
Social Psychology
Strategy and Management
Accounting

Publications: 192008–2021
Citations: 214to those papers
h-index: 6i10-index 3
Field-weighted impact: 0.621.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 11%2 of 18 scored papers
Open access: 42%8 papers free to read

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Academic: Researcher/Lecturer, Construction Management and Quantity SurveyingCape Peninsula University of Technologysince 2008

Education

PhD Construction Economics, Quantity SurveyingNelson Mandela Metropolitan University2010–2014
MTech (Cum Laude) Construction Management, Construction Management and Quantity SurveyingCape Peninsula University of Technology2007–2008
Bachelor (Honours) Quantity Surveying, Quantity SurveyingNational University of Science and Technology2001–2005

On their papers

Publications

19 in all

Improving energy efficiency of HVAC systems in buildings: a review of best practices
2021International Journal of Building Pathology and AdaptationJournal103 citations10.1108/ijbpa-02-2021-0019
Assessment of time management practices of small medium sized contractors in project delivery in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
2021Acta Structilia

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Management Science and Operations Research1368%
Building and Construction737%
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology421%
Social Psychology421%
Strategy and Management316%
Accounting211%
Education211%
Management Information Systems211%
Civil and Structural Engineering15%
Cognitive Neuroscience15%

Health Sciences
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Construction Project Management and Performance13
BIM and Construction Integration5
Occupational Health and Safety Research4
Facilities and Workplace Management3
Life Cycle Costing Analysis2
Quality and Supply Management2
Sustainable Building Design and Assessment2
Value Engineering and Management2
Building Energy and Comfort Optimization1
Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion1
Competency Development and Evaluation1
Construction Engineering and Safety1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

37% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1368111316Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa18
Australia3
Germany2
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Cape Peninsula University of TechnologyZA17 papers
Curtin UniversityAU3 papers
Walter Sisulu UniversityZA2 papers
Nelson Mandela UniversityZA2 papers
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-SenftenbergDE1 paper
Mississippi State UniversityUS1 paper
Wismar University of Applied SciencesDE1 paper
University of Cape TownZA1 paper
University of JohannesburgZA1 paper

Where they publish

Acta Structilia4
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)2
International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management2
Balkan Region Conference on Engineering and Business Education1
International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation1
International Journal of Construction Management

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

7Affordable and clean energy1
8Decent work and economic growth1
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
11Sustainable cities and communities1

Most cited

Improving energy efficiency of HVAC systems in buildings: a review of best practices
International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation7
2021103 citationsWorld top 10%
A rework probability model: a quantitative assessment of rework occurrence in construction projects
International Journal of Construction Management
201536 citationsWorld top 10%
Variation orders on construction projects: value-adding or waste?