Analysis Of Topics And Trends In Indoor Environment Research In Europe: Studies In Indoor Monitoring

A database (IERIE) has been established that holds detailed information on indoor environment research projects across Europe, which is of potential value to both researchers and funders of research. This paper demonstrates how the database can be used to evaluate topic trends and patterns in indoor environment research, particularly focusing on indoor air monitoring. The illustrative analyses reveal, for example, the number of projects that are associated with indoor air monitoring and the types of study being performed. It is anticipated that as the database grows and develops it will be of increasing value to policy makers as well as to researchers and funding bodies.