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Analysis of institutional authors

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October 15, 2024
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The assembly factory of General Motors Suisse in Biel, a functionalist construction

Publicated to:Informes De La Construccion. 71 (556): e318-10 - 2019-12-01 71(556), DOI: 10.3989/ic.67435

Authors: Arribas-Blanco, R

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Univ Politecn Valencia, Escuela Tecn Super Caminos Canales & Puertos, Dept Ingn Construcc, Valencia, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Escuela Tecn Super Caminos Canales & Puertos, Proyectos Ingn Civil, Valencia, Spain - Author

Abstract

In this text an unknown building, but of great relevance, is analyzed, the assembly factory of the North American company General Motors. It was built in Bid (Switzenrland) in 1936, whose authors were Rudolf Steiger and Carl Hubacher. Its importance lies in being one of the examples projected at the beginning of the 20th century under purely scientific criteria, where objective variables, rigorously applied, created a unitary whole that responded in an efficient way to its function. Leaving aside any aesthetic premise, engineering know-how was applied to architectural work. The architectural project becomes, in this way, a sum of demonstrable evidence that defines all parameters. A way of doing that, almost hundred years more, has been proven its current validity.

Keywords

FunctionalisFunctionalismGeneral motors suisseHubacherIndustrializationMaterializationModern architecturObjectivityPrefabricationProject strategySachlichkeiSteiger

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Informes De La Construccion 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, 2019, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Architecture. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q4 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Construction & Building Technology.

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 2025-07-16:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 2

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 2025-07-16:

  • 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: 4 (PlumX).

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.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.

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 (Arribas Blanco, Ruth) and Last Author (Arribas Blanco, Ruth).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Arribas Blanco, Ruth.