A study from the Stanford University that looked at publications published between 1996-2019 identified Dr Brilakis as being in the Top 2% most cited researchers in the world. This study covered around 7 million researchers that were categorized into 22 major scientific fields, and 176 sub-fields.

In the sub-field of Building & Contruction, Dr Brilakis ranks 343 worldwide in terms of citations of his work.

Dr Brilakis' research interests lie broadly in the field of construction engineering with a focus on construction automation and information technologies, and is an author of over 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings.