OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Architectural Science Review is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A neurocognitive study of the emotional impact of geometrical criteria of architectural space	28
How can carbon be stored in the built environment? A review of potential options	27
Monitoring CO₂ concentration to control the infection probability due to airborne transmission in naturally ventilated university classrooms	19
Eye-tracking emulation software: a promising urban design tool	18
Numerical investigation of the indoor thermal behaviour based on PCMs in a hot climate	16
Risk of overheating in low-rise naturally ventilated residential buildings of northeast India – an effect of climate change	15
Rethinking the concept of building energy rating system in Australia: a pathway to life-cycle net-zero energy building design	14
Year long monitoring of indoor air quality and ventilation in school classrooms in Victoria, Australia	14
Evaluating the effectiveness of online teaching in architecture courses	14
Architecture, biometrics, and virtual environments triangulation: a research review	13
The ‘visual attractiveness’ of architectural facades: measuring visual complexity and attractive strength in architecture	13
Why does the perception of street matter? A dimensional analysis of multisensory social and physical attributes shaping the perception of streets	12
Towards human-centred general hospitals: the potential of dementia-friendly design	11
State of XR research in architecture with focus on professional practice – a systematic literature review	11
Socio-spatial relationships in design of residential care homes for people living with dementia diagnoses: a grounded theory approach	10
A systematic review of the BIM in construction: from smart building management to interoperability of BIM & AI	9
Thermal environmental effects of vertical greening and building layout in open residential neighbourhood design: a case study in Shanghai	8
Streamlining sustainable design in building information modeling BIM-based PV design and analysis tools	7
Urban heat-mitigating building form and façade framework	6
Energy balance and photovoltaic integration in positive energy buildings. Design and performance in built office case studies	6
A scientometric analysis and review of spatial cognition studies within the framework of neuroscience and architecture	6
A neuro-cognitive investigation of the impact of glass floors on people	6
Overview of 3D construction printing and future perspectives: a review of technology, companies and research progression	6
The zero building: an exemplary nearly zero energy office building (NZEB) and its potential to become a positive energy building (PEB)	6
Multi-objective optimization design for rural houses in western zones of China	5

Clay 3D printing as a bio-design research tool: development of photosynthetic living building components	5
Data-driven approach to prioritize residential buildings’ retrofits in cold climates using smart thermostat data	5
Pre-Occupancy evaluation of buildings in VR: development of the prototype and user studies	5
A design assessment tool for layout planning in residential care for dementia	4
The effect of online teaching on basic design studio in the time of COVID-19: an application of the technology acceptance model	4
Integrated energy, daylighting, comfort and environmental performance analysis of window systems in patient rooms	4
Design vocabulary and schemas for biophilic experiences in cold climate schools	4
Robotic tools, native matter: workflow and methods for geomaterial reconstitution using additive manufacturing	4
Earth-based additive manufacturing: A field-oriented methodology for evaluating material printability	4
Dynamic solar screens for high-performance buildings – a critical review of perforated external shading systems	4
Multi-atrium configuration design for energy efficiency in shopping malls: an ANN-based metamodel for sensitivity analysis and design optimization	4
Assessing the effectiveness of several passive design strategies using the CIBSE overheating criteria: case study of an Earth Brick Shell House in Johannesburg, South Africa	4
How urban wellbeing is influenced by spatial urban parameters (density, morphology, vegetation & commerce), as examined in a VR framework	4
Evolving interaction: a qualitative investigation of user mental models for smart thermostat users	4
How do atria affect navigation in multi-level museum environments?	3
A review on performance of sustainable microalgae photobioreactor façades technology: exploring challenges and advantages	3
A review on architectural guidelines to safely reopen buildings in light of COVID-19 in the United States: establishing future research opportunities	3
Exploring homeostatic value of space to prevent maladaptive behaviours of people living with dementia: a narrative study	3
A review of residential building archetypes and their applications to study building energy consumption	3
The inclusion and efficacy of first-person narrative in the design of long-term care homes	3
Algorithmic vernacular: a generative design process for hillside settlements and dwellings, optimized for siting, access and prefabricated construction	3
Human cognition and emotional response towards visual environmental features in an urban built context: a systematic review on perception-based studies	3
Influence of winter natural ventilation on thermal environment of university dormitories under central heating mode in severe cold regions of China	3
The impact of service core reduction in supertall buildings: a study on structural design, embodied carbon, and leasable floor area	3
A natural language processing framework for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing users’ sentiment on the built environment: case implementation of New York City and Seoul residences	3
Effects of exposure to moisture on biodeterioration of facade finishes in the hot-humid tropical environment of Enugu metropolis, Nigeria	2
Evaluating building wayfinding performance in healthcare environment: a novel hybrid decision-making model	2
Up on the roof: a review of design, construction, and technology trends in vertical extensions	2
Development and performance testing of a polyvalent heat pump for hot and cold water production	2
Architectural cognition cards: a card-based method for introducing spatial cognition research and user-centred thinking into the design process	2
Acceptable indoor air quality at reduced energy consumption for high-occupancy buildings with intermittent operation	2
Towards a dignity manifesto of design - for people living with dementia	2
Teaching earthquake-resistant structural systems in architecture department: a hands-on learning experience	2
An increasing resistance to increasing resistivity	2
Performance evaluation of an architecturally-designed vertical high capacity linear slot diffuser in a tropical atrium	2
Overcooling in UAE homes: health issues and implications for learning efficiency	1
Reinterpreting the Dougong joint: a systematic review of robotic technologies for the assembly of timber joinery	1
Perceived density and positive affect ratings of studio apartments: an EEG study	1
Real-time fabrication analysis: a method for evaluating fabrication constraints of complex concrete shapes	1
A behavioural analysis of outdoor thermal comfort in a hot, arid climate: a culture and gender equality perspective	1
Using brain waves to assess the colour effect on promoting spirituality in the mosque architecture	1
Renovation process challenges and barriers: addressing the communication and coordination bottlenecks in the zero-energy building renovation workflow in European residential buildings	1
Emergence of eye-tracking in architectural research: a review of studies 1976–2021	1
Solar shadings in contemporary New Zealand architecture: state of the art and future perspectives	1
Innovative wall package made of macro-encapsulated phase change material and geopolymer concrete: in-field thermal analysis for a Mediterranean climate	1
Guest editorial for special issue, ASR	1
A neurological examination of gender differences in architectural perception	1
A comparative study on structural design alternatives for twisted tall buildings with outriggers	1
A study to depict challenges and opportunities building industry professionals face when designing inclusive and accessible buildings	1
The application of deep generative models in urban form generation based on topology: a review	1

D ⁴ G framework: a novel Voronoi diagram classification for decoding natural geometrics to enhance the built environment	1
Revisiting the plastic number theory from the perspective of perceptual psychology	1
Editorial: Innovations in envelope design, fabrication and analysis	1
Empirical comparison of spatial experience between photo-based IVE and real space	1
A decision-making framework to prioritize existing buildings for adaptive reuse with a case study of school buildings in Guilan, Iran	1
Design and fabrication of smooth poly-hypar timber gridshells	1
FM-FRP: new materiality in FRP as architectured matter with textile attributes	1
Architectural design gives hope for dementia	1
Study on the classification of villages in Jilin Province based on space syntax and machine learning	1
Modernity in Javanese tradition: adapting vernacular design and local culture to Indonesian urban living	1
Comparison of different thermal comfort models: mosque and church cases	1
Effect of virtual reality on perceptions of usability, suitability, satisfaction, and self-efficacy among architecture and design university students	1
Contribution of numerical simulation to the study of pedestrian mobility in the context of COVID-19: case of a university campus in Algeria	1