OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Architectural Science Review is 3. 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 2021-01-01 to 2025-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial: Smart and healthy within the two-degree limit	35
The effects of interactive stairways on user behaviour and safety	27
Contribution of numerical simulation to the study of pedestrian mobility in the context of COVID-19: case of a university campus in Algeria	20
Simulation-based analysis of window paper effects on daylighting of traditional Beijing siheyuan	19
Occupants’ mood states in evaluating indoor environmental quality (IEQ) acceptance	17
Editorial: Innovations in envelope design, fabrication and analysis	16
Influence of selection of rural reference area for quantifying the surface urban heat islands intensity in major South Korean cities	15
Solar shadings in contemporary New Zealand architecture: state of the art and future perspectives	14
Professional architects’ design trade-offs in reinforcement learning-powered agent-based simulation	14
Determination of the acoustical performance of multipurpose music classrooms	14
Exploring homeostatic value of space to prevent maladaptive behaviours of people living with dementia: a narrative study	13
Why does the perception of street matter? A dimensional analysis of multisensory social and physical attributes shaping the perception of streets	12
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	12
Algorithmic vernacular: a generative design process for hillside settlements and dwellings, optimized for siting, access and prefabricated construction	11
Auralising the soundscape of Sagrada Família Basilica: a virtual journey through sound	9
Enhancing experiences with digital technology to understand and shape the built environment	8
Revisiting the plastic number theory from the perspective of perceptual psychology	7
Effect of virtual reality on perceptions of usability, suitability, satisfaction, and self-efficacy among architecture and design university students	7
An AI-assisted approach for creating and archiving interior design references using 360-degree panoramic images	7
Comparison of different thermal comfort models: mosque and church cases	6
Clay 3D printing as a bio-design research tool: development of photosynthetic living building components	6
Dynamic solar screens for high-performance buildings – a critical review of perforated external shading systems	6
Impacts of adjacent façades on cognitive performance and psychology of university students in long hours of indoor work	6
D ⁴ G framework: a novel Voronoi diagram classification for decoding natural geometrics to enhance the built environment	6
Evolving interaction: a qualitative investigation of user mental models for smart thermostat users	5

Modelling the perception of visual design principles on façades through fuzzy sets: towards building an automated architectural data generation and labelling tool	5
Renovation process challenges and barriers: addressing the communication and coordination bottlenecks in the zero-energy building renovation workflow in European residential buildings	5
Emergence of eye-tracking in architectural research: a review of studies 1976–2021	5
Balancing design intent and performance: an algorithmic design approach	5
On the average horizontal illuminance in rooms with one or two point light sources	4
Earth-based additive manufacturing: A field-oriented methodology for evaluating material printability	4
Acceptable indoor air quality at reduced energy consumption for high-occupancy buildings with intermittent operation	4
‘Even our physical buildings are f*cked’: navigating spatial shocks in women’s shelters during COVID-19 and recommendations for future resilience	4
Describing the historic indoor climate: thermal monitoring at Hardwick Hall	4
Employing surface tooling for thermal modulation	4
Modernity in Javanese tradition: adapting vernacular design and local culture to Indonesian urban living	4
Integrated energy, daylighting, comfort and environmental performance analysis of window systems in patient rooms	4
Evaluating urban walkability: a comprehensive review of tools and techniques	4
Characterization and modeling of bistable laminates for kinetic shading screens	3
Assessment of different types of bricks in varying wall configurations in an indoor thermal environment for a semi-arid region	3
The effects of personal control and perceived thermal comfort on occupant psychological health at the workplace	3
Correction	3
Eye-tracking emulation software: a promising urban design tool	3
Association between DRD4 gene and perception of architectural spaces by using EEG	3
Evaluating building wayfinding performance in healthcare environment: a novel hybrid decision-making model	3
Thermal environmental effects of vertical greening and building layout in open residential neighbourhood design: a case study in Shanghai	3
Frontiers in neuro-informed approaches: a comprehensive review of immersive and neuroscience technologies in built environment research	3
How urban wellbeing is influenced by spatial urban parameters (density, morphology, vegetation & commerce), as examined in a VR framework	3
A systematic review of the BIM in construction: from smart building management to interoperability of BIM & AI	3
Investigating the effect of different smells in the indoor built environment (office) on human emotions using a mixed-method approach	3
Pedestrian-level wind speed analysis: a case study	3