OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Architectural Science Review is 4. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Development of an adaptive thermal comfort model for energy-saving building design in Japan	43
A critical review on the impact of built environment on users’ measured brain activity	24
A neurocognitive study of the emotional impact of geometrical criteria of architectural space	22
A study on main architectural and structural design considerations of contemporary supertall buildings	22
How can carbon be stored in the built environment? A review of potential options	22
Human wayfinding behaviour and metrics in complex environments: a systematic literature review	20
Rethinking the concept of building energy rating system in Australia: a pathway to life-cycle net-zero energy building design	13
Virtual environments as medium for laypeople to communicate and collaborate in urban design	13
Monitoring CO₂ concentration to control the infection probability due to airborne transmission in naturally ventilated university classrooms	13
Risk of overheating in low-rise naturally ventilated residential buildings of northeast India – an effect of climate change	12
Eye-tracking emulation software: a promising urban design tool	12
Numerical investigation of the indoor thermal behaviour based on PCMs in a hot climate	12
The ‘visual attractiveness’ of architectural facades: measuring visual complexity and attractive strength in architecture	11
Year long monitoring of indoor air quality and ventilation in school classrooms in Victoria, Australia	11
Towards human-centred general hospitals: the potential of dementia-friendly design	11
Architecture, biometrics, and virtual environments triangulation: a research review	10
Why does the perception of street matter? A dimensional analysis of multisensory social and physical attributes shaping the perception of streets	10
State of XR research in architecture with focus on professional practice – a systematic literature review	10
Evaluating the effectiveness of online teaching in architecture courses	9
Socio-spatial relationships in design of residential care homes for people living with dementia diagnoses: a grounded theory approach	8
Operation assessment of an air-PCM unit for summer thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated building	7
Masonry screen walls: a digital framework for design generation and environmental performance optimization	6
The impact of building form on overheating control: a case study of Larch House	6
Thermal environmental effects of vertical greening and building layout in open residential neighbourhood design: a case study in Shanghai	6
Thermal behaviour of concrete and corrugated zinc green roofs on low-rise housing in the humid tropics	6

Multi-criteria performance evaluation of a glass panel system using full-scale experimental data	5
Urban heat-mitigating building form and façade framework	5
Streamlining sustainable design in building information modeling BIM-based PV design and analysis tools	5
A neuro-cognitive investigation of the impact of glass floors on people	5
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
A scientometric analysis and review of spatial cognition studies within the framework of neuroscience and architecture	4
Pre-Occupancy evaluation of buildings in VR: development of the prototype and user studies	4
Overview of 3D construction printing and future perspectives: a review of technology, companies and research progression	4
The zero building: an exemplary nearly zero energy office building (NZEB) and its potential to become a positive energy building (PEB)	4
Indoor air quality and self-reported multiple chemical sensitivity in newly constructed apartments in Indonesia	4
Multi-objective optimization design for rural houses in western zones of China	4
Energy balance and photovoltaic integration in positive energy buildings. Design and performance in built office case studies	4
Living wall influence on the microclimates of sheltered urban conditions: results from monitoring studies	4