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 2020-11-01 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
Evaluating the effectiveness of online teaching in architecture courses	14
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
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
Pre-Occupancy evaluation of buildings in VR: development of the prototype and user studies	5

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
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
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