OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Building Services Engineering Research & Technology 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Measuring lift door air leakage rates in modern high-rise residential buildings	29
Assessment of recent UK fire safety guidance for covered car parks and electric vehicles	24
Prediction of mould growth rate within building envelopes: development and validation of an improved model	20
Numerical investigation of fire in the cavity of naturally ventilated double skin façade with venetian blinds	18
Corrigendum to “CIBSE TM54 energy projections I: A case study using quasi-steady statemodelling”	17
Erratum to Volume 40 Issue 4, July 2019: Assessing and mitigating overheating in buildings	17
Preparation and performance study of a novel radiant panel for thermal and cooling storage with phase change materials	17
Building drainage system risk assessment using convolutional neural networks	13
A data-driven workflow to improve energy efficient operation of commercial buildings: A review with real-world examples	13
Evaluating UKCP18-Based weather files for overheating assessment using building simulation: A case study for a flat in london	13
An improvement in clash detection process by prioritizing relevance clashes using fuzzy-AHP methods	11
Practical applications	11
Indoor thermal environment and energy performance in a central air heating system using a heat pump for a house with underfloor space for heat distribution	10
Evaluating whole life carbon impact of climate control systems in net-zero building designs	9
Streamlining life cycle assessment for complex Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing products – Lessons from lighting	9
Practical Applications	8
Towards net-zero archetypes: The performance of system-only, fabric-only, staged and whole-house retrofit	8
Investigation of the fire hazard of underground space fire scenarios in urban metro tunnels under natural ventilation: Analysis of the impact of tunnel slope on smoke back-layering length	8
Predicting the energy performance of retrofit domestic heat pumps	7
A study on universal round trip time analysis for passenger demand beyond elevator contract capacity by Monte Carlo simulation	7
Effects of humidity control and simulated natural airflow on indoor dynamic thermal comfort	6
Closing the loop in building services: A systematic review of circular economy applications	6
Thermal comfort in lower economic groups: The applicability of the ASHRAE-55 adaptive standards in informal settlements and refugee camps	6
Building performance evaluation of low-energy dwellings with and without smart thermostats	6
Research on multi-objective optimization of building energy efficiency based on energy consumption and thermal comfort	6

Investigating urban canyons, façade albedo, and pedestrian thermal comfort using microclimate model calculations	6
Energy-saving potential assessment of a classroom building envelope through sensitivity analysis and multi-objective optimization under different climate types	5
CIBSE TM54 energy projections I: A case study using quasi-steady state modelling	5
The safe evacuation of persons from a building operating within COVID-19 restrictions	5
Development of artificial neural network models for indirect evaporative coolers in multi-climate regions based on field measurement	5
Performance evaluation of an energy-efficient oscillating air-conditioning dehumidification system through experimental testing and numerical modelling	5
Effects of contaminant diffusion on the fresh air inlets of a clean room workshop	5
Fire safety study of a perlite concrete chimney and wooden ceilings used in buildings based on experimental tests and CFD analysis	4
Securing Internet of Things devices by enabling Ethereum blockchain using smart contracts	4
Investigating the opportunity for cooling the London underground through waste heat recovery	4
Evaluation of thermal comfort in mixed-mode buildings in temperate oceanic climates using American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers Comfort Database II	4
Practical applications	4
Narrative modelling: A comparison of high and low mass dwelling solutions in Afghanistan and Peru	4
Accounting for lack of European harmonisation when creating next generation energy performance certificates	4
Practical applications	4
Modelling the positive and negative interaction between mood and thermal sensation in the built environment using a combined Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm and Morris method	4
Feasibility of battery storage in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in Ireland: A case study	4
Closed cavity façade, an innovative energy saving façade	3
Ambient loop district heating and cooling networks with integrated mobility, power and interseasonal storage	3
Practical applications	3
Practical applications	3
Investigating energy performance of build-to-rent buildings in england	3
Correlation of AC energy consumption and passive thermal comfort with floor levels in tropical high-rise residential dwellings	3
Digital-twin-controlled ventilation for real-time resilience against transmission of airborne infectious disease in an indoor food court	3
Knowledge shared is knowledge grown	3
Accurate representations of locally meaningful future extreme weather events and the implications for India	3
Night cooling by hybrid supply ventilation – analytical predictions of airflow rates and the ‘hybrid ventilation triangles’	3
Culturable airborne fungi communities in naturally ventilated indoor spaces of old residential buildings in Poland	3