OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Building Services Engineering Research & Technology 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
Analysis of the impact of a novel cool roof on cooling performance for a low-rise prefabricated building in China	26
Performance assessment of free standing and building integrated grid connected photovoltaic system for southern part of India	20
What do we know about indoor air quality of nurseries? A review of the literature	15
Energy performance and loss analysis of 100 kWp grid-connected rooftop solar photovoltaic system	14
A literature review of building energy simulation and computational fluid dynamics co-simulation strategies and its implications on the accuracy of energy predictions	12
A multi-objective optimization operation strategy for ice-storage air-conditioning system based on improved firefly algorithm	11
A review of approaches and applications in building stock energy and indoor environment modelling	11
Computational fluid dynamics assessment for the thermal performance of double-skin façades in office buildings under hot climatic condition	10
Feasibility study to detect occupant thermal sensation using a low-cost thermal camera for indoor environments in Indonesia	9
Towards active buildings: Rating grid-servicing buildings	9
Vision-based human activity recognition for reducing building energy demand	9
Evaluating the perception of thermal environment in naturally ventilated schools in a warm and humid climate in Nigeria	9
Window operation behaviour and indoor air quality during lockdown: A monitoring-based simulation-assisted study in London	9
A novel hybrid Harris hawk optimization and sine cosine algorithm based home energy management system for residential buildings	8
Residential retrofit in the UK: The optimum retrofit measures necessary for effective heat pump use	8
Characterising the English school stock using a unified national on-site survey and energy database	8
A review of research on dynamic thermal comfort	8
Indoor occupancy estimation from carbon dioxide concentration using parameter estimation algorithms	8
Opportunities to decarbonize heat in the UK using Urban Wastewater Heat Recovery	7
Examining the magnitude and perception of summertime overheating in London care homes	7
Development and evaluation of a vision-based transfer learning approach for indoor fire and smoke detection	7
Associations between indoor soundscapes, building services and window opening behaviour during the COVID-19 lockdown	7
A multi-objective operation strategy optimization for ice storage systems based on decentralized control structure	7
Opportunities and barriers to business engagement in the UK domestic retrofit sector: An industry perspective	6
Net zero carbon: Energy performance targets for offices	6

Managing the risk of the energy performance gap in non-domestic buildings	6
Overheating assessment in flats with glazed balconies in warm-summer humid continental climate	5
Improving indoor air quality and occupant health through smart control of windows and portable air purifiers in residential buildings	5
Effect of boiler oversizing on efficiency: a dynamic simulation study	5
Securing Internet of Things devices by enabling Ethereum blockchain using smart contracts	5
A field study and analysis of passengers arriving at lift lobbies in social groups in multi-storey office, hotel and residential buildings	5
Measurement and rapid assessment of indoor air quality at mass gathering events to assess ventilation performance and reduce aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2	5
A holistic sequential fault detection and diagnostics framework for multiple zone variable air volume air handling unit systems	5
Research on the design and application of capillary heat exchangers for heat pumps in coastal areas	5
The effect of opening windows on the airflow distribution inside naturally ventilated residential bedrooms with ceiling fans	5
Solving the comfort-retrofit conundrum through post-occupancy evaluation and multi-objective optimisation	4
Towards implementing an indoor environmental quality standard in buildings: A pilot study	4
A data-driven workflow to improve energy efficient operation of commercial buildings: A review with real-world examples	4
Managing energy performance in buildings from design to operation using modelling and calibration	4
Climatic zoning for the building thermal design in China's rural areas	4
Numerical simulation on year-round performance of water-flow window with different shading control modes	4
The potential for the Passive House standard in Longyearbyen – the High Arctic	4
Modelling elevator traffic with social distancing in a university classroom building	4
Analysis of the characteristics of noise from substations in buildings	4
High rise buildings stairwells pressure differential systems tests and improvement solutions	4
Perception of wellbeing in educational spaces	4
Numerical investigation of fire in the cavity of naturally ventilated double skin façade with venetian blinds	4
Numerical simulations of concealed residential sprinkler head activation time in a standard thermal response room test	4
Energy-saving potential assessment of a classroom building envelope through sensitivity analysis and multi-objective optimization under different climate types	4