OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Fire and Materials 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
Experimental and analytical study of hybrid fiber reinforced concrete prepared with basalt fiber under high temperature	61
Effect of temperature on mechanical properties of ultra‐high performance concrete	30
Evaluating the fire risk associated with cladding panels: An overview of fire incidents, policies, and future perspective in fire standards	27
Synthesis and characterization of bio‐based intumescent flame retardant and its application in polyurethane	21
Revisiting flexible polyurethane foam flammability in furniture and bedding in the United States	20
Pursuing behavioral realism in Virtual Reality for fire evacuation research	18
A model for the pyrolysis of two Nordic structural timbers	16
Experimental assessment on LPG fire extinguishing properties of three chemical powders before and after milling action	15
Effects of layered double hydroxides on the thermal and flame retardant properties of intumescent flame retardant high density polyethylene composites	15
Enhancement of thermal stability and flame retardancy of ethylene vinyl acetate/magnesium hydroxide composite by carbon black	14
Thermal protective performance of firefighting protective clothing incorporated with phase change material in fire environments	13
Enclosure fire dynamics with a cross‐laminated timber ceiling	12
Chemical exposure and flammability risks of upholstered furniture	11
The effect of soaking in increasingly alkaline aqueous solutions on the spontaneous combustion characteristics of bituminous coal	11
Testing for knowledge: Application of machine learning techniques for prediction of flashover in a 1/5 scale ISO 13784‐1 enclosure	11
A holistic framework for development and assessment of risk‐informed performance‐based building regulation	11
Flame‐retardant features of various boron compounds in thermoplastic polyurethane and performance comparison with aluminum trihydroxide and magnesium hydroxide	11
Study the heat dissipation performance of lithium‐ion battery liquid cooling system based on flat heat pipe	10
Effects of high heat flux exposures on tensile strength of firefighters' protective clothing	10
Improving fire retardancy of medium density fiberboard by nano‐wollastonite	10
The curious case of the second/end peak in the heat release rate of wood: A cone calorimeter investigation	10
Demonstrating adequate safety for a concrete column exposed to fire, using probabilistic methods	10
Effects of inorganic fillers on the performance of the water‐based intumescent fire‐retardant coating	10
Fire risk assessment in cotton storage based on fuzzy comprehensive evaluation and Bayesian network	10
Exploring the biomechanics of walking and crowd “flow”	10

Fire hazard of compressed straw as an insulation material for wooden structures	10
Modeling pedestrian group behavior in crowd evacuations	10
Fire dynamics inside a large and open‐plan compartment with exposed timber ceiling and columns: CodeRed #01	10
Reconstruction of the Grenfell Tower fire – Part 4: Contribution to the understanding of fire propagation and behaviour during horizontal fire spread	9
A novel high polymer nanocomposite inhibitor for coal gangue spontaneous combustion prevention: A case study of Yangquan coal gangue in China	8
Experimental study on the effect of lateral concentrated smoke extraction on smoke stratification in the longitudinal ventilated tunnel	8
The flame retardancy of ionic liquid functionalized graphene oxide in unsaturated polyester resins	8
Simulated pool fire testing and modeling of a composite metal foam	8
Can fire cause the collapse of Plasco Building: A numerical investigation	8
Thermo‐mechanical behaviour of cross‐laminated timber slabs under standard and natural fires	8
Studying smoldering to flaming transition in polyurethane furniture subassemblies: Effects of fabrics, flame retardants, and material type	8
Synergistic flame retardancy of bis(1‐methoxy‐2,2,6,6‐tetramethylpiperidin‐4‐yl)sebacate and aluminium hypophosphite/melamine hydrobromide in PP	7
Novel super‐absorbent polymer‐grafted tea polyphenol composite inhibitor for the prevention of coal spontaneous combustion	7
Experimental investigation of human tenability and sprinkler protection in hospital room fires	7
Comparative analysis of thermal runaway characteristics of lithium‐ion battery under oven test and local high temperature	7
Study on fire smoke flow characteristics in the ventilation network and linkage control system in coal mines	7
A review of methods for determining structural fire severity—Part I: A historical perspective	7
Combustion behavior of upholstered furniture. Important findings, practical use, and implications	7
Assessing the combustibility of claddings: A comparative study of the modified cone calorimeter method and cylindrical furnace test	7
Automated fitting of thermogravimetric analysis data	7
The variations of free radical and index gas CO in spontaneous combustion of coal gangue under different oxygen concentrations	7
Modeling the thermal decomposition and residual mass of a carbon fiber epoxy matrix composite with a phenomenological approach: Effect of the reaction scheme	7
Phosphorus esters of1‐dopyl‐1,2‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl)ethene as effective flame retardants for polymeric materials	7
Reduction of fire spalling of concrete with small doses of polypropylene fibres	7
Measuring human perceptions of developing room fires: The influence of situational and dispositional factors	7
Influence of multisource fire on temperature distribution and natural smoke exhaust effect in urban tunnels with a shaft	6
Smoldering ignition and emission dynamics of wood under low irradiation	6
Effects of upholstery materials on the burning behavior of real‐scale residential upholstered furniture mock‐ups	6
Review of fire experiments in mass timber compartments: Current understanding, limitations, and research gaps	6
Flame‐retardant thermoplastic polyurethane based on reactive phosphonate polyol	6
Elevated temperature thermal properties of advanced materials used in LSF systems	6
Influence of carbon nanoparticle geometry on the fire resistance and anti‐aging properties of intumescent fire‐retardant coatings	6
In‐situ synthesis and adhesion method to prepare phosphorous–nitrogen compounds flame‐retardant wood pulp paper with high efficiency and durability	6
Experimentation on minimum ignition temperature for boron blended fireworks flash powder dust cloud at normal and inert environmental conditions	6
Assessing smoke toxicity of burning combustibles by four expressions for fractional effective dose	6
An efficient fire detection algorithm based on multi‐scale convolutional neural network	6
Bond behaviour of rebar in concrete at elevated temperatures: A soft computing approach	6
FDS simulations and modelling efforts of travelling fires in a large elongated compartment	6
Investigation on the suppression characteristic of deoxidization gel foam on coal spontaneous combustion	6
Performance of clay masonry prisms with light weight plaster exposed to standard fire exposure	6
Interactions between calcium carbonate and ammonium polyphosphate in low‐borate concentration hydrocarbon intumescent coatings	6
The study of coupling effects of humidity‐heat on the protection performance of protective clothing for fire fighting	6
Study on characteristics of methane explosion flame and pressure wave propagation to the non‐methane area in a connected chamber	5
Soft furnishing fires: They're still a problem	5
A modified specimen holder for cone calorimeter testing of composite materials to reduce influence from specimen edges	5
Preparation and flame retardancy of flax fabric/polybenzoxazine laminates	5
Temperature effect on the physical and mechanical properties of parallel strand bamboo	5
Experimental study of flame spread over PE‐insulated single copper core wire under varying pressure and electric current	5
Fire safe, sustainable loose furnishing	5
Improving thermal and flame retardant properties of sorbitol‐based bioepoxy systems by phosphorus‐based flame retardants	5

Emulation of condensed fuel flames with gaseous fuels supplied through a porous copper calorimeter	5
Performance and failure mechanism of fire barriers in full‐scale chair mock‐ups	5
Flame retardant investigations on carbon fibre‐reinforced polyurethane resin parts for aircraft applications produced by wet compression moulding	5
Identification and characterization of design fires and particle emissions to be used in performance‐based fire design of nuclear facilities	5
Design car fire size based on fire statistics and experimental data	5
Preparation of a novel synergistic flame retardant and its application in silicone rubber composites	5
A novel intrinsic flame‐retardant waterborne poly(urethane) copolymers containing phosphorus‐nitrogen	5
The impact of halogen free phosphorus, inorganic and nitrogen flame retardants on the toxicity and density of smoke from 10 common polymers	5
Experimental investigation of the suppression effects of ammonium polyphosphate on explosion characteristics of unsaturated polyester resin dust	5
Reduced‐scale test to assess the effect of fire barriers on the flaming combustion of cored composites: An upholstery‐material case study	5
Impact of ventilation on the fire dynamics of an open‐plan compartment with exposed timber ceiling and columns: CodeRed #02	5
Effect of aryl phosphates on toxicity of combustion gases of flame‐retardant polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene blends according to EN 45545 railway standard	5
Investigation of sintering properties and ceramifying process of amorphous silica/mica‐based ceramifiable polyethylene composites	5
A review of methods for determining structural fire severity—Part II: Analysis and review	5
European approach to assess the fire performance of façades	5
Smouldering fire and emission characteristics of Eucalyptus litter fuel	5
Research on the influence of wollastonite fibers on the stability of foam extinguishment agent and its effect on the extinguishing efficiency of pool fire	5
Effects of substrate thermal conditions on the swelling of thin intumescent coatings	5
Demonstration of an all‐in‐one solution for fire safe upholstery furniture: A benign backcoating for smoldering and flame‐resistant cover fabrics	5
External fire plumes from mass timber compartment fires—Comparison to test methods for regulatory compliance of façades	4
Effect of shielding rates on upward flame spread over extruded polystyrene foam in vertical channel and heat transfer mechanism	4
Modeling of hot water and steam protective performance of fabrics used in Firefighters' clothing	4
Numerical and experimental study of cedar façade fire	4
Evaluation of small scale n‐heptane fire extinguishing efficacy by natural antioxidants based pyrotechnic compositions: An experimental study	4
The performance of laminated glass subjected to constant heat fluxes related to building fires	4
Preparation, thermal properties and permeabilities of aluminum‐coated fabrics destined for thermal radiation protective clothing	4
Influence of modern plastic furniture on the fire development in fires in homes: large‐scale fire tests in living rooms	4
Ignition temperature of combustible liquids in mixtures of air with nitrous oxide	4
Fire injury analysis	4
Flame‐retardant treatment of Lyocell fibers and effects on various fiber properties	4
Experimental study of time‐averaged upward fire propagation speed of expanded polystyrene external thermal insulation composite systems masonery façade	4
The combustion behavior of epoxy‐based multifunctional electrolytes	4
The chemical structure of a 30 cm methanol pool fire	4
Experimental study and analysis of radiation heat fluxes received by a floor beneath an inclined ceiling	4
Experimental study on vertical temperature profile of EPS external thermal insulation composite systems masonery façade fire according to JIS A 1310 method	4
Cross‐comparison of screening tests for fire spalling of concrete	4
Fuel effects on aqueous film formation and foam degradation and their impact on fire suppression by foams containing fluorosurfactants	4
Incorporation of technical, human and organizational risks in a dynamic probabilistic fire risk model for high‐rise residential buildings	4
Post‐fire behavior of CFRP retrofitted thin‐walled steel tanks	4
Temperature analysis of steel structures protected by intumescent paint with steel claddings in fire	4
Application of a judgement method to regulatory impact assessments for sprinkler protection to English high‐rise residential buildings	4
Insights into the particle diameter and base chosen for dry powder fire extinguishing agents	4
Development of a numerically efficient approach based on coupled CFD/FEM analysis for virtual fire resistance tests—Part B: Deformation process of a steel structure	4
Flame retardancy, combustion, and ceramization behavior of ceramifiable flame‐retardant room temperature vulcanized silicone rubber foam	4
Inhibition of aluminum‐silicon alloy dust explosion and flame by KH₂PO₄/montmorillonite composite powder	4
An experimental evaluation of the equivalence ratios in tests apparatus used for fire effluent toxicity studies	4
Fire performance of non‐load‐bearing double‐stud light steel frame walls: Experimental tests, numerical simulation, and simplified method	4
Evaluating the use of calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate as a mineral‐based fire retardant for application in melamine‐urea‐formaldehyde (MUF)‐bonded wood‐based composite materials	4