OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Building and Environment is 76. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Impact of momentum sources on pedestrian-level peak wind predictions of an urban-like array using large-eddy simulations and statistical models	183
Evaluation of an immersed boundary numerical framework to address the wind field in complex urban topographies	176
Limitations of correlated colour temperature in visual perception and its implications for evaluating the colour rendition quality of indoor lighting	167
Case studies using a simple airborne infection risk calculator to minimize COVID-19 infection risk: Common approaches and challenges	165
Editorial Board	162
Characteristics of oxygenic-thermal coupled jet driven by concentration difference and temperature difference at high altitudes	143
Degradation of pollutants in solid and gas states using waterborne acrylic nanocomposite paints	143
Exploring office comfort and productivity in living labs: A yearlong structural equation modeling study	140
Generation of weather data for the assessment of building performances under future heatwave conditions	139
Boosting mold aerosol reduction and dehumidification performance in liquid desiccant systems using airborne ultrasound: An experimental study	134
Influence of atmospheric stability on air ventilation and thermal stress in a compact urban site by large eddy simulation	132
Experimental investigation on hygrothermal behaviour of cement and lime plaster	132
Analyzing the impact of indoor environmental quality on physiological responses and work performance: Implications for IEQ control strategies	131
Assessing built microclimate with building group frontal projection maps: A sun-path-dependent deep transfer learning neural network approach	128
Developments and evolution of housing architecture in the post-Corona era with a health-oriented approach	127
Editorial Board	127
Empirical investigation of interzonal air leakage and airborne sound transmission correlation in multi-unit residential buildings	123
Supervised learning-based assessment of office layout satisfaction in academic buildings	122
The effects of extreme high indoor temperature on EEG during a low intensity activity	118
Air quality forecasting with hybrid LSTM and extended stationary wavelet transform	113
Experimental performance analysis of hybrid air conditioner in cooling season	111
Inverse design of air supply distribution using coupled adjoint and parametric level set method	110
Do women feel colder by nature? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of sex differences in physiological and subjective thermal responses	108
Effect of reverberation and noise type on speech intelligibility in real complex acoustic scenarios	108
Determination of pressure difference coefficient of shuttle elevator doors in super high-rise buildings under stack effect	108

Evaluating thermal sensation in outdoor environments - Different methods of coupling CFD and radiation modelling with a human body thermoregulation model	107
Identification of odour compounds emitted by wooden boards with the presence of indoor ozone	106
Effect of thermal acclimatization on occupants’ thermal responses in dynamic thermal environments after exercise in summer	106
How does absenteeism impact the link between school's indoor environmental quality and student performance?	105
Information match between continuous occupant data streams and one-time manual surveys on indoor climate	105
The influence of weather on heat demand profiles in UK social housing tower blocks	104
Dynamic thermal demand analysis of residential buildings based on IoT air conditioner	104
Experimental investigation of the effect of surgical masks on outdoor thermal comfort in Xiamen, China	103
Assessing and upgrading urban thermal resilience of a Spanish MoMo neighbourhood over the span of 1960–2080	102
Identifying and classifying thermal anomalies in Arctic houses using two infrared cameras and different metrics	101
Occupancy estimation using IoT sensors and machine learning: Incorporating ventilation system operating state and preprocessed differential pressure data	100
Assessment of the estimation methods of Tmrt in semi-outdoor spaces in humid sub-tropical climates: An empirical study in Wuhan, China	99
Numerical study on the effect of a standing person on airflow instability in a single-aisle aircraft cabin	96
The problem of indoor environmental quality at a general Slovenian hospital and its contribution to sick building syndrome	96
Impacts of land use/ land cover types on interactions between urban heat island effects and heat waves	95
Comparative analysis of PMV Models accuracy implemented in the ISO 7730:2005 and ASHRAE 55:2023	94
Ten questions concerning building electrification	94
Equity in the built environment: A systematic review	93
Analysis of the energy and visual performance of a building with photochromic windows for a location in southern Italy	92
An occupant-centric adaptive façade based on real-time and contactless glare and thermal discomfort estimation using deep learning algorithm	91
Impact of green walls on ventilation and heat removal from street canyons: Coupling of thermal and aerodynamic resistance	91
Personalized Environmental Control Systems (PECS): Systematic Review of Benefits for Thermal Comfort, Air Quality, Health, and Human Performance	91
Evaluation of cognitive performance in high temperature with heart rate: A pilot study	91
BIM-based life cycle assessment: A systematic review on automation and decision-making during design	90
Investigation of HVAC operation strategies for office buildings during COVID-19 pandemic	89
A Novel Methodology for Rapid Aging of HVAC Filters Using a Synthetic Submicron Aerosol: Effects of HVAC System Operational and Environmental Conditions on Filter Loading	88
Fault diagnosis of HVAC AHUs based on a BP-MTN classifier	88
The impact of modeling assumptions on retrofit decision-making for low-carbon buildings	88
Safe CO2 threshold limits for indoor long-range airborne transmission control of COVID-19	87
Effects of facade rib arrangement on aerodynamic characteristics and flow structure of a square cylinder	86
Optimization of thermal insulation thickness pertaining to embodied and operational GHG emissions in cold climates – Future and present cases	85
Effect of water mist stimulation on dynamic thermal response of pedestrians in summer	85
Field study on the effect of space type, exercise intensity, and wet bulb globe temperature on thermal responses of exercisers	85
Hybrid feature selection-based machine learning methods for thermal preference prediction in diverse seasons and building environments	84
The effect of pre-sleep lighting on melatonin, sleep and alertness of the crews in the enclosed cabins in the evening with the cumulative effect of light	84
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polybrominated diphenyl ethers inside university campus: Indoor dust-bound pollution characteristics and health risks to university student	83
Occupant-centric cabin thermal sensation assessment system based on low-cost thermal imaging	82
Occupant-centric HVAC and window control: A reinforcement learning model for enhancing indoor thermal comfort and energy efficiency	82
Estimating turbulence intensity along the glide path using wind tunnel experiments combined with interpretable tree-based machine learning algorithms	81
Human body convective heat transfer coefficient under non-stationary turbulent wind	80
A critical review of ventilation effectiveness in naturally ventilated spaces from the perspective of sustainability and health	79
Enhancing occupant-centric ventilation control in airport terminals: A predictive optimization framework integrating agent-based simulation	79
A method for demand controlled ventilation based on a pressure loss model under conditions of non-fully developed flow	79
Indoor air pollution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons emitted by computers	79
Multisensory nature exposure in the workplace: Exploring the restorative benefits of smell experiences	78
Optimization strategies for outdoor thermal comfort at urban core transportation hub in summer--A case of Turpan Station, China	78
A systematic review on heavy metals in indoor air: Occurrence, spatial variation, and health risk	77
Associations between spatial attributes, IEQ exposures and occupant movement behaviour in an open-plan office	77
The influence of weather and level of observer expertise on suburban landscape perception	77
Assessment of year-round wind-driven ventilation by an integrated ventilation model	76

Natural ventilation in large spaces: CFD simplified model validated with full-scale experimental data of Roman Baths	76
Thermal comfort of medical protective clothing under high temperature and high humidity	76