OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Building and Environment is 77. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Case studies using a simple airborne infection risk calculator to minimize COVID-19 infection risk: Common approaches and challenges	195
Inverse design of air supply distribution using coupled adjoint and parametric level set method	185
Effect of thermal acclimatization on occupants’ thermal responses in dynamic thermal environments after exercise in summer	181
Membrane-based CO2 capture integrated with CCHP for a nearly zero-carbon building	179
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	173
Editorial Board	156
A method for demand controlled ventilation based on a pressure loss model under conditions of non-fully developed flow	151
Physiological-signal-based prediction of occupant thermal comfort in a nonuniform transient vehicular cabin during winter	148
A critical review of ventilation effectiveness in naturally ventilated spaces from the perspective of sustainability and health	147
Thermal performance of extensive green roof in the semi-arid climate of Northeastern Brazil	140
Exposure to PM1 and PM2.5 among household cooking members	139
Fomite transmission of MRSA in hospital dental departments: A modelling study based on real healthcare worker-patient contact patterns	133
Optimization of thermal insulation thickness pertaining to embodied and operational GHG emissions in cold climates – Future and present cases	130
Developments and evolution of housing architecture in the post-Corona era with a health-oriented approach	128
Identification of odour compounds emitted by wooden boards with the presence of indoor ozone	127
Dynamic thermal demand analysis of residential buildings based on IoT air conditioner	123
Enhancing occupant-centric ventilation control in airport terminals: A predictive optimization framework integrating agent-based simulation	120
Numerical study on the effect of a standing person on airflow instability in a single-aisle aircraft cabin	119
Equity in the built environment: A systematic review	115
Thermal comfort of medical protective clothing under high temperature and high humidity	115
The effects of extreme high indoor temperature on EEG during a low intensity activity	112
Enhancing human thermal comfort in hot arid cities: A systematic review of urban heat island observations and mitigation strategies	112
A systematic review of the integration of building information modeling into life cycle assessment	111
Examining temporally varying nonlinear effects of urban form on urban heat island using explainable machine learning: A case of Seoul	111
Natural ventilation in large spaces: CFD simplified model validated with full-scale experimental data of Roman Baths	111

Supervised learning-based assessment of office layout satisfaction in academic buildings	109
The challenge of noise pollution in high-density urban areas: Relationship between 2D/3D urban morphology and noise perception	108
An anisotropic prediction model of the resistance coefficient in porous media model for simulating wind flow through building arrays	108
Recognition and prediction of elderly thermal sensation based on outdoor facial skin temperature	105
Regional thermal environments (RTEs) and driving forces in six urban agglomerations of China and America	101
Exploring office comfort and productivity in living labs: A yearlong structural equation modeling study	100
The problem of indoor environmental quality at a general Slovenian hospital and its contribution to sick building syndrome	100
The impact of modeling assumptions on retrofit decision-making for low-carbon buildings	99
Façade design of side-lit spaces for different climates and surroundings by machine learning and NSGAIII	99
Indoor radon measurements and dose assessment for workers in kindergartens in southern poland	99
Impact of momentum sources on pedestrian-level peak wind predictions of an urban-like array using large-eddy simulations and statistical models	98
Evaluating thermal sensation in outdoor environments - Different methods of coupling CFD and radiation modelling with a human body thermoregulation model	98
Phthalates particle-gas partitioning of inorganic particles: Effect of particle size and phthalates adsorption competition	97
A Pattern-constrained deep learning model for urban canopy turbulence reconstruction from sparse sensor data	97
Weather effects on the lifecycle of U.S. Department of Defense equipment replacement (WELDER)	96
Precise lighting control via automated shading and artificial lighting: A systematic review	96
Development of a simplified cool coating thermal model for predicting street canyon air temperature	95
The criteria to achieving sub-ambient radiative cooling and its limits in tropical daytime	94
Assessment of year-round wind-driven ventilation by an integrated ventilation model	94
Mapping the barriers to circular economy adoption in the construction industry: A systematic review, Pareto analysis, and mitigation strategy map	93
Field study on the effect of space type, exercise intensity, and wet bulb globe temperature on thermal responses of exercisers	92
Estimating turbulence intensity along the glide path using wind tunnel experiments combined with interpretable tree-based machine learning algorithms	91
Editorial Board	90
Identifying and classifying thermal anomalies in Arctic houses using two infrared cameras and different metrics	90
Occupant-centric cabin thermal sensation assessment system based on low-cost thermal imaging	88
Influence of atmospheric stability on air ventilation and thermal stress in a compact urban site by large eddy simulation	88
Assessing and upgrading urban thermal resilience of a Spanish MoMo neighbourhood over the span of 1960–2080	88
Air quality forecasting with hybrid LSTM and extended stationary wavelet transform	87
Limitations of correlated colour temperature in visual perception and its implications for evaluating the colour rendition quality of indoor lighting	87
The hygrothermal properties of historic bricks: Case study of traditional brick construction material in Ireland	86
Evaluation of cognitive performance in high temperature with heart rate: A pilot study	86
Human body convective heat transfer coefficient under non-stationary turbulent wind	85
Comparing classic regression with credit scorecard model for predicting sick building syndrome risk: A machine learning perspective in environmental assessment	84
Assessment of the estimation methods of Tmrt in semi-outdoor spaces in humid sub-tropical climates: An empirical study in Wuhan, China	84
Relationships between 3D urban form and ground-level fine particulate matter at street block level: Evidence from fifteen metropolises in China	84
Boosting mold aerosol reduction and dehumidification performance in liquid desiccant systems using airborne ultrasound: An experimental study	84
Examining the role of passive design indicators in energy burden reduction: Insights from a machine learning and deep learning approach	84
Do women feel colder by nature? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of sex differences in physiological and subjective thermal responses	82
A numerical study on the issue of Reynolds independence of flow and dispersion within isolated street canyons	81
Ten questions concerning building electrification	81
Experimental comparison of structural and active protective methods against breath- and cough-borne aerosols in a meeting room	81
Effects of facade rib arrangement on aerodynamic characteristics and flow structure of a square cylinder	80
Occupancy estimation using IoT sensors and machine learning: Incorporating ventilation system operating state and preprocessed differential pressure data	80
Experimental investigation on hygrothermal behaviour of cement and lime plaster	80
Degradation of pollutants in solid and gas states using waterborne acrylic nanocomposite paints	79
Pollution characteristics and health hazards of PAHs in PM1.0 in the cooking environment	78
Generation of weather data for the assessment of building performances under future heatwave conditions	78
A multi-segment thermoregulatory model for predicting thermophysiological responses of sleeping body in various thermal conditions	78
Determination of pressure difference coefficient of shuttle elevator doors in super high-rise buildings under stack effect	78
The influence of weather on heat demand profiles in UK social housing tower blocks	77

Associations between spatial attributes, IEQ exposures and occupant movement behaviour in an open-plan office	77
The impact of COVID-19 public health restrictions on particulate matter pollution measured by a validated low-cost sensor network in Oxford, UK	77
Empirical investigation of interzonal air leakage and airborne sound transmission correlation in multi-unit residential buildings	77
A simulation study on building-scale strategies for urban heat island mitigation and building energy consumption: Case study in Japan	77