OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Energy and Buildings is 67. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
An integrated dual control framework for self-sustained single-stage solar energy harvesting system in intelligent air ventilation application	272
Developing a comprehensive method for integrating the thermal, optical and electrical properties of a complex fenestration system into building simulation software for building performance characteris	210
Individual differences in acceptance of direct load control	198
A novel dual-wheel air-conditioning system operating strategy in different seasons	170
Semantic digital twin creation of building systems through time series based metadata inference – A review	167
Cost-effective CO2 abatement in residential heating: A district-level analysis of heat pump deployment	165
Boundary conditions for non-residential buildings from the user’s perspective: Literature review	159
Editorial Board	152
Editorial Board	144
Proposal and experimental study on a CO2-based multi-mode integrated HVAC system	136
Spatiotemporal modeling of infrared thermal adaptive behavior recognition for personal thermal comfort prediction	132
Dwelling conversion and energy retrofit modify building anthropogenic heat emission under past and future climates: A case study of London terraced houses	129
A convolutional neural network to control sound level for air conditioning units in four different classroom conditions	128
Geotechnical heat transfer performance and system operation with differences in external heat exchange	126
Applying an Extended Model of Theory of Planned Behaviour to Predict Intent to Perform an Energy Efficiency Renovation in Flanders	120
Summer performance of a naturally ventilated double-skin facade with adjustable glazed louvers for building energy retrofitting	118
Energetical effect of electrochromic glazing on the double-skin façade of the building in different climates	117
Experimental study on hot liquid subcooling defrosting of an air source heat pump with multi-connected outdoor units	113
A two-stage stochastic programming approach for green smart homes: optimal panel sizing and cost-efficient scheduling of photovoltaic systems, battery storage, and EV charging under carbon emission pr	113
Synergistic carbon sequestration and emission reduction of green facades: climate-specific analysis for office buildings	112
Optimal load scheduling strategy for isolated building-integrated DC microgrid using binary PSO to maximize user comfort and minimize peak-to-average ratio	110
Simulating long-term energy consumption prediction in campus buildings through enhanced data augmentation and metaheuristic-optimized artificial intelligence	110
Exploring the effects of indoor thermal conditions on creativity and brain activity	109
Carbon pricing and triple-bottom-line outcomes in Vietnamese construction: The mediating roles of innovation and collaboration	105
Advancing industrial building energy measurement and verification (M&V) with deep learning: Evaluating data size and feature selection impact	104

Corrigendum to “ALDI++: Automatic and parameter-less discord and outlier detection for building energy load profiles” [Energy Build. 265 (2022) 112096]	101
Intelligent data systems for building energy workflow: Data pipelines, LSTM efficiency prediction and more	100
Recent energy simulation model enhancements for radiant systems	100
Corrigendum to “Structure optimization of radiant cooling panel: A literature review and assessment” [Energy Build. 310 (2024) 114097]	100
The role of above-code labeling programs in reducing CO2e emissions in residential buildings	97
A comprehensive decision-making support method for the design of building-attached photovoltaics	97
A numerical analysis of occupancy profile databases impact on dynamic energy simulation of buildings	95
Evaluation on the thermal and optical performance of a double skin facade with a semi-transparent phase change material blind system	95
Impact of occupancy patterns on energy performance of kindergarten buildings–A case study of Serbia	94
From isolation to integration: A methodological review of adaptive reuse in industrial heritage buildings	93
Designers’ expectations of buildings physics performances related to green timber buildings	92
Performance of different dual-band electrochromic glazing types in Chinese climates: energy consumption and visual comfort	92
Seasonal thermal comfort and adaptive behaviours for the occupants of residential buildings: Shaoxing as a case study	91
Sensor impact evaluation in commercial buildings: The case of occupancy-centric controls	90
Dynamic modelling and control strategy of a temperature-driven metal hydride cooling system for buildings	89
Transfer learning with unsupervised domain adaptation for personal thermal comfort prediction	88
Material and waste reduction through industrialised building: A systematic and meta-analysis review	87
Parametric design and multi-objective optimization of daylight performance in gallery skylight systems: A case study on the high museum expansion	84
Editorial Board	83
Optimization of an innovative delignified wood-structured phase change roof integrated with sky radiation cooling	83
Atrium residential buildings versus compact shape houses − comparative analysis of energy demand in Spain and Poland	82
An optimal scheduling method for building energy system integrating solar energy based on adaptive hybrid mechanism model and learning-based model predictive control	81
Non-destructive evaluation of thermal conductivity of wood and insulation materials using permittivity measurements with ground penetrating radar	79
Salt-induced alterations in the surface heat transfer coefficient of porous red sandstone	78
Design criteria for the integration of active solar technologies in the historic built environment: Taxonomy of international recommendations	77
Using urban building energy modeling data to assess energy communities’ potential	77
Machine learning as a surrogate to building performance simulation: Predicting energy consumption under different operational settings	77
Dynamic fuzzy temperature control with quasi-Newtonian particle swarm optimization for precise air conditioning	75
Optimizing energy flexibility through electricity price-responsiveness and thermal load management in buildings with convective and radiant heating systems	74
Study on three numerical models for rack in data center and comparisons with test results	74
Smart switchable glazing systems in Saudi Arabia: A review	74
Carbon emissions in the building sector: the effect of clean heating policy in China’s “2 + 26” cities	73
Feasibility and retrofit guidelines towards net-zero energy buildings in tropical climates: A case of Ghana	73
Challenges to energy retrofitting of existing office buildings in high-rise high-density cities: The case of Hong Kong	71
Life cycle assessment of a climate-friendly data center cooling device	70
Life cycle assessment of campuses: A systematic review	70
Research on the evaluation of the renovation effect of existing energy-inefficient residential buildings in a severe cold region of China	69
Investigation of dynamic pressure differential control in BSL-3 laboratory based on Full-System modeling	69
When green turns grey: Modeling resident collective decision-making risks in multi-family green retrofit projects——Evidence from urban China	68
Representative cycle for heat pump energy flexibility evaluations – A comparative simulation study of existing day selection procedures to a new consecutive day procedure	68
Agent-based modeling framework for predicting regional electricity consumption considering occupant behavior shift and exogenous policy impact	68
Assessing implications of control integration in early-stage residential energy system design: insights from a parametric simulation study	68
Deep reinforcement learning control for non-stationary building energy management	67
A benchmarking analysis of sunlight and daylight availability in a highly dense urban area in southern China	67
Nature-based solution of greenery configuration design by comprehensive benefit evaluation of microclimate environment and carbon sequestration	67
Research on the coupling relationship between energy consumption and architectural form design of university dormitory buildings under the target of low energy consumption	67
Analysis of photovoltaic self-consumption as a function of the demand profile in detached houses	67