OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Construction Engineering and Management is 37. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Choice of Probability Distributions for Activity Durations in Project Networks with Limited Sample Size	92
Hybrid Optimization Approach for Scheduling in Panelized Construction Manufacturing	82
Three-Step Mathematical Model for Optimizing Rebar Cutting-Stock with Practical Application	68
The Things That Hurt People Are Not the Same as the Things That Kill People: Key Differences in the Proximal Causes of Low- and High-Severity Construction Injuries	65
Optimizing the Planning of Airport Airside Expansion Projects to Minimize Air Traffic Disruptions and Construction Cost	60
Cost Comparison of Highway Rest Area Operations: In-House Workforce versus Outsourcing Methods	56
Evolutionary Game Analysis on the Cooperative Mechanism of Government Subsidies and Market-Based Risk Mitigation Institutions in Managing Ecosustainable Projects’ Default Risks	54
Implementing Effective Knowledge Management in International Construction Projects by Eliminating Knowledge Hiding	54
Being Left Out: Influence of Workplace Ostracism on Employee Service Creativity in Facilities Management	52
Adoption Inequalities and Causal Relationship between Residential Electric Vehicle Chargers and Heat Pumps	51
Unraveling Safety Risk Coupling in Prefabricated Steel Construction via Data Mining	50
A Decision Support Tool for Dust Prevention and Control in Construction	49
Pareto Principle in Scoping-Phase Cost Estimating: A Multiobjective Optimization Approach for Selecting and Applying Optimal Major Work Items	49
Chinese Named Entity Recognition for Bridge Damage and Defects Based on Text Mining and Natural Language Pretraining Models	48
Cost-Optimized Transport Planning for Prefabricated Modules with the Implementation of the Just-in-Time Strategy	45
Root Cause of Cost Overrun Risks in Public Sector Social Housing Programs in SIDS: Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation	45
Stakeholder Dynamics: Rethinking Roles and Responsibilities in User-Pay Transport PPP Projects	44
An Improved YOLOv8-Dyhead-WiseIoU Model for Positioning and Counting Detection of Grouting Sleeves in a Prefabricated Wall	44
Precast Component Production Scheduling Considering Outsourcing and Multiskilled Resources	44
When Interactions Turn Toxic: Unveiling Value Codestruction Behavior in New-Type Infrastructure Projects	43
Adaptive Cross-Scenario Few-Shot Learning Framework for Structural Damage Detection in Civil Infrastructure	43
A Framework for Social Network Interventions in AEC Teams: Strategies and Implications	42
Evaluating the Impact of Hazard Information on Fieldworkers’ Safety Risk Perception	42
Construction Duration Estimation for Airport Terminals in China: Case-Based Reasoning Model Considering Case Retrieval Methods and Case Retention Strategies	41
Lightweight Active Soft Back Exosuit for Construction Workers in Lifting Tasks	40

Financing Mode Selection and Key Success Factors in Area Comprehensive Development Projects Based on IF-MULTIMOORA	40
Understanding Operators’ Sensory Needs for Human–Robot Interaction in Teleoperated Demolition	40
Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling of Challenges to Existing Residential Building Net Zero Carbon Retrofitting	39
Developing a Framework for Dynamic Organizational Resilience Analysis in Prefabricated Construction Projects: A Project Life Cycle Perspective	39
Investigating the Fiducial Marker Network Characteristics for Autonomous Mobile Indoor Robot Navigation Using ROS and Gazebo	39
Exploring Environmental Collaboration and Greenwashing in Construction Projects: Integrative Governance Framework	38
Project Scheduling to Minimize the Time and Cost in Large-Scale Construction Projects with Repulsion-Based Improved Arithmetic Optimization	38
Automatically Categorizing Construction Accident Narratives Using the Deep-Learning Model with a Class-Imbalance Treatment Technique	37
Dynamic Multiobjective Optimization Model for Construction Site Layout in Prefabricated Projects	37
Deciphering the Key Characteristics of On-Site Industrialized Construction: Inspiration from China	37
Statistical Hypothesis Test Approach Considering Workers’ Thermal Comfort to Determine Nonworking Days in Different Climate Zones	37
Postpandemic Era: Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Construction Workers’ Situational Awareness	37