OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Building Research and Information is 8. 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
Defining demand - The suitability of sensor-based demand-controlled ventilation within deep energy retrofit dwellings	76
Outpatient oncology settings: the distinctive contribution of supportive design to patient experience and wellbeing	59
From product to service – strategies for upscaling smart home performance monitoring	51
A comparative analysis of housing quality rating systems: insights for contextual adaptation and policy development	42
Social housing improvement factors for upgrading processes	39
NDT spatial data integration for monumental buildings: technical information management for the Royal Alcazar of Seville	35
Concepts of performance in post-occupancy evaluation post-probe: a literature review	34
Investigating adoption of high prefabrication level technologies for enterprises: an integrated model	26
CO ₂ concentration in six schools located in Palma – a comparative evaluation	26
Climate declarations for buildings as a new policy instrument in Sweden: a multiple streams perspective	25
Damage assessment automation for single storey detached masonry houses: a probabilistic approach	24
Impact of setbacks on thermal comfort and visual privacy in detached houses in Jordan	24
Making sense of smart features in the smart office: a stated choice experiment of office user preferences	23
Digital workflow for climate resilient building façade generation	22
Airborne infection risk in classrooms based on environment and occupant behavior measurement under COVID-19 epidemic	22
Design for Structural Adaptation: economic feasibility of an implementation for Swedish timber buildings	22
Socio-technical drivers of energy use in low-income housing in Jordan: insights from a regression-based study	22
Platforming for industrialized building: a comparative case study of digitally-enabled product platforms	20
Assessment of students’ productivity in context of indoor environmental quality and personal factors	20
Factors affecting the use of earth material in mainstream construction: a critical review	20
Towards circular renovation: a comparative review of circular economy integration in sustainable building rating systems	19
The relationship between temperature, relative humidity, and productivity in workplace settings	19
Effects of IEQ on inpatients’ psychological restoration in hospital wards: the role of environmental perceptions	19
Integrating cascading effects into risk assessment of metaverse implementation in the built environment	18
Constructing a theory-informed workplace design framework: co-design case study for knowledge work environment satisfaction improvement	16

BEKG: A built environment knowledge graph	16
Thermal sensitivity and adaptive comfort in mixed-mode office buildings in humid subtropical climate	15
A qualitative and life cycle-based study of the energy performance gap in building construction: Perspectives of Finnish project professionals and property maintenance experts	15
Reasonable kitchen space for urban residences: based on an investigation in Beijing	15
Changing identities of architects in China and the UK from the 1950s to the 1990s	15
Study of phase change material on alleviating building overheating risk in cold regions of China	15
Analysis and research of Shougang Park industrial heritage redevelopment space based on residents’ spatial behaviour	14
Digitalization and automation in the built environment	14
The kindergarten of Crosara by Sergio Los: reassessing a pioneering thermally efficient building	13
Two decades of the evolution of China’s green building policy: insights from text mining	13
Algorithmic optimization of climbing plant positioning and CNC fabrication for urban microclimate enhancement	13
Trust in circular design: active stakeholder participation in Chinese and Dutch housing retrofit projects	13
Developing a taxonomy for sensory-informed architectural design qualities in autism	12
Adopting cross-laminated timber in architectural design to reduce embodied carbon emission in China based on the diffusion of innovation theory	12
Affinity towards flexible housing – a study among homeowners in Germany	12
Drivers of circular economy adoption in the construction industry: a systematic review and conceptual model	12
Energy retrofits in shared ownership: exploring motivations in Finnish housing companies	12
The drivers of social procurement policy adoption in the construction industry: an Australian perspective	11
The actual performance of retrofitted residential apartments: post-occupancy evaluation study in Italy	10
Natural ventilation in Brazilian homes: depicting perceptions, usage patterns and motivations in a questionnaire survey	10
Exploring time and cost optimization in energy retrofit programmes of traditionally constructed, owner-occupied UK dwellings	10
A dynamic model for estimating the long-term need for repairs and renovations in residential buildings	10
Bridging the information gap using targeted digital transformation: process mapping large-scale concrete activity	9
Smart faces: using communication strategies to optimize technical information flow in middle-out facilities management	9
Large-scale statistical analysis and modelling of real and regulatory total energy use in existing single-family houses in Flanders	9
Data-driven STNet and STProphet models for secure edge-based indoor air temperature prediction in smart buildings	9
Space standards in affordable housing in England	9
Coping strategies and resilience of New Zealand tradeswomen in construction: navigating challenges	9
UAV data for BIM-based building assessment across construction stages: sensor utility evaluation	9
Overheating assessment for apartments during average and hot summers in the Nordic climate	9
Perceptions of volume home builders and the transition to net zero emissions housing in Australia	9
Seasonal and spatial variability of volatile organic compounds and formaldehyde concentrations at the fire station	9
Upscaling the results of cost-benefit analyses of energy renovation of western Germany’s most common apartment building type	8
An exploration of post-occupancy evaluation in Canada: origins, milestones and next steps	8
Sustainability promotion through information provision: the perspective of Australian apartment owners and renters	8
Exploring the impact of windows on musicians’ experience: a neuroarchitecture perspective	8
Towards a circular transition of the built environment: systemic and transdisciplinary models, methods and perspectives	8