OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Civil Engineering is 1. 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
Briefing: How do we adapt to the new hot reality?	7
Pak Kok Pier, Hong Kong – first in Pier Improvement Programme	6
Railway embankment failure trends and monitoring – lessons learned from the Anglia route	6
The blueprint of digital advancement: a study of construction technology implementation	5
Feilong Bridge, China: a super-long-span composite bridge with corrugated steel webs	5
Sustainable hydrocarbon remediation using solar power at Redheugh gasworks, UK	4
Vehicle-based cryogenic rail cleaning: an alternative solution to ‘leaves on the line’	4
Civil engineers must embrace innovation to ensure hospitals keep pace with demand	4
ICE Proceedings	4
Volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous: the new world facing civil engineers	4
Books	4
Soft touch temporary works: Westminster Hall roof lantern freestanding access, UK	4
Editorial	3
Establishing a statement of principles for community engagement with civil engineering	3
Uphill excavation of an escalator barrel between operational underground platforms	3
Portable ultrasonic air-leak detectors can help to ensure fire door compartmentation	3
Books	3
Introduction	3
Proposed guidance for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Middle Eastern construction	3
Estimates of the useful lifetime of bridges using a generated database	3
Deploying human and non-human ecosystem engineers to rebuild nature for people	3
ICE Proceedings	3
Improving the collection, governance and use of spatial data for infrastructure in Africa	3
Briefing: Vertical vibration control of over-track buildings: information for practitioners	3
Editorial	3

Espérance Bridge, London, UK	3
Replacement Pooley Bridge in Cumbria: the UK’s ﬁrst stainless-steel road bridge	2
Fuzhou–Xiamen high-speed railway: a new paradigm for China’s cross-sea railways	2
Innovative design of a suspended large-span exhibition hall roof in Wuzhen, China	2
Developing permeable pavements for a more sustainable built environment	2
Making a film to share traditional engineering techniques to tackle the global water crisis	2
Briefing: Balance – tall buildings, old, new and carbon dioxide: a London perspective	2
A new strategy for securing the future of the engineering profession	2
Tees Tidelands, UK – restore, reconnect, realign	2
Editorial	2
Briefing: Closing the climate resilience infrastructure gap	2
Briefing: Lessons to learn from Welsh roads policy	2
Engineering knowledge: the Institution of Civil Engineers and the UN Sustainable Development Goals	2
Three-dimensional analysis of a prefabricated subway station during construction	2
Eye in the sky: condition monitoring of transportation infrastructure using drones	2
Nature-based solutions	2
Danjiangkou Reservoir Bridge, China: a new record for earth-anchored cable-stayed bridges	2
Award-winning papers in 2022	2
New global young engineers working group starts drive towards net-zero emissions	2
Battersea Power Station – regeneration of an icon	2
Design and BIM-based technology on a new cross-sea bridge in Xiamen, China	2
Withdrawn: Building on failure: design and construction of an aircraft carrier dry dock in Mumbai	2
Combining small-scale sustainable drainage systems with real-time control systems	2
Corrigendum	2
Briefing: Redefining competency in fire-safe design	2
Xiong’an station, China – how the largest station in Asia was built in just 2 years	2
Weather-related fragility modelling of critical infrastructure: a power and railway case study	2
Briefing: Welsh 20 mile per hour (mph) speed limits: implementation, public perception and how is it working	2
UK’s first heathland green bridge	2
Introduction	2
North West Transport Hub: a new life for Derry∼Londonderry’s 150-year-old Waterside Station	2
All civil engineers need to step up and engage with climate change	2
Examples of integrating hydraulic equipment into temporary works	1
Briefing: Designing for the mind: a first standard for neurodiversity and the built environment	1
Editorial	1
The impact of the biodiversity net gain requirement on the cost management of projects	1
Overcoming tunnelling challenges on the Mumbai Coastal Road project in India	1
Understanding building information modelling and its use in the Chinese construction industry	1
How civil engineers can survive and thrive in the twenty-first century	1
Procurement and technological innovations of India’s new dedicated freight railways	1
Upgrading rural footpaths to motorcycle taxi tracks in rural sub-Saharan Africa	1
Groundwater flooding – a hidden hazard	1
Putting nature at the heart of infrastructure using biodiversity net gain – key insights	1
Briefing: Role of civil engineers in advancing water and climate adaptation investments globally	1
Books	1
Business model innovation of architecture, engineering and construction consultancies in the AI era	1
Former IBM building at 76 Southbank, London: a blueprint for adaptive reuse and addressing insurance risks with materials science	1
TBM adaptability analysis in small-radius curved tunnels in Kurkar strata in Israel	1
Briefing: The Thames Barrier – an accidental asset in London’s attempts to address climate change	1
Civil engineers can enhance children’s safety and health with safer routes to school	1

Rapid construction of modular buildings for emergencies: a case study from Hong Kong, China	1
Civil engineers need to promise not to cause harm to the environment	1
Editorial	1
Publisher’s note	1
The research needed to help society adapt and be more resilient to climate change	1
The innovative structural systems at the heart of China’s surge in super high-rise structures	1
Nature-based solutions: estuarine restoration for water quality, seagrass and ecological improvement	1
New ICE report sets out six ways for civil engineers to act now on climate change	1
Time to get serious about digitalisation of the built environment	1
Observations from the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence in Türkiye and Syria	1
Using nature-based solutions to improve coastal resilience	1
The built-environment sector needs a whole-life emissions metric to achieve net-zero goals	1
Accelerated construction and geometry control of cable-stayed bridge: cable crane method	1
Measuring the real-world impact and benefits of ICE’s journal publishing programme	1
Examples of carbon dioxide emissions data in the circular economy: highway transport	1
How Engineers for Overseas Development is helping to improve healthcare in Uganda	1
Qinglong Isle Bridge, Yiyang, China: a lightweight composite-girder self-anchored suspension bridge	1
How radar technology will cut the cost and duration of aerial drone surveys	1
A review of the United Nations’ initiatives to promote more sustainable infrastructure	1
Harnessing offshore wind energy in east Africa: the next big move to lighting up the continent	1
Restoration and development of listed heritage buildings in Kolkata, India	1
How to develop more resilient hospitals through agent-based modelling	1
Environment, society and governance: why these issues are important for civil engineering	1
The changing nature of groundwater control for temporary works	1
HS2 Old Oak Common: collaborative delivery of the UK’s largest new-build station	1
ICE Proceedings	1
Successfully managing Covid-19 on tunnelling operations for the Thames Tideway Tunnel, UK	1
Briefing: Groundwater and the subsurface	1
A review of the legacy and achievements of the UK’s Construction Innovation Hub	1
The first high-rise concrete modular integrated construction building in Hong Kong	1
Making connections for a nature- and people-positive world	1
Civil engineers need the right skills and mindset to create sustainable living	1
Books	1
Briefing: How long-term monitoring of SuDS will inform next-generation guidance and modelling tools	1
Private finance essential to provide stimulus to post-Covid-19 rebuilding	1
Lifting a 183 t concrete digester roof safely and cost-effectively with hydraulic bottle jacks	1
Infrastructure resilience under a changing climate: the urgent need for engineers to act	1
How greater data access will make civil engineering and construction more productive	1
ICE report confirms that systems thinking is improving the delivery of major projects	1
Construction engineering to transform the composite frame of YY London	1
Delivering a new helicopter base at Kai Tak for the Hong Kong Government Flying Service	1
A reminder of the critical importance of competent temporary works coordinators	1
Temporary works for dismantling steel cantilever truss bridges in the USA	1
Maximising the construction waste reduction potential – barriers and catalysts	1
Civil engineers designing buildings need to get up to speed on competencies required	1
Editorial	1
Briefing: The 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Milan, Italy	1