OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nexus Network Journal 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Measuring Visual Complexity of Sedad Eldem’s SSK Complex and Its Historical Context: A Comparative Analysis Using Fractal Dimensions	9
Fractal Patterns as Fitness Criteria in Genetic Algorithms Applied as a Design Tool in Architecture	8
Parametric tools for Majolica Domes Modelling	7
Origin of Irregular Star Polygons in Ground Projection Plans of Muqarnas	7
Reconstructing Pérez Piñero’s Anoeta Velodrome	7
Graphical Modelling of Hoop Force Distribution for Equilibrium Analysis of Masonry Domes	7
A Combined Shape Grammar and Housing-Space Demand Approach: Customized Mass Housing Design in Rural Areas of the North China Plain	7
Islamic Geometric Patterns in Higher Dimensions	7
Examining Visitor-Inhabitant Relations in Palladian Villas	6
The Conceptual Design of the Octagon at Thessaloniki	6
The Structural Effects of Micro-Geometry on Masonry Vaults	6
A Justified Plan Graph Analysis of Social Housing in Mexico (1974–2019): Spatial Transformations and Social Implications	6
Application of the Semantic Network Method to Sightline Compensation Analysis of the Humble Administrator’s Garden	5
Design of Flat Vaults with Topological Interlocking Solids	5
Surface Discretisation with Rectifying Strips on Geodesics	5
Measuring the Entropy of Sinan’s Muqarnas Patterns	5
Composition and Shape of Hadrianic Domes	4
Digital Form Finding Using Voronoi Pattern	4
Comparing and Clustering Residential Layouts Using a Novel Measure of Grating Difference	4
A Methodological Approach for the Study of Domes	4
Aesthetic Measures of Algiers’ Colonial Facades	4
Form Follows Parameter: Algorithmic-Thinking-Oriented Course for Early-stage Architectural Education	4
The Transparente in the Basilica of the Monastery of El Escorial	4
Gromatic Images from New Discoveries in Pompeii	3
Considerations on Optimization as an Architectural Design Tool	3

The 360° Curvilinear Perspective: A Hybrid Hypercubic Angular Space Grid Based on the 1968 Barre and Flocon proposal	3
Architectural Form-Finding Through Parametric Geometry	3
Form-Finding, Architecture and Mathematics	3
Let’s Join: A Pavilion Inspired by the Weaire and Phelan Space Tessellation	3
Parameterizing the Curvilinear Roofs of Traditional Chinese Architecture	3
Edge-Corrugation as Structural Enhancement of Shallow Shells	3
Parametric Experiments on Palladio’s 5 by 3 Villas	3
A Geometrical Perspective on Otto von Simson’s Gothic Cathedral	3
Measuring the Formal Complexity of Architectural Curved Surfaces Based on 3D Box-Counting Dimension	3
The Role of Astronomy and Feng Shui in the Planning of Ming Beijing	3
Interpreting Lecce Vaults with Analytical-Geometrical Models	2
Cellular Automata for Infill Designs in Historic Urban Quarters	2
Heron’s Legacy: An Example of Ancient Calculations Applied to Roman Imperial Architecture	2
A Virtual Reconstruction of Gaudi’s Skyscraper Hotel Attraction Using Physics-Based Simulation	2
A Hexagonal Pattern in the Paraninfo at the Universidad de Alcalá	2
Brick Vaults by Slices in Choisy and Paredes	2
Cosmology and Precision in the Val d’Aran	2
Compass Construction of Bézier Curves and B-Splines	2
The Mathematics of Spatial Structure Evolution: Using Syntactical Data to Compare the Humble Administrator's Garden in the Sixteenth and Nineteenth Centuries	2
The Racetrack Oval Frame Vault of Villa Borromeo in Cassano d’Adda	2
Geometry of Ancient Mazes, Part I: ‘Cretan’ Mazes	2
The Vaults of Umm al-Dabadib: Geometric Study	2
Creating Constellation Patterns I: Composition	2
Geometry and Actual Construction in Brick Vaults by Slices: The Case of Carranque in Spain	2
Integrated Structural and Environmental Form-Finding: A Teaching Experiment	2
Geometry and Proportions in Anne Tyng’s Architecture	2
Symmetry Group Effect on Perforated Image Perception	2
Creating Constellation Patterns II: Enumeration	2
Generative Models for Relief Perspective Architectures	2
Irrational Numbers in Vitruvius’s Fanum Basilica	2
Geometrical Origin of Generative Shape Grammars for Islamic Tectonics	1
The Parigi Mechanism: A Novel 1-DOF Mechanism and Its Application as a Kinetic Reciprocal System (KRS) Adaptive Facade	1
Testing and Defining a Complex Design Through Digital and Physical Models	1
Proportions, Constraints and Semantics for a Parametric Model	1
Approaching Developable Surfaces Through Shadow and Penumbra	1
The Recognition Matrix of Traditional Korean Munsal Patterns	1
Proportions and Deformations in the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba	1
The Computer-Aided Rough Patterns of Christopher Alexander	1
Publisher Correction to: The Mathematics of Spatial Structure Evolution: Using Syntactical Data to Compare the Humble Administrator’s Garden in the Sixteenth and Nineteenth Centuries Tiantian Zhang	1
A Bibliometric Analysis of the Nexus Network Journal	1
Rule-based Milling of Medieval Stone Patterns	1
Form follows function in a hyperboloidical cooling Tower	1
Polyhedra and Honeycombs in a Coffered Ceiling in the Picasso Museum in Malaga	1
Learning by Doing: Integrating Shape Grammar as a Visual Coding Tool in Architectural Curricula	1
Translating Movement into Architectural Form	1
A Method for Recognising Oval Forms: The Case Study of a Copperplate Engraving of the Bibliotheca Wolfenbüttel 1705/23	1
Register of Dry Stone Domes. Simplified Method for Point Clouds	1
History, Geometry and Stereotomy in the Vaults of the Halle au Blé	1
Reflections on the Relationships between Mathematics and Arts	1
Ashlar Staircases with Warped Vaults in Sixteenth- to Eighteenth-Century Spain	1

Visual-Asymmetry in Adolf Loos’s Moller House: A Computational Analysis Testing Propositions About Performance and Spectation	1
Patterns and Spatial Organisation: Culture, History and Future Perspectives	1
The Struttura Reticolare Acentrata, a Design Strategy for Spatial Organization	1
Surface Patterns in Architecture Driven by Image Sampling and Robotic Fabrication	1
Weberian Focal-Directorial Curves	1
Polyhedra Representation in Editions of Euclid’s Elements	1
Observations on the Geometry of the Monument at the Kasta Tumulus at Amphipolis	1
A Recursive Algorithm for the Generative Study of Seljuk Muqarnas in Kayseri and Sivas	1
Geometric Characterization of Late-Baroque Domes in Sicily	1
The Building Blocks of Architecture and Mathematics	1
Partitioning Sites for Invention in Serlio’s and Palladio’s Palazzi	1
A Modular Interlocking Element for Material-Efficient Stereotomy Construction	1
Orthographic Anamnesis on Piero’s Perspectival Treatise	1
On the Modelling of Vaulted Structures of Equal Strength	1
A Procedural Approach for Configuration of Residential Activities Based on Users' Needs and Architectural Guidelines	1
Emerging Spanning Trees in the Work of Candilis–Josic–Woods	1
The New Theory of the Metrological Framework of the Pantheon	1
Algorithmic Modelling as a Key Tool for Ribbed Vault Geometry	1
Shape Grammar as a Typology Defining Tool for Ancient Egyptian Funerary Monuments	1
A Grammatical Note on Utzon’s Vaults	1
Visualizing Anne Tyng’s Transformations of the Octetruss	1
Complex Vaulted Systems: Geometry and Architecture from Design to Construction	1
New Relevancies Between Cultural Context and Spatial Discourse: An Evolution of Patterns through Methods, Models and Techniques	1
Proportion and Ratio in Palladio’s Redentore	1
Mapping the Persistence and Evolution of the Quincunx	1
Finding Generative Rules in Settlements and Houses by Means of an Ideographic Language	1
Reciprocal Frames Algorithm based on Symmetry Groups	1
On the Topology of the Double Staircase	1
New Contributions on the Escuelas Pías Dome in Valencia	1
Computationally Evaluating Street Retrofitting Interventions	1
The Architectural Grid of Ibrahim Han Mosque in Réthymnon, Crete	1
On the Inclination of a Flying Buttress Arch	1
Parallelogrammum Prosopographicum	1
Physical Models and Innovation in Architectural and Civil Engineering	1