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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Reconstructing Pérez Piñero’s Anoeta Velodrome	8
A Justified Plan Graph Analysis of Social Housing in Mexico (1974–2019): Spatial Transformations and Social Implications	8
Graphical Modelling of Hoop Force Distribution for Equilibrium Analysis of Masonry Domes	8
Parametric tools for Majolica Domes Modelling	7
Examining Visitor-Inhabitant Relations in Palladian Villas	7
Design of Flat Vaults with Topological Interlocking Solids	7
A Combined Shape Grammar and Housing-Space Demand Approach: Customized Mass Housing Design in Rural Areas of the North China Plain	7
Form Follows Parameter: Algorithmic-Thinking-Oriented Course for Early-stage Architectural Education	6
Aesthetic Measures of Algiers’ Colonial Facades	6
Measuring the Formal Complexity of Architectural Curved Surfaces Based on 3D Box-Counting Dimension	5
The Role of Astronomy and Feng Shui in the Planning of Ming Beijing	5
Surface Discretisation with Rectifying Strips on Geodesics	5
Digital Form Finding Using Voronoi Pattern	4
Generative Models for Relief Perspective Architectures	4
The 360° Curvilinear Perspective: A Hybrid Hypercubic Angular Space Grid Based on the 1968 Barre and Flocon proposal	4
Considerations on Optimization as an Architectural Design Tool	4
Edge-Corrugation as Structural Enhancement of Shallow Shells	4
Learning by Doing: Integrating Shape Grammar as a Visual Coding Tool in Architectural Curricula	4
Form-Finding, Architecture and Mathematics	3
Let’s Join: A Pavilion Inspired by the Weaire and Phelan Space Tessellation	3
A Virtual Reconstruction of Gaudi’s Skyscraper Hotel Attraction Using Physics-Based Simulation	3
Form follows function in a hyperboloidical cooling Tower	3
A Geometrical Perspective on Otto von Simson’s Gothic Cathedral	3
Cellular Automata for Infill Designs in Historic Urban Quarters	3
Architectural Form-Finding Through Parametric Geometry	3

Integration of Design and Performance Evaluation for Reusable Osteomorphic-Block Masonry	3
Parametric Experiments on Palladio’s 5 by 3 Villas	3
Geometry and Actual Construction in Brick Vaults by Slices: The Case of Carranque in Spain	3
Heron’s Legacy: An Example of Ancient Calculations Applied to Roman Imperial Architecture	3
Composition Patterns of Contemporary Polish Residential Building Facades	3
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
Geometry and Proportions in Anne Tyng’s Architecture	2
Proportions, Constraints and Semantics for a Parametric Model	2
Florentine Streetscapes and their Role in Revisiting Palazzo Rucellai’s Urban façade Hypotheses	2
A Hexagonal Pattern in the Paraninfo at the Universidad de Alcalá	2
Cosmology and Precision in the Val d’Aran	2
Creating Constellation Patterns I: Composition	2
The Parigi Mechanism: A Novel 1-DOF Mechanism and Its Application as a Kinetic Reciprocal System (KRS) Adaptive Facade	2
A Procedural Approach for Configuration of Residential Activities Based on Users' Needs and Architectural Guidelines	2
Geometrical Origin of Generative Shape Grammars for Islamic Tectonics	2
Reciprocal Frames Algorithm based on Symmetry Groups	2
Symmetry Group Effect on Perforated Image Perception	2
Translating Movement into Architectural Form	2
From Graphical Treatment of Combinatorics to Tiling Grammars	2
Irrational Numbers in Vitruvius’s Fanum Basilica	2
Evaluation of Tree-Like Structures Using Topology Optimization as a Design Method	2
Integrated Structural and Environmental Form-Finding: A Teaching Experiment	2
The New Theory of the Metrological Framework of the Pantheon	2
Proportion and Ratio in Palladio’s Redentore	2
Creating Constellation Patterns II: Enumeration	2
Complexity and Diversity in Palladian Facades	2
A Method for Recognising Oval Forms: The Case Study of a Copperplate Engraving of the Bibliotheca Wolfenbüttel 1705/23	1
Artistic and Structural Connections Between Architecture and Music – a Comparative Case Study of the Forbidden City and Palace Memories	1
A Statistical Assessment of Sinan’s Central Domed Mosques	1
Application of Fabric Formwork based on a Truchet Tiling Pattern for Planar Surfaces	1
Geometrical Analysis of a Brick Vault by Slices from the Aurelian Walls in Rome	1
Computational Design and Fabrication Strategy for Topology Optimization of Spiral Staircase Using Metal Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing	1
Surface Patterns in Architecture Driven by Image Sampling and Robotic Fabrication	1
Space Syntax Analysis of the Spatial Configuration of Yalova Traditional Rural Houses	1
Correction to: Masonry Sail Vaults in Maltese Architecture: Geometrical Analysis for the Study of Building Processes	1
The Corner Tower of Anagni Cathedral: Geometry and Equilibrium	1
Observations on the Geometry of the Monument at the Kasta Tumulus at Amphipolis	1
A Bibliometric Analysis of the Nexus Network Journal	1
Computationally Evaluating Street Retrofitting Interventions	1
Fabricating Porous Structures using Robotic Hotwire Cutting	1
Finding Generative Rules in Settlements and Houses by Means of an Ideographic Language	1
Use of Camera and AI for Mapping Monitoring for Architecture	1
Physical Models and Innovation in Architectural and Civil Engineering	1
Algorithmic Modelling as a Key Tool for Ribbed Vault Geometry	1
The Architectural Grid of Ibrahim Han Mosque in Réthymnon, Crete	1
Methodological Notes on Modelling Reconstructions After Literary Architecture	1
Experimental Structural Model: From Manual Paper Garment to Fabrication as an Architectural Practice-Based Approach for Fashion Design Education	1
Shape Grammar as a Typology Defining Tool for Ancient Egyptian Funerary Monuments	1
The Recognition Matrix of Traditional Korean Munsal Patterns	1

A Grammatical Note on Utzon’s Vaults	1
French Influence on Guarino Guarini’s Theory of Stereotomy	1
Smooth Poly-hypar Surface Structures: Freeform Shells Based on Combinations of Hyperbolic Paraboloids	1
Masonry Sail Vaults in Maltese Architecture: Geometrical Analysis for the Study of Building Processes	1
Polyhedra Representation in Editions of Euclid’s Elements	1
Modularity and Symmetry in Girih: A Case Study of the Blue Mosque in Tabriz-Iran	1
Approaching Developable Surfaces Through Shadow and Penumbra	1
Polyhedra and Honeycombs in a Coffered Ceiling in the Picasso Museum in Malaga	1
A Recursive Algorithm for the Generative Study of Seljuk Muqarnas in Kayseri and Sivas	1
On the Topology of the Double Staircase	1
Diagrams of Spatial Experience Based on Mathematical Models	1
Geometric Characterization of Late-Baroque Domes in Sicily	1
The Building Blocks of Architecture and Mathematics	1
Envisioning the Architectural-Urban Nexus in Renaissance Florence in the Case of Palazzo Rucellai	1
The Circular Helical Staircase at Palazzo Spada	1
Introducing a Real-Time Tangible User Interface to Convert Modular Multi-story Physical Models to Digital Format	1
Patterns and Spatial Organisation: Culture, History and Future Perspectives	1
Integrating Robotic Fabrication into the Basic Design Studio	1
Testing and Defining a Complex Design Through Digital and Physical Models	1
Quantifying Urban Network Transitions with Evolution Degree	1
On the Math-inspired Sustainable Skyscraper Design	1
New Relevancies Between Cultural Context and Spatial Discourse: An Evolution of Patterns through Methods, Models and Techniques	1
Warped Ruled Surfaces of Historical Stone Bridges in Prague	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
Visualizing Anne Tyng’s Transformations of the Octetruss	1
Rule-based Milling of Medieval Stone Patterns	1
Complex Vaulted Systems: Geometry and Architecture from Design to Construction	1
Partitioning Sites for Invention in Serlio’s and Palladio’s Palazzi	1
The Critical Digital Model and Two Case Studies: the Churches of Santa Margherita and Santo Spirito in Bologna	1
Orthographic Anamnesis on Piero’s Perspectival Treatise	1
The Vaults of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Brixen Between Geometry, History and Missed Space	1
On the Inclination of a Flying Buttress Arch	1
Armonia Mundi and San Francesco della Vigna in Venice	1
A Modular Interlocking Element for Material-Efficient Stereotomy Construction	1
Reflections on the Relationships between Mathematics and Arts	1