OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Architectural Engineering and Design Management is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 500 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2019-10-01 to 2023-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Building design and construction strategies for a circular economy	40
Building Information Modelling (BIM) adoption and implementation enablers in AEC firms: a systematic literature review	32
Design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) in construction: the old and the new	27
A BIM-based approach for DfMA in building construction: framework and first results on an Italian case study	23
Digitisation of existing buildings to support building assessment schemes: viability of automated sustainability-led design scan-to-BIM process	14
BIM-based operational information requirements for asset owners	14
Redefining the territory and competency of architectural practitioners within a BIM-based environment: a systematic review	13
Boundary-spanning for managing digital innovation in the AEC sector	12
Design for construction waste minimization: guidelines and practice	11
Optimizing daylight, energy and occupant comfort performance of classrooms with photovoltaic integrated vertical shading devices	10
Overcoming the limitations of the green pyramid rating system in the Egyptian construction industry: a critical analysis	10
Modularisation strategies in the AEC industry: a comparative analysis	9
Application of the analytic hierarchy process to developing sustainability criteria and assessing heritage and modern buildings in the UAE	9
Double skin façade assessment by fuzzy AHP and comparison with AHP	9
The use of social media for work-related knowledge sharing by construction professionals	9
Challenges and opportunities in adopting early contractor involvement (ECI): client’s perception	8
Digital fabrication, BIM and early contractor involvement in design in construction projects: a comparative case study	7
Macro-maturity factors and their influence on micro-level BIM implementation within design firms in Italy	7
Semi-open spaces of apartments considering COVID-19 pandemic: General expectations of balcony design in the post-pandemic world	7
Towards adopting off-site construction in housing sectors as a potential source of competitive advantage for builders	6
Green-building information modelling (Green-BIM) assessment framework for evaluating sustainability performance of building projects: a case of Nigeria	6
Impact of BIM implementation on architectural practice	6
A multi-criteria optimization study for locating industrial warehouses with the integration of BIM and GIS data	6
BIM-ABM simulation for emergency evacuation from conference hall, considering gender segregation and architectural design	6
Assessment of solar shading performance of courtyard houses in desert climate of Kashan, Iran	6

Sustainable site selection using system dynamics; case study LEED-certified project	6
Research on integral design and planning processes for adaptive buildings	6
The challenges of sustainable construction projects delivery – evidence from the UAE	5
An investigation into macro BIM maturity and its impacts: a comparison of Qatar and the United Kingdom	5
Prioritization of laminate flooring selection criteria from experts’ perspectives: a spherical fuzzy AHP-based model	5
Investigating the simultaneous effects of building orientation and thermal insulation on heating and cooling loads in different climate zones	5
‘Re-coding’ environmental regulation – a new simplified metric for daylighting verification during the window and indoor space design process	5
A metamodel for long-term thermal comfort in non-air-conditioned buildings	4
Fire safety design of open plan apartments in England	4
The role of the built environment in updating design requirements in the post-pandemic scenario: a case study of selected diagnostic facilities in Brazil	4
Developing a logistic regression model to measure project complexity	4
Building envelope trade-off method integrated with BIM-based framework for energy-efficient building envelope	4
Review of openings with shading devices at naturally ventilated buildings	4
Post-pandemic architecture: a critical review of the expected feasibility of skyscraper-integrated vertical farming (SIVF)	4
Material saving and building component efficiency as main eco-design principles for membrane architecture: case - studies of ETFE enclosures	4
Advanced control strategy to maximize view and control discomforting glare: a complex adaptive façade	4
Integrating configuration-based seismic design principles into architectural education: teaching strategies for lecture courses	4
Performative design processes in architectural practices in Turkey: architects’ perception	4
Applying photogrammetry to reconstruct 3D luminance point clouds of indoor environments	4
Analysis of attributes critical to the designer’s prevention through design competence in construction: the case of Malaysia	4
Form follows users: a framework for system-based design	3
Envisioning Building-as-Energy-Service in the European context. From a literature review to a conceptual framework	3
The influence of building information modelling on the absorptive capacity of project-based organisations	3
Low- carbon design strategies for new residential buildings – lessons from architectural practice	3
Differences in thinking styles across professionals with different academic backgrounds when developing a product	3
Applying The DQI-based Kano model and QFD to develop design strategies for visitor centers in national parks	3
Computational knit – design and fabrication systems for textile structures with customised and graded CNC knitted fabrics	3
Enablers supporting acceptance of earth-based material in UK urban housing sector	3
The social acceptance of mass produced residential buildings among Hungarian young adults	3
Organisational BIM maturity models and their applications: a systematic literature review	3
Consumer and expert behaviour towards biobased wood-polymer building products: a comparative multi-factorial study according to theory of planned behaviour	2
Hybrid kinetic facade: fabrication and feasibility evaluation of full-scale prototypes	2
Optimal decision-making model for outdoor environment renovation of old residential communities based on WELL Community Standards in China	2
Effect of the exposed steel structure on the thermal performance of buildings	2
Performance index for public housing in East Malaysia	2
Economic effects of migrant labor on industrialized building system (IBS) adoption in the Malaysian construction industry	2
Predicting buildings life cycle sustainability behaviour using system dynamics	2
Modelling and coordination of building design: an experience of BIM learning/upskilling	2
The spatial configuration analysis of a high school through a participatory approach	2
Impacts of task interdependence and equivocality on ICT adoption in the construction industry: a task-technology fit view	2
Improving the effectiveness and interaction between building information modeling and life cycle assessment	2
High-performance building projects: how to build trust in the team	2
Assessing the life cycle performance of green building projects: a building performance score (BPS) model approach	2
Indonesian shopping malls: a soundscape appraisal by sighted and visually impaired people	2
Barriers hindering acceptance of earth construction in the urban context of the United Kingdom	2
Biophilia in school buildings: towards a simplified assessment method based on spatial geometry	2
Assessing the relationships between underlying strategies for effective building information modeling (BIM) implementation in Nigeria construction industry	2
Structure for the classification of disassembly applied to BIM models.	2
A systematic review of lean simulation games in the construction industry	2
Building defects in new iconic structures: the technical challenge and the economic impact of restoring the Jubilee Church in Rome	2

New hybrids – from textile logics towards tailored material behaviour	2
Measuring the thermal resistance of double and triple layer pneumatic cushions for textile architectures	2
Absorptive capacity of Malaysian SME construction organisations	2
Barriers to the implementation of POE practices in the Saudi Arabian building industry	2
Dynamic thermal simulation of advanced natural ventilation in buildings: current and future usage, UK exemplar	1
Temporactive pavilion: second design-to-construction loop of an ultra-lightweight temporary architecture	1
Factors affecting the blockchain application in construction management in China: an ANP-SWOT hybrid approach	1
Adaptive thermal comfort of residential buildings in the composite climatic region of India: a field study	1
A novel mathematical model to measure individuals’ perception of the symmetry level of building facades	1
An integrated assessment method for the sustainability of the opaque building envelope in residential buildings with Italian GBC-HOME certification	1
Thermal performance of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and cross-laminated bamboo and timber (CLBT) panels	1
A digital curation model for post-occupancy evaluation data	1
Emergency camps design using analytical hierarchy process to promote the response plan for the natural disasters	1
Integration of parametric modeling tools in small architectural offices – between constraints and organizational strategies	1
Simulation of the circulation complexity in student residence buildings using space syntax analyses (Case studies: Highland hall, Rita Atkinson, Rutgers University and Tooker Residences, USA)	1
Post-occupancy evaluation: process delineation and implementation trends in the UK higher education sector	1
Computerized DSS for evaluating design performance of residential buildings using additive weighting approach	1
Simulated and monitored electrical energy balance in a solar house in Dubai, UAE	1
How renovation activities may jeopardise indoor air quality: accounting for short and long-term symptoms of sick building syndrome in educational buildings	1
Decision support system for the early stage of green building envelope design considering energy and maintainability	1
Determination of safety factors for structural bamboo design applications	1
Sustainability assessment in residential high-rise building design: state of the art	1
Developing design guidelines for university campus in hot climate using Quality Function Deployment (QFD): the case of the University of Sharjah, UAE	1
A removable textile hybrid structural screen for the windows of Castello Sforzesco, Milan: when experimental metrics inform the bespoke ‘design-to-construction’ process in historical contexts	1
Reliability-based analysis of a cable-net structure and membrane structure designed using partial factors	1
Methodology for visual comfort analysis in intermediate open spaces of residential areas, case study: Nagpur, India	1
Architectural woven polyester fabrics: examination of possible classification of stiffness values in correlation with strength values	1
Reduce the construction cost of a 7-story RC public building with metaheuristic algorithms	1
A novel mathematical multi-criteria decision-making model for optimizing life cycle energy and cost in construction projects planning	1
Life cycle cost analysis on three high-performance glazing systems for an office building in New Cairo, Egypt	1
An operational framework for implementing digital systems in public administrations’ processes in the design phase	1
Evaluation of learning methods in architecture design studio via analytic hierarchy process: a case study	1
Energy and thermal analysis of DSF in the retrofit design of office buildings in hot climates	1
Technical mediation and digital technologies in construction practice	1
Multi-objective green design model for prestressed concrete slabs in long-span buildings	1
Low-cost housing: a cost management model for process integration and evaluation	1
Classification criteria and markers for biomimetic building envelope within circular economy principles: a critical review	1
Integrating performance indicators in the production rules of shape-shifting grammars for architectural adaptive façade systems	1
Low-energy cooling and ventilation refurbishments for buildings in a Mediterranean climate	1
Digital-enabled Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) in offsite construction: A modularity perspective for the product and process integration	1
Building performances in open and enclosed spaces: a method for balancing operational costs and space utilization with a focus on user needs and satisfaction	1