OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of HERD-Health Environments Research & Design Journal is 4. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Could Spatial Awareness Affect Situation Awareness: A Conceptual Examination	57
Balancing Universal Constants With Regional and Cultural Expectations	40
Outcome Measures: A Fresh Value Proposition for Design	25
Pioneering the Use of Tracker Data to Evaluate Lean-Led Hospital Design	24
Coping and Caregiving: Leveraging Environmental Design to Moderate Stress Among Healthcare Workers in the Emergency Department Setting	23
Lean Design of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patient Room for Efficient and Safe Care Delivery	23
Understanding Post-occupancy Evaluation Processes for Public Healthcare Facilities in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand	19
Daylight Access and Waiting Experiences in Cancer Hospitals	18
A Dialog Between Two Co-Editors: Evidence-Based Design and Therapeutic Landscapes	18
Predicting Leisure Walking Intentions Among Older Adults in Urban Residential Areas: Extended Theory of Planned Behavior and Health Belief Model	17
Exploring Environmental Considerations for Terminally Ill Pediatric Patients in Palliative Care Inpatient Units: A Narrative Review	16
The Impact of Design Factors on User Behavior in a Virtual Hospital Room to Explore Fall Prevention Strategies	16
Sources of Innovation in Healthcare Design: How Can it Happen?	14
Rural and Urban Home Modification Program Users: A Comparative Study	13
Executive Summary of Key Concepts	13
A Systematic Literature Review on Healthcare Facility Evaluation Methods	13
Wayfinding in Complex Medical Facilities: The Indexicality of Directional Arrows	12
Evidence-Based Design in the Hospital Environment: A Staff’s Burnout Study in the COVID-19 Era	12
Postoccupancy Evaluation of a New Hospital: The Relationship With Work Engagement	11
Investigating Accessibility of Hospitals in Cold Regions: A Case Study of Harbin in China	11
Staff, Patient, and Designer Perspectives on Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy Environments: A Pilot Study	11
Identifying Built Environment Risk Factors to Provider Workflow and Patient Safety Using Simulation-Based Evaluation of a Pediatric ICU Room	11
The Multifaceted Role of Corridors in Residential Care Facilities: A Phenomenological Hermeneutic Study With Older Adults	10
Costs and Effects of Ineffective Wayfinding in US Hospitals: A Survey of Hospital Staff	10
Evidence-Based Design of Physiotherapy Clinics for Optimized Recovery	10

Modeling the Dynamic Outcomes of Infection Prevention Behaviors in an ICU Environment	10
Is There an Environment in Virtual Care?	10
Building a Culture of Inquiry in Healthcare Design: Research, Appraisal, and Empowerment Through the RAISE Heuristic Model	10
An Important Resolution for Design and Health	9
Designing Worthy Waiting Spaces: A Cross-Cultural Study of Waiting Room Features and Their Impact on Women’s Affective States	9
Effect of Reduced Lighting on Psychological Well-Being During a Non-Stress Test in Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Study	9
Theoretical Integration for Designing Healing ICU Environments: An Interdisciplinary Framework	9
Exploring Older Adults’ Nighttime Trips to the Bathroom Under Different Lighting Conditions: An Exploratory Field Study	9
Teaching and Fostering Design Empathy	9
The Effects of the Ward Environment and Language in Palliative Care: A Qualitative Exploratory Study of Victorian Nurses’ Perspectives	9
Adults’ Visual Cue Preferences and Wayfinding Abilities in Healthcare Centers	9
Are We Speaking the Same Language? Terminology Consistency in EBD	9
Impact of the Soundscape on the Physical Health and the Perception of Senior Adults in Senior Care Facilities	9
How Milieu Design Impacts Patient Autonomy in Behavioral Health	9
A Collaborative Communities-of-Practice Methodology for Environmental Design Research: A Case Study Application in Palliative Care	8
Emotional Responses, Decision-Making, and Judgment in First-Time Hospital Lobby Experiences	8
Supportive or Hindering Physical Environments in Hospital Units Dealing With COVID-19 Patients	8
A Study of Children's Color Preferences for Consultation Room Furniture	8
Adapting the Australian Environmental Assessment Tool—High Care (EAT-HC): Experiences and Practical Implications From Germany, Japan, and Singapore	8
Book Review: Creating urban and workplace environments for recovery and well-being: New perspectives on urban design and mental health Stephan, P., Michael, K., and Jürgen, B. (Eds.).	8
Executive Summary of Key Concepts	7
Streets and Stress: A Pilot Study on How Quality and Design of Streets Impacts on Urban Stress	7
Exploring Campus Configuration and Patient Arrival Behaviors at Large Hospitals: An Integrated Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) Protocol	7
Designing Autonomy and Community: Architects’ Perspectives on Extra Care Housing in the UK	7
Biophilic Design: Healthy Buildings, Healthy Brain	7
Patient Room Design: Engaging Clinical Teams Through Iterative Simulation-Based Evaluation	7
Universal Design, Autonomy, and Psychological Wellbeing of Older Adults With Mobility Disabilities	7
Innovate and Validate: Design-Led Simulation Optimization to Test Centralized Registration Feasibility in a Multispecialty Clinic	7
A Systematic Review and Conceptual Framework of Biophilic Design Parameters in Clinical Environments	7
A Systematic Approach to Evidence-Based Design for Measurable Health and Wellness Outcomes: Curating and Translating Evidence to Practice	7
Evaluating Innovative Design Strategies in a Maternity Unit: A Post-Occupancy Evaluation Approach	6
Book Review: Ship Sanitation, Health and Hygiene: An Approach to Better Welfare for Modern Seafares	6
Designing for Health in Healthcare Deserts: A Medical City Master Planning Project in Nigeria	6
Housing With Care for Older People: A Scoping Review Using the CASP Assessment Tool to Inform Optimal Design	6
Perspectives on Assessing the Flexibility of Hospitals for Crisis Mode Operations: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Netherlands	6
From Yard to Healing Garden: The Role of Participatory Design in Shaping Therapeutic Landscapes	6
A Systems Approach to Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Healthcare in Emergency Departments: Recommendations From a National Workshop	6
A Choice-Based Design Approach to Influence Beneficial Use of a Green Space by Family Caregivers at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India	6
COVID-19 in Long-Term Care: The Built Environment Impact on Infection Control	6
Daylighting and Patients’ Access to View Assessment in the Palestinian Hospitals’ ICUs	6
Elevating Nursing Research for Healthcare Environments	6
The Perceived Support From Light and Color Before and After an Evidence-Based Design Intervention in an Emergency Department Environment: A Quasi-Experimental Study	6
An Exploratory Study Testing Environmental Wayfinding Aids as an Intervention for Children With Autism	6
A Quarter Century of Evidence-Based Design and Restoring the Influence of Architects	5
Measuring Potential Visual Exposure of Physicians During Shift-End Handoffs and Its Impact on Interruptions, Privacy, and Collaboration	5
Method to Understand Value Generation in Healthcare Built Environments Based on the Means-End Chain Approach	5
Rethinking the Healthcare Facilities: The Role of the Buffer Space	5
Falls Incidence Compared Between a Multibedded Ward Hospital and a 100% Single-Occupancy Room Hospital: An Uncontrolled Before-After Study	5
The Potential Role of the Physical Environment in Telehealth: A Patient-Centered Care Perspective	5
A Scoping Review of Pediatric Healthcare Built Environment Experiences and Preferences Among Children With Disabilities and Their Families	5

From Challenges to Innovations: Expert Insights in Pediatric Healthcare Design	5
Adapting to Change: A Systematic Literature Review of Environmental Flexibility in Emergency Departments	5
Identifying Optimal Locations for Potential Temporary Community Clinics During Public Health Emergencies	5
Color and NICU Design	5
Understanding the Influence of Window Views, Plantscapes, and Green Décor in Virtual Reality Hospital Rooms on Simulated Acute-Care Patients’ Stress Recovery and Relaxation Responses	5
Researching Building Materials for Passive Pollution Remediation: The 2025 Latrobe Prize	5
Salutogenic Architecture, Non-Therapeutic Environments and the Health of the Elderly: A Systematic Review	5
Anesthesia Workspaces for Safe Medication Practices: Design Guidelines	5
Utilizing Agent-Based Modeling for Optimization of Wayfinding in Hospital: A Case Study	4
Incorporating Patient and Family Perspectives into ICU Environmental Design: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of Existing Literature	4
Development of a Data-Centric Design Thinking Process for Innovative Care Delivery	4
Investigating the Interplay of Thermal, Lighting, and Acoustics in Intensive Care for Enhanced Patient Well-being and Clinical Outcomes	4
Exploring Intergenerational Interactions in Residential Environments: A Systematic Scoping Review	4
Residential Satisfaction and Sense of Belonging Under the ‘Moving-Merging’ Resettlement Strategy in Shanghai	4
Design Strategies to Foster Improved Experiences for Patients in Rehabilitation	4
Book Review: Environment-behavior studies for healthcare design Suining Ding. (2023). Environment- behavior studies for healthcare design . Routledge, Ta	4
Differences in Nurses’ Satisfaction and Demand for Spatial Design Among Different Departments of Nursing Units: A Case Study in China	4
Hand Hygiene Messaging Design in the Workplace: Views From the Workforce—Introduction	4
Virtual Nursing: A New Care Delivery Model	4
Maternity Healthscapes: Conceptualization and Index Development	4
Biophilic Design and Its Effectiveness in Creating Emotional Well-Being, Green Satisfaction, and Workplace Attachment Among Healthcare Professionals: The Hospice Context	4
Constructing Research: A Theoretical Perspective on Research and Creativity in Architecture	4
A Scoping Review of the Impact of Environmental Design on Wayfinding for People With Sensory Impairment	4
From Stressful to Mindful: Reactions to a Proposed Emergency Department Design for Enhancing Mindfulness and Stress Reduction Among Healthcare Clinical Staff	4
Designing for Well-Being in Pediatric Patients Scheduled for Surgery	4
A Computational Approach to Estimating Healthcare Contact Surface Material Resilience	4
Improving the Mental Health of Surgical Teams Through Operating Room Design	4
Preliminary Development of Items for a Nurses’ Physical Environmental Stress Scale	4
Seating in Doctors’ Waiting Rooms: Has COVID-19 Changed Our Choices?	4
Using Space Syntax Analysis to Measure Patient Aggression Risk	4
Spatial Adaptive Measures of the Emergency Departments in Response to the COVID-19 Surge—A Case Study of the Central City Area of Shanghai, China	4
A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Evidence-Based Design for Aligning Therapeutic and Sustainability Outcomes in Healthcare Facilities: A Systematic Literature Review	4