OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Building Performance Simulation is 2. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Factors affecting air distribution in air conditioning air supply room based on SUPG finite element and zero equation	75
Modeling and simulation of risk-information processing in decision-making during pedestrian seismic evacuation	39
Integrating hygrothermal simulations with monitored data in extreme climatic conditions	30
Improved calibration of building models using approximate Bayesian calibration and neural networks	30
Inferencing CFD simulation boundary conditions for coughing from experimental spatiotemporal airflow distribution: conception and results from LSTM	26
Developing a statistical electric vehicle charging model and its application in the performance assessment of a sustainable urban charging hub	21
Optimizing chilled water systems with cooling towers via virtual power metrics and extremum-seeking control	21
Scalable and adaptive multi-stage hourly calibration of simulation models with high usage fluctuations: case studies for multi-purpose buildings	21
Co-cooling, simulation-based exploration of a new method to measure the heat transfer coefficient of a building envelope in hot climate and summer period	21
Enhanced TimesNet algorithm with ConvNext and fusion of time–frequency domain features in fault detection and diagnosis of HVAC systems	20
Effect of temperature-dependent and hysteretic sorption in computational mould risk analyses of wood fibreboard sheathing	18
Advancing building performance simulation education through a crowdsourced campus digital twin	17
Validation of spectral simulation tools in the context of ipRGC-influenced light responses of building occupants	16
Model-predictive space heating control for energy flexibility – a case study using a long short-term memory neural network surrogate model and a genetic optimization algorithm	15
Research on predicting heat loads based on extracting temporal and spatial features of multiple buildings using data-driven methods	14
COVID-19 dispersion in naturally-ventilated classrooms: a study on inlet-outlet characteristics	14
Energy modelling and analysis of variable speed series fan-powered terminal units (FPTUs) using energy management system (EMS) in EnergyPlus	13
Advances in pedagogy simulation research	13
Monitoring and simulation-based optimization of two multi-apartment NZEBs with heat pump, solar thermal and PV	13
Linear regression based indoor daylight illuminance estimation with simple measurements for daylight-linked lighting control	12
Comparing the economic performance of ice storage and batteries for buildings with on-site PV through model predictive control and optimal sizing	12
An efficient approach for thermal design of masonry walls using design charts and R-value multipliers	12
Development of a contextual bandits-based thermal mass preconditioning algorithm for dynamic electricity pricing	12
Evaluation of spectral light simulation tools for prediction of ipRGC-influenced light responses in real-world offices with electrochromic glazing	11
Climate adaptivity of urban form: an evaluation by the case study of Medina of Fès	11

Household energy and comfort impacts under teleworking scenarios via a zoned residential HVAC system	11
Discussing the needs of high resolution data: their impact in evaluating solar potential considering the horizon height	11
The imperative for reproducibility in building performance simulation research	11
An empirical review of methods to assess overheating in buildings in the context of changes to extreme heat events	10
Online model-based predictive control with smart thermostats: application to an experimental house in Québec	10
Bayesian approach for the assessment of heat transfer coefficients of buildings under occupancy	9
Aerosol transmission in queuing and dining scenarios in canteens and the effectiveness of control measures	9
Comparative analysis of SVR based on multiple optimization algorithms in indoor thermal comfort prediction	9
An open-source framework for simulation-based testing of buildings control strategies	9
Students’ behaviour analysis based on correlating thermal comfort and spatial simulations; case study of a schoolyard in Shiraz City	9
Approximating model predictive control strategies for heat pump systems applied to the building optimization testing framework (BOPTEST)	8
Typical meteorological years tailored for high latitudes based on high-resolution reanalysis data	8
Building sustainability and performance through simulation	8
Based on ANN and many-objective optimization to improve the performance and economy of village houses in Chinese cold regions	8
A data schema for exchanging information between urban building energy models and urban microclimate models in coupled simulations	8
Enhancing healthcare facility resilience: utilizing machine learning model for airborne disease infection prediction	8
Toward a new paradigm for urban climate modelling: challenges and opportunities	8
Calibration of an analytical model for early-design stage solar heat gain prediction	8
A benchmarking framework for HVAC optimization via competitive evaluation: insights from the 2nd wccbo	8
Performance comparison of quadratic, nonlinear, and mixed integer nonlinear MPC formulations and solvers on an air source heat pump hydronic floor heating system	8
Exploring multi-domain simulation workflows for ‘Sustainable cities & communities’ (UN SDG11)	8
A novel integrated method of fsQCA and digital design for sustainability monitoring and assessment in building energy management systems: a case study	7
Informed green façade selection: integrating LCA and microclimatic analysis for a dual-method approach	7
Optimising building stock retrofits for urban-scale action planning: improving the feasibility without losing information	7
A software interface for coupled underground and facility simulations between OpenGeoSys and Modelica	7
Importance of measuring the temperature of paved surfaces to study the changes in the microclimate of an urban area	7
Unveiling overlooked aspects of model predictive control for building air conditioning systems	6
Accommodating new calculation approaches in next-generation energy performance assessments	6
Hygrothermal behaviour of a rammed earth wall subjected to realistic conditions: investigation of the most influential parameters	6
Data-driven approach on estimating the minimum required supply temperature for building heating systems: method development, extended application evaluation and sensitivity analysis	6
Room-level domestic occupancy simulation model using time use survey data	6
Methodology and analytical approach to investigate the impact of building temperature setpoint schedules	6
Numerical simulation of a novel VRF-SV hybrid system performance in a large retail facility in the tropics	6
Towards digital twinning for multi-domain simulation workflows in urban design: a case study in Gothenburg	6
Thermal resilience in passive buildings: metrics, modeling methods, tool development, and evaluation of passive and mixed mode responses	6
Using Fourier series to obtain cross periodic wall response factors	6
Retraining surrogate models in increasingly restricted design spaces: a novel building energy model calibration method	6
Risk of incorrect choices due to uncertainty in BPS evaluations of conceptual-stage neighbourhood-scale building designs	6
Dynamic thermal performance of district heating network under typical safety accidents	5
Adaptation to extreme weather events using pre-conditioning: a model-based testing of novel resilience algorithms on a residential case study	5
In-situ validation of a sizing method for the combined production and distribution of heat for space heating and domestic hot water	5
A scalable and practical method for disaggregating heating and cooling electrical usage using smart thermostat and smart metre data	5
Development of residential building archetype models for rural Alaskan communities	5
Experimental and numerical investigation of transparent insulation material to enhance the heating performance of an innovative Trombe Wall in Mediterranean climates	5
Usability and fitness testing for building performance simulation tools	5
A user-friendly boiler model for dynamic simulations	5
The challenges of using live-streamed data in a predictive digital twin	5
Beyond CFD: explainable machine learning for efficient assessment of urban morphology impacts on pedestrian level wind and thermal environment	5
PSO-guided optimal estimator enabled regularized adaptive extended Kalman filter with unknown inputs for dynamic nonlinear indoor thermal state estimation	5
Design of a model predictive control methodology for integration of retrofitted air‐based PV/T system in school buildings	5

Wax actuator’s empirical model development and application to underfloor heating control with varying complexity of controller modelling detail	5
Surrogate modelling for urban building energy simulation based on the bidirectional long short-term memory model	5
LiDICS: a light dynamics interface for multi-domain simulation based on the FMI-standard	4
Estimating ASHRAE Guideline 36 energy savings for multi-zone variable air volume systems using Spawn of EnergyPlus	4
Characterizing spatial variability in the temperature field to support thermal model validation in a naturally ventilated building	4
Experimental validation of a numerical model for a sand-based seasonal thermal energy storage	4
Thermally anisotropic building envelope for thermal management: finite element model calibration using field evaluation data	4
Using an inverse surrogate model for determining building thermal characteristics	4
AixLib: an open-source Modelica library for compound building energy systems from component to district level with automated quality management	4
A new approach of optimal appliance scheduling for peak load reduction of an off-grid residential building	4
Exploring the impacts of numerosity reduction on the data-driven building energy analysis for a proposed building	4
Impact of geometric parameters on the performance of naturally ventilated photovoltaic curtain walls	4
Modelling and mitigating lifetime impact of building demand responsive control of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems	3
Performance assessment of RBFMOpt, NSGA2, and MHACO on the thermal and energy optimization of an office building	3
Development and demonstration of a digital twin platform leveraging ontologies and data-driven simulation models	3
Occupancy and equipment usage prototype schedules for building energy simulations of office building types in China	3
Balcony design and surrounding constructions effects on natural ventilation performance and thermal comfort using CFD simulation: a case study	3
2D Modelica modelling and experimental validation of a compact cross-flow heat exchanger used in a new desiccant evaporative cooling system	3
A novel approach to account for shape-morphing and kinetic shading systems in building energy performance simulations	3
Numerical analysis-based performance prediction in a direct evaporative cooler used for building cooling	3
A rule-based predictive control framework for market and grid-oriented operation in thermally activated buildings	3
Thermal resilience in a renovated nearly zero-energy dwelling during intense heat waves	3
Numerical behavior-aware scheduling framework for residential appliance control under time-of-use tariffs	3
Documenting occupant models for building performance simulation: a state-of-the-art	3
Controls of HVAC systems in digital twins – comparative framework and case study on the performance gap	3
A review on reduced order models for building and urban energy simulations	3
The use of dimensionality reduction techniques for fault detection and diagnosis in a AHU unit: critical assessment of its reliability	2
Cost-optimal residential energy scheduling via a zero-shot LLM agent and model predictive control	2
Model predictive lighting control for a factory building using a deep deterministic policy gradient	2
Regulating window operations using HVAC terminal devices’ control sequences: a simulation-based investigation	2
Integrating a multi-segment occupant thermal model with building simulation and computational fluid dynamics for detailed analysis of human-building thermal interactions and thermal comfort	2
Impact of the pre-simulation process of occupant behaviour modelling for residential energy demand simulations	2
Numerical investigation on the impact of natural convection on a multi-inlet industrial rooftop photovoltaic system	2
Ten questions regarding buildings, occupants and the energy performance gap	2
A hybrid multiple sensor fault detection, diagnosis and reconstruction algorithm for chiller plants	2
Empirical modelling of variable capacity air-to-air heat pumps intrnsys	2
Evaluating urban outdoor thermal comfort: a validation of ENVI-met simulation through field measurement	2
Why has advanced commercial HVAC control not yet achieved its promise?	2
Improving the accuracy of circadian lighting simulation with field measurement	2
Development and implementation of a data-driven model predictive controller for hydronic floors: an experimental case study	2
Heuristic mathematical optimization of heat pumps in cascade to reduce energy consumption	2
CityLearn v2: energy-flexible, resilient, occupant-centric, and carbon-aware management of grid-interactive communities	2
Development of a variable refrigerant flow system emulator to host the second World Championship in Cybernetic Building Optimization	2
Indoor occupancy monitoring using environmental feature fusion and semi-supervised machine learning models	2
Thermal performance prediction of street trees inside isolated open spaces – evaluations from real scale retrofitting project	2
Physics-embedded hybrid modelling approach for room temperature prediction using Siamese neural network and RC model	2
Development of a Bayesian calibration framework for archetype-based housing stock models of summer indoor temperature	2
Integrated urban heat sinks for low-carbon neighbourhoods: dissipating heat to the ground and sky through building structures	2
Enhanced LSTM-based community energy consumption prediction model leveraging shared building cluster datasets	2
Coupling BIM and detailed modelica simulations of HVAC systems in a common data environment	2
Online transfer learning (OTL) for accelerating deep reinforcement learning (DRL) for building energy management	2
Simulating annual autoregulation of daylight by grating smart window with angular-selective transmission	2
Quantifying and simulating the weather forecast uncertainty for advanced building control	2