OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Building Performance Simulation is 6. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Factors affecting air distribution in air conditioning air supply room based on SUPG finite element and zero equation	47
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	39
Scalable and adaptive multi-stage hourly calibration of simulation models with high usage fluctuations: case studies for multi-purpose buildings	32
Optimizing chilled water systems with cooling towers via virtual power metrics and extremum-seeking control	30
Inferencing CFD simulation boundary conditions for coughing from experimental spatiotemporal airflow distribution: conception and results from LSTM	23
Modeling and simulation of risk-information processing in decision-making during pedestrian seismic evacuation	22
Improved calibration of building models using approximate Bayesian calibration and neural networks	22
Developing a statistical electric vehicle charging model and its application in the performance assessment of a sustainable urban charging hub	21
Integrating hygrothermal simulations with monitored data in extreme climatic conditions	20
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	19
Research on predicting heat loads based on extracting temporal and spatial features of multiple buildings using data-driven methods	19
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	18
Validation of spectral simulation tools in the context of ipRGC-influenced light responses of building occupants	18
Enhanced TimesNet algorithm with ConvNext and fusion of time–frequency domain features in fault detection and diagnosis of HVAC systems	17
Energy modelling and analysis of variable speed series fan-powered terminal units (FPTUs) using energy management system (EMS) in EnergyPlus	16
Development of a contextual bandits-based thermal mass preconditioning algorithm for dynamic electricity pricing	16
An efficient approach for thermal design of masonry walls using design charts and R-value multipliers	16
Advances in pedagogy simulation research	15
Household energy and comfort impacts under teleworking scenarios via a zoned residential HVAC system	15
Perturbative analytical framework for thermal wave diffusion in non-linear building envelopes	14
Linear regression based indoor daylight illuminance estimation with simple measurements for daylight-linked lighting control	13
Climate adaptivity of urban form: an evaluation by the case study of Medina of Fès	13
Monitoring and simulation-based optimization of two multi-apartment NZEBs with heat pump, solar thermal and PV	13
Evaluation of spectral light simulation tools for prediction of ipRGC-influenced light responses in real-world offices with electrochromic glazing	13

Discussing the needs of high resolution data: their impact in evaluating solar potential considering the horizon height	12
The imperative for reproducibility in building performance simulation research	11
Monitoring and modelling occupant behaviour diversity: how long and how many dwellings are needed?	11
An empirical review of methods to assess overheating in buildings in the context of changes to extreme heat events	11
Aerosol transmission in queuing and dining scenarios in canteens and the effectiveness of control measures	11
An open-source framework for simulation-based testing of buildings control strategies	11
Bayesian approach for the assessment of heat transfer coefficients of buildings under occupancy	10
Approximating model predictive control strategies for heat pump systems applied to the building optimization testing framework (BOPTEST)	10
Comparative analysis of SVR based on multiple optimization algorithms in indoor thermal comfort prediction	10
Online model-based predictive control with smart thermostats: application to an experimental house in Québec	10
Calibration of an analytical model for early-design stage solar heat gain prediction	10
Building sustainability and performance through simulation	9
Students’ behaviour analysis based on correlating thermal comfort and spatial simulations; case study of a schoolyard in Shiraz City	9
Based on ANN and many-objective optimization to improve the performance and economy of village houses in Chinese cold regions	9
A data schema for exchanging information between urban building energy models and urban microclimate models in coupled simulations	9
Enhancing healthcare facility resilience: utilizing machine learning model for airborne disease infection prediction	8
Typical meteorological years tailored for high latitudes based on high-resolution reanalysis data	8
A benchmarking framework for HVAC optimization via competitive evaluation: insights from the 2nd wccbo	8
Informed green façade selection: integrating LCA and microclimatic analysis for a dual-method approach	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
Importance of measuring the temperature of paved surfaces to study the changes in the microclimate of an urban area	8
Risk of incorrect choices due to uncertainty in BPS evaluations of conceptual-stage neighbourhood-scale building designs	7
Data-driven approach on estimating the minimum required supply temperature for building heating systems: method development, extended application evaluation and sensitivity analysis	7
A software interface for coupled underground and facility simulations between OpenGeoSys and Modelica	7
Towards digital twinning for multi-domain simulation workflows in urban design: a case study in Gothenburg	7
A novel integrated method of fsQCA and digital design for sustainability monitoring and assessment in building energy management systems: a case study	7
Optimising building stock retrofits for urban-scale action planning: improving the feasibility without losing information	7
Retraining surrogate models in increasingly restricted design spaces: a novel building energy model calibration method	7
Exploring multi-domain simulation workflows for ‘Sustainable cities & communities’ (UN SDG11)	7
Toward a new paradigm for urban climate modelling: challenges and opportunities	7
Thermal resilience in passive buildings: metrics, modeling methods, tool development, and evaluation of passive and mixed mode responses	6
Room-level domestic occupancy simulation model using time use survey data	6
Usability and fitness testing for building performance simulation tools	6
Unveiling overlooked aspects of model predictive control for building air conditioning systems	6
Using Fourier series to obtain cross periodic wall response factors	6
Room surface convective heat transfer with ceiling fans and its effect on radiant cooling systems	6
Hygrothermal behaviour of a rammed earth wall subjected to realistic conditions: investigation of the most influential parameters	6
Accommodating new calculation approaches in next-generation energy performance assessments	6