OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Building Simulation is 29. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Association of the infection probability of COVID-19 with ventilation rates in confined spaces	234
Advanced data analytics for enhancing building performances: From data-driven to big data-driven approaches	117
Challenges and opportunities for carbon neutrality in China’s building sector—Modelling and data	81
DeST 3.0: A new-generation building performance simulation platform	58
Development of an ANN-based building energy model for information-poor buildings using transfer learning	56
Archetype identification and urban building energy modeling for city-scale buildings based on GIS datasets	50
Multi-objective optimization of building design for life cycle cost and CO2 emissions: A case study of a low-energy residential building in a severe cold climate	41
Comprehensive energy, economic, environmental assessment of a building integrated photovoltaic-thermoelectric system with battery storage for net zero energy building	41
A review of operational energy consumption calculation method for urban buildings	41
A real-time forecast of tunnel fire based on numerical database and artificial intelligence	40
Individual thermal comfort prediction using classification tree model based on physiological parameters and thermal history in winter	40
Review on occupancy detection and prediction in building simulation	40
Multi-objective optimization of thermochromic glazing based on daylight and energy performance evaluation	35
CFD analysis of cross-ventilation flow in a group of generic buildings: Comparison between steady RANS, LES and wind tunnel experiments	35
Evaluating the impact of thermostat control strategies on the energy flexibility of residential buildings for space heating	33
A data analytics-based tool for the detection and diagnosis of anomalous daily energy patterns in buildings	33
A probabilistic model to evaluate the effectiveness of main solutions to COVID-19 spreading in university buildings according to proximity and time-based consolidated criteria	32
Sub-ambient radiative cooling and its application in buildings	32
A data-driven model predictive control for lighting system based on historical occupancy in an office building: Methodology development	32
Parametric study on the sleep thermal environment	31
Energy and comfort performance of occupant-centric air conditioning strategy in office buildings with personal comfort devices	31
Indoor environment quality and work performance in “green” office buildings in the Middle East	30
From occupants to occupants: A review of the occupant information understanding for building HVAC occupant-centric control	30
Using air curtains to reduce short-range infection risk in consulting ward: A numerical investigation	30
Fast prediction for multi-parameters (concentration, temperature and humidity) of indoor environment towards the online control of HVAC system	30

An action-based Markov chain modeling approach for predicting the window operating behavior in office spaces	30
The effects of light illuminance and correlated color temperature on mood and creativity	29
Extracting typical occupancy schedules from social media (TOSSM) and its integration with building energy modeling	29
Effects of ambient pressure on smoke movement patterns in vertical shafts in tunnel fires with natural ventilation systems	29
Data-driven model predictive control for power demand management and fast demand response of commercial buildings using support vector regression	29