OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Building Simulation is 30. 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
Mechanistic modeling of copper corrosions in data center environments	201
Predicting building ventilation performance in the era of an indoor air crisis	80
A reinforcement learning approach for thermostat setpoint preference learning	74
Pedestrian wind flow prediction using spatial-frequency generative adversarial network	65
A hierarchical multi-purpose roller shade controller to enhance indoor comfort and energy efficiency	55
Neural ordinary differential equations-based approach for enhanced building energy modeling on small datasets	50
A comprehensive framework for building flexibility assessment: RC-Mapping modeling, flexibility quantification, and uncertainty analysis	50
Occupant-oriented indoor environment: An approach to create high performance indoor environment for all scenarios	43
A review and prospect on research progress of adjustable transparent envelope	42
Mitigating urban thermal effects by analyzing nonlinear and threshold influences of urban factors using interpretable spatial machine-learning	42
AutoLFM: A multi-agent LLM framework for automated building load forecasting	42
A performance prediction method for on-site chillers based on dynamic graph convolutional network enhanced by association rules	37
Developing modified k–ε turbulence models for neutral atmospheric boundary layer flow simulation using OpenFOAM	36
Experimental study on summer operation regulation of PV walls based on multi-channel ventilation and composite phase change energy storage	36
Impact of thermal stratification on airborne transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 in various indoor environments	35
Potential of contemporary earth-sheltered buildings to achieve Plus Energy status in various European climates during the heating season	34
Exposure-based smart ventilation and occupancy control for optimizing ventilation energy consumption and long-range airborne transmission of COVID-19 in school environments	34
Bayesian optimization + XGBoost based life cycle carbon emission prediction for residential buildings—An example from Chengdu, China	33
Energy performance analysis of multi-chiller cooling systems for data centers concerning progressive loading throughout the lifecycle under typical climates	33
Energy consumption dynamic prediction for HVAC systems based on feature clustering deconstruction and model training adaptation	33
Integrated parametric design of ventilation corridors and urban form for enhanced urban ventilation performance	33
Fine-scale estimation of building operation carbon emissions: A case study of the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration	32
Practical methods for constant temperature control in tunnel-shaped scientific facilities: Uniform vs. pressure-driven air supply with insights from SHINE	32
Dust control performance of innovative arc device for metro system construction based on orthogonal experiment	32
Enhancing building resilience: Maintaining energy efficiency and thermal comfort during power outages in cold climates	31

Effectiveness of air cleaner on mitigating the transmission of respiratory disease in a dental clinic environment	30
The role of privacy design in office environments: Implications for stress level, spatial perception, and work performance using Hybrid immersive Virtual Environment	30
Modeling and configuration optimization of the rooftop photovoltaic with electric-hydrogen-thermal hybrid storage system for zero-energy buildings: Consider a cumulative seasonal effect	30
A novel MSTL-BART method for probabilistic power demand prediction for residential buildings	30
Tracking controller design for air handling units with uncertainties	30
Occupancy of rooms in urban residential buildings by users in cold areas of China	30