OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Building Simulation is 14. 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
Mechanistic modeling of copper corrosions in data center environments	86
Predicting building ventilation performance in the era of an indoor air crisis	82
Developing modified k–ε turbulence models for neutral atmospheric boundary layer flow simulation using OpenFOAM	81
Impact of thermal stratification on airborne transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 in various indoor environments	62
Exposure-based smart ventilation and occupancy control for optimizing ventilation energy consumption and long-range airborne transmission of COVID-19 in school environments	55
Potential of contemporary earth-sheltered buildings to achieve Plus Energy status in various European climates during the heating season	55
Integrated parametric design of ventilation corridors and urban form for enhanced urban ventilation performance	49
Neural ordinary differential equations-based approach for enhanced building energy modeling on small datasets	46
A reinforcement learning approach for thermostat setpoint preference learning	44
Bayesian optimization + XGBoost based life cycle carbon emission prediction for residential buildings—An example from Chengdu, China	44
Occupant-oriented indoor environment: An approach to create high performance indoor environment for all scenarios	43
A comprehensive framework for building flexibility assessment: RC-Mapping modeling, flexibility quantification, and uncertainty analysis	42
A performance prediction method for on-site chillers based on dynamic graph convolutional network enhanced by association rules	41
Mitigating urban thermal effects by analyzing nonlinear and threshold influences of urban factors using interpretable spatial machine-learning	41
Dust control performance of innovative arc device for metro system construction based on orthogonal experiment	41
A review and prospect on research progress of adjustable transparent envelope	39
Energy performance analysis of multi-chiller cooling systems for data centers concerning progressive loading throughout the lifecycle under typical climates	38
Energy consumption dynamic prediction for HVAC systems based on feature clustering deconstruction and model training adaptation	36
Experimental study on summer operation regulation of PV walls based on multi-channel ventilation and composite phase change energy storage	36
Fine-scale estimation of building operation carbon emissions: A case study of the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration	36
Pedestrian wind flow prediction using spatial-frequency generative adversarial network	35
AutoLFM: A multi-agent LLM framework for automated building load forecasting	34
A hierarchical multi-purpose roller shade controller to enhance indoor comfort and energy efficiency	34
Coupling urban microclimate and building energy modelling: An open-source parametric workflow	34
Enhancing building resilience: Maintaining energy efficiency and thermal comfort during power outages in cold climates	33

The role of privacy design in office environments: Implications for stress level, spatial perception, and work performance using Hybrid immersive Virtual Environment	33
Practical methods for constant temperature control in tunnel-shaped scientific facilities: Uniform vs. pressure-driven air supply with insights from SHINE	33
Occupancy of rooms in urban residential buildings by users in cold areas of China	33
Tracking controller design for air handling units with uncertainties	32
A novel MSTL-BART method for probabilistic power demand prediction for residential buildings	31
Effectiveness of air cleaner on mitigating the transmission of respiratory disease in a dental clinic environment	31
Balancing geometric efficiency and meteorological optimality in rooftop photovoltaic layout planning	31
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
Potential application of radiant floor cooling systems for residential buildings in different climate zones	30
Enhancing the efficiency of cabin heaters in emergency shelters after earthquakes through an optimized fuzzy controller	30
The mutual impacts of individual building design and local microclimate in high-density cities and the major influential parameters	30
The noise spectral characteristics and noise reduction schemes of screw air-source heat pump: A case study	30
A lightweight adjoint method for gaseous pollution source term estimation in urban environments	29
Fast prediction of indoor airflow distribution inspired by synthetic image generation artificial intelligence	29
A nationwide assessment of energy flexibility from predictive-controlled heat pump and active thermal energy storage system for building electrification	29
Study on the impact of transient turbulence induced by head movements on the dynamic exposure to infectious respiratory particles	29
Impact of indoor ventilation efficiency on acetone inhalation exposure concentration and tissue dose in respiratory tract	28
Physics-informed diffusion models for 3D reconstruction of indoor gaseous pollutant fields from sparse measurements	28
Multiscale simulation of the urban wind environment under typhoon weather conditions	28
Mismatch mechanisms and electrical performance of bifacial and monofacial photovoltaic modules under complex shading	28
A review of current research on occupant-centric control for improving comfort and energy efficiency	28
Influence of breathing modes on respiratory pathogen transmission during cough exposure	27
Possible high COVID-19 airborne infection risk in deep and poorly ventilated 2D street canyons	26
A subspace based method for modelling building’s thermal dynamic in district heating system and parameter extrapolation verification	26
Optimizing a thermoelectric window frame for heating and cooling: A cross-validated simulation study	26
Creating non-uniform thermal environment in large space buildings based on column attachment ventilation	25
Comparative study of development scenarios to decipher carbon emissions of new/old campuses in China with urban building energy model: A case study of Southeast University	25
Quantifying the contribution of activity patterns to PM2.5 exposure inequity between urban and rural residents by a novel method	25
Impacts of insulation retrofits and electrification on residential energy use across multiple housing types in the historic Japanese city of Kyoto	25
Reducing children’s exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in homes and kindergartens in China: Impact on lifetime cancer risks and burden of disease	25
Building geometry data from online maps for accurate thermal simulations of districts	25
Fault impact analysis and prioritization for chilled water plants with chiller and water-side economizer	24
The introduction of a probabilistic behavior model to minimize performance gap and improve affordability of ultra low energy housing	23
Performance evaluation of physical consistency approach for optimizing residential space heating system in cold snap conditions	23
Topology optimization design and performance analysis of the low resistance rectifier for uniform air supply	22
Assessing the energy saving potential of using adaptive setpoint temperatures: The case study of a regional adaptive comfort model for Brazil in both the present and the future	22
CFD simulation of pumping ventilation in a three-story isolated building with internal partitioning: Effects of partition widths, heights and locations	22
Simulation of transit-oriented development impacts on travel carbon and air pollutant emissions	22
Modeling urban scale human mobility through big data analysis and machine learning	22
Comprehensive evaluation and analysis of a nearly zero-energy building heating system using a multi-source heat pump in severe cold region	21
Systematic review of the efficacy of data-driven urban building energy models during extreme heat in cities: Current trends and future outlook	21
A multifaceted paradigm shift for next-generation building simulation	21
Chinese prototype building models for simulating the energy performance of the nationwide building stock	21
Thermal performances and invisible thermal barrier formation mechanism of arc-shaped metal-fin-enhanced thermally activated building envelopes with directional heat charging feature	20
Developing an integrated prediction model for daylighting, thermal comfort, and energy consumption in residential buildings based on the stacking ensemble learning algorithm	20
Development and validation of a transient simulation model of a full-scale PCM embedded radiant chilled ceiling	20
The effect of classroom wall color on learning performance: A virtual reality experiment	20
Analysis of HVAC sensor characteristics for operation and maintenance of the indoor environment: A case research on public building HVAC	20
Numerical investigation of non-spherical particle deposition characteristics on filter media	20
A fast prediction framework for urban microscale wind environment based on precomputed CFD database	20

Efficient feature selection for enhanced chiller fault diagnosis: A multi-source ranking information-driven ensemble approach	20
Strategic deployment of urban trees to achieve thermal resilience in a Canadian community	20
Fault diagnosis of HVAC system with imbalanced data using multi-scale convolution composite neural network	19
Assessing the spatial variation of soundscape perception in high-density urban mountain parks	19
Evaluation of transmission risk of respiratory particles under different ventilation strategies in an elevator	19
Factors evaluation of PM2.5 diffusion in street canyons in Dalian based on numerical simulation	19
Energy flexibility characteristics of centralized hot water system in university dormitories	19
Climate change induced heat stress impact on workplace productivity in a net zero-carbon timber building towards the end of the century	19
Effects of mask wearing duration and relative humidity on thermal perception in the summer outdoor built environment	19
A comprehensive benchmark dataset for the validation of building component heat, air, and moisture (HAM) models	19
Informing electrification strategies of residential neighborhoods with urban building energy modeling	19
Machine learning approach for estimating the human-related VOC emissions in a university classroom	19
Energy flexibility and resilience analysis of demand-side energy efficiency measures within existing residential houses during cold wave event	19
Comprehensive evaluations of the bioaerosol filtration performance of high- and medium-efficiency filters under different influencing factors	18
A method of determining typical meteorological year for evaluating overheating performance of passive buildings	18
Assessing stack-induced infiltration loads by predicting neutral pressure levels in high-rise buildings	18
Combined empirical model and Euclidean distance for estimating daily and hourly global solar radiation data	18
Integration of a grey-box refrigerated case model in EnergyPlus via Python plugin	18
Exploring the renovation design space: A new iterative approach based on scenario distance metrics and resampling strategies	17
Characterization of time- and size-dependent particle emissions and decay from cooking oil fumes in residence: Impacts of various intervention measures	17
Scaling, optimisation, and application of vegetation canopy radiative transfer model at microclimate scale	17
Best Paper Award 2024	17
Evaluation of the thermal performance of radiant floor heating system with the influence of unevenly distributed solar radiation based on the theory of discretization	17
Impact of radiative cooling on the energy performance of courtyards in Mediterranean climate	17
Numerical study on the application of low-turbulence air curtain surrounding laminar airflow distribution in operating rooms	17
Integrated framework for space- and energy-efficient retrofitting in multifunctional buildings: A synergy of agent-based modeling and performance-based modeling	17
Deep learning to develop zero-equation based turbulence model for CFD simulations of the built environment	17
Optimal measurement timing for infrared thermography in building envelope assessment	16
A global typical meteorological year (TMY) database on ERA5 dataset	16
Interstitial condensation analysis and moisture control for office building walls in China	16
Performance of personalized ventilation in mitigating short-range airborne transmission under the influence of multiple factors	16
Building-MoE: A closed-loop routing sparse mixture-of-experts time-series foundation model for building short-term load forecasting	16
Can the ASHRAE Standard 169 zoning method be applied to country-level energy-efficient building design in China?	16
Embedding physical neurons in physics-informed neural networks (EP-PINNs) for enhancing chiller performance prediction	16
Building energy efficiency and COVID-19 infection risk: Lessons from office room management	16
Influence of airflow and the location of infected individuals on occupant exposure in classrooms without mechanical ventilation during the winter	16
The use of green infrastructure and irrigation in the mitigation of urban heat in a desert city	16
A cost-effectiveness assessment of the operational parameters of central HVAC systems during pandemics	16
A new space utilization assessment paradigm from the perspective of post-occupancy evaluation based on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth positioning systems	16
Large language models for building energy applications: Opportunities and challenges	16
Design, fabrication and energy-saving evaluation of five-layer structure based transparent heat mirror coatings for windows application	16
Multi-objective optimization of mechanical ventilation with the aid of purifiers in two scenarios: Regular operation and mitigating the spread of respiratory infectious diseases	16
The impact of urban morphology on multiple ecological effects: Coupling relationships and collaborative optimization strategies	15
Assessing impact of intermittent window opening strategies on pathogen-laden droplet dispersion in a coach bus	15
Indoor and outdoor airflow modeling in built and urban environments by water tank and channel experiments: A review	15
Graph convolutional networks-based method for uncertainty quantification of building design loads	15
Color perception-driven evaluation and optimization of inhomogeneous semitransparent photovoltaic windows	15
Effect of solar radiation on human thermal sensation and physiological parameters in a convection–radiation air conditioning environment	15
A degradation knowledge guided health indicator for chiller performance monitoring based on variational information bottleneck	15
Effectiveness of internal light shelves to improve daylighting	15
Numerical study of the influence of the atmospheric pressure on the thermal environment in the passenger cabin	15
Quantitative analysis of individual-scale occupancy: An occupant-centric method for indoor mobility pattern extraction	15
Infrared-transparent bubble wrap assisted high-intensity radiant cooling	15
Utilizing interpretable stacking ensemble learning and NSGA-III for the prediction and optimisation of building photo-thermal environment and energy consumption	15
Influencing factors of long-term thermal comfort in office buildings	15
Effects of various information scenarios on layer-wise relevance propagation-based interpretable convolutional neural networks for air handling unit fault diagnosis	15
Erratum to: Research on the influence of outdoor trees on natural ventilation performance of an academic building	15
Non-monotonic evolutionary patterns of aerosol transmission risk in dynamic density medical units	15
Ensemble machine learning framework for daylight modelling of various building layouts	15
Comparison and evaluation of machine learning models for predicting indoor PM2.5 concentrations on a large spatiotemporal scale	14
Confidence-driven HVAC component recognition integrating LLMs and computer vision	14
Simulation of roof snow loads based on a multi-layer snowmelt model: Impact of building heat transfer	14
Optimal regulation of flexible loads in rural residential buildings considering mobile batteries: A case study in Shaanxi Province	14
Molecular dynamics insights into interfacial water accumulation for optimizing ceramic membrane-based air dehumidification	14
Numerical evaluation of the use of vegetation as a shelterbelt for enhancing the wind and thermal comfort in peripheral and lateral-type skygardens in highrise buildings	14
Economic analysis of rooftop photovoltaics system under different shadowing conditions for 20 cities in China	14
Multi-zone modeling of airflow in a free running building floor: Possible implications for disease transmission	14
Transient particle transport prediction based on lattice Boltzmann method-based large eddy simulation and Markov chain model	14
Quantitative evaluation of H2O2 disinfection efficiency in air duct: Effects of temperature, relative humidity and H2O2 concentration	14
Forced convection heat transfer on rooftop photovoltaic surfaces under different wind directions	14
Urban-scale radiative cooling potential and spatial heterogeneity: A study based on urban building energy modeling (UBEM)	14
Erratum to: Optimized design of a reinforced exhaust at low velocity (RELV) system for efficient viral aerosol removal in elevators	14