OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Heritage Science is 42. 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
Key characterization efforts to support the graffiti ink removal and care of Mark Rothko’s painting ‘Black on Maroon’ 1958	133
Printing and imprinting the Missale Nidrosiense: a multidisciplinary investigation of the first printed book of Norway	132
The light aging behavior of daylight fluorescent paints: a colorimetric, photographic, Raman spectroscopic and fluorescence spectroscopic study	125
Mapping and assessment of karst landscape aesthetic value from a world heritage perspective: a case study of the Huangguoshu Scenic area	103
Laboratory exploration of a novel method to protect silicate relics against salt efflorescence by directional induction of water	84
Analysis of the seismic isolation characteristics of the overall friction pendulum bearing (OFPB) of a pagoda under three types of seismic actions	79
Spatial–temporal distribution and evolution of the socialist built heritage in China, 1949–1978	71
A case study investigation-based experimental research on transport of moisture and salinity in semi-exposed relics	69
Retraction Note: Inheritance and promotion of Chinese traditional music culture in college piano education	68
Painting on the margins: investigating the pigments, media, and techniques of Séraphine Louis	64
Validation of graph sequence clusters through multivariate analysis: application to Rovash scripts	64
Historical-graphical analysis and digital preservation of cultural heritage: case study of the baptismal font of the church of Santiago Apóstol in Montilla (Córdoba, Spain)	63
A biological cleaning agent for removing mold stains from paper artifacts	62
Surface treatment of red painted and slipped wares in the middle Yangtze River valley of Late Neolithic China: multi-analytical case analysis	62
Rainfall influence and risk analysis on the mural deterioration of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, China	59
The significance of sample preparation of historical and contemporary poly(vinyl chloride) objects to investigate the distribution and changes of molar mass by SEC-MALS-dRI	59
Digital characterization of the surface texture of chinese classical garden rockery based on point cloud visualization: small-rock mountain retreat	57
Comparison of wall paintings at Ostia Antica by NMR depth profiling	55
Comparison and simulation-based analysis of the sound field of Dong drum tower buildings	53
Intelligent assessment system of material deterioration in masonry tower based on improved image segmentation model	53
A study on the detection of bulging disease in ancient city walls based on fitted initial outer planes from 3D point cloud data	53
Unsupervised weathering identification of grottoes sandstone via statistical features of acoustic emission signals and graph neural network	51
Study on the control effectiveness of relative humidity by various ventilation systems for the conservation of cultural relics	51
Application-based principles of islamic geometric patterns; state-of-the-art, and future trends in computer science/technologies: a review	50
Iron-gall inks: a review of their degradation mechanisms and conservation treatments	49

Linking past insights with contemporary understanding: an ontological and knowledge graph approach to the transmission of ancient Chinese classics	49
BEGL: boundary enhancement with Gaussian Loss for rock-art image segmentation	49
Virtual reconstruction of the painting process and original colors of a color-changed Northern Wei Dynasty mural in Cave 254 of the Mogao Grottoes	48
Reinforced protection of fragile bronze cultural relics based on nano-cuprammonium fiber material	48
ZnO, TiO2 and Fe3O4/Carbopol hybrid nanogels for the cleaner process of paper manuscripts from dust stains and soil remains	46
A study on ancient casting method via microstructures of impurities and copper found in bronze excavated from the Unified Silla Period (7th to 10th centuries)	45
Enhancing point cloud registration with transformer: cultural heritage protection of the Terracotta Warriors	45
Pottery evolution pattern discovery based on deep learning: case study of Miaozigou culture in China	45
Study and micro-Raman characterization of pigments present on majolicas of historical and artistic interest from Gerace, Italy	45
A multi-disciplinary analysis of the Portrait of Philip the Good in Dijon	44
A comparative study on the audio-visual evaluation of the grand Song of the Dong soundscape	44
Fracture toughness of aged oil paints	44
Geo-archaeology, archaeometry, and history of a seismic-endangered historical site in central Apennines (Italy)	43
Selective damage induced by pigment-medium interactions in a Neoplasticist oil canvas painting: Composition dans le cône avec couleur orange by G. Vantongerloo (1929)	43
Virtual cleaning of works of art using a deep generative network: spectral reflectance estimation	43
A glimpse into the monetary supply network of the Tang empire in the seventh century CE: archaeometallurgical study of Kaiyuan Tongbao coins from Lafu Queke cemetery, Xinjiang, Northwest China	42
Shrinkage and mechanical properties of drying oil paints	42
Corrosion analysis of unearthed jade from Daye Zhen Tomb of Northern Zhou Dynasty	42