OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Buildings is 43. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
A Systematic Review of Digital Technology Adoption in Off-Site Construction: Current Status and Future Direction towards Industry 4.0	171
Differentiating Digital Twin from Digital Shadow: Elucidating a Paradigm Shift to Expedite a Smart, Sustainable Built Environment	166
Compressive Strength Prediction via Gene Expression Programming (GEP) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) for Concrete Containing RCA	117
Digital Twins in Built Environments: An Investigation of the Characteristics, Applications, and Challenges	103
Positioning Positive Energy Districts in European Cities	89
Additive Manufacturing Applications for Industry 4.0: A Systematic Critical Review	88
Fire Resistance Behaviour of Geopolymer Concrete: An Overview	86
Internet of Things (IoT), Building Information Modeling (BIM), and Digital Twin (DT) in Construction Industry: A Review, Bibliometric, and Network Analysis	79
Combating Urban Heat Island Effect—A Review of Reflective Pavements and Tree Shading Strategies	75
Humans-as-a-Sensor for Buildings—Intensive Longitudinal Indoor Comfort Models	75
A Systematic Review of Construction 4.0 in the Context of the BIM 4.0 Premise	73
3D Concrete Printing Sustainability: A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Four Construction Method Scenarios	70
The Role of Blockchain Technology in Augmenting Supply Chain Resilience to Cybercrime	69
Investigating the Use of ChatGPT for the Scheduling of Construction Projects	67
The Phenomenon of Cracking in Cement Concretes and Reinforced Concrete Structures: The Mechanism of Cracks Formation, Causes of Their Initiation, Types and Places of Occurrence, and Methods of Detecti	67
Adoption of Blockchain Technology through Digital Twins in the Construction Industry 4.0: A PESTELS Approach	67
Acceptance Model of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Based Technologies in Construction Firms: Applying the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in Combination with the Technology–Organisation–Environment (T	65
Integration of BIM and Immersive Technologies for AEC: A Scientometric-SWOT Analysis and Critical Content Review	64
Perovskite Solar Cells for BIPV Application: A Review	63
Smart Buildings: Systems and Drivers	62
Practical Implementation of Structural Health Monitoring in Multi-Story Buildings	62
IEA EBC Annex83 Positive Energy Districts	62
Data-Driven Compressive Strength Prediction of Fly Ash Concrete Using Ensemble Learner Algorithms	61
Developing a Conceptual Partner Selection Framework: Digital Green Innovation Management of Prefabricated Construction Enterprises for Sustainable Urban Development	59
A Study on the Properties of Geopolymer Concrete Modified with Nano Graphene Oxide	58

Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality in the Building Sector: A Bibliometric Review	57
Evaluating the Connection between Thermal Comfort and Productivity in Buildings: A Systematic Literature Review	55
Increasing Green Infrastructure in Cities: Impact on Ambient Temperature, Air Quality and Heat-Related Mortality and Morbidity	55
Advanced Timber Construction Industry: A Review of 350 Multi-Storey Timber Projects from 2000–2021	53
Structural Optimization in Civil Engineering: A Literature Review	52
Potential Application of Blockchain Technology for Embodied Carbon Estimating in Construction Supply Chains	52
Characterizing Positive Energy District (PED) through a Preliminary Review of 60 Existing Projects in Europe	52
Worker 4.0: The Future of Sensored Construction Sites	52
Designing Post COVID-19 Buildings: Approaches for Achieving Healthy Buildings	51
Assessment of Cloud Computing Success Factors for Sustainable Construction Industry: The Case of Nigeria	49
Application of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete in Bridge Engineering: Current Status, Limitations, Challenges, and Future Prospects	49
Evaluating 4D-BIM and VR for Effective Safety Communication and Training: A Case Study of Multilingual Construction Job-Site Crew	48
Circular Economy: Challenges and Opportunities in the Construction Sector of Kazakhstan	46
Building and Health: Mapping the Knowledge Development of Sick Building Syndrome	46
Python-LMDI: A Tool for Index Decomposition Analysis of Building Carbon Emissions	45
Incremental Digital Twin Conceptualisations Targeting Data-Driven Circular Construction	45
A Scientometric Analysis and Systematic Literature Review for Construction Project Complexity	45
Interaction between Thermal Comfort, Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Energy Consumption of Educational Buildings: A Comprehensive Review	44
Multi-Span Composite Timber Beams with Rational Steel Reinforcements	43
Operational Carbon Change in Commercial Buildings under the Carbon Neutral Goal: A LASSO–WOA Approach	43
Nature-Based Solutions (NBSs) to Mitigate Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effects in Canadian Cities	43
Digital Twins for Intelligent Green Buildings	43