OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Frontiers of Architectural Research is 7. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Biophilic design in architecture and its contributions to health, well-being, and sustainability: A critical review	104
Outdoor thermal comfort: Analyzing the impact of urban configurations on the thermal performance of street canyons in the humid subtropical climate of Sydney	55
The transformation of the inherited historical urban and architectural characteristics of Al-Najaf's Old City and possible preservation insights	40
Subjective experience and visual attention to a historic building: A real-world eye-tracking study	39
Italian perspective on the planned preventive conservation of architectural heritage	36
Optimized greenery configuration to mitigate urban heat: A decade systematic review	35
From smart to empathic cities	35
Integrating eye-movement analysis and the semantic differential method to analyze the visual effect of a traditional commercial block in Hefei, China	33
Detail control strategies for topology optimization in architectural design and development	30
A GIS-based methodology for the appraisal of historical, architectural, and social values in historic urban cores	28
Color preference cool versus warm in nursing homes depends on the expected activity for interior spaces	27
Investigation of typical residential block typologies and their impact on pedestrian-level microclimate in summers in Nanjing, China	25
Urban microclimate and energy consumption: A multi-objective parametric urban design approach for dense subtropical cities	23
Measuring the built environment of green transit-oriented development: A factor-cluster analysis of rail station areas in Singapore	23
Generative urban design using shape grammar and block morphological analysis	23
The effect of Urban Heat Island mitigation strategies on outdoor human thermal comfort in the city of Baghdad	22
Bio-inspired interactive kinetic façade: Using dynamic transitory-sensitive area to improve multiple occupants’ visual comfort	21
Courtyard design impact on indoor thermal comfort and utility costs for residential households: Comparative analysis and deep-learning predictive model	21
Application of AHP and a mathematical index to estimate livability in tourist districts: The case of Al Qasba in Sharjah	21
Examining control, centrality and flexibility in Palladio's villa plans using space syntax measurements	20
Do green roofs really provide significant energy saving in a Mediterranean climate? Critical evaluation based on different case studies	19
Vitality evaluation of the waterfront space in the ancient city of Suzhou	18
An investigation of the influence of ground surface properties and shading on outdoor thermal comfort in a high-altitude residential area	18
Teaching construction sciences with the integration of BIM to undergraduate architecture students	18
Exploratory space data analysis of spatial patterns of large-scale retail commercial facilities: The case of Gulou District, Nanjing, China	18

The impacts of fabrication systems on 3D concrete printing building forms	17
Impact of building regulations on the perceived outdoor thermal comfort in the mixed-use neighbourhood of Chennai	16
Biology and architecture: An ongoing hybridization of scientific knowledge and design practice by six architectural offices in France	16
Exploring the spatial pattern of historic Chinese towns and cities: A syntactical approach	16
Investigating the urban–rural integrated town development strategy on the basis of the study of rural forms in Nantong, China	15
GenFloor: Interactive generative space layout system via encoded tree graphs	15
Data-driven placemaking: Public space canopy design through multi-objective optimisation considering shading, structural and social performance	14
Assessing Linear Urban Landscape from dynamic visual perception based on urban morphology	14
Analysis of the CPMV index for evaluating indoor thermal comfort in southern China in summer, a case study in Nanjing	14
Aesthetics of urban commercial streets from the perspective of cognitive memory and user behavior in urban environments	14
Exploring the spatial arrangement of patient rooms for minimum nurse travel in hospital nursing units in Korea	14
A road map to find in 3D printing a new design plasticity for construction – The state of art	14
Application of CFD plug-ins integrated into urban and building design platforms for performance simulations: A literature review	13
Unveiling the potential of space syntax approach for revitalizing historic urban areas: A case study of Yushan Historic District, China	13
Self-adaptability and topological deformation of Ganlan architectural heritage: Conservation and regeneration of Lianghekou Tujia village in Western Hubei, China	13
Exploring the synergy of building massing and façade design through evolutionary optimization	13
Design and mechanism of building responsive skins: State-of-the-art and systematic analysis	13
Integrating ergonomics data and emotional scale to analyze people's emotional attachment to different landscape features in the Wudaokou Urban Park	13
Lego architecture: Research on a temporary building design method for post-disaster emergency	12
Promoting conservation or change? The UNESCO label of world heritage (re)shaping urban morphology in the Old Town of Lijiang, China	12
Instantaneous lighting quality within higher educational classrooms in Singapore	12
Parametrising historical Chinese courtyard-dwellings: An algorithmic design framework for the digital representation of Siheyuan iterations based on traditional design principles	12
An integrated simulation method for PVSS parametric design using multi-objective optimization	12
Lighting preferences in office spaces concerning the indoor thermal environment	12
The impact of the design of learning spaces on attention and memory from a neuroarchitectural approach: A systematic review	11
A cost effective approach to design of energy efficient residential buildings	11
Quality of public space and sustainable development goals: analysis of nine urban projects in Spanish cities	11
Understanding pedestrian behavior and spatial relations: A pedestrianized area in Besiktas, Istanbul	11
Sustainability-oriented configurational analysis of the street network of China's superblocks: Beyond Marshall's model	11
Digital representation methods: The case of algorithmic design	11
Enhancing the sustainability and energy conservation in heritage buildings: The case of Nottingham Playhouse	10
A typological, environmental and socio-cultural study of semi-open spaces in the Eastern Mediterranean vernacular architecture: The case of Cyprus	10
Study of wind towers with different funnels attached to increase natural ventilation in an underground building	10
User activities and the heterogeneity of urban space: The case of Dahiyat Al Hussein park	10
Feasibility study of large-scale mass customization 3D printing framework system with a case study on Nanjing Happy Valley East Gate	10
Walking experience: Exploring the trilateral interrelation of walkability, temporal perception, and urban ambiance	10
Quantitative contrast of urban agglomeration colors based on image clustering algorithm: Case study of the Xia-Zhang-Quan metropolitan area	10
Role of public space design on the perception of historical environment: A pilot study in Amasya	10
Thermal comfort analysis of earth-sheltered buildings: The case of meymand village, Iran	9
Mapping urban public spaces based on the Nolli map method	9
Neuroscience and architecture: What does the brain tell to an emotional experience of architecture via a functional MR study?	9
Building climate zones of major marine islands in China defined using two-stage zoning method and clustering analysis	9
Assessing architectural color preference after Le Corbusier's 1931 Salubra keyboards: A cross cultural analysis	9
Environmental affordances and children's needs: Insights from child-friendly community streets in China	9
Assessing the accessibility to fire hazards in preserving historical towns: Case studies in suburban Shanghai, China	9
The sustainability cycle of historic houses and cultural memory: Controversy between historic preservation and heritage conservation	9
An evaluation approach to spatial identity in historic urban areas from a humanistic perspective	8
Designing with nature: Advancing three-dimensional green spaces in architecture through frameworks for biophilic design and sustainability	8
Measuring the spatial quality of bedrooms in nursing homes with visual environmental performance	8
Urban design considerations in the environmental assessment of vernacular buildings with timber projections (sachnisi): The case of Nicosia's historic center	8

Explaining and evaluating the quality of “light” in religious environments and its effect on spirituality	8
Effect of urban transformation on the values of historic sites around mosques: Two cases in Manisa, Turkey	8
Concept cathedral and “squaring the circle”: Interpreting the Gothic cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris as a standing hymn	7
Architectural survey of historical buildings: The orders of classical architecture in the Baptistery of Florence	7
Dimension and formation of placeness of commercial public space in city center: A case study of Deji Plaza in Nanjing	7
Lighting, colour and geometry: Which has the greatest influence on students' cognitive processes?	7
Is there a need for new kitchen design? Assessing the adaptative capacity of space to enable circularity in multiresidential buildings	7
Spatial patterns of residents’ daily activity space and its influencing factors based on the CatBoost model: A case study of Nanjing, China	7
Modular responsive facade proposals based on semi-regular and demi-regular tessellation: daylighting and visual comfort	7
Data generative machine learning model for the assessment of outdoor thermal and wind comfort in a northern urban environment	7
Energy-efficient virtual sensor-based deep reinforcement learning control of indoor CO2 in a kindergarten	7
Influence of built environment and user experience on the waterfront vitality of historical urban areas: A case study of the Qinhuai River in Nanjing, China	7
Current design guidelines’ streetscape improvement for visual perception and walkability: A case study of Sejong City, Republic of Korea	7
Training deep convolution network with synthetic data for architectural morphological prototype classification	7
Improving thermal comfort in mosques of hot-humid climates through passive and low-energy design strategies	7
The layers of history: New architecture interventions in castle ruins	7