OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Sustainable Cities and Society is 93. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Revisiting the role of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on Turkey’s ecological footprint: Evidence from Quantile ARDL approach	566
The efficacy of social distance and ventilation effectiveness in preventing COVID-19 transmission	438
Linking urbanization, human capital, and the ecological footprint in G7 countries: An empirical analysis	402
Antivirus-built environment: Lessons learned from Covid-19 pandemic	388
Does urbanization redefine the environmental Kuznets curve? An empirical analysis of 134 Countries	336
Does financial inclusion, renewable and non-renewable energy utilization accelerate ecological footprints and economic growth? Fresh evidence from 15 highest emitting countries	300
Fighting against COVID-19: A novel deep learning model based on YOLO-v2 with ResNet-50 for medical face mask detection	288
Deep learning and medical image processing for coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic: A survey	288
Modelling the dynamic linkages between eco-innovation, urbanization, economic growth and ecological footprints for G7 countries: Does financial globalization matter?	288
Convergence of blockchain and artificial intelligence in IoT network for the sustainable smart city	287
Enabling technologies and sustainable smart cities	275
SSDMNV2: A real time DNN-based face mask detection system using single shot multibox detector and MobileNetV2	263
A review on renewable energy and electricity requirement forecasting models for smart grid and buildings	247
COVID-19 cases prediction by using hybrid machine learning and beetle antennae search approach	230
The impact of energy efficiency on carbon emissions: Evidence from the transportation sector in Chinese 30 provinces	222
Examining the association between socio-demographic composition and COVID-19 fatalities in the European region using spatial regression approach	208
Blockchain for smart cities: A review of architectures, integration trends and future research directions	204
Multi-scenario simulation of urban land change in Shanghai by random forest and CA-Markov model	200
The impact of environmental regulations on urban Green innovation efficiency: The case of Xi'an	197
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel behavior in Istanbul: A panel data analysis	194
Urbanization, land use change, and carbon emissions: Quantitative assessments for city-level carbon emissions in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region	194
Inundation risk assessment of metro system using AHP and TFN-AHP in Shenzhen	192
Temporary reduction in fine particulate matter due to ‘anthropogenic emissions switch-off’ during COVID-19 lockdown in Indian cities	187
A new distributed architecture for evaluating AI-based security systems at the edge: Network TON_IoT datasets	185
Low impact development techniques to mitigate the impacts of climate-change-induced urban floods: Current trends, issues and challenges	182

Exploring the impact of urbanization on urban building carbon emissions in China: Evidence from a provincial panel data model	175
A deep learning-based social distance monitoring framework for COVID-19	175
The policy outcomes of low-carbon city construction on urban green development: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment conducted in China	173
Smart buildings features and key performance indicators: A review	172
COVID-19, internet, and mobility: The rise of telework, telehealth, e-learning, and e-shopping	159
Indoor air quality improvement in COVID-19 pandemic: Review	158
Understanding land surface temperature impact factors based on local climate zones	155
Security and the smart city: A systematic review	155
Data mining and machine learning methods for sustainable smart cities traffic classification: A survey	150
Prediction of energy consumption in hotel buildings via support vector machines	149
Coupling coordination evaluation and sustainable development pattern of geo-ecological environment and urbanization in Chongqing municipality, China	143
Urban building energy modeling (UBEM) tools: A state-of-the-art review of bottom-up physics-based approaches	141
A geographically weighted regression model augmented by Geodetector analysis and principal component analysis for the spatial distribution of PM2.5	140
Sociodemographic determinants of COVID-19 incidence rates in Oman: Geospatial modelling using multiscale geographically weighted regression (MGWR)	137
Influence of urban morphological characteristics on thermal environment	136
Relationships among local-scale urban morphology, urban ventilation, urban heat island and outdoor thermal comfort under sea breeze influence	135
A deep learning-based IoT-oriented infrastructure for secure smart City	134
Prediction and optimization of energy consumption in an office building using artificial neural network and a genetic algorithm	134
Can smart city construction facilitate green total factor productivity? A quasi-natural experiment based on China’s pilot smart city	130
Cyber security in smart cities: A review of deep learning-based applications and case studies	130
Energy management in microgrids including smart homes: A multi-objective approach	129
Low-carbon development quality of cities in China: Evaluation and obstacle analysis	127
Multi-scenario simulation and ecological risk analysis of land use based on the PLUS model: A case study of Nanjing	126
An integrated fire detection system using IoT and image processing technique for smart cities	126
Multi-objective optimization of grid-connected PV-wind hybrid system considering reliability, cost, and environmental aspects	125
Blockchain technology, improvement suggestions, security challenges on smart grid and its application in healthcare for sustainable development	124
Optimum unit sizing of hybrid renewable energy system utilizing harmony search, Jaya and particle swarm optimization algorithms	123
Fog computing for sustainable smart cities in the IoT era: Caching techniques and enabling technologies - an overview	119
Monitoring the effect of urban development on urban heat island based on remote sensing and geo-spatial approach in Kolkata and adjacent areas, India	119
Energy management using non-intrusive load monitoring techniques – State-of-the-art and future research directions	118
Optimisation of solar/wind/bio-generator/diesel/battery based microgrids for rural areas: A PSO-GWO approach	116
Human mobility behavior in COVID-19: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis	115
Urban ecological security assessment and forecasting using integrated DEMATEL-ANP and CA-Markov models: A case study on Kolkata Metropolitan Area, India	113
Surface urban heat island intensity in five major cities of Bangladesh: Patterns, drivers and trends	113
Implementation of solar energy in smart cities using an integration of artificial neural network, photovoltaic system and classical Delphi methods	113
Automated cognitive health assessment in smart homes using machine learning	113
Scalable machine learning-based intrusion detection system for IoT-enabled smart cities	112
Understanding the impact of environmental regulations on green technology innovation efficiency in the construction industry	111
Impact of urban morphology and landscape characteristics on spatiotemporal heterogeneity of land surface temperature	111
Data-driven dynamic clustering framework for mitigating the adverse economic impact of Covid-19 lockdown practices	111
Adaptive-predictive control strategy for HVAC systems in smart buildings – A review	111
A framework for addressing urban heat challenges and associated adaptive behavior by the public and the issue of willingness to pay for heat resilient infrastructure in Chongqing, China	109
Landfill location selection for healthcare waste of urban areas using hybrid BWM-grey MARCOS model based on GIS	108
Urban heat island mitigation by green infrastructure in European Functional Urban Areas	108
An overview of machine learning applications for smart buildings	107
Investigating changes in noise pollution due to the COVID-19 lockdown: The case of Dublin, Ireland	106
Assessment of coordinated development between social economy and ecological environment: Case study of resource-based cities in Northeastern China	105
Secure and resilient demand side management engine using machine learning for IoT-enabled smart grid	105
Spatial spillover effect of green innovation on economic development quality in China: Evidence from a panel data of 270 prefecture-level and above cities	105
Towards the sustainable development of smart cities through mass video surveillance: A response to the COVID-19 pandemic	105

Evaluating the performances of several artificial intelligence methods in forecasting daily streamflow time series for sustainable water resources management	104
Spatial structure and carbon emission of urban agglomerations: Spatiotemporal characteristics and driving forces	104
The role of built and social environmental factors in Covid-19 transmission: A look at America’s capital city	101
Prediction of seasonal urban thermal field variance index using machine learning algorithms in Cumilla, Bangladesh	99
Study on importance, procedure, and scope of outdoor thermal comfort –A review	98
Are high-density districts more vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic?	98
The influence of urban form on surface urban heat island and its planning implications: Evidence from 1288 urban clusters in China	98
Study on city digital twin technologies for sustainable smart city design: A review and bibliometric analysis of geographic information system and building information modeling integration	97
Presence and mobility of the population during the first wave of Covid-19 outbreak and lockdown in Italy	96
Self-scheduling model for home energy management systems considering the end-users discomfort index within price-based demand response programs	96
Exploring spatiotemporal effects of the driving factors on COVID-19 incidences in the contiguous United States	96
Energy demands of buildings in the framework of climate change: An investigation across Europe	95
Impact of urban heat island mitigation measures on microclimate and pedestrian comfort in a dense urban district of Lebanon	95
Coupling coordination degree for urbanization city-industry integration level: Sichuan case	95
A home energy management system with an integrated smart thermostat for demand response in smart grids	95
Public participation and city sustainability: Evidence from Urban Garbage Classification in China	95
Federated learning enabled digital twins for smart cities: Concepts, recent advances, and future directions	94
Digitalization and carbon emissions: How does digital city construction affect china's carbon emission reduction?	94
RETRACTED: Robust optimization of renewable-based multi-energy micro-grid integrated with flexible energy conversion and storage devices	93
A deep learning approach for prediction of air quality index in a metropolitan city	93