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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Modeling NO2 concentrations in real urban areas using computational fluid dynamics: A comparative analysis of methods to assess NO2 concentrations from NOx dispersion results	492
An event-based model and a map visualization approach for spatiotemporal association relations discovery of diseases diffusion	384
Rethinking Japanese public libraries from the perspective of time	297
Strengthening individual preparedness for extreme cold weather through enhanced messaging, risk perception, and trust	287
Measuring heat transfer index (HTI): A new method to quantify the spatial influence of land surface temperature between adjacent urban spaces	273
How to optimize the 2D/3D urban thermal environment: Insights derived from UAV LiDAR/multispectral data and multi-source remote sensing data	252
Responding to “city cooling action”: Assessing and visualizing community-level urban park cooling service performance in Nanjing, China	243
A comprehensive and comparative study of an innovative constant-pressure compressed air energy storage (CP-CAES) system	238
Dynamics of human speech as aerosol transmission sources: Implications for sustainable urban health based on impulsive jet theory	232
Hesitant fuzzy for conflicting criteria in multi-objective deployment of electric vehicle charging stations	231
Deep learning and dynamic simulation based progressive decarbonization roadmap in the building sector in Jiangsu Province	225
From cooling pathways to practical acclimating design: Urban park regulating potentials under Extreme Heat Events	221
Corrigendum to “Research on the Traditional Courtyard Typology and Wind Environment Comfort - A case study of Qingshan Fishing Village in Qingdao, China” [Sustainable Cities and Society 130 (2025) 106	213
A tactical transactive energy scheduling for the electric vehicle-integrated networked microgrids	207
Spatial development indicators as a tool to determine thermal conditions in an urban environment	207
How to improve the environmental friendliness of the thermal power industry: A perspective on constructing cross-regional collaborative emission reduction mechanisms tailored to local conditions	205
Exploration of non-linear influence mechanisms of traditional courtyard forms on thermal comfort in winter and summer: A case study of Beijing, China	201
A cascading failure-based approach for assessing the resilience of urban stormwater networks	199
Modeling dynamic competition among urban taxis and the impact on carbon emissions	195
Sustainability-oriented maintenance management of highway bridge networks based on Q-learning	182
Application of structural equation modelling (SEM) and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) based approach toward a hybrid urban sustainability assessment system (USAS) of Jordan	180
Evaluation of resources and environmental carrying capacity and its spatial-temporal dynamic evolution: A case study in Shandong Province, China	175
Exploring diurnal spatiotemporal heterogeneity in urban heat exposure: A novel perspective from urban form-function coupling	170
Climate-driven changes in city-scale building energy demand under urban-adjusted future climate scenarios	168
Bioaerosol multi-pollutant source localization in urban microclimates using an improved particle swarm optimization method with restricted search capabilities	166

Coupled simulation of urban water networks and interconnected critical urban infrastructure systems: A systematic review and multi-sector research agenda	165
Challenges, drivers, and benefits to integrated infrastructure management of water, wastewater, stormwater and transportation systems	165
Passive over active: How low-cost strategies influence urban energy equity	154
Projects as game changers for navigating sustainability transitions in societies: Multi-level effects from micro-level decisions	154
Activity space compactness index from the viewpoint of trip arrival point by lifestyle activity purpose in a mature conurbation	150
Sustainable urban space planning of underground logistics system using multi-source data fusion: A 3D space suitability evaluation framework	147
Two birds with one stone: Can digital transformation of companies help address climate change while improving air quality?	147
Synergies or trade-offs between surface urban heat island and hot extreme: Distinct responses in urban environments	144
Enhancing water management and urban flood resilience using Hazard Capacity Factor Design (HCFD) model: Case study of Eco-Delta city, Busan	143
Decision support for improved construction traffic management and planning	141
UBEM-SER: Role of sufficiency, efficiency and renewable in the decarbonization of commercial building stock at city scale	141
Commercial urban agriculture: A review for sustainable development	141
Renewable energy technology innovation and urbanization: Insights from China	140
A cumulative perspective reveals urbanization exacerbates compound extreme heat-air pollution events in China	134
Identifying up-to-date urban land-use patterns with visual and semantic features based on multisource geospatial data	134
Quantifying the potential uncertainty and development suitability of sandstone porous geothermal reservoirs for urban heating in northwestern Shandong plain, China	132
Framework for unified municipal solid waste management using centralized and decentralized facilities: Case study of Nashik city in India	130
Dynamic simulation of urban agglomeration network resilience under disturbances: An integrated deep learning and agent-based approach – Case study of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region	125
Reconstructing place attachment through social media: A systematic review for sustainable urban governance	124
Assessing carbon emissions and decarbonization potential of urban cold chain transport sector: A case study in Hefei city	122
Nature's hand in megacity cluster progress: Integrating SDG11 with ecosystem service dynamics	119
Topological and functional vulnerability analysis and mitigation for single-source heating networks based on tree models	118
Uncovering key components of semi-public spaces in multi-unit residences for enhancing social sustainability	118
Data-driven prediction of energy consumption of district cooling systems (DCS) based on the weather forecast data	116
Dynamics of cool surface performance on urban microclimate: A full-scale experimental study in Singapore	116
Optimized protection coordination of microgrids considering power quality-based voltage indices incorporating optimal sizing and placement of fault current limiters	115
Assessing annual carbon emissions and its peak year in the Yangtze river economic belt (2021-2035) through land use/land cover analysis	115
Enabling effective climate action plans at city level: Insights from India's metropolitan cities	114
Sequential action-based dynamic decision-support model for urban ecological planning	112
Spillover effects of built-environment vulnerability on resilience of businesses in urban crises	112
Energy efficient behavior modeling for demand side recommender system in solar microgrid applications using multi-agent reinforcement learning model	110
The impact of dynamic traffic conditions on the sustainability of urban fire service	110
Urban form centrality and thermal environment: An empirical study of Chinese megacities	110
Cross-examination of country-specific archetypes generation for urban building energy modelling (UBEM)	109
Assessment of European cities from a smartness perspective: An integrated grey MCDM approach	108
Model predictive control based optimal operation of smart city	108
Accessibility assessment and optimization of public charging stations from a categorical perspective: A case study in Nanjing based on charging travel chains	108
Evaluating the association between morphological characteristics of urban land and pluvial floods using machine learning methods	107
Assessing Nature-based solutions in the face of urban vulnerabilities: A multi-criteria decision approach	107
Analysing urban local cold air dynamics and climate functional zones using interpretable machine learning: A case study of Tianhe district, Guangzhou	107
A cost-effective and high-efficient EV shared fast charging scheme with hierarchical coordinated operation strategy for addressing difficult-to-charge issue in old residential communities	105
Parametric analysis of planting strategies and environmental factors for the thermal and aerodynamic effects of indirect green façades	103
Sustainable design of running friendly streets: Environmental exposures predict runnability by Volunteered Geographic Information and multilevel model approaches	103
Cooling effects of urban green spaces: A systematic review of methods applied in the past two decades	103
Regulation of blue-green landscape fragmentation on day-night surface urban heat island: A case study of Kunming	102
The impact of innovation-driven industrial clusters on urban carbon emission efficiency: Empirical evidence from China	102
Traffic noise assessment in urban Bulgaria using explainable machine learning	102
Impact of impervious surface spatial morphologies on urban waterlogging: Insights from a cascade modeling chain at catchment scale	101
Unveiling fine-scale urban third places for remote work using mobile phone big data	101
The joint health risks of PM2.5 pollution wave and cold spell in eastern China	100

Fuzzy Q-learning-based approach for real-time energy management of home microgrids using cooperative multi-agent system	100
Synergistic dynamics of the thermal-energy-carbon nexus in the Yangtze River Delta: Spatiotemporal measurement, mechanisms, and spatial econometric analysis	99
Spatial and social inequality of hierarchical healthcare accessibility in urban system: A case study in Shanghai, China	99
Influence of the built environment on social capital and physical activity in Singapore: A structural equation modelling analysis	99
Towards urban energy sustainability and resiliency through smart agriculture and effective renewable resource allocation	99
Are New Towns Prone to Urban Heat Island Effect? Implications for Planning Form and Function	98
Comprehensively assessing seasonal variations in the impact of urban greenspace morphology on urban heat island effects: A multidimensional analysis	98
Developing indicators for sustainable urban regeneration in historic urban areas: Delphi method and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)	98
Accessibility and Public Transport Mobility for a Smart(er) Island: Evidence from Sardinia (Italy)	98
Integrating morphology and vitality to quantify seasonal contributions of urban functional zones to thermal environment	97
Estimating casualties from urban fires: A focus on building and urban environment information	97
Unveiling hidden allergenic hotspots: A fine-scale, parameter-optimized approach for spatiotemporal mapping of urban allergenicity assessments	97
Enabling maximum decarbonization from districts in Kyoto through rooftop PVs by integrating with EVs as battery	96
A new electro-biomembrane integrated renewable-based system to produce power, fresh water and hydrogen for sustainable communities	95
Assessing the impact of normative messages in encouraging the use of sustainable mobility. An experimental study	95
Embodied energy in existing buildings as a tool for sustainable intervention on urban heritage	95
Toward a societal smart city: Clarifying the social justice dimension of smart cities	94
Spatially heterogeneous impacts of urban vitality on carbon emissions: A multi-source data-driven mechanistic analysis	93