OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Building Engineering is 58. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Characterizing the influencing factors in a novel repairing material for concrete structures by AC impedance spectroscopy	488
Design characteristics on the indoor and outdoor air environments of the COVID-19 emergency hospital	386
Editorial Board	257
A novel ductile CHS knee bracing system for rehabilitation of earthquake-damaged buildings: The case of Sarpol-e-Zahab (Iran) earthquake	241
Editorial Board	236
The effect of new generation polyurethane wall block on single span steel frame behavior	221
Performance of hydraulic lime by using carbide slag	154
Dynamic compressive impact tests of building sandstone with a large split hopkinson pressure bar	147
Statistical evaluation of PCM plaster lining impact on indoor temperature fluctuation due to variability of outdoor temperature and solar radiation along a whole spring season	143
The fabrication and research of pH-responsive cement-based materials with switchable wettability	140
Seismic behavior of slender prestressed reinforced concrete short-leg walls	124
Compressive behavior of bolted built-up steel columns fabricated using angle section columns	103
Evaluation of characteristics of adhesion strength between wood flooring and finish mortar for prevention of construction defects	101
Effects of operating room ventilation on particle exposure and removal during general endotracheal anesthesia	99
Feasibility of hybrid waste fishing net textile and fiber reinforced cementitious composites in strengthening concrete and retrofitting damaged concrete	98
Neuroscience meets building: A comprehensive review of electroencephalogram applications in building life cycle	94
Bond of steel bars in S-PVA-HF concrete with different cooling methods after high-temperature exposure	93
Robustness of steel braced frame to resist disproportionate collapse caused by corner column removal	92
Demountable connections for enhanced resilience: An analytical and numerical assessment of steel-concrete composite beams	91
Revaluation of occupancy duration for live load using big data of enterprise credit information	89
An inerter enhanced floating floor structure for seismic hazard mitigation	89
Application and impact of carrier systems and immobilization methods in microbial self-healing cement-based composites: A comprehensive review	87
Study on the rheological properties and compressive strength mechanism of geopolymer cementitious materials for solid waste	87
Life-cycle impacts from environmentally friendly blocks	85
Corrosion protection of steel bar enabled by monofluorophosphate-bearing composites with sustained-release capability	84

Molecular insight into the structural and mechanical properties of Ca-based geopolymers	82
A virtual sensor network for pressure distribution inside a multi-zone building based on spatial adjacency relationships and multivariate adaptive regression spline	81
Full-scale experimental study on the smoke descent and stratification in a two-storey building with varying ventilation conditions	80
Experiment and optimization of a damping structure system with distributed multiple unidirectional single-particle dampers	78
Experimental assessment of the behavior of expanded glass lightweight reinforced concrete walls	77
Influence of shrinkage cracks on the mechanical properties of bolted-type glulam joint with slotted-in steel plate: Experimental study	77
Seismic behavior of beam-column joints with different concrete compressive strengths	76
Experimental study on the working mechanism and seismic performance of novel energy-dissipation boxes with different configurations	73
Fracture properties of bamboo fibrous composites: A systematic review	73
Thermal transmittance of single and double stud LSF walls: Parametric study and simplified models	72
Optimization through classical design of experiments (DOE): An investigation on the performance of different factorial designs for multi-objective optimization of complex systems	71
Flexural reliability of corroded RC beams strengthened with CFRP sheets considering longitudinal corrosion non-uniformity of steel bars	69
A novel design of a unitized curtain wall with a timber only frame – Basic mechanical, moisture, and fire tests and hygrothermal simulations	69
Thermal environment analysis and parameters optimization of a novel hot-air phase change heating bed	67
Development of a methodology for studying microbiological contamination of office indoor air by analyzing air handling unit filters - Application to a low-energy building	67
Experiment and simulation of chloride ion transport and binding in concrete under the coupling of diffusion and convection	66
Fluid grey 2: How well does generative adversarial network learn deeper topology structure in architecture that matches images?	65
Flexural performance of hollow-core partially-encased composite beams	64
Synergistic effects of lithium slag and coarse limestone powder as supplementary cementitious materials: Hydration and microstructure	64
Reliability assessment of unreinforced masonry buildings using fragility curves for collapse and non-collapse scenarios	64
Ultra-high strength multicomponent composites based on reactive magnesia: Tailoring of material properties by addition of 1D and 2D carbon nanoadditives	64
Energy saving of vacuum-based membrane dehumidification with indirect evaporative cooling in a low sensible-heat-ratio building	64
Numerical analysis for the optimization of multi-parameters stratum ventilation and the effect on radon dispersion	64
Comparison and modelling of building losses in South Iceland caused by different size earthquakes	64
Experimental and numerical research on horizontal hysteretic performance of the typical Dou-gong based on an automatic contact pair generation strategy	62
A failure criterion of bond strength of corroded steel bars based on plasticity and limit analysis of concrete and the prediction model of shear capacity of beams based on CSCT and MCFT theories	62
Mechanical and thermal properties of recycled coarse aggregate concrete incorporating microencapsulated phase change materials and recycled tire rubber granules and its freeze-thaw resistance	62
A review of compaction mechanisms, influencing factors, and advanced methods in concrete vibration technology	62
Effects of M-value on long-term microstructural evolution of CSA cement blended with slag	61
Seismic behavior of composite shear walls with boundary columns using rectangular and U-shaped concrete-filled steel tubes	59
Optimizing the compressive strength of low-grade hydrous clay and copper slag‐based sustainable ternary blended geopolymer mortar	59
Experimental study on the parallel-flow heat pipe heat exchanger for energy saving in air conditioning	59
Direct displacement-based design of steel-timber hybrid structure with separated gravity and lateral resisting systems	58