OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Archnet-IJAR International Journal of Architectural Research is 3. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Materiality and digital technologies: concrete experiments for the built environment	47
Hermeneutic phenomenology for spatial analysis	41
Maximizing minimums: space-utilization in the small homes in the Mumbai metropolitan region	23
Experiencing cinematic architecture: the impact of architecture on the audience emotional engagement	16
Furniture configurations in an active learning classroom make further differences in student outcomes	16
The impact of biophilic design in university study areas on students' productivity	15
A systematic review of indicators for sustainability of urban heritage sites	13
A sustainability assessment framework for population density in central Indian cities	10
Spatial intelligence: integration of land use to connectivity in the context of eastern urbanism	10
Architecture of home in later life: towards a fivefold theoretical model	9
Understanding historic buildings from an environmental perspective: Finsbury Health Centre – as an environmental rhetoric of modernism	9
From house to home: exploring the spatial expression of social identity on traditional Shiraz houses	8
The impact of urban graffiti with facial expressions on human behavioral and emotional experiences in a VR environment	8
An empirically validated framework for investigating the perception of density	8
Interactions between architects and end-users during housing design processes: a systematic literature review	8
The Nest: post evaluation study on intentional learning space in public housing Malaysia	8
Reshaping water-related urban places with collaborative participation: a critical examination of the Kabataş waterfront	8
Knowledge spaces in architecture and urbanism – a preliminary five-year chronicle	7
Re-establishing traditional stilt structures in contemporary architecture–The possibilities	7
Opportunities and challenges for service-learning experiences in informal urban settlements	7
Work-integrated learning (WIL) as a part of quality education in architecture: the profession's perspective	7
Visuality peaks, function lasts: an empirical investigation into the performance of iconic architecture on Instagram	6
The impact of ASPECTSS-based design intervention in autism school design: a case study	6
The icon as a collaborative performance: non-standard solutions, invisible work and networks of trust in the construction of the Elbe Philharmonic Hall, Hamburg	6
Incorporating circular economy in the architectural design process: design methodology using gamification tools	5

The impact of social development on the architecture of early medical infrastructure in Gilan, Iran, in the 20th century	5
Post-occupancy evaluation of residential properties: a case study on an organizational multistorey apartment building	5
Towards a new rural and urban intersection, “R-Urban”: the Beykoz district case in Istanbul	5
Silver cities: planning for an ageing population in Singapore. An urban planning policy case study of Kampung Admiralty	5
Mapping architectural students’ perception on educational spaces: a guideline toward understanding spatial belonging	5
Managerial representations of achieving a competitive advantage in architectural practices: a UK perspective	5
Revitalisation of urban spaces by women architects: enhancing cultural heritage in the gulf region	5
Architectural design research in small practices	4
Activity networks and the temporality of urban space: the case of a cul-de-sac square	4
How can community architects build socially resilient refugee camps? Lessons from the Office of Displaced Designers in Lesvos, Greece	4
Balancing complexity and restoration in virtual interior environments: user perceptions of organized complexity in biophilic design	4
The effects of environmental factors on the social interaction of children in need of protection in outdoor living spaces	4
An investigation into decision-making and delivery activities following design-led events in collaborative planning	4
Decolonising the design curriculum: making “sustainability” accessible, understandable and practicable to second-year undergraduate architecture students	4
Our Common Gulf Cities: agenda for equitable AEC industries for sustainable urban development	4
Sustainable urban landscapes: a computation framework for enhancing sustainability in early-stage design	4
Nurturing an architect through transformative pedagogy: design studio teaching experience	4
Comparing the homogeneity and genotypes of large and small-scale coliving buildings in the modern Western world	4
Configuring urban morphological changes: the case of Damascus city in the late modern era	4
The impact of architectural design studio education on perceptions of sustainability	4
Architecture as frozen music: perception of crossing boundaries as audible experience	4
Joyful living labs – pedagogical approach for urban design thinking soft skills	4
Impacts of architectural education on entrepreneurial intention: a case study of senior architects from six universities in Turkey	3
Courtyard configuration to optimize shading, daylight and ventilation in a tropical terrace house using simulation	3
Engaging in social interaction: relationships between the accessibility of path structure and intensity of passive social interaction in urban parks	3
Location-based examination of the characteristics of university campuses in Istanbul	3
Residential satisfaction and quality of urban life: examining diverse housing environments	3
Mapping the urban environment using real-time physiological monitoring	3
Bascarsija (Bashcarshiya), Sarajevo's historic core: evaluating the qualities of its open spaces	3
Questioning the phenomenon of void in the built environment through a multidisciplinary perspective	3
The fragmentary production of knowledge on cultural heritage on the Arab world: From an orientalist vision to a scarce engagement with epistemological and theoretical spheres	3
Researching children’s physical environment: a systematic review of research methods	3
Relationship between environmental indoor conditions of a classroom and the performance of undergraduate students	3
A blended learning strategy: reimagining the post-Covid-19 architectural education	3
Exploring sketches as conceptual data: a semiological experiment on moods visualisation among architectural students	3
Predicting and analysing initiator crime environments based on machine learning for improving urban safety	3
A social media-based framework for marketing architectural design firms in Egypt during global economic downturn	3
The current trends in mosque architecture in the northern cities of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)	3