OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Architectural Science Review is 1. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial: Innovations in envelope design, fabrication and analysis	41
Algorithmic vernacular: a generative design process for hillside settlements and dwellings, optimized for siting, access and prefabricated construction	27
The effects of interactive stairways on user behaviour and safety	27
How urban wellbeing is influenced by spatial urban parameters (density, morphology, vegetation & commerce), as examined in a VR framework	24
Characterization and modeling of bistable laminates for kinetic shading screens	22
Modernity in Javanese tradition: adapting vernacular design and local culture to Indonesian urban living	22
Earth-based additive manufacturing: A field-oriented methodology for evaluating material printability	20
Study on the classification of villages in Jilin Province based on space syntax and machine learning	20
Analysing the spatial syntax of Aldo van Eyck’s place-making in the Amsterdam playgrounds	19
A study to depict challenges and opportunities building industry professionals face when designing inclusive and accessible buildings	16
Discretisation strategies in the architectural design process: a procedural classification system	14
Numerical analysis of outdoor thermal comfort of block-scale vertical greening systems in a hot humid climate	13
A comparative study on structural design alternatives for twisted tall buildings with outriggers	12
Real-time fabrication analysis: a method for evaluating fabrication constraints of complex concrete shapes	11
Automation in architectural design: optimization and decision-making in interference design	10
Australian property market explorer – a front-end native tool for visualizing property sales data	9
Strengths and limits of a modular magnetic wall panel system	8
Design and fabrication of smooth poly-hypar timber gridshells	8
Professional architects’ design trade-offs in reinforcement learning-powered agent-based simulation	7
Occupants’ mood states in evaluating indoor environmental quality (IEQ) acceptance	7
A decision-making framework to prioritize existing buildings for adaptive reuse with a case study of school buildings in Guilan, Iran	7
Solar shadings in contemporary New Zealand architecture: state of the art and future perspectives	7
Up on the roof: a review of design, construction, and technology trends in vertical extensions	7
Correction	7
Employing surface tooling for thermal modulation	6

Using brain waves to assess the colour effect on promoting spirituality in the mosque architecture	6
A neurological examination of gender differences in architectural perception	5
Socio-spatial relationships in design of residential care homes for people living with dementia diagnoses: a grounded theory approach	5
A decision-making framework for early-stage design of positive energy blocks	5
Learning from practice in the digital age: ‘Digitalisation of heritage in New Zealand’	5
Analysis of illumination performance of Light-Transmitting Building Block	5
A review on architectural guidelines to safely reopen buildings in light of COVID-19 in the United States: establishing future research opportunities	5
Architectural design and emergencies in double staircase high-rise buildings: the effect of geometric shape parameters on travel time	4
Year long monitoring of indoor air quality and ventilation in school classrooms in Victoria, Australia	4
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of indoor aerosol dispersion and spatial COVID-19 infection risk across various air-circulation regimes	4
Influence of winter natural ventilation on thermal environment of university dormitories under central heating mode in severe cold regions of China	4
Energy balance and photovoltaic integration in positive energy buildings. Design and performance in built office case studies	4
Khashkhāshī in the design of Iranian detached double-shell onion domes: classification and preliminary assessment of structural role	4
A review of residential building archetypes and their applications to study building energy consumption	4
Indoor thermal comfort evaluation of stone houses in Shandong mountainous region of China	4
Media façades research agenda: a bibliometric analysis from 2003 to 2022	4
Modelling the effects of neighbourhood and street geometry on pedestrian thermal comfort in Hong Kong	4
Does the visibility of destination matter more than distance in human navigation? A pilot virtual reality study	4
The role of outdoor courtyard design variables in microclimate performance: a review	4
D ⁴ G framework: a novel Voronoi diagram classification for decoding natural geometrics to enhance the built environment	3
Towards human-centred general hospitals: the potential of dementia-friendly design	3
Human cognition and emotional response towards visual environmental features in an urban built context: a systematic review on perception-based studies	3
Association between DRD4 gene and perception of architectural spaces by using EEG	3
Dynamic solar screens for high-performance buildings – a critical review of perforated external shading systems	3
Overcooling in UAE homes: health issues and implications for learning efficiency	3
Flipped townhouses: the impact of layout changes on heating and cooling energy load and occupants’ thermal comfort	3
Architectural atmospheres, priming effects and first impressions: a multi-perspective approach integrating self-report assessments and physiological responses	3
Towards a dignity manifesto of design - for people living with dementia	3
Integrated energy, daylighting, comfort and environmental performance analysis of window systems in patient rooms	2
Eye-tracking emulation software: a promising urban design tool	2
The impact of satisfaction with workplace design elements on overall design satisfaction and work commitment: a study in South Korea	2
The impact of greenery and surface reflectances on solar radiation in perimeter blocks	2
Acceptable indoor air quality at reduced energy consumption for high-occupancy buildings with intermittent operation	2
Using ecological theory to manage behaviour and symptoms in people living with dementia: a transdisciplinary approach to design	2
A behavioural analysis of outdoor thermal comfort in a hot, arid climate: a culture and gender equality perspective	2
The brain response to indoor thermal comfort: from the thermal perception to the current indoor thermal comfort indices	2
Investigating the effect of different smells in the indoor built environment (office) on human emotions using a mixed-method approach	2
Perceived density and positive affect ratings of studio apartments: an EEG study	2
Effects of human perception dimensions constituting individual temperament and experience on indoor space composition decision-making presented in a mixed-reality environment	2
Evaluation of overall comfort based on combined thermal-acoustic effects in urban squares	1
Variables and objectives in multi-objective optimization for the integration of architecture, structure, and environmental impact: a literature review	1
Multi-objective optimization design for rural houses in western zones of China	1
Questioning the appropriate angle of view to represent the visual perception of streets: possible answers from a preliminary study	1
Impacts of adjacent façades on cognitive performance and psychology of university students in long hours of indoor work	1
Evolving interaction: a qualitative investigation of user mental models for smart thermostat users	1
Architectural cognition cards: a card-based method for introducing spatial cognition research and user-centred thinking into the design process	1
Comparative aesthetic assessment of machine learning and human judgment for building wall designs	1
Comparison of different thermal comfort models: mosque and church cases	1
The effects of personal control and perceived thermal comfort on occupant psychological health at the workplace	1
Evaluating building wayfinding performance in healthcare environment: a novel hybrid decision-making model	1

Influence of selection of rural reference area for quantifying the surface urban heat islands intensity in major South Korean cities	1
Interview study to uncover the energy use impacts and behaviours of teleworkers who relocated during COVID-19 in Canada	1
Built environment usability and freshmen’s coping skills: the mediating effect of place attachment	1
Landmarks and environmental geometry in spatial navigation: insights for architecture in the context of human aging	1
A design assessment tool for layout planning in residential care for dementia	1
Shifting work patterns and workplace perceptions post-COVID-19	1
Risk of overheating in low-rise naturally ventilated residential buildings of northeast India – an effect of climate change	1
Integrating large language models, reinforcement learning, and machine learning for intelligent indoor thermal comfort regulation	1
Modelling the perception of visual design principles on façades through fuzzy sets: towards building an automated architectural data generation and labelling tool	1
On the average horizontal illuminance in rooms with one or two point light sources	1
A natural language processing framework for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing users’ sentiment on the built environment: case implementation of New York City and Seoul residences	1
Vision training for designers	1
Guest editorial for special issue, ASR	1
Deserted studio: evaluating remote-learning practices for the post-pandemic era	1
A kinetic origami surfaces methodology	1
Contribution of numerical simulation to the study of pedestrian mobility in the context of COVID-19: case of a university campus in Algeria	1
Horizons and thresholds: boundary and representation in architecture and science	1
Comparison of design education documents and the disconnect between designer priorities, tools, and occupant assumptions	1
Local intelligence: time to learn from AI	1
The application of deep generative models in urban form generation based on topology: a review	1
Evaluating urban walkability: a comprehensive review of tools and techniques	1