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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial: Innovations in envelope design, fabrication and analysis	27
The effects of interactive stairways on user behaviour and safety	25
Algorithmic vernacular: a generative design process for hillside settlements and dwellings, optimized for siting, access and prefabricated construction	24
How urban wellbeing is influenced by spatial urban parameters (density, morphology, vegetation & commerce), as examined in a VR framework	21
Modernity in Javanese tradition: adapting vernacular design and local culture to Indonesian urban living	20
Characterization and modeling of bistable laminates for kinetic shading screens	20
Earth-based additive manufacturing: A field-oriented methodology for evaluating material printability	14
Analysing the spatial syntax of Aldo van Eyck’s place-making in the Amsterdam playgrounds	13
A study to depict challenges and opportunities building industry professionals face when designing inclusive and accessible buildings	11
Discretisation strategies in the architectural design process: a procedural classification system	10
Study on the classification of villages in Jilin Province based on space syntax and machine learning	10
Numerical analysis of outdoor thermal comfort of block-scale vertical greening systems in a hot humid climate	9
Design and fabrication of smooth poly-hypar timber gridshells	8
Real-time fabrication analysis: a method for evaluating fabrication constraints of complex concrete shapes	8
Australian property market explorer – a front-end native tool for visualizing property sales data	8
A comparative study on structural design alternatives for twisted tall buildings with outriggers	8
Strengths and limits of a modular magnetic wall panel system	8
Automation in architectural design: optimization and decision-making in interference design	8
Up on the roof: a review of design, construction, and technology trends in vertical extensions	7
Perception and cognition of architecture: science, education, application	7
A decision-making framework to prioritize existing buildings for adaptive reuse with a case study of school buildings in Guilan, Iran	7
Professional architects’ design trade-offs in reinforcement learning-powered agent-based simulation	6
Solar shadings in contemporary New Zealand architecture: state of the art and future perspectives	6
Towards grit and vision: expanding an instrument for group design exercises in problem-based learning	6
Correction	6

Occupants’ mood states in evaluating indoor environmental quality (IEQ) acceptance	6
A review on architectural guidelines to safely reopen buildings in light of COVID-19 in the United States: establishing future research opportunities	5
Using brain waves to assess the colour effect on promoting spirituality in the mosque architecture	5
Embodied experiences: integrating indigenous sensory knowledge in architectural education	5
Learning from practice in the digital age: ‘Digitalisation of heritage in New Zealand’	5
Employing surface tooling for thermal modulation	5
Modelling the effects of neighbourhood and street geometry on pedestrian thermal comfort in Hong Kong	4
Media façades research agenda: a bibliometric analysis from 2003 to 2022	4
Energy balance and photovoltaic integration in positive energy buildings. Design and performance in built office case studies	4
Analysis of illumination performance of Light-Transmitting Building Block	4
Architectural design and emergencies in double staircase high-rise buildings: the effect of geometric shape parameters on travel time	4
Does the visibility of destination matter more than distance in human navigation? A pilot virtual reality study	4
Influence of winter natural ventilation on thermal environment of university dormitories under central heating mode in severe cold regions of China	4
Year long monitoring of indoor air quality and ventilation in school classrooms in Victoria, Australia	4
A review of residential building archetypes and their applications to study building energy consumption	4
Vertical extension of buildings: a systematic literature review	4
A neurological examination of gender differences in architectural perception	4
A decision-making framework for early-stage design of positive energy blocks	4
Khashkhāshī in the design of Iranian detached double-shell onion domes: classification and preliminary assessment of structural role	4
Indoor thermal comfort evaluation of stone houses in Shandong mountainous region of China	3
The role of outdoor courtyard design variables in microclimate performance: a review	3
Dynamic solar screens for high-performance buildings – a critical review of perforated external shading systems	3
Association between DRD4 gene and perception of architectural spaces by using EEG	3
Towards a dignity manifesto of design - for people living with dementia	3
Building information modeling applications in off-site construction: a comprehensive analysis	3
D ⁴ G framework: a novel Voronoi diagram classification for decoding natural geometrics to enhance the built environment	3
Human cognition and emotional response towards visual environmental features in an urban built context: a systematic review on perception-based studies	3
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations of indoor aerosol dispersion and spatial COVID-19 infection risk across various air-circulation regimes	3
Overcooling in UAE homes: health issues and implications for learning efficiency	3
Architectural atmospheres, priming effects and first impressions: a multi-perspective approach integrating self-report assessments and physiological responses	3
Flipped townhouses: the impact of layout changes on heating and cooling energy load and occupants’ thermal comfort	3
Using ecological theory to manage behaviour and symptoms in people living with dementia: a transdisciplinary approach to design	2
Integrated energy, daylighting, comfort and environmental performance analysis of window systems in patient rooms	2
Perceived density and positive affect ratings of studio apartments: an EEG study	2
Well-being criteria in office buildings from the occupants’ perspective: an exploratory mixed method approach	2
Acceptable indoor air quality at reduced energy consumption for high-occupancy buildings with intermittent operation	2
Linking daylighting practice and education: a focus group-based study on motivations driving practitioners	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
Investigating the effect of different smells in the indoor built environment (office) on human emotions using a mixed-method approach	2
The brain response to indoor thermal comfort: from the thermal perception to the current indoor thermal comfort indices	2
Effects of human perception dimensions constituting individual temperament and experience on indoor space composition decision-making presented in a mixed-reality environment	2
Landmarks and environmental geometry in spatial navigation: insights for architecture in the context of human aging	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
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
Comparative aesthetic assessment of machine learning and human judgment for building wall designs	1
Vision training for designers	1
The effects of personal control and perceived thermal comfort on occupant psychological health at the workplace	1
Built environment usability and freshmen’s coping skills: the mediating effect of place attachment	1
The application of deep generative models in urban form generation based on topology: a review	1

Evolving interaction: a qualitative investigation of user mental models for smart thermostat users	1
A kinetic origami surfaces methodology	1
A design assessment tool for layout planning in residential care for dementia	1
Evaluating urban walkability: a comprehensive review of tools and techniques	1
Influence of selection of rural reference area for quantifying the surface urban heat islands intensity in major South Korean cities	1
Integrating large language models, reinforcement learning, and machine learning for intelligent indoor thermal comfort regulation	1
Interview study to uncover the energy use impacts and behaviours of teleworkers who relocated during COVID-19 in Canada	1
Evaluating building wayfinding performance in healthcare environment: a novel hybrid decision-making model	1
Deserted studio: evaluating remote-learning practices for the post-pandemic era	1
On the average horizontal illuminance in rooms with one or two point light sources	1
Modelling the perception of visual design principles on façades through fuzzy sets: towards building an automated architectural data generation and labelling tool	1
Questioning the appropriate angle of view to represent the visual perception of streets: possible answers from a preliminary study	1
A behavioural analysis of outdoor thermal comfort in a hot, arid climate: a culture and gender equality perspective	1
Comparison of different thermal comfort models: mosque and church cases	1
Shifting work patterns and workplace perceptions post-COVID-19	1
Variables and objectives in multi-objective optimization for the integration of architecture, structure, and environmental impact: a literature review	1
Local intelligence: time to learn from AI	1
Evaluation of overall comfort based on combined thermal-acoustic effects in urban squares	1
Acoustic analysis on alternative use of stadia : from circus maximum of Rome and Hippodrome of Constantinople to San Siro Stadium in Milan	1
Multi-objective optimization design for rural houses in western zones of China	1
Impacts of adjacent façades on cognitive performance and psychology of university students in long hours of indoor work	1