OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Architectural Science Review is 4. 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
The effects of interactive stairways on user behaviour and safety	27
Algorithmic vernacular: a generative design process for hillside settlements and dwellings, optimized for siting, access and prefabricated construction	27
How urban wellbeing is influenced by spatial urban parameters (density, morphology, vegetation & commerce), as examined in a VR framework	24
Modernity in Javanese tradition: adapting vernacular design and local culture to Indonesian urban living	22
Characterization and modeling of bistable laminates for kinetic shading screens	22
Study on the classification of villages in Jilin Province based on space syntax and machine learning	20
Earth-based additive manufacturing: A field-oriented methodology for evaluating material printability	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
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
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