OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Building Services Engineering Research & Technology 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Measuring lift door air leakage rates in modern high-rise residential buildings	27
Assessment of recent UK fire safety guidance for covered car parks and electric vehicles	22
Practical Applications	20
Prediction of mould growth rate within building envelopes: development and validation of an improved model	18
Erratum to Volume 40 Issue 4, July 2019: Assessing and mitigating overheating in buildings	17
Corrigendum to “CIBSE TM54 energy projections I: A case study using quasi-steady statemodelling”	17
Numerical investigation of fire in the cavity of naturally ventilated double skin façade with venetian blinds	16
A data-driven workflow to improve energy efficient operation of commercial buildings: A review with real-world examples	15
Preparation and performance study of a novel radiant panel for thermal and cooling storage with phase change materials	13
Building drainage system risk assessment using convolutional neural networks	13
Evaluating UKCP18-Based weather files for overheating assessment using building simulation: A case study for a flat in london	13
Practical applications	11
Investigation of the fire hazard of underground space fire scenarios in urban metro tunnels under natural ventilation: Analysis of the impact of tunnel slope on smoke back-layering length	10
Indoor thermal environment and energy performance in a central air heating system using a heat pump for a house with underfloor space for heat distribution	9
Streamlining life cycle assessment for complex Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing products – Lessons from lighting	9
An improvement in clash detection process by prioritizing relevance clashes using fuzzy-AHP methods	8
Evaluating whole life carbon impact of climate control systems in net-zero building designs	8
Practical Applications	8
Effects of humidity control and simulated natural airflow on indoor dynamic thermal comfort	7
A study on universal round trip time analysis for passenger demand beyond elevator contract capacity by Monte Carlo simulation	7
Investigating urban canyons, façade albedo, and pedestrian thermal comfort using microclimate model calculations	6
Predicting the energy performance of retrofit domestic heat pumps	6
Thermal comfort in lower economic groups: The applicability of the ASHRAE-55 adaptive standards in informal settlements and refugee camps	6
Closing the loop in building services: A systematic review of circular economy applications	6
Building performance evaluation of low-energy dwellings with and without smart thermostats	6

Research on multi-objective optimization of building energy efficiency based on energy consumption and thermal comfort	6
Development of artificial neural network models for indirect evaporative coolers in multi-climate regions based on field measurement	5
Effects of contaminant diffusion on the fresh air inlets of a clean room workshop	5
Performance evaluation of an energy-efficient oscillating air-conditioning dehumidification system through experimental testing and numerical modelling	5
CIBSE TM54 energy projections I: A case study using quasi-steady state modelling	5
Practical applications	4
Energy-saving potential assessment of a classroom building envelope through sensitivity analysis and multi-objective optimization under different climate types	4
Investigating energy performance of build-to-rent buildings in england	4
Investigating the opportunity for cooling the London underground through waste heat recovery	4
Feasibility of battery storage in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in Ireland: A case study	4
The safe evacuation of persons from a building operating within COVID-19 restrictions	4
Fire safety study of a perlite concrete chimney and wooden ceilings used in buildings based on experimental tests and CFD analysis	4
Narrative modelling: A comparison of high and low mass dwelling solutions in Afghanistan and Peru	4
Correlation of AC energy consumption and passive thermal comfort with floor levels in tropical high-rise residential dwellings	4
Evaluation of thermal comfort in mixed-mode buildings in temperate oceanic climates using American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers Comfort Database II	4
Securing Internet of Things devices by enabling Ethereum blockchain using smart contracts	4
Practical applications	4
Modelling the positive and negative interaction between mood and thermal sensation in the built environment using a combined Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm and Morris method	4
Ambient loop district heating and cooling networks with integrated mobility, power and interseasonal storage	4
Closed cavity façade, an innovative energy saving façade	3
Practical applications	3
Development and evaluation of a vision-based transfer learning approach for indoor fire and smoke detection	3
Practical applications	3
Accurate representations of locally meaningful future extreme weather events and the implications for India	3
Digital-twin-controlled ventilation for real-time resilience against transmission of airborne infectious disease in an indoor food court	3
Knowledge shared is knowledge grown	3
Night cooling by hybrid supply ventilation – analytical predictions of airflow rates and the ‘hybrid ventilation triangles’	3
A comparison between the impact of dynamic envelope control strategies on the buildings’ smart readiness indicator and modelled performance	3
Culturable airborne fungi communities in naturally ventilated indoor spaces of old residential buildings in Poland	3