OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Building and Environment is 78. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Case studies using a simple airborne infection risk calculator to minimize COVID-19 infection risk: Common approaches and challenges	199
Effect of thermal acclimatization on occupants’ thermal responses in dynamic thermal environments after exercise in summer	192
Membrane-based CO2 capture integrated with CCHP for a nearly zero-carbon building	181
The effect of pre-sleep lighting on melatonin, sleep and alertness of the crews in the enclosed cabins in the evening with the cumulative effect of light	170
Editorial Board	169
Degradation of pollutants in solid and gas states using waterborne acrylic nanocomposite paints	158
Empirical investigation of interzonal air leakage and airborne sound transmission correlation in multi-unit residential buildings	158
A multi-segment thermoregulatory model for predicting thermophysiological responses of sleeping body in various thermal conditions	143
Experimental investigation on hygrothermal behaviour of cement and lime plaster	138
The hygrothermal properties of historic bricks: Case study of traditional brick construction material in Ireland	135
Thermal performance of extensive green roof in the semi-arid climate of Northeastern Brazil	131
Exposure to PM1 and PM2.5 among household cooking members	128
Dynamic thermal demand analysis of residential buildings based on IoT air conditioner	125
Numerical study on the effect of a standing person on airflow instability in a single-aisle aircraft cabin	125
Physiological-signal-based prediction of occupant thermal comfort in a nonuniform transient vehicular cabin during winter	123
Weather effects on the lifecycle of U.S. Department of Defense equipment replacement (WELDER)	123
Developments and evolution of housing architecture in the post-Corona era with a health-oriented approach	123
Identifying and classifying thermal anomalies in Arctic houses using two infrared cameras and different metrics	117
Inverse design of air supply distribution using coupled adjoint and parametric level set method	116
Limitations of correlated colour temperature in visual perception and its implications for evaluating the colour rendition quality of indoor lighting	116
Impact of momentum sources on pedestrian-level peak wind predictions of an urban-like array using large-eddy simulations and statistical models	114
Generation of weather data for the assessment of building performances under future heatwave conditions	112
Evaluation of cognitive performance in high temperature with heart rate: A pilot study	110
Reclaiming winter: How visual, thermal, and acoustic comfort shape psychological restoration in severe cold urban parks	110
Editorial Board	109

Façade design of side-lit spaces for different climates and surroundings by machine learning and NSGAIII	107
Multi-level spatiotemporal embodied carbon analysis of high-rise buildings adopting steel modular method compared with conventional concrete construction in Hong Kong	107
Assessing indoor thermal comfort for non-frail older adults in hot and humid regions: An approach to regulating airflow characteristics of fans	107
Energy performance and optimal design of three typical dynamic photovoltaic façade systems for office buildings in hot-summer- cold-winter climate zone	106
Evaluation of an immersed boundary numerical framework to address the wind field in complex urban topographies	106
Field study on the effect of space type, exercise intensity, and wet bulb globe temperature on thermal responses of exercisers	105
The influence of weather on heat demand profiles in UK social housing tower blocks	105
A novel methodology for rapid aging of HVAC filters using a synthetic submicron aerosol: Effects of HVAC system operational and environmental conditions on filter loading	102
Estimating turbulence intensity along the glide path using wind tunnel experiments combined with interpretable tree-based machine learning algorithms	102
Effects of optical scattering in aerogel glazing system on daylight illuminance and discomfort glare	101
A simulation study on building-scale strategies for urban heat island mitigation and building energy consumption: Case study in Japan	100
A Pattern-constrained deep learning model for urban canopy turbulence reconstruction from sparse sensor data	98
Dynamic multi-factor approach for deriving embodied carbon limit of building structures: Methodology and application in China	98
Do women feel colder by nature? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis of sex differences in physiological and subjective thermal responses	97
Occupant-centric cabin thermal sensation assessment system based on low-cost thermal imaging	97
Thermal comfort of medical protective clothing under high temperature and high humidity	97
The criteria to achieving sub-ambient radiative cooling and its limits in tropical daytime	95
Safe CO2 threshold limits for indoor long-range airborne transmission control of COVID-19	94
The impact of modeling assumptions on retrofit decision-making for low-carbon buildings	94
Assessment of year-round wind-driven ventilation by an integrated ventilation model	92
Analyzing the impact of indoor environmental quality on physiological responses and work performance: Implications for IEQ control strategies	92
Corrigendum to “Physics-Informed Neural Networks for robust thermal comfort prediction: Overcoming data quality limitations through physiological constraints” [Building and Environment 285 (2025) 1135	92
Examining temporally varying nonlinear effects of urban form on urban heat island using explainable machine learning: A case of Seoul	91
Solar building envelope potential in urban environments: A state-of-the-art review of assessment methods and framework	91
Evaluating thermal sensation in outdoor environments - Different methods of coupling CFD and radiation modelling with a human body thermoregulation model	91
Integrating graphic building group height distribution grids to assess city’s microclimate with wind-direction-dependent deep transfer learning neural networks	91
Investigation of HVAC operation strategies for office buildings during COVID-19 pandemic	87
Comparative analysis of PMV Models accuracy implemented in the ISO 7730:2005 and ASHRAE 55:2023	87
Development of a simplified cool coating thermal model for predicting street canyon air temperature	86
The problem of indoor environmental quality at a general Slovenian hospital and its contribution to sick building syndrome	86
Enhancing human thermal comfort in hot arid cities: A systematic review of urban heat island observations and mitigation strategies	85
An anisotropic prediction model of the resistance coefficient in porous media model for simulating wind flow through building arrays	84
Comparing classic regression with credit scorecard model for predicting sick building syndrome risk: A machine learning perspective in environmental assessment	84
Optimization of thermal insulation thickness pertaining to embodied and operational GHG emissions in cold climates – Future and present cases	84
The effects of extreme high indoor temperature on EEG during a low intensity activity	83
Identification of odour compounds emitted by wooden boards with the presence of indoor ozone	83
Human body convective heat transfer coefficient under non-stationary turbulent wind	83
Analysis of the energy and visual performance of a building with photochromic windows for a location in southern Italy	82
Equity in the built environment: A systematic review	82
Air quality forecasting with hybrid LSTM and extended stationary wavelet transform	82
Relationships between 3D urban form and ground-level fine particulate matter at street block level: Evidence from fifteen metropolises in China	82
Assessing built microclimate with building group frontal projection maps: A sun-path-dependent deep transfer learning neural network approach	82
Precise lighting control via automated shading and artificial lighting: A systematic review	81
A critical review of ventilation effectiveness in naturally ventilated spaces from the perspective of sustainability and health	81
Enhancing occupant-centric ventilation control in airport terminals: A predictive optimization framework integrating agent-based simulation	81
Investigation of the effects of face masks on thermal comfort in Guangzhou, China	80
An occupant-centric adaptive façade based on real-time and contactless glare and thermal discomfort estimation using deep learning algorithm	80
Hybrid feature selection-based machine learning methods for thermal preference prediction in diverse seasons and building environments	80
Occupancy estimation using IoT sensors and machine learning: Incorporating ventilation system operating state and preprocessed differential pressure data	80
Examining the role of passive design indicators in energy burden reduction: Insights from a machine learning and deep learning approach	79

Determination of pressure difference coefficient of shuttle elevator doors in super high-rise buildings under stack effect	79
Experimental comparison of structural and active protective methods against breath- and cough-borne aerosols in a meeting room	79
Assessment of the estimation methods of Tmrt in semi-outdoor spaces in humid sub-tropical climates: An empirical study in Wuhan, China	79
Recognition and prediction of elderly thermal sensation based on outdoor facial skin temperature	78
Fomite transmission of MRSA in hospital dental departments: A modelling study based on real healthcare worker-patient contact patterns	78
Effects of cooling roofs on mitigating the urban heat island and human thermal stress in the Pearl River Delta, China	78
Influence of atmospheric stability on air ventilation and thermal stress in a compact urban site by large eddy simulation	78
Boosting mold aerosol reduction and dehumidification performance in liquid desiccant systems using airborne ultrasound: An experimental study	78
Supervised learning-based assessment of office layout satisfaction in academic buildings	78