OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Energy and Buildings is 73. 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
An integrated dual control framework for self-sustained single-stage solar energy harvesting system in intelligent air ventilation application	359
A baseline model combining physics and data-driven approach for operation evaluation of district heating substation	326
Exploring flexibility in building energy systems: Agent-based quantification and electricity tariff impacts	284
Evaluation on the thermal and optical performance of a double skin facade with a semi-transparent phase change material blind system	225
Dynamic modelling and control strategy of a temperature-driven metal hydride cooling system for buildings	206
Development and evaluation of cooling tower performance prediction using physics-informed neural networks	191
Impacts of barometric pressure on metabolic rate: A plateau experimental study	168
Transfer of building retrofitting evaluations for data-scarce conditions: An empirical study for Sweden to China	168
Transfer learning with unsupervised domain adaptation for personal thermal comfort prediction	167
Dwelling conversion and energy retrofit modify building anthropogenic heat emission under past and future climates: A case study of London terraced houses	164
Optimizing energy flexibility through electricity price-responsiveness and thermal load management in buildings with convective and radiant heating systems	160
Summer performance of a naturally ventilated double-skin facade with adjustable glazed louvers for building energy retrofitting	153
Proposal and experimental study on a CO2-based multi-mode integrated HVAC system	142
Developing a comprehensive method for integrating the thermal, optical and electrical properties of a complex fenestration system into building simulation software for building performance characteris	130
Intelligent data systems for building energy workflow: Data pipelines, LSTM efficiency prediction and more	129
A novel dual-wheel air-conditioning system operating strategy in different seasons	129
A numerical analysis of occupancy profile databases impact on dynamic energy simulation of buildings	128
Building envelope anomaly characterization and simulation using drone time-lapse thermography	128
Model predictive control under weather forecast uncertainty for HVAC systems in university buildings	123
Short-term power load forecasting for industrial buildings based on decomposition reconstruction and TCN-Informer-BiGRU	122
Identifying the optimal heterogeneous ensemble learning model for building energy prediction using the exhaustive search method	120
Energy consumption prediction of industrial HVAC systems using Bayesian Networks	119
Simulating long-term energy consumption prediction in campus buildings through enhanced data augmentation and metaheuristic-optimized artificial intelligence	118
Cost-effective CO2 abatement in residential heating: A district-level analysis of heat pump deployment	115
Experimental investigation on improving defrosting performance of air source heat pump through vapor injection	114

Evaluation of effects of a green wall as a sustainable approach on reducing energy use in temperate and humid areas	112
Air-stable low-emissive AlN-Ag based coatings for energy-efficient retrofitting of existing windows	112
Enhancement of buildings energy efficiency using passive PCM coupled with natural ventilation in the Moroccan climate zones	112
Numerical study on the forced convection enhancement of flat-roof integrated photovoltaic by passive components	110
Improving building occupant comfort through a digital twin approach: A Bayesian network model and predictive maintenance method	110
Building energy model calibration using a surrogate neural network	110
Improving indoor air quality and cooling efficiency: Indirect dew-point evaporative cooling in South China summers	107
Advancing industrial building energy measurement and verification (M&V) with deep learning: Evaluating data size and feature selection impact	106
Smart switchable glazing systems in Saudi Arabia: A review	106
Multi-objective optimization of ventilation in pharmaceutical cleanrooms based on response surface methodology and AHP-entropy weight method	105
The artificial intelligence reformation of sustainable building design approach: A systematic review on building design optimization methods using surrogate models	103
A benchmarking analysis of sunlight and daylight availability in a highly dense urban area in southern China	102
Hygrothermal performance monitoring and indoor thermal evaluation in adobe structures	97
Comprehensive assessment of dynamic shading devices for daylighting and energy management in Saudi Arabian hot-arid buildings	95
Quantifying the correlations between the total household electrical demand of residential dwellings and their appliances-spaces demand: A clustering multi-method approach	93
Dynamic fuzzy temperature control with quasi-Newtonian particle swarm optimization for precise air conditioning	90
Lighting efficiency optimization method based on artificial neural networks and metaheuristic algorithms	89
Analysis of photovoltaic self-consumption as a function of the demand profile in detached houses	89
Parametric design and multi-objective optimization of daylight performance in gallery skylight systems: A case study on the high museum expansion	89
Quantifying energy benefits from window improvement strategies for commercial buildings	88
Agent-based modeling framework for predicting regional electricity consumption considering occupant behavior shift and exogenous policy impact	86
A prospective life cycle assessment of insulation and window systems under evolving electricity and recycling scenarios for building energy retrofit in Italy	85
Material and waste reduction through industrialised building: A systematic and meta-analysis review	85
An optimal scheduling method for building energy system integrating solar energy based on adaptive hybrid mechanism model and learning-based model predictive control	84
Comparative analysis of the performance and energy consumption of air-conditioning systems in a plant factory during a cooling season	84
Analytical study on daylight harvesting potential for manufacturing facilities: Techno-economic-environmental perspective	83
Geotechnical heat transfer performance and system operation with differences in external heat exchange	83
A convolutional neural network to control sound level for air conditioning units in four different classroom conditions	82
Research on the evaluation of the renovation effect of existing energy-inefficient residential buildings in a severe cold region of China	82
Useful daylight illuminance for ornamental plants in buildings – The method to design the green interior	82
Impact of occupancy patterns on energy performance of kindergarten buildings–A case study of Serbia	81
Access to affordable and clean domestic heating: A critical review on rural clean heating transformation in China’s Jing-Jin-Ji and its surrounding areas	81
Comprehensive evaluation of the working mode of multi-energy complementary heating systems in rural areas based on the entropy-TOPSIS model	80
Design and practice of prefabricated zero energy building in cold plateau area	79
Effects of dynamic airflows on convective cooling of human bodies − Advances in thermal comfort assessment and engineering design	79
Optimal load scheduling strategy for isolated building-integrated DC microgrid using binary PSO to maximize user comfort and minimize peak-to-average ratio	78
Semantic digital twin creation of building systems through time series based metadata inference – A review	77
Urban heat risk under land cover change and climate scenarios: A seasonal LST assessment of the Chengdu–Chongqing Megaregion	77
Improving lighting energy efficiency through user response	77
Boundary conditions for non-residential buildings from the user’s perspective: Literature review	77
Digital twins for decoding human-building interaction in multi-domain test-rooms for environmental comfort and energy saving via graph representation	77
Energetical effect of electrochromic glazing on the double-skin façade of the building in different climates	76
Corrigendum to “Structure optimization of radiant cooling panel: A literature review and assessment” [Energy Build. 310 (2024) 114097]	75
Research on the coupling relationship between energy consumption and architectural form design of university dormitory buildings under the target of low energy consumption	74
Economic impact and policy implications of emerging materials in green building certification in U.S. buildings: A comprehensive review	73
Carbon pricing and triple-bottom-line outcomes in Vietnamese construction: The mediating roles of innovation and collaboration	73
Salt-induced alterations in the surface heat transfer coefficient of porous red sandstone	73
Day-ahead TCLs dispatch optimization: An integer genetic algorithm approach based on microgrids composition	73