OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Energy and Buildings is 71. 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
Individual differences in acceptance of direct load control	312
Editorial Board	296
Editorial Board	255
Corrigendum to “ALDI++: Automatic and parameter-less discord and outlier detection for building energy load profiles” [Energy Build. 265 (2022) 112096]	205
Corrigendum to “Structure optimization of radiant cooling panel: A literature review and assessment” [Energy Build. 310 (2024) 114097]	204
Evaluation on the thermal and optical performance of a double skin facade with a semi-transparent phase change material blind system	172
Life cycle assessment of campuses: A systematic review	169
Dynamic modelling and control strategy of a temperature-driven metal hydride cooling system for buildings	156
Sensor impact evaluation in commercial buildings: The case of occupancy-centric controls	152
An empirical comparison of a calibrated white-box versus multiple LSTM black-box building energy models	150
Advancing industrial building energy measurement and verification (M&V) with deep learning: Evaluating data size and feature selection impact	147
Exploring flexibility in building energy systems: Agent-based quantification and electricity tariff impacts	143
Dwelling conversion and energy retrofit modify building anthropogenic heat emission under past and future climates: A case study of London terraced houses	141
A baseline model combining physics and data-driven approach for operation evaluation of district heating substation	133
An experimental investigation on the effect of use of nanofluids in radiant floor heating systems	119
Agent-based modeling framework for predicting regional electricity consumption considering occupant behavior shift and exogenous policy impact	116
Transfer of building retrofitting evaluations for data-scarce conditions: An empirical study for Sweden to China	114
Designers’ expectations of buildings physics performances related to green timber buildings	113
An optimal scheduling method for building energy system integrating solar energy based on adaptive hybrid mechanism model and learning-based model predictive control	113
Research on the coupling relationship between energy consumption and architectural form design of university dormitory buildings under the target of low energy consumption	111
Boundary conditions for non-residential buildings from the user’s perspective: Literature review	111
Life cycle assessment of a climate-friendly data center cooling device	110
Impacts of barometric pressure on metabolic rate: A plateau experimental study	109
A convolutional neural network to control sound level for air conditioning units in four different classroom conditions	108
A systems dynamics approach to the bottom-up simulation of residential appliance load	107

Impact of occupancy patterns on energy performance of kindergarten buildings–A case study of Serbia	106
Proposal and experimental study on a CO2-based multi-mode integrated HVAC system	105
Cost-effective CO2 abatement in residential heating: A district-level analysis of heat pump deployment	103
Bayesian uncertainty analysis of inversion models applied to the inference of thermal properties of walls	102
Measurement and Verification for multiple buildings: An innovative baseline model selection framework applied to real energy performance contracts	102
Modeling for vehicle cabin temperature prediction based on graph spatial-temporal neural network in air conditioning system	101
Semantic digital twin creation of building systems through time series based metadata inference – A review	101
Analytical study on daylight harvesting potential for manufacturing facilities: Techno-economic-environmental perspective	100
Seasonal thermal comfort and adaptive behaviours for the occupants of residential buildings: Shaoxing as a case study	99
Identifying the optimal heterogeneous ensemble learning model for building energy prediction using the exhaustive search method	99
Seasonal adaptation of VRF HVAC model calibration process to a mediterranean climate	98
Summer performance of a naturally ventilated double-skin facade with adjustable glazed louvers for building energy retrofitting	97
Green energy and rooftop innovation: Unlocking the carbon reduction potential of photovoltaic-green roofs	97
Research on the evaluation of the renovation effect of existing energy-inefficient residential buildings in a severe cold region of China	97
Non-destructive evaluation of thermal conductivity of wood and insulation materials using permittivity measurements with ground penetrating radar	95
Comprehensive evaluation of the working mode of multi-energy complementary heating systems in rural areas based on the entropy-TOPSIS model	91
Transfer learning with unsupervised domain adaptation for personal thermal comfort prediction	91
Temporospatial techno-economic analysis of heat pumps for decarbonising heating in Great Britain	88
Ground characterization of building energy models	87
Digital twins for decoding human-building interaction in multi-domain test-rooms for environmental comfort and energy saving via graph representation	86
A novel smart framework for optimal design of green roofs in buildings conforming with energy conservation and thermal comfort	86
A study on the factors simultaneously affecting visual comfort in classrooms: A structural equation modeling approach	83
Correlating long-term performance and aging behaviour of building integrated PV modules	81
Useful daylight illuminance for ornamental plants in buildings – The method to design the green interior	81
Using urban building energy modeling data to assess energy communities’ potential	81
Intelligent data systems for building energy workflow: Data pipelines, LSTM efficiency prediction and more	80
Field study on adaptive thermal comfort models for nursing homes in the Mediterranean climate	80
Energy consumption prediction of industrial HVAC systems using Bayesian Networks	79
Parametric design and multi-objective optimization of daylight performance in gallery skylight systems: A case study on the high museum expansion	78
An environment-adaptive wall: concept, implementation and effects on the energy performance of a residential building	78
Dual-layer optimization design method for collaborative benefits of renewable energy systems in building clusters: Case study of campus buildings	78
Investigating the impact of borehole field data’s input parameters on the forecasting accuracy of multivariate hybrid deep learning models for heating and cooling	77
The role of above-code labeling programs in reducing CO2e emissions in residential buildings	77
Hygrothermal performance monitoring and indoor thermal evaluation in adobe structures	77
Numerical study on the forced convection enhancement of flat-roof integrated photovoltaic by passive components	77
Air-stable low-emissive AlN-Ag based coatings for energy-efficient retrofitting of existing windows	76
Thermal transfer and temperature reductions from shading systems on opaque facades: Quantifying the impacts of influential factors	75
Commercial building indoor environmental quality models: A critical review	75
A benchmarking analysis of sunlight and daylight availability in a highly dense urban area in southern China	72
A comparative life cycle assessment between green walls and green facades in the Mediterranean continental climate	72
Design and practice of prefabricated zero energy building in cold plateau area	72
Building envelope anomaly characterization and simulation using drone time-lapse thermography	72
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	72
Evaluation of effects of a green wall as a sustainable approach on reducing energy use in temperate and humid areas	72
Dynamic fuzzy temperature control with quasi-Newtonian particle swarm optimization for precise air conditioning	71
Feasibility and retrofit guidelines towards net-zero energy buildings in tropical climates: A case of Ghana	71
Analysis of photovoltaic self-consumption as a function of the demand profile in detached houses	71
Forecasting building occupancy: A temporal-sequential analysis and machine learning integrated approach	71
Research on systematic analysis and optimization method for ice storage cooling system based on model predictive control: A case study	71
A systematic review on thermal environment and thermal comfort studies in Chinese residential buildings	71