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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
An integrated dual control framework for self-sustained single-stage solar energy harvesting system in intelligent air ventilation application	292
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	225
Cost-effective CO2 abatement in residential heating: A district-level analysis of heat pump deployment	209
Boundary conditions for non-residential buildings from the user’s perspective: Literature review	191
Editorial Board	177
Editorial Board	173
Spatiotemporal modeling of infrared thermal adaptive behavior recognition for personal thermal comfort prediction	156
A convolutional neural network to control sound level for air conditioning units in four different classroom conditions	145
Geotechnical heat transfer performance and system operation with differences in external heat exchange	139
Synergistic carbon sequestration and emission reduction of green facades: climate-specific analysis for office buildings	135
Experimental study on hot liquid subcooling defrosting of an air source heat pump with multi-connected outdoor units	135
Carbon pricing and triple-bottom-line outcomes in Vietnamese construction: The mediating roles of innovation and collaboration	129
Exploring the effects of indoor thermal conditions on creativity and brain activity	129
Corrigendum to “ALDI++: Automatic and parameter-less discord and outlier detection for building energy load profiles” [Energy Build. 265 (2022) 112096]	123
Corrigendum to “Structure optimization of radiant cooling panel: A literature review and assessment” [Energy Build. 310 (2024) 114097]	122
Recent energy simulation model enhancements for radiant systems	121
A comprehensive decision-making support method for the design of building-attached photovoltaics	118
Performance of different dual-band electrochromic glazing types in Chinese climates: energy consumption and visual comfort	118
The role of above-code labeling programs in reducing CO2e emissions in residential buildings	118
Impact of occupancy patterns on energy performance of kindergarten buildings–A case study of Serbia	118
Useful daylight illuminance for ornamental plants in buildings – The method to design the green interior	117
Impacts of barometric pressure on metabolic rate: A plateau experimental study	116
Explainable deep learning combined attention-based LSTM for building energy prediction: a framework from the perspective of supply side	113
Energy and exergy analysis of air-source transcritical CO2 heat pump water heaters in cold regions: An experimental and numerical study	111
An environment-adaptive wall: concept, implementation and effects on the energy performance of a residential building	109

AutoBEE: A hierarchical multi-agent approach for energy and environmental parameter analysis	106
Development and evaluation of cooling tower performance prediction using physics-informed neural networks	106
Long-term changes in the lifespan of buildings at the national level: A case study in Japan	105
Transfer of building retrofitting evaluations for data-scarce conditions: An empirical study for Sweden to China	105
Analysis of thermal comfort in the interaction between outdoor thermal environment and air quality	101
Day-ahead TCLs dispatch optimization: An integer genetic algorithm approach based on microgrids composition	101
Building insulation materials for the best trade-off between GWP and costs. An LCA-based approach across Italian climatic zones	99
Three-stage decision-making framework for capacity configuration of off-grid PV-battery-EV systems in pastoral areas under uncertainty	97
Multifunctional phosphorylcholine additive in Cu-Bi integrated dynamic windows for high cycling stability and low driving-voltage	97
Optimization of an innovative delignified wood-structured phase change roof integrated with sky radiation cooling	95
Economic impact and policy implications of emerging materials in green building certification in U.S. buildings: A comprehensive review	95
Atrium residential buildings versus compact shape houses − comparative analysis of energy demand in Spain and Poland	93
Editorial Board	93
An optimal scheduling method for building energy system integrating solar energy based on adaptive hybrid mechanism model and learning-based model predictive control	92
Salt-induced alterations in the surface heat transfer coefficient of porous red sandstone	92
Study on three numerical models for rack in data center and comparisons with test results	91
When green turns grey: Modeling resident collective decision-making risks in multi-family green retrofit projects——Evidence from urban China	90
Dual-layer optimization design method for collaborative benefits of renewable energy systems in building clusters: Case study of campus buildings	90
Incentive mechanisms and decision-making behaviors in warehouse energy efficiency retrofits: A tripartite evolutionary game analysis	88
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	87
Thermal transfer and temperature reductions from shading systems on opaque facades: Quantifying the impacts of influential factors	82
Modeling for vehicle cabin temperature prediction based on graph spatial-temporal neural network in air conditioning system	81
Emissions of F-gases from room air conditioners in China and scenarios to 2060	81
Proposal and experimental study on a CO2-based multi-mode integrated HVAC system	80
Life cycle assessment of steel-glued laminated bamboo (GluBam) hybrid truss in China	80
Deep reinforcement learning control for non-stationary building energy management	80
Research on systematic analysis and optimization method for ice storage cooling system based on model predictive control: A case study	78
Solar assisted heat pump system with phase change energy storage for severe cold regions of China: An innovative optimization approach	77
Quantifying the correlations between the total household electrical demand of residential dwellings and their appliances-spaces demand: A clustering multi-method approach	77
Analytical study on daylight harvesting potential for manufacturing facilities: Techno-economic-environmental perspective	77
Investigating the impact of borehole field data’s input parameters on the forecasting accuracy of multivariate hybrid deep learning models for heating and cooling	76
Short-term power load forecasting for industrial buildings based on decomposition reconstruction and TCN-Informer-BiGRU	76
Gift giving results in energy-poverty suffering: A new explanation of the nonincome poor traps in hidden energy poverty in China	76
Seasonal thermal comfort and adaptive behaviours for the occupants of residential buildings: Shaoxing as a case study	75
Numerical study on the forced convection enhancement of flat-roof integrated photovoltaic by passive components	75
Smart switchable glazing systems in Saudi Arabia: A review	75
Simulating long-term energy consumption prediction in campus buildings through enhanced data augmentation and metaheuristic-optimized artificial intelligence	74
Representative cycle for heat pump energy flexibility evaluations – A comparative simulation study of existing day selection procedures to a new consecutive day procedure	74
Multi-objective optimization of ventilation in pharmaceutical cleanrooms based on response surface methodology and AHP-entropy weight method	74
Non-destructive evaluation of thermal conductivity of wood and insulation materials using permittivity measurements with ground penetrating radar	74
Analysis of photovoltaic self-consumption as a function of the demand profile in detached houses	73
Exploring flexibility in building energy systems: Agent-based quantification and electricity tariff impacts	73
Material and waste reduction through industrialised building: A systematic and meta-analysis review	72
Comprehensive assessment of dynamic shading devices for daylighting and energy management in Saudi Arabian hot-arid buildings	72
Knowledge and data fusion-driven self-supervised learning for air handling unit fault diagnosis with limited labeled data	71
Effects of dynamic airflows on convective cooling of human bodies − Advances in thermal comfort assessment and engineering design	71
Agent-based modeling framework for predicting regional electricity consumption considering occupant behavior shift and exogenous policy impact	71