OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Construction Engineering and Management is 33. 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
Electronic Procurement Systems Adoption in Construction Procurement: A Global Survey on the Barriers and Strategies from the Developed and Developing Economies	157
Risk-Based Approach to Predict the Cost Performance of Modularization in Construction Projects	122
The Things That Hurt People Are Not the Same as the Things That Kill People: Key Differences in the Proximal Causes of Low- and High-Severity Construction Injuries	89
Implementing Effective Knowledge Management in International Construction Projects by Eliminating Knowledge Hiding	70
Lightweight Active Soft Back Exosuit for Construction Workers in Lifting Tasks	70
Automatically Categorizing Construction Accident Narratives Using the Deep-Learning Model with a Class-Imbalance Treatment Technique	69
Chinese Named Entity Recognition for Bridge Damage and Defects Based on Text Mining and Natural Language Pretraining Models	67
Deciphering the Key Characteristics of On-Site Industrialized Construction: Inspiration from China	66
Cost Comparison of Highway Rest Area Operations: In-House Workforce versus Outsourcing Methods	64
An Improved YOLOv8-Dyhead-WiseIoU Model for Positioning and Counting Detection of Grouting Sleeves in a Prefabricated Wall	64
Optimizing the Planning of Airport Airside Expansion Projects to Minimize Air Traffic Disruptions and Construction Cost	63
Root Cause of Cost Overrun Risks in Public Sector Social Housing Programs in SIDS: Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation	60
Postpandemic Era: Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 on Construction Workers’ Situational Awareness	56
Choice of Probability Distributions for Activity Durations in Project Networks with Limited Sample Size	53
Cost-Optimized Transport Planning for Prefabricated Modules with the Implementation of the Just-in-Time Strategy	49
Stakeholder Dynamics: Rethinking Roles and Responsibilities in User-Pay Transport PPP Projects	47
Evaluating the Impact of Hazard Information on Fieldworkers’ Safety Risk Perception	45
A Decision Support Tool for Dust Prevention and Control in Construction	44
Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling of Challenges to Existing Residential Building Net Zero Carbon Retrofitting	43
Hybrid Optimization Approach for Scheduling in Panelized Construction Manufacturing	43
Development and Implementation of Indicators to Assess Bridge Inspection Practices	42
Pareto Principle in Scoping-Phase Cost Estimating: A Multiobjective Optimization Approach for Selecting and Applying Optimal Major Work Items	41
Developing a Framework for Dynamic Organizational Resilience Analysis in Prefabricated Construction Projects: A Project Life Cycle Perspective	40
Three-Step Mathematical Model for Optimizing Rebar Cutting-Stock with Practical Application	39
Investigating the Fiducial Marker Network Characteristics for Autonomous Mobile Indoor Robot Navigation Using ROS and Gazebo	39

Leadership under Construction: A Qualitative Exploration of Leadership Processes in Construction Companies in Sweden	39
A Framework for Social Network Interventions in AEC Teams: Strategies and Implications	38
Impact of Institutional Distance on Environmental and Social Practices in Host Countries: Evidence from International Construction Companies	38
Adaptive Cross-Scenario Few-Shot Learning Framework for Structural Damage Detection in Civil Infrastructure	37
Adoption Inequalities and Causal Relationship between Residential Electric Vehicle Chargers and Heat Pumps	35
Construction Duration Estimation for Airport Terminals in China: Case-Based Reasoning Model Considering Case Retrieval Methods and Case Retention Strategies	35
Exploring Environmental Collaboration and Greenwashing in Construction Projects: Integrative Governance Framework	34
Discretized Cell Modeling for Optimal Layout of Multiple Tower Cranes	34
Comparative Analysis of PMO Functions between the Public and Private Sectors: Survey of High-Performing Construction Organizations	33
Mitigation Controller: Adaptive Simulation Approach for Planning Control Measures in Large Construction Projects	33
Graph-Based Automated Construction Scheduling without the Use of BIM	33
Collaborative Planning for Stacking and Installation of Prefabricated Building Components Regarding Crane-Collision Avoidance	33