OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Infrastructure Systems is 2. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Repositioning Shared Urban Personal Transport Units: Considerations of Travel Cost and Demand Uncertainty	85
Smart Cities: Infrastructure, Air Quality, Disaster Response, and Data Management	27
Road Infrastructure Development Index for Urban Residential Layouts Using Satellite Images and the Analytical Hierarchy Process	27
Integrated Evolutionary Algorithms/Computational Fluid Dynamics for Drag Reduction in Highway Design	24
Development and Application of Instrumented Bicycle and Its Sensing Technology in Condition Assessments for Bike Trails	23
Simplified Exhaustive Search Approach for Estimating the Nonhomogeneous Transition Probabilities for Infrastructure Asset Management	23
Identifying the Opportunities and Challenges of Project Bundling: Modeling and Discovering Key Patterns Using Unsupervised Machine Learning	22
Large-Scale Automated Sustainability Assessment of Infrastructure Projects Using Machine Learning Algorithms with Multisource Remote Sensing Data	16
Condition-Based Maintenance and Availability Analysis of Wind Farm Infrastructure	14
Impact of Highway Nonuser Revenue on Equity Ratio: Exploratory Analysis	13
Using Fuzzy Cognitive Maps to Explore the Dynamic Impact of Megaproject Governance on Performance	13
Multiyear Maintenance and Rehabilitation Optimization for Large-Scale Infrastructure Networks: An Enhanced Genetic Algorithm Approach	12
Enhanced Safety Performance Function for Highway Segments in Oklahoma	12
Arc- and Path-Based Models and a Heuristic Method for the Building Evacuation Planning Problem	12
An Automated Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity Condition Assessment Method Using Mobile LiDAR and Video Log Images	12
Social Cost Optimization Model and Empirical Evaluation of Intervention Effects on Ugandan Road Pavements	12
Efficient Approach for Autonomous Facility Inspection Using UAV Images	12
Investigation on the Dynamic Characteristics of Track Slab with the Influence of Rail Corrugation	12
Pavement Deterioration Modeling and Network-Level Pavement Management Using Continuous Deflection Measurements	11
The Other Side of the Interdependency Coin: Identifying Coordination and Investment Opportunities for Infrastructure Systems	11
Impact of Sectoral Infrastructure on Export and Foreign Direct Investment Inflow: Evidence from Selected South Asian Economies by Applying a New Global Infrastructure Index	11
Spatial Characterization of Strain Variation in the Profile of Tunnel Structure Using Monitoring Data and Numerical Modeling	11
Regional Evaluation of Liquefaction-Induced Lateral Ground Deformation for City-Scale Transportation Resilience Analysis	11
Early Termination Mechanism of Public–Private Partnership Transportation Projects with Government Guarantee	10
Evaluation of the Consistency of Bridge Inspection Ratings in New York State	10

Aggregate Spatial Analysis of Design Reliability to Sight Distance Requirements: Assessing Reliability of Transportation Infrastructure on a Network Level	10
Using and Improving the CLARC Database for Interdependent Infrastructure Modeling and Simulation	9
Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Deteriorating Civil Infrastructures Incorporating Social Sustainability	9
Locomotive Model for International Competitive Advantages Paths of High-Speed Railway Contractors	9
Impact of Operational and Restoration Interdependencies on Cost and Disruptive Effect in Multilayered Infrastructure Networks	9
Policy Gradient–Based Focal Loss to Reduce False Negative Errors of Convolutional Neural Networks for Pavement Crack Segmentation	9
Infrastructure Asset Management System Optimized Configuration: A Genetic Algorithm–Complex Network Theoretic Metamanagement Approach	9
Coopetition Strategies of International Joint Ventures for High-Speed Railway Projects	9
Image Processing–Based Framework for Determining Deterioration in Sewer Pipe Defects	9
Modeling and Understanding Dispute Causation in the US Public–Private Partnership Projects	9
Parking Infrastructure Location Design and User Pricing in the Prospective Era of Autonomous Vehicle Operations	9
Resilience Assessment of Urban Water Distribution Networks under Disturbance Influence of Aftershocks	8
Life-Cycle Cost Model of High-Speed Railway Considering Carbon Emissions	8
Impacts of Increased Prediction Accuracy in Management Decisions: A Study of Full-Depth Reclamation Pavements	8
Integrated Modeling of Tap Water Perception and Consumption of Bottled Water: An Exploratory Analysis	7
Building Resilience in Civil Infrastructure Systems: System-Level Biomimicry to Address Complex Managerial Challenges	7
Effect of Residential Building Wind Retrofits on Social and Economic Community-Level Resilience Metrics	7
Empirical Risk Analysis Methodology for Adversarial Threats against Critical Infrastructure	7
Implications of Climate Change Mitigation and Household Water Saving in Existing Water Networks: Upgrade Requirements and Hydraulic Perspectives	6
Using Agent-Based Modeling to Determine the Concession Period of BOT Contracts	6
Automated Detection of Pavement Manhole on Asphalt Pavements with an Improved YOLOX	6
Performance Assessment of Oil Supply Chain Infrastructure Subjected to Hurricanes	6
Bundling Road and Railway Infrastructure Operators: Analysis of the Impact on Efficiency	6
IoT-Enabled Real-Time Monitoring System for Plastic Shrinkage of Concrete	6
Risk-Informed Decision-Making for Predisaster Risk Mitigation Planning of Interdependent Infrastructure Systems: Case Study of Jamaica	6
Considerations for Studying the Impacts of COVID-19 and Other Complex Hazards on Drinking Water Systems	6
Mitigating Factors of Financial Distress Causalities of Project Performance in Ghana	5
Strengthening Project Development in Developing Countries: Investigating the Infrastructure Enabling Environment through a Systems Analysis	5
Reviewers	5
Effects of Cement Changes and Aggregate System on Mechanical Properties of Concrete	5
Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning and Survival Analysis Combinations for Water Main Failure Prediction	5
Network-Level Bridge Deterioration Prediction Models That Consider the Effect of Maintenance and Rehabilitation	5
Identifying the Critical Factors Affecting the Operational Performance of Characteristic Healthcare Town PPP Projects: Evidence from China	5
Assessing the Effects of Closure-Free Periods on Railway Intervention Costs and Service	5
Risk Assessment Method for Forecasting Time-Dependent Aging Effects on Corrosion Rate: Preemptive Bridge Assets Management	5
Estimating Runway Overrun Risks of Landing Aircraft	5
Automated Bridge Crack Detection Based on Improving Encoder–Decoder Network and Strip Pooling	5
Societal Impacts of a Complete Street Project in a Mixed Urban Corridor: Case Study in Pittsburgh	5
Monitoring of Gantry Crane Track Health with Commodity IOT Devices	4
Optimal Repair Policies for Infrastructure Systems with Life Cycle Cost Minimization and Annual Cost Leveling	4
Assessing Pavement Friction Need for Safe Integration of Autonomous Vehicles into Current Road System	4
Determining Critical Cascading Effects of Flooding Events on Transportation Infrastructure Using Data Mining Algorithms	4
Community Capitals Framework for Linking Buildings and Organizations for Enhancing Community Resilience through the Built Environment	4
Development of Deep Learning Pavement Extraction and Crack Segmentation Algorithms to Analyze UAV Images of Roadways	4
Damage Detection of Structures Considering Environmental Variations Based on the Deviation Patterns of Natural Frequencies	4
Climate-Proofing Critical Energy Infrastructure: Smart Grids, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning for Power System Resilience against Extreme Weather Events	4
Resilience-Based Optimal Seismic Retrofit and Recovery Strategies of Bridge Networks under Mainshock–Aftershock Sequences	4
Performance Forecasts of US Highway Bridge Networks Using Generalized Poisson–Binomial Distribution	4
Intelligent Pixel-Level Rail Running Band Detection Based on Deep Learning	4
Dynamic Resilience Quantification of Hydropower Infrastructure in Multihazard Environments	4

Key Decision-Making Factors Influencing Bundling Strategies: Analysis of Bundled Infrastructure Projects	4
Assessing the Policy Provisions and Institutional Behavioral Factors Influencing Rail Infrastructure Financing in Developing Countries	4
VfM-at-Risk Analysis Model for Build–Operate–Transfer Infrastructure Projects	3
Infrastructure Decision-Making under Climate Change Uncertainty: Case Study of Centralized Heating at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio	3
Feasibility of a Surface-Based Controlled Source Electromagnetic Method for Detection of Buried Pipelines and Corrosion Effects	3
Discussion of “Image Processing–Based Framework for Determining Deterioration in Sewer Pipe Defects”	3
Resilience Assessment for Streamline Network of Transportation Hub Complex Based on Service Performance	3
Household Adaptations to Infrastructure System Service Interruptions	3
Automatic Damage Segmentation Framework for Buried Sewer Pipes Based on Machine Vision: Case Study of Sewer Pipes in Zhengzhou, China	3
Combining Machine Learning and Survival Statistics to Predict Remaining Service Life of Watermains	3
Feasibility Study on Use of Drone-Based Infrared Thermography for Soil Moisture Detection in Highway Embankment and Dam Inspections	3
Risks in Reuse of Highway Bridge Foundations	3
Condition Modeling of Railway Drainage Pipes	3
Comparative Analysis of Markovian Methodologies for Modeling Infrastructure System Performance	3
Subway Ridership: Accounting for Regional Variation across Land-Use and Socioeconomic Settings	3
Resource Allocation Framework for Optimizing Long-Term Infrastructure Network Resilience	3
Benefits of Alternative Criteria for Scheduling Dewatering Events at Navigation Locks and Repairing or Replacing Lock Components	3
Rolling Stock Monitoring with Wayside Train-Monitoring Systems Using Fiber Optic Cords	3
Critical Challenges in Execution of Hybrid Annuity Model Construction Projects: Understanding the Contractor’s Perspective	3
Fuzzy Approach for Evaluating Critical Factors in the Design and Construction of Conventional Wastewater Treatment Plants	3
Accuracy of Drone-Based Surveys: Structured Evaluation of a UAS-Based Land Survey	3
Factors Underpinning the Successful Return of Public–Private Partnership Projects to Public Authority: Assessing the Critical Success Factors of the Transfer Phase of Chinese Water Projects	3
Optimal Bridge Retrofitting Selection for Seismic Risk Management Using Genetic Algorithms and Neural Network–Based Surrogate Models	3
Evaluating the Corruption Susceptibility Index of Infrastructure Procurement and Management in the Developed Context: The Case of Hong Kong	3
Dynamic Assessment of the Transfer Risks in China’s Public–Private Partnership Water Projects: A System Dynamics Approach	3
2020 Matthew G. Karlaftis Best Paper Award	3
Analysis of Interregional Commuters Traffic Delay Induced by Shoreline Protection of Different Areas of the San Francisco Bay Area	2
Resilient Construction of Critical Infrastructure: Anticipating and Measuring Supply Chain Delays from Global Disruptions	2
Advanced Deep Learning–Based Hybrid Rail Extraction Algorithm Leveraging LiDAR Technology	2
Flexible Planning for Intercity Multimodal Transport Infrastructure	2
Impact of Contractual Flexibility on BIM-Enabled PPP Project Performance during the Construction Phase	2
Nonlinear Interdependency Measures for Infrastructure Systems: Case Study of Biofuel Infrastructure Development	2
Postdisaster Recovery Planning for Interdependent Infrastructure Systems Prioritizing the Functionality of Healthcare Facilities	2
Economic Impact Assessment of Severe Weather–Induced Power Outages in the US	2
Green Project Finance for Infrastructure and Building Construction: Instruments and Benchmarks	2
The Mediating Role of Infrastructure Vulnerability on the Political Risk of Foreign Infrastructure Investment in Developing Countries: Insights from Brazil and China	2
Journal of Infrastructure Systems : Thirty Years and an Opportunity to Refocus	2
Improving Online Community Engagement Practices for Infrastructure Decision-Making: Experiences from Stormwater Infrastructure Management in Houston, Texas, during the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Predicting Damages to Remainder Parcels in Right-of-Way Acquisitions for Expanding Transportation Infrastructure: Using a Truncated Finite-Mixture Model	2
Trends, Topics, Leaders, Influential Studies, and Future Challenges of Machine Learning Studies in the Rail Industry	2
Impact Echo Data Visualization through Augmented Reality	2
Accepting Peer Reviews as Continuing Education for Professional Engineers	2
Liability Cost of Government Guarantees in Highway Concession Projects: Case of the Salvador–Itaparica Bridge	2
Managing Participants’ Behaviors: A Framework to Improve the Process Efficiency of Transport Public-Private Partnerships	2
Bridge Infrastructure Management System: Autoencoder Approach for Predicting Bridge Condition Ratings	2
The Determinants of Time Overruns in Portuguese Public Projects	2
Pavement Condition Prediction for Communities: A Low-Cost, Ubiquitous, and Network-Wide Approach	2
An In-Depth Econometric Analysis of Pavement Performance and Service Life by Pavement Rehabilitation Treatment Type and Delivery Method	2
IRI Estimation Based on Pavement Distress Type, Density, and Severity: Efficacy of Machine Learning and Statistical Techniques	2
Modeling Potential Damages of Hurricanes at the Facility Scale: A Case Study of Eglin Air Force Base	2
Investigating Social Vulnerability, Exposure, and Transport Network Disruption in the Mid-Atlantic Region	2
Mere Nuisance or Growing Threat? The Physical and Economic Impact of High Tide Flooding on US Road Networks	2
Modeling Regional and Local Resilience of Infrastructure Networks Following Disruptions from Natural Hazards	2
Applying Machine Vision Algorithm on Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity Measurement	2
Resilience of Road Transportation Networks under Hydrological Hazards: A Review of Recent Studies	2
A Reinforcement Learning Method for Multiasset Roadway Improvement Scheduling Considering Traffic Impacts	2
Interdependent Infrastructures as a Multiteam System: Enhancing Resilience	2