OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Nexus Network Journal is 1. 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
Fabricating Porous Structures using Robotic Hotwire Cutting	9
Projecting Architecture	9
“The Leaves”: Redevelopment and Culture, West Guagfu Road Redevelopment Project in Shanghai	9
The Building Blocks of Architecture and Mathematics	9
Graphical Modelling of Hoop Force Distribution for Equilibrium Analysis of Masonry Domes	8
Multi Hyperbolic Paraboloid (Hypar) Bamboo Structures: Surface-Based Design Approach	8
New Light on Ancient Architecture and Mathematics	7
A Justified Plan Graph Analysis of Social Housing in Mexico (1974–2019): Spatial Transformations and Social Implications	7
Translating Movement into Architectural Form	5
Form follows function in a hyperboloidical cooling Tower	5
A Hexagonal Pattern in the Paraninfo at the Universidad de Alcalá	5
A Simulation-Validated Shape Grammar for Architectural Acoustics	5
Composition Patterns of Contemporary Polish Residential Building Facades	5
Nexus 20/21, Relationships Between Architecture and Mathematics: Part II	4
Italian Architectural Ratios in the British Rotunda Typology	4
Origami and Descriptive Geometry: Tangible Models to Enhance Spatial Skills	4
Diagrams of Spatial Experience Based on Mathematical Models	4
Rules of Geometries of Control in Muslim Architecture: Emergence and Conflicts of a Research Field in France (1863–1899)	4
Geometry in Veli Pasha Mosque, Crete	4
On the Traces of Vincenzo Scamozzi's Unrealized Projects for Rialto Bridge	3
Geometric Construction of Rumî	3
A Minimalist Approach to Baroque Optics	3
Use of Camera and AI for Mapping Monitoring for Architecture	3
Constructing Vision, Surface, and Form in Architecture	3
Parametric Interlocking Elastic Wooden Plate Joint for Complex Structures	3

Mathematics and Geometry in the Nembro Reinforced Concrete Arch Bridge	3
Author Correction to: Form-Finding to Fabrication: A Parametric Shell Structure Fabricated Using an Industrial Robotic Arm with a Hot-Wire End-Effector	3
Armonia Mundi and San Francesco della Vigna in Venice	3
Analytical Design in Architecture: New Developments	3
Hagia Sophia in Constantinople: Unveiling Its Integrated Conceptual Design Through Comparative Analysis	3
Drawing, Shapes and Parametric Design of Rod and Node Architectural Structures	3
Muqarnas, Interlacing-Arch Construction & Menelaus’ Spherics	3
The Vaults of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Brixen Between Geometry, History and Missed Space	3
Varagavank Monastery’s Khachkar Motifs: Understanding Production Through Parametric Methods	3
Relationships between Mathematics and Art in Their Intellectual History - Reflections According to Max Bense	3
Integration of Design and Performance Evaluation for Reusable Osteomorphic-Block Masonry	3
Proportions and Deformations in the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba	2
Proportion and Ratio in Palladio’s Redentore	2
A Novel Shortcut to Cubical Perspective Drawing	2
Gothic Design Procedures in Three Early Hawksmoor Churches	2
Computing Typology: Generative Design for Creating Housing Solutions from Type Analysis in Bogota	2
El Escorial, Derand and Guarini: About Formal Control of Ribbed Spherical and Elliptical Vaults	2
Visual Proofs in Mathematics and Architecture	2
A Mathematical Course Model for Architectural Education: Geometry of Design	2
The Modulor in Manuel Tainha’s Oliveira do Hospital Pousada	2
Stonecutting and Early Stereotomy in the Fatimid Walls of Cairo	2
Making Palladio Digitally Explicit: Geometrical Parameters in Door’s Ornaments	2
The Grammar of Anne Tyng’s Simpler Space Structures	2
Land- and Skyscapes of Hegra: An Archaeoastronomical Analysis of the Nabataean Necropoleis	2
Form-Finding to Fabrication: A Parametric Shell Structure Fabricated Using an Industrial Robotic Arm with a Hot-Wire End-Effector	2
The Critical Digital Model and Two Case Studies: the Churches of Santa Margherita and Santo Spirito in Bologna	2
The Seokguram Grotto in Korea and the Gougu Rule: Rebuttal of the √2 and √3 Hypothesis and a New Interpretation of the Underlying Method	2
Architectural Form-Finding Through Parametric Geometry	2
Breaking Complexity: Kaleidoscopic Tools for Islamic Geometric Pattern Design	2
Hat Monotiles: Driving Innovation in Aperiodic Pattern Generation and Application	2
Non-trivial Self-organised Floor Plans: An Optimisation Strategy	2
Creating Constellation Patterns II: Enumeration	2
Smooth Poly-hypar Surface Structures: Freeform Shells Based on Combinations of Hyperbolic Paraboloids	2
The Intrinsic Dimension in Álvaro Siza’s Carlos Ramos Pavilion	1
Deformations of the Fortress Towers Analyzed by the SfM Survey	1
Reconstructing Pérez Piñero’s Anoeta Velodrome	1
Visualizing Anne Tyng’s Transformations of the Octetruss	1
Classical and Traditional: Palladio’s Design Process at the Redentore	1
A Recursive Algorithm for the Generative Study of Seljuk Muqarnas in Kayseri and Sivas	1
Exploring Interlocking Systems Through the Design of Joint-Based Pop-Up Structures	1
On the Math-inspired Sustainable Skyscraper Design	1
The Fibonacci Rectangles in Lalibela and Their Significance for the Reconstruction of the Vanished Cathedral of Aksum	1
Diego De Riaño and the Transition to the Renaissance at the Collegiate Church of Osuna	1
The Corner Tower of Anagni Cathedral: Geometry and Equilibrium	1
The Survey of the Ballistic Imprints for a Renewed Image of Unearthed Pompeii	1
Light Effects of the Rose Windows in Mallorca Cathedral	1
Identifying Trends and Typologies of Modular Constructions in Architecture	1
A Mathematical Formalization of Making Grammars	1
Translation of Form: a Model for Teaching Design Coding to Undergraduate Students	1
Correction to: Heron’s Legacy: An Example of Ancient Calculations Applied to Roman Imperial Architecture	1

The New Theory of the Metrological Framework of the Pantheon	1
Polyhedra Representation in Editions of Euclid’s Elements	1
Nexus 20/21, Relationships Between Architecture and Mathematics	1
Warped Ruled Surfaces of Historical Stone Bridges in Prague	1
Between Form and Information: Early Philosophies of Computer-Aided Design	1
Reciprocal Frames Algorithm based on Symmetry Groups	1
Edge-Corrugation as Structural Enhancement of Shallow Shells	1
A Bibliometric Analysis of the Nexus Network Journal	1
Computational Design and Fabrication Strategy for Topology Optimization of Spiral Staircase Using Metal Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing	1
Loxodromes in Herringbone Patterns of Two Masonry Domes	1
Formulations: A New Lens on a Colourful Cast Bringing Maths to Mid-Twentieth-Century Architecture	1
Space Syntax Analysis of the Spatial Configuration of Yalova Traditional Rural Houses	1
A Parametric Model for Designing Swallow Roofs of Anatolia	1
Florentine Streetscapes and their Role in Revisiting Palazzo Rucellai’s Urban façade Hypotheses	1
The Regular Polyhedra: Drawing and Computing in Euclid’s day	1
Proportions in Salvatore Caronia Roberti Between Theory and Practice	1
The Regular and the Rule in Architecture	1
Digital Heritage Classification via Machine Learning and H-BIM	1
Proportions, Constraints and Semantics for a Parametric Model	1
Geometry to Fabrication in Architecture	1
Beyond Representation	1
The Defect in René Ouvrard’s Harmonic Proportions	1
Research-Integrated Models	1
Physical Models: Their Historical and Current Use in Civil and Building Engineering Design	1
Analyzing the Architectural Style of Railway Stations Based on Geometry and Visual Complexity: Case Studies of Liaoning Terminal and Beijing Railway Station on the Peking–Mukden Railway	1
Symmetry Group Effect on Perforated Image Perception	1
Prediction of Star Polygon Types in Islamic Geometric Patterns with Deep Learning	1
A Virtual Reconstruction of Gaudi’s Skyscraper Hotel Attraction Using Physics-Based Simulation	1
Building more mathematico in Renaissance Venice	1
Correction to: Visual Proofs in Mathematics and Architecture	1
Gothic Vaulting in Spanish Military Architecture from the Eighteenth Century	1
Cassinian Focal-Directorial Curves	1
Understanding Palladio’s Use of Proportion from the Roman Baths to Il Redentore Via 3D Models	1
Artistic and Structural Connections Between Architecture and Music – a Comparative Case Study of the Forbidden City and Palace Memories	1
Approaching Developable Surfaces Through Shadow and Penumbra	1
Geometric Operations in Mario Botta’s Architectural Work	1
Computing the Spatial Explorations of Roberto Matta	1