OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of HERD-Health Environments Research & Design Journal is 3. 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
Executive Summary of Key Concepts	37
The Environmental Standards Council: Improving the Environment of Care Through Technology Functional Programming	27
Best Practices for Modeling Egocentric Social Network Data and Health Outcomes	19
Navigating the Maze: Caregivers Perception on Design Elements to Improve Wayfinding for Older Adults With Dementia in Long-Term Care Facilities	19
Key Flow Processes on Wards	17
Lean Design of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patient Room for Efficient and Safe Care Delivery	17
Evaluation of the Results of a Periodic Environmental Biosecurity Assessment Program on Air Quality in Controlled Environment Rooms of Hospitals	16
A Cross-Sectional Study of Circadian Stimulus in Swedish Radiographers’ Light Environment	15
Toward Healthy Underground Spaces: A Review of Underground Environmental Design Factors and Their Impacts on Users' Physiological and Psychological Health	15
Healing Architecture in Birthing Rooms: A Scoping Review	15
Streets and Stress: A Pilot Study on How Quality and Design of Streets Impacts on Urban Stress	15
Infection Prevention and the Protective Effects of Unidirectional Displacement Flow Ventilation in the Turbulent Spaces of the Operating Room	14
Exploring Campus Configuration and Patient Arrival Behaviors at Large Hospitals: An Integrated Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) Protocol	14
Balancing Universal Constants With Regional and Cultural Expectations	12
Understanding Post-occupancy Evaluation Processes for Public Healthcare Facilities in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand	12
Assessing Spatial User Experience for Design Guidelines: A Comparative Study of Outpatient Waiting Rooms With Conventional Versus Modern Features	12
Outcome Measures: A Fresh Value Proposition for Design	11
Preventing Frequent Fires in Hospitals Treating COVID-19 Patients: A Need for Qualitative Study and Insight-Based Intervention	11
Revisiting Healing Environments: Islamic Interior Elements in Hospital Rooms in North Africa	10
Comparing User Perceptions of Surgical Environments: Simulations in a High-Fidelity Physical Mock-Up Versus a Postoccupancy Evaluation	10
The Influence of Exposure to Nature on Inpatient Hospital Stays: A Scoping Review	10
Executive Summary of Key Concepts	10
A Systematic Approach to Evidence-Based Design for Measurable Health and Wellness Outcomes: Curating and Translating Evidence to Practice	9
Design and Development of Isolating Pods to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus or Other Viruses for Hospital and Domestic Purposes	9
Pioneering the Use of Tracker Data to Evaluate Lean-Led Hospital Design	9

Aging-in-Place: Residents’ Attitudes and Floor Plan Potential in Apartment Buildings From 1990 to 2015	9
Home Triad: A New Exploration of Home for People Living With Dementia Based on Lefebvre’s Spatial Triad	9
Challenges to Long-Accepted Beliefs Encourage Us to Think in New Ways	9
Environmental and Mobility Strategies During Early COVID-19: Insights From an Empirical Study Focusing on Park Visitations in El Paso, TX	8
Investigating the Impact of Window Features and Room Layout on Anxiety, Depression, and Analgesic Medication Intake Among Patients: A Pilot Study in a Cardiac Intensive Care Unit	8
The Role of the Built Environment as a Therapeutic Intervention in Mental Health Facilities: A Systematic Literature Review	8
Are We Ready for “The Year of Design for Health”?	8
Mental Health Outcome Measures in Environmental Design Research: A Critical Review	8
Outcomes From Evidence and Intuition Both Generate Best Practice	8
The Birth Companions’ Experience of the Birthing Room and How It Influences the Supportive Role: A Qualitative Study	7
Feasibility of a Hospital-Based Kitchen Garden	7
Could Spatial Awareness Affect Situation Awareness: A Conceptual Examination	7
Evaluation of Multisensory Interactions Between the Healing Built Environment and Nurses in Healthcare Nursing Stations: Case Study of Tehran Hospitals	6
A Design-Driven Approach Exploring Therapeutic Building-Nature Integration Strategies in Healthcare	6
Effects of Landscape Types and Complexity Along Path on Mental Restoration	6
Coping and Caregiving: Leveraging Environmental Design to Moderate Stress Among Healthcare Workers in the Emergency Department Setting	6
Visual Attributes of Wayfinding in Care Facilities by Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)	6
Applying Human Factors and Systems Simulation Methods to Inform a Multimillion-Dollar Healthcare Decision	6
Perceptions of Psychotherapy Waiting Rooms: Design Recommendations	6
A Structured Literature Review on the Research and Design of Rehabilitation Environments	6
Architectural Design Qualities of an Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital to Benefit Patients and Staff	6
Exploring Methodological Approaches of Experimental Studies in the Field of Neuroarchitecture: A Systematic Review	6
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Has Changed Healthcare Design	6
Telemedicine Implementation in COVID-19 ICU: Balancing Physical and Virtual Forms of Visibility	5
Daylighting and Patients’ Access to View Assessment in the Palestinian Hospitals’ ICUs	5
An Explorative Investigation of the Effect of Naturalistic Light on Agitation-Associated Behavior in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia: A Pilot Study	5
Hospital Greenspaces and the Impacts on Wayfinding and Spatial Experience: An Explorative Experiment Through Immersive Virtual Environment (IVE) Techniques	5
Healthy Buildings, a Webinar Report	5
Resilient Hospital Design: From Crimean War to COVID-19	5
Intensive Care Unit Built Environments: A Comprehensive Literature Review (2005–2020)	5
The Perceived Support From Light and Color Before and After an Evidence-Based Design Intervention in an Emergency Department Environment: A Quasi-Experimental Study	5
Wandering Eyes: Using Gaze-Tracking Method to Capture Eye Fixations in Unfamiliar Healthcare Environments	5
The Impact of Sensory Stimuli on Healthcare Workers and Outcomes in Trauma Rooms: A Focus Group Study	5
Making Space for Midwifery in a Hospital: Exploring the Built Birth Environment of Canada’s First Alongside Midwifery Unit	5
The Physical Hospital Environment and Its Effects on Palliative Patients and Their Families: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis	5
Seeing Is Believing: Using Eye-Tracking Devices in Environmental Research	5
Executive Summary of Key Concepts	5
Book Review: Ship Sanitation, Health and Hygiene: An Approach to Better Welfare for Modern Seafares	5
Elevating Nursing Research for Healthcare Environments	5
Interior Environments in Long-Term Care Units From the Theory of Supportive Design	5
Investigating the Role of the Physical Environment on Communication Patterns in Emergency Departments During Caregiving for Pediatric Mental and Behavioral Health Patients	4
Application of the Childbirth Supporter Study to Advance the Birth Unit Design Spatial Evaluation Tool	4
Effects of a Decentralized Nursing Model on Patient Outcomes in Two Rural Community Hospitals	4
E. O. Wilson: A Legacy of “Biophilia”	4
Evaluating Occupant Light Exposure and Usage Patterns in an Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit	4
Exploring Environmental Considerations for Terminally Ill Pediatric Patients in Palliative Care Inpatient Units: A Narrative Review	4
Futures and Foresight: A New Leadership Skill for Healthcare Design	4
Investigating the Conceptual Model of Child–Nature Interaction in Architectural Spaces Using Grounded Theory	4
Evidence-Based Design in the Hospital Environment: A Staff’s Burnout Study in the COVID-19 Era	4
“A National Look at Hospital Bed Tower Design”: A Commentary	4

Exploring the Facilitators of the Gerotranscendence Theory: Correlations among Sustainable Behaviors, Biophilic Design, and Nature Connectedness	4
Working From Within: The Rural Community Participatory Design Framework	4
Effects of Micro Architectural Environmental Interventions on Handwashing Compliance of Adolescents: A School-Based Intervention Trial	4
Supporting Aging-in-Place: Drivers and Desired Outcomes of a Healing Environment for Older Adults in Block Spaces of High-Density Cities	4
Environmental Transformations Enhancing Dignity in an Acute Psychiatric Ward: Outcome of a User-Driven Service Design Project	3
Nature-Based Design in Stroke Rehabilitation Environments: A Scoping Review	3
Executive Summary of Key Concepts	3
Integrating the Environmental Domain Into the Nursing Well-Being Model: A Call to Action	3
A Systematic Literature Review on Healthcare Facility Evaluation Methods	3
Efficiency and Teamwork in Emergency Departments: Perception of Staff on Design Interventions	3
Designing for Health in Healthcare Deserts: A Medical City Master Planning Project in Nigeria	3
Assessing Preparedness of Labor and Delivery Personnel in Transferring to a New Unit	3
Guiding the Lean Design of a Hospital’s New Laboratory: A Case Study	3
Close the Loop: Business Cases and Economic Evaluations	3
Internal but Not External Building Design Associated With More Occupational Physical Activity	3
Music in Waiting Rooms: A Literature Review	3
Balancing Form-Giving and Planning in Design for Health	3
A Choice-Based Design Approach to Influence Beneficial Use of a Green Space by Family Caregivers at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India	3
Evaluating an Inpatient Created Art Installation on Perceptions of the Physical Environment, Health Status, and Rehabilitation Motivation	3
Challenging Behavior in Context: A Case Study on How People, Space, and Activities Interact	3
The Built Environment Influence on Resilient Healthcare: A Systematic Literature Review of Design Knowledge	3
Rural and Urban Home Modification Program Users: A Comparative Study	3
Research Needed on Single-Bed Versus Multi-Bed Inpatient Rooms in Response to COVID-19	3
Women’s Experiences of Physical Features in a Specially Designed Birthing Room: A Mixed-Methods Study in Sweden	3
“We Have Outgrown Our Space; Our Facility Is Old and Falling Apart”: Physical Design Implications to Address the Needs and Priorities of a Critical Access Hospital (CAH)	3
Proposing Design Evaluation Metrics for Anesthesia Providers’ Workspace in Ambulatory Surgical Settings	3
SPECTRa: An Online Tool for Simulating Prehospital Patient Care	3
Tusler Prize for Published Research Accepting Submissions	3
Mapping Healthcare Spaces: A Systematic Scoping Review of Spatial and Behavioral Observation Methods	3
Design of a Cancer Infusion Center: Results from a Pre- and Post-Occupancy Evaluation	3
Sources of Innovation in Healthcare Design: How Can it Happen?	3
Physical Environment as a Tool in Caring for the Hospitalized Patient: A Qualitative Study of Nurses’ Experiences in Hospitals	3
Housing With Care for Older People: A Scoping Review Using the CASP Assessment Tool to Inform Optimal Design	3
The Impact of Design Factors on User Behavior in a Virtual Hospital Room to Explore Fall Prevention Strategies	3