OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Building Simulation is 26. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Experimental study on summer operation regulation of PV walls based on multi-channel ventilation and composite phase change energy storage	174
Exposure-based smart ventilation and occupancy control for optimizing ventilation energy consumption and long-range airborne transmission of COVID-19 in school environments	114
A performance prediction method for on-site chillers based on dynamic graph convolutional network enhanced by association rules	108
Intelligent windows for electricity generation: A technologies review	70
Pedestrian wind flow prediction using spatial-frequency generative adversarial network	61
Impact of thermal stratification on airborne transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 in various indoor environments	59
Smart luminescent solar concentrator as a BICPV window	55
Mechanistic modeling of copper corrosions in data center environments	55
Energy performance analysis of multi-chiller cooling systems for data centers concerning progressive loading throughout the lifecycle under typical climates	53
Occupant-oriented indoor environment: An approach to create high performance indoor environment for all scenarios	46
A comprehensive framework for building flexibility assessment: RC-Mapping modeling, flexibility quantification, and uncertainty analysis	43
A review and prospect on research progress of adjustable transparent envelope	40
Developing modified k–ε turbulence models for neutral atmospheric boundary layer flow simulation using OpenFOAM	40
Fine-scale estimation of building operation carbon emissions: A case study of the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration	38
Predicting building ventilation performance in the era of an indoor air crisis	38
A reinforcement learning approach for thermostat setpoint preference learning	35
Dust control performance of innovative arc device for metro system construction based on orthogonal experiment	32
Potential of contemporary earth-sheltered buildings to achieve Plus Energy status in various European climates during the heating season	31
A hierarchical multi-purpose roller shade controller to enhance indoor comfort and energy efficiency	30
Energy consumption dynamic prediction for HVAC systems based on feature clustering deconstruction and model training adaptation	28
Neural ordinary differential equations-based approach for enhanced building energy modeling on small datasets	28
Bayesian optimization + XGBoost based life cycle carbon emission prediction for residential buildings—An example from Chengdu, China	27
Development of a bioheat model for older people under hot and cold exposures	27
Practical methods for constant temperature control in tunnel-shaped scientific facilities: Uniform vs. pressure-driven air supply with insights from SHINE	27
Effectiveness of air cleaner on mitigating the transmission of respiratory disease in a dental clinic environment	26

Modeling and configuration optimization of the rooftop photovoltaic with electric-hydrogen-thermal hybrid storage system for zero-energy buildings: Consider a cumulative seasonal effect