OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Building Simulation is 24. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Mechanistic modeling of copper corrosions in data center environments	167
Pedestrian wind flow prediction using spatial-frequency generative adversarial network	109
Smart luminescent solar concentrator as a BICPV window	103
Exposure-based smart ventilation and occupancy control for optimizing ventilation energy consumption and long-range airborne transmission of COVID-19 in school environments	69
Impact of thermal stratification on airborne transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 in various indoor environments	55
Developing modified k–ε turbulence models for neutral atmospheric boundary layer flow simulation using OpenFOAM	53
Energy performance analysis of multi-chiller cooling systems for data centers concerning progressive loading throughout the lifecycle under typical climates	52
A performance prediction method for on-site chillers based on dynamic graph convolutional network enhanced by association rules	52
Predicting building ventilation performance in the era of an indoor air crisis	49
A review and prospect on research progress of adjustable transparent envelope	47
Fine-scale estimation of building operation carbon emissions: A case study of the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration	44
Experimental study on summer operation regulation of PV walls based on multi-channel ventilation and composite phase change energy storage	42
Occupant-oriented indoor environment: An approach to create high performance indoor environment for all scenarios	40
Bayesian optimization + XGBoost based life cycle carbon emission prediction for residential buildings—An example from Chengdu, China	38
A reinforcement learning approach for thermostat setpoint preference learning	36
Potential of contemporary earth-sheltered buildings to achieve Plus Energy status in various European climates during the heating season	34
Energy consumption dynamic prediction for HVAC systems based on feature clustering deconstruction and model training adaptation	33
A hierarchical multi-purpose roller shade controller to enhance indoor comfort and energy efficiency	31
Intelligent windows for electricity generation: A technologies review	31
Influences of spherical tree canopy on thermal radiation disturbance to exterior wall under the condition of no shade cast on the wall	28
Neural ordinary differential equations-based approach for enhanced building energy modeling on small datasets	27
Dust control performance of innovative arc device for metro system construction based on orthogonal experiment	26
Occupancy of rooms in urban residential buildings by users in cold areas of China	26
Enhancing the efficiency of cabin heaters in emergency shelters after earthquakes through an optimized fuzzy controller	24
Practical methods for constant temperature control in tunnel-shaped scientific facilities: Uniform vs. pressure-driven air supply with insights from SHINE	24

Development of a bioheat model for older people under hot and cold exposures	24
Fire safety of complex buildings (tall buildings, tunnels, subways, etc.)	24
An exploratory study on road tunnel with semi-transparent photovoltaic canopy—From energy saving and fire safety perspectives	24
Effectiveness of air cleaner on mitigating the transmission of respiratory disease in a dental clinic environment	24
A lightweight adjoint method for gaseous pollution source term estimation in urban environments	24
Modeling and configuration optimization of the rooftop photovoltaic with electric-hydrogen-thermal hybrid storage system for zero-energy buildings: Consider a cumulative seasonal effect	24
Tracking controller design for air handling units with uncertainties	24