OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Building Simulation is 12. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Potential of contemporary earth-sheltered buildings to achieve Plus Energy status in various European climates during the heating season	150
Modeling the collapse of the Plasco Building. Part I: Reconstruction of fire	97
Mechanistic modeling of copper corrosions in data center environments	96
Developing modified k–ε turbulence models for neutral atmospheric boundary layer flow simulation using OpenFOAM	93
A performance prediction method for on-site chillers based on dynamic graph convolutional network enhanced by association rules	68
Impact of thermal stratification on airborne transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 in various indoor environments	60
A reinforcement learning approach for thermostat setpoint preference learning	49
Influences of spherical tree canopy on thermal radiation disturbance to exterior wall under the condition of no shade cast on the wall	49
Experimental study on summer operation regulation of PV walls based on multi-channel ventilation and composite phase change energy storage	49
Dust control performance of innovative arc device for metro system construction based on orthogonal experiment	47
Pedestrian wind flow prediction using spatial-frequency generative adversarial network	45
Exposure-based smart ventilation and occupancy control for optimizing ventilation energy consumption and long-range airborne transmission of COVID-19 in school environments	44
Neural ordinary differential equations-based approach for enhanced building energy modeling on small datasets	43
Smart luminescent solar concentrator as a BICPV window	41
Predicting building ventilation performance in the era of an indoor air crisis	39
Fine-scale estimation of building operation carbon emissions: A case study of the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration	37
Bayesian optimization + XGBoost based life cycle carbon emission prediction for residential buildings—An example from Chengdu, China	36
A review and prospect on research progress of adjustable transparent envelope	35
Energy performance analysis of multi-chiller cooling systems for data centers concerning progressive loading throughout the lifecycle under typical climates	34
Energy consumption dynamic prediction for HVAC systems based on feature clustering deconstruction and model training adaptation	32
A hierarchical multi-purpose roller shade controller to enhance indoor comfort and energy efficiency	32
Intelligent windows for electricity generation: A technologies review	31
An exploratory study on road tunnel with semi-transparent photovoltaic canopy—From energy saving and fire safety perspectives	26
Occupancy of rooms in urban residential buildings by users in cold areas of China	26
Tracking controller design for air handling units with uncertainties	26

Effectiveness of air cleaner on mitigating the transmission of respiratory disease in a dental clinic environment	25
Review on occupancy detection and prediction in building simulation	25
Development of a bioheat model for older people under hot and cold exposures	25
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
Numerical simulations of smoke spread during solar roof fires	23
Enhancing the efficiency of cabin heaters in emergency shelters after earthquakes through an optimized fuzzy controller	22
Fire safety of complex buildings (tall buildings, tunnels, subways, etc.)	22
The mutual impacts of individual building design and local microclimate in high-density cities and the major influential parameters	22
Fast prediction of indoor airflow distribution inspired by synthetic image generation artificial intelligence	22
Potential application of radiant floor cooling systems for residential buildings in different climate zones	22
The noise spectral characteristics and noise reduction schemes of screw air-source heat pump: A case study	22
A review of current research on occupant-centric control for improving comfort and energy efficiency	22
An improved wall-mounted displacement ventilation system in a large-span machining workshop	21
A lightweight adjoint method for gaseous pollution source term estimation in urban environments	21
Multiscale simulation of the urban wind environment under typhoon weather conditions	21
Building geometry data from online maps for accurate thermal simulations of districts	21
Impact of indoor ventilation efficiency on acetone inhalation exposure concentration and tissue dose in respiratory tract	21
Quantifying the contribution of activity patterns to PM2.5 exposure inequity between urban and rural residents by a novel method	20
A subspace based method for modelling building’s thermal dynamic in district heating system and parameter extrapolation verification	20
Vapor intrusion in buildings: Development of semi-empirical models including lateral separation between the building and the pollution source	20
Reducing children’s exposure to di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in homes and kindergartens in China: Impact on lifetime cancer risks and burden of disease	19
CFD simulation of pumping ventilation in a three-story isolated building with internal partitioning: Effects of partition widths, heights and locations	19
Possible high COVID-19 airborne infection risk in deep and poorly ventilated 2D street canyons	19
Optimizing a thermoelectric window frame for heating and cooling: A cross-validated simulation study	19
Comprehensive evaluation and analysis of a nearly zero-energy building heating system using a multi-source heat pump in severe cold region	19
Characteristics and comfort evaluation of sinusoidal airflows by regulating motor rotating frequency of a floor fan	19
Assessing the energy saving potential of using adaptive setpoint temperatures: The case study of a regional adaptive comfort model for Brazil in both the present and the future	19
RETRACTED ARTICLE: IoT based residential energy management system for demand side response through load transfer with various types of domestic appliances	18
Chinese prototype building models for simulating the energy performance of the nationwide building stock	18
Natural ventilation driven by a restricted heat source elevated to different levels	18
Modeling urban scale human mobility through big data analysis and machine learning	18
BIM-based automated design for HVAC system of office buildings—An experimental study	18
Comparative study of development scenarios to decipher carbon emissions of new/old campuses in China with urban building energy model: A case study of Southeast University	18
Topology optimization design and performance analysis of the low resistance rectifier for uniform air supply	18
Challenges and opportunities for carbon neutrality in China’s building sector—Modelling and data	18
Systematic review of the efficacy of data-driven urban building energy models during extreme heat in cities: Current trends and future outlook	18
Performance evaluation of physical consistency approach for optimizing residential space heating system in cold snap conditions	18
Application of a probabilistic LHS-PAWN approach to assess building cooling energy demand uncertainties	17
Designerly optimization of devices (as reflectors) to improve daylight and scrutiny of the light-well’s configuration	17
Energetic, economic, and environmental analysis of solid oxide fuel cell-based combined cooling, heating, and power system for cancer care hospital	17
Thermal performances and invisible thermal barrier formation mechanism of arc-shaped metal-fin-enhanced thermally activated building envelopes with directional heat charging feature	17
Optimization of heat source side technical scheme of combined heat and water system based on a coal-fired power plant	17
Developing an integrated prediction model for daylighting, thermal comfort, and energy consumption in residential buildings based on the stacking ensemble learning algorithm	17
Numerical study on the ceiling gas temperature in a subway train with different fire locations	17
Performance simulation and optimization of new radiant floor heating based on micro heat pipe array	16
Comprehensive evaluations of the bioaerosol filtration performance of high- and medium-efficiency filters under different influencing factors	16
The effect of classroom wall color on learning performance: A virtual reality experiment	16
Efficient feature selection for enhanced chiller fault diagnosis: A multi-source ranking information-driven ensemble approach	16
Climate change induced heat stress impact on workplace productivity in a net zero-carbon timber building towards the end of the century	16
Analysis of HVAC sensor characteristics for operation and maintenance of the indoor environment: A case research on public building HVAC	16

Development and validation of a transient simulation model of a full-scale PCM embedded radiant chilled ceiling	16
Numerical investigation on fire-induced indoor and outdoor air pollutant dispersion in an idealized urban street canyon	16
Machine learning approach for estimating the human-related VOC emissions in a university classroom	15
Numerical investigation of non-spherical particle deposition characteristics on filter media	15
Strategic deployment of urban trees to achieve thermal resilience in a Canadian community	15
Factors evaluation of PM2.5 diffusion in street canyons in Dalian based on numerical simulation	14
Informing electrification strategies of residential neighborhoods with urban building energy modeling	14
A cloud-based platform to predict wind pressure coefficients on buildings	14
Characterization of time- and size-dependent particle emissions and decay from cooking oil fumes in residence: Impacts of various intervention measures	14
Energy flexibility characteristics of centralized hot water system in university dormitories	14
Impact of radiative cooling on the energy performance of courtyards in Mediterranean climate	14
Thermal environment investigation of asymmetric radiation coupled with convection heating	14
Regression tree ensemble learning-based prediction of the heating and cooling loads of residential buildings	14
Evaluation of transmission risk of respiratory particles under different ventilation strategies in an elevator	14
Numerical study on the application of low-turbulence air curtain surrounding laminar airflow distribution in operating rooms	14
A method of determining typical meteorological year for evaluating overheating performance of passive buildings	14
Energy flexibility and resilience analysis of demand-side energy efficiency measures within existing residential houses during cold wave event	14
Effects of mask wearing duration and relative humidity on thermal perception in the summer outdoor built environment	14
A comprehensive benchmark dataset for the validation of building component heat, air, and moisture (HAM) models	14
Fault diagnosis of HVAC system with imbalanced data using multi-scale convolution composite neural network	14
Assessing stack-induced infiltration loads by predicting neutral pressure levels in high-rise buildings	14
The integration model of objective and subjective data of residential indoor environment quality in Northeast China based on structural equation modeling	14
A backpropagation neural network improved by a genetic algorithm for predicting the mean radiant temperature around buildings within the long-term period of the near future	13
Large language models for building energy applications: Opportunities and challenges	13
Deep learning to develop zero-equation based turbulence model for CFD simulations of the built environment	13
A comprehensive simulation-based assessment of office building performance adaptability to teleworking scenarios in different Canadian climate zones	13
Exploring the renovation design space: A new iterative approach based on scenario distance metrics and resampling strategies	13
Probabilistic graphical models in energy systems: A review	13
Airborne transmission during short-term events: Direct route over indirect route	13
Analysing user daylight preferences in heritage buildings using virtual reality	13
Simulation study of a dual-cavity window with gravity-driven cooling mechanism	13
Integrated framework for space- and energy-efficient retrofitting in multifunctional buildings: A synergy of agent-based modeling and performance-based modeling	13
A global typical meteorological year (TMY) database on ERA5 dataset	13
Scaling, optimisation, and application of vegetation canopy radiative transfer model at microclimate scale	13
Best Paper Award 2020	12
Effectiveness of internal light shelves to improve daylighting	12
Assessing impact of intermittent window opening strategies on pathogen-laden droplet dispersion in a coach bus	12
A cost-effectiveness assessment of the operational parameters of central HVAC systems during pandemics	12
Can the ASHRAE Standard 169 zoning method be applied to country-level energy-efficient building design in China?	12
Building energy efficiency and COVID-19 infection risk: Lessons from office room management	12
Multi-objective optimization of mechanical ventilation with the aid of purifiers in two scenarios: Regular operation and mitigating the spread of respiratory infectious diseases	12
Influence of airflow and the location of infected individuals on occupant exposure in classrooms without mechanical ventilation during the winter	12
The impact of urban morphology on multiple ecological effects: Coupling relationships and collaborative optimization strategies	12
The use of green infrastructure and irrigation in the mitigation of urban heat in a desert city	12
Evaluation of the thermal performance of radiant floor heating system with the influence of unevenly distributed solar radiation based on the theory of discretization	12
Effects of various information scenarios on layer-wise relevance propagation-based interpretable convolutional neural networks for air handling unit fault diagnosis	12
Influencing factors of long-term thermal comfort in office buildings	12
Performance of personalized ventilation in mitigating short-range airborne transmission under the influence of multiple factors	12
Design, fabrication and energy-saving evaluation of five-layer structure based transparent heat mirror coatings for windows application	12