OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Heritage Science is 34. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Laboratory exploration of a novel method to protect silicate relics against salt efflorescence by directional induction of water	195
Retraction Note: Inheritance and promotion of Chinese traditional music culture in college piano education	96
Validation of graph sequence clusters through multivariate analysis: application to Rovash scripts	95
Enhancing point cloud registration with transformer: cultural heritage protection of the Terracotta Warriors	78
A study on the detection of bulging disease in ancient city walls based on fitted initial outer planes from 3D point cloud data	69
Rainfall influence and risk analysis on the mural deterioration of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, China	66
Historical-graphical analysis and digital preservation of cultural heritage: case study of the baptismal font of the church of Santiago Apóstol in Montilla (Córdoba, Spain)	62
Comparison and simulation-based analysis of the sound field of Dong drum tower buildings	61
Key characterization efforts to support the graffiti ink removal and care of Mark Rothko’s painting ‘Black on Maroon’ 1958	59
Unsupervised weathering identification of grottoes sandstone via statistical features of acoustic emission signals and graph neural network	56
Analysis of the seismic isolation characteristics of the overall friction pendulum bearing (OFPB) of a pagoda under three types of seismic actions	53
Study on the control effectiveness of relative humidity by various ventilation systems for the conservation of cultural relics	52
A case study investigation-based experimental research on transport of moisture and salinity in semi-exposed relics	52
Reinforced protection of fragile bronze cultural relics based on nano-cuprammonium fiber material	49
Defining multiple inhabitations of a cave environment using interdisciplinary archaeometry: the ‘Christmas Cave’ of the Wadi en-Nar/Nahal Qidron, West of the Dead Sea	47
Digital characterization of the surface texture of chinese classical garden rockery based on point cloud visualization: small-rock mountain retreat	47
Painting on the margins: investigating the pigments, media, and techniques of Séraphine Louis	46
The significance of sample preparation of historical and contemporary poly(vinyl chloride) objects to investigate the distribution and changes of molar mass by SEC-MALS-dRI	45
Comparison of wall paintings at Ostia Antica by NMR depth profiling	43
A biological cleaning agent for removing mold stains from paper artifacts	42
Application-based principles of islamic geometric patterns; state-of-the-art, and future trends in computer science/technologies: a review	41
Linking past insights with contemporary understanding: an ontological and knowledge graph approach to the transmission of ancient Chinese classics	40
Iron-gall inks: a review of their degradation mechanisms and conservation treatments	39
Printing and imprinting the Missale Nidrosiense: a multidisciplinary investigation of the first printed book of Norway	39
Mapping and assessment of karst landscape aesthetic value from a world heritage perspective: a case study of the Huangguoshu Scenic area	37

The light aging behavior of daylight fluorescent paints: a colorimetric, photographic, Raman spectroscopic and fluorescence spectroscopic study	36
Virtual reconstruction of the painting process and original colors of a color-changed Northern Wei Dynasty mural in Cave 254 of the Mogao Grottoes	36
BEGL: boundary enhancement with Gaussian Loss for rock-art image segmentation	35
Surface treatment of red painted and slipped wares in the middle Yangtze River valley of Late Neolithic China: multi-analytical case analysis	35
Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analysis of potash and m-Na-Al glasses in China- using Kernel methods for trace element analysis	35
ZnO, TiO2 and Fe3O4/Carbopol hybrid nanogels for the cleaner process of paper manuscripts from dust stains and soil remains	35
Spatial–temporal distribution and evolution of the socialist built heritage in China, 1949–1978	35
Study and micro-Raman characterization of pigments present on majolicas of historical and artistic interest from Gerace, Italy	34
Intelligent assessment system of material deterioration in masonry tower based on improved image segmentation model	34
Corrosion analysis of unearthed jade from Daye Zhen Tomb of Northern Zhou Dynasty	34