OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Heritage Science is 38. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Linking past insights with contemporary understanding: an ontological and knowledge graph approach to the transmission of ancient Chinese classics	118
A biological cleaning agent for removing mold stains from paper artifacts	116
Iron-gall inks: a review of their degradation mechanisms and conservation treatments	109
Surface treatment of red painted and slipped wares in the middle Yangtze River valley of Late Neolithic China: multi-analytical case analysis	92
Printing and imprinting the Missale Nidrosiense: a multidisciplinary investigation of the first printed book of Norway	77
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)	72
Comparison and simulation-based analysis of the sound field of Dong drum tower buildings	63
Laboratory exploration of a novel method to protect silicate relics against salt efflorescence by directional induction of water	60
Key characterization efforts to support the graffiti ink removal and care of Mark Rothko’s painting ‘Black on Maroon’ 1958	60
Spatial–temporal distribution and evolution of the socialist built heritage in China, 1949–1978	58
Study on the control effectiveness of relative humidity by various ventilation systems for the conservation of cultural relics	58
A case study investigation-based experimental research on transport of moisture and salinity in semi-exposed relics	57
Enhancing point cloud registration with transformer: cultural heritage protection of the Terracotta Warriors	56
Analysis of the seismic isolation characteristics of the overall friction pendulum bearing (OFPB) of a pagoda under three types of seismic actions	55
Intelligent assessment system of material deterioration in masonry tower based on improved image segmentation model	53
Virtual reconstruction of the painting process and original colors of a color-changed Northern Wei Dynasty mural in Cave 254 of the Mogao Grottoes	51
Retraction Note: Inheritance and promotion of Chinese traditional music culture in college piano education	50
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	49
The light aging behavior of daylight fluorescent paints: a colorimetric, photographic, Raman spectroscopic and fluorescence spectroscopic study	48
Unsupervised weathering identification of grottoes sandstone via statistical features of acoustic emission signals and graph neural network	47
Validation of graph sequence clusters through multivariate analysis: application to Rovash scripts	47
BEGL: boundary enhancement with Gaussian Loss for rock-art image segmentation	47
Mapping and assessment of karst landscape aesthetic value from a world heritage perspective: a case study of the Huangguoshu Scenic area	46
Application-based principles of islamic geometric patterns; state-of-the-art, and future trends in computer science/technologies: a review	46
Digital characterization of the surface texture of chinese classical garden rockery based on point cloud visualization: small-rock mountain retreat	44

ZnO, TiO2 and Fe3O4/Carbopol hybrid nanogels for the cleaner process of paper manuscripts from dust stains and soil remains	44
Comparison of wall paintings at Ostia Antica by NMR depth profiling	44
Reinforced protection of fragile bronze cultural relics based on nano-cuprammonium fiber material	43
Rainfall influence and risk analysis on the mural deterioration of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, China	41
Painting on the margins: investigating the pigments, media, and techniques of Séraphine Louis	41
A comparative study on the audio-visual evaluation of the grand Song of the Dong soundscape	40
Corrosion analysis of unearthed jade from Daye Zhen Tomb of Northern Zhou Dynasty	40
A study on the detection of bulging disease in ancient city walls based on fitted initial outer planes from 3D point cloud data	40
An empirical study of virtual museum based on dual-mode mixed visualization: the Sanxingdui bronzes	39
Study and micro-Raman characterization of pigments present on majolicas of historical and artistic interest from Gerace, Italy	39
Ancient ceramics restoration method based on image processing texture stitching	39
Extraction and restoration of scratched murals based on hyperspectral imaging—a case study of murals in the East Wall of the sixth grotto of Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China	39
Evaluation of commonly used reinforcement materials for color paintings on ancient wooden architecture in China	39
Geo-archaeology, archaeometry, and history of a seismic-endangered historical site in central Apennines (Italy)	38