OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Buildings is 61. 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
Sustainable Building Standards in the Galapagos Islands: Definition, Simulation, and Implementation in Representative Living Labs	236
Identifying Effective Managerial Factors in Improving and Renovating Old Urban Tissues: A Case Study Approach	195
Strength Design of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composites Using Local Ecological Admixture	193
Application of the Coupled Markov Chain in Soil Liquefaction Potential Evaluation	165
Construction Efficiency in Shear Strengthening of Pre-Cracked Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Steel Mesh Reinforced Strain Hardening Cementitious Composites	158
Thermal Performance Investigation at Different Temperature and Airflow Settings in a Conference Hall of Expo Building	156
Amplitude-Scaling Bias Analysis of Ground Motion Record Set in Strip Method for Structural Seismic Fragility Assessment	149
A Study of Member Displacement According to Seasonal Climate of the Sungnyemun Gate, a Korean Wooden Architectural Heritage Site	117
Heritage Characterisation and Preservation Strategies for the Original Shantung Christian University Union Medical College (Jinan)—A Case of Modern Mission Hospital Heritage in China	110
Energy-Based Analysis of Time-Dependent Deformations in Viscoelastic Truss Systems	109
Design and Shear Bearing Capacity Calculation of All-Welded Irregular Joints in Steel Traditional Chinese Buildings	108
Parametric Analysis of Steel Studs to Reduce Thermal Bridges in Light Steel Framing Construction Systems	107
Optimization of Anti-Scour Device Combined with Perforated Baffle and Ring-Wing Plate Based on a Multi-Factor Orthogonal Experiment	96
Research Progress on Features and Characteristics of Rural Settlements: Literature Distribution, Key Issues, and Development Trends	95
A Visualization Study of Highway Investment Based on Network Analysis	94
The Effect of Bottom Reinforcement Spacers on Reinforced Concrete Structures Loaded by Explosion	91
Promoting the Low-Carbon Transition of Power Construction Projects under MRV: An Evolutionary Game Analysis	91
Force Transfer Mechanism and Behavior Insights for a Large-Diameter CFST Column to Steel Beam Connection	89
Numerical Analysis of Different Influencing Factors on the In-Plane Failure Mode of Unreinforced Masonry (URM) Structures	86
Index of Residential Development: Evaluation of the Possibility of New Residential Construction Depending on the City Plan	85
Seismic Design and Performance Evaluation of Coupled Steel Plate and Reinforced Concrete Composite Walls	84
Shear Lag Analysis of Simply Supported Box Girders Considering Axial Equilibrium and Shear Deformation	83
Experimental Vibration Analysis in the Knowledge Process of a Historic Confined Masonry Building	82
Assessment of Photocatalytic Nano-TiO2 Mortars’ Behavior When Exposed to Simulated Indoor Conditions of Glazed Buildings	80
Stress–Strain Model of High-Strength Concrete Confined by Lateral Ties under Axial Compression	80

An Intelligent Natural Language Processing (NLP) Workflow for Automated Smart Building Design	80
On Interpolative Meshless Analysis of Orthotropic Elasticity	78
Analysis of Harvesting Methods of Moso Bamboo	78
Intelligent Bridge Health Monitoring and Assessment	76
Numerical Modeling of Lyapunov Exponents for Structural Damage Identification	76
Study on Compression Bearing Capacity of Tapered Concrete-Filled Double-Skin Steel Tubular Members Based on Heuristic-Algorithm-Optimized Backpropagation Neural Network Model	75
CO2 Emission Allocation for Urban Public Buildings Considering Efficiency and Equity: An Application at the Provincial Level in China	74
Research on the Non-Planar Deformation Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Components Based on Size Effect	74
Full-Scale Experimental Study on Flexural Performance of the New Precast UHPC Diaphragm Slab in Utility Tunnels	72
Accuracy of Non-Destructive Estimation of Length of Soil Nails	72
Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Driving Factors of Urban Expansion in the Chongqing Metropolitan Area Based on Nighttime Light Remote Sensing	70
Technology for Treatment and Reinforcement of Soft Rock Tunnel Floor Using Sealing Material	70
Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study on Shear Performance of RC Corbel Under Synergistic Change in Inclination Angle	69
The Internationalization of the Turkish HVAC Industry in Germany: Drivers, Challenges, and Success Factors	69
Methodologies to Design Optimum 3D Printable Mortar Mix: A Review	68
Study on the Effects of Wind Direction on the Characteristics of Vortex-Induced Vibration for a Square Cylinder	68
Spatiotemporal Deformation Prediction Model for Retaining Structures Integrating ConvGRU and Cross-Attention Mechanism	67
A Cloud Model-Based Evaluation of Renovation Decisions for Old Urban Communities from the Perspective of Resilience—A Case Study of a Community in Nanjing, China	67
Optimization and Evaluation of Community Smart Health Spaces: A Hybrid Model Based on a SWOT Analysis, the Four Orders of Design, AHP, and TOPSIS	67
Construction of a Value Evaluation System for Fujian Tubao Architectural Heritage Based on Grounded Theory and the Analytic Hierarchy Process	65
Construction Scheme and Influence Analysis of Horizontal Small-Clear-Distance Shield Tunnel	65
Structural Damage Identification Using PID-Based Search Algorithm: A Control-Theory Inspired Application	65
Construction Scheme Effects on Deformation Controls for Open-Top UBITs Underpassing Existing Stations	64
Shear Mechanism of Precast Segmental Concrete Beam Prestressed with Unbonded Tendons	64
From Dots and Lines to Connections: Re-Evaluation of Relational Thinking in Architecture	64
Resource-Oriented Treatment Technologies for Rural Domestic Sewage in China Amidst Population Shrinkage: A Case Study of Heyang County in Guanzhong Region, Shaanxi Province	63
Exploration of Strategies for Enhancing the Quality of Urban Space Based on Multi-Source Data Fusion	63
Management of Pile End Sediment and Its Influence on the Bearing Characteristics of Bored Pile	63
Housing Price Modeling Using a New Geographically, Temporally, and Characteristically Weighted Generalized Regression Neural Network (GTCW-GRNN) Algorithm	63
Research on Spatial Coordinate Estimation of Karst Water-Rich Pipelines Based on Strapdown Inertial Navigation System	63
Asphalt and Aggregate Fluorescence Tracing Based on Sensors and Ambient Parameter Optimization	62
Learning-Enhanced Differential Evolution for Multi-Mode Resource-Constrained Multi-Project Scheduling Problem in Industrial Prefabrication	62
Assessing Construction Safety Performance in Urban Underground Space Development Projects from a Resilience Enhancement Perspective	62
Numerical Simulation on an Ultra-Large Seven-Ring Internal Support System Considering the Effects of Soil–Structure Interaction and Temperature	61
Fire Evacuation Influence Factor Analysis and Optimization Research for Comprehensive Teaching Buildings	61
Experimental Study on the Strength Characteristics of Organic-Matter-Contaminated Red Soil in Yulin	61
A Study on the Calculations of the Bottom Void Range of an Underground Pipe Gallery Structure Under the Action of Ground Fissure Dislocations	61