OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Frontiers of Architectural Research is 8. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Computational design in architecture: Defining parametric, generative, and algorithmic design	133
Biophilic design in architecture and its contributions to health, well-being, and sustainability: A critical review	65
Outdoor thermal comfort: Analyzing the impact of urban configurations on the thermal performance of street canyons in the humid subtropical climate of Sydney	49
The transformation of the inherited historical urban and architectural characteristics of Al-Najaf's Old City and possible preservation insights	35
A computational approach for achieving optimum daylight inside buildings through automated kinetic shading systems	31
Subjective experience and visual attention to a historic building: A real-world eye-tracking study	31
Improving outdoor air quality based on building morphology: Numerical investigation	30
The effects of environmental factors on the patient outcomes in hospital environments: A review of literature	29
From smart to empathic cities	28
Integrating algae building technology in the built environment: A cost and benefit perspective	27
Italian perspective on the planned preventive conservation of architectural heritage	27
Integrating eye-movement analysis and the semantic differential method to analyze the visual effect of a traditional commercial block in Hefei, China	26
Detail control strategies for topology optimization in architectural design and development	26
Optimized greenery configuration to mitigate urban heat: A decade systematic review	26
Architectural quality of the productive façades integrating photovoltaic and vertical farming systems: Survey among experts in Singapore	25
A GIS-based methodology for the appraisal of historical, architectural, and social values in historic urban cores	24
Color preference cool versus warm in nursing homes depends on the expected activity for interior spaces	24
Design, construction, and thermal performance evaluation of an innovative bio-based ventilated façade	22
Generative urban design using shape grammar and block morphological analysis	21
The effect of Urban Heat Island mitigation strategies on outdoor human thermal comfort in the city of Baghdad	18
Do green roofs really provide significant energy saving in a Mediterranean climate? Critical evaluation based on different case studies	18
Investigation of typical residential block typologies and their impact on pedestrian-level microclimate in summers in Nanjing, China	18
Examining control, centrality and flexibility in Palladio's villa plans using space syntax measurements	18
Application of AHP and a mathematical index to estimate livability in tourist districts: The case of Al Qasba in Sharjah	18
Determining transit nodes for potential transit-oriented development: Along the LRT corridor in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	18

Urban microclimate and energy consumption: A multi-objective parametric urban design approach for dense subtropical cities	17
Measuring the built environment of green transit-oriented development: A factor-cluster analysis of rail station areas in Singapore	17
Improved indoor environment through optimised ventilator and furniture positioning: A case of slum rehabilitation housing, Mumbai, India	16
Fences of childhood: Challenging the meaning of playground boundaries in design	16
Courtyard design impact on indoor thermal comfort and utility costs for residential households: Comparative analysis and deep-learning predictive model	16
Heritage risk index: A multi-criteria decision-making tool to prioritize municipal historic preservation projects	16
An investigation of the influence of ground surface properties and shading on outdoor thermal comfort in a high-altitude residential area	15
Biology and architecture: An ongoing hybridization of scientific knowledge and design practice by six architectural offices in France	15
Exploring the spatial pattern of historic Chinese towns and cities: A syntactical approach	14
Study on the inter-village space of a traditional village group in Huizhou Region: Hongguan Village group as an example	14
Exploratory space data analysis of spatial patterns of large-scale retail commercial facilities: The case of Gulou District, Nanjing, China	13
Bioinspired architectural design based on structural topology optimization	13
Bio-inspired interactive kinetic façade: Using dynamic transitory-sensitive area to improve multiple occupants’ visual comfort	13
Teaching construction sciences with the integration of BIM to undergraduate architecture students	13
GenFloor: Interactive generative space layout system via encoded tree graphs	13
Investigating the urban–rural integrated town development strategy on the basis of the study of rural forms in Nantong, China	12
Self-adaptability and topological deformation of Ganlan architectural heritage: Conservation and regeneration of Lianghekou Tujia village in Western Hubei, China	12
Lego architecture: Research on a temporary building design method for post-disaster emergency	11
Exploring the spatial arrangement of patient rooms for minimum nurse travel in hospital nursing units in Korea	11
Exploring the synergy of building massing and façade design through evolutionary optimization	11
Vitality evaluation of the waterfront space in the ancient city of Suzhou	11
Analysis of the CPMV index for evaluating indoor thermal comfort in southern China in summer, a case study in Nanjing	11
Lighting preferences in office spaces concerning the indoor thermal environment	11
Instantaneous lighting quality within higher educational classrooms in Singapore	11
Impact of building regulations on the perceived outdoor thermal comfort in the mixed-use neighbourhood of Chennai	11
Enhancing the sustainability and energy conservation in heritage buildings: The case of Nottingham Playhouse	10
Study of wind towers with different funnels attached to increase natural ventilation in an underground building	10
A typological, environmental and socio-cultural study of semi-open spaces in the Eastern Mediterranean vernacular architecture: The case of Cyprus	10
A review of computerized hospital layout modelling techniques and their ethical implications	10
User activities and the heterogeneity of urban space: The case of Dahiyat Al Hussein park	10
Design and mechanism of building responsive skins: State-of-the-art and systematic analysis	10
Assessing Linear Urban Landscape from dynamic visual perception based on urban morphology	10
Importance and performance of streetscapes at a tourism destination in Indonesia: The residents’ perspectives	9
Mapping urban public spaces based on the Nolli map method	9
Parametrising historical Chinese courtyard-dwellings: An algorithmic design framework for the digital representation of Siheyuan iterations based on traditional design principles	9
Documentation and analysis of structural elements of traditional houses for conservation of cultural heritage in Siverek (Şanlıurfa, Turkey)	9
Digital representation methods: The case of algorithmic design	9
A road map to find in 3D printing a new design plasticity for construction – The state of art	9
Sustainability-oriented configurational analysis of the street network of China's superblocks: Beyond Marshall's model	9
Building climate zones of major marine islands in China defined using two-stage zoning method and clustering analysis	9
Aesthetics of urban commercial streets from the perspective of cognitive memory and user behavior in urban environments	9
Promoting conservation or change? The UNESCO label of world heritage (re)shaping urban morphology in the Old Town of Lijiang, China	8
Understanding pedestrian behavior and spatial relations: A pedestrianized area in Besiktas, Istanbul	8
Quantitative contrast of urban agglomeration colors based on image clustering algorithm: Case study of the Xia-Zhang-Quan metropolitan area	8
Application of CFD plug-ins integrated into urban and building design platforms for performance simulations: A literature review	8
A cost effective approach to design of energy efficient residential buildings	8
Assessing architectural color preference after Le Corbusier's 1931 Salubra keyboards: A cross cultural analysis	8
Data-driven placemaking: Public space canopy design through multi-objective optimisation considering shading, structural and social performance	8
The impacts of fabrication systems on 3D concrete printing building forms	8
Walking experience: Exploring the trilateral interrelation of walkability, temporal perception, and urban ambiance	8

Feasibility study of large-scale mass customization 3D printing framework system with a case study on Nanjing Happy Valley East Gate