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Architectural Science Review
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Architectural Science Review

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Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tasr20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 1109 14 19 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 25
Documents by Best Scientists*: 29
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 0
SCIMAGO H-index: 48
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.533
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Architectural Science Review?

The aim of Architectural Science Review is to expand the discussion of research in Architectural engineering, Architecture, Thermal comfort, Meteorology and Civil engineering. It is focused mainly on Architectural engineering, particularly Building design.

  • Architectural engineering (22.79%)
  • Architecture (11.14%)
  • Thermal comfort (8.34%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Buildings don't use energy: people do (279 citations)
  • Structural Developments in Tall Buildings: Current Trends and Future Prospects (269 citations)
  • Towards an Environmental Psychology of Workspace: How People are Affected by Environments for Work (217 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Architectural Science Review:

The published articles primarily tackle Architectural engineering, Thermal comfort, Meteorology, Building design and Sustainability. While the most cited papers focused on Architectural engineering, they were also able to explore topics like Energy consumption, Ventilation (architecture), Natural ventilation, Environmental quality and Efficient energy use. The most cited papers focus on Thermal comfort but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as ASHRAE 90.1, Pedestrian, Civil engineering and Zero-energy building.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • World War II
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Mechanical engineering

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Architectural Science Review mainly deals with areas of study such as Architecture, Architectural engineering, Thermal comfort, Environmental planning and Built environment. The presented studies in Architectural design fall within the purview of Architecture but it also intertwines with topics in Computational design. Daylighting is the primary subject of Architectural engineering works presented in Architectural Science Review.

It facilitates discussions on Thermal comfort that incorporate concepts from other fields like Climate change, Natural ventilation, Evaporative cooler, Thermal monitoring and Relative humidity. The work on Environmental planning tackled in it brings together disciplines like Urban density, Private sector, Microclimate and City centre. While it focused on Built environment, it was also able to explore topics like Carbon neutrality, Environmental psychology, Environmental protection, Climate change mitigation and Cognition.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Development of an adaptive thermal comfort model for energy-saving building design in Japan (18 citations)
  • A critical review on the impact of built environment on users’ measured brain activity (8 citations)
  • Operation assessment of an air-PCM unit for summer thermal comfort in a naturally ventilated building (5 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Architectural Science Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Richard Hyde (45 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Wan Ki Chow (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joseph C. Lam (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Danny H.W. Li (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michael J. Ostwald (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Architectural Science Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Sydney (95 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (67 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • National University of Singapore (43 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of New South Wales (36 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 5.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.75% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.17% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 14.58% of all publications and 62.50% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • A neurocognitive study of the emotional impact of geometrical criteria of architectural space

    Avishag Shemesh;Gerry Leisman;Moshe Bar;Yasha Jacob Grobman

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • A field study on the effect of building automation on perceived comfort and control in institutional buildings

    Ruth Tamas;Mohamed M. Ouf;William O’Brien

    (2020)
    26 Citations
  • Overview of 3D construction printing and future perspectives: a review of technology, companies and research progression

    (2022)
    23 Citations
  • Is atrium an ideal form for daylight in buildings

    Hossein Omrany;Amirhosein Ghaffarianhoseini;Umberto Berardi;Ali Ghaffarianhoseini

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • Experimental and Theoretical analysis of the urban overheating and its mitigation potential in a hot arid city – Alice Springs

    Shamila Haddad;Giulia Ulpiani;Riccardo Paolini;Afroditi Synnefa

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Urban living walls: reporting on maintenance challenges from a review of European installations

    Kanchane Gunawardena;Koen Steemers

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • Evolving interaction: a qualitative investigation of user mental models for smart thermostat users

    (2023)
    6 Citations
  • Living wall influence on the microclimates of sheltered urban conditions: results from monitoring studies

    Kanchane Gunawardena;Koen Steemers

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • A review of residential building archetypes and their applications to study building energy consumption

    (2023)
    6 Citations
  • A design assessment tool for layout planning in residential care for dementia

    Martin Quirke;Martin Quirke;Michael Ostwald;Richard Fleming;Mark Taylor

    (2021)
    6 Citations

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