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Frontiers of Architectural Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Urban Design and Spatial Analysis, Urban Green Space and Health, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Frontiers of Architectural Research, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inUrban Design and Spatial Analysis Urban Green Space and Health Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Urban Heat Island Mitigation
ISSN2095-2635
Citation impact (2-yr)3.62
h-index60
i10-index448
Total citations18,349
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereSoutheast University
Journal websitewww.sciencedirect.com
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Papers published in Frontiers of Architectural Research per year

47
2014
37
2015
41
2016
42
2017
44
2018
64
2019
60
2020
69
2021
76
2022
65
2023
123
2024
141
2025

Citation impact of Frontiers of Architectural Research by publication year

1.8K
2014
715
2015
1.2K
2016
1.7K
2017
1.1K
2018
1.7K
2019
2.1K
2020
1.7K
2021
1.1K
2022
837
2023
1K
2024
290
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Frontiers of Architectural Research

Biophilic design in architecture and its contributions to health, well-being, and sustainability: A critical review

Weijie Zhong, Torsten Schröder, J.D. Bekkering · 31 Aug 2021

In the last ten years, ‘nature’ and biophilic design have received widespread attention in architecture, especially in response to growing environmental challenges. However, open questions and controversies remain regarding conceptualizing and addressing ‘nature’ in practice and research. This study conducts a literature review to discuss biophilic design as a theoretical framework to interpret ‘nature’ in…

Computational design in architecture: Defining parametric, generative, and algorithmic design

Inês Caetano, Luís Santos, António Leitão · 23 Jan 2020

Computation-based approaches in design have emerged in the last decades and rapidly became popular among architects and other designers. Design professionals and researchers adopted different terminologies to address these approaches. However, some terms are used ambiguously and inconsistently, and different terms are commonly used to express the same concept. This paper discusses computational design (CD)…

Urban Physics: Effect of the micro-climate on comfort, health and energy demand

Peter Moonen, Thijs Defraeye, Viktor Dorer et al. · 28 Jul 2012

The global trend towards urbanisation explains the growing interest in the study of the modification of the urban climate due to the heat island effect and global warming, and its impact on energy use of buildings. Also urban comfort, health and durability, referring respectively to pedestrian wind/thermal comfort, pollutant dispersion and wind-driven rain are of…

Using passive cooling strategies to improve thermal performance and reduce energy consumption of residential buildings in U.A.E. buildings

Hanan M. Taleb · 20 Mar 2014

Passive design responds to local climate and site conditions in order to maximise the comfort and health of building users while minimising energy use. The key to designing a passive building is to take best advantage of the local climate. Passive cooling refers to any technologies or design features adopted to reduce the temperature of…

Passive cooling techniques through reflective and radiative roofs in tropical houses in Southeast Asia: A literature review

Karam M. Al-Obaidi, Mazran Ismail, Abdul Malek Abdul Rahman · 1 Aug 2014

Cooling is one of the major concerns in building tropical houses. This problem is exacerbated by the heat gain of the roof, which constitutes 70% of the total heat gain. The passive cooling technique is one of the innovative practices and technologies that provide buildings with comfortable conditions through natural means. Reflective and radiative processes…

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Frontiers of Architectural Research uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Frontiers of Architectural Research, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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