Intelligent Buildings International

Aims & Scope

Submissions are welcomed on topics related to: Intelligent Buildings and Cities: Visions and Strategies; Innovation and Technology; People: Health and Wellbeing; Economics, Design and Management; Biomimetic Architecture; Cities for People; Designing and Managing for Sustainability.

These are broad headings only and you may propose other topics.

Your approach may be from a research, case study, opinion essay point of view.

The journal wants to deal with change, new ways of thinking, strategic planning with an emphasis on value rather than just capital short term costs.

The journal welcomes contributions from a wide variety of disciplines, including medicine, psychology, sociology, ecology, ergonomics, as well as architecture, engineering and project management.

One can also learn a lot from cross sector approaches.

The car, aerospace and fashion worlds for example share a common knowledge on design.

The journal is open to ideas and collective thinking not bound by tradition but remembering that lessons from history as well as the present lead us into the future.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	2.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.357

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	31

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14949

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	206

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Computer Science, Engineering and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• From intelligent to smart cities

  Citation: 197

  Authors: Mark, Husam

• Intelligent cities: Variable geometries of spatial intelligence

  Citation: 188

  Authors: Nicos

• The smart city: A nexus for open innovation?

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Krassimira Antonova

• What do we know about indoor air quality in school classrooms? A critical review of the literature

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Lia, Dejan, Alex James

• Physical characteristics of the indoor environment that affect health and wellbeing in healthcare facilities: a review

  Citation: 116

  Authors: Heidi, Marjaana, Sanna, Nina, Luke D., Lidia, Kari

• Reconciling human and automated intelligence in the provision of occupant comfort

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Raymond J., Zosia

• Towards a 4th industrial revolution

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Philip, Kasia

• Towards an integrated analysis of the indoor environmental factors and its effects on occupants

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Philomena M.

• Evolution of co-working places: drivers and possibilities

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Inka, Suvi

• Biophilic design and office planting: a case study of effects on perceived health, well-being and performance metrics in the workplace

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Nalise, Emmanuel, Tijana

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