OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Environmental Impact Assessment Review is 71. 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
Participatory selection of indicators for water resources planning and strategic environmental assessment in Portugal	493
Multidimensional impacts of ocean alkalinity enhancement on aquatic ecosystems and fisheries carbon sequestration capacity	241
Impact of energy transition policy and technology shocks on the coal power workforce and China's economic development	193
Analysis of sustainability assessments to understand modeling trends and habits in the Agri-food industry: A Canadian case study	190
Environmental impact assessment – The range of activities covered and the potential of linking to post-project auditing	180
Regional disparities in carbon tax effectiveness: A multi-regional CGE analysis of provincial production and freight emissions in China	173
Editorial Board	167
Comprehensive framework for analysis of EIA effectiveness: Evidence from Espírito Santo State, Brazil	166
Spatiotemporal evolution and influencing factors analysis of wilderness in China	166
Environmental, health and economic impact assessment of clean heating renovation: Evidence from 88 cities in northern China	158
Unveiling the spatio-temporal patterns of vegetation growth influenced by diverse urban intensity gradients	156
Urban light pollution in multi-spectral lighting environments: A rapid colorimetric-based assessment	154
Carbon footprint of residents' online consumption in China	154
A holistic approach to assessing visitor numbers on protected Natura 2000 beaches: The case of Western Peloponnese, Greece	153
Climate change adaptation mainstreaming through strategic environmental assessments. An in-depth analysis of environmental indicators from spatial plans in Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (Italy)	144
Is high-speed rail a sustainable mobility option? A life-cycle assessment of the Basque Y project in Spain	136
Analyzing the potential local and distant economic loss of global construction sector due to water scarcity	130
The influence of ecological engineering projects on dust events: A case study in the northern China	119
Combining the life cycle model and corrosion model to analyze the impact of corrosion on carbon emissions of steel pipelines	117
Day-night redistribution of air pollutants induced by onshore wind farm clusters in winter	116
Predicting payment for ecosystem services regarding land use: A simulation study in China	113
Assessing technology's influence on cropland green production efficiency in the Yellow River basin, China	107
Assessing the peer effects of college students' engagement in the circular economy: Survey evidence from textbook reuse and recycling in China	106
Analyzing the impact of environmental regulation on labor demand: A quasi-experiment from Clean Air Action in China	106
Life-cycle environmental burdens of ethylene production in the context of China's chemical feedstock transition from naphtha to coal and shale gas by-product of ethane	105

Environmental and social impacts from desalinated water supply projects	103
Life cycle assessment of perovskite solar cells with alternative carbon electrode	100
Inter-provincial flow and influencing factors of agricultural carbon footprint in China and its policy implication	100
Provincial ESG performance in China: Evolution trends and the role of environmental regulation	97
Quantifying and revealing cultivated land ecological compensation performance: A machine learning-based approach	96
Exploring the relationship between water–energy consumption and urbanization in China: A urban-rural transformation perspective	96
Lagged and cumulative effects of drought on global vegetation greenness, coverage, and productivity	95
Effects of environmental and nutritional labels on the dietary choices of consumers: Evidence from China	94
Measuring CO2 emissions performance of China's construction industry: A global Malmquist index analysis	94
Incorporating scientific and traditional ecological knowledge into social impact assessment	94
Decoupling inland navigation-induced risk of phytoplankton: An essay to prospective global-scale impacts on large rivers	92
Integrating territorial pattern and socioeconomic development into ecosystem service value assessment	92
Evaluating the association between heatwave vulnerability index and related deaths in Australia	91
Study on the pattern and driving factors of water scarcity risk transfer networks in China from the perspective of transfer value—Based on complex network methods	91
Does environmental regulation improve energy transition performance in China?	89
The multidimensional differences and driving forces of ecological environment resilience in China	89
Online and offline cooperation promotion mechanism in the E-waste recycling industry	89
Ecological restoration in mining areas in the context of the Belt and Road initiative: Capability and challenges	88
Has China's low-carbon strategy pushed forward the digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises? Evidence from the low-carbon city pilot policy	87
What are the causal conditions that lead to high or low environmental performance? A worldwide assessment	86
Adaptation and adaptability: Deciphering urban resilience from the evolutionary perspective	85
China's transportation decarbonization in the context of carbon neutrality: A segment-mode analysis using integrated modelling	83
Analysis of spatial associations in the energy–carbon emission efficiency of the transportation industry and its influencing factors: Evidence from China	82
Dietary patterns and transitions in China: Implications for climate impacts across different life stages	82
Agricultural space function transitions in rapidly urbanizing areas and their impacts on habitat quality: An urban–Rural gradient study	82
Food security changes in Central Asia during 1992–2019 and potential assessment in different scenarios based on self-sufficiency	82
The effect of public environmental participation on pollution governance in China: The mediating role of local governments' environmental attention	81
Just trade-offs in a net-zero transition and social impact assessment	79
Trends in energy policy coordination research on supporting low-carbon energy development	78
Towards regional sustainability under adaptive ecological restoration and urbanization in Shanxi Province, China: From priority areas to critical battles	77
Assessing the evolution of PM2.5 and related health impacts resulting from air quality policies in China	77
Aligning health, environment, and cost aspects of diets: Identifying sustainable dietary patterns in China	77
Dynamic evolution and interaction mechanisms of socio-ecological systems and water constraints within an adaptive cycle framework: A case study of the Lower Yangtze River Basin	77
Evaluating the impact of refrigerated transport trucks in China on climate change from the life cycle perspective	76
Fine-scale collision risk mapping and validation with long-term mortality data reveal current and future wind energy development impact on sensitive species	75
Can the development of industrial intelligence improve the benefits of China's participation in global value chains?	75
Water quality assessment and contribution rates of main pollution sources in Baiyangdian Lake, northern China	75
Securing a social licence for development projects: A fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis of land expropriation cases in China	74
Does just transition increase social and environmental risks? Evidence from global port cities development	74
Carbon footprint of New Zealand beef and sheep meat exported to different markets	74
What nudges residents' funding-participation behavior in urban settlement regeneration? A perspective of evolving social network	74
Delivering an analytical framework for evaluating the delivery of biodiversity objectives at strategic and project levels of impact assessment	73
Synergistic emission reduction effect of pollution and carbon in China's agricultural sector: Regional differences, dominant factors, and their spatial-temporal heterogeneity	73
Understanding the risks of peri-urbanization to food systems to help establish sustainable agriculture near cities	73
Research trends and hotspots in bioeconomy impact analysis: a study of economic, social and environmental impacts	72
Foreign direct investment exerts heterogeneous impacts on the global ecosystem services values: Evidence from 62 countries globally	71