OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Utilities Policy is 32. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Ways to promote investments in sustainable energy utilities in the central Asian regional economic cooperation program region	222
Legislative reforms and market dynamics in the provision of urban water service by private contract operators in Spain	146
How do European Union electric utilities contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals? Empirical insights on reporting and management control practices	113
Convergence dynamics of urban and rural electricity access rates across African countries	79
Editorial Board	77
An overview of Brazil's electricity market: Planning, dispatch models, pricing, and modernization	73
Designing circular economy-compliant municipal solid waste management charging schemes	72
Opportunities and challenges for small-scale flexibility in European electricity markets	67
Assessing the effect of increasing block tariffs for residential natural gas in Hefei City, China	62
Excess demand or excess supply? A comparison of renewable energy certificate markets in the United Kingdom and Australia	59
Assessing the relationship between electricity theft and customer payment habits: A machine-learning approach	58
Heterogeneity in own-price residential customer demand elasticities for electricity under time-of-use rates: Evidence from a randomized-control trial in the United States	57
Feasibility analysis of implementing an On Bill Financing program to promote energy-efficiency in Dubai-UAE	56
Exploratory analysis of the water governance frameworks regarding the OECD principles in two river basins in Brazil and Portugal	55
Evaluation of the multi-dimensional growth potential of China's public charging facilities for electric vehicles through 2030	54
Measuring energy poverty in Argentina: The relevance of regional disparities and policies	51
Good governance and energy justice: Pathways to human development	50
Household access to the public electricity grid in Cameroon: Analysis of connection determinants	49
Addressing low-quality electricity service for low-income consumers: Empirical evidence from Brazil	49
Outage-induced power backup choice in Pakistan	46
Navigating the transition: The impacts of electricity tariff regulation on distributed generation in Brazil	44
Household energy poverty and personal time allocation: Empirical evidence from China	40
A mixed-method analysis of New Zealand's smart meter rollout experience	39
Reinventing European air traffic control based on the covid-19 pandemic experience	39
Development and application of regional urban water security indicators	36

The electrification-social development nexus in Bangladesh: Do governmental policies matter?	35
Assessing the integration of planning instruments for urban land use and water service	35
Editorial Board	35
A fair grid connection cost-sharing model for electricity based on the random forest machine learning method	35
An integrated model for electricity market coupling simulations: Evidence from the European power market crossroad	33
A system dynamics framework to formulate energy policies for sustainable development in Ethiopia	33
Characterizing flexibility in power markets and systems	33
Technological innovation and energy efficiency in central Eastern European countries	32
Inflation effects of oil and gas prices in the UK: Symmetries and asymmetries	32