OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Energy for Sustainable Development is 34. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	76
Characteristics of residents' carbon emission and driving factors for carbon peaking: A case study in Wuhan, China	73
Efficiency diagnosis and optimization in distributed solar plants	72
Sustainable vanilla pod dryer for small scale producers based on a participatory learning process	72
Utilization of biodegradable novel insulating materials for developing indigenous solar water heater for hill climates	70
Experimental and numerical studies on the performance of a waterfall-type cross-flow hydraulic turbine	62
Effect of processing on emission characteristics of coal briquettes in cookstoves	61
The economic and carbon emission benefits of container farms under different photovoltaic storage configurations	59
Are waste-based briquettes alternative fuels in developing countries? A critical review	57
Potential for small hydropower development in the Tano River Basin of Ghana using SWAT and RETScreen	57
Historical wind power in Karnataka differs from predictive models: A granular analysis of performance across climatology, technology, and location	54
Resource exporter or R&D champion? Leverage points and transition pathways for the Chilean energy sector	54
Exploring the mechanisms of microgrid management from a structural view: A qualitative study from China	53
Determinants of electric vehicle adoption in urban and peri-urban areas	52
Experimental investigations of front and rear side soiling on bifacial PV module under different installations and environmental conditions	51
Advanced mini solar still design: Spiral heating, triangular prism condensation, and comprehensive energy-exergy analysis	50
Performance improvement of an electric injera baking pan (Mitad) using copper powder as additive material	47
Agri-PV in Portugal: How to combine agriculture and photovoltaic production	46
Compressed air and hydrogen energy storage hybridized with solar energy to supply electricity and hot water for a residential settlement	45
Characterizing ‘injustices’ in clean energy transitions in Africa	45
Bottom-up assessment of local agriculture, forestry and urban waste potentials towards energy autonomy of isolated regions: Example of Réunion	44
The dilemma and potential development of biodiesel in China - In view of production capacity and policy	43
Economic inequalities and rural-urban disparities in clean cooking fuel use in Ghana	43
Revisiting the building energy consumption in China: Insights from a large-scale national survey	42
Optimal design, operational controls, and data-driven machine learning in sustainable borehole heat exchanger coupled heat pumps: Key implementation challenges and advancement opportunities	42

Asset ownership and electricity access in the urban informal settlements of Kampala, Uganda	39
Successes and challenges to implementing the Fondo de Inclusión Social Energético LPG access program in Peru: Novel insights from front-end implementers	39
Editorial Board	39
Editorial Board	39
Editorial Board	37
Impacts of meteorological conditions on the plummeting surface-reaching solar radiation over a sub-tropical station – Pune, India	36
Design and economic analysis of an on-site electrolytic medical oxygen and solar electricity production system in a sunny country	35
Bilateral cooperation or complete autonomy? Research on the trade-in of NEV battery using a differential game with delay effect	34
Digitalization opportunities to enable local power system transition to net-zero	34