OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Urban Sciences is 4. 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
Rigidness of planning law causing fragile grounds for crafting planning tools: neoliberal power and ideology immersed on urban space	97
Can land prices be used to curb urban industrial land expansion? An explanation from the perspective of substitutability of land in production	96
How is active travel associated with the scale, measurement of built environment and travel purpose: a GPS trajectory-based approach	36
Geospatial perspective on low-carbon city pilot and urban green transition: empirical insights from China	33
Does Airbnb raise local rent in Seoul? Spatial 2SLS model approach	32
Changing urban identity of a Mediterranean port city: from consistency to fragmentation	25
Housing market, social housing, and fertility: evidence from urban China	14
The housing quality impacts on women’s self-efficacy during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of Kerman, Iran	14
Multidimensional educational inequality and settlement intentions of internal migrants: the case of China	14
Redefining urban heritage boundaries for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): the World Heritage property of the Hwaseong Fortress, Republic of Korea	12
Equity-based linkages in the evolving process of industry enclaves: a case study of Suzhou Industrial Park, China	12
Exploring the synergy between regional cooperation and transport connectivity for sustainable regional development: an empirical study of the pearl river delta (PRD) mega- city cluster, China	11
Research on institutional frameworks for historic preservation through sustainable management and adaptive reuse: a comparative study in Philadelphia and Seoul	11
Examining the impact of bicycle-oriented multimodality on accessibility and transport equity in the metropolitan area of Athens, Greece	11
Emergy analysis-based study of the sustainable development of Kunming’s urban eco-economic system	10
The role of cultural amenities in cities for employment growth of industrial clusters: evidence from a panel VAR model	10
The spatial spillover effect of technological innovation network in cities: a case of the high-tech industry of Yangtze River Delta	9
Relationship between the degree and spatial pattern of urban shrinkage based on nighttime light data: a case study of the old industrial area in Northeast China	9
Smart city as a social transition towards inclusive development through technology: a tale of four smart cities	9
How to prevent the next pandemic: exploring the relationship between built environment, socioeconomic factors and the pandemic	8
The effect of building height regulation in Seoul	8
Are the poor getting poorer by connecting to the core? Exploring the impact of high-speed rail on the growth of small and medium-sized cities	8
The spatial interlocking of commercial office real estate and advanced producer services: a central flow theory lens	8
Dynamics in the governance of smart cities: insights from South Korean smart cities	8
Inclusive policy environment or quality of life: understanding city preferences of young talents based on a discrete choice experiment with university students in China	8

The impact of retirement-age extension on young adult unemployment and urban economic stability	7
A trajectory data-driven approach for traffic risk prediction: incorporating variable interactions and pre-screening	6
The question of sustainability through reuse in the case of the population-exchange heritage: a critical look at the reuse types and conservation status of the Bursa churches	6
Does urban rail transit promote the population growth of cities? Empirical evidence from China	6
Exploring the spatio-temporal characteristics and driving factors of urban expansion in Xi'an during 1930–2014	6
Transferability of hometown landholdings and rural migrants’ entrepreneurship: evidence from a pilot rural land use reform in China	6
Evolution of the smart city: three extensions to governance, sustainability, and decent urbanisation from an ICT-based urban solution	5
Value of travel time savings of autonomous vehicle commuters: a segmented valuation for local and inter-city travel	5
The role of spatial structure in driving the pace of structural economic change: empirical evidence from Vietnam	5
Understanding measurement of walkability in urban environments: a systematic review and research agenda	5
Finding the old in the new: Smart cities in the national and local trajectories of urban development	5
Exploring the interrelationship between local employment and income in gateway communities in the US Lake States: empirical evidence from spatial simultaneous equation models	5
The changing spatialities of China’s knowledge economy: introduction to the special issue	5
Assessing public open spaces in high density urban areas using a structural equation modelling approach: a case study of Chennai metropolitan city, India	5
A study of behavioural characteristics of the elderly based on computer vision technology	5
Is the gated community really safe? An empirical analysis based on communities with varying degrees of closure	4
15-minute city, the basis of optimal allocation of land use in urban areas of Tabriz using a new multi-criteria decision making method	4
Impact of solid waste classification on urban ecology and economy in Beijing: A quantitative research	4
Reading an adaptable urban form: Exploring the morphological patterns of the Iranian traditional bazaar	4
The megaregion – forms, functions, and potential? A literature review and proposal for advancing research	4
The evolving role of urban designers in generative AI-assisted urban design: mini-block Izmir, Turkey	4
Reshuffling city life: spatial and functional dynamics of urban activity in Tokyo during COVID-19	4
A critical review of activity participation decision: a key component of activity-based travel demand models	4
The inception of housing pathways in urban China: the declining household formation of young adults from 2011 to 2017	4
Exploration on prior driving modes for automated vehicle collisions	4
The examination of the relationship between Internet use at home, on the move and trip frequencies of public transport and private vehicle before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Transformations of smart governance during the COVID-19 pandemic	4