OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology is 29. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
The nexus of industrial employment, financial development, urbanization, and human capital in promoting environmental sustainability in E7 economies	165
‘Mértola, a lab for the future’ as a transformational plan for the mediterranean semi-arid region: A learning case based on landsenses ecology	165
Effects of individual and community-level environment components on the subjective well-being of poverty alleviation migrants: the case in Guizhou, China	154
Carbon taxes, resources efficiency, and environmental sustainability in a developed country	138
A Tribute to Dr. Jingzhu Zhao, Editor-in-Chief (2010-2021)	119
Social innovation for sustainable development: assessing current trends	85
Exploring the dynamic linkages among human health, climate change, and food insecurity in the top twenty emitters	70
Impacts of local conservation strategies on forest flora species of the Ambalara forest reserve in the Wa East District, Ghana	67
Evaluating the nexus between energy transition and load capacity factor in Germany: evidence from novel quantile-based approaches	61
Green buildings in Chilean public higher education: a trend or a must-have in university strategic guidelines?	56
Green days in the Park: a case study on Landsenses Ecology	51
How much is an urban stream worth? Using land senses and economic assessment of an urban stream restoration	48
A comparison of waste education in schools and colleges across five European cities	48
The largest cooperative banks in Continental Europe: a sustainable model of banking	47
Green innovation, foreign investment and carbon emissions: a roadmap to sustainable development via green energy and energy efficiency for BRICS economies	47
Does adaptation to climate change promote household food security? Insights from Indonesian fishermen	46
Can consumption of local food contribute to sustainable tourism? Evidence from the perception of domestic tourists	40
Forecasting China’s CO2 emissions and identifying key drivers: an application of the improved RFAGM model and LMDI decomposition methods	39
Assessing decarbonization: a comparison of the green sacrifice ratio for China and India	39
Sustainability indicators for evaluation of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in urban agriculture	38
Why is the ‘counter-tradition’ room setting harmonious for an ancient village of China? An analysis based on landsenses ecology	38
More is not always better: the role of Social Media Information in shaping individual low-carbon behavioral intention	37
Lost harvest: examining the association between postharvest food loss and food insecurity in semi-arid Ghana	36
Impact-oriented assessment of carbon, water and energy footprints for maize production: a case study in Shandong, China	35
Crop intensification effects on soil quality and organic carbon stocks: a case study of Haramosh Valley in Central Karakorum, Pakistan	33

Building a sustainable environment in EU countries: the critical role of infrastructure investments and institutional quality	31
The spatial effects of innovation agglomeration on air quality in China: from the perspective of industrial development	31
How sustainable is happiness? An enquiry about the sustainability and wellbeing performance of societies	31
The impact of ecological footprint in West Africa: the role of biocapacity and renewable energy	30
Formulating sustainable development policy for a developed nation: exploring the role of renewable energy, natural gas efficiency and oil efficiency towards decarbonization	29