OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology is 6. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploring the dynamic linkages among human health, climate change, and food insecurity in the top twenty emitters	180
Agricultural mechanization and land productivity in China	180
Promoting synergies for sustainability through peer-to-peer sharing: an analysis of drivers and barriers	152
Towards sustainability: does ‘going global’ promote firms greener? ——evidence from OFDI of China’s listed firms	130
Integrated spatial prioritization of urban nature-based solutions for climate adaptation, mitigation, and justice	116
Re-envisioning par for the course: an assessment of desert golf sustainability from a landscape perspective	77
Invasive plants and agri-food waste extracts as sustainable alternatives for the pre-emergence urban weed control in Portugal Central Region	65
Unravelling the role of renewable energy, information and communication technology and agricultural credit for sustainable agricultural productivity in developing countries	59
Credit access and sustainable farm investments: a dual perspective on chemical and environmentally friendly inputs	57
Impact of economic growth, natural resources and trade on ecological footprint: do education and longevity promote sustainable development in Algeria?	56
On the shadow economy-environmental sustainability nexus in Africa: the (ir)relevance of financial development	55
Characterizing agroecology’s practice in the Niayes, Senegal: A typology of agricultural models on family farms	54
What factors affect the structural resilience of urban networks during COVID-19 epidemic? A comparative analysis in China	54
Assessment of China’s green governance performance based on integrative perspective of technology utilization and actor management	53
Expanding protected areas in a Neotropical hotspot	50
The influence of nuclear energy research and development investments on environmental sustainability: evidence from the United States and France	49
Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals into the strategy of higher education institutions	48
Assessing the value of agroforestry and food security among households in Isingiro District, South-western Uganda	44
Examining the roles of labour standards, economic complexity, and globalization in the biocapacity deficiency of the ASEAN countries	43
The relationship between the rule of law and environmental sustainability: empirical evidence from the analysis of global indices	43
How do environmental tax and renewable energy contribute to ecological sustainability? New evidence from top renewable energy countries	42
Spatial coupling mechanism of biocultural diversity: case of Beichuan-River-Source National Nature Reserve, Qinghai, China	42
Construction of ecological security patterns based on multi-scenario simulations in arid and semi-arid areas in Northwest China	41
Understanding the effects of urban perceptions on housing rent using big data and machine learning	40
Social media for sustainability education: gaining knowledge and skills into actions for sustainable living	40

Green policymaking in top emitters: assessing the consequences of external conflicts, trade globalization, and mineral resources on sustainable development	39
A new look at China’s environmental quality: how does environmental sustainability respond to the asymmetrical behavior of the competitive industrial sector?	37
A novel ecological evaluation index based on geospatial principles and remote sensing techniques	35
Greening the E7 environment: how can renewable and nuclear energy moderate financial development, natural resources, and digitalization towards the target?	35
Colligating ecological footprint and economic globalization after COP21: Insights from agricultural value-added and natural resources rents in the E7 economies	33
Ecological conservation, biodiversity, and agricultural education as integrated approaches for envisioning the future of sustainable agriculture in North America	32
Smallholder coffee-based farmers’ perception and their adaptation strategies of climate change and variability in South-Eastern Ethiopia	32
Do patents, renewable energies and energy taxes in the transport sector reduce transportation carbon emissions in the European Union?	31
Pathway towards decarbonization: how do renewable energy, natural gas consumption trade and monetary policy influence this pursuit?	30
A proposal to measure the circular economy implementation and sustainable development goals achievement using objectively weighted indices	29
A multicriteria approach for assessing the maturity of supply chains regarding the implementation of circular economy practices in Brazil	27
Time, frequency, and quantile-based impacts of disaggregated electricity generation on carbon neutrality: evidence from leading European Union countries	27
Comparative analysis of ten Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment (NSA) tools offering integrated criteria for urban development	26
Subnational protected areas in China experienced disproportional increases in anthropogenic activities from 2000 to 2020	25
Exploring the effective distance of 3D urban compact form correlated with building energy consumption and optimization strategies	24
Transient poverty in a sustainable development context	24
Do renewable energy, economic globalization, and financial development foster green growth in France? Evidence from a wavelet-quantile approach	23
How do economic, health, environmental and demographic factors affect life expectancy? – a novel attempt for developed and developing economies	23
The impact of digital technology and technological innovation on environmental attitudes——insights from a cross-country survey	23
Global evidence on the energy–environment dilemma: the role of energy-related uncertainty across diverse environmental indicators	22
Climate policy uncertainty and renewable energy consumption at crossroads: designing SDG policies for the United States	22
Spatiotemporal dynamics and drivers of ecological quality in water conservation area: the case of Sanjiangyuan National Park	22
Uncovering time-, frequency- and quantile-based impacts of energy, fiscal policy instruments, and economic growth on sustainable development	22
How sustainable is happiness? An enquiry about the sustainability and wellbeing performance of societies	21
What factors contribute to environmental degradation in G11 economies? Emphasizing the importance of renewable and non-renewable energy sources	21
Impact-oriented assessment of carbon, water and energy footprints for maize production: a case study in Shandong, China	20
Crop intensification effects on soil quality and organic carbon stocks: a case study of Haramosh Valley in Central Karakorum, Pakistan	20
More is not always better: the role of Social Media Information in shaping individual low-carbon behavioral intention	18
Green innovation, foreign investment and carbon emissions: a roadmap to sustainable development via green energy and energy efficiency for BRICS economies	18
Lost harvest: examining the association between postharvest food loss and food insecurity in semi-arid Ghana	18
Does adaptation to climate change promote household food security? Insights from Indonesian fishermen	17
Carbon taxes, resources efficiency, and environmental sustainability in a developed country	17
Sustainability measurement with a non-compensatory approach in Cuban nature-based tourism	16
Energy poverty, environmental degradation and agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa	16
Assessment and driving factor analysis of eco-environmental security for the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau	16
Advancing sustainability in China by uncovering the role of eco-innovation, sustainable urbanization and financial development: evidence from novel wavelet approaches	15
If tourism induces the EKC hypothesis, how does governance moderate its impact in the EU without the UK?	15
Sensitivity analysis of sustainability indicators using a shifted geometric assessment model	15
Barriers and solutions for just and equitable access to urban ecosystem services: a critical analysis	14
Exploring the dynamic capability of green technology innovation for achieving sustainable development: an empirical insight from China	13
Nitrogen use efficiency of rice in India: A regional analysis	13
A comparative analysis of the circular economy performances for European Union countries	13
Policy implications of technological innovations, domestic material consumption and renewable energy consumption for achieving sustainable development goals in G7 economies	13
Sustainable pathways in leading emitters: unveiling environmental repercussions of institutions, trade globalization, and energy sustainability, accessibility, and efficiency	13
Urban green and blue infrastructure effect on the micro-scale thermal environment in a residential neighborhood: Mueller, Austin, TX	12
Natural resources-sustainable environment conflicts amidst COP26 resolutions: investigating the role of renewable energy, technology innovations, green finance, and structural change	12
Role of technological innovation and globalization in BRICS economies: policy towards environmental sustainability	12
Environment monitoring of mining area with comprehensive mining ecological index (CMEI): a case study in Xilinhot of Inner Mongolia, China	12
Improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations based on guiding significance and tourism development	11
Do women in politics and government efficiency enhance electricity access in Nigeria: analyzing energy prices and foreign investment	11

Impact of renewable and fossil fuel energy consumption on environmental degradation: evidence from USA by nonlinear approaches	11
Effects of energy consumption on human development and industrial sector performance in selected Sub-Saharan Africa and OECD countries: comparative analysis	11
Sustainability assessment of the Yangtze River Delta Urban agglomeration in China based on stochastic simulation techniques	11
Global forecasting of atmospheric CO ₂ concentrations using a hybrid STL-Prophet-LSTM model	11
Exploring the role of technology in the trade-off between biodiversity and poverty alleviation across countries	11
Do uncertainties moderate the influence of renewable energy consumption on electric power CO ₂ emissions? A new policy insights	10
The key factors contributing to the persistence of homelessness	10
Achieving carbon neutrality and SDGs: assessing roles of solar energy, government stability, and population aging in greenhouse gas emissions	10
Optimizing cultivated land under non-grain expansion in rural China: unveiling the spatial dynamics of trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services	9
A hybrid scale to relate natural and built environments: a pragmatic approach to sustainable cities	9
Ecological effects of distinct patents on reducing waste-related greenhouse gas emissions in BRIC countries: evidence from novel quantile methods	9
Urban pavement crevices as microhabitats: soil properties and spontaneous vegetation in roadside environments	9
The undesirable impact of China’s “national sustainable development plan of resource-based cities” on CO ₂ intensity	9
Impact of electricity generation, consumption, energy trade, and ICT on the environment in Pakistan: a NARDL and ARDL analysis	9
Off-farm work and technical efficiency of wheat production: An analysis accounting for multiple dimensions of off-farm work	9
The role of greenfield investment and investment freedom on environmental quality: testing the EKC hypothesis for EU countries	9
Green finance, fintech, and environmental sustainability: fresh policy insights from the BRICS nations	8
Embedding sustainability into bank strategy: implications for sustainable development goals reporting	8
A quantitative synthesis of heterogeneous impacts of urban spatial structure on carbon emissions	8
Transhumant pastoralism in Indian western Himalaya: traditional ecological knowledge and contemporary practices	8
A comparison of waste education in schools and colleges across five European cities	8
Advancing forest ecosystem sustainability through remote-sensing solutions	8
Assessing decarbonization: a comparison of the green sacrifice ratio for China and India	8
Evaluating the nexus between energy transition and load capacity factor in Germany: evidence from novel quantile-based approaches	7
Can consumption of local food contribute to sustainable tourism? Evidence from the perception of domestic tourists	7
Investigation of the effect of natural resource dependence on environmental sustainability under the novel load capacity curve hypothesis	7
Can green resource productivity, renewable energy, and economic globalization drive the pursuit of carbon neutrality in the top energy transition economies?	7
Understanding regional variability in water, energy, and food (WEF) security: an Arctic case-study	7
The impact of ecological footprint in West Africa: the role of biocapacity and renewable energy	7
Income inequality, fintech innovation, and CO2 emissions: evidence from OECD countries	7
Solar energy and sustainable development: evidence from 35 countries	7
Integrating ecosystem service importance and ecological sensitivity to identify priority areas for ecological conservation and restoration in Miyun Reservoir Basin	7
Towards sustainable greener Earth	7
Income impacts of rural household livelihood strategies: insights from Chongqing, Southwest China	7
How to establish a sustainable sea area governance mechanism? The case of marine waste	7
Type division and spatial differentiation characteristics of cities in China: on the perspective of sustainable urban regeneration	6
CDP (carbon disclosure project) emissions of CO ₂ and environmental disclosure quality: the mediating role of media legitimacy and governance	6
Material productivity and material intensity as drivers of environmental sustainability in G-7 economies	6
Racing towards environmental sustainability: a synergy between economic complexity, political stability, and energy transition: policy insight from a bootstrap time varying causality approach	6
Sustainability factors influencing para rubber resources for the implementation of circular economy in Songkhla province, southern Thailand	6
Investigating political stability effect on the environment in the Netherlands by Fourier-based approaches	6
Moving towards a sustainable environment: do disaggregated energy consumption, natural resources, financial development and economic globalization really matter?	6
The role of technology innovation, R&D, and quality governance in pollution mitigation for EU economies: fresh evidence from method of moment quantile regression	6
Dynamic multi-scale effect of urban spatial form on PM _2.5 concentrations in different climate zones of China	6
Analyzing the role of economic globalization in achieving carbon neutrality in Australia	6
Assessing resident’s perception towards ecosystem services of urban green spaces in Delhi, India	6
Status of research on Sustainable Development Goal 11: a visual analysis using citespace and ArcGIS	6