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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Towards sustainability: does ‘going global’ promote firms greener? ——evidence from OFDI of China’s listed firms	183
Promoting synergies for sustainability through peer-to-peer sharing: an analysis of drivers and barriers	170
Exploring the dynamic linkages among human health, climate change, and food insecurity in the top twenty emitters	94
Recursive digital filter reveals critical role of subsurface flow in phosphorus export at the watershed scale	85
Integrated spatial prioritization of urban nature-based solutions for climate adaptation, mitigation, and justice	77
Invasive plants and agri-food waste extracts as sustainable alternatives for the pre-emergence urban weed control in Portugal Central Region	76
Re-envisioning par for the course: an assessment of desert golf sustainability from a landscape perspective	75
On the shadow economy-environmental sustainability nexus in Africa: the (ir)relevance of financial development	71
Exploring the sustainable development performance using SDG indicators under a novel sustainable composite score model	70
Unravelling the role of renewable energy, information and communication technology and agricultural credit for sustainable agricultural productivity in developing countries	69
Credit access and sustainable farm investments: a dual perspective on chemical and environmentally friendly inputs	67
Impact of economic growth, natural resources and trade on ecological footprint: do education and longevity promote sustainable development in Algeria?	66
Characterizing agroecology’s practice in the Niayes, Senegal: A typology of agricultural models on family farms	63
What factors affect the structural resilience of urban networks during COVID-19 epidemic? A comparative analysis in China	63
Determinants and reduction pathways of industrial carbon emission intensity from a technology–organization–environment perspective: evidence from China	62
Expanding protected areas in a Neotropical hotspot	62
The influence of nuclear energy research and development investments on environmental sustainability: evidence from the United States and France	55
Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals into the strategy of higher education institutions	53
Examining the roles of labour standards, economic complexity, and globalization in the biocapacity deficiency of the ASEAN countries	49
Spatial coupling mechanism of biocultural diversity: case of Beichuan-River-Source National Nature Reserve, Qinghai, China	48
Mitigating food insecurity through sustainable livelihoods framework (SLF): fresh global evidence	48
Understanding the effects of urban perceptions on housing rent using big data and machine learning	45
Construction of ecological security patterns based on multi-scenario simulations in arid and semi-arid areas in Northwest China	42
A new look at China’s environmental quality: how does environmental sustainability respond to the asymmetrical behavior of the competitive industrial sector?	42
Mitigating sustainability uncertainty in the United States: the roles of renewable energy transition, digital inclusion, technological innovation, and environmental governance	39

Green policymaking in top emitters: assessing the consequences of external conflicts, trade globalization, and mineral resources on sustainable development	38
Greening the E7 environment: how can renewable and nuclear energy moderate financial development, natural resources, and digitalization towards the target?	36
How do environmental tax and renewable energy contribute to ecological sustainability? New evidence from top renewable energy countries	36
The relationship between the rule of law and environmental sustainability: empirical evidence from the analysis of global indices	36
Time, frequency, and quantile-based impacts of disaggregated electricity generation on carbon neutrality: evidence from leading European Union countries	35
Colligating ecological footprint and economic globalization after COP21: Insights from agricultural value-added and natural resources rents in the E7 economies	34
Subnational protected areas in China experienced disproportional increases in anthropogenic activities from 2000 to 2020	33
Ecological conservation, biodiversity, and agricultural education as integrated approaches for envisioning the future of sustainable agriculture in North America	31
Comparative analysis of ten Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment (NSA) tools offering integrated criteria for urban development	30
A proposal to measure the circular economy implementation and sustainable development goals achievement using objectively weighted indices	29
Foreign direct investment and inclusive green growth: the differential roles of entry modes in sustainable development	28
Do patents, renewable energies and energy taxes in the transport sector reduce transportation carbon emissions in the European Union?	27
A multicriteria approach for assessing the maturity of supply chains regarding the implementation of circular economy practices in Brazil	24
Exploring the effective distance of 3D urban compact form correlated with building energy consumption and optimization strategies	24
Pathway towards decarbonization: how do renewable energy, natural gas consumption trade and monetary policy influence this pursuit?	24
Do renewable energy, economic globalization, and financial development foster green growth in France? Evidence from a wavelet-quantile approach	23
Spatiotemporal dynamics and drivers of ecological quality in water conservation area: the case of Sanjiangyuan National Park	23
Smallholder coffee-based farmers’ perception and their adaptation strategies of climate change and variability in South-Eastern Ethiopia	23
A novel ecological evaluation index based on geospatial principles and remote sensing techniques	23
How do economic, health, environmental and demographic factors affect life expectancy? – a novel attempt for developed and developing economies	22
Exploring pro-sustainable tourists in nature-based destinations: a biosphere reserve case study	22
Global evidence on the energy–environment dilemma: the role of energy-related uncertainty across diverse environmental indicators	22
High carbon density persists in shrinking industrial cities without integrated population–socioeconomy–land governance: evidence from Siping City, Northeast China	22
Biofuel research and development technologies: a Load Capacity Curve analysis for European sustainable development	21
Impact-oriented assessment of carbon, water and energy footprints for maize production: a case study in Shandong, China	21
Climate policy uncertainty and renewable energy consumption at crossroads: designing SDG policies for the United States	21
Uncovering time-, frequency- and quantile-based impacts of energy, fiscal policy instruments, and economic growth on sustainable development	21
The impact of digital technology and technological innovation on environmental attitudes——insights from a cross-country survey	21
Lost harvest: examining the association between postharvest food loss and food insecurity in semi-arid Ghana	20
Asymmetric effects of poverty and inequality on carbon emissions in South Africa	20
More is not always better: the role of Social Media Information in shaping individual low-carbon behavioral intention	20
Crop intensification effects on soil quality and organic carbon stocks: a case study of Haramosh Valley in Central Karakorum, Pakistan	20
Harnessing fiscal power: how public environmental spending mitigates climate risks globally	20
How sustainable is happiness? An enquiry about the sustainability and wellbeing performance of societies	20
Carbon taxes, resources efficiency, and environmental sustainability in a developed country	19
Green innovation, foreign investment and carbon emissions: a roadmap to sustainable development via green energy and energy efficiency for BRICS economies	18
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
Sensitivity analysis of sustainability indicators using a shifted geometric assessment model	15
Adoption of smart agriculture technologies effectively improves the technical efficiency of green cotton production	15
Nitrogen use efficiency of rice in India: A regional analysis	15
Exploring the dynamic capability of green technology innovation for achieving sustainable development: an empirical insight from China	15
Evolution and global trends in nature-based solutions for eco-city planning: a bibliometric analysis (2005–2025)	14
Policy implications of technological innovations, domestic material consumption and renewable energy consumption for achieving sustainable development goals in G7 economies	14
Barriers and solutions for just and equitable access to urban ecosystem services: a critical analysis	14
Energy poverty, environmental degradation and agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa	14
Sustainable pathways in leading emitters: unveiling environmental repercussions of institutions, trade globalization, and energy sustainability, accessibility, and efficiency	13
Toward a digital ecological civilization in China’s pursuit of sustainable development: regional disparities, interactive responses and obstacle factors	13
If tourism induces the EKC hypothesis, how does governance moderate its impact in the EU without the UK?	13
Water quality responses to different flow regimes in a eutrophic lake: an integrated investigation with hydrodynamic and food web models	13

Exploring the role of technology in the trade-off between biodiversity and poverty alleviation across countries	12
Integrating landscape ecological risk and ecosystem service value for ecological zoning and scenario simulation in the Yellow River Basin	12
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
Environment monitoring of mining area with comprehensive mining ecological index (CMEI): a case study in Xilinhot of Inner Mongolia, China	11
Accelerating the translation of climate science into solutions	11
Effects of energy consumption on human development and industrial sector performance in selected Sub-Saharan Africa and OECD countries: comparative analysis	11
Do uncertainties moderate the influence of renewable energy consumption on electric power CO ₂ emissions? A new policy insights	10
Navigating the sustainable development pathway: a machine learning assessment of critical minerals, AI technologies, energy transition, and environmental degradation	10
Achieving carbon neutrality and SDGs: assessing roles of solar energy, government stability, and population aging in greenhouse gas emissions	10
Improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations based on guiding significance and tourism development	10
Do women in politics and government efficiency enhance electricity access in Nigeria: analyzing energy prices and foreign investment	10
Global forecasting of atmospheric CO ₂ concentrations using a hybrid STL-Prophet-LSTM model	10
Strengthening resilience in ultra-poverty: using multilayered indicators approach in climate-induced vulnerability	10
When AI goes to court: does technology enhance the decarbonization effect of environmental judiciary? Quasi-experimental evidence from China	10
Ecological effects of distinct patents on reducing waste-related greenhouse gas emissions in BRIC countries: evidence from novel quantile methods	9
A hybrid scale to relate natural and built environments: a pragmatic approach to sustainable cities	9
The undesirable impact of China’s “national sustainable development plan of resource-based cities” on CO ₂ intensity	9
Informal green spaces in urban environments: a systematic review of definitions, values and assessment methods	9
The key factors contributing to the persistence of homelessness	9
Sustainability assessment of the Yangtze River Delta Urban agglomeration in China based on stochastic simulation techniques	9
Urban pavement crevices as microhabitats: soil properties and spontaneous vegetation in roadside environments	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
Understanding regional variability in water, energy, and food (WEF) security: an Arctic case-study	8
Green finance, fintech, and environmental sustainability: fresh policy insights from the BRICS nations	8
Geopolitical risks and energy affordability in Europe: spatial econometric evidence for policy	8
Integrating ecosystem service importance and ecological sensitivity to identify priority areas for ecological conservation and restoration in Miyun Reservoir Basin	8
Embedding sustainability into bank strategy: implications for sustainable development goals reporting	8
Transhumant pastoralism in Indian western Himalaya: traditional ecological knowledge and contemporary practices	8
Assessing decarbonization: a comparison of the green sacrifice ratio for China and India	8
A quantitative synthesis of heterogeneous impacts of urban spatial structure on carbon emissions	8
Impact of electricity generation, consumption, energy trade, and ICT on the environment in Pakistan: a NARDL and ARDL analysis	8
Advancing forest ecosystem sustainability through remote-sensing solutions	8
Optimizing cultivated land under non-grain expansion in rural China: unveiling the spatial dynamics of trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services	8
Investigation of the effect of natural resource dependence on environmental sustainability under the novel load capacity curve hypothesis	7
The role of environmental tax policy, natural resource rents, and outward foreign direct investment in advancing clean energy consumption in BRICS-T countries	7
Sustainability factors influencing para rubber resources for the implementation of circular economy in Songkhla province, southern Thailand	7
Moving towards a sustainable environment: do disaggregated energy consumption, natural resources, financial development and economic globalization really matter?	7
Material productivity and material intensity as drivers of environmental sustainability in G-7 economies	7
Evaluating the nexus between energy transition and load capacity factor in Germany: evidence from novel quantile-based approaches	7
Can green resource productivity, renewable energy, and economic globalization drive the pursuit of carbon neutrality in the top energy transition economies?	7
Sustainability and resilience of rural livelihoods: measurement and analysis	7
Recent trends in tropical forest loss continue to challenge global sustainability and conservation efforts	7
Investigating political stability effect on the environment in the Netherlands by Fourier-based approaches	7
Type division and spatial differentiation characteristics of cities in China: on the perspective of sustainable urban regeneration	7
Can consumption of local food contribute to sustainable tourism? Evidence from the perception of domestic tourists	7
Income inequality, fintech innovation, and CO2 emissions: evidence from OECD countries	7
Income impacts of rural household livelihood strategies: insights from Chongqing, Southwest China	7
Dynamic multi-scale effect of urban spatial form on PM _2.5 concentrations in different climate zones of China	7
From sufficiency principles to circular economy strategies	7
Status of research on Sustainable Development Goal 11: a visual analysis using citespace and ArcGIS	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
Changes and divergences of urban climate adaptability in Pearl River Delta: spatiotemporal patterns and driving forces	6
Does trade openness drive green transformation? Heterogeneous panel evidence from a multidimensional index across countries	6
Assessing resident’s perception towards ecosystem services of urban green spaces in Delhi, India	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
How participation in collective action shapes income and equity in large-scale ecological restoration: evidence from China’s Grain for Green Program	6
Human displacement and ecological sustainability in Africa: evidence from FBARDL and Fourier-based causality analysis	6
Reframing biodiversity markets for sustainable agriculture: a systematic review and governance framework for effective nature-positive outcomes	6
CDP (carbon disclosure project) emissions of CO ₂ and environmental disclosure quality: the mediating role of media legitimacy and governance	6
Ecological and economic impacts of eucalyptus plantation expansion in Ethiopia: evidence from a dynamic difference-in-differences approach	6
Landscape ecological perception of urban green space under the pressure of COVID-19: health-activity-satisfaction evaluation	6