OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology is 14. 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
Exploring the dynamic linkages among human health, climate change, and food insecurity in the top twenty emitters	175
Promoting synergies for sustainability through peer-to-peer sharing: an analysis of drivers and barriers	170
Agricultural mechanization and land productivity in China	170
Credit access and sustainable farm investments: a dual perspective on chemical and environmentally friendly inputs	142
Re-envisioning par for the course: an assessment of desert golf sustainability from a landscape perspective	120
Hyperfeedback: meliorization regulation mechanism towards sustainable development based on landsenses ecology	98
Impact of economic growth, natural resources and trade on ecological footprint: do education and longevity promote sustainable development in Algeria?	69
Invasive plants and agri-food waste extracts as sustainable alternatives for the pre-emergence urban weed control in Portugal Central Region	62
On the shadow economy-environmental sustainability nexus in Africa: the (ir)relevance of financial development	58
Unravelling the role of renewable energy, information and communication technology and agricultural credit for sustainable agricultural productivity in developing countries	53
Integrated spatial prioritization of urban nature-based solutions for climate adaptation, mitigation, and justice	52
Characterizing agroecology’s practice in the Niayes, Senegal: A typology of agricultural models on family farms	51
Assessment of China’s green governance performance based on integrative perspective of technology utilization and actor management	50
What factors affect the structural resilience of urban networks during COVID-19 epidemic? A comparative analysis in China	48
The criticality of financial development and energy consumption for environmental sustainability in OECD countries: Evidence from dynamic panel analysis	47
Expanding protected areas in a Neotropical hotspot	45
The influence of nuclear energy research and development investments on environmental sustainability: evidence from the United States and France	41
Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals into the strategy of higher education institutions	40
Assessing the value of agroforestry and food security among households in Isingiro District, South-western Uganda	40
Spatial coupling mechanism of biocultural diversity: case of Beichuan-River-Source National Nature Reserve, Qinghai, China	39
Understanding the effects of urban perceptions on housing rent using big data and machine learning	39
The relationship between the rule of law and environmental sustainability: empirical evidence from the analysis of global indices	38
Construction of ecological security patterns based on multi-scenario simulations in arid and semi-arid areas in Northwest China	38
A new look at China’s environmental quality: how does environmental sustainability respond to the asymmetrical behavior of the competitive industrial sector?	34
Greening the E7 environment: how can renewable and nuclear energy moderate financial development, natural resources, and digitalization towards the target?	34

Examining the roles of labour standards, economic complexity, and globalization in the biocapacity deficiency of the ASEAN countries	33
Green policymaking in top emitters: assessing the consequences of external conflicts, trade globalization, and mineral resources on sustainable development	32
Social media for sustainability education: gaining knowledge and skills into actions for sustainable living	31
The 17 United Nations’ sustainable development goals: a status by 2020	31
How do environmental tax and renewable energy contribute to ecological sustainability? New evidence from top renewable energy countries	31
A novel ecological evaluation index based on geospatial principles and remote sensing techniques	30
Ecological conservation, biodiversity, and agricultural education as integrated approaches for envisioning the future of sustainable agriculture in North America	29
A multicriteria approach for assessing the maturity of supply chains regarding the implementation of circular economy practices in Brazil	25
Comparative analysis of ten Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment (NSA) tools offering integrated criteria for urban development	24
Do patents, renewable energies and energy taxes in the transport sector reduce transportation carbon emissions in the European Union?	24
Smallholder coffee-based farmers’ perception and their adaptation strategies of climate change and variability in South-Eastern Ethiopia	23
Colligating ecological footprint and economic globalization after COP21: Insights from agricultural value-added and natural resources rents in the E7 economies	23
Pathway towards decarbonization: how do renewable energy, natural gas consumption trade and monetary policy influence this pursuit?	23
Transient poverty in a sustainable development context	23
Exploring the effective distance of 3D urban compact form correlated with building energy consumption and optimization strategies	22
A proposal to measure the circular economy implementation and sustainable development goals achievement using objectively weighted indices	22
Time, frequency, and quantile-based impacts of disaggregated electricity generation on carbon neutrality: evidence from leading European Union countries	21
The impact of digital technology and technological innovation on environmental attitudes——insights from a cross-country survey	21
How do economic, health, environmental and demographic factors affect life expectancy? – a novel attempt for developed and developing economies	21
Climate policy uncertainty and renewable energy consumption at crossroads: designing SDG policies for the United States	20
Uncovering time-, frequency- and quantile-based impacts of energy, fiscal policy instruments, and economic growth on sustainable development	20
What factors contribute to environmental degradation in G11 economies? Emphasizing the importance of renewable and non-renewable energy sources	20
Global evidence on the energy–environment dilemma: the role of energy-related uncertainty across diverse environmental indicators	20
Crop intensification effects on soil quality and organic carbon stocks: a case study of Haramosh Valley in Central Karakorum, Pakistan	19
Lost harvest: examining the association between postharvest food loss and food insecurity in semi-arid Ghana	19
Does adaptation to climate change promote household food security? Insights from Indonesian fishermen	18
More is not always better: the role of Social Media Information in shaping individual low-carbon behavioral intention	18
Carbon taxes, resources efficiency, and environmental sustainability in a developed country	18
Impact-oriented assessment of carbon, water and energy footprints for maize production: a case study in Shandong, China	18
How sustainable is happiness? An enquiry about the sustainability and wellbeing performance of societies	17
Green innovation, foreign investment and carbon emissions: a roadmap to sustainable development via green energy and energy efficiency for BRICS economies	16
Assessment and driving factor analysis of eco-environmental security for the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau	15
Advancing sustainability in China by uncovering the role of eco-innovation, sustainable urbanization and financial development: evidence from novel wavelet approaches	15
Sustainability measurement with a non-compensatory approach in Cuban nature-based tourism	15
If tourism induces the EKC hypothesis, how does governance moderate its impact in the EU without the UK?	14
Policy implications of technological innovations, domestic material consumption and renewable energy consumption for achieving sustainable development goals in G7 economies	14
Sensitivity analysis of sustainability indicators using a shifted geometric assessment model	14