OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Environmental Science & Policy is 45. 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
Who should measure air quality in modern cities? The example of decentralization of urban air quality monitoring in Krasnoyarsk (Siberia, Russia)	201
Gender-based climate (in)justice: An overview	160
Editorial Board	154
Enhancing climate change-induced flood co-adaptation in the Johor river basin, Malaysia: A dotmocracy mapping approach with key technical stakeholders	146
Indigenous peoples in carbon pricing policymaking	117
Editorial Board	100
Are stakeholders ready to transform phosphorus use in food systems? A transdisciplinary study in a livestock intensive system	88
Flood risk management along German rivers – A review of multi-criteria analysis methods and decision-support systems	80
Plastics in a circular economy: Mitigating the ambiguity of widely-used terms from stakeholders consultation	79
Identifying success factors for integrated coastal zone management: Development of a regional coastal plan in Morocco.	79
Twinning green and digital futures in waste management	74
Editorial Board	69
A stakeholder analysis based on project managers’ perceptions: Unlocking transformative potential in Natura 2000 projects	69
Adaptation pathways to inform policy and practice in the context of development	68
Identifying leverage points for sustainable transitions in urban – rural systems: Application of graph theory to participatory causal loop diagramming	67
Beyond a garden: Alignment of Sustainable Development Goals with botanic gardens	65
Local content policies: Knowledge stock and future directions for research and policy making in view of the sustainability agenda	63
Problem framing for Australian coastal management	62
Analyzing efficiency and built environment factors for achieving convenient access to public transport: A Europe-wide DEA application	61
Assessing multi-dimensional complexity through sustainability modeling: A whole community approach	61
Determination of conservation priority areas in Qinghai Tibet Plateau based on ecosystem services	60
“Our burgers eat carbon”: Investigating the discourses of corporate net-zero commitments	60
Participatory study of policy process for wildlife conservation and ecotourism in Eswatini: A multiple streams analysis	60
Situating ‘migration as adaptation’ discourse and appraising its relevance to Senegal’s development sector	60
Knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy: A review of knowledge and research needs	58

Marine and coastal places: Wellbeing in a blue economy	58
Redefining co-design for social-ecological research and practice: A systematic literature review	57
Integrating traditional and local knowledge into disaster risk reduction policies: Insights from Nepal, India and Bangladesh	57
Applying Theory of Change in research program planning: Lessons from CGIAR	56
Designing successful agri-environmental schemes: A mechanistic analysis of a collective scheme for eco-system services in the Netherlands	56
Investigating the risky dilemma of regional flood planning: The case of the Wolastoq \| Saint John River Basin, Canada	53
Coal, power and coal-powered politics in Indonesia	52
Institutional barriers to actionable science: Perspectives from decision support tool creators	52
Effects of policy and functional (in)coherence on coordination – A comparative analysis of cross-sectoral water management problems	51
Alignment of municipal climate change and urban forestry policies: A Canadian perspective	51
Tracing the inclusion of health as a component of the food-energy-water nexus in dam management in the Senegal River Basin	51
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the climate change debate on Twitter?	50
A digital approach to quantifying political vulnerability of protected areas	50
Fostering uptake of innovations and solutions for water and climate challenges in Africa: Lessons from the AfriAlliance Knowledge Brokerage Events	49
Barriers and opportunities to incorporate scientific evidence into air quality management in Mexico: A stakeholders’ perspective	49
A new perspective on the work of boundary organisations: Bridging knowledge between marine conservation actors in Pacific Small Island Developing States	46
What motivates urban dwellers to adapt to climate-driven water insecurity? An empirical study from Lima, Peru	46
Building a knowledge infrastructure for Transformative Innovation Policy (TIP). An analytical approach based on the experimental TIP conference 2022	46
Earthquake recommendations in Europe: Types and diversity	46
To dam or not to dam? Actionable socio-hydrology modeling to inform robust adaptation to water scarcity and water extremes	45
Managing emerging environmental risks when we do not know enough about them: The case of respirable mineral dust	45
Analyzing the political impact of Real-world laboratories for urban transformation in eight German ‘Cities of the Future’	45
Weaving scientific and local knowledge on climate change impacts in coastal Kenya, Western Indian Ocean	45