OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of the Knowledge Economy is 34. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Foreign Aid and Economic Infrastructure in the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA)	315
Systems Evaluation of University-Industry Collaboration Efficiency in Iran: Current Situation and Proposed Policy Framework	153
Concentration of Innovation Investments Along the Business Cycle	118
Do Exports of Communication Technology, Food, Manufacturing, and Foreign Investments Foster Economic Growth in Pakistan? an Exploration From Asymmetric Technique	90
Sustainability of Small-Scale Knowledge-Intensive Enterprises in the Agricultural Sector: a Focus on Sustainable Innovators	79
Renewable Energy Consumption and Sustainable Development: A Panel Cointegration Approach	79
Forces of Dynamic Capability and Incidence of Entrepreneurship: A Macroeconomic Policy Intervention Approach	78
Assessment of Foreign Direct Investment-Led Growth Argument in South Africa Amidst Urbanization and Industrialization: Evidence from Innovation Accounting Tests	75
The Influence of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Practices on US Firms’ Performance: Evidence from the Coronavirus Crisis	74
Moderating Role of Knowledge-Sharing on the Nexus of Digital Business and Natural Resources	62
Impact of Intellectual Capital on the Financial Performance of Innovation-Driven Pharmaceutical Firms: Empirical Evidence from India	57
Partnership Performance Between Northern and Southern Mediterranean Countries in the First 2 Years of PRIMA Programme Implementation	57
Knowledge Transfers and Business Performance in Creative Networks	56
The Impact of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies on Environmental Quality in OECD Countries	54
Economic Freedom and Productivity in Africa	54
Determinants of Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Asian Developing Countries	51
Trade Diversion and Creation Effect of Free Trade Agreements in ASEAN: Do Institutions Matter?	51
Art-Rent Concept and Measure With Connections to an Evolving Economy	47
R&D Spending and Economic Policy Uncertainty in Asian Countries: an Advanced Panel Data Estimation Study	46
The Assimilation of ICT Knowledge Management Practices in Organizations: an Empirical Study	44
The Mediating Effect of Corporate Governance on the Relationship Between Blockchain Technology and Investment Efficiency	43
Finding Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Tunisia	40
Does Foreign Direct Investment Matter for Environmental Degradation? Empirical Evidence from Central–Eastern European Countries	40
Does Intelligence Improve the Efficiency of Technological Innovation?	40
Do Remittances Crowd-In or Crowd-Out Domestic Investment? An Empirical Analysis of 24 Low-Income Countries	38

Knowledge and Innovation Within Chinese Firms in the Space Sector	38
Corruption Control, Government Effectiveness and Banking Stability: Does Corruption Grease or Sand the Wheels?	37
What Will Be the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Human Capital and Economic Growth? Evidence from Eurozone	37
The Effect of Oil Price Shocks on Saudi Arabia’s Economic Growth in the Light of Vision 2030 “A Combination of VECM and ARDL Models”	36
The Effect of Knowledge Management Practices Exploration and Exploitation on Individual Performance and Empowerment	36
Is There a Size Premium for Nations?	36
Technology Entrepreneurship: a Model for the European Case	35
How Corruption Mitigates the Effect of FDI on Economic Growth?	35
Vertical segregation, innovation, and gender diversity in Spain’s industrial sector	34
Environmental Sustainability and Regulatory Quality in Emerging Economies: Empirical Evidence from Eastern European Region	34
Is Income Inequality Influenced by Financial Knowledge? A Macroeconomic and Longitudinal Analysis	34