OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of the Knowledge Economy 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 2021-08-01 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
Partnership Performance Between Northern and Southern Mediterranean Countries in the First 2 Years of PRIMA Programme Implementation	57
Impact of Intellectual Capital on the Financial Performance of Innovation-Driven Pharmaceutical Firms: Empirical Evidence from India	57
Knowledge Transfers and Business Performance in Creative Networks	56
Economic Freedom and Productivity in Africa	54
The Impact of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies on Environmental Quality in OECD Countries	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
Does the Efficiency of a Firm’s Intellectual Capital and Working Capital Management Affect Its Performance?	32
Evaluating the Impacts of Subsidy Removal by Using a Linear-Quadratic Storage Model: the Case of Tunisian Sugar Industry	32
Bridging the ‘Valley of Death’: Can Agile Principles Be Applied in Industry-Academia Research and Innovation Projects?	30
Hunting for the Elusive (the Appraisal of Research as a Conundrum)	30
Testing the External Shock Narrative of the Conflict on Transition Towards Knowledge Economy in Syria	30
Research Effort and Economic Growth	29
The Knowledge Content of the Greek Production Structure in the Aftermath of the Greek Crisis	29
A Pooled Overview of the European National Innovation Systems Through the Lenses of the Community Innovation Survey	28
Servant Leadership, Job Crafting Behaviours, and Work Outcomes: Does Employee Conscientiousness Matters?	28
Research Trends of Creative Industries in Indonesia: A Bibliometric Analysis	28
Chronological Evolution of the Information-Driven Decision-Making Process (1950–2020)	27
Evolutionary Stages and Paths of Innovation Networks in Industrial Clusters: Case Study of Nanchong Silk-Spinning Garment Industry Cluster (SSGIC)	27
Impact of Environmental Quality on Health Outcomes in Saudi Arabia: Does Research and Development Matter?	27
The Impact of Intergenerational Succession Intention on Family Firm’s Innovation Strategy: Evidence from China	26
Business Model and Firm Performance in Tunisian Firms: a Mediated Moderation Analysis	26
A Critical Assessment of Interrelationship Among Corporate Governance, Financial Performance, Refined Economic Value Added to Measure Firm Value and Return on Stock	26
The Effect of Corruption on Environmental Quality: Evidence from a Panel of CIS Countries	25
Blockchain Adoption and Financial Distress: Mediating Role of Information Asymmetry	25
The Role of Institutional Quality in Finance-Growth Nexus: Evidence from North African Countries	25
Knowledge Economy and the Economic Performance of African Countries: A Seemingly Unrelated and Recursive Approach	24
Inter-organisational Cooperation Oriented Towards Sustainability Involving SMEs: a Systematic Literature Review	23
The Impact of Renewable Energy on the Environment and Socio-economic Welfare: Empirical Evidence from OECD Countries	23
Economies as 'Makers' or 'Users': Rectifying the Polysemic Quandary with a Dualist Taxonomy	23
Are the Major Knowledge-producing Countries Converging in Science and Technology Capabilities?	23
Growth Determinants of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs): Evidence from Entrepreneurs in the Eastern Region of Ethiopia	22
Political Control and Parliamentary Committees of Inquiry: Strengthening the Quality of Democracy	22
University-Industry Technology Transfer in India: a Plausible Model Based on Success Stories from the USA, Japan, and Israel	21
Renewable Energy and CO2 Emissions: Evidence from Rapidly Urbanizing Countries	21
Analyzing the Role of Governance, ICT, and Urbanization on Environment in South Asian Countries	21
Increasing Burdens or Reducing Costs: Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on Cost Stickiness	21
Interactive Components of Digital MSMEs Ecosystem for Inclusive Digital Economy in Indonesia	20
Do Institutional Quality and Natural Resources Affect the Outward Foreign Direct Investment of G7 Countries?	20
Institutions and Environmentally Adjusted Efficiency	20
Revisiting Research and Development Expenditures and Trade Adjusted Emissions: Green Innovation and Renewable Energy R&D Role for Developed Countries	20
The Role of Export Quality in Energy–Growth Nexus: Evidence from Newly Industrialized Countries	18
Rural Employment Through Product Development: Entrepreneurial Framework for Grassroot Level Innovations	18
Scientific Knowledge Valorization in the Public R&D Sector: a Survey and a PLS-SEM Approach	18
Innovation and Firm Productivity in Central America	18
Unlocking Teacher Job Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Multi-criteria Satisfaction Analysis	17

Investigating the Relationship Between Informal Economy and Competitiveness in Iran’s Metropolises	17
Socioeconomic Determinants of Migration in the City of Lahore, Pakistan	17
Innovation, Energy Consumption and Trade Dynamic: Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries	17
The Impact of Market Concentration on Bank Risk-Taking: Evidence from a Panel Threshold Model	17
Knowledge and Technology Transfer Channels Used by the Academy: Evidence from Mexico	17
Legal Institutions of Human Capital: Property, Contract, and Organisation	17
Revisiting the Nexus of FDI-Led Growth Hypothesis and Economic Development in Rwanda: a Johansen-ARDL Approach to Cointegration	17
Can Digitalization Improve the High-quality Development of Manufacturing? An Analysis Based on Chinese Provincial Panel Data	17
Managing Knowledge to Improve Performance: the Impact of Leadership Style and Knowledge Management on Organizational Performance with Moderation Effects via PLS-SEM	16
Analyzing the Role of High-Tech Industrial Agglomeration in Green Transformation and Upgrading of Manufacturing Industry: the Case of China	16
Determinants of Economic Growth for the Last Half of Century: A Panel Data Analysis on 50 Countries	16
A Dual Mediation Model between Entrepreneurial Intention and Subsequent Actions: Loss Aversion and Affordable Loss	16
Do Shadow Economy and Institutions Lessen the Environmental Pollution? Evidence from Panel of ASEAN-9 Economies	16
Does Investment in Human Capital via Education Stimulate Economic Growth in an Oil-Rich Country? A Case Study of Saudi Arabia	16
Influence of Employees’ Intention to Adopt AI Applications and Big Data Analytical Capability on Operational Performance in the High-Tech Firms	16
Correction: Finding Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Tunisia	16
The Dynamic Role of Financial Development in Analyzing the N-Shaped Tourism-Led Growth Hypothesis in Mauritius	16
The Role of Community Engagement in Urban Innovation Towards the Co-Creation of Smart Sustainable Cities	16
Democracy and Banking Stability: Is the Relationship U-Shaped?	15
Comparative Study of Knowledge-Based Economic Strength Between China and the USA	15
Barriers and Strategies for Digitalisation of Economy in Developing Countries: Pakistan, a Case in Point	15
Evaluation of Industry 4.0 Applications in Production	15
The Casual Effect of Family Size on the Human Capital in Iranian Society	15
Is Intellectual Property Beneficial to Knowledge Management? Literature Review on Organizational Knowledge Protection	15
Economic Uncertainty During COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America and Asia	15
Evolution of Knowledge Structure in an Emerging Field Based on a Triple Helix Model: the Case of Smart Factory	15
Exploring Employability of Business Graduates: Evidence from Woldia University	14
Modeling the Contribution of Energy Consumption to Climate Change: A Panel Cointegration Analysis for Mediterranean Countries	14
Corruption, Political Instability, and Environmental Degradation in South Asia: a Comparative Analysis of Carbon Footprint and Ecological Footprint	14
Does Corruption Hinderance Economic Growth Despite Surge of Remittance and Capital Inflows Since Economic Liberalization in an Emerging Economy, India	14
Does Innovation Make Nations More Healthy? Evidence from Developing and Developed Countries	14
The Impact of Logistics on Four Dimensions of Food Security in Developing Countries	14
Quantitative Analysis of Human Behavior in Environmental Protection	14
Mediating Effect of Competitive Strategy Between Entrepreneur Characteristics and the Performance of Non-timber Forest Product SMEs in Kenya	14
Improving of Supply Chain Collaboration and Performance by Using Block Chain Technology as a Mediating Role and Resilience as a Moderating Variable	14
Facilitating and Inhibiting Effects of Organisational Ambidexterity in SME: an Analysis Centred on SME Characteristics	14
Demand-Side Mobile Money Drivers of Financial Inclusion: Minimum Economic Growth Thresholds for Mobile Money Innovations	14
Co-creating Knowledge with Robots: System, Synthesis, and Symbiosis	14