OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of the Knowledge Economy is 16. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Sustainability of Small-Scale Knowledge-Intensive Enterprises in the Agricultural Sector: a Focus on Sustainable Innovators	370
Renewable Energy Consumption and Sustainable Development: A Panel Cointegration Approach	208
Forces of Dynamic Capability and Incidence of Entrepreneurship: A Macroeconomic Policy Intervention Approach	140
Do Exports of Communication Technology, Food, Manufacturing, and Foreign Investments Foster Economic Growth in Pakistan? an Exploration From Asymmetric Technique	129
Foreign Aid and Economic Infrastructure in the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA)	106
Moderating Role of Knowledge-Sharing on the Nexus of Digital Business and Natural Resources	103
Concentration of Innovation Investments Along the Business Cycle	100
Systems Evaluation of University-Industry Collaboration Efficiency in Iran: Current Situation and Proposed Policy Framework	91
Assessment of Foreign Direct Investment-Led Growth Argument in South Africa Amidst Urbanization and Industrialization: Evidence from Innovation Accounting Tests	91
Impact of Intellectual Capital on the Financial Performance of Innovation-Driven Pharmaceutical Firms: Empirical Evidence from India	85
The Influence of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Practices on US Firms’ Performance: Evidence from the Coronavirus Crisis	81
The Assimilation of ICT Knowledge Management Practices in Organizations: an Empirical Study	71
Does Intelligence Improve the Efficiency of Technological Innovation?	69
The Mediating Effect of Corporate Governance on the Relationship Between Blockchain Technology and Investment Efficiency	65
Knowledge Transfers and Business Performance in Creative Networks	61
Partnership Performance Between Northern and Southern Mediterranean Countries in the First 2 Years of PRIMA Programme Implementation	56
R&D Spending and Economic Policy Uncertainty in Asian Countries: an Advanced Panel Data Estimation Study	53
Art-Rent Concept and Measure With Connections to an Evolving Economy	53
Finding Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Tunisia	53
Trade Diversion and Creation Effect of Free Trade Agreements in ASEAN: Do Institutions Matter?	53
The Impact of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies on Environmental Quality in OECD Countries	51
Determinants of Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Asian Developing Countries	49
The Effect of Knowledge Management Practices Exploration and Exploitation on Individual Performance and Empowerment	46
Economic Freedom and Productivity in Africa	46
Knowledge and Innovation Within Chinese Firms in the Space Sector	46

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”	46
Does the Efficiency of a Firm’s Intellectual Capital and Working Capital Management Affect Its Performance?	45
Technology Entrepreneurship: a Model for the European Case	45
Vertical segregation, innovation, and gender diversity in Spain’s industrial sector	44
Is There a Size Premium for Nations?	44
Environmental Sustainability and Regulatory Quality in Emerging Economies: Empirical Evidence from Eastern European Region	44
What Will Be the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Human Capital and Economic Growth? Evidence from Eurozone	43
Do Remittances Crowd-In or Crowd-Out Domestic Investment? An Empirical Analysis of 24 Low-Income Countries	43
Evaluating the Impacts of Subsidy Removal by Using a Linear-Quadratic Storage Model: the Case of Tunisian Sugar Industry	42
Corruption Control, Government Effectiveness and Banking Stability: Does Corruption Grease or Sand the Wheels?	40
How Corruption Mitigates the Effect of FDI on Economic Growth?	39
Research Effort and Economic Growth	37
The Knowledge Content of the Greek Production Structure in the Aftermath of the Greek Crisis	36
Evolutionary Stages and Paths of Innovation Networks in Industrial Clusters: Case Study of Nanchong Silk-Spinning Garment Industry Cluster (SSGIC)	35
Hunting for the Elusive (the Appraisal of Research as a Conundrum)	35
Chronological Evolution of the Information-Driven Decision-Making Process (1950–2020)	34
Knowledge Economy and the Economic Performance of African Countries: A Seemingly Unrelated and Recursive Approach	34
Testing the External Shock Narrative of the Conflict on Transition Towards Knowledge Economy in Syria	34
A Pooled Overview of the European National Innovation Systems Through the Lenses of the Community Innovation Survey	33
Impact of Environmental Quality on Health Outcomes in Saudi Arabia: Does Research and Development Matter?	33
The Effect of Corruption on Environmental Quality: Evidence from a Panel of CIS Countries	32
Servant Leadership, Job Crafting Behaviours, and Work Outcomes: Does Employee Conscientiousness Matters?	32
The Impact of Intergenerational Succession Intention on Family Firm’s Innovation Strategy: Evidence from China	31
Blockchain Adoption and Financial Distress: Mediating Role of Information Asymmetry	31
Research Trends of Creative Industries in Indonesia: A Bibliometric Analysis	31
Economies as 'Makers' or 'Users': Rectifying the Polysemic Quandary with a Dualist Taxonomy	30
Are the Major Knowledge-producing Countries Converging in Science and Technology Capabilities?	30
Political Control and Parliamentary Committees of Inquiry: Strengthening the Quality of Democracy	29
Growth Determinants of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs): Evidence from Entrepreneurs in the Eastern Region of Ethiopia	28
Increasing Burdens or Reducing Costs: Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility on Cost Stickiness	28
Inter-organisational Cooperation Oriented Towards Sustainability Involving SMEs: a Systematic Literature Review	27
Do Institutional Quality and Natural Resources Affect the Outward Foreign Direct Investment of G7 Countries?	27
Revisiting Research and Development Expenditures and Trade Adjusted Emissions: Green Innovation and Renewable Energy R&D Role for Developed Countries	26
The Impact of Renewable Energy on the Environment and Socio-economic Welfare: Empirical Evidence from OECD Countries	26
Rural Employment Through Product Development: Entrepreneurial Framework for Grassroot Level Innovations	25
Interactive Components of Digital MSMEs Ecosystem for Inclusive Digital Economy in Indonesia	25
University-Industry Technology Transfer in India: a Plausible Model Based on Success Stories from the USA, Japan, and Israel	25
Renewable Energy and CO2 Emissions: Evidence from Rapidly Urbanizing Countries	25
Analyzing the Role of Governance, ICT, and Urbanization on Environment in South Asian Countries	25
Scientific Knowledge Valorization in the Public R&D Sector: a Survey and a PLS-SEM Approach	24
The Role of Export Quality in Energy–Growth Nexus: Evidence from Newly Industrialized Countries	24
Institutions and Environmentally Adjusted Efficiency	23
Innovation and Firm Productivity in Central America	23
Can Digitalization Improve the High-quality Development of Manufacturing? An Analysis Based on Chinese Provincial Panel Data	23
Investigating the Relationship Between Informal Economy and Competitiveness in Iran’s Metropolises	22
Correction: Finding Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Tunisia	22
Is Intellectual Property Beneficial to Knowledge Management? Literature Review on Organizational Knowledge Protection	22
Knowledge and Technology Transfer Channels Used by the Academy: Evidence from Mexico	22
A Dual Mediation Model between Entrepreneurial Intention and Subsequent Actions: Loss Aversion and Affordable Loss	22
Innovation, Energy Consumption and Trade Dynamic: Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries	20

Influence of Employees’ Intention to Adopt AI Applications and Big Data Analytical Capability on Operational Performance in the High-Tech Firms	20
Evolution of Knowledge Structure in an Emerging Field Based on a Triple Helix Model: the Case of Smart Factory	20
Determinants of Economic Growth for the Last Half of Century: A Panel Data Analysis on 50 Countries	20
Barriers and Strategies for Digitalisation of Economy in Developing Countries: Pakistan, a Case in Point	20
The Dynamic Role of Financial Development in Analyzing the N-Shaped Tourism-Led Growth Hypothesis in Mauritius	20
The Impact of Market Concentration on Bank Risk-Taking: Evidence from a Panel Threshold Model	20
Does Investment in Human Capital via Education Stimulate Economic Growth in an Oil-Rich Country? A Case Study of Saudi Arabia	19
Analyzing the Role of High-Tech Industrial Agglomeration in Green Transformation and Upgrading of Manufacturing Industry: the Case of China	19
Co-creating Knowledge with Robots: System, Synthesis, and Symbiosis	18
Comparative Study of Knowledge-Based Economic Strength Between China and the USA	18
The Role of Community Engagement in Urban Innovation Towards the Co-Creation of Smart Sustainable Cities	18
The Casual Effect of Family Size on the Human Capital in Iranian Society	18
Demand-Side Mobile Money Drivers of Financial Inclusion: Minimum Economic Growth Thresholds for Mobile Money Innovations	18
Do Shadow Economy and Institutions Lessen the Environmental Pollution? Evidence from Panel of ASEAN-9 Economies	18
Does Corruption Hinderance Economic Growth Despite Surge of Remittance and Capital Inflows Since Economic Liberalization in an Emerging Economy, India	18
Evaluation of Industry 4.0 Applications in Production	18
Unlocking Teacher Job Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Multi-criteria Satisfaction Analysis	18
Managing Knowledge to Improve Performance: the Impact of Leadership Style and Knowledge Management on Organizational Performance with Moderation Effects via PLS-SEM	18
Corruption, Political Instability, and Environmental Degradation in South Asia: a Comparative Analysis of Carbon Footprint and Ecological Footprint	17
Mediating Effect of Competitive Strategy Between Entrepreneur Characteristics and the Performance of Non-timber Forest Product SMEs in Kenya	17
Exploring Employability of Business Graduates: Evidence from Woldia University	17
Democracy and Banking Stability: Is the Relationship U-Shaped?	17
Quantitative Analysis of Human Behavior in Environmental Protection	17
Facilitating and Inhibiting Effects of Organisational Ambidexterity in SME: an Analysis Centred on SME Characteristics	17
Economic Uncertainty During COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America and Asia	17
The Impact of Logistics on Four Dimensions of Food Security in Developing Countries	17
Hydropower Energy Consumption, Financial Development, Foreign Direct Investment, and Economic Growth: Further Evidence from Newly Industrialized Countries	16
Modeling the Contribution of Energy Consumption to Climate Change: A Panel Cointegration Analysis for Mediterranean Countries	16
Corrupting Politicians to Get Out of Unemployment: Empirical Evidence from Africa	16
Testing the Relationship Between Income and Expenditure of a Statutory Organization: Cointegration and Causality Approach	16
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Financial Markets: a Global Perspective	16
Decomposing the Certified and Uncertified Skill Wage Gap for Production Workers in India	16
Policy Evolution and Effect Evaluation of Zhejiang Manufacturing Industry Based on Text Data	16
Evaluating the Effects of Information Sources on Innovation Outcomes: Are There Differences between KIBS and Manufacturing Firms from a Latin America Country?	16
Academic Research and Institutional Breakthrough: Theoretical Analysis Under COVID-19	16
Information Technology, Inequality, and Adult Literacy in Developing Countries	16
Improving of Supply Chain Collaboration and Performance by Using Block Chain Technology as a Mediating Role and Resilience as a Moderating Variable	16
Health Burdens and Labor Productivity in Africa’s Middle- and Low-Income Economies: Implication for the COVID-19 Pandemic	16
Collective and Individual Social Capital and the Impact on Incubator Tenants’ Graduation	16