OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Sustainability is 111. 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
Study of the Safety–Economy–Environmental Protection Coordination of Beijing’s Natural Gas Industry Based on a Coupling Coordination Degree Model	779
Technology Challenges and Aids: The Sustainable Development of Professional Interpreters in Listening Comprehension Effectiveness and Interpreting Performance	625
Testing the Prospective Rapid Impact Assessment Approach for Stakeholders Engagement in Municipality Action Planning: The Case of Tauragė	462
Knowledge Spillovers, Institutional Environment, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from China	403
Pedagogy in Teaching through English Medium Instruction—Academics’ Cases in a Chinese University	373
Quantitative Analysis of Peri-Urbanization: Developing a Peri-Urban Index for Medium-Sized Cities Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process—A Case Study of Yozgat, Turkey	348
Cyberbullying Victimization and Social Anxiety: Mediating Effects with Moderation	331
Human Impact on Water Circulation Patterns in Raised Bogs of the Baltic Type, Northern Poland	330
Physical Activity and Depression among Korean Female College Students Due to COVID-19	300
Assessment of Forest Wood and Carbon Stock at the Stand Level: First Results of a Modeling Approach for an Italian Case Study Area of the Central Alps	272
Measurement and Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of High-Quality Development Efficiency in Metropolitan Areas: A Case Study of the Changchun Metropolitan Area	267
How Could Digital Transformation Help Medium-Sized Enterprises Access Thailand’s New Capital Market Financing (LiVEx) to Support Sustainable Growth in the Digital Economy Era?	264
Effects of Science, Technology, and Innovation Official Development Assistance on Innovative Capacity in Developing Countries	257
Sustainable Consumption Using the Example of Food Processing in a Restaurant	252
Engineering Students’ Concepts of Humanitarian Engineering and Their Identity Development as Humanitarian Engineers	246
Does Retirement Affect Household Energy Consumption Structure? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design	224
Enhancing the Learning Effectiveness of University of Science and Technology Students through Flipped Teaching in Chinese-Language Curriculum	224
How Do Macroeconomic Cycles and Government Policies Influence Cash Holdings? Evidence from Listed Firms in China	208
Driving Sustainability: Circular Bioeconomy and Governance in Andalusia (Southern Spain)	204
The COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Its Impact on Post-Corona Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management in Iran	200
Research on the Spatiotemporal Distribution of Vegetation Phenology in Suzhou City Based on Local Climate Zones and Urban–Rural Gradients	199
Measurement of Synergy Management Performance in Prefabricated Building Project Supply Chain	198
Data-Driven Asset Management for Highway Sign Support Systems: A Case Study of Prioritizing Repair and Replacement Decisions	195
Examining the Influence of Sustainable Management Accounting on Sustainable Corporate Governance: Empirical Evidence	190
Effect of Adding Hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN) Nano-Powder to Lubricant on Performance and Emissions in a Two-Stroke Gasoline Engine	189

A Hybrid Approach Based on Consensus Decision Making for Green Supplier Selection in Automotive Industry	185
Correction: Umair et al. Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility, Green Talent Management, and Organization’s Sustainable Performance in the Banking Sector of Oman: The Role of Innovative Work B	185
Machine Learning-Based Extraction Method for Marine Load Cycles with Environmentally Sustainable Applications	184
Financial Technology Development and Green Total Factor Productivity	182
Route Selection for Minerals’ Transportation to Ensure Sustainability of the Arctic	182
Willingness to Pay for Domestic Waste of Rural Households Under Low-Carbon Society Transition: A Case Study of Underdeveloped Mountainous Areas in Shaanxi, China	182
The Effect of the Dwelling Environment on Rural Elderly Cognition: Empirical Evidence from China	180
What Characterises an Effective Mindset Intervention in Enhancing Students’ Learning? A Systematic Literature Review	180
Antecedents of Electricity-Saving Behavior in Mountain Road Tunnel-Construction Sites: A Multi-Level Modeling Analysis	175
Evaluating the Position of Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa Industry on the Global Production Chain and the Influencing Factors	174
Antecedents of Consumers’ Green Beauty Product Brand Purchase Intentions: An Extended Theory of Planned Behavior Approach	174
Spatial Distribution Characteristics, Source Tracing with Cadmium Isotopes, and a Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soils in the Metal Mining Area of the Qinling Mountains, Central China	171
Preparation of Microcapsules of Wood Distillate Coated with Chitosan and Micronized Biochar: A New Material with Potential for Sustainable Crop Protection and Precision Agriculture	170
Reducing Product Loss Through Ventilation in Bourbon Maturation Warehouses	165
The Impact of User Behavior Based on Energy-Saving Potential of Refrigerators: A Combined Survey and Experimental Analysis with Reference to China	164
One and the Same or Worlds Apart? Linking Transformative Regional Resilience and Just Transitions Through Welfare State Policies	164
How Does Fiscal Vertical Imbalance Affect Regional Green Technology Innovation in China—The Moderating Role of Financial Decentralization and Fiscal Transparency	163
Evaluation of the Endowment of Geothermal Resources and Its Impact on Regional Industrial Structure: A Case Study of Qinghai Province (China)	158
Research Progress of Concrete Preparation Based on Solid Waste Properties of Coal Gangue	158
Increasing Collaboration Between Humans and Technology Within Organizations: The Need for Ergonomics and Soft Skills in Engineering Education 5.0	157
The Directions of Spatial Development of Metropolitan Areas in Poland Based on the Automated Typology of the MA Localities as a Sustainable Solution to the Urban Sprawl Issue	156
Mechanical Properties of Sustainable Foam Lightweight Soil at Varying Curing Temperatures and Its Early-Stage Quality Control	155
Organizational Environmental Policies and Pro-Environmental Behaviors: The Sequential Mediating Role of Organizational and Co-Worker Green Climates	153
Coordination or Conflict? The Synergistic Effect and Driving Mechanism of Green Technology Innovation and Tourism Green Development	152
Expanding Social Impact Assessment Methodologies Within SDGs: A Case Study on Novel Wind and Tidal Turbine Blades Development	147
Bioclimatic Design Guidelines for Design Decision Support to Enhance Residential Building Thermal Performance in Tropical Regions	146
Research on Incentive Mechanisms in the Data Market Based on a Multitask Principal–Agent Model	145
Towards Demographic Sustainability: Multi-Scale Spatiotemporal Evolution and Factors of Population Aging in the Bohai Rim Region	143
Smart Mobility in German-Speaking Cities and Sarajevo: Differences, Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons for Implementation Success	142
SOS-Based Nonlinear Observer Design for Simultaneous State and Disturbance Estimation Designed for a PMSM Model	142
Enhancing Forest Canopy Height Retrieval: Insights from Integrated GEDI and Landsat Data Analysis	142
Optimization Method of Temperature Measuring Point Layout for Steel-Concrete Composite Bridge Based on TLS-IPDP	141
The Role of Privatisation in Sustaining Auditor Independence: Evidence from the Developing Markets	139
A Comprehensive Study of HVDC Link with Reserve Operation Control in a Multi-Infeed Direct Current Power System	138
Does the Opening of High-Speed Railway Promote Corporate Digital Transformation?	138
Dynamic Rebalancing of the Free-Floating Bike-Sharing System	136
Land-Use Pattern Evaluation Using GeoSOS-FLUS in National Territory Spatial Planning: A Case Study of Changzhi City, Shanxi Province	136
Fruit Quality Characters of Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Selections: Review of a Domestication Process	135
Potential Bioinoculants for Sustainable Agriculture Prospected from Ferruginous Caves of the Iron Quadrangle/Brazil	135
Government Ownership and Corporate Cash Holdings: Empirical Evidence from the Amman Stock Exchange	135
The Empirical Evidence of EU–Russia Bilateral Trade under Sanctions and Oil Price Shocks	134
Values, Competences and Sustainability in Public Security and IT Higher Education	134
Review of the Law Popularizing Education on Administrative Compulsion in Response to Major Epidemic Situations in China	133
Humanitarian Assistance in G5 Sahel: Social Sustainability Context of Macrologistics Potential	133
Geometric and Material Variability of the Probability of Landward Slope Failure for Homogeneous River Levees	132
Community Vital Signs: Measuring Wikipedia Communities’ Sustainable Growth and Renewal	131
Do Vaccination Attitudes Mediate the Link between Critical Consciousness and COVID-19 Vaccination Behaviour? A Cross-Sectional Study	130
The Changing Role of Management Accounting in Product Development: Directions to Digitalization, Sustainability, and Circularity	130
Exploring the Driving Factors Influencing Designers to Implement Green Design Practices Based on the DANP Model	130
Investigating the Index of Sustainable Development and Reduction in Greenhouse Gases of Renewable Energies	129

Prescriptive Learning and Sustainable Employee Engagement in Selected Pharmaceutical Firms in Nigeria	129
Sustainable Agriculture and Self-Sufficiency in Sweden—Calculation of Climate Impact and Acreage Need Based on Ecological Recycling Agriculture Farms	129
Household Solid WasteManagement in the Dominican Republic: Case of the Municipality of Puñal, Santiago	126
Optimization of Cargo Shipping Adaptability Modeling Evaluation Based on Bayesian Network Algorithm	126
Phenol Biodegradation and Bioelectricity Generation by a Native Bacterial Consortium Isolated from Petroleum Refinery Wastewater	126
Behavioural Responses of Common Dolphins Delphinus delphis to a Bio-Inspired Acoustic Device for Limiting Fishery By-Catch	125
Design and Implementation of Quantity Calculation Method Based on BIM Data	125
An Adaptive Switching Control Strategy under Heavy–Light Load for the Bidirectional LLC Considering Parasitic Capacitance	125
Introducing Research Loop to Achieve Open Innovation for Research Centers in Quintuple Helix	124
Eucalyptus Growth Responses to Soil Water Storage Capacity in Arenosols and Acrisols Soils: Wood and Biomass Stock Modelling	124
Experimental Validation of a Double-Deck Track-Bridge System under Railway Traffic	123
Integrated PV–BESS-Fed High Gain Converter for an LED Lighting System in a Commercial Building	122
Structural Behavior of LC-GFRP Confined Waste Aggregate Concrete Square Columns with Sharp and Round Corners	122
Data-Driven Low-Carbon Control Method of Machining Process—Taking Axle as an Example	122
Theoretical Study on the Mechanism of Asymmetrical Large Deformation of Heading Roadway Facing Mining	121
Integrated Carbon Footprint and Economic Performance of Five Types of Dominant Cropping Systems in China’s Semiarid Zone	121
Do Social Networks of Listed Companies Help Companies Recover from Financial Crises?	119
Titania Thin Film Coated Glass for Simultaneous Ammonia Degradation and UV Light Blocking Layer in Photovoltaics	119
Characteristics of Climate Concern—Attitudes and Personal Actions—A Case Study of Hungarian Settlements	118
Analyzing Various Factors Affecting Farmers’ Willingness to Adopt Soil Erosion Control Measures in the Sebeya Catchment, Rwanda	118
Preparation of Special Wettability Quartz Sand Filter Media and Its Synchronous Oil/Water Mixture Separation and Dye Adsorption	118
Influence of Rainfall Intensity and Slope on Runoff and Sediment Reduction Benefits of Fine Mesh Net on Construction Spoil Deposits	116
Impact of Express Delivery Industry’s Development on Transportation Sector’s Carbon Emissions: An Empirical Analysis from China	115
Experimental Assessment of the Efficiency of Two-Phase Ejector Components for Isobutane	115
Promotion and Uptake of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Practices among Kenyan MSMEs: Key Learnings	114
How Does the Family Influence the Process of Transition to Adulthood? A Comparative Study of Young People with and without Family Ties in Spain	114
Moving toward Sustainability: Rethinking Gender Structures in Education and Occupation Systems	114
Meeting Design Supporting Sustainability in Early Planning Practice: A Combination of ‘Hard and Soft’ Characteristics	114
The 4.0 Industry Technologies and Their Impact in the Continuous Improvement and the Organizational Results: An Empirical Approach	114
Seed Germination Ecophysiology of Acacia dealbata Link and Acacia mearnsii De Wild.: Two Invasive Species in the Mediterranean Basin	113
Evidence of Genetic Connectivity among Lyle’s Flying Fox Populations in Thailand for Wildlife Management and One Health Framework	113
Modeling the Distribution of Wild Cotton Gossypium aridum in Mexico Using Flowering Growing Degree Days and Annual Available Soil Water	113
Facilitating Servitization in Manufacturing Firms: The Influence of Strategic Orientation	112
The Influence of Earnings Management and Board Characteristics on Company Efficiency	112
Impacts of Climatic Variation and Human Activity on Runoff in Western China	112
Social Investing Modeling for Sustainable Development of the Russian Arctic	111