OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Energy Sustainability and Society is 24. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Macroeconomic impacts of energy communities and individual prosumers: an assessment of transformation pathways	69
Characterization of necessary elements for a definition of resilience for the energy system	60
Opening up and closing down citizen participation in the development of a sustainable neighborhood energy system	54
Sustainable energy transition in Central Asia: status and challenges	42
Allometric equations for estimating on-farm fuel production of Gliricidia sepium (Gliricidia) shrubs and Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea) plants in semi-arid Tanzania	39
Justice concerns in large-scale renewable energy projects: a case study echoing the importance of procedural justice in wind energy development in Kenya	39
“Just” energy? An ecofeminist analysis and critique of a predominant conception of energy	37
An economic–environmental–energy efficiency analysis for optimizing organic waste treatment of a livestock-orchard system: a case in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam	37
Tackling gender disparities in energy research: a diagnostic tool for equality in research centres	35
Investigating the determinants of household energy consumption in Nigeria: insights and implications	35
Sustainable energy recovery from thermal processes: a review	33
How Germany is phasing out lignite: insights from the Coal Commission and local communities	32
Listen to the residents! How to develop sustainable and successful urban mobility concepts	31
Framing the mobility transition: public communication of industry, science, media, and politics in Germany	31
Green BIM-based study on the green performance of university buildings in northern China	30
Evolution of patterns of specific land use by free-field photovoltaic power plants in Europe from 2006 to 2022	30
Life cycle environmental impacts and costs of water electrolysis technologies for green hydrogen production in the future	29
Uncovering South Sudan's renewable energy potential: a comprehensive evaluation of favourable locations and variability	29
Toward energy saving and food safety in Central Mozambique: the role of improved cook stoves and heat retention boxes	26
Emergence and prospects of digital mediation in energy communities: ecosystem actors’ perspective	26
Prospective life cycle assessment of an electric vehicle equipped with a model magnesium battery	25
Photovoltaics in agricultural landscapes: “Industrial land use” or a “real compromise” between renewable energy and biodiversity? Perspectives of German nature conservation associations	24
Agroforestry systems and forest resources as a potential for sustainable energy development in the western Balkan region	24
Analyzing development finance flows in the Western Balkans’ energy sector: a 2008–2020 perspective	24