OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Sustainable Production and Consumption is 73. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Can consumers understand that there is more to palm oil than deforestation?	384
Economic analysis of whole-county PV projects in China considering environmental benefits	284
Product destruction: Exploring unsustainable production-consumption systems and appropriate policy responses	279
Multinational enterprises mitigate carbon inequality across Chinese cities	263
Social sustainability indicators: A comprehensive review with application in the energy sector	203
Redesigning traditional linear supply chains into circular supply chains–A study into its challenges	191
One Framework to Rule Them All: An Integrated, Multi-level and Scalable Performance Measurement Framework of Sustainability, Circular Economy and Industrial Symbiosis	181
Does Mexico have the agricultural land resources to feed its population with a healthy and sustainable diet?	176
Environmental and economic sustainability of additive manufacturing: A systematic literature review	175
Food waste and the effects of waste reduction in China's catering industry	168
Enabling environmental sustainability and circularity assessment in technology development: The Value-Impact Scanner	166
Evaluating the environmental and economic sustainability of energy from anaerobic digestion of different feedstocks in Turkey	165
Calculating the true costs of protein sources by integrating environmental costs and market prices	155
Decentralized production concepts for bio-based polymers - implications for supply chains, costs, and the carbon footprint	152
Assessing methods for the production of renewable benzene	151
The synergistic role of carbon dioxide removal and emission reductions in achieving the Paris Agreement goal	141
Comparative analysis of micro level indicators for evaluating the progress towards a circular economy	140
Perspectives on food waste management: Prevention and social innovations	135
Consumer behavior in circular business models: Unveiling conservation and rebound effects	132
Linking methodologies to assess climate impacts and circular economy strategies along supply chains	130
Insect production as a novel alternative to livestock farming: Exploring interest and willingness to adopt among German farmers	124
Circular economy disclosure in corporate sustainability reports: The case of European companies in sustainability rankings	123
Optimum operational lifespan of household appliances considering manufacturing and use stage improvements via life cycle assessment	122
Unlocking synergies between waste management and climate change mitigation to accelerate decarbonization through circular-economy digitalization in Indonesia	119
How do circular start-ups achieve scale?	119

Towards an integrated system modeling of water scarcity with projected changes in climate and socioeconomic conditions	117
Farmers' preferences for sustainable farmland construction — Insights from a discrete choice experiment in China	115
Walk and chew gum: A demand and supply illustration of macro and micro net-zero initiatives for the automobile industry	113
Are air travelers willing to pay for mandatory carbon emission policies? Evidence from China	113
Assessing the environmental impacts of rice in an anthropized Mediterranean wetland: Towards carbon farming	113
Comparative life cycle assessment of circular and linear product versions for a motorboat and smartphone	109
Consumer concerns over food insecurity drive reduction in the carbon footprint of food consumption	106
Beyond the life cycle: assessing business models for the circular economy through life-cycle-based methodologies	103
Technology transition strategies for textile-dyeing sludge management in China from the environmental and economic perspectives	102
Water and sludge resource planning for sustainable agriculture: An energy-water-food-waste nexus approach	102
Review of the current knowledge and identified gaps in assessing the social and environmental impacts of mining processes in the Lithium Triangle	100
An integrated design method for used product remanufacturing scheme considering carbon emission	100
Socio-techno-economic assessment to design an appropriate renewable energy system for remote agricultural communities in developing countries	99
Evaluating circular economy strategies for raw material recovery from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries: A system dynamics model	99
A risk-based multi-criteria decision-making framework for offshore green hydrogen system developments: Pathways for utilizing existing and new infrastructure	96
Climate change impact of food distribution: The case of reverse logistics for bread in Sweden	96
Current status of agrivoltaic systems and their benefits to energy, food, environment, economy, and society	93
The EU Bioeconomy Footprint: Using life cycle assessment to monitor environmental impacts of the EU Bioeconomy	93
Temporal dynamic assessment of household energy consumption and carbon emissions in China: From the perspective of occupants	92
Integrating nutrition into environmental impact assessments reveals limited sustainable food options within planetary boundaries	91
Biogas and biohydrogen for net zero cooking and transportation in Bhutan	90
Combining life cycle assessment and dynamic qualitative comparative analysis to analyze the environmental impacts of urban development across different provinces in China	88
Enablers for circular ecosystem transformation: A multi-case study of Brazilian circular ecosystems	87
A parametric LCA platform for modelling environmental impacts in plant protein processing: Application to pea, soy, and wheat protein isolates and concentrates	86
How to reduce overpackaging of food in China: Analysis based on evolutionary game	86
Coupling the digital twin technology and life cycle assessment: Carbon dioxide emissions from polysilicon production	85
Quantifying circular economy pathways of decommissioned onshore wind turbines: The case of Denmark and Germany	85
Energy transition pathways for the Nigerian Road Transport: Implication for energy carrier, Powertrain technology, and CO2 emission	84
Reforming plastic packaging regulation: Outcomes from stakeholder interviews and regulatory analysis	83
Optimization of food-fuel-fibre in biorefinery based on environmental and economic assessment: The case of sugarcane utilization in Thailand	83
Prosumerism for sustainability	80
Circular economy strategies as enablers for solar PV adoption in organizational market segments	80
Do environmental and cleaner production practices lead to circular and sustainability performance? Evidence from Colombian manufacturing firms	79
A feasibility analysis on adopting electric vehicles in the short food supply chain based on GHG emissions and economic costs estimations	79
A systematic literature review on circularity assessment indicators and frameworks in the built environment	78
Conceptualizing circular economy policy instruments: The case of recycled content standards	78
Optimal design of the ecological compensation mechanism in transboundary river basins under the Belt and Road Initiative	77
Towards suitable practices for the integration of social life cycle assessment into the ecodesign framework of hydrogen-related products	76
Multi-stakeholder perspectives on sustainability transitions in the cosmetic industry	76
The impact of the circular economy on sustainable development: A European panel data approach	75
Balancing photovoltaic development and cropland protection: Assessing agrivoltaic potential in China	75
Social sustainability of communities: A systematic literature review	75
A composite indicator for evaluating safety and sustainability by design and circularity in emerging technologies	75
Integrating ex-ante and prospective life-cycle assessment for advancing the environmental impact analysis of emerging bio-based technologies	74
Proposed diets for sustainable agriculture and food security in Iran	73
Techno-economic assessment of co-pyrolyzed kitchen waste and rice straw for co-generation of heat and power	73
Burying straw interlayers decreases CO2 emissions in deep saline soil	73
Social acceptance and economic impacts of biomethane: A resource for energy sustainability	73
Environmental performance of three innovative leather production processes using less chromium and water	73