OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cities is 65. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Understanding the dialectical relationship between governance and governance outcomes in the context of urban (re)development: A critical review	521
Urban food shopping trends: An analysis of Istanbul's grocery preferences via multi group structural equation model	318
Railway-station-area vitality in response to COVID-19: A case study of diverse Japanese cities	292
Railway diplomacy: China's infrastructure investments and Africa's global connectivity	289
Climate and socio-economic drivers of urban tree abundance, richness and composition in Australian cities	220
Editorial Board	198
Parametric, semiparametric and nonparametric models of urban growth	173
Do immigrants build regional resilience? An analysis of U.S. regions from 1980 to 2010	142
Assessing energy efficiency at urban scale through the use of energy performance certificates: An application in the Emilia-Romagna region, Italy	142
US cities' permitting or restriction of housing development	129
The determinants of national city size distributions: A BMA approach	128
Public acceptability of electric vehicle chargepoint installation in neighbourhoods: A psychometric approach to assess resident reaction	123
After moving back to the nest: The heterogeneous effect of returning to parental home on the employment outcomes by income group	115
Understanding Addis Ababa's urban transition and slum clearance through gentrification theory	109
An investigation into the health related quality of life (HRQoL) of older women living in nursing homes in Iran with particular reference to physical activity	108
Political and cultural memory in urban space: Public naming practices in Northern Cyprus	108
Measuring urban shrinkage in India using night-light data from DMSP-OLS and VIIRS-NPP satellite sensors	107
Intra-urban relocation patterns and correlation with built environment factors of population by age groups: A case study of Wuhan	106
Does COVID-19 lockdown restriction reduce graduate mobility intentions in China? Learning from high frequency job searching behaviors	105
Investigating the socio-spatial relations of the built environment using the Space Syntax analysis – A case study of Tirana City	104
The effect of a multi-school zoning policy on the capitalization of educational resources: A quasi-natural experiment in Beijing	103
Urban planning responses to the tweaking of approved residential subdivisions by developers in urban Ghana: Case of Kodiekrom, Kumasi	102
Does compact city shape matter to residents' happiness?	99
Use of machine learning in understanding transport dynamics of land use and public transportation in a developing city	95
Relationship between POI configurations and environmental benefits of dockless bike-sharing system: A case study of Shenzhen	94

Examining the non-linear association between the built environment around residence and the risk of obesity among children and adolescents at different school stages in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, China	92
Decoding the built environment-behavior nexus at residential boundaries: A multi-dimensional analysis of 85 street segments in Dalian	92
Key predictors of greenhouse gas emissions for cities committing to mitigate and adapt to climate change	90
How do urban function and development level effect construction level of green infrastructure? A case study of 110 built-up areas of cities in the Yangtze River Economic Zone	89
Municipal experimentation in times of crises: (Re-)defining Melbourne's innovation district	87
Block clubs and crime in Chicago: The transplant hypothesis	87
Does public space have to be green to improve well-being? An analysis of public space across Greater London and its association to subjective well-being	84
Beyond urban parks: Integrating residential greenspaces to address greenspace inequality	82
Green gentrification and who will benefit from green infrastructure regeneration? A quasi-experimental study in China	82
Three circuits of capital and urbanization transformation from the perspective of capital in China	82
Nighttime light derived assessment of regional inequality of socioeconomic development across Taiwan Strait since the 21st century	81
The theory and praxis of mixed-use development - An integrative literature review	80
Times and spaces of crime in the Historic Centre of Porto: Evidence from official data	79
Denser habitats: A longitudinal study of the impacts of residential density on objective and perceived neighbourhood amenity in Brisbane, Australia	79
Unveiling the dynamics and determinants of world city network: Insights from global airline data	77
Revealing non-work travel patterns under the influence of multiple actors: An integrated geospatial agent-based approach	77
Pleasant walking environments enhance emotional experiences and reduce brain activation - an application of fNIRS in urban studies	76
Exploring the linkage between the neighbourhood environment and mental well-being: Mediating roles of stress, physical activity, and neighbourhood satisfaction	76
How does commuting influence time use and domain and life satisfaction? Evidence from dual-earner couples with school-age children in a small Chinese city	76
From complaints to insights: A geographical analysis of illegal dumping by citizen sensor data	76
The synergistic effect between highway traffic flow and potential economic connectivity under network space in the megacity region	75
Understanding interdependencies in urban pluvial flood risk management: Insights from Amsterdam and Rotterdam	73
Darker nights, happier lives? The impact of urban green space night-time accessibility on residents' subjective happiness: A case study of the main urban area of Hangzhou	72
Deep learning meets urban design: Assessing streetscape aesthetic and design quality through AI and cluster analysis	72
Urban quantum leap: A comprehensive review and analysis of quantum technologies for smart cities	71
Spatial concentration of gambling opportunities: An urban scale perspective	71
Does low carbon city pilot promote urban carbon unlocking?—— A heterogeneity analysis based on machine learning	70
Older adults' capability to use community facilities and the associations with neighborhood satisfaction and well-being in high-density urban environments	70
Local responses to climate change: Navigating mainstreaming and transformative adaptation	70
Multi-scenario urban growth boundaries and trade-offs among land use functions	70
Green impact of climate resilient city development: New evidence from China	69
ICT usage and perceived walkability of older adults: A walk-along study in Singapore	68
Barcelona as a case study for the effectiveness of short-term rental market regulations	68
Comparison of the distributions of centrality indices: Using spatial big data to understand urban spatial structure	68
Unveiling citizen-government interactions in urban renewal in China: Spontaneous online opinions, reginal characteristics, and government responsiveness	68
Developing circular cities in emerging economies: Investigating circular economy initiatives in the urban food system of two Indonesian cities	68
Innovative initiatives to improve access to education in urban slums: A critical review of mobile school education programs	67
The effects of overwork on rural-to-urban migrant workers' intention to settle in cities: The evidence from China	66
Transmission pattern and city-based network of COVID-19 during sporadic outbreaks	66
Exploring the role of the counties in preventing financial exclusion in population shrinking territories	66
Evolution of China's intercity venture capital network: Preferential attachment vs. path dependence	65