OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Space Policy is 1. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
The Present and Future of the Space Sector: A Business Ecosystem Approach	16
Toward Sustainable Use of Space: Economic, Technological, and Legal Perspectives	15
An Environmental Impact Assessment Framework for Space Resource Extraction	11
The Advent of Artificial Intelligence in Space Activities: New Legal Challenges	9
The Sustainable Commercialisation of Space: The Case for a Voluntary Code of Conduct for the Space Industry	9
Space Privatization in China's National Strategy of Military-Civilian Integration: An Appraisal of Critical Legal Challenges	8
Satellite Earth Observation and National Data Regulation	8
China's National Space Station: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions for International Cooperation	8
A World without Satellite Data as a Result of a Global Cyber-Attack	7
The Martian: Possible Scenarios for a Future Human Society on Mars	7
Developing an Adaptive Space Governance Framework	7
Power Dynamics in the Age of Space Commercialisation	7
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: A Realpolitik Consideration	7
A Framework for Extraterrestrial Environmental Assessment	7
Outer Space, an Area Recognised as Res Communis Omnium: Limits of National Space Mining Law	6
Countering Threats in Space Through International Cooperation	6
Protecting Earth's Orbital Environment: Policy Tools for Combating Space Debris	6
Understanding the Economics of Orbital Pollution Through the Lens of Terrestrial Climate Change	5
Estimating the United States Space Economy Using Input-Output Frameworks	5
Legal and Policy Perspectives on Civil–Military Cooperation for the Establishment of Space Traffic Management	5
The Concept of Developmental Relativity: Thoughts on the Technological Synchrony of Interstellar Civilizations	5
Policy Considerations for Nascent Space Powers	5
Earth Observation and Economic Studies: A Cross-fertilization Perspective	4
Should We Lie to Extraterrestrials? A Critique of the Voyager Golden Records	4
Explore to Exploit: A Data-Centred Approach to Space Mining Regulation	4

Operation Burnt Frost: A View From Inside	4
Historical Evolution of the Concept of Space Traffic Management Since 1932: The Need for a Change of Terminology	4
Mars Land Use Policy Implementation: Approaches and Best Methods	4
Artemis Accords: Are Safety Zones Practical for Long Term Commercial Lunar Resource Utilisation?	4
New Elements in the Hague Space Resources Governance Working Group's Building Blocks	4
Deterrence by Debris: The Downside to Cleaning up Space	3
First, Do Nothing: A Passive Protocol for First Contact	3
We Come in Peace? A Rational Approach to METI	3
First Space Colony: What Political System Could We Expect?	3
Cyber-attacks on Space Activities: Revisiting the Responsibility Regime of Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty	3
Examining the Growth of the Global Space Situational Awareness Sector: A Network Analysis Approach	3
The 2019 Notice on Promoting the Systematic and Orderly Development of Commercial Carrier Rockets: The First Step Towards Regulating Private Space Activities in China	3
Space Science and Technology Education, Teaching, Research	3
From the Sky to the Ground: Indigenous Peoples in an Age of Space Expansion	2
Discounting, Buck-Passing, and Existential Risk Mitigation: The Case of Space Colonization	2
Toward a Spacefaring Society: Enhancing Undergraduate General Education and Learning Outcomes with Space Policy Course Themes	2
Commercial Lunar Ice Mining: Is There a Role for Royalties?	2
Downstream Space Activities in the New Space Era: Paradigm Shift and Evaluation Challenges	2
Tortoise the Titan: Private Entities as Geoeconomic Tools in Outer Space	2
The Growth of China’s Non-governmental Space Sector in the Context of Government Support for Public-Private Partnerships: An Assessment of Major Legal Challenges	2
What Should We Do with Our Moon?: Ethics and Policy for Establishing International Multiuse Lunar Land Reserves	2
The Prospect of Quantum Technologies in Space for Defence and Security	2
U.S. Space Policy and Theories of International Relations: The Case for Analytical Eclecticism	2
Stubborn Stereotypes: Exploring the Gender Gap in Support for Space	2
Bioethical Issues in Human Modification for Protection against the Effects of Space Radiation	2
European Union Space Surveillance & Tracking (EU SST): State of Play and Perspectives	2
Brazilian Space Sector: Historical Analysis of the Public Budget	1
Chinese Commercial Space Launchers: Historical Perspective; Policy Framework	1
The Public Acquisition of Space Science Information in the 21st Century	1
Japan in the New Lunar Space Race	1
Peaceful Use of Lasers in Space? Potential, Risks, and Norms for Using Lasers in Space	1
The Worst Case: Planetary Defense against a Doomsday Impactor	1
Everybody's Business to Know About Space: Cross-Disciplinarity and the Challenges of the New Space Age	1
The COST of Joining Legal Forces on a Celestial Body of Law and Beyond: Anticipating Future Clashes between Corpus Juris Spatialis, Lex Mercatoria, Antitrust and Ethics	1
Which Jurisdiction for Private In-space Assembled Autonomous Platforms?	1
Sights on Mars: Continuity and Change in Support for Space Policy	1
Heavenly Mandate: Public Opinion and China's Space Activities	1
To What Extent Will Space Debris Impact the Economy?	1
Geopolitical Implications of a Successful SETI Program	1
Satellite Data and Crowdsourcing	1
Russia in Outer Space: A Shrinking Space Power in the Era of Global Change	1
SETI From the Perspective of Intercivilizational Politics	1
Intellectual Property Protection in Outer Space: Conflict in Theory and Application in Practice	1
Space Science in China: A Historical Perspective on Chinese Policy 1957–2020 and Policy Implication	1
The White House Executive Order on the Recovery and Use of Space Resources: Pushing the Boundaries of International Space Law?	1
The International Lunar Research Station: China's New Era of Space Cooperation and Its New Role in the Space Legal Order	1
Transfer of Space Technologies in Iran: Drivers and Constraints of Success	1
Space-based Solar Power as a Catalyst for Space Development	1
A Review of Country Classification Frameworks in the Space Sector: Priorities, Limitations, and Global Considerations	1
Space Community as an Enabler of Cosmopolitan Ideas Through Large Technical Systems	1

Centring Environmentalism in Space Governance: Interrogating Dominance and Authority Through a Critical Legal Geography of Outer Space	1
Media use and US Attitudes Toward Government and Private Space Exploration	1
Private Entities in Outer Space Activities: Liability Regime Reconsidered	1
The Planned Conversion of Airports to Spaceports in the United States	1