OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Space Policy is 4. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Ensuring PNT resilience in a time of navigation uncertainty	21
Editorial Board	21
Project and knowledge management at European public space agencies: The need for a three-dimensional project management office	13
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	13
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	12
Starlink for ASEAN: A Changemaker in the Race Toward Sustainable Development?	12
Revisiting the role of space in European Security 20 years after. A practitioner's perspective	12
Brazilian Space Sector: Historical Analysis of the Public Budget	12
Finding space for the European Space Agency	12
Intellectual Property Protection in Outer Space: Conflict in Theory and Application in Practice	11
Cyber-attacks on Space Activities: Revisiting the Responsibility Regime of Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty	11
The W&T Realpolitik Scenario and Contact With Extraterrestrial Intelligence: A Reply to Wright et al.	11
A discussion on policies and regulations governing the risks associated with radiation exposure for space tourism flight participants	11
Media use and US Attitudes Toward Government and Private Space Exploration	11
ASEAN regional cooperation in the space sector: Current status, potential gaps, and future perspectives	11
Sweden's first defence and security space strategy: Aligning with allies	11
Through the Thorns to Where? The Politics of Alternative Appropriations of Soviet Space Culture in Contemporary Russia	10
Who speaks for extraterrestrial ecosystems?: Why ET should have standing	10
Editorial Board	10
Tortoise the Titan: Private Entities as Geoeconomic Tools in Outer Space	9
Editorial Board	9
A Review of Country Classification Frameworks in the Space Sector: Priorities, Limitations, and Global Considerations	8
Space policy and industrial development in middle powers: Malaysia and Turkey in comparative perspective	7
Editorial Board	7
Book review	7

Israel’s public policy on space debris management: Between technological capacity and political will	6
Planning space exploration: Appraising and appreciating a curated collection of NASA's roadmap visualizations	6
Developing safety-zone rules: Based on an institutional choice framework	6
A new paradigm for space education	6
Can a referendum solve problems of shared sovereignty on Mars?	6
Transfer of Space Technologies in Iran: Drivers and Constraints of Success	6
Does Open Innovation Open Doors for Underrepresented Groups to Contribute to Technology Innovation?: Evidence from a Space Robotics Challenge	5
Editorial Board	5
Editorial Board	5
The potential for conflict in cislunar space: Findings from a tabletop exercise	5
Editorial Board	5
The Decision-Making Process of China's Human Spaceflight Program	5
A World without Satellite Data as a Result of a Global Cyber-Attack	5
Heavenly Mandate: Public Opinion and China's Space Activities	5
Estimating the United States Space Economy Using Input-Output Frameworks	4
Editorial Board	4
Operational and regulatory assessment for satellites recycling	4
Safeguarding European space sovereignty—Recommendations for operational climate services to support resilience	4
Is there a market for micro-launch vehicles?	4
China's branding problem: Image management and the US-China space relationship	4
The Importance of ALCE's Role as a Political Actor Rather Than a Coordinator of Regional Space Activities	4
Editorial Board	4
Crisis in space: Assessing Japan's legal gaps in space emergency response	4
Review and comparison of three emerging regional space agencies: the African Space Agency, the Arab Space Coordination Group, and the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency	4
A holistic framework for classifying countries in the space sector	4