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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	32
Project and knowledge management at European public space agencies: The need for a three-dimensional project management office	20
Sights on Mars: Continuity and Change in Support for Space Policy	20
Brazilian Space Sector: Historical Analysis of the Public Budget	19
Starlink for ASEAN: A Changemaker in the Race Toward Sustainable Development?	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	12
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
Ensuring PNT resilience in a time of navigation uncertainty	12
Finding space for the European Space Agency	11
Revisiting the role of space in European Security 20 years after. A practitioner's perspective	11
ASEAN regional cooperation in the space sector: Current status, potential gaps, and future perspectives	11
Media use and US Attitudes Toward Government and Private Space Exploration	10
Intellectual Property Protection in Outer Space: Conflict in Theory and Application in Practice	10
We Come in Peace? A Rational Approach to METI	10
The W&T Realpolitik Scenario and Contact With Extraterrestrial Intelligence: A Reply to Wright et al.	10
Through the Thorns to Where? The Politics of Alternative Appropriations of Soviet Space Culture in Contemporary Russia	9
Cyber-attacks on Space Activities: Revisiting the Responsibility Regime of Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty	9
Sweden's first defence and security space strategy: Aligning with allies	9
A discussion on policies and regulations governing the risks associated with radiation exposure for space tourism flight participants	9
Editorial Board	8
Tortoise the Titan: Private Entities as Geoeconomic Tools in Outer Space	7
Editorial Board	7
Editorial Board	7
Book review	7
A Review of Country Classification Frameworks in the Space Sector: Priorities, Limitations, and Global Considerations	7

The 2019 Notice on Promoting the Systematic and Orderly Development of Commercial Carrier Rockets: The First Step Towards Regulating Private Space Activities in China	7
Transfer of Space Technologies in Iran: Drivers and Constraints of Success	6
The Decision-Making Process of China's Human Spaceflight Program	6
A new paradigm for space education	6
Planning space exploration: Appraising and appreciating a curated collection of NASA's roadmap visualizations	6
An Environmental Impact Assessment Framework for Space Resource Extraction	6
Does Open Innovation Open Doors for Underrepresented Groups to Contribute to Technology Innovation?: Evidence from a Space Robotics Challenge	5
The potential for conflict in cislunar space: Findings from a tabletop exercise	5
A World without Satellite Data as a Result of a Global Cyber-Attack	5
Developing safety-zone rules: Based on an institutional choice framework	5
Editorial Board	5
Can a referendum solve problems of shared sovereignty on Mars?	5
Editorial Board	5
Heavenly Mandate: Public Opinion and China's Space Activities	4
The Importance of ALCE's Role as a Political Actor Rather Than a Coordinator of Regional Space Activities	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
The White House Executive Order on the Recovery and Use of Space Resources: Pushing the Boundaries of International Space Law?	4
China's branding problem: Image management and the US-China space relationship	4
Operational and regulatory assessment for satellites recycling	4
Estimating the United States Space Economy Using Input-Output Frameworks	4
Editorial Board	4
Is there a market for micro-launch vehicles?	4
Editorial Board	4