OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Space Policy is 5. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Brazilian Space Sector: Historical Analysis of the Public Budget	26
Spaceport environmental policy in the new space era	24
Starlink for ASEAN: A Changemaker in the Race Toward Sustainable Development?	23
Latin American participation in the space sector: A public policy perspective (2012–2022)	22
Project and knowledge management at European public space agencies: The need for a three-dimensional project management office	21
Media use and US Attitudes Toward Government and Private Space Exploration	20
Ensuring PNT resilience in a time of navigation uncertainty	20
Intellectual Property Protection in Outer Space: Conflict in Theory and Application in Practice	19
Revisiting the role of space in European Security 20 years after. A practitioner's perspective	19
The W&T Realpolitik Scenario and Contact With Extraterrestrial Intelligence: A Reply to Wright et al.	18
Finding space for the European Space Agency	18
ASEAN regional cooperation in the space sector: Current status, potential gaps, and future perspectives	16
Who speaks for extraterrestrial ecosystems?: Why ET should have standing	15
Cyber-attacks on Space Activities: Revisiting the Responsibility Regime of Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty	14
Sweden's first defence and security space strategy: Aligning with allies	14
Through the Thorns to Where? The Politics of Alternative Appropriations of Soviet Space Culture in Contemporary Russia	14
Editorial Board	13
A discussion on policies and regulations governing the risks associated with radiation exposure for space tourism flight participants	12
Editorial Board	11
The hidden constraints on America’s space economy: Fixing the frictions in U.S. commercial space partnerships	10
Editorial Board	10
Space policy and industrial development in middle powers: Malaysia and Turkey in comparative perspective	10
Editorial Board	10
Transfer of Space Technologies in Iran: Drivers and Constraints of Success	9
A new paradigm for space education	9

A Review of Country Classification Frameworks in the Space Sector: Priorities, Limitations, and Global Considerations	9
Can a referendum solve problems of shared sovereignty on Mars?	8
Israel’s public policy on space debris management: Between technological capacity and political will	8
Planning space exploration: Appraising and appreciating a curated collection of NASA's roadmap visualizations	8
Does Open Innovation Open Doors for Underrepresented Groups to Contribute to Technology Innovation?: Evidence from a Space Robotics Challenge	8
Improving the safety zone mechanism: Shifting the focus from safety zones to safety obligations	7
The Decision-Making Process of China's Human Spaceflight Program	7
Editorial Board	7
The potential for conflict in cislunar space: Findings from a tabletop exercise	7
Editorial Board	6
The Importance of ALCE's Role as a Political Actor Rather Than a Coordinator of Regional Space Activities	6
Editorial Board	6
Developing safety-zone rules: Based on an institutional choice framework	6
Operational and regulatory assessment for satellites recycling	6
Crisis in space: Assessing Japan's legal gaps in space emergency response	6
Centralizing Korea's space governance: Institutional impacts and strategic implications one year after launching KASA	6
Editorial Board	6
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	5
Centring Environmentalism in Space Governance: Interrogating Dominance and Authority Through a Critical Legal Geography of Outer Space	5
Security challenges when space merges with cyberspace	5
China's branding problem: Image management and the US-China space relationship	5
Evaluating the Public Value of Improving Early Detection Accuracy of Cumulonimbus Using a Geostationary Satellite in South Korea	5
Toward Coherence: A Space Sector Public-Private Partnership Typology	5
Artemis Accords: Are Safety Zones Practical for Long Term Commercial Lunar Resource Utilisation?	5
Is there a market for micro-launch vehicles?	5
A holistic framework for classifying countries in the space sector	5
Medium-to long-term strategies in the field of space transportation systems formulated by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency under the Inter-Uni	5
Safeguarding European space sovereignty—Recommendations for operational climate services to support resilience	5
SETI From the Perspective of Intercivilizational Politics	5
Examining the meaning of sustainability on the Moon	5