OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Space Policy is 3. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Toward Sustainable Use of Space: Economic, Technological, and Legal Perspectives	22
The Advent of Artificial Intelligence in Space Activities: New Legal Challenges	19
Power Dynamics in the Age of Space Commercialisation	13
An Environmental Impact Assessment Framework for Space Resource Extraction	12
Developing an Adaptive Space Governance Framework	11
A World without Satellite Data as a Result of a Global Cyber-Attack	10
Countering Threats in Space Through International Cooperation	9
China's National Space Station: Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions for International Cooperation	9
Outer Space, an Area Recognised as Res Communis Omnium: Limits of National Space Mining Law	8
Satellite Earth Observation and National Data Regulation	8
Estimating the United States Space Economy Using Input-Output Frameworks	7
The Martian: Possible Scenarios for a Future Human Society on Mars	7
Historical Evolution of the Concept of Space Traffic Management Since 1932: The Need for a Change of Terminology	7
Earth Observation and Economic Studies: A Cross-fertilization Perspective	6
Everybody's Business to Know About Space: Cross-Disciplinarity and the Challenges of the New Space Age	6
Operation Burnt Frost: A View From Inside	6
Explore to Exploit: A Data-Centred Approach to Space Mining Regulation	6
Understanding the Economics of Orbital Pollution Through the Lens of Terrestrial Climate Change	6
Artemis Accords: Are Safety Zones Practical for Long Term Commercial Lunar Resource Utilisation?	6
Deterrence by Debris: The Downside to Cleaning up Space	5
Policy Considerations for Nascent Space Powers	5
Downstream Space Activities in the New Space Era: Paradigm Shift and Evaluation Challenges	5
The 2019 Notice on Promoting the Systematic and Orderly Development of Commercial Carrier Rockets: The First Step Towards Regulating Private Space Activities in China	5
European Union Space Surveillance & Tracking (EU SST): State of Play and Perspectives	5
The Concept of Developmental Relativity: Thoughts on the Technological Synchrony of Interstellar Civilizations	5

Cyber-attacks on Space Activities: Revisiting the Responsibility Regime of Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty	5
Examining the Growth of the Global Space Situational Awareness Sector: A Network Analysis Approach	4
The Prospect of Quantum Technologies in Space for Defence and Security	4
Should We Lie to Extraterrestrials? A Critique of the Voyager Golden Records	4
To What Extent Will Space Debris Impact the Economy?	4
What Should We Do with Our Moon?: Ethics and Policy for Establishing International Multiuse Lunar Land Reserves	4
Mars Land Use Policy Implementation: Approaches and Best Methods	4
First Space Colony: What Political System Could We Expect?	3
First, Do Nothing: A Passive Protocol for First Contact	3
Security challenges when space merges with cyberspace	3
Bioethical Issues in Human Modification for Protection against the Effects of Space Radiation	3
Brazilian Space Sector: Historical Analysis of the Public Budget	3
From the Sky to the Ground: Indigenous Peoples in an Age of Space Expansion	3
U.S. Space Policy and Theories of International Relations: The Case for Analytical Eclecticism	3
Discounting, Buck-Passing, and Existential Risk Mitigation: The Case of Space Colonization	3
Centring Environmentalism in Space Governance: Interrogating Dominance and Authority Through a Critical Legal Geography of Outer Space	3
The Astropreneurial Co-creation of the New Space Economy	3
Private Entities in Outer Space Activities: Liability Regime Reconsidered	3
Space-based Solar Power as a Catalyst for Space Development	3
Stubborn Stereotypes: Exploring the Gender Gap in Support for Space	3
A Review of Country Classification Frameworks in the Space Sector: Priorities, Limitations, and Global Considerations	3
We Come in Peace? A Rational Approach to METI	3
Commercial Lunar Ice Mining: Is There a Role for Royalties?	3
The International Lunar Research Station: China's New Era of Space Cooperation and Its New Role in the Space Legal Order	3