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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Project and knowledge management at European public space agencies: The need for a three-dimensional project management office	21
Ensuring PNT resilience in a time of navigation uncertainty	20
Brazilian Space Sector: Historical Analysis of the Public Budget	20
The W&T Realpolitik Scenario and Contact With Extraterrestrial Intelligence: A Reply to Wright et al.	19
Latin American participation in the space sector: A public policy perspective (2012–2022)	19
Media use and US Attitudes Toward Government and Private Space Exploration	19
Spaceport environmental policy in the new space era	19
Starlink for ASEAN: A Changemaker in the Race Toward Sustainable Development?	19
Intellectual Property Protection in Outer Space: Conflict in Theory and Application in Practice	18
Revisiting the role of space in European Security 20 years after. A practitioner's perspective	18
ASEAN regional cooperation in the space sector: Current status, potential gaps, and future perspectives	18
Finding space for the European Space Agency	16
Through the Thorns to Where? The Politics of Alternative Appropriations of Soviet Space Culture in Contemporary Russia	14
Sweden's first defence and security space strategy: Aligning with allies	13
A discussion on policies and regulations governing the risks associated with radiation exposure for space tourism flight participants	13
Cyber-attacks on Space Activities: Revisiting the Responsibility Regime of Article VI of the Outer Space Treaty	11
Who speaks for extraterrestrial ecosystems?: Why ET should have standing	11
Editorial Board	11
Editorial Board	10
Editorial Board	10
The hidden constraints on America’s space economy: Fixing the frictions in U.S. commercial space partnerships	9
A Review of Country Classification Frameworks in the Space Sector: Priorities, Limitations, and Global Considerations	9
Space policy and industrial development in middle powers: Malaysia and Turkey in comparative perspective	9
Transfer of Space Technologies in Iran: Drivers and Constraints of Success	9
Israel’s public policy on space debris management: Between technological capacity and political will	8

A new paradigm for space education	8
The Decision-Making Process of China's Human Spaceflight Program	7
Editorial Board	7
Can a referendum solve problems of shared sovereignty on Mars?	7
The potential for conflict in cislunar space: Findings from a tabletop exercise	7
Planning space exploration: Appraising and appreciating a curated collection of NASA's roadmap visualizations	7
Does Open Innovation Open Doors for Underrepresented Groups to Contribute to Technology Innovation?: Evidence from a Space Robotics Challenge	6
Editorial Board	6
Developing safety-zone rules: Based on an institutional choice framework	6
Improving the safety zone mechanism: Shifting the focus from safety zones to safety obligations	6
Editorial Board	6
Crisis in space: Assessing Japan's legal gaps in space emergency response	5
China's branding problem: Image management and the US-China space relationship	5
A holistic framework for classifying countries in the space sector	5
Safeguarding European space sovereignty—Recommendations for operational climate services to support resilience	5
Examining the meaning of sustainability on the Moon	5
Editorial Board	5
Operational and regulatory assessment for satellites recycling	5
The Importance of ALCE's Role as a Political Actor Rather Than a Coordinator of Regional Space Activities	5
Evaluating the Public Value of Improving Early Detection Accuracy of Cumulonimbus Using a Geostationary Satellite in South Korea	5
Is there a market for micro-launch vehicles?	5
Centralizing Korea's space governance: Institutional impacts and strategic implications one year after launching KASA	5
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
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
SETI From the Perspective of Intercivilizational Politics	5