OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Telecommunications Policy is 34. 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
The impact of ICT on economic growth-Comparing rich and poor countries	164
ICT for sustainable development: Global comparative evidence of globalisation thresholds	117
Revisiting Wireless Internet Connectivity: 5G vs Wi-Fi 6	104
Broadband infrastructure and export growth	91
Factors influencing TikTok engagement behaviors in China: An examination of gratifications sought, narcissism, and the Big Five personality traits	89
Internet access and poverty reduction: Evidence from rural and urban Mexico	88
From digital divide to digital inclusion: Challenges for wide-ranging digitalization in Pakistan	72
Environmental sustainability in the OECD: The power of digitalization, green innovation, renewable energy and financial development	70
Reaping digital dividends: Digital inclusive finance and high-quality development of enterprises in China	68
Could information and communication technology (ICT) reduce carbon emissions? The role of trade openness and financial development	68
Digital technologies and financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa	67
5G: A new future for Mobile Network Operators, or not?	63
Digital infrastructure and employment in services: Evidence from Sub-Saharan African countries	63
Resistance to facial recognition payment in China: The influence of privacy-related factors	62
The impact of literacy on intention to use digital technology for learning: A comparative study of Korea and Finland	52
An analysis of the impacts of telecommunications technology and innovation on economic growth	49
Effects of the internet, mobile, and land phones on income inequality and The Kuznets curve: Cross country analysis	49
Is ICT an enduring driver of economic growth? Evidence from South Asian economies	45
Mobile payment and rural household consumption: Evidence from China	45
ICT and socio-economic development: Evidence from a spatial panel data analysis in China	45
Can digitization mitigate the economic damage of a pandemic? Evidence from SARS	44
Inclusive growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Exploring the interaction between ICT diffusion, and financial development	44
Information technology, income inequality and economic growth in sub-Saharan African countries	44
Harnessing digital technologies for poverty reduction. Evidence for low-income and lower-middle income countries	43
ICT, governance and inequality in Africa	42

Digital dividend or digital divide? Digital economy and urban-rural income inequality in China	39
Regulating smart contracts: Legal revolution or simply evolution?	38
ICT dynamics for gender inclusive intermediary education: Minimum poverty and inequality thresholds in developing countries	38
Determinants of digitalization and digital divide in Sub-Saharan African economies: A spatial Durbin analysis	37
Digital divide and financial development in Africa	37
Urbanization and sustainable development for inclusiveness using ICTs	36
Does ICT create a new driving force for manufacturing?—Evidence from Chinese manufacturing firms	35
China's emerging role in the global semiconductor value chain	35
Broadband adoption and availability: Impacts on rural employment during COVID-19	35
ICT adoption, innovation, and SMEs’ access to finance	34
Do ICTs drive wealth inequality? Evidence from a dynamic panel analysis	34