OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Utilities Policy is 33. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
How do European Union electric utilities contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals? Empirical insights on reporting and management control practices	236
Convergence dynamics of urban and rural electricity access rates across African countries	114
Ways to promote investments in sustainable energy utilities in the central Asian regional economic cooperation program region	81
Legislative reforms and market dynamics in the provision of urban water service by private contract operators in Spain	80
Editorial Board	74
Designing circular economy-compliant municipal solid waste management charging schemes	73
Excess demand or excess supply? A comparison of renewable energy certificate markets in the United Kingdom and Australia	68
Assessing the effect of increasing block tariffs for residential natural gas in Hefei City, China	63
Opportunities and challenges for small-scale flexibility in European electricity markets	60
An overview of Brazil's electricity market: Planning, dispatch models, pricing, and modernization	59
Assessing the relationship between electricity theft and customer payment habits: A machine-learning approach	57
Navigating the transition: The impacts of electricity tariff regulation on distributed generation in Brazil	57
Feasibility analysis of implementing an On Bill Financing program to promote energy-efficiency in Dubai-UAE	56
Exploratory analysis of the water governance frameworks regarding the OECD principles in two river basins in Brazil and Portugal	55
Household access to the public electricity grid in Cameroon: Analysis of connection determinants	54
Outage-induced power backup choice in Pakistan	53
Good governance and energy justice: Pathways to human development	49
Measuring energy poverty in Argentina: The relevance of regional disparities and policies	49
Addressing low-quality electricity service for low-income consumers: Empirical evidence from Brazil	47
Household energy poverty and personal time allocation: Empirical evidence from China	45
Development and application of regional urban water security indicators	40
Reinventing European air traffic control based on the covid-19 pandemic experience	40
A mixed-method analysis of New Zealand's smart meter rollout experience	40
Evaluation of the multi-dimensional growth potential of China's public charging facilities for electric vehicles through 2030	40
The electrification-social development nexus in Bangladesh: Do governmental policies matter?	36

A fair grid connection cost-sharing model for electricity based on the random forest machine learning method	36
Assessing the integration of planning instruments for urban land use and water service	36
Inflation effects of oil and gas prices in the UK: Symmetries and asymmetries	35
Editorial Board	35
A system dynamics framework to formulate energy policies for sustainable development in Ethiopia	34
Technological innovation and energy efficiency in central Eastern European countries	33
Cybersecurity and resilience in the swiss electricity sector: Status and policy options	33
Characterizing flexibility in power markets and systems	33
An integrated model for electricity market coupling simulations: Evidence from the European power market crossroad	33