OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology is 30. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploring the dynamic linkages among human health, climate change, and food insecurity in the top twenty emitters	179
Towards sustainability: does ‘going global’ promote firms greener? ——evidence from OFDI of China’s listed firms	177
Agricultural mechanization and land productivity in China	152
Promoting synergies for sustainability through peer-to-peer sharing: an analysis of drivers and barriers	127
Credit access and sustainable farm investments: a dual perspective on chemical and environmentally friendly inputs	111
Invasive plants and agri-food waste extracts as sustainable alternatives for the pre-emergence urban weed control in Portugal Central Region	74
On the shadow economy-environmental sustainability nexus in Africa: the (ir)relevance of financial development	65
Impact of economic growth, natural resources and trade on ecological footprint: do education and longevity promote sustainable development in Algeria?	58
Re-envisioning par for the course: an assessment of desert golf sustainability from a landscape perspective	56
Integrated spatial prioritization of urban nature-based solutions for climate adaptation, mitigation, and justice	55
Characterizing agroecology’s practice in the Niayes, Senegal: A typology of agricultural models on family farms	53
Unravelling the role of renewable energy, information and communication technology and agricultural credit for sustainable agricultural productivity in developing countries	53
Assessment of China’s green governance performance based on integrative perspective of technology utilization and actor management	53
What factors affect the structural resilience of urban networks during COVID-19 epidemic? A comparative analysis in China	52
Expanding protected areas in a Neotropical hotspot	49
The influence of nuclear energy research and development investments on environmental sustainability: evidence from the United States and France	46
Assessing the value of agroforestry and food security among households in Isingiro District, South-western Uganda	44
Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals into the strategy of higher education institutions	44
Green policymaking in top emitters: assessing the consequences of external conflicts, trade globalization, and mineral resources on sustainable development	41
The relationship between the rule of law and environmental sustainability: empirical evidence from the analysis of global indices	41
Examining the roles of labour standards, economic complexity, and globalization in the biocapacity deficiency of the ASEAN countries	41
A new look at China’s environmental quality: how does environmental sustainability respond to the asymmetrical behavior of the competitive industrial sector?	40
Construction of ecological security patterns based on multi-scenario simulations in arid and semi-arid areas in Northwest China	40
Greening the E7 environment: how can renewable and nuclear energy moderate financial development, natural resources, and digitalization towards the target?	38
Spatial coupling mechanism of biocultural diversity: case of Beichuan-River-Source National Nature Reserve, Qinghai, China	38

How do environmental tax and renewable energy contribute to ecological sustainability? New evidence from top renewable energy countries	38
Understanding the effects of urban perceptions on housing rent using big data and machine learning	35
A novel ecological evaluation index based on geospatial principles and remote sensing techniques	35
Social media for sustainability education: gaining knowledge and skills into actions for sustainable living	35
A multicriteria approach for assessing the maturity of supply chains regarding the implementation of circular economy practices in Brazil	33
Ecological conservation, biodiversity, and agricultural education as integrated approaches for envisioning the future of sustainable agriculture in North America	30