OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 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
Exploring the dynamic linkages among human health, climate change, and food insecurity in the top twenty emitters	165
Towards sustainability: does ‘going global’ promote firms greener? ——evidence from OFDI of China’s listed firms	164
Promoting synergies for sustainability through peer-to-peer sharing: an analysis of drivers and barriers	87
Recursive digital filter reveals critical role of subsurface flow in phosphorus export at the watershed scale	86
Integrated spatial prioritization of urban nature-based solutions for climate adaptation, mitigation, and justice	78
Invasive plants and agri-food waste extracts as sustainable alternatives for the pre-emergence urban weed control in Portugal Central Region	74
Unravelling the role of renewable energy, information and communication technology and agricultural credit for sustainable agricultural productivity in developing countries	71
Re-envisioning par for the course: an assessment of desert golf sustainability from a landscape perspective	67
Impact of economic growth, natural resources and trade on ecological footprint: do education and longevity promote sustainable development in Algeria?	67
On the shadow economy-environmental sustainability nexus in Africa: the (ir)relevance of financial development	66
Credit access and sustainable farm investments: a dual perspective on chemical and environmentally friendly inputs	65
Exploring the sustainable development performance using SDG indicators under a novel sustainable composite score model	63
Assessment of China’s green governance performance based on integrative perspective of technology utilization and actor management	60
Characterizing agroecology’s practice in the Niayes, Senegal: A typology of agricultural models on family farms	59
Expanding protected areas in a Neotropical hotspot	59
Determinants and reduction pathways of industrial carbon emission intensity from a technology–organization–environment perspective: evidence from China	58
What factors affect the structural resilience of urban networks during COVID-19 epidemic? A comparative analysis in China	56
Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals into the strategy of higher education institutions	55
The influence of nuclear energy research and development investments on environmental sustainability: evidence from the United States and France	53
Examining the roles of labour standards, economic complexity, and globalization in the biocapacity deficiency of the ASEAN countries	50
Mitigating food insecurity through sustainable livelihoods framework (SLF): fresh global evidence	48
Spatial coupling mechanism of biocultural diversity: case of Beichuan-River-Source National Nature Reserve, Qinghai, China	45
Green policymaking in top emitters: assessing the consequences of external conflicts, trade globalization, and mineral resources on sustainable development	45
Understanding the effects of urban perceptions on housing rent using big data and machine learning	42
A new look at China’s environmental quality: how does environmental sustainability respond to the asymmetrical behavior of the competitive industrial sector?	41

Construction of ecological security patterns based on multi-scenario simulations in arid and semi-arid areas in Northwest China	40
Mitigating sustainability uncertainty in the United States: the roles of renewable energy transition, digital inclusion, technological innovation, and environmental governance	36
The relationship between the rule of law and environmental sustainability: empirical evidence from the analysis of global indices	36
Greening the E7 environment: how can renewable and nuclear energy moderate financial development, natural resources, and digitalization towards the target?	35
How do environmental tax and renewable energy contribute to ecological sustainability? New evidence from top renewable energy countries	35
A multicriteria approach for assessing the maturity of supply chains regarding the implementation of circular economy practices in Brazil	34
Subnational protected areas in China experienced disproportional increases in anthropogenic activities from 2000 to 2020	32
Exploring the effective distance of 3D urban compact form correlated with building energy consumption and optimization strategies	31
Ecological conservation, biodiversity, and agricultural education as integrated approaches for envisioning the future of sustainable agriculture in North America	29
A novel ecological evaluation index based on geospatial principles and remote sensing techniques	29
Comparative analysis of ten Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment (NSA) tools offering integrated criteria for urban development	28
Do patents, renewable energies and energy taxes in the transport sector reduce transportation carbon emissions in the European Union?	27
A proposal to measure the circular economy implementation and sustainable development goals achievement using objectively weighted indices	27
Foreign direct investment and inclusive green growth: the differential roles of entry modes in sustainable development	25
Pathway towards decarbonization: how do renewable energy, natural gas consumption trade and monetary policy influence this pursuit?	24
Time, frequency, and quantile-based impacts of disaggregated electricity generation on carbon neutrality: evidence from leading European Union countries	24
Smallholder coffee-based farmers’ perception and their adaptation strategies of climate change and variability in South-Eastern Ethiopia	23
Climate policy uncertainty and renewable energy consumption at crossroads: designing SDG policies for the United States	22
Uncovering time-, frequency- and quantile-based impacts of energy, fiscal policy instruments, and economic growth on sustainable development	22
Colligating ecological footprint and economic globalization after COP21: Insights from agricultural value-added and natural resources rents in the E7 economies	22
How do economic, health, environmental and demographic factors affect life expectancy? – a novel attempt for developed and developing economies	21
Global evidence on the energy–environment dilemma: the role of energy-related uncertainty across diverse environmental indicators	21
Do renewable energy, economic globalization, and financial development foster green growth in France? Evidence from a wavelet-quantile approach	20
High carbon density persists in shrinking industrial cities without integrated population–socioeconomy–land governance: evidence from Siping City, Northeast China	19
The impact of digital technology and technological innovation on environmental attitudes——insights from a cross-country survey	19
More is not always better: the role of Social Media Information in shaping individual low-carbon behavioral intention	19
Biofuel research and development technologies: a Load Capacity Curve analysis for European sustainable development	19
Exploring pro-sustainable tourists in nature-based destinations: a biosphere reserve case study	19
How sustainable is happiness? An enquiry about the sustainability and wellbeing performance of societies	19
Lost harvest: examining the association between postharvest food loss and food insecurity in semi-arid Ghana	19
Spatiotemporal dynamics and drivers of ecological quality in water conservation area: the case of Sanjiangyuan National Park	19
Impact-oriented assessment of carbon, water and energy footprints for maize production: a case study in Shandong, China	19
Carbon taxes, resources efficiency, and environmental sustainability in a developed country	19
Green innovation, foreign investment and carbon emissions: a roadmap to sustainable development via green energy and energy efficiency for BRICS economies	18
Crop intensification effects on soil quality and organic carbon stocks: a case study of Haramosh Valley in Central Karakorum, Pakistan	18
Asymmetric effects of poverty and inequality on carbon emissions in South Africa	18
Harnessing fiscal power: how public environmental spending mitigates climate risks globally	17
Sensitivity analysis of sustainability indicators using a shifted geometric assessment model	16
Assessment and driving factor analysis of eco-environmental security for the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau	16
Advancing sustainability in China by uncovering the role of eco-innovation, sustainable urbanization and financial development: evidence from novel wavelet approaches	16
Exploring the dynamic capability of green technology innovation for achieving sustainable development: an empirical insight from China	15
Barriers and solutions for just and equitable access to urban ecosystem services: a critical analysis	14
If tourism induces the EKC hypothesis, how does governance moderate its impact in the EU without the UK?	14
Nitrogen use efficiency of rice in India: A regional analysis	14
Sustainability measurement with a non-compensatory approach in Cuban nature-based tourism	14
Sustainable pathways in leading emitters: unveiling environmental repercussions of institutions, trade globalization, and energy sustainability, accessibility, and efficiency	13
Energy poverty, environmental degradation and agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa	13
Policy implications of technological innovations, domestic material consumption and renewable energy consumption for achieving sustainable development goals in G7 economies	13
Adoption of smart agriculture technologies effectively improves the technical efficiency of green cotton production	13
Evolution and global trends in nature-based solutions for eco-city planning: a bibliometric analysis (2005–2025)	13

A comparative analysis of the circular economy performances for European Union countries	12
Integrating landscape ecological risk and ecosystem service value for ecological zoning and scenario simulation in the Yellow River Basin	12
Water quality responses to different flow regimes in a eutrophic lake: an integrated investigation with hydrodynamic and food web models	12
Toward a digital ecological civilization in China’s pursuit of sustainable development: regional disparities, interactive responses and obstacle factors	10
Global forecasting of atmospheric CO ₂ concentrations using a hybrid STL-Prophet-LSTM model	10
When AI goes to court: does technology enhance the decarbonization effect of environmental judiciary? Quasi-experimental evidence from China	10
Urban green and blue infrastructure effect on the micro-scale thermal environment in a residential neighborhood: Mueller, Austin, TX	10
Exploring the role of technology in the trade-off between biodiversity and poverty alleviation across countries	10
Natural resources-sustainable environment conflicts amidst COP26 resolutions: investigating the role of renewable energy, technology innovations, green finance, and structural change	10
Effects of energy consumption on human development and industrial sector performance in selected Sub-Saharan Africa and OECD countries: comparative analysis	10
Accelerating the translation of climate science into solutions	9
Impact of renewable and fossil fuel energy consumption on environmental degradation: evidence from USA by nonlinear approaches	9
Off-farm work and technical efficiency of wheat production: An analysis accounting for multiple dimensions of off-farm work	9
Improvement of residents’ happiness index in tourism destinations based on guiding significance and tourism development	9
Environment monitoring of mining area with comprehensive mining ecological index (CMEI): a case study in Xilinhot of Inner Mongolia, China	9
Navigating the sustainable development pathway: a machine learning assessment of critical minerals, AI technologies, energy transition, and environmental degradation	9
Ecological effects of distinct patents on reducing waste-related greenhouse gas emissions in BRIC countries: evidence from novel quantile methods	9
Achieving carbon neutrality and SDGs: assessing roles of solar energy, government stability, and population aging in greenhouse gas emissions	9
Do women in politics and government efficiency enhance electricity access in Nigeria: analyzing energy prices and foreign investment	9
Optimizing cultivated land under non-grain expansion in rural China: unveiling the spatial dynamics of trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services	9
The role of greenfield investment and investment freedom on environmental quality: testing the EKC hypothesis for EU countries	9
The key factors contributing to the persistence of homelessness	9
Sustainability assessment of the Yangtze River Delta Urban agglomeration in China based on stochastic simulation techniques	8
A hybrid scale to relate natural and built environments: a pragmatic approach to sustainable cities	8
Do uncertainties moderate the influence of renewable energy consumption on electric power CO ₂ emissions? A new policy insights	8
The undesirable impact of China’s “national sustainable development plan of resource-based cities” on CO ₂ intensity	8
Geopolitical risks and energy affordability in Europe: spatial econometric evidence for policy	8
Urban pavement crevices as microhabitats: soil properties and spontaneous vegetation in roadside environments	8
Strengthening resilience in ultra-poverty: using multilayered indicators approach in climate-induced vulnerability	8
Informal green spaces in urban environments: a systematic review of definitions, values and assessment methods	8
Transhumant pastoralism in Indian western Himalaya: traditional ecological knowledge and contemporary practices	7
Green finance, fintech, and environmental sustainability: fresh policy insights from the BRICS nations	7
Can consumption of local food contribute to sustainable tourism? Evidence from the perception of domestic tourists	7
Integrating ecosystem service importance and ecological sensitivity to identify priority areas for ecological conservation and restoration in Miyun Reservoir Basin	7
Embedding sustainability into bank strategy: implications for sustainable development goals reporting	7
Understanding regional variability in water, energy, and food (WEF) security: an Arctic case-study	7
From sufficiency principles to circular economy strategies	7
Investigation of the effect of natural resource dependence on environmental sustainability under the novel load capacity curve hypothesis	7
Advancing forest ecosystem sustainability through remote-sensing solutions	7
Impact of electricity generation, consumption, energy trade, and ICT on the environment in Pakistan: a NARDL and ARDL analysis	7
A quantitative synthesis of heterogeneous impacts of urban spatial structure on carbon emissions	7
Assessing decarbonization: a comparison of the green sacrifice ratio for China and India	7
Income impacts of rural household livelihood strategies: insights from Chongqing, Southwest China	7
Sustainability factors influencing para rubber resources for the implementation of circular economy in Songkhla province, southern Thailand	6
Can green resource productivity, renewable energy, and economic globalization drive the pursuit of carbon neutrality in the top energy transition economies?	6
The role of technology innovation, R&D, and quality governance in pollution mitigation for EU economies: fresh evidence from method of moment quantile regression	6
Racing towards environmental sustainability: a synergy between economic complexity, political stability, and energy transition: policy insight from a bootstrap time varying causality approach	6
Income inequality, fintech innovation, and CO2 emissions: evidence from OECD countries	6
Dynamic multi-scale effect of urban spatial form on PM _2.5 concentrations in different climate zones of China	6
Material productivity and material intensity as drivers of environmental sustainability in G-7 economies	6
CDP (carbon disclosure project) emissions of CO ₂ and environmental disclosure quality: the mediating role of media legitimacy and governance	6
Type division and spatial differentiation characteristics of cities in China: on the perspective of sustainable urban regeneration	6
Evaluating the nexus between energy transition and load capacity factor in Germany: evidence from novel quantile-based approaches	6
Sustainability and resilience of rural livelihoods: measurement and analysis	6
Moving towards a sustainable environment: do disaggregated energy consumption, natural resources, financial development and economic globalization really matter?	6
Investigating political stability effect on the environment in the Netherlands by Fourier-based approaches	6
Status of research on Sustainable Development Goal 11: a visual analysis using citespace and ArcGIS	6
The role of environmental tax policy, natural resource rents, and outward foreign direct investment in advancing clean energy consumption in BRICS-T countries	6
Changes and divergences of urban climate adaptability in Pearl River Delta: spatiotemporal patterns and driving forces	5
Assessing resident’s perception towards ecosystem services of urban green spaces in Delhi, India	5
Social innovation projects link to sustainable development goals: case of Portugal	5
Status and drivers of households’ food security status in climate-sensitive coastal areas of Bangladesh: A comparison between the exposed and interior coasts	5
How participation in collective action shapes income and equity in large-scale ecological restoration: evidence from China’s Grain for Green Program	5
How sustainable are agricultural practices in European Union countries? A spherical fuzzy logic based evaluation	5
Ecological and economic impacts of eucalyptus plantation expansion in Ethiopia: evidence from a dynamic difference-in-differences approach	5
Analysis of risks factors associated with construction projects in urban wetlands ecosystem	5
How do oil price uncertainty and economic policy uncertainty influence achievement of net-zero emissions targets by 2050? A quantile-based analysis	5
Correlation of the sustainable development goals index score and COVID-19 death rate: a comparison among 40 Asian countries	5
Human displacement and ecological sustainability in Africa: evidence from FBARDL and Fourier-based causality analysis	5
Landscape ecological perception of urban green space under the pressure of COVID-19: health-activity-satisfaction evaluation	5
Circularity leakage in African value chains: MRIO-based evidence and nonlinear regulatory threshold effects	5
Climate-smart agriculture and food security: the role of alternate wetting and drying adoption among smallholder farmers in Indonesia	5