OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology is 14. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploring the dynamic linkages among human health, climate change, and food insecurity in the top twenty emitters	178
Towards sustainability: does ‘going global’ promote firms greener? ——evidence from OFDI of China’s listed firms	177
Agricultural mechanization and land productivity in China	148
Promoting synergies for sustainability through peer-to-peer sharing: an analysis of drivers and barriers	126
Impact of economic growth, natural resources and trade on ecological footprint: do education and longevity promote sustainable development in Algeria?	109
Credit access and sustainable farm investments: a dual perspective on chemical and environmentally friendly inputs	72
Re-envisioning par for the course: an assessment of desert golf sustainability from a landscape perspective	64
Integrated spatial prioritization of urban nature-based solutions for climate adaptation, mitigation, and justice	54
Invasive plants and agri-food waste extracts as sustainable alternatives for the pre-emergence urban weed control in Portugal Central Region	54
On the shadow economy-environmental sustainability nexus in Africa: the (ir)relevance of financial development	53
Characterizing agroecology’s practice in the Niayes, Senegal: A typology of agricultural models on family farms	52
Unravelling the role of renewable energy, information and communication technology and agricultural credit for sustainable agricultural productivity in developing countries	52
The influence of nuclear energy research and development investments on environmental sustainability: evidence from the United States and France	51
Assessment of China’s green governance performance based on integrative perspective of technology utilization and actor management	51
What factors affect the structural resilience of urban networks during COVID-19 epidemic? A comparative analysis in China	49
Integrating the Sustainable Development Goals into the strategy of higher education institutions	44
Expanding protected areas in a Neotropical hotspot	44
Spatial coupling mechanism of biocultural diversity: case of Beichuan-River-Source National Nature Reserve, Qinghai, China	41
Assessing the value of agroforestry and food security among households in Isingiro District, South-western Uganda	41
The relationship between the rule of law and environmental sustainability: empirical evidence from the analysis of global indices	40
Examining the roles of labour standards, economic complexity, and globalization in the biocapacity deficiency of the ASEAN countries	40
Understanding the effects of urban perceptions on housing rent using big data and machine learning	40
A new look at China’s environmental quality: how does environmental sustainability respond to the asymmetrical behavior of the competitive industrial sector?	39
Social media for sustainability education: gaining knowledge and skills into actions for sustainable living	37
Construction of ecological security patterns based on multi-scenario simulations in arid and semi-arid areas in Northwest China	36

Green policymaking in top emitters: assessing the consequences of external conflicts, trade globalization, and mineral resources on sustainable development	36
How do environmental tax and renewable energy contribute to ecological sustainability? New evidence from top renewable energy countries	35
Greening the E7 environment: how can renewable and nuclear energy moderate financial development, natural resources, and digitalization towards the target?	34
A novel ecological evaluation index based on geospatial principles and remote sensing techniques	33
A multicriteria approach for assessing the maturity of supply chains regarding the implementation of circular economy practices in Brazil	30
Time, frequency, and quantile-based impacts of disaggregated electricity generation on carbon neutrality: evidence from leading European Union countries	30
Colligating ecological footprint and economic globalization after COP21: Insights from agricultural value-added and natural resources rents in the E7 economies	27
Do patents, renewable energies and energy taxes in the transport sector reduce transportation carbon emissions in the European Union?	27
Comparative analysis of ten Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment (NSA) tools offering integrated criteria for urban development	27
Pathway towards decarbonization: how do renewable energy, natural gas consumption trade and monetary policy influence this pursuit?	27
Ecological conservation, biodiversity, and agricultural education as integrated approaches for envisioning the future of sustainable agriculture in North America	25
Subnational protected areas in China experienced disproportional increases in anthropogenic activities from 2000 to 2020	25
Exploring the effective distance of 3D urban compact form correlated with building energy consumption and optimization strategies	24
Smallholder coffee-based farmers’ perception and their adaptation strategies of climate change and variability in South-Eastern Ethiopia	24
A proposal to measure the circular economy implementation and sustainable development goals achievement using objectively weighted indices	24
Transient poverty in a sustainable development context	23
How do economic, health, environmental and demographic factors affect life expectancy? – a novel attempt for developed and developing economies	22
Uncovering time-, frequency- and quantile-based impacts of energy, fiscal policy instruments, and economic growth on sustainable development	22
The impact of digital technology and technological innovation on environmental attitudes——insights from a cross-country survey	22
What factors contribute to environmental degradation in G11 economies? Emphasizing the importance of renewable and non-renewable energy sources	22
Climate policy uncertainty and renewable energy consumption at crossroads: designing SDG policies for the United States	21
Spatiotemporal dynamics and drivers of ecological quality in water conservation area: the case of Sanjiangyuan National Park	21
Global evidence on the energy–environment dilemma: the role of energy-related uncertainty across diverse environmental indicators	18
Impact-oriented assessment of carbon, water and energy footprints for maize production: a case study in Shandong, China	18
Do renewable energy, economic globalization, and financial development foster green growth in France? Evidence from a wavelet-quantile approach	18
Crop intensification effects on soil quality and organic carbon stocks: a case study of Haramosh Valley in Central Karakorum, Pakistan	18
Carbon taxes, resources efficiency, and environmental sustainability in a developed country	16
More is not always better: the role of Social Media Information in shaping individual low-carbon behavioral intention	16
Does adaptation to climate change promote household food security? Insights from Indonesian fishermen	16
Lost harvest: examining the association between postharvest food loss and food insecurity in semi-arid Ghana	16
Sustainability measurement with a non-compensatory approach in Cuban nature-based tourism	15
How sustainable is happiness? An enquiry about the sustainability and wellbeing performance of societies	15
Assessment and driving factor analysis of eco-environmental security for the Qinghai‒Tibet Plateau	15
Green innovation, foreign investment and carbon emissions: a roadmap to sustainable development via green energy and energy efficiency for BRICS economies	15
If tourism induces the EKC hypothesis, how does governance moderate its impact in the EU without the UK?	14
Barriers and solutions for just and equitable access to urban ecosystem services: a critical analysis	14