OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology is 10. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
‘Mértola, a lab for the future’ as a transformational plan for the mediterranean semi-arid region: A learning case based on landsenses ecology	154
Impacts of digital agricultural extension on allocation inefficiency costs:Evidence from cotton farmers in China	152
A Tribute to Dr. Jingzhu Zhao, Editor-in-Chief (2010-2021)	125
A path towards environmental sustainability: exploring the effects of technological innovation and investment freedom on load capacity factor	114
More is not always better: the role of Social Media Information in shaping individual low-carbon behavioral intention	108
Evaluating the nexus between energy transition and load capacity factor in Germany: evidence from novel quantile-based approaches	64
Sustainability indicators for evaluation of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in urban agriculture	60
Impact-oriented assessment of carbon, water and energy footprints for maize production: a case study in Shandong, China	59
Green buildings in Chilean public higher education: a trend or a must-have in university strategic guidelines?	59
Integrating ecosystem service importance and ecological sensitivity to identify priority areas for ecological conservation and restoration in Miyun Reservoir Basin	50
Green days in the Park: a case study on Landsenses Ecology	45
Impacts of local conservation strategies on forest flora species of the Ambalara forest reserve in the Wa East District, Ghana	37
Impact of sustainability-focused learning intervention on teachers’ agency to teach for sustainable development	35
A comparison of waste education in schools and colleges across five European cities	35
The largest cooperative banks in Continental Europe: a sustainable model of banking	34
Why is the ‘counter-tradition’ room setting harmonious for an ancient village of China? An analysis based on landsenses ecology	34
How much is an urban stream worth? Using land senses and economic assessment of an urban stream restoration	34
Can consumption of local food contribute to sustainable tourism? Evidence from the perception of domestic tourists	33
Integrating ecosystem reference conditions and vulnerability to identify ecological restoration priority areas	31
Effects of individual and community-level environment components on the subjective well-being of poverty alleviation migrants: the case in Guizhou, China	29
Lost harvest: examining the association between postharvest food loss and food insecurity in semi-arid Ghana	29
Social innovation for sustainable development: assessing current trends	28
Exploring the dynamic linkages among human health, climate change, and food insecurity in the top twenty emitters	28
The nexus of industrial employment, financial development, urbanization, and human capital in promoting environmental sustainability in E7 economies	27
Crop intensification effects on soil quality and organic carbon stocks: a case study of Haramosh Valley in Central Karakorum, Pakistan	27

Green innovation, foreign investment and carbon emissions: a roadmap to sustainable development via green energy and energy efficiency for BRICS economies	26
How sustainable is happiness? An enquiry about the sustainability and wellbeing performance of societies	25
The role of renewable energy consumption and financial development in environmental sustainability: implications for the Nordic Countries	24
Has information and communication technology improved environmental quality in the OECD? —a dynamic panel analysis	23
Carbon taxes, resources efficiency, and environmental sustainability in a developed country	21
Building a sustainable environment in EU countries: the critical role of infrastructure investments and institutional quality	20
The spatial effects of innovation agglomeration on air quality in China: from the perspective of industrial development	19
Livelihood and climate vulnerability of coastal communities to natural disaster in south-western Bangladesh	19
Urban spontaneous vegetation helps create unique landsenses	19
Impact of environmental policy stringency on sectoral GHG emissions: evidence from Finland and Sweden by nonlinear quantile-based methods	19
The impact of ecological footprint in West Africa: the role of biocapacity and renewable energy	19
Popularization of plant protection UAVs and farmers’ income increases: a quasinatural experiment	19
Promoting synergies for sustainability through peer-to-peer sharing: an analysis of drivers and barriers	18
Does adaptation to climate change promote household food security? Insights from Indonesian fishermen	18
Formulating sustainable development policy for a developed nation: exploring the role of renewable energy, natural gas efficiency and oil efficiency towards decarbonization	18
Solar energy and sustainable development: evidence from 35 countries	17
Future mining based on internet of things (IoT) and sustainability challenges	17
Assessing decarbonization: a comparison of the green sacrifice ratio for China and India	17
Agricultural mechanization and land productivity in China	17
Income impacts of rural household livelihood strategies: insights from Chongqing, Southwest China	16
Forecasting China’s CO2 emissions and identifying key drivers: an application of the improved RFAGM model and LMDI decomposition methods	16
Towards sustainable greener Earth	16
Exploring the dynamic capability of green technology innovation for achieving sustainable development: an empirical insight from China	16
Investigation of the effect of natural resource dependence on environmental sustainability under the novel load capacity curve hypothesis	16
Nitrogen use efficiency of rice in India: A regional analysis	15
Unravelling the role of renewable energy, information and communication technology and agricultural credit for sustainable agricultural productivity in developing countries	15
Diaspora income, financial development and ecological footprint in Africa	14
Impacts of plot size on maize yields and farm profits: Implications for sustainable land use and food security	13
Is the incorporation of sustainability issues and Sustainable Development Goals in project management a catalyst for sustainable project delivery?	12
Sustainability measurement with a non-compensatory approach in Cuban nature-based tourism	12
If tourism induces the EKC hypothesis, how does governance moderate its impact in the EU without the UK?	12
Re-envisioning par for the course: an assessment of desert golf sustainability from a landscape perspective	11
Invasive plants and agri-food waste extracts as sustainable alternatives for the pre-emergence urban weed control in Portugal Central Region	11
On the shadow economy-environmental sustainability nexus in Africa: the (ir)relevance of financial development	11
Advancing sustainability in China by uncovering the role of eco-innovation, sustainable urbanization and financial development: evidence from novel wavelet approaches	11
Energy poverty, environmental degradation and agricultural productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa	11
Evaluation of the barriers to and drivers of the implementation of solar energy in Saudi Arabia	10
The impact of collaborative agglomeration of manufacturing and services on carbon emission efficiency: spatial effect and mechanism analysis	10
Can green resource productivity, renewable energy, and economic globalization drive the pursuit of carbon neutrality in the top energy transition economies?	10
African biopower investment and policy sufficiency: a qualitative comparative analysis	10
Sustainable agriculture in Northeastern India: how do tribal farmers perceive and respond to climate change?	10
Impact of economic growth, natural resources and trade on ecological footprint: do education and longevity promote sustainable development in Algeria?	10
How to establish a sustainable sea area governance mechanism? The case of marine waste	10
Sensitivity analysis of sustainability indicators using a shifted geometric assessment model	10
Urban land expanded closer to protected areas in China: a three decade investigation over 2622 protected areas	10