OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Environmental Science & Policy is 45. 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
Editorial Board	213
Problem framing for Australian coastal management	211
Indigenous peoples in carbon pricing policymaking	99
Local content policies: Knowledge stock and future directions for research and policy making in view of the sustainability agenda	92
Gender-based climate (in)justice: An overview	89
Twinning green and digital futures in waste management	87
Editorial Board	83
A stakeholder analysis based on project managers’ perceptions: Unlocking transformative potential in Natura 2000 projects	80
Editorial Board	77
Environmental assessment and regulatory oversight of genetically engineered crops in the United States	74
Are stakeholders ready to transform phosphorus use in food systems? A transdisciplinary study in a livestock intensive system	74
Who should measure air quality in modern cities? The example of decentralization of urban air quality monitoring in Krasnoyarsk (Siberia, Russia)	74
Expert knowledge and institutional interplay: Exploring the epistemic linkages of the IPCC, IPBES, WCRP, and Future Earth	73
Can a Science Week empower scientists for conservation advocacy?	72
A conceptual framework for knowledge integration in cross-disciplinary collaborations	70
Assessing multi-dimensional complexity through sustainability modeling: A whole community approach	69
Adaptation pathways to inform policy and practice in the context of development	69
Identifying leverage points for sustainable transitions in urban – rural systems: Application of graph theory to participatory causal loop diagramming	68
Marine and coastal places: Wellbeing in a blue economy	68
Applying Theory of Change in research program planning: Lessons from CGIAR	68
Analyzing efficiency and built environment factors for achieving convenient access to public transport: A Europe-wide DEA application	67
Identifying success factors for integrated coastal zone management: Development of a regional coastal plan in Morocco.	66
Flood risk management along German rivers – A review of multi-criteria analysis methods and decision-support systems	65
Knowledge brokers at the interface of environmental science and policy: A review of knowledge and research needs	64
Redefining co-design for social-ecological research and practice: A systematic literature review	63

“Our burgers eat carbon”: Investigating the discourses of corporate net-zero commitments	63
Participatory study of policy process for wildlife conservation and ecotourism in Eswatini: A multiple streams analysis	62
Beyond a garden: Alignment of Sustainable Development Goals with botanic gardens	62
Designing successful agri-environmental schemes: A mechanistic analysis of a collective scheme for eco-system services in the Netherlands	61
Integrating traditional and local knowledge into disaster risk reduction policies: Insights from Nepal, India and Bangladesh	58
Investigating the risky dilemma of regional flood planning: The case of the Wolastoq \| Saint John River Basin, Canada	57
Institutional barriers to actionable science: Perspectives from decision support tool creators	57
Plastics in a circular economy: Mitigating the ambiguity of widely-used terms from stakeholders consultation	57
Enhancing climate change-induced flood co-adaptation in the Johor river basin, Malaysia: A dotmocracy mapping approach with key technical stakeholders	56
A new perspective on the work of boundary organisations: Bridging knowledge between marine conservation actors in Pacific Small Island Developing States	55
Analyzing the political impact of Real-world laboratories for urban transformation in eight German ‘Cities of the Future’	55
A conceptual framework for the assessment of and the transition to liveable, sustainable and equitable cities	54
The ClimateHack: How tech entrepreneurship shapes climate action	54
Comparing normative and descriptive methods for multi-criteria decision analysis: A case study evaluating wetland restoration opportunities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, USA	53
Managing emerging environmental risks when we do not know enough about them: The case of respirable mineral dust	50
Tracing the inclusion of health as a component of the food-energy-water nexus in dam management in the Senegal River Basin	48
Effects of policy and functional (in)coherence on coordination – A comparative analysis of cross-sectoral water management problems	47
Measuring and managing for environmental sustainability. An application of the Environmental Sustainability Gap (ESGAP) framework in New Caledonia	47
A water-energy-food security nexus framework based on optimal resource allocation	46
Climate change preparedness across sectors of the built environment – A review of literature	45
A knowledge exchange framework to connect research, policy, and practice, developed through the example of the Chinese island of Hainan	45
Integrating adaptation practice in assessments of climate change science: The case of IPCC Working Group II reports	45
Patterns of injustices in water allocation mechanisms in the Brazilian Amazon: Palm oil expansion and the reshaping of hydrosocial territories	45