OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Urban Research & Practice is 3. 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
Activating building land as joint task in the Stuttgart region action programmes for residential and commercial land as elements of sustainable regional development	25
From climate policy pioneers to climate policy leaders? The examples of the eastern German cities of Potsdam and Rostock	23
Correction	18
The smart city and urban governance: the urban transformation of Barcelona, 2011–2023	17
Superblocks between theory and practice: insights from an international e-Delphi process and urban living labs in Vienna and Berlin	16
Can online shopping and remote work create an opportunity for local property tax reform? The case of Israel	15
Community self-governance in São Paulo’s informal settlements through the PAA framework	13
Identifying and exploring ‘agency features’ in decision-making processes aimed at urban sustainability transformation	13
Evaluating the ‘Dipiao’ policy from the perspectives of relocated peasants: an equitable and sustainable approach to urbanisation?	11
From the representative to the radical: how novel forms of participation can reform democracy and reduce existential risk	10
Response to Ryanne Flock’s review of Routledge Handbook of Street Culture published in Urban Research & Practice	9
Cities Learning from a Pandemic. Towards Preparedness	9
Affordable housing alternatives in George Town World Heritage Site: what we have and what is possible	8
Drivers and effects of public space reallocation projects	8
Prefigurative urbanization: housing cooperatives, social movements, and the urban transformation question in Harare (Zimbabwe)	8
Rhythmic processes of temporary use: understanding spatially detached stabilization through fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis	8
Transforming public housing in Australia: embracing sustainable refurbishment over demolition	8
Urban villages in China and India: parallels and differences in the village extension process	8
Understanding experimental governance of urban regeneration from the perspective of social learning – the case of Kingway Brewery in Shenzhen	8
Identifying models of National Urban Agendas. a view to the global transition Identifying models of National Urban Agendas. a view to the global transition , edited by F	6
Walking as an evocative experience: a conceptual model of a preferred walkable area	6
School and neighborhood selection as mechanism of socio-urban exclusion in Santiago of Chile: an action approach	6
Urban renewal policies in the Netherlands in an era of changing welfare regimes	6
We’re in this together: Capacities and relationships to enable community resilience	5
How divided government challenges strong mayors: the case of Poland	5

Behind the budget: analysing the factors driving sustainable urban development financing in Spain	5
Beyond the informal understanding Self-organized Kampungs in Indonesia	5
Public spaces in land use rating based on participatory mapping	5
The effects of the local and regional conditions and inequalities on urban shrinkage: a multilevel analysis focusing on local population decline	5
Putting inclusion into practice: how urban professionals give shape to participatory governance approaches in marginalized neighborhoods	5
Beyond the Neoliberal Creative City: Critique and Alternatives in the Urban Cultural Economy	5
Housing allowance and the perverse theory of housing outcomes	5
Survival strategies in inner-city neighborhoods: the case of Colombian and Peruvian migrants in Brussels, Belgium	4
Assessing urban forest governance through a capacity-based approach: insights from a case study in Milan, Italy	4
Towards new geographies of cohesion in a context of growing inequalities: insights from two social innovation projects in Milan metropolitan area	4
Housing crisis in European cities: exploring the potential of social and collaborative housing for supporting newcomers	4
The production of Asian public space: the role of the transnational developer	4
Climate Change and Urban Environment Sustainability	4
A modern guide to national urban policies in Europe	4
National policymaker perspectives on the implementation of biophilic urbanism in Chile: a pairwise comparison ranking perspective	4
The routledge handbook of urban design research methods	4
Industrial lands, equity, and economic diversity: a comparative study of planned employment areas in Melbourne, Australia	3
Leadership, urban structure and place: evidence from Bristol and Dorset	3
‘Smart’ in another way: the potential of the Fab City approach to reconfigure urban dynamics	3
The role of municipalities in promoting housing affordability: an analysis of three Finnish cities	3
Patchy neighbourhood changes from street micro level: an insight from residents and businesses	3
The impacts of neighbourhood governance on residents’ sense of community: a case study of Wuhan, China	3
Integrating knowledge forms in public transport planning and policies: the case of the Lisbon metropolitan area	3
Johannesburg’s transit revolution: a critical report on transit-oriented development strategy	3
Housing and urbanization policies of Istanbul, Turkey from central to the local	3
Being Interdisciplinary. Adventures in urban science and beyond	3
Power relations and local agency: a comparative study of European mining towns	3