OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of the Knowledge Economy is 32. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Sustainability of Small-Scale Knowledge-Intensive Enterprises in the Agricultural Sector: a Focus on Sustainable Innovators	285
Enhancing Enterprise Value Creation Through Intelligent Digital Transformation of the Value Chain: A Deep Learning and Edge Computing Approach	116
Renewable Energy Consumption and Sustainable Development: A Panel Cointegration Approach	101
Foreign Aid and Economic Infrastructure in the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA)	93
Assessment of Foreign Direct Investment-Led Growth Argument in South Africa Amidst Urbanization and Industrialization: Evidence from Innovation Accounting Tests	87
Forces of Dynamic Capability and Incidence of Entrepreneurship: A Macroeconomic Policy Intervention Approach	78
Concentration of Innovation Investments Along the Business Cycle	73
Impact of Intellectual Capital on the Financial Performance of Innovation-Driven Pharmaceutical Firms: Empirical Evidence from India	69
Moderating Role of Knowledge-Sharing on the Nexus of Digital Business and Natural Resources	67
Systems Evaluation of University-Industry Collaboration Efficiency in Iran: Current Situation and Proposed Policy Framework	65
Do Exports of Communication Technology, Food, Manufacturing, and Foreign Investments Foster Economic Growth in Pakistan? an Exploration From Asymmetric Technique	64
The Influence of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Practices on US Firms’ Performance: Evidence from the Coronavirus Crisis	59
Household Mobility Between Formal and Informal Credit Channels and Its Relationship to Economic and Social Status: An Empirical Analysis Based on Micro Data in China	50
Does Intelligence Improve the Efficiency of Technological Innovation?	50
Does Foreign Direct Investment Matter for Environmental Degradation? Empirical Evidence from Central–Eastern European Countries	49
The Mediating Effect of Corporate Governance on the Relationship Between Blockchain Technology and Investment Efficiency	49
Finding Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Tunisia	48
Partnership Performance Between Northern and Southern Mediterranean Countries in the First 2 Years of PRIMA Programme Implementation	48
Knowledge Transfers and Business Performance in Creative Networks	43
R&D Spending and Economic Policy Uncertainty in Asian Countries: an Advanced Panel Data Estimation Study	42
Trade Diversion and Creation Effect of Free Trade Agreements in ASEAN: Do Institutions Matter?	42
The Assimilation of ICT Knowledge Management Practices in Organizations: an Empirical Study	40
Economic Freedom and Productivity in Africa	39
Art-Rent Concept and Measure With Connections to an Evolving Economy	39
The Impact of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies on Environmental Quality in OECD Countries	39

Determinants of Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Asian Developing Countries	38
Three Decades of Dynamic Capability Research (1990–2023): A Visual and Comparative Analysis of Leading Journal Literature	38
Corruption Control, Government Effectiveness and Banking Stability: Does Corruption Grease or Sand the Wheels?	37
How Corruption Mitigates the Effect of FDI on Economic Growth?	37
Host Countries’ Institutional Environment and Multinational Enterprises: Does Home-Host Developmental Status Matter?	36
Vertical segregation, innovation, and gender diversity in Spain’s industrial sector	34
Analyzing the Competitive Advantage’s Criteria of Science and Technology Parks and Incubators Using DEMATEL Approach	33
Evaluating the Impacts of Subsidy Removal by Using a Linear-Quadratic Storage Model: the Case of Tunisian Sugar Industry	32
What Will Be the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Human Capital and Economic Growth? Evidence from Eurozone	32