OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of the Knowledge Economy is 29. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploring the Impact of Geographic Factors on Urban Financial Innovation in China: Insights from the Banking, Insurance, and Securities Industries	243
Optimizing Knowledge-Driven Competition: Analyzing Product Differentiation in the Physical Education and Sports Training Oligopoly Market Using the Hotelling Model	79
Innovative Approaches to Assessing Urban Space Quality: A Multi-Source Big Data Perspective on Knowledge Dynamics	79
An Empirical Note on the Long-Run Effects of Public and Private R&D on TFP	78
Examining the Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Knowledge and Firm Performance: A Longitudinal Study of Start-ups in Emerging Markets	72
Causal Analysis of Company Performance and Technology Mediation in Small and Medium Enterprises During COVID-19	70
Technological Innovation Through Complex Networks: a Study of 100 Listed Companies on China’s Growth Enterprise Market	66
Beyond the Swipe: Investigating the Interplay of Technology, Media, and Human Behavior in Digital Romance	66
Sustainability of Small-Scale Knowledge-Intensive Enterprises in the Agricultural Sector: a Focus on Sustainable Innovators	57
Impact of Information and Communication Technology, Financial Development, and Trade on Economic Growth: Empirical Analysis on N11 Countries	57
Enhancing Efficiency and Decision-Making in Higher Education Through Intelligent Commercial Integration: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence	54
Economic Openness, Institution, and Environmental Degradation in a Small Open Dynamic Economy: Recent Evidence from Malaysia	54
Does Digital Financial Inclusion Have an Impact on High-Quality Development of Trade? Evidence from China	49
A Model of Effective Factors for Sustainable Growth of New Technology-Based Firms in Developing Countries	48
Enhancing Enterprise Value Creation Through Intelligent Digital Transformation of the Value Chain: A Deep Learning and Edge Computing Approach	48
The Impact of Public Debt and Quality of Governance on Economic Growth in High-Income Countries	48
How Does Abusive Supervision Influence Employee’s Sustainable Innovation Behavior: The Moderating Effect of Psychological Empowerment?	47
Investigating the Role of Non-family CEOs in Knowledge Diffusion and Investment Behavior in Family Firms During Succession	46
Optimizing Enterprise Productivity in the Digital Economy: A Genetic Algorithm and Multi-Objective Approach	44
The Role of External Network, Government Support, and Absorptive Capacity on the Innovative Activities of SMEs in Vietnam	38
Navigating Global Economic Dynamics: Institutional Innovation and Rule of Law in China’s Pilot Free Trade Zones	36
The Relationship Between Trade Openness, Foreign Direct Investment Inflows, and Economic Growth in Middle East and North of Africa Region: Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model vs. Vector Error Correct	36
Enhancing Sustainable Development Through Sentiment Analysis of Public Digital Resources: A PSO-LSTM Approach	35
Financial Globalization and Democracy: Implications for Economic Growth in African Countries	35
Eco-Innovation and Firms’ Performance: The Mediating Role of Eco-Innovation Strategy	33

Do Shadow Economy and Institutions Lessen the Environmental Pollution? Evidence from Panel of ASEAN-9 Economies	33
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Social Science Issues: a Case Study on Predicting Population Change	32
Unlocking Teacher Job Satisfaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Multi-criteria Satisfaction Analysis	32
Modeling the Relationship Between Environmental Regulations and Stock Market Growth in China: Evidence Beyond Symmetry	29
Does Investment in Human Capital via Education Stimulate Economic Growth in an Oil-Rich Country? A Case Study of Saudi Arabia	29