OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of the Knowledge Economy is 35. 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
Foreign Aid and Economic Infrastructure in the Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA)	329
Systems Evaluation of University-Industry Collaboration Efficiency in Iran: Current Situation and Proposed Policy Framework	161
Do Exports of Communication Technology, Food, Manufacturing, and Foreign Investments Foster Economic Growth in Pakistan? an Exploration From Asymmetric Technique	124
Forces of Dynamic Capability and Incidence of Entrepreneurship: A Macroeconomic Policy Intervention Approach	99
Assessment of Foreign Direct Investment-Led Growth Argument in South Africa Amidst Urbanization and Industrialization: Evidence from Innovation Accounting Tests	84
Renewable Energy Consumption and Sustainable Development: A Panel Cointegration Approach	81
Sustainability of Small-Scale Knowledge-Intensive Enterprises in the Agricultural Sector: a Focus on Sustainable Innovators	80
Impact of Intellectual Capital on the Financial Performance of Innovation-Driven Pharmaceutical Firms: Empirical Evidence from India	79
Moderating Role of Knowledge-Sharing on the Nexus of Digital Business and Natural Resources	79
Concentration of Innovation Investments Along the Business Cycle	67
The Influence of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Practices on US Firms’ Performance: Evidence from the Coronavirus Crisis	61
Partnership Performance Between Northern and Southern Mediterranean Countries in the First 2 Years of PRIMA Programme Implementation	58
The Impact of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energies on Environmental Quality in OECD Countries	57
The Mediating Effect of Corporate Governance on the Relationship Between Blockchain Technology and Investment Efficiency	57
Knowledge Transfers and Business Performance in Creative Networks	55
Finding Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Times of Crisis: Evidence from Tunisia	52
Trade Diversion and Creation Effect of Free Trade Agreements in ASEAN: Do Institutions Matter?	51
Determinants of Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Asian Developing Countries	49
Art-Rent Concept and Measure With Connections to an Evolving Economy	48
Does Intelligence Improve the Efficiency of Technological Innovation?	44
The Assimilation of ICT Knowledge Management Practices in Organizations: an Empirical Study	43
R&D Spending and Economic Policy Uncertainty in Asian Countries: an Advanced Panel Data Estimation Study	42
Economic Freedom and Productivity in Africa	41
Knowledge and Innovation Within Chinese Firms in the Space Sector	40
Corruption Control, Government Effectiveness and Banking Stability: Does Corruption Grease or Sand the Wheels?	40

Bridging the ‘Valley of Death’: Can Agile Principles Be Applied in Industry-Academia Research and Innovation Projects?	39
The Effect of Oil Price Shocks on Saudi Arabia’s Economic Growth in the Light of Vision 2030 “A Combination of VECM and ARDL Models”	39
Is There a Size Premium for Nations?	38
How Corruption Mitigates the Effect of FDI on Economic Growth?	38
The Effect of Knowledge Management Practices Exploration and Exploitation on Individual Performance and Empowerment	38
Vertical segregation, innovation, and gender diversity in Spain’s industrial sector	38
Evaluating the Impacts of Subsidy Removal by Using a Linear-Quadratic Storage Model: the Case of Tunisian Sugar Industry	37
Environmental Sustainability and Regulatory Quality in Emerging Economies: Empirical Evidence from Eastern European Region	37
Is Income Inequality Influenced by Financial Knowledge? A Macroeconomic and Longitudinal Analysis	37
Does the Efficiency of a Firm’s Intellectual Capital and Working Capital Management Affect Its Performance?	37
Do Remittances Crowd-In or Crowd-Out Domestic Investment? An Empirical Analysis of 24 Low-Income Countries	35