OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Sustainability is 107. 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
Fresh Produce Supply Chain Coordination Based on Freshness Preservation Strategy	667
Impact of Climate Change on Transportation Infrastructure: Comparing Perception Differences between the US Public and the Department of Transportation (DOT) Professionals	553
Optimization of a Water-Saving and Fertilizer-Saving Model for Enhancing Xinjiang Korla Fragrant Pear Yield, Quality, and Net Profits under Water and Fertilizer Coupling	345
Study of the Safety–Economy–Environmental Protection Coordination of Beijing’s Natural Gas Industry Based on a Coupling Coordination Degree Model	341
Exploring Technology Acceptance in Management Accounting Tools’ Adoption in Public Sector Accounting: A Sustainability Perspective for Organizations	294
Technology Challenges and Aids: The Sustainable Development of Professional Interpreters in Listening Comprehension Effectiveness and Interpreting Performance	283
Fabricators and End-Users of Single-Pot Biomass Stoves: Conceptualizing, Hypothesis and Performance Metrics for Developing Energy Sustainability Framework	282
The Effect of Environmental Consciousness on Environmental Management	281
Enhancing Sustainable Strategic Governance for Energy-Consumption Reduction Towards Carbon Neutrality in the Energy and Transportation Sectors	251
Testing the Prospective Rapid Impact Assessment Approach for Stakeholders Engagement in Municipality Action Planning: The Case of Tauragė	237
An Environmental Participatory Governance (EPG) Model for the Ecological Transition: The Case of the Basilicata Region	229
Energy, Exergy, and Economic Analysis of Cryogenic Distillation and Chemical Scrubbing for Biogas Upgrading and Hydrogen Production	217
Knowledge Spillovers, Institutional Environment, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from China	204
Effects of Vertical Fiscal Imbalance on Green Total Factor Productivity—Evidence from China	204
Pedagogy in Teaching through English Medium Instruction—Academics’ Cases in a Chinese University	197
Life Cycle Assessment of an Innovative Technology against Late Frosts in Vineyard	196
Robust Nonlinear Adaptive Control for Power Quality Enhancement of PMSG Wind Turbine: Experimental Control Validation	192
Assessing Parental Preferences Regarding a Plant-Based Game for Educating Children about More Sustainable and Healthier Diets	192
Corporate Social Responsibility and Firm Liquidity Risk: U.S. Evidence	191
Quantitative Analysis of Peri-Urbanization: Developing a Peri-Urban Index for Medium-Sized Cities Using the Analytic Hierarchy Process—A Case Study of Yozgat, Turkey	186
Cyberbullying Victimization and Social Anxiety: Mediating Effects with Moderation	186
Human Impact on Water Circulation Patterns in Raised Bogs of the Baltic Type, Northern Poland	184
A Steady-State Flight Control Algorithm Combining Stretching Ratio Coefficient and PID Control for UAVs in Uncertain Environments	183
Physical Activity and Depression among Korean Female College Students Due to COVID-19	179
Use of Lighting Technology in Controlled and Semi-Controlled Agriculture in Greenhouses and Protected Agriculture Systems—Part 1: Scientific and Bibliometric Analysis	177

Coupling and Coordination between Digital Economy and Urban–Rural Integration in China	177
Prediction of Changes to the Suitable Distribution Area of Fritillaria przewalskii Maxim. in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs)	168
Effects of the “Urban Double Repairs” Policy on Urban Land-Use Carbon Emission Efficiency	166
The Effect of Food Safety-Related Attributes on Customer Satisfaction of Ready-to-Eat Foods at Hypermarkets	165
Assessment of Forest Wood and Carbon Stock at the Stand Level: First Results of a Modeling Approach for an Italian Case Study Area of the Central Alps	164
Carving out a Niche in the Sustainability Confluence for Environmental Education Centers in Cyprus and Greece	163
Investigating the Effects of E-Marketing Factors for Agricultural Products on the Emergence of Sustainable Consumer Behaviour	162
Transformative Business Models for Decarbonization: Insights from Prize-Winning Start-Ups at the Web Summit	160
Measurement and Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of High-Quality Development Efficiency in Metropolitan Areas: A Case Study of the Changchun Metropolitan Area	159
Life Cycle Risk Assessment Applied to Gaseous Emissions from Crumb Rubber Asphalt Pavement Construction	159
How Could Digital Transformation Help Medium-Sized Enterprises Access Thailand’s New Capital Market Financing (LiVEx) to Support Sustainable Growth in the Digital Economy Era?	158
Extraction of Phosphorus from Sewage Sludge Ash—Influence of Process Variables on the Electrodialytic Process	158
Municipal Fiscal Sustainability in the Face of Climate Disasters: An Analysis of the 2024 Floods in Southern Brazil	157
Effects of Science, Technology, and Innovation Official Development Assistance on Innovative Capacity in Developing Countries	154
Sustainable Consumption Using the Example of Food Processing in a Restaurant	153
Engineering Students’ Concepts of Humanitarian Engineering and Their Identity Development as Humanitarian Engineers	153
Enhancing the Learning Effectiveness of University of Science and Technology Students through Flipped Teaching in Chinese-Language Curriculum	149
Understanding the Mediating Effect of Brand Equity on Sustainability and Omnichannel Operation and Phygital Experience	148
Microstructural Analysis of the Reactivity Parameters of Calcined Clays	146
Does Retirement Affect Household Energy Consumption Structure? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design	145
Strategies for China’s Historic Districts Regeneration in Responding to Public Health Emergencies	144
Employee Environmental Capability and Its Relationship with Corporate Culture	143
How Do Macroeconomic Cycles and Government Policies Influence Cash Holdings? Evidence from Listed Firms in China	142
Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Petrol, Biodiesel and Battery Electric Vehicles in Malaysia Based on Life Cycle Approach	142
Does the Green Industry Policy Reduce Industrial Pollution Emissions?—Evidence from China’s National Eco-Industrial Park	141
Issues and Challenges in Short Food Supply Chains: A Systematic Literature Review	139
Predictors of Entrepreneurial Intention among High School Students in South Korea	138
Grape Pomace (Vitis vinifera L.) Waste Valorization: Assessing Its Potential as a Sustainable Natural Dye for Textiles Applications	136
Driving Sustainability: Circular Bioeconomy and Governance in Andalusia (Southern Spain)	136
Intrinsic and Spiritual Dimensions of Water at the Local Scale, and the Disconnect with International Institutions	135
The COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Its Impact on Post-Corona Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management in Iran	134
A Review of Cultural Background and Thermal Perceptions in Urban Environments	133
Effects of Flipped Learning Approaches on Students’ Learning Performance in Software Engineering Education	132
Introducing the Occupational Health and Safety Potential Midpoint Impact Indicator in Social Life Cycle Assessment	131
Low-Powered Photodetector Based on Two-Dimensional InS0.3Se0.7/WS2 Heterostructure	131
Research on the Spatiotemporal Distribution of Vegetation Phenology in Suzhou City Based on Local Climate Zones and Urban–Rural Gradients	131
The Impact of Information Infrastructure Construction on Carbon Emissions	130
The Institutional Factors Affecting the Growth of Korean Migrant Care Market and Sustainability in Long-Term Care Quality	130
Utilization of Detection of Non-Speech Sound for Sustainable Quality of Life for Deaf and Hearing-Impaired People: A Systematic Literature Review	130
Ecological Risk Zoning Control in Zhundong Economic Development Zone Based on Landscape Pattern Changes	130
Measurement of Synergy Management Performance in Prefabricated Building Project Supply Chain	129
Selenium Mediated Alterations in Physiology of Wheat under Different Soil Moisture Levels	128
Energy Crisis, Firm Productivity, Political Crisis, and Sustainable Growth of the Textile Industry: An Emerging Economy Perspective	128
Data-Driven Asset Management for Highway Sign Support Systems: A Case Study of Prioritizing Repair and Replacement Decisions	126
Applying Artificial Intelligence to Promote Sustainability	125
Source Apportionment and Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soils in a Typical Mining and Smelting Industrial Area	125
Efficient Operation Algorithm of UAVs for Tourist Safety: Case of the Hallasan Mountain Trail in Jeju Island	125
Harmonizing the Development of Local Socioeconomic Scenarios: A Participatory Downscaling Approach Applied in Four European Case Studies	125
Effect of Adding Hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN) Nano-Powder to Lubricant on Performance and Emissions in a Two-Stroke Gasoline Engine	122
Examining the Influence of Sustainable Management Accounting on Sustainable Corporate Governance: Empirical Evidence	122

Correction: Umair et al. Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility, Green Talent Management, and Organization’s Sustainable Performance in the Banking Sector of Oman: The Role of Innovative Work B	122
A Hybrid Approach Based on Consensus Decision Making for Green Supplier Selection in Automotive Industry	122
Machine Learning-Based Extraction Method for Marine Load Cycles with Environmentally Sustainable Applications	121
Corporate Governance Characteristics and Environmental Sustainability Affect the Business Performance among Listed Saudi Company	121
Variation of the Groundwater Table within Indian Railway Embankments in Consideration of Climate Change	121
Evaluation of Urban Sustainability through Perceived Importance, Performance, Satisfaction and Loyalty: An Integrated IPA–SEM-Based Modelling Approach	119
The Impacts of Agricultural Trade on Economic Growth and Environmental Pollution: Evidence from Bangladesh Using ARDL in the Presence of Structural Breaks	119
Financial Technology Development and Green Total Factor Productivity	118
Proposed Method for the Design of Geosynthetic-Reinforced Pile-Supported (GRPS) Embankments	116
Sustainable CO2 Fixation onto Bio-Based Aromatics	116
Implementation of Magnetic Markers for the Diagnostics of Conveyor Belt Transportation Systems	116
Relationship between Highway Geometric Characteristics and Accident Risk: A Multilayer Perceptron Model (MLP) Approach	114
Willingness to Pay for Domestic Waste of Rural Households Under Low-Carbon Society Transition: A Case Study of Underdeveloped Mountainous Areas in Shaanxi, China	114
Challenges That Need to Be Addressed before Starting New Emergency Remote Teaching at HEIs and Proposed Solutions	114
Route Selection for Minerals’ Transportation to Ensure Sustainability of the Arctic	113
Potassium Determines Sugar Beets’ Yield and Sugar Content under Drip Irrigation Condition	112
Emotional Intelligence, Quality of Life, and Concern for Gender Perspective in Future Teachers	112
What Characterises an Effective Mindset Intervention in Enhancing Students’ Learning? A Systematic Literature Review	112
Harmonizing Pedagogy and Technology: Insights into Teaching Approaches That Foster Sustainable Motivation and Efficiency in Blended Learning	112
Antecedents of Electricity-Saving Behavior in Mountain Road Tunnel-Construction Sites: A Multi-Level Modeling Analysis	112
The Effect of the Dwelling Environment on Rural Elderly Cognition: Empirical Evidence from China	112
Organizational Support of Working from Home: Aftermath of COVID-19 from the Perspective of Workers and Leaders	111
Investigating the Impact of Institutional Quality on FDI: Are There Promotional Effects in Economic Integration Regions?	111
Multi-Scenario Land Use Change Dynamic Simulation and Carbon Stock Assessment of Man–Nature in Border Mountainous Areas	111
Antecedents of Consumers’ Green Beauty Product Brand Purchase Intentions: An Extended Theory of Planned Behavior Approach	110
Evaluating the Position of Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa Industry on the Global Production Chain and the Influencing Factors	110
Constructing an Evaluation Index System for China’s Low-Carbon Tourism Region—An Example from the Daxinganling Region	108
Spatial Distribution Characteristics, Source Tracing with Cadmium Isotopes, and a Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Soils in the Metal Mining Area of the Qinling Mountains, Central China	108
Research Progress of Concrete Preparation Based on Solid Waste Properties of Coal Gangue	107
The Impact of User Behavior Based on Energy-Saving Potential of Refrigerators: A Combined Survey and Experimental Analysis with Reference to China	107
Preparation of Microcapsules of Wood Distillate Coated with Chitosan and Micronized Biochar: A New Material with Potential for Sustainable Crop Protection and Precision Agriculture	107
How Does Fiscal Vertical Imbalance Affect Regional Green Technology Innovation in China—The Moderating Role of Financial Decentralization and Fiscal Transparency	107
A Comparative Study on the Promoting Effects of Different Tourism Development Models on Rural Revitalization: Case Studies from Two Typical Villages in China	107
Evaluation of the Endowment of Geothermal Resources and Its Impact on Regional Industrial Structure: A Case Study of Qinghai Province (China)	107
One and the Same or Worlds Apart? Linking Transformative Regional Resilience and Just Transitions Through Welfare State Policies	107
Reducing Product Loss Through Ventilation in Bourbon Maturation Warehouses	107