OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Energy Sustainability and Society is 5. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Macroeconomic impacts of energy communities and individual prosumers: an assessment of transformation pathways	73
Characterization of necessary elements for a definition of resilience for the energy system	61
The effect of seeing and being seen on household energy efficiency investment: the cases of solar panels and high-efficiency glass	59
Opening up and closing down citizen participation in the development of a sustainable neighborhood energy system	45
An economic–environmental–energy efficiency analysis for optimizing organic waste treatment of a livestock-orchard system: a case in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam	41
Justice concerns in large-scale renewable energy projects: a case study echoing the importance of procedural justice in wind energy development in Kenya	41
Allometric equations for estimating on-farm fuel production of Gliricidia sepium (Gliricidia) shrubs and Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea) plants in semi-arid Tanzania	39
Sustainable energy recovery from thermal processes: a review	35
Investigating the determinants of household energy consumption in Nigeria: insights and implications	35
“Just” energy? An ecofeminist analysis and critique of a predominant conception of energy	35
Sustainable energy transition in Central Asia: status and challenges	34
Tackling gender disparities in energy research: a diagnostic tool for equality in research centres	33
How Germany is phasing out lignite: insights from the Coal Commission and local communities	32
Listen to the residents! How to develop sustainable and successful urban mobility concepts	32
Green BIM-based study on the green performance of university buildings in northern China	30
Uncovering South Sudan's renewable energy potential: a comprehensive evaluation of favourable locations and variability	29
Evolution of patterns of specific land use by free-field photovoltaic power plants in Europe from 2006 to 2022	29
Framing the mobility transition: public communication of industry, science, media, and politics in Germany	28
Life cycle environmental impacts and costs of water electrolysis technologies for green hydrogen production in the future	27
Photovoltaics in agricultural landscapes: “Industrial land use” or a “real compromise” between renewable energy and biodiversity? Perspectives of German nature conservation associations	26
Emergence and prospects of digital mediation in energy communities: ecosystem actors’ perspective	26
Agroforestry systems and forest resources as a potential for sustainable energy development in the western Balkan region	25
Advanced computing to support urban climate neutrality	25
Analyzing development finance flows in the Western Balkans’ energy sector: a 2008–2020 perspective	25
Prospective life cycle assessment of an electric vehicle equipped with a model magnesium battery	24

Prospective assessment of energy technologies: a comprehensive approach for sustainability assessment	24
Toward energy saving and food safety in Central Mozambique: the role of improved cook stoves and heat retention boxes	23
Sustainability performance of rural municipalities in Germany	22
Assessing the social acceptance of key technologies for the German energy transition	22
“Waste to energy” as a driver towards a sustainable and circular energy future for the Balkan countries	20
Improving the performance of PV/diesel microgrids via integration of a battery energy storage system: the case of Bilgo village in Burkina Faso	19
Revisiting the energy-growth-environment nexus in the OECD countries: An application of the CS-ARDL approach	18
Ecological, financial, social and societal motives for cooperative energy prosumerism: measuring preference heterogeneity in a Belgian energy cooperative	18
Competing for space? A multi-criteria scenario framework intended to model the energy–biodiversity–land nexus for regional renewable energy planning based on a German case study	18
Climate change and agriculture management: Western Balkan region analysis	18
Harnessing energy abundance: sustainable expansion of solar parks in Lower Saxony through harmonized spatial planning	18
The impact of climate change awareness on behavioral changes in Germany: changing minds or changing behavior?	17
Renewable energy consumption, institutional quality and life expectancy in EU countries: a cointegration analysis	17
A study on a political system for the advance in green hydrogen technology: a South Korea case study	17
Public support and willingness to pay for a carbon tax in Hungary: can revenue recycling make a difference?	17
Correction: Energy efficiency as a driver of the circular economy and carbon neutrality in selected countries of Southern Europe: a soft computing approach	16
Modelling policy scenarios: refocussing the model-policy logic for the case of German passenger transport	16
The impact of climate change and environmental regulation on energy poverty: evidence from China	15
Comparison of macroeconomic developments in ten scenarios of energy system transformation in Germany: National and regional results	15
The development of social science research on smart grids: a semi-structured literature review	14
Ageism, welfare, and the energy transition: a comparative analysis of the perceptions among the elderly in Poland and Norway	14
Biodiesel production from a non-edible source of royna (Aphanamixis polystachya) oil	14
Home heating cultures in transition: exploring material participation, norms and practices in Swedish households	14
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Sustainable development economy and the development of green economy in the European Union	14
Renewable energy as a connecting spot between China and Central and Eastern European countries: status, directions and perspectives	14
Assessing the circularity of transportation fuel production systems	14
The role of sense of ownership in rural community mini-grid management: qualitative case study from Tanzania	14
Examining spatial variations in the relationship between domestic energy consumption and its driving factors using multiscale geographically weighted regression: a case study in Nottingham, England	14
Do current energy policies in Germany promote the use of biomass in areas where it is particularly beneficial to the system? Analysing short- and long-term energy scenarios	13
Correction: Agroforestry systems and forest resources as a potential for sustainable energy development in the western Balkan region	13
$$\text {CO}_2$$-based methane: an overlooked solution for the energy transition	13
Enhancing environmental sustainability through corporate governance: the merger and acquisition perspective	13
Can parliament govern the transport transition? How the German Bundestag scrutinizes rail projects	13
Boulevard of broken dreams: public audit, mobility infrastructure deficits and the limits of correction in Germany	12
Production of low emission briquettes from carbonized faecal sludge as an alternative source of cooking energy	12
International relations challenges and sustainable development in developing countries after 2022: conceptualization of the risk assessment model	12
Energy hardship programmes: a systematic cross-country policy analysis of initiatives addressing equity and low-carbon energy services	11
Success factors of citizen energy cooperatives in north western Germany: a conceptual and empirical review	11
Proposal for zero energy housing designs in Jordan	11
Reply to “Analysis of some of the statements of L. Holmlid about T + D fusion, D + D fusion and ultra-dense hydrogen” by Mikhail L. Shmatov	11
Aging into tricksters: a qualitative study of women’s positioning and leadership in solar energy communities in Japan	11
Understanding stakeholder attitudes towards low-head pumped hydro storage technology	11
Correction : How municipalities support energy cooperatives: survey results from Germany and Switzerland	11
Worlds apart? Investigating acceptance and usage demands of carbon-based cosmetics and clothing across European countries	11
Electrical energy transition in the context of Ghana	10
Levelized profits for residential PV-battery systems and the role of regulatory and fiscal aspects in Germany	10
A global super-grid: sociotechnical drivers and barriers	10
Public participation GIS scenarios for decision-making on land-use requirements for renewable energy systems	10
Adoption of improved cook stoves by households in informal settlements of Woreda 12, Yeka subcity, Addis Ababa	10
Social acceptance of geothermal technology on a global view: a systematic review	10

Energy efficiency as a driver of the circular economy and carbon neutrality in selected countries of Southern Europe: a soft computing approach	10
Effect of fuel injection pressure on the performances of a CI engine using water-emulsified diesel (WED) as a fuel	9
Optimal design for a hybrid microgrid-hydrogen storage facility in Saudi Arabia	9
Not in my backyard? Prospects, problems and perceptions of lithium extraction in Austria	9
Challenges of the green transition for the recovery of the Western Balkans	9
The public’s intention to vote for continued use of woody biomass for energy in Denmark: a cognitive hierarchy perspective	9
The circular bioeconomy: a driver for system integration	9
Development of a GIS-based register of biogas plant sites in Lower Saxony, Germany: a foundation for identifying P2G potential	8
Transformative power production futures: citizen jury deliberations in Saskatchewan, Canada	8
Retraction Note: Sustainable development economy and the development of green economy in the European Union	8
Correction : Low carbon futures: assessing the status of decarbonisation efforts at universities within a 2050 perspective	8
Delivering an off-grid transition to sustainable energy in Ethiopia and Mozambique	8
Low carbon futures: assessing the status of decarbonisation efforts at universities within a 2050 perspective	8
Two steps forward, one step back? Party competition, cooperative federalism, and transport policy reforms in Germany	8
Net zero 2050 as an EU priroty: modeling a system for efficient investments in eco innovation for climate change mitigation	8
Scenario-based LCA for assessing the future environmental impacts of wind offshore energy: An exemplary analysis for a 9.5-MW wind turbine in Germany	8
Addressing energy poverty through technological and governance innovation	7
Stakeholders’ perceptions of hydrogen and reflections on energy transition governance	7
Indicators for the optimization of sustainable urban energy systems based on energy system modeling	7
The Integrated Policy Package Assessment approach: elaborating ex ante knowledge in the field of urban mobility	7
Plating the hot potato: how to make intermediate bioenergy carriers an accelerator to a climate-neutral Europe	7
Characterization of briquettes developed from banana peels, pineapple peels and water hyacinth	7
Impact of energy affordability on the decision-making of rural households in ecologically fragile areas of Northwest China regarding clean energy use	6
Fossil fuel dependence and energy insecurity	6
Trade-offs in German wind energy expansion: building bridges between different interests, values and priorities	6
Empirical case study of a digitally enabled energy community with prosumers and P2P trading	6
The financial feasibility of compressed biomethane gas application in Thailand	6
Climate change in the Western Balkans and EU Green Deal: status, mitigation and challenges	6
MCDA for the sustainability assessment of energy technologies and systems: identifying challenges and opportunities	6
The cultivation of five microalgae species and their potential for biodiesel production	6
Linking sustainability and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: a monitoring framework accounting for technological development	6
Decarbonisation of eastern European economies: monitoring, economic, social and security concerns	6
“It’s just politics”: an exploration of people’s frames of the politics of mobility in Germany and their consequences	6
Prices of conventional and renewable energy as determinants of sustainable and secure energy development: regression model analysis	5
Assessment of agricultural residue potential for electrification of off-grid communities in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of Ghana	5
Are strategy developers well equipped when designing sustainable supply chains for a circular bio-economy? Supporting innovations’ market uptake in a PESTEL + I environment	5
Renewable energy from secondary wood products contributes to local green development: the case of small-scale privately owned forests in Ciamis Regency, Indonesia	5
The role of renewable energy in the energy–growth–emission nexus in the ASEAN region	5
Weaving an innovation network from the middle-out: the case of the renewable energy ecosystem	5
Trade-offs in biomethane production by substrate mixture optimization under German market conditions	5
Urban electricity governance and the (re)production of heterogeneous electricity constellations in Dar es Salaam	5
Financing renewable energy: policy insights from Brazil and Nigeria	5
Scaling up community wind energy: the relevance of autonomy and community	5
Modelling renewable energy communities: assessing the impact of different configurations, technologies and types of participants	5