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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
The effect of seeing and being seen on household energy efficiency investment: the cases of solar panels and high-efficiency glass	61
Macroeconomic impacts of energy communities and individual prosumers: an assessment of transformation pathways	58
Characterization of necessary elements for a definition of resilience for the energy system	50
“Just” energy? An ecofeminist analysis and critique of a predominant conception of energy	49
An economic–environmental–energy efficiency analysis for optimizing organic waste treatment of a livestock-orchard system: a case in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam	48
Sustainable energy recovery from thermal processes: a review	48
Economic impacts of industrial energy transition: an evaluation of Austrian climate neutrality pathways	46
Justice concerns in large-scale renewable energy projects: a case study echoing the importance of procedural justice in wind energy development in Kenya	43
Tackling gender disparities in energy research: a diagnostic tool for equality in research centres	43
Opening up and closing down citizen participation in the development of a sustainable neighborhood energy system	38
Multi-criteria feasible optimisation of a sustainable aquaponic system for rural areas in Cape Verde	32
Investigating the determinants of household energy consumption in Nigeria: insights and implications	31
Listen to the residents! How to develop sustainable and successful urban mobility concepts	29
Framing the mobility transition: public communication of industry, science, media, and politics in Germany	27
When promises are not (yet) met: local dysphoria, contestations, and the struggle for survival amidst large-scale solar energy development in Kenya	25
Assessment of the decarbonization efficiency in the European Union: machine learning approach	25
Life cycle environmental impacts and costs of water electrolysis technologies for green hydrogen production in the future	25
How Germany is phasing out lignite: insights from the Coal Commission and local communities	24
Uncovering South Sudan's renewable energy potential: a comprehensive evaluation of favourable locations and variability	23
Evolution of patterns of specific land use by free-field photovoltaic power plants in Europe from 2006 to 2022	23
Optimized production scheduling: a case study on food and steel industries	22
The effect of geopolitical risks from the Russian Federation and the Middle East on carbon and energy inequalities in Europe	21
Photovoltaics in agricultural landscapes: “Industrial land use” or a “real compromise” between renewable energy and biodiversity? Perspectives of German nature conservation associations	21
Advanced computing to support urban climate neutrality	21
Prospective life cycle assessment of an electric vehicle equipped with a model magnesium battery	21

Evaluation of the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles for decarbonizing road transport in the UAE	21
Emergence and prospects of digital mediation in energy communities: ecosystem actors’ perspective	21
Analyzing development finance flows in the Western Balkans’ energy sector: a 2008–2020 perspective	19
Energy efficiency as an underrated key lever for industrial decarbonisation data from 106 on-site efficiency assessments in the non-energy-intensive manufacturing industry	19
Toward energy saving and food safety in Central Mozambique: the role of improved cook stoves and heat retention boxes	19
Agroforestry systems and forest resources as a potential for sustainable energy development in the western Balkan region	19
Sustainability performance of rural municipalities in Germany	18
Improving the performance of PV/diesel microgrids via integration of a battery energy storage system: the case of Bilgo village in Burkina Faso	17
“Waste to energy” as a driver towards a sustainable and circular energy future for the Balkan countries	17
Renewable energy consumption, institutional quality and life expectancy in EU countries: a cointegration analysis	16
Social acceptance of a hydrogen-driven industrial transition in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	16
Harnessing energy abundance: sustainable expansion of solar parks in Lower Saxony through harmonized spatial planning	16
Ecological, financial, social and societal motives for cooperative energy prosumerism: measuring preference heterogeneity in a Belgian energy cooperative	16
Revisiting the energy-growth-environment nexus in the OECD countries: An application of the CS-ARDL approach	16
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	15
Public support and willingness to pay for a carbon tax in Hungary: can revenue recycling make a difference?	15
The impact of climate change and environmental regulation on energy poverty: evidence from China	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
The role of public actors in financing the development of offshore wind projects in the North Sea	14
Correction: Energy efficiency as a driver of the circular economy and carbon neutrality in selected countries of Southern Europe: a soft computing approach	14
Biodiesel production from a non-edible source of royna (Aphanamixis polystachya) oil	14
Comparison of macroeconomic developments in ten scenarios of energy system transformation in Germany: National and regional results	14
The obligation to long-term governance: a philosophical analysis	13
Talking past each other: a review of the quantitative study of interlinkages between the sustainable development goals	13
The development of social science research on smart grids: a semi-structured literature review	13
Solar energy on all suitable roof areas? Homeowners’ acceptance of government subsidies and smart energy services in Germany	13
Renewable energy as a connecting spot between China and Central and Eastern European countries: status, directions and perspectives	13
Ageism, welfare, and the energy transition: a comparative analysis of the perceptions among the elderly in Poland and Norway	13
A study on a political system for the advance in green hydrogen technology: a South Korea case study	13
Modelling policy scenarios: refocussing the model-policy logic for the case of German passenger transport	13
Land use in onshore wind power-based hydrogen production scenarios: the case of Finland	12
The role of sense of ownership in rural community mini-grid management: qualitative case study from Tanzania	12
Assessing the circularity of transportation fuel production systems	12
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	12
Home heating cultures in transition: exploring material participation, norms and practices in Swedish households	12
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Sustainable development economy and the development of green economy in the European Union	12
Dynamic prospective life cycle assessment of transition paths for the Austrian steel industry	12
What renewable energy future should we strive for? Assessing renewable energy utopias through Sci-Fi and normative energy ethics	12
Correction: Agroforestry systems and forest resources as a potential for sustainable energy development in the western Balkan region	11
Correction : How municipalities support energy cooperatives: survey results from Germany and Switzerland	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
Boulevard of broken dreams: public audit, mobility infrastructure deficits and the limits of correction in Germany	11
$$\text {CO}_2$$-based methane: an overlooked solution for the energy transition	11
Understanding stakeholder attitudes towards low-head pumped hydro storage technology	11
Energy hardship programmes: a systematic cross-country policy analysis of initiatives addressing equity and low-carbon energy services	11
International relations challenges and sustainable development in developing countries after 2022: conceptualization of the risk assessment model	11
Production of low emission briquettes from carbonized faecal sludge as an alternative source of cooking energy	11
Success factors of citizen energy cooperatives in north western Germany: a conceptual and empirical review	11
Adoption of improved cook stoves by households in informal settlements of Woreda 12, Yeka subcity, Addis Ababa	10
Public participation GIS scenarios for decision-making on land-use requirements for renewable energy systems	10

Proposal for zero energy housing designs in Jordan	10
Challenges of the green transition for the recovery of the Western Balkans	9
Worlds apart? Investigating acceptance and usage demands of carbon-based cosmetics and clothing across European countries	9
Levelized profits for residential PV-battery systems and the role of regulatory and fiscal aspects in Germany	9
The circular bioeconomy: a driver for system integration	9
Social acceptance of geothermal technology on a global view: a systematic review	9
Not in my backyard? Prospects, problems and perceptions of lithium extraction in Austria	8
Energy efficiency as a driver of the circular economy and carbon neutrality in selected countries of Southern Europe: a soft computing approach	8
Two steps forward, one step back? Party competition, cooperative federalism, and transport policy reforms in Germany	8
A global super-grid: sociotechnical drivers and barriers	8
Effect of fuel injection pressure on the performances of a CI engine using water-emulsified diesel (WED) as a fuel	8
Emergent lock-ins in sustainability transitions: the example of energy system decentralisation	8
Aging into tricksters: a qualitative study of women’s positioning and leadership in solar energy communities in Japan	8
The good, the bad and the one paving the way? An investigation on public risk perception of electric vehicles, fossil fuels, and e-fuels in Germany	8
The Integrated Policy Package Assessment approach: elaborating ex ante knowledge in the field of urban mobility	7
Retraction Note: Sustainable development economy and the development of green economy in the European Union	7
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	7
Transformative power production futures: citizen jury deliberations in Saskatchewan, Canada	7
Characterization of briquettes developed from banana peels, pineapple peels and water hyacinth	7
The public’s intention to vote for continued use of woody biomass for energy in Denmark: a cognitive hierarchy perspective	7
Correction : Low carbon futures: assessing the status of decarbonisation efforts at universities within a 2050 perspective	7
Social trust and firms’ environmental innovation: the role of green commitment and customer geographic distance	7
Low carbon futures: assessing the status of decarbonisation efforts at universities within a 2050 perspective	7
Development of a GIS-based register of biogas plant sites in Lower Saxony, Germany: a foundation for identifying P2G potential	7
Comparing strategies and success of policy entrepreneurs in EU energy and climate policy processes	6
Linking sustainability and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: a monitoring framework accounting for technological development	6
Fossil fuel dependence and energy insecurity	6
Stakeholders’ perceptions of hydrogen and reflections on energy transition governance	6
Impact of energy affordability on the decision-making of rural households in ecologically fragile areas of Northwest China regarding clean energy use	6
Trade-offs in German wind energy expansion: building bridges between different interests, values and priorities	6
Addressing energy poverty through technological and governance innovation	6
Plating the hot potato: how to make intermediate bioenergy carriers an accelerator to a climate-neutral Europe	6
SDG 8 and the food–energy–water nexus: a two-country dynamic computable general equilibrium CGE model	5
Weaving an innovation network from the middle-out: the case of the renewable energy ecosystem	5
MCDA for the sustainability assessment of energy technologies and systems: identifying challenges and opportunities	5
Urban electricity governance and the (re)production of heterogeneous electricity constellations in Dar es Salaam	5
Environmental and economic accounting for biomass energy in Ethiopia	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
Synergistic emission reduction effect of carbon emission trading and green finance markets: evidence from 46 Chinese cities	5
Energy transition? Yes, please! The framing of the energy transition on Instagram	5
“It’s just politics”: an exploration of people’s frames of the politics of mobility in Germany and their consequences	5
Assessment of agricultural residue potential for electrification of off-grid communities in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of Ghana	5
Trade-offs in biomethane production by substrate mixture optimization under German market conditions	5
Sustainable and secure energy development of the European Union: artificial intelligence-based approach for policymaking	5
Empirical case study of a digitally enabled energy community with prosumers and P2P trading	5
The role of renewable energy in the energy–growth–emission nexus in the ASEAN region	5
Financing renewable energy: policy insights from Brazil and Nigeria	5