OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Energy Sustainability and Society is 4. 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
Characterization of necessary elements for a definition of resilience for the energy system	54
Macroeconomic impacts of energy communities and individual prosumers: an assessment of transformation pathways	50
Opening up and closing down citizen participation in the development of a sustainable neighborhood energy system	47
Allometric equations for estimating on-farm fuel production of Gliricidia sepium (Gliricidia) shrubs and Cajanus cajan (pigeon pea) plants in semi-arid Tanzania	44
Justice concerns in large-scale renewable energy projects: a case study echoing the importance of procedural justice in wind energy development in Kenya	34
Sustainable energy recovery from thermal processes: a review	32
Sustainable energy transition in Central Asia: status and challenges	30
An economic–environmental–energy efficiency analysis for optimizing organic waste treatment of a livestock-orchard system: a case in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam	29
Investigating the determinants of household energy consumption in Nigeria: insights and implications	29
“Just” energy? An ecofeminist analysis and critique of a predominant conception of energy	29
Tackling gender disparities in energy research: a diagnostic tool for equality in research centres	28
How Germany is phasing out lignite: insights from the Coal Commission and local communities	26
Framing the mobility transition: public communication of industry, science, media, and politics in Germany	25
Green BIM-based study on the green performance of university buildings in northern China	25
Evolution of patterns of specific land use by free-field photovoltaic power plants in Europe from 2006 to 2022	24
Advanced computing to support urban climate neutrality	23
Analyzing development finance flows in the Western Balkans’ energy sector: a 2008–2020 perspective	23
Life cycle environmental impacts and costs of water electrolysis technologies for green hydrogen production in the future	23
Toward energy saving and food safety in Central Mozambique: the role of improved cook stoves and heat retention boxes	23
Photovoltaics in agricultural landscapes: “Industrial land use” or a “real compromise” between renewable energy and biodiversity? Perspectives of German nature conservation associations	22
Prospective life cycle assessment of an electric vehicle equipped with a model magnesium battery	22
Assessing the social acceptance of key technologies for the German energy transition	22
Agroforestry systems and forest resources as a potential for sustainable energy development in the western Balkan region	22
Improving the performance of PV/diesel microgrids via integration of a battery energy storage system: the case of Bilgo village in Burkina Faso	21
Prospective assessment of energy technologies: a comprehensive approach for sustainability assessment	21

Sustainability performance of rural municipalities in Germany	20
Ecological, financial, social and societal motives for cooperative energy prosumerism: measuring preference heterogeneity in a Belgian energy cooperative	19
“Waste to energy” as a driver towards a sustainable and circular energy future for the Balkan countries	19
Climate change and agriculture management: Western Balkan region analysis	18
Information flow to increase support for tidal energy development in remote islands of a developing country: agent-based simulation of information flow in Flores Timur Regency, Indonesia	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	16
Decision-making in sustainable energy transition in Southeastern Europe: probabilistic network-based model	16
Renewable energy consumption, institutional quality and life expectancy in EU countries: a cointegration analysis	16
Public support and willingness to pay for a carbon tax in Hungary: can revenue recycling make a difference?	15
Revisiting the energy-growth-environment nexus in the OECD countries: An application of the CS-ARDL approach	15
The impact of climate change awareness on behavioral changes in Germany: changing minds or changing behavior?	14
Harnessing energy abundance: sustainable expansion of solar parks in Lower Saxony through harmonized spatial planning	14
A study on a political system for the advance in green hydrogen technology: a South Korea case study	14
Correction: Energy efficiency as a driver of the circular economy and carbon neutrality in selected countries of Southern Europe: a soft computing approach	13
Renewable energy as a connecting spot between China and Central and Eastern European countries: status, directions and perspectives	12
Comparison of macroeconomic developments in ten scenarios of energy system transformation in Germany: National and regional results	12
The role of sense of ownership in rural community mini-grid management: qualitative case study from Tanzania	12
Biodiesel production from a non-edible source of royna (Aphanamixis polystachya) oil	12
The impact of climate change and environmental regulation on energy poverty: evidence from China	12
Modelling policy scenarios: refocussing the model-policy logic for the case of German passenger transport	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	11
Ageism, welfare, and the energy transition: a comparative analysis of the perceptions among the elderly in Poland and Norway	11
The development of social science research on smart grids: a semi-structured literature review	11
Enhancing environmental sustainability through corporate governance: the merger and acquisition perspective	11
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Sustainable development economy and the development of green economy in the European Union	11
$$\text {CO}_2$$-based methane: an overlooked solution for the energy transition	10
Boulevard of broken dreams: public audit, mobility infrastructure deficits and the limits of correction in Germany	10
Can parliament govern the transport transition? How the German Bundestag scrutinizes rail projects	10
Understanding stakeholder attitudes towards low-head pumped hydro storage technology	10
Production of low emission briquettes from carbonized faecal sludge as an alternative source of cooking energy	10
Techno-economic analysis for the role of single end energy user in mitigating GHG emission	9
International relations challenges and sustainable development in developing countries after 2022: conceptualization of the risk assessment model	9
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	9
Success factors of citizen energy cooperatives in north western Germany: a conceptual and empirical review	9
Correction: Agroforestry systems and forest resources as a potential for sustainable energy development in the western Balkan region	9
Correction : How municipalities support energy cooperatives: survey results from Germany and Switzerland	9
Linking qualitative scenarios with quantitative energy models: knowledge integration in different methodological designs	9
Managing sustainability risks of bioenergy in four Nordic countries	8
Adoption of improved cook stoves by households in informal settlements of Woreda 12, Yeka subcity, Addis Ababa	8
A global super-grid: sociotechnical drivers and barriers	8
The circular bioeconomy: a driver for system integration	8
Effect of fuel injection pressure on the performances of a CI engine using water-emulsified diesel (WED) as a fuel	8
Proposal for zero energy housing designs in Jordan	8
Levelized profits for residential PV-battery systems and the role of regulatory and fiscal aspects in Germany	8
Energy efficiency as a driver of the circular economy and carbon neutrality in selected countries of Southern Europe: a soft computing approach	8
Challenges of the green transition for the recovery of the Western Balkans	8
Worlds apart? Investigating acceptance and usage demands of carbon-based cosmetics and clothing across European countries	8
Aging into tricksters: a qualitative study of women’s positioning and leadership in solar energy communities in Japan	8
Public participation GIS scenarios for decision-making on land-use requirements for renewable energy systems	8
Optimal design for a hybrid microgrid-hydrogen storage facility in Saudi Arabia	8

Social acceptance of geothermal technology on a global view: a systematic review	7
Net zero 2050 as an EU priroty: modeling a system for efficient investments in eco innovation for climate change mitigation	7
Electrical energy transition in the context of Ghana	7
Not in my backyard? Prospects, problems and perceptions of lithium extraction in Austria	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
Two steps forward, one step back? Party competition, cooperative federalism, and transport policy reforms in Germany	7
Delivering an off-grid transition to sustainable energy in Ethiopia and Mozambique	6
Stakeholders’ perceptions of hydrogen and reflections on energy transition governance	6
The Integrated Policy Package Assessment approach: elaborating ex ante knowledge in the field of urban mobility	6
Characterization of briquettes developed from banana peels, pineapple peels and water hyacinth	6
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	6
Transformative power production futures: citizen jury deliberations in Saskatchewan, Canada	6
Low carbon futures: assessing the status of decarbonisation efforts at universities within a 2050 perspective	6
Development of a GIS-based register of biogas plant sites in Lower Saxony, Germany: a foundation for identifying P2G potential	6
Indicators for the optimization of sustainable urban energy systems based on energy system modeling	6
Correction to: The incandescent light bulb phase-out: exploring patterns of framing the governance of discontinuing a socio-technical regime	6
Retraction Note: Sustainable development economy and the development of green economy in the European Union	6
Plating the hot potato: how to make intermediate bioenergy carriers an accelerator to a climate-neutral Europe	5
Climate change in the Western Balkans and EU Green Deal: status, mitigation and challenges	5
The financial feasibility of compressed biomethane gas application in Thailand	5
Energy efficiency in China: optimization and comparison between hydropower and thermal power	5
Linking sustainability and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: a monitoring framework accounting for technological development	5
Decarbonisation of eastern European economies: monitoring, economic, social and security concerns	5
Policy-relevant insights for regional renewable energy deployment	5
Addressing energy poverty through technological and governance innovation	5
Impact of energy affordability on the decision-making of rural households in ecologically fragile areas of Northwest China regarding clean energy use	5
Modelling renewable energy communities: assessing the impact of different configurations, technologies and types of participants	4
Safe-and-sustainable-by-design redox active molecules for energy storage applications	4
Urban electricity governance and the (re)production of heterogeneous electricity constellations in Dar es Salaam	4
The cultivation of five microalgae species and their potential for biodiesel production	4
Empirical case study of a digitally enabled energy community with prosumers and P2P trading	4
The role of renewable energy in the energy–growth–emission nexus in the ASEAN region	4
Weaving an innovation network from the middle-out: the case of the renewable energy ecosystem	4
Prices of conventional and renewable energy as determinants of sustainable and secure energy development: regression model analysis	4
Trade-offs in German wind energy expansion: building bridges between different interests, values and priorities	4
“It’s just politics”: an exploration of people’s frames of the politics of mobility in Germany and their consequences	4
Financing renewable energy: policy insights from Brazil and Nigeria	4
Renewable energy from secondary wood products contributes to local green development: the case of small-scale privately owned forests in Ciamis Regency, Indonesia	4
Fossil fuel dependence and energy insecurity	4
How does satisfaction of solar PV users enhance their trust in the power grid? - Evidence from PPAPs in rural China	4