OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Energy Sustainability and Society is 13. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Macroeconomic impacts of energy communities and individual prosumers: an assessment of transformation pathways	73
The effect of seeing and being seen on household energy efficiency investment: the cases of solar panels and high-efficiency glass	68
Characterization of necessary elements for a definition of resilience for the energy system	61
Opening up and closing down citizen participation in the development of a sustainable neighborhood energy system	47
An economic–environmental–energy efficiency analysis for optimizing organic waste treatment of a livestock-orchard system: a case in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam	42
Sustainable energy recovery from thermal processes: a review	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
“Just” energy? An ecofeminist analysis and critique of a predominant conception of energy	38
Investigating the determinants of household energy consumption in Nigeria: insights and implications	36
Sustainable energy transition in Central Asia: status and challenges	36
Listen to the residents! How to develop sustainable and successful urban mobility concepts	36
Tackling gender disparities in energy research: a diagnostic tool for equality in research centres	36
Uncovering South Sudan's renewable energy potential: a comprehensive evaluation of favourable locations and variability	34
When promises are not (yet) met: local dysphoria, contestations, and the struggle for survival amidst large-scale solar energy development in Kenya	33
How Germany is phasing out lignite: insights from the Coal Commission and local communities	33
Evolution of patterns of specific land use by free-field photovoltaic power plants in Europe from 2006 to 2022	29
Green BIM-based study on the green performance of university buildings in northern China	29
Life cycle environmental impacts and costs of water electrolysis technologies for green hydrogen production in the future	28
Framing the mobility transition: public communication of industry, science, media, and politics in Germany	27
Emergence and prospects of digital mediation in energy communities: ecosystem actors’ perspective	26
Assessment of the decarbonization efficiency in the European Union: machine learning approach	26
Toward energy saving and food safety in Central Mozambique: the role of improved cook stoves and heat retention boxes	25
Agroforestry systems and forest resources as a potential for sustainable energy development in the western Balkan region	25
Analyzing development finance flows in the Western Balkans’ energy sector: a 2008–2020 perspective	24
Prospective life cycle assessment of an electric vehicle equipped with a model magnesium battery	23

Advanced computing to support urban climate neutrality	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 assessment of energy technologies: a comprehensive approach for sustainability assessment	22
Assessing the social acceptance of key technologies for the German energy transition	21
“Waste to energy” as a driver towards a sustainable and circular energy future for the Balkan countries	20
Sustainability performance of rural municipalities in Germany	20
Climate change and agriculture management: Western Balkan region analysis	19
Ecological, financial, social and societal motives for cooperative energy prosumerism: measuring preference heterogeneity in a Belgian energy cooperative	18
Improving the performance of PV/diesel microgrids via integration of a battery energy storage system: the case of Bilgo village in Burkina Faso	18
Revisiting the energy-growth-environment nexus in the OECD countries: An application of the CS-ARDL approach	17
Public support and willingness to pay for a carbon tax in Hungary: can revenue recycling make a difference?	17
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	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
Harnessing energy abundance: sustainable expansion of solar parks in Lower Saxony through harmonized spatial planning	17
The impact of climate change awareness on behavioral changes in Germany: changing minds or changing behavior?	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	15
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	15
Renewable energy as a connecting spot between China and Central and Eastern European countries: status, directions and perspectives	15
Comparison of macroeconomic developments in ten scenarios of energy system transformation in Germany: National and regional results	15
The impact of climate change and environmental regulation on energy poverty: evidence from China	15
Biodiesel production from a non-edible source of royna (Aphanamixis polystachya) oil	15
Assessing the circularity of transportation fuel production systems	14
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Sustainable development economy and the development of green economy in the European Union	14
Ageism, welfare, and the energy transition: a comparative analysis of the perceptions among the elderly in Poland and Norway	14
The role of sense of ownership in rural community mini-grid management: qualitative case study from Tanzania	14
Home heating cultures in transition: exploring material participation, norms and practices in Swedish households	14
The development of social science research on smart grids: a semi-structured literature review	14
Solar energy on all suitable roof areas? Homeowners’ acceptance of government subsidies and smart energy services in Germany	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
Can parliament govern the transport transition? How the German Bundestag scrutinizes rail projects	13