OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Energy Research & Social Science is 51. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
The social dimension of renewable energy storage in electricity markets: The role of partnerships	335
Uncharted waters: Exploring coastal recreation impacts, coping behaviors, and attitudes towards offshore wind energy development in the United States	281
Exploring energy transition narratives through mayoral insights using artificial intelligence	278
Does local ownership matter? A comparative analysis of fourteen wind energy projects in the Netherlands	263
Capital endowments: Explaining energy citizenship using Bourdieu's forms of capital	174
Interrelations between security and the zero‑carbon energy transition in the Finnish and Norwegian Arctic	159
Enabling Indigenous-centred decision-making for a just energy transition? Lessons from community consultation and consent in the circumpolar Arctic	146
Corrigendum to “Large inequalities in climate mitigation scenarios are not supported by theories of distributive justice” [Energy Res. Soc. Sci. 118 (2024) 103813]	140
‘Although it's my home, it's not my house’ – Exploring impacts of retrofits with social housing residents	130
Exploring the nexus of gender and energy transitions: A systematic literature review	126
Institutional work after hype: The case of biogas in Germany	125
The intangible technological innovation system: The role and influence of voluntary and compliance carbon markets on carbon dioxide removal in the European Union	118
The effects of institutional layering on electricity sector reform: Lessons from Norway's electricity sector	100
“Rural exploitation” in solar energy development? A field survey experiment in South Korea on solar energy support in rural areas	93
Not enough (yet): A capabilities assessment of the implementation of energy poverty policies in Italy	89
“Electricity is result of my good deeds”: An analysis of the benefit of rural electrification from the women's perspective in rural Nepal	88
Framing the Energy East pipeline debate in Canada: Public opinion is sensitive to public safety and economic considerations	88
Prospects for American cobalt: Reactions to mine proposals in Minnesota and Idaho	86
Whither rentierism following the 2014 oil price decline: Trajectories of policy adjustment in the Arab Gulf	85
Editorial Board	79
Rethinking path dependence, technical innovation and social practices in a renewable energy future	79
Power dynamics, shifting roles, and learning: Exploring key actors in participation processes in the German energy transformation (Energiewende)	76
The how and what of bottom-up governance to change household energy consumption behaviour	74
I'm coming home (to charge): The relation between commuting practices and peak energy demand in the United Kingdom	72
Mapping risk and benefit perceptions of energy sources: Comparing public and expert mental models in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore	72

“Don't cook or iron with it”: Heterogeneities and coping strategies for accessing and using electricity in the informal settlements of Kampala, Uganda	72
Editorial Board	71
Getting emotional or cognitive on social media? Analyzing renewable energy technologies in Instagram posts	70
Oil, fish, and livelihoods: Narratives of hydrocarbon benefits and gendered relations in Ghana	70
How to support the adoption of open-source energy system modelling software? Insights from interviews with users and developers	66
Are Dutch homeowners willing to invest in sustainable heating systems? Comparing intentions and determinants in four scenarios	64
Labour implications of the net-zero transition and clean energy exports in Australia	63
Explaining energy transition: A systemic social mechanisms approach illustrated with the examples of Germany and Poland	63
Understanding structural, governance and regulatory incentives for improved utility performance: Learning from Umeme Ltd in Uganda	62
Building climate resilience through energy access? An empirical study on grid connectivity in the Indian Sundarbans	62
Supply sunspots and shadows: Business siting patterns and inequitable rooftop solar adoption in the United States	60
Editorial Board	59
Editorial Board	59
Weak states, fast transitions? Exploring the role of actors, governance capacity, and tensions in Indian energy politics	57
A just transition or just a transition? The understanding and relevance of fairness in planning for a decarbonised transport system	57
Frontlining energy justice: Visioning principles for energy transitions from community-based organizations in the United States	57
Rethinking energy studies: Equity, energy and Ivan Illich (1926–2002)	56
Doing business model innovation for sustainability transitions — Bringing in strategic foresight and human centred design	55
Hard-to-reach energy users: An ex-post cross-country assessment of behavioural-oriented interventions	55
“But our lights were still on”: Decolonizing energy futures emerging from climate finance regulation in Fiji	55
Quantifying the value of energy security: How Russia's invasion of Ukraine exploded Europe's fossil fuel costs	55
Optimising shared renewable energy systems: An institutional approach	54
Who put the hammer in the toolbox? Explaining the emergence of renewable energy auctions as a globally dominant policy instrument	54
The off-grid catch-22: Effective institutions as a prerequisite for the global deployment of distributed renewable power	54
Gendered sociotechnical imaginaries: Understanding the role of masculinities in Portugal's pursuit of multi-scalar solar energy transitions	54
David against Goliath? Challenges and opportunities for energy cooperatives in Southern Europe	53
Citizen perceptions of fracking-related earthquakes: Exploring the roles of institutional failures and resource loss in Oklahoma, United States	51
Misalignments of theory and practice: Exploring Swedish energy utilities' understandings of energy justice, flexibility capital, and just energy transitions	51
Editorial Board	51