Published Papers: •  Incaltarau, C., Kourtit, K. & Pascariu, G.C. (2024). Exploring the urban-rural dichotomies in post-pandemic migration intention: Empirical evidence from Europe. Journal of Rural Studies, 111(2024, 103428), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2024.103428  (Q1) • Nijkamp, P. & Kourtit, K. (2024). Digital twin dialogues on regional development – an interpretative text conversation between humans and chatbots. Eastern Journal of European Studies, 15(2), 69-103. https://doi.org/10.47743/ejes-2024-0205   ESCI (Q2) • Foșalău, C. M., Roșu, L., Iațu, C., Dinter, O. V., Cristodulo, P. M. (2025). Mapping Urban Changes Through the Spatio-temporal Analysis of Vegetation and Built-up Areas in Iași, Romania, Sustainability, 17(1), 11, https://doi.org/10.3390/su17010011  (Q2) • Ungureanu, C.T., Gheorghiu, A., & Greavu-Șerban, V. (2024). A 3D approach on European data cooperative as an intermediation service. Eastern Journal of European Studies, 15(2), 48-68. https://doi.org/10.47743/ejes-2024-0204   ESCI (Q2) • Nijkamp, P., Kourtit, K., Krugman, P. & Moreno, C. (2024). Old wisdom and the New Economic Geography: Managing uncertainty in 21st century regional and urban development, Regional Science Policy & Practice, 16(10).  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100124  (ESCI Q2) • Banica, A., Corodescu-Rosca, E., Kourtit, K., & Nijkamp, P. (2025). Actionable policy responses to disaster threats – A comparative study on resilience and sustainability in global cities. Land Use Policy, 152, 107482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2025.107482  (Q1)   • Türk, U., Toger, M., Östh, J., Kourtit, K., & Nijkamp, P. (2025). Rural Feet Voting of Leisure Explorers. International Journal of Tourism Research, 27(1), e70003 (Q1) • Greavu-Şerban V, Constantin F, Necula S-C., (2025) Exploring Heuristics and Biases in Cybersecurity: A Factor Analysis of Social Engineering Vulnerabilities. Systems, 13(4), WOS:001475708700001, https://doi.org/10.3390/systems13040280   (Q1) • Nijkamp, P. Kourtit, K. & Dentinho, T.P. (2025): Infrastructure reconstruction planning in post-conflict areas – a multidimensional resilience assessment for Iraq, Planning Practice & Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2024.2440258  (Q2) • Cercleux, A.-L., Bănică, A., Bogan, E., & Istrate, M. (2025). Decoding Graffiti and Street Art Attributes in Romanian Urban Parks: Spatial Distribution and Public Discourse. Sustainability, 17(12), 5569. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17125569  (Q2) • Incaltarau, C. (2025), Human Capital and Economic Resilience to Economic and Health Shocks: Accounting for Regional Cycle Variations, Different Economic Dimensions and More Resilience Phases. Tijds. voor econ. en Soc. Geog. https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.70055  • Michelangeli, A., Östh, J., Toger, M., Turk, U. (2025). Inequality in access to urban amenities. Urban Sustain, 54 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42949-025-00248-2  (Q1) • Rodríguez-Pose, A. (2025). Forging a sustainable future together: Cohesion Policy at its defining moment. Regional Studies, 59(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2025.2552869  (Q1) • Inmaculada C. Álvarez, Javier Barbero, Luis Orea, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose (2026) How institutions shape the economic returns to investment in European regions?, Economic Modelling, 155, 107445, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2025.107445  (Q1) • Borsekova, K., Korony, S., Rodríguez-Pose, A., Styk, M., & Westlund, H. (2026). Decoding regional dynamics: Institutions, innovation, and regional development in the EU. Papers in Regional Science, 105(1), 100133. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pirs.2025.100133 (Q1) • Kone, Y., Alimo, P.K., Manout, O. et al. Using citizen observatory GPS data to trace changes in cycling practices: prospects and limitations. European Transport Research Review 17, 63 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-025-00760-7  (Q2) • Bănică, A., Kourtit, K., Foșalău, C.-M., & Dinter, O.-V. (2026). Proxilience Effects on Spatial Disparities in Metropolitan Areas—A Cross-Scale Analysis of “Superbowl” Agglomerations. Land, 15(3), 468. https://doi.org/10.3390/land15030468  (Q2) • Maha, L.-G., Topliceanu, Ș.-C., & Viorica, E.-D. (2026). The nexus between institutional quality and trade dynamics: Testing the EU–Japan economic partnership. International Review of Economics & Finance, 105432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105432  (Q1) • Juravle, G., Diaconașu, D.E., Andrei, AM. et al. (2026) A multi-country citizen-science study on what makes us enjoy a cup of coffee. npj Sci Food. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-026-00832-5  (Q1) • Foșalău, C.-M., Bănică, A., Sandu, A., & Iațu, C. (2026). Winds of change: tracking air quality patterns across Romania's urban and metropolitan areas. Eastern Journal of European Studies, 17(01), 60-86. https://doi.org/10.47743/ejes-2026-0103 (Q3) • Maer Matei, M. M., Năstasă, A., Munteanu, A.-M., Davidescu, A. A., Mocanu, C., & Enno, E. O. (2026). Exploring small business profiles in cybersecurity skills. Eastern Journal of European Studies, 17(01), 87-110. https://doi.org/10.47743/ejes-2026-0104 (Q3) • Tofan, M., & Avăcăriței, S. (2026). The influence of judicial practice on intelligence actions in strengthening urban resilience: a comparative study of Romania, Poland, and Germany. Eastern Journal of European Studies, 17(01), 111-134. https://doi.org/10.47743/ejes-2026-0105 (Q3)  Book Chapters •  Muntele, I., Bănică, A. (2025). Migration, Resilience, and Territorial Capital at the Eastern EU Borders of Romania. In: Rouet, G., Pascariu, G.C. (eds) Resilience and the EU's Eastern Neighbourhood Countries. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73379-6_9  •  Năstasă, A., Rosner, D., Bostan, V. (2025) Artificial Intelligence in Smart Cities for Citizens: Trends, Challenges, and Promises. A Bibliometric Text Mining Analysis, In 2025 24th RoEduNet Conference: Networking in Education and Research (RoEduNet). (pp. ). IEEE. Doi: tbd • Oanță, A.-E., & Pascariu, G.-C. (2025). European colonialism, development and urbanization: Its legacy and path dependency patterns in post-colonial countries. in C. Alupului,  M. Clincu,  DA. Damian (eds.) Debating Europe: New approaches, action tools and integration scenarios. https://doi.org/10.47743/eurint-2025-OAN  • Bănică A., Foșalău C.-M., Sandu A., Roșu L. (2026) - Chrono-urbanism as a driver of more sustainable post-socialist cities. Case study: Iași City, Romania, Chapter, In book 15-Minute Cities - Sustainable Mobility and Urban Livability,  Springer, 978-3-032- 20840-8,  https://link.springer.com/book/9783032208392#about-this-book  • Costea I.M, (2026) - From Apparent Minimalism to Genuine Simplicity: Contouring the Concept of Budget through Interpretation, Chapter, Legal Interpretation in Motion: Rights, Institutions and Regulation in Contemporary Legal Change, Springer, 2026 – in progress.  • Bănică, A., Pascariu, G.C., Muntele, I. (2026) – Socio-Professional Dynamics as a Vector of Urban Transformability – from Vulnerabilities Towards Opportunities for Territorial Resilience, Chapter, In book - Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Karlen Khachatryan, Karima Kourtit, Peter Nijkamp (2026). Transformative Economies: Spatial and Societal Perspectives, Footprints of Regional Science, Springer Nature Switzerland, ISBN 978-3-032-25297-5, 376 p  Volume • Alupului, C., Clincu, M., & Damian, D.-A. (Eds.). (2025). 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