Scientific journals:

1	Simona-Vasilica Oprea, Adela Bâra, Charting the course: America’s energy crossroads and the quest for a sustainable future, American Journal of Economics and Sociology, May 2024, doi: 10.1111/ajes.12576, WOS:001221143700001
2	Delcea, C., Oprea, S.-V., Dima, A. M., Domenteanu, A., Bara, A., & Cotfas, L.-A., Energy communities: Insights from scientific publications. Oeconomia Copernicana,2024, 15(3), 1101–1155. https://doi.org/10.24136/oc.3137
3	Văduva, Alin-Gabriel, Simona-Vasilica Oprea, Andreea-Mihaela Niculae, Adela Bâra, and Anca-Ioana Andreescu, Improving Churn Detection in the Banking Sector: A Machine Learning Approach with Probability Calibration Techniques, Electronics 13, no. 22: 4527, 2024, https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13224527
4	Oprea, S.-V., & Bâra, A. (2025), Economics of utility-scale batteries in Romania under various market conditions, Utilities Policy, Volume 95, 2025, 101939, ISSN 0957-1787, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2025.101939. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957178725000542)
5	S.V. Oprea, A. Bâra, I.A. Georgescu, Exploring the relationship between CO2 emissions, economic growth, urbanization, renewables and foreign investment in Iceland, Energy Strategy Reviews, Volume 61, September 2025, 101835, 10.1016/j.esr.2025.101835.
6	S. -V. Oprea and A. Bâra, Graph-Based User-Centric Recommender System Using Neo4j, Cypher, and Jaccard Similarity in the Field of e-Commerce, in IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 135089-135097, 2025, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3591705.
7	S. -V. Oprea and A. Bâra, Smart Grids, Super Smart Grids, and Microgrids: A Triple Challenge for the Future of Energy Landscape, in IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 162422-162435, 2025, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3609793
8	Dobriţa, G., Oprea, S. V., & Bâra, A. (2025). An NLP-driven e-learning platform with LLMs and graph databases for personalised guidance. Connection Science, 37(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/09540091.2025.2518991
9	Stănescu G, Oprea S-V. Recent Trends and Insights in Semantic Web and Ontology-Driven Knowledge Representation Across Disciplines Using Topic Modeling. Electronics. 2025; 14(7):1313. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics14071313
10	Bâra, A., Oprea, SV. & Murafa, C. Energy Communities’ Archetypes and Operational Scenarios Using Agents and Embedding Heating and Transportation. Environ Model Assess (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10666-025-10049-7
11	Bâra, A., Georgescu, I.A. & Oprea, SV. Assessing Asymmetries Among Economic Growth, Trade, Resources, and Ecological Footprint in the Caspian Region. Environ Model Assess (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10666-025-10068-4
12	Oprea, SV., Bâra, A. Interpreting text corpora from androids-related stories using large language models: “Machines like me” by Ian McEwan in generative AI. Humanit Soc Sci Commun 12, 325 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-04633-1
13	Bâra, A., Georgescu, I. A., & Oprea, S.-V. (2025). Does Education Make a Difference in Combating Climate Change? Analyzing Its Impact on CO2 Emissions in the South-East European, Nordic, and Baltic Regions. Sustainability, 17(11), 4789. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17114789
14	S. -V. Oprea and A. Bâra, Transforming Education With Large Language Models: Trends, Themes, and Untapped Potential, in IEEE Access, vol. 13, pp. 87292-87312, 2025, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3570649
15	Sebastián Madrigal, Ramon Gallinad, Jose L. Vicario, Antoni Morell, Ramon Vilanova,  Improving energy distribution in collective self-consumption via XGBoost-based allocation coefficients prediction, Applied Energy, Volume 409, 2026, 127469, ISSN 0306-2619, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2026.127469.
16	Pau Comas, Antoni Morell, Ramon Vilanova, Jose Lopez Vicario, Predicting transfer learning suitability in ANN-based control of FOPDT industrial processes, Journal of Process Control, Volume 152, 2025, 103476, ISSN 0959-1524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jprocont.2025.103476
17	Casella, V., Ferro, G., Parodi, L., & Robba, M. (2025). Maximizing shared benefits in renewable energy communities: A Bilevel optimization model. Applied Energy, 386, 125562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2025.125562

International conferences:

1	Cristina Iancu, Simona Vasilica Oprea, Cristian-Eugen Ciurea, Technological Integration in Higher Education, The 23rd International Conference on Informatics in Economy (IE 2024), Education, Research & Business Technologies, 23-24 May 2024, Timișoara, România
2	Alexandra-Cristina-Daniela Ciuverca, Price Prediction Models for Construction Sector – Efficiency and Interpretability, The 1st edition of the International Conference on Economics – Challenges and Opportunities, October 10-12, 2024, Predeal, Romania
3	Adela Bâra, Simona Vasilica Oprea ECoSIM: Decision support system for energy communities, The 11th International Scientific Conference (SEA-CONF 2025), May 15-17, 2025, Constanta, Romania doi: 10.21279/1454-864X-25-I1-016, Scientific Bulletin of Naval Academy, Vol. XXVIII 2025, pg. 174-183, MBNA Publishing House Constanta 2025, ISSN: 2392-8956; ISSN-L: 1454-864X
4	Mitroescu Dragoş, Simona Vasilica Oprea, Adela Bâra, A Web-Based Facial Recognition Application Using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Conferința Internațională „Global Economy Under Crisis” (GEUC) – ediția a XIV-a, 11 – 12 decembrie 2025, Constanta, Romania, Analele Universităţii Ovidius. Seria: Ştiinţe Economice - Vol. XXV, Nr. 2/2025, ISSN 2393-3119, Ovidius University Press, Romania, https://stec.univ-ovidius.ro/the-international-conference-global-economy-under-crisis-14th-edition-december-11th-12th-2025/
5	Alexandra Ciuvercă, Cristina Iancu and Simona-Vasilica Oprea, Key Determinants of the Romanian Labour Market: Adaptation in an Era of Technological and Demographic Change, The 24th International Conference on Informatics in Economy (IE 2025), May 15-16, 2025, Bucharest, Romania, published in Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Editura ASE, ISSN: 2704-6524
6	S. Madrigal, J. L. Vicario, A. Morell and R. Vilanova, “Enhancement Review of the Collective Self-Consumption based Energy Communities: Insights from a Spain-based Case” 2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Porto, Portugal, 2025, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ETFA65518.2025.11205679.
7	R. Gallinad, S. Madrigal, J. L. Vicario, A. Morell and R. Vilanova, “Optimizing Energy Allocation with the CEC-UAB Simulator: Forecasting Comparison,” 2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Porto, Portugal, 2025, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ETFA65518.2025.11205651.
8	A. Setó, J. L. Vicario, R. Vilanova and A. Morell, “Online Bayesian Inference for Real-Time PV Forecasting and Efficiency Estimation,” 2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Porto, Portugal, 2025, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/ETFA65518.2025.11205575.
9	G. G. Gros et al., “Hardware-In-the-Loop Simulation of BSM1 Using Speedgoat for Evaluating ANN-Based Control Strategies,” 2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), Porto, Portugal, 2025, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/ETFA65518.2025.11205564.
10	V. Casella, G. Ferro, L. Parodi and M. Robba, “Energy Community Optimal Management: A Bilevel Approach,” 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), Bari, Italy, 2024, pp. 2720-2725, doi:10.1109/CASE59546.2024.10711358
11	Casella, V., Farina, L., Ferro, G., Parodi, L., & Robba, M. (2025). Operational management of multiple energy communities in the energy market: a bilevel optimization-based approach. IFAC-PapersOnLine, 59(9), 133-138.
12	Morch, A., & Olguin, R. E. T. (2025, October). Implementation of Energy Communities: How to Overcome Barriers with Best Practices?. In 2025 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.