OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biological Conservation is 42. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Endemism increases species' climate change risk in areas of global biodiversity importance	152
Genetic rescue: A critique of the evidence supports maximizing genetic diversity rather than minimizing the introduction of putatively harmful genetic variation	147
ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network	142
The COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to weaken environmental protection in Brazil	127
Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment	104
Connectivity metrics for conservation planning and monitoring	96
A global assessment of amphibian and reptile responses to land-use changes	94
Designing a blueprint for coral reef survival	92
Sewage pollution, declining ecosystem health, and cross-sector collaboration	86
Taking the pulse of Earth's tropical forests using networks of highly distributed plots	77
Sustainability of protected areas: Vulnerabilities and opportunities as revealed by COVID-19 in a national park management agency	75
Genetic diversity is considered important but interpreted narrowly in country reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Current actions and indicators are insufficient	74
Wildlife-vehicle collisions - Influencing factors, data collection and research methods	63
How does the beach ecosystem change without tourists during COVID-19 lockdown?	63
Global trends in urban wildlife ecology and conservation	61
Towards a U.S. national program for monitoring native bees	61
Establishing the ecological basis for conservation of shallow marine life using Reef Life Survey	60
COVID-19 pandemic impacts on conservation research, management, and public engagement in US national parks	60
Effects of fragmentation on grassland plant diversity depend on the habitat specialization of species	58
Ecological and economic effects of COVID-19 in marine fisheries from the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea	58
Scientists' warning to humanity on illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade	58
No visit, no interest: How COVID-19 has affected public interest in world's national parks	57
People plant trees for utility more often than for biodiversity or carbon	56
The Global Ecosystems Monitoring network: Monitoring ecosystem productivity and carbon cycling across the tropics	55
Shining the spotlight on small mammalian carnivores: Global status and threats	53

Overprediction of species distribution models in conservation planning: A still neglected issue with strong effects	53
A modelled global distribution of the kelp biome	51
Capitalizing on opportunistic citizen science data to monitor urban biodiversity: A multi-taxa framework	50
iNaturalist insights illuminate COVID-19 effects on large mammals in urban centers	50
To mix or not to mix gene pools for threatened species management? Few studies use genetic data to examine the risks of both actions, but failing to do so leads disproportionately to recommendations f	50
A global perspective on the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on freshwater fish biodiversity	50
COVID-19 lockdown reveals tourists as seabird guardians	49
Divergent farmer and scientist perceptions of agricultural biodiversity, ecosystem services and decision-making	49
Making more effective use of human behavioural science in conservation interventions	48
Assessing fatality minimization for hoary bats amid continued wind energy development	46
Does public fear that bats spread COVID-19 jeopardize bat conservation?	44
Challenges and perspectives on tackling illegal or unsustainable wildlife trade	44
In defence of soil biodiversity: Towards an inclusive protection in the European Union	43
Differential reporting of biodiversity in two citizen science platforms during COVID-19 lockdown in Colombia	43
Potentially negative ecological consequences of animal redistribution on beaches during COVID-19 lockdown	43
Birds seen and not seen during the COVID-19 pandemic: The impact of lockdown measures on citizen science bird observations	42
The hidden risk of using umbrella species as conservation surrogates: A spatio-temporal approach	42