OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biological Conservation is 38. 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
Measuring forest degradation via ecological-integrity indicators at multiple spatial scales	163
Space use of a diverse megafauna community in a rewilding area in the southwestern Carpathians	128
The minimum land areas required for maximizing biodiversity conservation	114
Long-term trends in the extent of Pseudogymnoascus destructans infection in little brown myotis	105
Book review	103
Local ecological predictions as input to adaptive management of natural plant communities	92
Ecological Peace Corridors: A new conservation strategy to protect human and biological diversity	82
Climate and land use change through the eyes of two endemic amphibians: Temporal trajectories of suitability and connectivity reveal differential responses	81
Disentangling the impacts of soil moisture and vapour pressure deficit on biodiversity patterns and conservation value of tropical forests in Ghana, West Africa	75
Extinction risk categorization in the IUCN Red List: Comment on “The US Endangered Species Act and acceptable risk”	68
A global review of landscape-scale analyses in bats reveals geographic and taxonomic biases and opportunities for novel research	63
Response of a carnivore community to water management in a semi-arid savanna	60
Lost and found coastal wetlands: Lessons learned from mapping estuaries across the USA	59
Editorial Board	59
Natural shading is helpful but not sufficient for mitigating warming in green sea turtle nests in the tropical South China Sea	58
How risky is to live among us? Assessing the population viability of two South American wild canids in an agroecosystem	58
Stakeholder workshops on western Baltic cod fisheries–conflict and consensus in the face of a highly dynamic ecosystem	57
Declines in greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) geographic range and realised niche are best explained by the invasive red fox (Vulpes vulpes)	56
Visit, investigate, ignore: Olfactory misinformation reduces browsing damage to valued seedlings by a mammalian herbivore	50
An interview-based investigation of marine megafauna bycatch in the northern South China Sea	50
Extreme climatic events modulate chytrid infection across the landscape	49
Predicting range shifts for critically endangered plants: Is habitat connectivity irrelevant or necessary?	49
Using deep learning to automate the detection of bird scaring lines on fishing vessels	49
Running to stand still: The application of substandard OECMs in national and provincial policy in Canada	48
Framework for assessing and mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy development on marine birds	47

The global distribution of protected areas management strategies and their complementarity for biodiversity conservation	45
Dust storms ahead: Climate change, green energy development and endangered species in the Mojave Desert	44
Anthropogenic climate change increases vulnerability of Magnolia species more in Asia than in the Americas	44
Even after armed conflict, the environmental quality of Indigenous Peoples' lands in biodiversity hotspots surpasses that of non-Indigenous lands	43
Social justice for traditional knowledge holders will help conserve Europe's nature	43
Riparian forest patches are critical for forest affiliated birds in farmlands of temperate Chile	43
Functional structure of European forest beetle communities is enhanced by rare species	42
Ecological assessment and identification strategy of key conservation areas: A case study of the south Taihang Mountains region	41
Equal use of Indigenous and scientific knowledge in species assessments: A case study from the Northwest Territories, Canada	41
Prioritizing conservation of terrestrial orchids: A gap analysis for Italy	41
Communicating information about the psychology of a wild carnivore, the red fox, influences perceived attitudinal changes but not overall tolerance in people	40
Jaguar conservation is caught in the crossfire of America's 'War on Drugs'	40
Editorial Board	39
Anthropogenic vulnerability assessment of global terrestrial protected areas with a new framework	38