OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Forestry is 2. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
A new approach to small area estimation: improving forest management unit estimates with advanced preprocessing in a multivariate Fay–Herriot model	155
Drought, wildfire and forest transformation: characterizing trailing edge forests in the eastern Cascade Range, Washington, USA	56
Alternative approaches to forest sector carbon accounting and assessment: a literature review and synthesis	49
Commentary to the paper by Roell, Nord-Larsen et al. ‘Mapping tree species ecograms based on soil pH and soil water availability across Denmark’	34
Forest practitioners’ requirements for remote sensing-based canopy height, wood-volume, tree species, and disturbance products	32
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and silver birch (Betula pendula) mixed-species growth dynamics in the North York moors	32
Impact of coarse woody debris on habitat use of two sympatric rodent species in the temperate Białowieża Forest	22
Management of mushroom resources in Spanish forests: a review	19
Managing harvesting residues: a systematic review of management treatments around the world	18
Deep learning for forest inventory and planning: a critical review on the remote sensing approaches so far and prospects for further applications	18
The impact of natural constraints in linear regression of log transformed response variables	17
Effects of Norway spruce shelter density and soil scarification method on mortality and height growth of underplanted European beech, European silver fir and Douglas fir	15
Acute and Chronic Oak Decline in urban and forest ecosystems in Southern Italy	15
A bootstrap-based approach to combine individual-based forest growth models and remotely sensed data	14
Xylem function and leaf physiology in European beech saplings during and after moderate and severe drought stress	14
Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation: a new disease in South Africa caused by a novel species, Elsinoe masingae	13
Taper equations for eight major forest tree species in flat land Ukraine	13
Influence of felling residue management on bark beetles and other insect diversity	13
Crop beech ( Fagus sylvatica L.) trees with radically released crowns as a tool for sustainable production and adaptation to climate change	12
Biological control of the nun moth, Lymantria monacha : different formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis f	12
Ecological factors related to seed germination and early seedling establishment inUlmus minorMill., an endangered riparian tree species	12
Evaluating the impact of prescribed surface fire on seedlings in the Central Hardwood Region, USA	11
Contributions of height allometry and within-species trait variation to uncertainty in estimates of tropical forest carbon stocks	10
Drought-related mortality modifies mixing effects on light absorption and growth in mono-specific and mixed stands of Fagus sylvatica, Alnus glutinosa, and Betula pendula	10
Climate change has limited effect on the growth of Afzelia africana Sm. and Anogeissus leiocarpus (DC.) Guill. and Perr. in riparian forests in the savannas of Ghana	10

Subalpine fir response to drought in northern British Columbia, Canada	10
Assessing the impacts of forest stand structure and landscape on the formation of Ips typographus damage hotspots in Finland	10
Natural forests support higher mycological diversity and more edible mushroom species than plantation forests in Ethiopia	10
Effects of model-overfit on model-assisted forest inventory in boreal forests with remote sensing data	10
Genetic variation in susceptibility of Phytophthora cinnamomi-infected holm oak in the absence or presence of severe drought	9
Soil change and broadleaf tree growth 10 years after wood ash and brash co-application to a clearfelled lowland conifer site in Britain	9
Generating synthetic laser scanning data of forests by combining forest inventory information, a tree point cloud database and an open-source laser scanning simulator	9
Disentangling interspecific and intraspecific variability in height–diameter allometry of dominant tree species in the Rocky Mountains across broad spatial scales	8
Economic evaluation of reopening a dormant tree improvement programme: a case study with Scots pine in Scotland	8
Do biomass partitioning and growth efficiency contribute to growth heterosis in inter-specific hybrid larchLarix x eurolepis?	8
Relating soil moisture and Sentinel-2 vegetation index patterns to spruce bark beetle infestations prior to outbreak	8
Natural disturbances as drivers of tipping points in forest ecosystems under climate change – implications for adaptive management	7
Quantifying architectural uniqueness of Scots pine trees using terrestrial laser scanning: toward individual tree fingerprinting	7
Identity of Pyrus pyraster (L.) Burgsdorf, 1787 and implications for conservation and silviculture	7
Use of virtual reality technology in chainsaw operations, education and training	7
Evaluating open canopy conditions from forest management on biodiversity	7
Species-specific branching architecture influences sapling resilience to ungulate browsing pressure in temperate forests	7
Genomic estimates of inbreeding and inbreeding depression in a self-pollinated population of eucalyptus	7
The impact of climate and management on recent mortality inPinus pinasterresin-tapped forests of inland Spain	7
Physiological responses of a black locust plantation to drought stress based on a throughfall exclusion experiment in semi-arid northwestern China	7
Neutral and adaptive genetic diversity in Neltuma alba (Leguminosae), an emblematic species of the Dry Chaco Forest	7
Assessing the potential of mobile laser scanning for stand-level forest inventories in near-natural forests	7
Side effects of a forest carbon rent policy on soil GHG emissions and nutrient export from forests	7
Site index determination in young Norway spruce forests using branch whorls detected from mobile laser scanning data by deep learning	7
Correction to: Relating soil moisture and Sentinel-2 vegetation index patterns to spruce bark beetle infestations prior to outbreak	6
New insights toward the design of an effective trapping method for Coraebus undatus F. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)	6
Large-scale remote sensing reveals that tree mortality in Germany appears to be greater than previously expected	6
Association between simple sequence repeat markers and tree height variation in Pinus yunnanensis	6
Effects of climate and soil variables on a simultaneous crown radius model system: a case study for Korean pine plantations in Northeast China	6
Reducing tree volume overestimation in quantitative structure models using modeled branch topology and direct twig measurements	6
Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes from clonal eucalyptus forests in different spacing arrangements	6
Using winter diet composition and forage plant availability to determine browse selection and importance for moose (Alces alces) in a landscape modified by industrial forestry	6
Seventeen coniferous tree species show early promise for future commercial timber production in the UK	6
Tree detection and diameter estimation based on deep learning	6
Conflicts among ecosystem services may depend on environmental awareness: a multi-municipality analysis	6
Forest site classification and grading using mixed-variables clustering and nonlinear mixed-effects modeling based on forest inventory data	5
When economically optimal is ecologically complicated: modeling tree-by-tree cutting decisions to maximize financial returns from northern hardwood stands	5
Water-use strategies of Chinese fir to simulated precipitation change in a subtropical region	5
Contrasting Norway spruce disturbance dynamics in managed forests and strict forest reserves in Slovakia	5
Comprehensive review and evaluation of whole stand volume yield models for the aspen forest type in Minnesota, USA	5
A method for identifying and segmenting branches of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) trees using terrestrial laser scanning	5
Detailed validation of large-scale Sentinel-2-based forest disturbance maps across Germany	5
Nothofagus pumilio regeneration failure following wildfire in the sub-Antarctic forests of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina	5
Development of activity recognition models for mechanical fuel treatments using consumer-grade GNSS-RF devices and lidar	5
Fire spread prediction models for surface fuels in subtropical forests of southern China	4
Trees and forests’ contribution to well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: how did people adapt to change?	4
Assessing heat stress tolerance in Castanea sativa	4
Long-term effects of group selection, single-tree selection, and clearcutting on individual-tree and stand volume growth in northern hardwoods of the Great Lakes region	4
Quantifying consistency among interpreters of reference data for estimation of harvest area through visual interpretation of remote sensing data	4
Long-term study into the development of a plenter structure in a forest comprising a mix of European and north American species	4

Close-to-nature management of tropical timber plantations is economically viable and provides biodiversity benefits	4
Canopy and surface fuel estimations using RPAS and ground-based point clouds	4
Fine roots of Scots pine and European beech respond differently to changes in nutrient availability in a mixed forest: results from a 4-year experiment	4
Tree belowground biomass in Congo Basin forests: allometric equations and scaling with aboveground biomass	4
Current and future wood availability: a simulation of interacting climate, land use, and management scenarios in Flanders, Belgium	4
Optimizing forest residue management after harvesting: nutrient export scenarios in Eucalyptus plantations across high forest and coppice systems	4
Large-scale genetic structure of Quercus robur in its eastern distribution range enables assignment of unknown seed sources	4
Growth and yield model comparisons for mid-rotation loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations in the southeastern US	4
Differential associations between nucleotide polymorphisms and physiological traits in Norway spruce (Picea abiesKarst.) plants under contrasting water regimes	4
Navigating uncertainty: timberland management with variable fertilization responses	4
Determinants of the relative abundance of rodents in landscapes dominated by Eucalyptus plantations	4
Computation of prediction intervals for forest aboveground biomass predictions using generalized linear models in a large-extent boreal forest region	4
Can carbon emission trading policy promote forest carbon sink growth in China?	4
Nonresponse bias in change estimation: a national forest inventory example	4
Influence of cutting attachment on work efficiency, fuel consumption and environmental pollution from plastic wire during tending of young forests with brush cutters	3
What we know about Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) — from evolutionary history to species ecology	3
The influence of age on the timber properties and grading of Scots pine and larch in Ireland	3
sgsR: a structurally guided sampling toolbox for LiDAR-based forest inventories	3
Institutions and power relations and the implementation of community forestry: a case study of Taiwan	3
Mitigating the risk of wind damage at the forest landscape level by using stand neighbourhood and terrain elevation information in forest planning	3
Timber yield of commercial tree species in the eastern Brazilian Amazon based on 33 years of inventory data	3
Climate sensitive tree growth modelling of Myrocarpus frondosus in Southern Brazil using tree-ring time series and distributed generalized additive lag models	3
Maximum depth of fine roots of Eucalyptus urophylla across an edaphoclimatic gradient in Brazil	3
Projected winter warming unlikely to affect germination success of balsam fir regeneration in Atlantic Canada	3
Combining tree-boosting and mixed effects models improves the performance of remote-sensing based forest age predictions	3
Mapping wheel-ruts from timber harvesting operations using deep learning techniques in drone imagery	3
National remote sensing-derived aboveground biomass yield curves for Canada	3
Inheritance of radial variation of wood properties and bending properties in full-sib families of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don)	3
Modelling tree diameter of less commonly planted tree species in New Zealand using a machine learning approach	3
Timber strength variation due to establishment density—can grading cope with it?	3
Genetic markers to enable selection of cork oak and holm oak trees tolerant to drought and Phytophthora cinnamomi	3
Comparison of population genetic structure of Pinus mugo Turra forest stands in the Giant Mountains by analysis of nSSR molecular marker data	3
Regional differences in stem form between southern and northern red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) populations	3
Determination of ring-level dynamic modulus of elasticity in loblolly pine from measurements of ultrasonic velocity and specific gravity	3
First report of the wattle rust pathogen, Uromycladium acaciae (Raveneliaceae, Pucciniales) in Ethiopia	3
Methods for identifying and measuring the diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi	3
Correction to: Planted longleaf pine individual tree taper, volume, and green weight equations	3
Updating forest road networks using single photon LiDAR in northern Forest environments	3
Comparing the effects of ground cultivation and protection against browsing upon the natural regeneration of Scots pine and birch in a Caledonian pinewood	3
Estimation of aboveground carbon stock using Sentinel-2A data and Random Forest algorithm in scrub forests of the Salt Range, Pakistan	3
Tree height-growth trajectory estimation using uni-temporal UAV laser scanning data and deep learning	3
Effects of seasonality and climate on the sporulation of single Heterobasidion annosum sensu stricto and H. parviporum fruiting bodies in Norway spruce stands of Latvia	3
Allometric estimation models for aboveground and belowground biomass of pre-fire and post-fire vegetation in Scots pine forests	3
The effect of climate on the occurrence and abundance of tree recruitment in the province of Quebec, Canada	2
Successful colonization of novel spruce hosts by European and North American spruce bark beetles can favour trans-Atlantic range expansion	2
Impacts of human forest management on seed dispersal patterns by scatter-hoarding rodents	2
Height growth patterns of genetically improved Scots pine and silver birch	2
Planted seedling regeneration using gap-based silviculture without herbicide in a wildfire-impacted forest of the Sierra Nevada	2
Harrowing promotes Scots pine seedling establishment more effectively than mounding under herbivore exclusion in a southern Swedish field trial	2
Response to extreme events: do morphological differences affect the ability of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) to resist drought stress?	2
Mapping mortality rates in boreal mixedwood forest using airborne laser scanning and permanent plot data	2
Corrigendum to: Continuous cover forestry in Europe: usage and the knowledge gaps and challenges to wider adoption	2
A retrospective on the performance and viability of planted Southeastern-Mediterranean conifer forests as determined by abiotic factors controlling water availability	2
Growth and drought resilience of four native tree species suitable for reforestation of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest	2
Sprucing up the UK’s Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) forests: can tree species diversification benefit biodiversity?	2
The first application of genomic selection for tree morphological traits in Pinus koraiensis using markers identified through a genome-wide association study	2
SSR marker-based individual identification system to trace illegal logging and geographic origin of teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) wood in India	2
Tree-related microhabitat diversity as a proxy for the conservation of beetle communities in managed forests of Fagus sylvatica	2
Applying multidate Sentinel-2 data for forest-type classification in complex broadleaf forest stands	2
Partial cutting favours northern white-cedar regeneration but does not ensure recruitment to canopy: does browsing matter?	2
Moss abundance increased along a gradient of postfire interventions from high to low intensity after a forest fire in Brandenburg, Germany	2
Remote sensing in forestry: current challenges, considerations and directions	2
Research progress in the climate change vulnerability of urban forests	2
Reducing disease risks to British forests: an exploration of costs and benefits of nursery best practices	2
Evaluating the efficacy of thinning and prescribed fire for restoring mature forest characteristics in the Eastern Cascades, USA	2
Experimental assessment of warming effects on the architecture and growth of the subalpine species Nothofagus pumilio	2
Pathogen impacts and implications for species diversification in UK forestry	2
Assessing the effects of uncertainty in remote sensing-based predictions of tree species composition and site index on net present value calculations	2
Persistent increase in understory vegetation following thinning and grazing exclusion in a semiarid pine forest	2
Comprehensive mapping of individual living and dead tree species using leaf-on and leaf-off ALS and CIR data in a complex temperate forest	2
Catchment woodland planting and the benefits to flood reduction	2
The weak genetic structure of Melolontha melolontha (L.) and Melolontha hippocastani (Fabr.), two important forest pests, indicates their large population sizes and effective gene flow	2
The potential of entomopathogenic nematodes of the genera Steinernema and Heterorhabditis for biological control of the pine lappet moth Dendrolimus pini L. (Lepidoptera: Lasiocam	2
Tree crown defoliation in forest monitoring: concepts, findings, and new perspectives for a physiological approach in the face of climate change	2
SegmentedForests: a labelled dataset of terrestrial LiDAR point clouds for semantic segmentation of forests	2
Navigating nature’s benefits to people: an examination of asymmetrical stakeholder preferences for local forest ecosystem services in South Korea	2
Amidosulfuron: a potential alternative herbicide to asulam for the control of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) in woodlands	2
An analysis of conifer experiments in Britain to identify productive alternatives to Sitka spruce	2
Unveiling the main drivers of tree decline in Zagros semi-arid forests	2