OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Applied Ecology is 31. 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
Cover Picture and Issue Information	114
Soil inoculation improves tree seedling growth in substrates containing bitumen, but the effect varies by species and inoculum source	82
Individual variation in home‐range across an ocean basin and links to habitat quality and management	79
The capacity of sentinel species to detect changes in environmental conditions and ecosystem structure	61
Soil fertility as a mediator of interactions between an introduced specialist beetle and a native generalist nematode on an exotic invasive plant and its native congener	60
Managed honeybee hives negatively affect the reproduction of native plants in a dryland nature reserve	52
Microclimatic niche shifts predict long‐term survival and body mass declines in a warmer and more degraded world	50
Habitat preferences of European bison in contemporary European landscapes	49
Assessing the exposure of UK habitats to 20th‐ and 21st‐century climate change, and its representation in ecological monitoring schemes	48
Accounting for bias in prevalence estimation: The case of a globally emerging pathogen	48
Limited evidence of biodiversity spillover from forest fragments into oil palm plantations in the Amazon	47
Temporal mismatches in flight activity patterns between Pipistrellus kuhlii and Prays oleae in olive farms: Implications for biocontrol services potential	45
Linking landscape structure, floral resource distribution, pollen use and movement distances of a generalist predator	44
Restoration temporarily supports the resilience of sagebrush‐steppe ecosystems subjected to repeated fires	44
Seals exhibit localised avoidance of operational tidal turbines	42
Warming decreases desert ecosystem functioning by altering biocrusts in drylands	42
Multifunctional soil recovery during the restoration of Brazil's Atlantic Forest after bauxite mining	42
Shade tree trait diversity and functions in agroforestry systems: A review of which traits matter	41
Seabird‐vessel interactions in industrial fisheries of Northwest Africa: Implications for international bycatch management	40
Demographic performance review of a reintroduction project: Iberian lynx in Extremadura	39
Landscape conservation as a strategy for recovering biodiversity: Lessons from a long‐term program of pasture restoration in the southern Atlantic Forest	39
Increased connections among soil microbes and microfauna enhances soil multifunctionality along a long‐term restoration chronosequence	38
Wildflower plantings and honeybee competition impact nutritional quality of wild bee diets	37
Making plant–pollinator data collection cheaper for restoration and monitoring	37
Differences between terrestrial and offshore bird migration: Implications for offshore wind energy	36

Higher avian biodiversity, increased shrub cover and proximity to continuous forest may reduce pest insect crop loss in small‐scale oil palm farming	35
Large African herbivore diversity is essential in transformed landscapes for conserving dung beetle diversity	35
Antarctica may be vulnerable to invasion by Poa annua from a range of populations around the globe	35
Primary forest loss and degradation reduces biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: A global meta‐analysis using dung beetles as an indicator taxon	34
Prioritizing areas for ecological restoration: A participatory approach based on cost‐effectiveness	34
Hunting of sika deer over six decades does not restore forest regeneration	32
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Different types of semi‐natural habitat are required to sustain diverse wild bee communities across agricultural landscapes	31