OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Pyrosilviculture Needed for Landscape Resilience of Dry Western United States Forests	69
Dynamics of Large Corporate Forestland Ownerships in the United States	13
Natural Area Forests in US Cities: Opportunities and Challenges	13
USDA Forest Service Employee Diversity During a Period of Workforce Contraction	12
Trends in Bark Beetle Impacts in North America During a Period (2000–2020) of Rapid Environmental Change	12
One Size Does Not Fit All: Relationships between Size of Family Forest Holdings and Owner Attitudes and Behaviors	12
Economic Significance of Continued Improvement of Loblolly Pine Genetics and Its Efficient Deployment to Landowners in the Southern United States	12
From Checkers to Chess: Using Social Science Lessons to Advance Wildfire Adaptation Processes	10
Breeding for Resistance to Tree Pests: Successes, Challenges, and a Guide to the Future	10
Characterizing Canopy Openness Across Large Forested Landscapes Using Spherical Densiometer and Smartphone Hemispherical Photography	10
A 50-Year Retrospective of the Forest Productivity Cooperative in the Southeastern United States: Regionwide Trials	8
Persistence of the Swiss Needle Cast Outbreak in Oregon Coastal Douglas-Fir and New Insights from Research and Monitoring	8
Save Our Species: A Blueprint for Restoring Butternut (Juglans cinerea) across Eastern North America	8
Characterizing Divergent Experiences with the Same Wildfire: Insights from a Survey of Households in Evacuation, Postfire Flood Risk, and Unaffected Areas After the 2019 Museum Fire	7
Institutionalizing the United States Forest Service’s Shared Stewardship Strategy in the Western United States	7
State Cost-Share Programs for Forest Landowners in the Southern United States: A Review	7
Forest Contracting Businesses in the US Southwest: Current Profile and Workforce Training Needs	7
Landowner Concern about Wildfires and Implementation of Fuel Reduction Treatments	6
Wildfire Response: A System on the Brink?	6
Strategic National Urban Forest Inventory for the United States	5
Climate Change and Recreation in the Western United States: Effects and Opportunities for Adaptation	5
Frequent Prescribed Fire Sustains Old Field Loblolly Pine–Shortleaf Pine Woodland Communities: Results of a 53-Year Study	5
Changes in Relationships between the USDA Forest Service and Small, Forest-Based Communities in the Northwest Forest Plan Area amid Declines in Agency Staffing	5
Expanding Family Forest Owner Options to Keep Their Land in Forest Use	5
Summer Bat Habitat Use and Forest Characteristics in Managed Northeastern Forests	4

Conservation of Dry Forest Old Growth in Eastern Oregon	4
Characterizing Canopy Openness in Open Forests: Spherical Densiometer and Canopy Photography Are Equivalent but Less Sensitive than Direct Measurements of Solar Radiation	4
Assessing Urban Forest Threats across the Conterminous United States	4
The Cost of Forest Thinning Operations in the Western United States: A Systematic Literature Review and New Thinning Cost Model	4
Cultivating Collaborative Resilience to Social and Ecological Change: An Assessment of Adaptive Capacity, Actions, and Barriers Among Collaborative Forest Restoration Groups in the United States	4
Climate Adaptive Management in the Northeastern United States: Common Strategies and Motivations of Rural and Urban Foresters	4
Changing Perceptions and Actions in Response to Forest Disturbance by Mountain Pine Beetles in North Central Colorado	4
Forest Farming: Who Wants In?	3
A “Serious Game” to Explore Alternative Forestry Futures	3
Extreme Events: Managing Forests When Expecting the Unexpected	3
Variable Support and Opposition to Fuels Treatments for Wildfire Risk Reduction: Melding Frameworks for Local Context and Collaborative Potential	3
Towards Tree Species Preservation: Protecting Ash Amidst the Emerald Ash Borer Invasion in the Northeast	3
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Forest Service: Insights for Local Job Creation and Equity from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act	3
H-2B Guest Workers and the Critical Role They Play in US Forests	3
Controlling an Invasive Tree with a Native Fungus: InoculatingAilanthus altissima(Tree-of-Heaven) withVerticillium nonalfalfaein Highly Disturbed Appalachian Forests of Ohio	3
TreeMap 2016 Dataset Generates CONUS-Wide Maps of Forest Characteristics Including Live Basal Area, Aboveground Carbon, and Number of Trees per Acre	3
An Assessment of American Indian Forestry Research, Information Needs, and Priorities	3
Usefulness and Need for Digital Technology to Assist Forest Management: Summary of Findings from a Survey of Registered Foresters	3
Status of and Challenges to the Establishment and Retention of Young, Beginning, and Minority-Owned Logging Businesses in Florida and Georgia	3
The Development of an Organizational Safety Culture in the United States Forest Service	3
The “Strings Attached” to Community Difference and Potential Pathways to Fire Adaptiveness in the Wildland Urban Interface	3
Decision Support Tools to Inform the Rehabilitation and Management of High Graded Forests	2
Potential Hurricane Wind Risk to US Rural and Urban Forests	2
Learning from Tribal Leadership and the Anchor Forest Concept for Implementing Cross-Boundary Forest Management	2
Diversifying the Field of Forestry Through a Graduate Fellowship Program: A Pilot Study on the Expectations of Students of Color	2
Economic Analysis of Wildfire Impacts to Water Quality: A Review	2
Comparing Land Manager and Community Perceptions of a Colorado Prescribed Fire Outreach Program	2
Estimating Marginal Costs of Additional Water Flow from a Loblolly Pine Stand in South Georgia, United States	2
The Uses of Stages of Change and Language Within a Forestry Context	2
Application of Postprocessing Kinematic Methods with UAS Remote Sensing in Forest Ecosystems	2
Metrics and Considerations for Evaluating How Forest Treatments Alter Wildfire Behavior and Effects	2
Bringing the Forest Home: Lessons Learned during the COVID-19 Pandemic about E-Planning in Community Forestry Contexts	2
Factors Influencing Family Woodland Management Action After Calling a Public Agency Forester	2
Documenting Twenty Years of the Contracted Labor-Intensive Forestry Workforce on National Forest System Lands in the United States	2
Recent Douglas-fir Mortality in the Klamath Mountains Ecoregion of Oregon: Evidence for a Decline Spiral	2
Critical Market Tipping Points for High-Grade White Oak Inventory Decline in the Central Hardwood Region of the United States	2
Forest Biomass Feedstock Availability and Economic Contribution of Biopower Facilities in the Lake States Region	2
National Forest Visitation Preferences and Avenues to Participation for Urban Hispanic Recreationists in the Portland Metropolitan Area (USA)	2
Sapling Stocking Targets for Multiple Management Goals in Northern Hardwood Forests: How Do Stands Measure Up?	2
Preventing the Perfect Storm of Forest Mortality in the United States Caused by Invasive Species	2
Influence of Forester Traits and Advising Approaches on Landowners’ Intention to Follow Recommendations About Maple Sugarbush Management among Sap Producers in Wisconsin	2
Growth of Managed Older Douglas-fir Stands: Implications of the Black Rock Thinning Trial in the Coast Range of Western Oregon	2
Characterizing the Context and Demand for the US Forest Service’s Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program in 2020	2
New Hands in US Public Lands Management: The Role and Influence of Nonagency Partners in Forest Service Stewardship Agreements	2
Sustainability of White Oak (Quercus alba) Timber Supply in Kentucky	2
Species Preservation in the Face of Novel Threats: Cultural, Ecological, and Operational Considerations for Preserving Tree Species in the Context of Non-Indigenous Insects and Pathogens	2
Assessing the Impact of 41 Years of Forest Management on Native Wildlife Habitat in Minnesota, USA	2
How Will COVID-19 Change Forestry Education? A Study of US Forest Operations Instructors	2
Response to theJournal of ForestryArticle: “US Forest Service Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act: Fast, Variable, Rarely Litigated, and Declining”	2