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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Pyrosilviculture Needed for Landscape Resilience of Dry Western United States Forests	58
New Seed-Collection Zones for the Eastern United States: The Eastern Seed Zone Forum	21
Dynamics of Large Corporate Forestland Ownerships in the United States	13
One Size Does Not Fit All: Relationships between Size of Family Forest Holdings and Owner Attitudes and Behaviors	12
From Checkers to Chess: Using Social Science Lessons to Advance Wildfire Adaptation Processes	10
Natural Area Forests in US Cities: Opportunities and Challenges	10
USDA Forest Service Employee Diversity During a Period of Workforce Contraction	10
Economic Significance of Continued Improvement of Loblolly Pine Genetics and Its Efficient Deployment to Landowners in the Southern United States	10
Breeding for Resistance to Tree Pests: Successes, Challenges, and a Guide to the Future	9
Managing for Resilience? Examining Management Implications of Resilience in Southwestern National Forests	9
Save Our Species: A Blueprint for Restoring Butternut (Juglans cinerea) across Eastern North America	8
Robustness of Parametric and Nonparametric Fitting Procedures of Tree-Stem Taper with Alternative Definitions for Validation Data	7
Characterizing Canopy Openness Across Large Forested Landscapes Using Spherical Densiometer and Smartphone Hemispherical Photography	6
The Logging Sector in the Lake States of Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin: Status, Issues, and Opportunities	6
Persistence of the Swiss Needle Cast Outbreak in Oregon Coastal Douglas-Fir and New Insights from Research and Monitoring	6
Rapid Tree Diameter Computation with Terrestrial Stereoscopic Photogrammetry	6
Institutionalizing the United States Forest Service’s Shared Stewardship Strategy in the Western United States	6
US Forest Service Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act: Fast, Variable, Rarely Litigated, and Declining	5
Frequent Prescribed Fire Sustains Old Field Loblolly Pine–Shortleaf Pine Woodland Communities: Results of a 53-Year Study	5
Strategic National Urban Forest Inventory for the United States	5
Trends in Bark Beetle Impacts in North America During a Period (2000–2020) of Rapid Environmental Change	5
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	5
State Cost-Share Programs for Forest Landowners in the Southern United States: A Review	5
Methods for Distinguishing Aspen Seedlings from Suckers in the Field	4
Plantation Loblolly Pine Seedling Counts with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Imagery: A Case Study	4

The Decline of the Clearcut: 26 Years of Change in Silvicultural Practices and Implications in Minnesota	4
Expanding Family Forest Owner Options to Keep Their Land in Forest Use	4
Changing Perceptions and Actions in Response to Forest Disturbance by Mountain Pine Beetles in North Central Colorado	4
Application of Postprocessing Kinematic Methods with UAS Remote Sensing in Forest Ecosystems	4
Landowner Concern about Wildfires and Implementation of Fuel Reduction Treatments	4
Evaluating Economic Impacts of Prescribed Fire in the Central Hardwood Region	4
Estimating Carbon Stock of Live Trees Located on the Main Campus of the University of Georgia	4
A 50-Year Retrospective of the Forest Productivity Cooperative in the Southeastern United States: Regionwide Trials	4
Changes in Relationships between the USDA Forest Service and Small, Forest-Based Communities in the Northwest Forest Plan Area amid Declines in Agency Staffing	4
Forest Contracting Businesses in the US Southwest: Current Profile and Workforce Training Needs	4
Promoting Reforestation to Landowners: The Role of Advice-Giving through Information, Efficacy, Narratives, and Identification in Storytelling	4
Summer Bat Habitat Use and Forest Characteristics in Managed Northeastern Forests	3
Wildfire Response: A System on the Brink?	3
The Mitigated Neighborhood: Exploring Homeowner Associations’ Role in Resident Wildfire-Mitigation Actions	3
Outdoor Programs for Veterans: Public Land Policies and Practices to Support Therapeutic Opportunities	3
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	3
Assessing Urban Forest Threats across the Conterminous United States	3
The Cost of Forest Thinning Operations in the Western United States: A Systematic Literature Review and New Thinning Cost Model	3
The “Strings Attached” to Community Difference and Potential Pathways to Fire Adaptiveness in the Wildland Urban Interface	3
Preliminary Results from a Structural Conversion Thinning Trial in Eastern Canada	3
Controlling an Invasive Tree with a Native Fungus: InoculatingAilanthus altissima(Tree-of-Heaven) withVerticillium nonalfalfaein Highly Disturbed Appalachian Forests of Ohio	3
Factors Influencing Minority and Urban Students’ Interest in Natural Resources	3
Using Choice-Based Conjoint Analysis for Creating Effective Outreach Messages to Promote Oak Management	3
Conservation of Dry Forest Old Growth in Eastern Oregon	3
Prioritizing Research Needs in Natural Resources: Using Q-Methodology as a Focus Group Discussion Tool	3
Assessing the Impact of 41 Years of Forest Management on Native Wildlife Habitat in Minnesota, USA	3
The Development of an Organizational Safety Culture in the United States Forest Service	3
Can Understory Plant Composition and Richness Help Designate Riparian Management Zones in Mesic Headwater Forests of the Northeastern United States?	2
How Will COVID-19 Change Forestry Education? A Study of US Forest Operations Instructors	2
Preventing the Perfect Storm of Forest Mortality in the United States Caused by Invasive Species	2
TreeMap 2016 Dataset Generates CONUS-Wide Maps of Forest Characteristics Including Live Basal Area, Aboveground Carbon, and Number of Trees per Acre	2
Biophysical Settings that Influenced Plantation Survival During the 2015 Wildfires in Northern Rocky Mountain Moist Mixed-Conifer Forests	2
Documenting Twenty Years of the Contracted Labor-Intensive Forestry Workforce on National Forest System Lands in the United States	2
New Hands in US Public Lands Management: The Role and Influence of Nonagency Partners in Forest Service Stewardship Agreements	2
Towards Tree Species Preservation: Protecting Ash Amidst the Emerald Ash Borer Invasion in the Northeast	2
Nine Tips to Improve Your Everyday Forest Data Analysis	2
H-2B Guest Workers and the Critical Role They Play in US Forests	2
The Uses of Stages of Change and Language Within a Forestry Context	2
Sapling Stocking Targets for Multiple Management Goals in Northern Hardwood Forests: How Do Stands Measure Up?	2
Characterizing Canopy Openness in Open Forests: Spherical Densiometer and Canopy Photography Are Equivalent but Less Sensitive than Direct Measurements of Solar Radiation	2
Price Premium Requirements for Growing Higher Quality Pine Sawtimber in Even-Aged Systems in the Southeastern United States	2
Bringing the Forest Home: Lessons Learned during the COVID-19 Pandemic about E-Planning in Community Forestry Contexts	2
Climate Adaptive Management in the Northeastern United States: Common Strategies and Motivations of Rural and Urban Foresters	2
Demand for and Economic Value of Nonmotorized Boating Access in Rivers at US National Forests	2
Preferences for Northern Hardwood Silviculture among Family Forest Owners in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula	2
An Assessment of American Indian Forestry Research, Information Needs, and Priorities	2
Forest Farming: Who Wants In?	2
A “Serious Game” to Explore Alternative Forestry Futures	2
Extreme Events: Managing Forests When Expecting the Unexpected	2
Feasibility of Igniting Prescribed Fires in Bottomland Hardwood Forests	2

Variable Support and Opposition to Fuels Treatments for Wildfire Risk Reduction: Melding Frameworks for Local Context and Collaborative Potential	2
“They’re Constantly Cycling Through”: Lessons about Turnover and Collaborative Forest Planning	2
Potential Hurricane Wind Risk to US Rural and Urban Forests	2
Factors Influencing Family Woodland Management Action After Calling a Public Agency Forester	2
Managing Forest Health through Collaboration on the Allegheny High Unglaciated Plateau	2
Sustainability of White Oak (Quercus alba) Timber Supply in Kentucky	2
Financial Effects of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Nonindustrial Private Forest Landowners: A Comparative Study for 10 Southern States of the United States	2
Estimating Marginal Costs of Additional Water Flow from a Loblolly Pine Stand in South Georgia, United States	2