OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences is 11. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Where Has All the Carbon Gone?	226
Elastic Thermobarometry	178
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Introduction	146
The Once and Future Gas: Methane's Multifunctional Roles in Earth's Evolution and Potential as a Biosignature	105
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Magnetic Storms and Geoelectric Hazards	64
Isotope Evolution of the Depleted Mantle	62
The Compositions of Planetary Cores	56
Stability of Ice Shelves and Ice Cliffs in a Changing Climate	56
River Deltas and Sea-Level Rise	55
The Impact of Volcanic Eruptions on Tropical Hydroclimate	52
The DART Mission and Advancements in Planetary Defense	49
Science and Society's Views of the Anthropocene	48
Neogene History of the Amazonian Flora: A Perspective Based on Geological, Palynological, and Molecular Phylogenetic Data	43
Microbial Ecology to Ocean Carbon Cycling: From Genomes to Numerical Models	40
Wave Structuring in the Shock Compression of Geologic Matter at the Planetary and Laboratory Scales	39
Reconstructing Tropical Cyclone Activity from Sedimentary Archives	36
The Geologic History of Plants and Climate in India	35
Rocks, Fossils, and Ecology: Understanding How Time Is Sampled in the Fossil Record	35
Petrogenesis and Geodynamic Significance of Xenolithic Eclogites	35
Coccoliths as Recorders of Paleoceanography and Paleoclimate over the Past 66 Million Years	34
Biomarker Approaches for Reconstructing Terrestrial Environmental Change	34
Deciphering Temperature Seasonality in Earth's Ancient Oceans	33
Water-Isotope Proxies in Lake Sediments: Calibrations, Uncertainties, and New Directions	31

On Dislocation Climb as an Important Deformation Mechanism for Planetary Interiors	30
The Anatomy and Lethality of the Siberian Traps Large Igneous Province	30
Seismic Advances in Process Geomorphology	30
Research on Teaching Geoscience with Virtual Field Experiences	30
Carbon Cycle–Climate Feedbacks in the Post-Paris World	29
The Hidden Hydrogeosphere: The Contribution of Deep Groundwater to the Planetary Water Cycle	28
Metal Isotopes in Mammalian Tissues	26
Geoethics: The Role of Geoscientists in Shaping a Responsible Future	25
Pleistocene Periglacial Processes and Landforms, Mid-Atlantic Region, Eastern United States	25
Civilization-Saving Science for the Twenty-First Century	24
A Systems Approach to Understanding How Plants Transformed Earth's Environment in Deep Time	24
The Mid-Pleistocene Climate Transition	23
Molten Salts: Fluid Inclusion Record and Role in Forming Mineral Deposits	23
Petrological Constraints on the Thermal History of Magma Storage in the Crust	23
Volcanoes, Climate, and Society	23
Dynamos in the Inner Solar System	21
Volcanic Outgassing of Volatile Trace Metals	21
A Practical Guide to Phylogenetic Paleoecology	21
Aftershock Forecasting	21
Introduction	19
Estella Atekwana: Autobiographical Notes	19
The Central Segment of the Famatinian Arc: Insights into the Construction of Ancient Arc Crust	19
The Mechanics of Multiphase Magmas: A Perspective from the Scale of Crystals and Bubbles to Magma Reservoirs	18
Frontiers of Carbonate Clumped Isotope Thermometry	18
Continental Crustal Growth Processes Recorded in the Gangdese Batholith, Southern Tibet	17
Application of Light Hydrocarbons in Natural Gas Geochemistry of Gas Fields in China	17
Halogen Cycling in the Solid Earth	14
The Isotopic Ecology of the Mammoth Steppe	14
Origin of Phobos and Deimos Awaiting Direct Exploration	14
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Bubble Formation in Magma	13
Puzzles in Planetary Dynamos: Implications for Planetary Interiors	13
The Composition of Earth's Lower Mantle	12
Vertical Land Motion and Coastal Cities: Bridging Global Science and Policy for Resilient Communities	12
Fifty Years in the Foothills: Ecosystem Evolution in the Neogene Siwalik Record of Pakistan	12
Ductile Deformation of the Lithospheric Mantle	12
Origin and Early Evolution of Echinoderms	12
Hydrological Consequences of Solar Geoengineering	11
Iceberg Calving: Regimes and Transitions	11
Reconstructing the Environmental Context of Human Origins in Eastern Africa Through Scientific Drilling	11
Instructive Surprises in the Hydrological Functioning of Landscapes	11