OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mountain Research and Development is 4. 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
Nature and People in the Andes, East African Mountains, European Alps, and Hindu Kush Himalaya: Current Research and Future Directions	26
Sectorwise Assessment of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Danger in the Indian Himalayan Region	25
Mountain Observatories: Status and Prospects for Enhancing and Connecting a Global Community	24
Closing the Adaptation Gap in Mountains	15
Climate Change and Utah Ski Resorts: Impacts, Perceptions, and Adaptation Strategies	13
Biodiversity Conservation and Management in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region: Are Transboundary Landscapes a Promising Solution?	13
Predicting the Current and Future Distribution of the Invasive Weed Ageratina adenophora in the Chitwan–Annapurna Landscape, Nepal	13
Bird Photography Tourism, Sustainable Livelihoods, and Biodiversity Conservation: A Case Study from China	12
Climate Change Adaptation in European Mountain Systems: A Systematic Mapping of Academic Research	12
The Contribution of Local Food Products in Fostering Tourism for Marginal Mountain Areas: An Exploratory Study on Northwestern Italian Alps	11
Challenges for Governing Mountains Sustainably: Insights From a Global Survey	11
Potential for Sustainable Mountain Farming: Challenges and Prospects for Sustainable Smallholder Farming in the Maloti–Drakensberg Mountains	10
Promoting Mountain Biodiversity Through Sustainable Value Chains	10
A Sustainable Solid Waste Management Plan for Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal	10
Reframing Pastoral Practices of Bofedal Management to Increase the Resilience of Andean Water Towers	10
Making Connections for Our Changing Mountains: Future Directions for the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI)	10
Mountain Resilience: A Systematic Literature Review and Paths to the Future	9
Designing Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research on Mountains: What Place for the Unexpected?	9
Mountain Pastoralism in the Eastern Hindu Kush: The Case of Lotkuh Valley, Pakistan	9
Challenges and Opportunities for Risk Management of Volcanic Hazards in Small-Island Developing States	9
Perceptions and Revitalization of Local Ecological Knowledge in Four Schools in Yasin Valley, North Pakistan	9
Diet Overlap Between Livestock and Wild Herbivores in the Greater Himalaya	8
Floristic Diversity and Distribution Patterns Along an Elevational Gradient in the Northern Part of the Ardabil Province Rangelands, Iran	8
A Future for Mountain Terraces: Experiences from Mediterranean Wineries	8
Ilemchane Transhumant Pastoralists' Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Adaptive Strategies: Continuity and Change in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains	8

Alpine Plant Life: Functional Plant Ecology of High Mountain Ecosystems. By Christian Körner	7
The Puna Pastoralist System: A Coproduced Landscape in the Central Andes	7
Issues with Applying the Concept of Community-Based Tourism in the Caucasus	6
Is Tourism the Beginning or the End? Livelihoods of Georgian Mountain People at Stake	6
Avoidance or Coexistence? The Spatiotemporal Patterns of Wild Mammals in a Human-dominated Landscape in the Western Himalaya	6
Societal Recognition of Ecosystem Service Flows From Red Panda Habitats in Western Nepal	6
Education for Sustainable Mountain Development: Preliminary Insights From a Web-based Survey of Opportunities	6
Focus Issue: Addressing Challenges of Hazards, Risks, and Disaster Management in Mountain Regions	6
Urban Planning as an Instrument for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Uttarakhand Himalayas	6
Evaluation of Glacial Lakes and Catastrophic Floods on the Northern Slopes of the Kyrgyz Range	5
Rethinking the Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Sustainable Mountain Development and Protected Area Management in Canada and Aotearoa/New Zealand	5
Climate, Agriculture, and Migration: Exploring the Vulnerability and Outmigration Nexus in the Indian Himalayan Region	5
Waterbird Composition and Changes With Wetland Park Construction at Lake Dianchi, Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau	5
Assessing Italians' Preferences for Mountain Beef Production Using a Best–Worst Scaling Approach	5
Three Recent and Lesser-Known Glacier-Related Flood Mechanisms in High Mountain Environments	5
Ecosystem Services in a Snow Leopard Landscape: A Comparative Analysis of Two High-elevation National Parks in the Karakoram–Pamir	5
The International Mountain Conference, Innsbruck, Austria, September 2019 (IMC2019): A Synthesis with Recommendations for Research	5
Communicating Risk in Glacier Tourism: A Case Study of the Svínafellsheiði Fracture in Iceland	4
Adaptation Strategies to Address Challenges of Traditional Agricultural Water Management in the Upper Indus Basin	4
The Afromontane Research Unit: Driving Connections and Capacity Building for the Sustainable Development of Southern African Mountains	4
The Development of Rural Residents' Sense of Place in an Ecological Restoration Area: A Case Study From Huajiang Gorge, China	4
HKH2Glasgow: Promoting Ambitious Climate Action for the Hindu Kush Himalayas	4
Controlling Factors and Characteristics of Peak Runoff in an Alpine Headwater Under the Asian Monsoon Climate	4
Montology: A Transformative Frame for the Future of Education About Mountains	4
Who Is Vulnerable and Where Do They Live? Case Study of Three Districts in the Uttarakhand Region of India Himalaya	4
Smart Initiatives in a Suburban Community: An Example From the Holy Cross Mountains in Poland	4
Open Spaces in Alpine Countries: Analytical Concepts and Preservation Strategies in Spatial Planning	4
A Nationally Coherent Characterization and Quantification of Mountain Systems in Canada	4
Environmental Education as a Means for Valuing and Conserving Camelids and Pastoralism in the Argentinean Altiplano of Jujuy	4