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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Nature and People in the Andes, East African Mountains, European Alps, and Hindu Kush Himalaya: Current Research and Future Directions	20
Mountain Observatories: Status and Prospects for Enhancing and Connecting a Global Community	18
Sectorwise Assessment of Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Danger in the Indian Himalayan Region	18
Monitoring Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Colombia's High Andean Ecosystems: Toward an Integrated Strategy	15
Challenges for Governing Mountains Sustainably: Insights From a Global Survey	10
Closing the Adaptation Gap in Mountains	10
Potential for Sustainable Mountain Farming: Challenges and Prospects for Sustainable Smallholder Farming in the Maloti–Drakensberg Mountains	10
Designing Inter- and Transdisciplinary Research on Mountains: What Place for the Unexpected?	9
Making Connections for Our Changing Mountains: Future Directions for the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI)	9
A Sustainable Solid Waste Management Plan for Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal	9
Biodiversity Conservation and Management in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region: Are Transboundary Landscapes a Promising Solution?	9
The Contribution of Local Food Products in Fostering Tourism for Marginal Mountain Areas: An Exploratory Study on Northwestern Italian Alps	9
Mountain Resilience: A Systematic Literature Review and Paths to the Future	8
Diet Overlap Between Livestock and Wild Herbivores in the Greater Himalaya	8
Climate Change Adaptation in European Mountain Systems: A Systematic Mapping of Academic Research	8
Climate Change and Utah Ski Resorts: Impacts, Perceptions, and Adaptation Strategies	8
Reframing Pastoral Practices of Bofedal Management to Increase the Resilience of Andean Water Towers	8
Coupling Land Use Analysis and Ecological Risk Assessment: A Study of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China	7
Perceptions and Revitalization of Local Ecological Knowledge in Four Schools in Yasin Valley, North Pakistan	7
Challenges and Opportunities for Risk Management of Volcanic Hazards in Small-Island Developing States	7
Bird Photography Tourism, Sustainable Livelihoods, and Biodiversity Conservation: A Case Study from China	7
Floristic Diversity and Distribution Patterns Along an Elevational Gradient in the Northern Part of the Ardabil Province Rangelands, Iran	6
Is Tourism the Beginning or the End? Livelihoods of Georgian Mountain People at Stake	6
Promoting Mountain Biodiversity Through Sustainable Value Chains	6
Avoidance or Coexistence? The Spatiotemporal Patterns of Wild Mammals in a Human-dominated Landscape in the Western Himalaya	6

Alpine Plant Life: Functional Plant Ecology of High Mountain Ecosystems. By Christian Körner	6
Mountain Pastoralism in the Eastern Hindu Kush: The Case of Lotkuh Valley, Pakistan	6
Societal Recognition of Ecosystem Service Flows From Red Panda Habitats in Western Nepal	6
The Hindu Kush Himalaya Call to Action: Sustaining Mountain Environments and Improving Livelihoods	5
Education for Sustainable Mountain Development: Preliminary Insights From a Web-based Survey of Opportunities	5
Ecosystem Services in a Snow Leopard Landscape: A Comparative Analysis of Two High-elevation National Parks in the Karakoram–Pamir	5
Predicting the Current and Future Distribution of the Invasive Weed Ageratina adenophora in the Chitwan–Annapurna Landscape, Nepal	5
The Puna Pastoralist System: A Coproduced Landscape in the Central Andes	5
A Future for Mountain Terraces: Experiences from Mediterranean Wineries	5
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
Focus Issue: Addressing Challenges of Hazards, Risks, and Disaster Management in Mountain Regions	4
Montology: A Transformative Frame for the Future of Education About Mountains	4
Evaluation of Glacial Lakes and Catastrophic Floods on the Northern Slopes of the Kyrgyz Range	4
Communicating Risk in Glacier Tourism: A Case Study of the Svínafellsheiði Fracture in Iceland	4
Ilemchane Transhumant Pastoralists' Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Adaptive Strategies: Continuity and Change in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains	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
Assessing Italians' Preferences for Mountain Beef Production Using a Best–Worst Scaling Approach	4
Open Spaces in Alpine Countries: Analytical Concepts and Preservation Strategies in Spatial Planning	4
Issues with Applying the Concept of Community-Based Tourism in the Caucasus	4
Three Recent and Lesser-Known Glacier-Related Flood Mechanisms in High Mountain Environments	4