OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research is 1. 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
Neutral effect of nitrogen addition and negative effect of precipitation reduction on the soil faunal community in a temperate forest	16
The development of foliar fungal communities of nursery-grown Pinus sylvestris seedlings	14
Comparison of the economic return of conventional and novel silver birch management strategies	13
CO₂ and CH₄ fluxes from forest soil in the northern Da Xing’anling Mountains in Northeast China during the freezing and thawing periods of near-surface soil in 2018–2019	11
Carbon concentration of living tree biomass of Pinus sylvestris , Picea abies , Betula pendula and	11
Production losses during the transition from even-aged management to gap cutting in Norway spruce and Scots Pine stands in Southern Sweden	10
Managing production stem density and proximity near retention trees in even-aged stands: a conservation knowledge gap with insights from Sweden	10
Drought stress and artificial mycorrhization: divergent growth responses in Pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur L.) and Scots pine ( P	9
Correction	9
Carbon and oxygen dual-isotopes in tree rings indicate alternative physiological responses opted by European beech trees to survive drought stress	8
Analysis of forest tree dieback using UltraCam and UAV imagery	7
Predicting stem taper using artificial neural network and regression models for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestrisL.) in northwestern Türkiye	7
Taper, volume, and bark thickness models for spruce, pine, and birch in Norway	7
Financial comparison between rotation forestry (RF) and continuous cover forestry (CCF) on spruce-dominated peatlands	7
Foliar and coarse root biomass in three forestry-drained boreal peatlands dominated by Downy birch (Betula pubescens Ehrh.)	7
Unveiling multiple pathways into tertiary forestry education: a mixed-method study	7
Increasing global wood demand will risk forest sustainability	7
Social networks of forest owners producing non-timber forest products – network structures and dynamics of exchanges	7
Exploring the diversity of non-industrial private forest properties in Southern Sweden	6
Correction	6
Effects of simulated browsing on survival, growth, and stem quality of silver birch	6
Measures against pine weevil Hylobius abietis also reduce damage by Hylastes cunicularius and Hylastes brunneus	6
Public right of access to private land: examples and considerations	6
The utility of forest attribute maps for automated Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) modelling	5
Estimating fine-root production in three forestry-drained boreal peatlands dominated by Downy birch ( Betula pubescens Ehrh.)	5

Effects of long-term nitrogen addition on the fine root morphology and anatomy of four main shrub species in an old-growth forest	5
Variable-density thinning designs for harvester-based operations in Northern Europe	5
Assessing the profitability of thinning Norway’s spruce and pine forests: an analysis accounting for machine trail effects	5
State of forest research in 2010s – a bibliographic study with special reference to Finland, Sweden and Austria	5
Productivity and cost assessment of two harvesting methods for medium-rotation poplar plantations	5
Correction	5
Growth rate and economic evaluation of mixed stands established with Cedrus libani and Pinus nigra	4
Spatial variation of surface soil carbon in a boreal forest – the role of historical fires, contemporary vegetation, and hydro-topography	4
Impacts of felling and forest road construction on surface water quality in a managed forested catchment in Latvia	4
Plasticity in nitrogen form uptake and preference in response to long-term nitrogen addition of the main tree species in a temperate old growth forest	4
Effects of thinning intensities on litterfall characteristics and decomposition in the natural secondary lowland forests of Southeastern Taiwan	4
Organic topsoil thickness as a proxy to assess spatial variability of carbon stocks in boreal pine and spruce forest floors	4
Bark composition changes along the trunk of three softwood species: Picea abies, Abies alba Mill. and Pseudotsuga menziesii	4
Root frost tolerance, seasonal variation in root growth, and field performance of one-year-old Russian larch seedlings with simulated root freezing damages	4
Weak performance of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle in the non-native lodgepole pine	4
Altitudinal effect on Crimean pine (Pinus nigraJ.F. Arnold subsp.pallasiana(Lamb.) Holmboe) sapling morphology in north-western Türkiye	4
Collaboration between leaf resorption and belowground nutrient acquisition in broadleaf species of temperate forest	4
Early development of planted Norway spruce in recently established stands, growing pure and in admixture	4
Current state of mixed forests available for wood supply in Finland and Sweden	4
Economic losses caused by butt rot in Norway spruce trees in Norway	3
Growth and quality of Pinus sylvestris seedlings in sawdust-based, peat-free growing media	3
Long-term nitrogen addition and drought altered root trait and plant biomass allocation of five herbs in early spring in a temperate forest	3
Root growth under different silvicultural scenarios	3
Stump removal impacts nutrient status and young stand development in mesotrophic Latvian hemiboreal forests	3
Examining low-intensity surface fires in boreal forests using sentinel-2 time series and bitemporal terrestrial laser scanning	3
Temporal changes in forest floor carbon stocks following scarification in boreal lichen woodlands	3
Correction	3
Symptoms of anxiety and worry about climate impacts among Finnish forest owners	3
Assessing forest structural complexity: insights from alternative laser scanning approaches	3
Can extended rotations promote the reconciliation of multiple management goals set for production forests in Nordic countries?	2
Effects of long-term nitrogen addition on fine root dynamics in a temperate natural secondary forest	2
100 years of change in an old-growth Scots pine forest in Hamra National Park: insights from permanent plots established in central Sweden in 1922	2
The potential of small-scale owners’ associations for sustainable forest management: the case of the Czech Republic	2
Exploring the spatial heterogeneity of bark beetle infestation risk factors with geographically weighted regression and random forest	2
The potential of advanced hybridization seed orchards for mass-producing hybrid seed of Larix × eurolepis	2
Correction	2
Flowering variation and its effect on the gene diversity of seed crops in a clonal seed orchard of Pinus koraiensis Siebold et Zucc.	2
Frequency of Armillaria species in woody substrates in Latvian Norway spruce stands	2
Citizens’ knowledge of and perceptions of multi-storey wood buildings in seven European countries	2
Mycelial growth of Inonotus obliquus on malt extract media and on wood of different host species	2
Effects of changed interpretation of the Finnish Forest Act on the Riparian Woodland Key habitats	2
Using a drone to monitoring arboreal nests of birds of prey	2
Comparing stand growth models in optimizing mixed-species forest management	2
Open geospatial data can predict the early field performance of Scots pine, Norway spruce and silver birch seedlings in Nordic boreal forests	2
Short-term effects of hardened wood ash and nitrogen fertilisation on understory vegetation in a Norway spruce forest in south-east Norway	2
Checking the balance between pathogenic and mutualistic pine needle fungi of the genus Lophodermium in forested and urban areas of Slovakia	2
Modelling of forest fuel and weather effects on fire behavior in the oak forests of Southern Sweden	2
Growth performance and quality traits of Norway spruce Baltic provenances in Estonia	2
Influence of ruts on the physical properties of Gleyic Retisols after logging machinery passage	2
Forest roads damage detection based on deep learning algorithms	2

The potential to develop environmental values on privately owned forest land in southern Sweden	2
Costs and benefits of implementing continuous cover forestry in boreal peatlands	2
Differences in structure, diversity and ecological functions of riparian forests in production stands and nature reserves in Sweden	2
Age, chemotype and overwintering practices control volatile emissions in Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris ) seedlings	2
Effects of ground vegetation on terrestrial laser scanning-derived digital terrain models in boreal forests	2
Harmonized decay classification for dead wood in Nordic national forest inventories	1
Thinning strategies impact the productivity, perpetuity and profitability of mixed stands	1
Modelling branch surface area of Picea abies [L.] Karst	1
Estimation of tree height with machine learning techniques in coppice-originated pure sessile oak (Quercus petraea(Matt.) Liebl.) stands	1
Rapid germination of seeds of European ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ) to restore populations in the face of ash dieback	1
A user-driven, reduced whole-stand growth model for major hybrid poplar clones in Spain	1
A forwarding risk index for Norway: first results	1
“Profitability is sustainability:” framing of forest management practices by the Swedish forest industry	1
Periodic site index and climatic stress for Norway spruce in Norway	1
Challenges and opportunities in timber construction: professional perspectives from the Finnish construction industry	1
Estimating future consumption of forest chips based on insights from energy producers: a case study for Finland	1
Nurse logs as a refuge for conifer tree saplings from sika deer ( Cervus nippon ) damage in a subboreal mixed forest	1
The influence of forest site types on the distribution of moose Alces alces in north-eastern Poland	1
Recruitment dynamics of naturally regenerated Scots pine under different overstorey densities in southern Sweden	1
Seedling damage caused by wood harvesting and soil scarification in rotation and continuous cover forestry in Scots-pine-dominated boreal forests	1
Measuring the forest-based bioeconomy in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Finland	1
Occupancy rates of excavated cavities and nest boxes in managed boreal forest in relation to forest structure	1
Deadwood in the hemiboreal forest stands in Latvia	1
Spatial analysis of forest cover and quality dynamics of Jalthal forest in the Jhapa district, Nepal	1
Predicting snow damage in conifer forests using a mechanistic snow damage model and high-resolution snow accumulation data	1
Gas exchange and ¹³ C-based estimates of intrinsic water-use efficiency show different responses to CO ₂ enrichment: a global meta	1
Mapping Finland’s regional forest bioeconomy plans	1
Nepal's community forestry: critical reflection from the governance perspective	1
Seed production in a dioecious subcanopy conifer tree Taxus baccata : the positive effect of neighboring males and female heterozygosity	1
Tree-related microhabitat assemblages in boreal forests depend more on local environmental conditions and tree species than on tree size	1
Optimal bucking of stems from terrestrial laser scanning data to maximize forest value	1
Beliefs on environmental impact of wood construction	1
Thinning intensity and frequency enhance Quercus robur L. growth responses to drought in Southern Sweden	1
Comparison of four alternative survey methods in assessing dead wood at the stand level	1
Change in Carpinus betulus flowering in the Czech Republic	1