OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Forest Ecology and Management is 42. 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
Editorial Board	195
Editorial Board	133
Use of national forest inventory data to develop stand density driven models for understorey shrubs and overstorey fuel variables and associated temporal dynamics in commercial plantations	133
Editorial Board	129
Performance of seedlings of four coniferous species planted in two boreal lichen woodlands with contrasting soil fertility	123
The effects of a moderate severity hurricane on gap characteristics in a longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) woodland	107
Resprouting dynamics suggest different regeneration strategies for shortleaf pine and oak species following surface fires in Missouri Ozarks	96
The role of stump treatment as a preventive control method against Heterobasidion root rot in forestry	94
The effects of light, conspecific density and soil fungi on seedling growth of temperate tree species	88
An integrated approach combining bi-temporal airborne laser scanning and X-ray microdensitometry in assessing wood properties	84
Small canopy gaps influence vegetation dynamics and functionality in topographically complex landscapes	77
Drought timing, intensity, and consecutiveness have more influence on Douglas fir growth response than site conditions and stand density in European temperate climate	75
Consistently heterogeneous structures observed at multiple spatial scales across fire-intact reference sites	66
Keep your tree above the water: Competition and flooding drive the recent decline of Carya illinoinensis in the Upper Mississippi River	65
Modeling regional forest site productivity accounting spatial structure in climatic and edaphic variables	62
A decade of diversity and forest structure: Post-logging patterns across life stages in an Afrotropical forest	59
Modelling of live fuel moisture content in different vegetation scenarios during dry periods using meteorological data and spectral indices	59
Drought and fire affect soil CO2 efflux and use of non-structural carbon by roots in forests of southern Amazonia	58
Direct and mediated impacts of mixed forests on Norway spruce infestation by European bark beetle Ips typographus	56
Determining the effects of reduced water availability on seed germination of five bottomland hardwood tree species	55
Long-term effects of forest harvesting on habitat use by temperate insectivorous bats.	52
Comparative transcriptomes of four Elm species provide insights into the genetic features and adaptive evolution of Ulmus spp.	50
Variability in soil carbon-to-nitrogen ratios explained by environmental conditions in a boreal catchment	49
Early impacts of fire suppression in Jeffrey pine – Mixed conifer forests in the Sierra San Pedro Martir, Mexico	49
Laetia procera (Poepp.) Eichler can be included in polycyclic management programs for timber production, replacing species intensively harvested in the Amazon forest	49

Lower deadwood quality and cryptogam diversity in boreal production forests compared to nature reserves	48
Effect of bark beetle outbreak and salvage logging on tree-related microhabitats in Białowieża Forest	48
Exploring the multiple drivers of alpha and beta-diversity dynamics in Europe’s primary forests: Informing conservation strategies	48
Biotic and abiotic effects determining the resilience of conifer mountain forests: The case study of the endangered Spanish fir	48
Corrigendum to “Faster evapotranspiration recovery compared to canopy development post clearcutting in a floodplain forest” [Forest Ecol. Manag. 532 (2023), 1–13/ 120828]	46
The speed of eastern hemlock loss alters the persistence of microbial legacies following hemlock woolly adelgid infestation	46
Evaluating the impact of an invasive pathogen on tree population decline: An evidence based modelling approach	46
Long-term effects of prescribed fire on large tree growth in mixed conifer forests at Lassen Volcanic National Park, California	46
Forest management affects saproxylic beetles through tree species composition and canopy cover	45
Plant species composition and diversity along successional gradients in arid and semi-arid regions of China	45
Mapping alien and native forest dynamics in Chile using Earth observation time series analysis	44
Elevated tree mortality as a regeneration niche for oak? Testing different management approaches in a meliorated floodplain forest	43
Trends in bushfire related tweets during the Australian ‘Black Summer’ of 2019/20	43
Tree species identity modifies the efficiency of habitat tree retention for conserving epiphytes in temperate mountain forests	43
Moderate thinning is more conducive to soil organic carbon stability of planted forests	42
The case for stand management guidelines as dynamic as global change: Aspen forest stockings of the western Great Lakes	42
Larger hardwood trees benefit from removing Rhododendron maximum following Tsuga canadensis mortality	42