OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Conservation Biology is 34. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Closing the gap between existing large‐area imaging research and marine conservation needs	129
Noted with Interest	121
	102
Global assessment of the biodiversity safeguards of development banks that finance infrastructure	80
Quantifying the impacts of future shoreline modification on biodiversity in a case study of coastal Georgia, United States	79
A call to include fungi in wildlife trade research and policy	65
How to prioritize species recovery after a megafire	60
Delayed plant genetic responses to forest edge dynamics and their conservation implications	59
Integrating expert range maps and opportunistic occurrence records of marine fish species in range estimates	52
How scientists can make the case for international cooperation in an age of diplomatic retrenchment	52
Impact of global change on the distribution of mountain mammals and birds	50
Issue Information	50
Conservation and coexistence at a crossroads	49
	48
Contributions of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems to risk‐based design and management of protected and conserved areas in Africa	47
Centering geospatial data uncertainty and the potential for injustice in pastoralist rangeland conservation prioritization	44
Conservation priorities for functionally unique and specialized terrestrial vertebrates threatened by biological invasions	43
A Review and Critique of Methods and Knowledge Gaps in Quantifying Spillover Effects from Protected Areas	42
Optimizing efficiency and resilience of no‐take marine protected areas for fish conservation under climate change along the coastlines of China Seas	41
Forest citizens and people‐centered conservation in the Brazilian Amazon	40
Effects of snake fungal disease (ophidiomycosis) on the skin microbiome across two major experimental scales	38
Fragmentation effects on an endangered species across a gradient from the interior to edge of its range	38
Using positionality and reflexivity to support equity in partnership‐driven research	37
Comparative species distribution model framework for marine conservation and its application to loggerhead turtles in the Mediterranean	37
Community engagement and power dynamics in conservation philanthropy grant making	36

Analysis of morphological attributes as a driver of trade in poison dart frogs	36
Avoiding an impending collision in international conservation	36
Book reviewers (June 2024 to June 2025)	36
Cover Caption	35
Noted with interest	35
Noted with Interest	34
Perspectives on inclusion, safety, and belonging from members of the North American LGBTQIA+ conservation community	34
Drivers of support for citizen science across state wildlife management agencies in the United States	34
Incorporation of human–wildlife interactions in ecosystem‐based management to enhance conservation of endangered guitarfish	34
Effects of restoration practices on biodiversity in temperate and boreal forests	34
Correction to Extent of threats to marine fish from the online aquarium trade in the United States	34
Lessons from Palau to end parachute science in international conservation research	34