OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Ecological Engineering is 35. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Identification of optimum afforestation areas considering sustainable management of natural resources, using geo-environmental criteria	199
Cooperating for added value: Using participatory game theory in implementing nature-based flood defences	84
Biodiversity of collembola on green roofs: A case study of three cities in Belgium	82
Plantation soil inoculation combined with straw checkerboard barriers enhances ectomycorrhizal colonization and subsequent growth of nursery grown Pinus tabulaeformis seedlings in a dryland	66
Revegetation type affected soil C, N, P stocks and stoichiometry in a reclaimed mine area in Shanxi province, China	63
Soil quality indicators are clearly plant species-specific: Implication for ecosystem management in a semi-arid landscape	63
Spatiotemporal soil water storage variation comparison between newly formed and untreated gully land sites under a land restoration project and associated implications on land management	61
Technosols made of urban wastes are suitable habitats for flora and soil macrofauna	58
The role of limpets in biodiversity patterns and bioerosion on coastal infrastructure: Insights from Plymouth Breakwater	55
Exploring key drivers of Chinese sturgeon spawning sites fragmentation in the Yangtze River: Insights into spawning window	52
Plant nitrogen concentration is more sensitive in response to degradation than phosphorus concentration in alpine meadow	49
Editorial Board	48
OpenFOAM vs FLOW-3D: A comparative study of vertical slot fishway modelling	46
A Bayesian modeling framework to predict stormwater pollutant reduction in bioretention media	46
The impact of socioeconomic factors on vegetation restoration in karst regions: A perspective beyond climate and ecological engineering	45
Survival and nutrient supply of seedlings of different tree species at the early stages of afforestation of a hard coal mine dump	45
An ecological water replenishment model of urban lake riparian plant restoration based on the groundwater–vegetation interactions	43
Performance evaluation of a channel rehabilitation project on the Lower Missouri River and implications for the dispersal of larval pallid sturgeon	43
The effectiveness of weed control in a threatened plant community: A grassland case study	42
Carbon supplementation and bioaugmentation to improve denitrifying woodchip bioreactor performance under cold conditions	42
Vegetation recovery of rehabilitated pasture at three coal mine sites following fire disturbance	40
Biophysical simulation of wetland surface water flow to predict changing water availability in the Everglades	40
Assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of two fishways with vertical slot openings in an Alpine River (Toce River, northern Italy)	40
Wildflower strips in the agroecosystem for pollinator biodiversity restoration: Which plant species are capable of self-seeding?	39
Effect of N addition and litter manipulation on plant community productivity in the semiarid sandy grassland	38

The native - exotic plant choice in green roof design: Using a multicriteria decision framework to select plant tolerant species that foster beneficial arthropods	38
Characteristics of bacterial communities in a rural river water restored by ecological floating beds with Oenathe javanica	38
Development of a full-scale cost effective mango peel biochar-sand filter based wastewater treatment chamber in Patharpratima in West Bengal	37
Response of earthworm communities to soil engineering and soil isolation in urban landscapes	37
Estimating phosphorus retention capacity of flow-through wetlands	36
Identification of priority protected areas in Yellow River Basin and detection of key factors for its optimal management based on multi-scenario trade-off of ecosystem services	36
Effects of meteorological variables and substrate moisture on evapotranspiration and thermal performance of a green roof in a subtropical climate	35
The ecological benefits of adding topographic complexity to seawalls vary across estuarine gradients	35
Comparison of constructed wetlands and package type sequencing batch biological treatment plants in rural areas in terms of efficiency and cost in a full-scale example	35
The overall and phased nitrogen leaching from a field bioretention during rainfall runoff events	35