OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Forestry Research is 7. 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
Nitrogen mineralization in the oldest climax communities in the eastern Mediterranean region	339
Correction to: The amelioration of degraded larch (Larix olgensis) soil depends on the proportion of Aralia elata litter in larch-A. elata agroforestry systems	69
Correction to: Effect of slope position on leaf and fine root C, N and P stoichiometry and rhizosphere soil properties in Tectona grandis plantations	68
Disentangling the effects of management and climate change on habitat suitability for saproxylic species in boreal forests	46
Missing rings of Larix sibirica associated with climatic elements on the Altai Mountains, China	41
Projecting the potential distribution and analyzing the bioclimatic factors of four Rhododendron subsect. Tsutsusi species under climate warming	39
Quantifying α-diversity as a continuous function of location—a case study of a temperate forest	35
Effect of thinning intensity on the carbon sequestration of natural mixed coniferous and broadleaf forests in Xiaoxing’an Mountains, China	34
Spatiotemporal variations in sap flow in a larch plantation: sampling size for stand scale estimates	31
Diameter distributions in Pinus sylvestris L. stands: evaluating modelling approaches including a machine learning technique	29
Genotyping ex situ trees of Abies nebrodensis translocated from the original Sicilian population to enrich the gene pool	28
Can urban forests provide acoustic refuges for birds? Investigating the influence of vegetation structure and anthropogenic noise on bird sound diversity	25
Differences in pigment circadian rhythmicity in green- and red-leafed tree species in the sun and shade	25
Contribution of biophysical and climate variables to the spatial distribution of wildfires in Iran	25
Tree ecophysiology in the context of climate change	25
Precision forestry: an open-source IoT digital caliper and app to simplify tree diameter measurements	24
Effect of cold stratification on the temperature range for germination of Pinus koraiensis	23
Light intensity and hydrogel soil amendment differentially affect growth and photosynthesis of successional tree species	22
Endogenous serotonin induced by cold acclimation increases cold tolerance by reshaping the MEL/ROS/RNS redox network in Kandelia obovata	22
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) in Europe: an overview of management practices	21
Temporal changes in mixing effects on litter decay and nitrogen release in a boreal riparian forest in northeastern China	21
Struggle zone: alpine shrubs are limited in the Southern Urals by an advancing treeline and insufficient snow depth	21
Forest succession trajectories after fires in valleys and on slopes in the Greater Khingan Mountains, China	21
Unveiling evapotranspiration patterns and energy balance in a subalpine forest of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau: observations and analysis from an eddy covariance system	21
Dominant woody plant species recognition with a hierarchical model based on multimodal geospatial data for subtropical forests	20

Pitfalls in forest carbon sink projection	20
Leaf phenotypic variation in natural populations of Carpinus tschonoskii in China	19
Effects of urbanization and forest type on species composition and diversity, forest characteristics, biomass carbon sink, and their associations in Changchun, Northeast China: implications for urban	19
Single and combined effects of fertilization, ectomycorrhizal inoculation, and drought on container-grown Japanese larch seedlings	19
Patterns of Ips cembrae (Herr) infestation on trap and standing trees of European larch (Larix decidua Mill.)	19
Properties of ions may explain elemental stoichiometry in late- and early-wood: a case study in Scots pine tree rings	19
Histological, physio-biochemical, and transcriptomic analyses reveal the potential limiting factors for successful grafting of pecan	19
Tall, large-diameter trees and dense shrub layer as key determinants of the abundance and composition of bird communities in oak-dominated forests	18
Characteristics of different aged plantations of Ormosia hosiei with regards to soil microbial biomass and enzymatic activities	18
Analysis of genes related to xylem cell wall development based on transcriptomics in Populus alba ‘Berolinensis’ tension wood	18
Migration and risks of potentially toxic elements from sewage sludge applied to acid forest soil	18
Exploring impacts of COVID-19 on spatial and temporal patterns of visitors to Canadian Rocky Mountain National Parks from social media big data	18
Improving tree health assessment accuracy at low temperatures: considering the effect of trunk ice content on electrical resistance and stress wave tomography	17
Predicting the rate of spread of mixed-fuel surface fires in northeastern China using the Rothermel wildfire behaviour model: a laboratory study	17
Overstory functional groups indicate the legacy of land use in a secondary tropical forest in southwestern China	17
Advancing climate resilience through a geo-design framework: strengthening urban and community forestry for sustainable environmental design	16
Early selection efficiency for fiber dimensions and their relationships with growth and wood quality for Pinus elliottii Engelm. in southern China	16
Decreasing productivity of pine forests on the southern edge of the Mongolian Plateau as indicated by tree rings	16
Identification of sesquiterpene synthase genes in the genome of Aquilaria sinensis and characterization of an α-humulene synthase	16
Impacts of short-term rainfall and snowfall exclusions on hydraulic, economic and stomatal traits of Larix gmelinii in northeastern China	16
Pollen source affects acorn production in pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.)	16
Pattern changes and early risk warning of Spartina alterniflora invasion: a study of mangrove-dominated wetlands in northeastern Fujian, China	16
Multi-temporal NDVI analysis using UAV images of tree crowns in a northern Mexican pine-oak forest	16
Filling the “vertical gap” between canopy tree species and understory shrub species: biomass allometric equations for subcanopy tree species	15
Response of growth, metabolism and yield of Dendrocalamopsis oldhami to long-day photoperiod and fertilizer compensation	15
Is magnesium deficiency the major cause of needle chlorosis of Pinus taeda in Brazil?	15
Climate-growth relationships of Pinus tabuliformis along an altitudinal gradient on Baiyunshan Mountain, Central China	15
Hormetic effects of abiotic environmental stressors in woody plants in the context of climate change	14
Eco-physiological characteristics of Tetracentron sinense Oliv. saplings in response to different light intensities	14
Prediction of forest fire occurrence in China under climate change scenarios	14
Litter removal impacts on soil biodiversity and eucalypt plantation development in the seasonal tropics	14
Leaf C:N:P stoichiometric homeostasis of a Robinia pseudoacacia plantation on the Loess Plateau	14
Assessment of China’s forest fire occurrence with deep learning, geographic information and multisource data	14
Regulation of the growth of sprouting roots of black locust seedlings using root barrier panels	14
Assessing forest cover changes and fragmentation in the Himalayan temperate region: implications for forest conservation and management	13
Changes in soil microbial communities induced by warming and N deposition accelerate the CO2 emissions of coarse woody debris	13
Vibration properties of Paulownia wood for Ruan sound quality using machine learning methods	13
Pest and disease incidence of coniferous species in Taman Saujana Hijau, Putrajaya urban park, Malaysia	13
Variation and stability analysis of growth traits of poplar clones in the seedling stage in northeast China	12
Structure and species composition of tree stands on verges and slopes along a major highway in Hong Kong	12
isoAOT40: An improved ozone exposure index based on the Annual Ozone Spectrum Profile (AO3SP)	12
Understory plant diversity and phenolic allelochemicals across a range of Eucalyptus grandis plantation ages	12
Morphological and molecular evidence for natural hybridization between Sorbus pohuashanensis and S. discolor (Rosaceae)	12
Growth trends and environmental drivers of major tree species of the northern hardwood forest of eastern North America	12
Effects of environmental factors on the temporal and spatial variations in branch and leaf CO2 efflux of Larix gmelinii var. principis-rupprechtii Mayr	12
Variations and determinants of tissue carbon concentration of 32 sympatric temperate tree species	11
Stability assessment of tree ring growth of Pinus armandii Franch in response to climate change based on slope directions at the Lubanling in the Funiu Mountains, China	11
Relationship between species diversity and tree size in natural forests around the Tropic of Cancer	11
Geographical differences of leaf traits of the endangered plant Litsea coreana Levl. var. sinensis and its relationship with climate	11
Deciphering nitrogen concentrations in Metasequoia glyptostroboides: a novel approach using RGB images and machine learning	11

The effects of climate change on Pinus tabulaeformis radial growth in the Xiaowutai Mountains, northern China	11
Effect size in papers published by the Journal of Forestry Research: A missing treasure?	11
Genetic variation and selection of 10-year-old Eucalyptus camaldulensis based on wind damage index and wood properties	11
Spatial patterns of Picea crassifolia driven by environmental heterogeneity and intraspecific interactions	11
Leaf functional traits and ecological strategies of common plant species in evergreen broad-leaved forests on Huangshan Mountain	11
Ozone pollution threatens bird populations to collapse: an imminent ecological threat?	11
New indices to balance α-diversity against tree size inequality	11
Time since fire affects ecological stoichiometry of plant–soil–microbial systems of Betula platyphylla, a pioneer species in burnt areas of China’s boreal forest	11
Thermal and photoperiodic requirements of the seedling stage of three tropical forest species	11
Does ash dieback affect the reproductive ecology of Fraxinus excelsior L.?	11
Mechanism of nitrogen loss driven by soil and water erosion in water source areas	11
A 217-year precipitation reconstruction in the Habahe area, Xinjiang, Northeast China	10
Increased temperatures contribute to early aging of plantation-grown Mongolian pine in introduced areas at lower latitudes	10
Soil functional indicators in mixed beech forests are clearly species-specific	10
Impacts of environmental and canopy conditions on the nighttime sap flow of larch plantations in the Liupan Mountains, China	10
Visual rating and the use of image analysis for assessing canopy density in a pecan provenance collection during leaf fall	10
Evaluation of trap efficiency for the Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis	10
Gas flaring cause shifts in mesophyll and stomatal functional traits of Betula pubescens Ehrh.	10
Influences of tree characters on throughfall and stemflow from rainfall and fog in Popa Mountain Park, Myanmar	10
Natural forests exhibit higher organic carbon concentrations and recalcitrant carbon proportions in soil than plantations: a global data synthesis	10
Changes of growth-climate relationships of Smith fir forests along an altitudinal gradient	10
Interannual dynamics of stemwood nonstructural carbohydrates in temperate forest trees surrounding drought	10
Tree species classification in an extensive forest area using airborne hyperspectral data under varying light conditions	9
Promotion of biomass, photosynthesis, and root growth of seedling biomass, photosynthesis, and root growth of Populus davidiana × P. bolleana by two species of ectomycorrhizal fungi	9
Soil bacterial and fungal communities resilience to long-term nitrogen addition in subtropical forests in China	9
Applying palaeoecological analogues to contemporary challenges: community-level effects of canopy gaps caused by systematic decline of a prevalent tree species	9
Microenvironmental effects on growth response of Pinus massoniana to climate at its northern boundary in the Tongbai Mountains, Central China	9
Nitrogen addition promotes foliar litterfall and element return in a subtropical forest, southwestern China	9
Comparative histology, transcriptome, and metabolite profiling unravel the browning mechanisms of calli derived from ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.)	9
Spatial and temporal patterns of the sensitivity of radial growth response by Picea schrenkiana to regional climate change in the Tianshan Mountains	9
A new approach to pedestal differentiation for soil loss estimation—a case study from a burnt area in north-central Portugal	9
The summer solstice is the turning point when light and temperature affect the growth of trees	9
Long-term thinning decreases the contribution of heterotrophic respiration to soil respiration in subalpine plantations	9
Tradeoffs of nitrogen investment between leaf resorption and photosynthesis across soil fertility in Quercus mongolica seedlings during the hardening period	9
Plant growth and metabolism of exotic and native Crotalaria species for mine land rehabilitation in the Amazon	9
Impacts of COVID-19 on tourism and management response from Banff National Park, Canada	9
Stable reverse J-shaped diameter distribution occurs in an old-growth karst forest	9
Litterfall production modeling based on climatic variables and nutrient return from stands of Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maiden and Pinus taeda L.	9
Climatic and edaphic controls of root-tip production and mortality in five temperate tree species	9
Assessment of forest dieback on the Moroccan Central Plateau using spectral vegetation indices	9
Physiological and psychological responses to tended plant communities with varying color characteristics	8
Modelling the response of larch growth to age, density, and elevation and the implications for multifunctional management in northwest China	8
Climate warming is significantly influenced by rising summer maximum temperatures: insights from tree-ring evidence of the Western Tianshan Mountains, China	8
Carbon dioxide enrichment affected flower numbers transiently and increased successful post-pollination development stably but without altering final acorn production in mature pedunculate oak (Quercu	8
Differential response of radial growth and δ13C in Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia) to climate change on the southern and northern slopes of the Qilian Mountains in Northwest China	8
Minimum area of primitive broad-leaved Korean pine forest community based on biomass	8
Soil properties and not plant factors affect both abundant and rare microbial taxa after thinning in a mixed stand of Cunninghamia lanceolata and Sassafras tzumu	8
Rising utilization of stable isotopes in tree rings for climate change and forest ecology	8
Modelling the impacts of cover crop management strategies on the water use, carbon exchange and yield of olive orchards	8
Effects of natural forest conversion and plantation tree species composition on soil macrofauna communities in Northeast China mountains	8
Near-infrared leaf reflectance modeling of Annona emarginata seedlings for early detection of variations in nitrogen concentration	8
Climate-change habitat shifts for the vulnerable endemic oak species (Quercus arkansana Sarg.)	8
Prediction and driving factors of forest fire occurrence in Jilin Province, China	8
Characterizing prediction errors of a new tree height model for cut-to-length Pinus radiata stems through the Burr Type XII distribution	7
Responses of arid plant species diversity and composition to environmental factors	7
Accuracy of tree mapping based on hand-held laser scanning comparing leaf-on and leaf-off conditions in mixed forests	7
Assessing fire severity in Turkey’s forest ecosystems using spectral indices from satellite images	7
Enhancing forest insect outbreak detection by integrating tree-ring and climate variables	7
Intraspecific variations in fine root N and P and factors affecting their concentrations in Masson pine plantations across subtropical China	7
Sex effect on growth performance and marker-aided sex discrimination of seedlings of Populus deltoides	7
Exceptionally high genetic variance of the doubled haploid (DH) population of poplar	7
Interactions of forest carbon sink and climate change in the hormesis paradigm	7
Aging Mongolian pine plantations face high risks of drought-induced growth decline: evidence from both individual tree and forest stand measurements	7
Effect of powdery mildew on interleaf microbial communities and leaf antioxidant enzyme systems	7
Climatic implications in earlywood and latewood width indices of Chinese pine in north central China	7
The amelioration of degraded larch (Larix olgensis) soil depends on the proportion of Aralia elata litter in larch-A. elata agroforestry systems	7
Developing kNN forest data imputation for Catalonia	7