OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Permafrost and Periglacial Processes is 2. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
A general theory of rock glacier creep based on in‐situ and remote sensing observations	44
Surface energy balance of sub‐Arctic roads with varying snow regimes and properties in permafrost regions	43
Rock glacier inventory of the western Nyainqêntanglha Range, Tibetan Plateau, supported by InSAR time series and automated classification	33
What and where are periglacial landscapes?	32
Permafrost thaw‐related slope failures in Alaska’s Arctic National Parks, c. 1980–2019	29
Shrinking thermokarst lakes and ponds on the northeastern Qinghai‐Tibet plateau over the past three decades	24
A conceptual model for talik dynamics and icing formation in a river floodplain in the continuous permafrost zone at Salluit, Nunavik (Quebec), Canada	22
Rock temperature prior to failure: Analysis of 209 rockfall events in the Mont Blanc massif (Western European Alps)	20
Landscape‐scale variations in near‐surface soil temperature and active‐layer thickness: Implications for high‐resolution permafrost mapping	16
Fluvio‐thermal erosion and thermal denudation in the yedoma region of northern Alaska: Revisiting the Itkillik River exposure	16
Long‐term field measurements of climate‐induced thaw subsidence above ice wedges on hillslopes, western Arctic Canada	15
Permafrost warming near the northern limit of permafrost on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau during the period from 2005 to 2017: A case study in the Xidatan area	15
Changes in surface velocities over four decades on the Laurichard rock glacier (French Alps)	12
Effects of a long‐term anoxic warming scenario on microbial community structure and functional potential of permafrost‐affected soil	12
Intra‐ice and intra‐sediment cryopeg brine occurrence in permafrost near Utqiaġvik (Barrow)	11
TTOP‐model‐based maps of permafrost distribution in Northeast China for 1961–2020	11
Risk assessment of engineering diseases of embankment–bridge transition section for railway in permafrost regions	11
Spatial and temporal dynamics of aufeis in the Tso Moriri basin, eastern Ladakh, India	11
Recent thermokarst evolution in the Italian Central Alps	10
Distribution, morphometry, and ice content of ice‐wedge polygons in Tombstone Territorial Park, central Yukon, Canada	10
Strength and the cracking behavior of frozen sandstone containing ice‐filled flaws under uniaxial compression	10
Three‐dimensional investigation of an open‐ and a closed‐system Pingo in northwestern Canada	9
Best practices for using electrical resistivity tomography to investigate permafrost	9
Internal structure and palsa development at Orravatnsrústir Palsa Site (Central Iceland), investigated by means of integrated resistivity and ground‐penetrating radar methods	9
Influence of permafrost thaw on an extreme geologic methane seep	9

A systematic evaluation of electrical resistivity tomography for permafrost interface detection using forward modeling	9
Batagay megaslump: A review of the permafrost deposits, Quaternary environmental history, and recent development	8
Mechanism of strength degradation of frozen soil–rock mixture under temperature rise‐induced particle ice film ablation	8
Multi‐stage evolution of frost‐induced microtextures on the surface of quartz grains—An experimental study	8
Ground‐penetrating radar, electromagnetic induction, terrain, and vegetation observations coupled with machine learning to map permafrost distribution at Twelvemile Lake, Alaska	8
Effects of thermosyphons on the thermal regime and stability of cast‐in‐place piles in permafrost regions on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau	7
Post‐glacial dynamics of an alpine Little Ice Age glacitectonized frozen landform (Aget, western Swiss Alps)	7
Internal structure of a large, complex rock glacier and its significance in hydrological and dynamic behavior: A case study in the semi‐arid Andes of Argentina	7
Analytical model to predict unfrozen water content based on the probability of ice formation in soils	7
Combination of historical and modern data to decipher the geomorphic evolution of the Innere Ölgruben rock glacier, Kaunertal, Austria, over almost a century (1922–2021)	6
Impacts of ecological succession and climate warming on permafrost aggradation in drained lake basins of the Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands, Northwest Territories, Canada	6
Pingo drilling reveals sodium–chloride‐dominated massive ice in Grøndalen, Spitsbergen	6
Comparison of freezing and hydration characteristics for porous media	6
Origin of CO₂, CH₄, and N₂O trapped in ice wedges in central Yakutia and their relationship	6
Hotspots and trends in frozen soils research in 2010–2019	6
Field investigation on the influence of periglacial processes on pile foundations on the Qinghai–Tibet plateau	6
Holocene January paleotemperature of northwestern Siberia reconstructed based on stable isotope ratio of ice wedges	6
First evidence of rock wall permafrost in the Pyrenees (Vignemale peak, 3,298 m a.s.l., 42°46′16″N/0°08′33″W)	6
Distribution and characteristics of Pleistocene ground thermal contraction polygons in Europe from satellite images	6
Development of a rapid active layer detachment slide in the Fenghuoshan Mountains, Qinghai–Tibet Plateau	6
Assessment of the sediment and associated nutrient/contaminant continuum, from permafrost thaw slump scars to tundra lakes in the western Canadian Arctic	6
Temperature evolution and runoff contribution of three rock glaciers in Switzerland under future climate forcing	6
Spatial distribution mapping of permafrost in Mongolia using TTOP	6
Isotopic composition of heterogeneous ice wedges in peatlands of the Pur‐Taz interfluve (northern West Siberia)	5
Investigations of polygonal patterned ground in continuous Antarctic permafrost by means of ground penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography: Some unexpected correlations	5
Near‐surface geophysical imaging of a thermokarst pond in the discontinuous permafrost zone in Nunavik (Québec), Canada	5
¹⁰Be exposure age for sorted polygons in the Sudetes Mountains	5
Thermokarst processes increase the supply of stabilizing surfaces and elements (Fe, Mn, Al, and Ca) for mineral–organic carbon interactions	5
Holocene ice wedges of the Kolyma Lowland and January paleotemperature reconstructions based on oxygen isotope records	5
Thermal regime variability of islands in the Lena River near Yakutsk, eastern Siberia	4
The vertical distribution of soil organic carbon and nitrogen in a permafrost‐affected wetland on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau: Implications for Holocene development and environmental change	4
Variations of permafrost under freezing and thawing conditions in the coastal catchment Fuglebekken (Hornsund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard)	4
Quantification of freeze–thaw hysteresis of unfrozen water content and electrical resistivity from time lapse measurements in the active layer and permafrost	4
Ground warming and permafrost degradation in various terrestrial ecosystems in northcentral Mongolia	4
Microbial response to warming and cellulose addition in a maritime Antarctic soil	4
Ion geochemistry of a coastal ice wedge in northwestern Canada: Contributions from marine aerosols and implications for ice‐wedge paleoclimate interpretations	4
Thermal history of the permafrost zone in the vicinity of the deep Tyumen SG‐6 well, West Siberian Basin	4
Geographic object‐based image analysis (GEOBIA) of the distribution and characteristics of aeolian sand dunes in Arctic Sweden	4
Evidence of ground ice melting detected by InSAR and in situ monitoring over permafrost terrain on the Qinghai‐Xizang (Tibet) Plateau	4
High‐resolution stable isotopic signals of ground ice indicate freeze–thaw history in permafrost on the northeastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau	4
Permafrost of the Oka Plateau (Eastern Sayan Ridge)	3
Area and borders of Antarctic and permafrost—A review and synthesis	3
Characteristic periglacial topography: Multi‐scale hypsometric analysis of cryoplanated uplands in eastern Beringia	3
Little tools, big job: The periglacial conveyor system in cryoplanated uplands	3
Seasonally distinct runoff–recharge partitioning in an alpine tundra catchment	3
Thermal contraction crack polygons in Nunavik (northern Quebec): Distribution and development of polygonal patterned ground	3
The geolocation of features on information surfaces and the use of the open and FAIR data principles in the mountain landscape domain and geoheritage	3
Factors influencing the development of microtextures on cold‐climate aeolian quartz grains revealed by experimental frost action	3
Fine‐scale environment control on ground surface temperature and thaw depth in a High Arctic tundra landscape	2
Formation of the Siberian Yamal gas emission crater via accumulation and explosive release of gas within permafrost	2

Advances in retrogressive thaw slump research in permafrost regions	2
Stephen Taber and the development of North American cryostratigraphy and periglacial geomorphology	2
A 10‐yr thermal regime of permafrost beneath and adjacent to an alpine thermokarst lake, Beiluhe Basin, Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China	2
Cyanobacterial weathering in warming periglacial sediments: Implications for nutrient cycling and potential biosignatures	2
Characterization and mapping of MIS‐2 thermal contraction crack polygons in Western Transdanubia, Hungary	2
Main results of permafrost monitoring in the French Alps through the PermaFrance network over the period 2010–2022	2
Combined optically stimulated luminescence and radiocarbon dating of aeolian dunes in Arctic Sweden	2
Assessing Machine Learning and Statistical Methods for Rock Glacier‐Based Permafrost Distribution in Northern Kargil Region	2
Stochastic representation of spatial variability in thaw depth in permafrost boreal forests	2
Modeling the role of lateral surface flow in low‐relief polygonal tundra	2
Challenging the southern boundary of active rock glaciers in West Greenland	2
Effect of freeze–thaw cycles on the performance of cast‐in‐place piles in permafrost regions: Working state and action effect sharing	2
Influence of ecosystem and disturbance on near‐surface permafrost distribution, Whatì, Northwest Territories, Canada	2
Disparate permafrost terrain changes after a large flood observed from space	2
Sensitivity of simulated frozen ground temperatures to different solar radiation and air temperature products—a case study in the Qilian Mountains in West China	2
Influences of Snow Cover on the Thermal Regimes of Xing'an Permafrost in Northeast China in 1960s–2010s	2