OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Permafrost and Periglacial Processes is 6. 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 2020-07-01 to 2024-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Active layer thickening and controls on interannual variability in the Nordic Arctic compared to the circum‐Arctic	41
A general theory of rock glacier creep based on in‐situ and remote sensing observations	41
Surface energy balance of sub‐Arctic roads with varying snow regimes and properties in permafrost regions	41
Recent advances in the study of Arctic submarine permafrost	31
Rock glacier inventory of the western Nyainqêntanglha Range, Tibetan Plateau, supported by InSAR time series and automated classification	31
What and where are periglacial landscapes?	27
Permafrost thaw‐related slope failures in Alaska’s Arctic National Parks, c. 1980–2019	26
Thermo‐erosional valleys in Siberian ice‐rich permafrost	24
Rock temperature prior to failure: Analysis of 209 rockfall events in the Mont Blanc massif (Western European Alps)	19
A conceptual model for talik dynamics and icing formation in a river floodplain in the continuous permafrost zone at Salluit, Nunavik (Quebec), Canada	19
Shrinking thermokarst lakes and ponds on the northeastern Qinghai‐Tibet plateau over the past three decades	17
Fluvio‐thermal erosion and thermal denudation in the yedoma region of northern Alaska: Revisiting the Itkillik River exposure	16
Study on ice nucleation temperature and water freezing in saline soils	16
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
Study on the mechanism of crystallization deformation of sulfate saline soil during the unidirectional freezing process	14
Long‐term field measurements of climate‐induced thaw subsidence above ice wedges on hillslopes, western Arctic Canada	14
Utilizing the TTOP model to understand spatial permafrost temperature variability in a High Arctic landscape, Cape Bounty, Nunavut, Canada	13
Landscape‐scale variations in near‐surface soil temperature and active‐layer thickness: Implications for high‐resolution permafrost mapping	13
Detection of the freezing state and frozen section thickness of fine sand by ultrasonic testing	12
Intra‐ice and intra‐sediment cryopeg brine occurrence in permafrost near Utqiaġvik (Barrow)	11
Changes in surface velocities over four decades on the Laurichard rock glacier (French Alps)	11
Effects of a long‐term anoxic warming scenario on microbial community structure and functional potential of permafrost‐affected soil	11
Modeling thermal regime and evolution of the methane hydrate stability zone of the Yamal peninsula permafrost	11
Risk assessment of engineering diseases of embankment–bridge transition section for railway in permafrost regions	10
Recent thermokarst evolution in the Italian Central Alps	9

Distribution, morphometry, and ice content of ice‐wedge polygons in Tombstone Territorial Park, central Yukon, Canada	9
Spatial and temporal dynamics of aufeis in the Tso Moriri basin, eastern Ladakh, India	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
Strength and the cracking behavior of frozen sandstone containing ice‐filled flaws under uniaxial compression	8
Ground‐penetrating radar, electromagnetic induction, terrain, and vegetation observations coupled with machine learning to map permafrost distribution at Twelvemile Lake, Alaska	8
Three‐dimensional investigation of an open‐ and a closed‐system Pingo in northwestern Canada	8
A characteristic periglacial landform: Automated recognition and delineation of cryoplanation terraces in eastern Beringia	7
Post‐glacial dynamics of an alpine Little Ice Age glacitectonized frozen landform (Aget, western Swiss Alps)	7
Mechanism of strength degradation of frozen soil–rock mixture under temperature rise‐induced particle ice film ablation	7
Best practices for using electrical resistivity tomography to investigate permafrost	7
Holocene pore‐ice δ¹⁸O and δ²H records from drained thermokarst lake basins in the Old Crow Flats, Yukon, Canada	7
Internal structure and palsa development at Orravatnsrústir Palsa Site (Central Iceland), investigated by means of integrated resistivity and ground‐penetrating radar methods	7
Multi‐stage evolution of frost‐induced microtextures on the surface of quartz grains—An experimental study	7
Distribution and characteristics of Pleistocene ground thermal contraction polygons in Europe from satellite images	6
Spatial and stratigraphic variation of near‐surface ground ice in discontinuous permafrost of the taiga shield	6
Analytical model to predict unfrozen water content based on the probability of ice formation in soils	6
Batagay megaslump: A review of the permafrost deposits, Quaternary environmental history, and recent development	6
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
Effects of thermosyphons on the thermal regime and stability of cast‐in‐place piles in permafrost regions on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau	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
TTOP‐model‐based maps of permafrost distribution in Northeast China for 1961–2020	6
Method for calculating the liquid water fraction of saline soil during the freezing process	6
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	6
Comparison of freezing and hydration characteristics for porous media	6