OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Environmental Reviews 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Arctic marine ecosystems face increasing climate stress	124
Progress in understanding the methane sink and methanotrophs in karst caves	68
A Scoping Review of Drinking Water Policies in Indigenous Communities in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia	53
Application of climate change scenarios in the simulation of forest ecosystems: an overview	43
A selective review of environmental perceptions, attitudes, place attachment, and their spatial characterisation: contrasting the South African and global perspectives	31
Correction: Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change	29
Recent advances in screening and identification of PET-degrading enzymes	26
Spatial-temporal characteristics of ambient isoprene and monoterpene and their ozone and secondary organic aerosol formation potential in China	21
Wetlands as integral parts of surface water–groundwater interactions in the Athabasca Oil Sands Area: Review and synthesis	21
Weaving Indigenous and Western ways of knowing in ecotoxicology and wildlife health: a review of Canadian studies	20
A review of large-scale renewable energy partnerships with Indigenous communities and organizations in Canada	20
Note of Appreciation	20
Patterns of vegetation change in Yukon: recent findings and future research in dynamic subarctic ecosystems	20
Sulfolane in contaminated sites: environmental toxicity and bioremediation technologies	19
Effects of street plants on atmospheric particulate dispersion in urban streets: A review	19
Relationships among water, food, energy, and ecosystems in the Mid-Latitude Region in the context of sustainable development goals	18
Critical evaluation of novel applications of aquatic weed Azolla as a sustainable feedstock for deriving bioenergy and feed supplement	17
Shorebirds ingest plastics too: what we know, what we do not know, and what we should do next	17
Ecological effects and causal synthesis of oil sands activity impacts on river ecosystems: water synthesis review	17
Criteria-based critical review of artificial intelligence applications in water-leak management	17
Sources of rare earth elements in the environment and their impact on living organisms	16
Natural disturbance regimes for implementation of ecological forestry: a review and case study from Nova Scotia, Canada	16
Research progress, challenges, and prospects of PM_2.5 concentration estimation using satellite data	15
Atmospheric particulate pollution in South American megacities	14
Historical, contemporary, and future perspectives on a coupled social–ecological system in a changing world: Canada’s historic Rideau Canal	14

Increased use of sanitizers and disinfectants during the COVID-19 pandemic: identification of antimicrobial chemicals and considerations for aquatic environmental contamination	14
The response of trophic interaction networks to multiple stressors along a large-scale latitudinal range in the Southern Hemisphere	13
Note of appreciation	13
Water resource management research in Benin: a systematic review	12
Antibiotic resistance genes in the aquaculture sector: global reports and research gaps	12
Protecting trees in the urban forest: a systematic review of literature on acts, bylaws, ordinances, and regulations	12
Correction: Size does matter—the eco-evolutionary effects of changing body size in fish	12
A science and management partnership to restore coregonine diversity to the Laurentian Great Lakes	12
Effectiveness of agricultural BMPs on phosphorus load reduction for the Canadian Lake Erie basin: A literature review	12
“Planning and management of water and water infrastructure under climate stress”	12
The struggle to anticipate the future: political uses, technological approaches, and moral debates on climate change	11
An assessment of contaminants in bison (Bison bison athabascae) in the Peace-Athabasca region	11
Toward a Canadian national river water quality modeling system: state of science and future prospects	11
Wood ash amendments as a potential solution to widespread calcium decline in eastern Canadian forests	11
Urbanization and stream ecosystems: the role of flow hydraulics towards an improved understanding in addressing urban stream degradation	10
Multi-criteria decision analysis in assessing watershed scale pollution risk: a review of combined approaches and applications	10
Does land use legacy matter for current soil functioning? A bibliometric study (2001–2020)	10
Functional attributes of seeds as indicators of germination sensitivity to global warming	10
Clearing up cloudy waters: a review of sediment impacts to unionid freshwater mussels	9
Challenges and opportunities for kitchen waste treatment—a review	9
Linking functional diversity to ecological indicators: a tool to predict anthropogenic effects on ecosystem functioning	8
Frozen out: unanswered questions about winter biology	8
Guidance for analytical methods to cumulative effects assessment for terrestrial species	8
Cigarette butts in the environment: a growing global threat?	7
A review of arsenic speciation in freshwater fish: perspectives on monitoring approaches and analytical methods	7
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products and their sublethal and lethal effects in aquatic organisms	7
Modelling river flow in cold and ungauged regions: a review of the purposes, methods, and challenges	7
Interdisciplinary perspectives on forest ecosystems and climate interplay: a review	7
Applications of structural equation modeling in plant functional trait research	7
Impacts of plastic waste management strategies	7
Reviewing taxonomic bias in a megadiverse country: primary biodiversity data, cultural salience, and scientific interest of South African animals	6
Future impacts of climate change on black spruce growth and mortality: review and challenges	6
Immobilization as a powerful bioremediation tool for abatement of dye pollution: a review	6
A review of lethal thermal tolerance among freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) within the North American faunal region	6
Toward the development of an ecosystem model ensemble to support adaptive management in Lake Ontario	6
A review of the current state of process-based and data-driven modelling: guidelines for Lake Erie managers and watershed modellers	6
Characteristics, impacts, and future research directions of Mongolian peatlands	6
Responses of multimetric indices to disturbance are affected by index construction features	6
Estimating the numbers of aquatic birds affected by oil spills: pre-planning, response, and post-incident considerations	5
Impact of climate change on catchment nutrient dynamics: insights from around the world	5
Review of studies analysing glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) occurrence in groundwater	5
A data compilation of antibiotic treatments in Canadian finfish aquaculture from 2016 to 2021 and the cumulative usage of antibiotics and antiparasitic drugs at marine sites	5
The effects of roadways on lakes and ponds: a systematic review and assessment of knowledge gaps	5
Ten considerations for conservation policy makers for the post-COVID-19 transition	5
A review of the assessment techniques used for population monitoring at different life stages of sturgeons	5
Preventing and controlling nonnative species invasions to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss	4
Balancing conflicting goals in ungulate management and forestry in the light of climate change in hemiboreal and boreal forests: insights from Europe and Northern America	4
Long-term environmental changes in the Canadian boreal zone: Synthesizing temporal trends from lake sediment archives to inform future sustainability	4
Review on coal fly ash generation and utilization for resolving mercury contamination issues in Central Asia: Kazakhstan	4
A national tree-ring data repository for Canadian forests (CFS-TRenD): structure, synthesis, and applications	4

Empowering sustainable-development through circular economy practices in rare-earth sector	4
Forest harvesting impacts on small, temperate zone lakes: a review	4
Groundwater governance: a review of the assessment methodologies	4
Microbubble and nanobubble-based gas flotation for oily wastewater treatment: a review	4
Cumulative effects assessment in community watersheds at different spatial scales: A review of indicators	3
Protecting and restoring habitats to benefit freshwater biodiversity	3
New insights into the biodegradation of polylactic acid: from degradation to upcycling	3
Resolving a sorites paradox: how large is a small population?	3
Review of resource utilization of Fe-rich sludges: purification, upcycling, and application in wastewater treatment	3
Measures to safeguard and restore river connectivity	3
The large-scale sustainable utilization status of bauxite residue (red mud): challenges and perspectives for China	3
Green islands in a sea of fire: the role of fire refugia in the forests of Alberta	3
Geochemical tracers in submarine groundwater discharge research: practice and challenges from a view of climate changes	3
Restoring forest ecosystem services through trait-based ecology	2
Impacts of urban heat island effect on critical urban infrastructure: a review of studies published between 2012 and 2022	2
Spatial ecotoxicology: what we know about the relationship between avian movements and contaminant levels	2
The historical footprint and future challenges of water-energy-food nexus research: a bibliometric review towards sustainable development	2
Future-proofing the emergency recovery plan for freshwater biodiversity	2
Review of the water–energy–carbon nexus in small and medium drinking water systems: challenges and opportunities	2
A review of the non-indigenous Chinese mystery snail, Cipangopaludina chinensis (Viviparidae), in North America, with emphasis on occurrence in Canada and the potential impact on indigenous aqu	2
Use of the National Pollutant Release Inventory in environmental research: a scoping review	2
Accelerating environmental flow implementation to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss	2
Ecological carrying capacity assessment incorporating ecosystem service flows	2
Policy implications for the nexus of climate change and gender-based issues in Thailand: case study of waste management	2
Correction: Greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands under manipulated warming, nitrogen addition, and vegetation composition change: a review and data synthesis	2
E-waste: Growing environmental and health problems and its management alternatives in developing countries	2