OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Environmental Reviews is 11. 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
Biodiversity loss: global drivers, trade impacts, and conservation strategies	91
A selective review of environmental perceptions, attitudes, place attachment, and their spatial characterisation: contrasting the South African and global perspectives	77
A perspective on black ash decline in eastern North America: ecological insights, cultural importance, and urgent research needs	74
Weaving Indigenous and Western ways of knowing in ecotoxicology and wildlife health: a review of Canadian studies	71
Interactive effects of micronutrients and phosphorus speciation on the growth and toxin production of freshwater cyanobacteria	61
Research progress, challenges, and prospects of PM_2.5 concentration estimation using satellite data	55
A comparative synthesis of environmental sustainability in smallholder oil palm systems in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa	54
Mercury in biota from Florida’s freshwater lakes and rivers: a review of current research and emerging challenges	48
Baseline research for water and climate resilience: applying an integrated framework and centring Indigenous knowledge in the Lake Ontario Canada region	44
Divergent Responses: How Multiple Environmental Factors Modulate the Migration and Transformation of Tetracycline Antibiotics in Soil–Groundwater Systems	43
Applications of structural equation modeling in plant functional trait research	38
Exploring the impacts of natural or artificial shading on water quality, hydrobionts, and evaporation in freshwater environments	34
Responses of multimetric indices to disturbance are affected by index construction features	33
Paddy soil acidification: causes, harms, and mitigation measures	33
Thermal refuge modeling: a short review	30
From plastisphere to biorecycling: a critical review of plastic biodegradation scales, risks, and policy needs	29
A review of lethal thermal tolerance among freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) within the North American faunal region	29
Cutting-edge approaches in remediating soils co-contaminated by heavy metals and polychlorinated biphenyls: current progress and future directions	26
Burrowing crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae) as a tool for biomonitoring groundwater quality in South America.	26
A multi-realm perspective on applying potential tipping points to environmental decision-making	25
Wolverines and wilderness: a review of wolverine response to human disturbance	25
Review on resource and environmental carrying capacity of mining areas in China	24
Holistic management approach for social-ecological systems in Iran	24
Co-limitation in northern hardwood forest ecosystems: a synthesis of recent studies	24
Potential of 4R Nutrient Stewardship to reduce phosphorus losses from cultivated organic soils	21

The effects of oil spill dispersant use on marine birds: a review of scientific literature and identification of information gaps	20
Variable source area hydrology: past present and future - a review	19
Structural equation models: a strategy for the socio-ecosystemics analysis on forests	19
Harnessing fungal biotechnology for sustainable management of arsenic contamination in agricultural ecosystems	18
Speaking the same language: Aligning project designations to clarify communication in restoration ecology	18
Clean Energy Technology Development and Integration Pathways toward Carbon Neutrality: A Comprehensive Review	17
A review and risk analysis on potential impacts of riverine recreational activities on Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in eastern Canada	17
Increased use of sanitizers and disinfectants during the COVID-19 pandemic: identification of antimicrobial chemicals and considerations for aquatic environmental contamination	16
Recent advances in screening and identification of PET-degrading enzymes	16
Towards a new era of rainwater utilization: implementation status, barriers, and prospects of decentralized rainwater harvesting systems in China	16
Potential for bird-based biotic indices in watershed assessments: a review of methods, applications, and suggestions for improvement	16
Critical evaluation of novel applications of aquatic weed Azolla as a sustainable feedstock for deriving bioenergy and feed supplement	16
Patterns of vegetation change in Yukon: recent findings and future research in dynamic subarctic ecosystems	16
Sources of rare earth elements in the environment and their impact on living organisms	16
Navigating the landscape of fear and disgust: trade-offs between predation, infection, and foraging	16
Advances in forecasting of harmful algal blooms in freshwater ecosystems	15
A review of the assessment techniques used for population monitoring at different life stages of sturgeons	15
Wood ash amendments as a potential solution to widespread calcium decline in eastern Canadian forests	15
Measures for improving water quality to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss	15
Cumulative effects assessment in community watersheds at different spatial scales: A review of indicators	14
Preventing and controlling nonnative species invasions to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss	14
Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration associated with Integrated Crop–Livestock–Forestry (ICLF) systems	13
Sustainable development goals (SDGs), climate change, and the development of aquaculture and fisheries industries	13
The anthropogenic destruction of wetlands: exploring the need for a legal framework against “Wetcide”	13
A comprehensive review of meteorological and remote sensing indices for drought monitoring and their in situ application in India	13
Glacial stream ecosystems and epilithic algal communities under a warming climate	12
Northern development and Rangifer risks: a review of the impacts of resource extraction for caribou and reindeer	12
Review of resource utilization of Fe-rich sludges: purification, upcycling, and application in wastewater treatment	12
Comprehensive review of the environmental impacts of mining and smelting at the Baiyinchang Cu–Zn–Pb ore deposit, Gansu Province, China, with new inputs from the sulfide compositions	12
Measures to safeguard and restore river connectivity	12
Review of the water–energy–carbon nexus in small and medium drinking water systems: challenges and opportunities	12
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in terrestrial and aquatic environments following wildfire: a review	11