OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Environmental Reviews is 10. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A selective review of environmental perceptions, attitudes, place attachment, and their spatial characterisation: contrasting the South African and global perspectives	94
Weaving Indigenous and Western ways of knowing in ecotoxicology and wildlife health: a review of Canadian studies	75
Frozen out: unanswered questions about winter biology	47
Research progress, challenges, and prospects of PM_2.5 concentration estimation using satellite data	47
Applications of structural equation modeling in plant functional trait research	45
Thermal Refuge Modeling: A Short Review	43
A review of lethal thermal tolerance among freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) within the North American faunal region	34
Responses of multimetric indices to disturbance are affected by index construction features	34
Reviewing taxonomic bias in a megadiverse country: primary biodiversity data, cultural salience, and scientific interest of South African animals	33
Holistic management approach for social-ecological systems in Iran	32
Wolverines and wilderness: a review of wolverine response to human disturbance	29
A multi-realm perspective on applying potential tipping points to environmental decision-making	29
Co-limitation in northern hardwood forest ecosystems: a synthesis of recent studies	29
Cutting-edge approaches in remediating soils co-contaminated by heavy metals and polychlorinated biphenyls: current progress and future directions	29
Burrowing crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae) as a tool for biomonitoring groundwater quality in South America.	27
The effects of oil spill dispersant use on marine birds: a review of scientific literature and identification of information gaps	25
Modelling climatic impacts on ice-jam floods: a review of current models, modelling capabilities, challenges, and future prospects	25
Review on resource and environmental carrying capacity of mining areas in China	24
Potential of 4R Nutrient Stewardship to reduce phosphorus losses from cultivated organic soils	23
Towards a new era of rainwater utilization: implementation status, barriers, and prospects of decentralized rainwater harvesting systems in China	22
A review and risk analysis on potential impacts of riverine recreational activities on Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in eastern Canada	22
Why do we monitor? Using seabird eggs to track trends in Arctic environmental contamination	22
Speaking the same language: Aligning project designations to clarify communication in restoration ecology	21
Patterns of vegetation change in Yukon: recent findings and future research in dynamic subarctic ecosystems	20
Increased use of sanitizers and disinfectants during the COVID-19 pandemic: identification of antimicrobial chemicals and considerations for aquatic environmental contamination	20

Harnessing Fungal Biotechnology for Sustainable Management of Arsenic Contamination in Agricultural Ecosystems	20
Critical evaluation of novel applications of aquatic weed Azolla as a sustainable feedstock for deriving bioenergy and feed supplement	19
Sources of rare earth elements in the environment and their impact on living organisms	18
Wood ash amendments as a potential solution to widespread calcium decline in eastern Canadian forests	18
Recent advances in screening and identification of PET-degrading enzymes	18
Modelling river flow in cold and ungauged regions: a review of the purposes, methods, and challenges	17
Preventing and controlling nonnative species invasions to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss	16
Cumulative effects assessment in community watersheds at different spatial scales: A review of indicators	16
Sustainable development goals (SDGs), climate change, and the development of aquaculture and fisheries industries	16
A review of the assessment techniques used for population monitoring at different life stages of sturgeons	15
Review of studies analysing glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) occurrence in groundwater	15
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	15
Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration associated with Integrated Crop–Livestock–Forestry (ICLF) systems	14
Review of the water–energy–carbon nexus in small and medium drinking water systems: challenges and opportunities	14
Review of resource utilization of Fe-rich sludges: purification, upcycling, and application in wastewater treatment	12
Use of the National Pollutant Release Inventory in environmental research: a scoping review	12
Progress of optical biosensors for analyzing pathogens and organic pollutants in water since 2015	11
Small hydraulic structures, big environmental problems: is it possible to mitigate the negative impacts of culverts on stream biota?	11
Measures to safeguard and restore river connectivity	11
Glacial stream ecosystems and epilithic algal communities under a warming climate	11
The Green Wave: reviewing the environmental impacts of the invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas) and potential management approaches	10
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in terrestrial and aquatic environments following wildfire: a review	10