OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annals of Forest Science is 5. 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 2020-10-01 to 2024-10-01.)

Article	Citations
SurEau: a mechanistic model of plant water relations under extreme drought	48
Interaction of drought and frost in tree ecophysiology: rethinking the timing of risks	34
On the knowns and unknowns of natural regeneration of silviculturally managed sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) forests—a literature review	31
Extended xylogenesis and stem biomass production in Juniperus przewalskii Kom. during extreme late-season climatic events	30
Analysis of plot-level volume increment models developed from machine learning methods applied to an uneven-aged mixed forest	28
The relationship between plant growth and water consumption: a history from the classical four elements to modern stable isotopes	25
Closing the gap between phenotyping and genotyping: review of advanced, image-based phenotyping technologies in forestry	22
Signatures of local adaptation to climate in natural populations of sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) from southern Europe	21
Short life–fast death: decomposition rates of woody plants leaf- and herb-litter	20
Provisioning forest and conservation science with high-resolution maps of potential distribution of major European tree species under climate change	19
Climate change-induced background tree mortality is exacerbated towards the warm limits of the species ranges	18
Ecological insights into the coexistence of dormancy and desiccation-sensitivity in Arecaceae species	18
Magnitude and timing of density reduction are key for the resilience to severe drought in conifer-broadleaf mixed forests in Central Europe	17
Harvested area did not increase abruptly—how advancements in satellite-based mapping led to erroneous conclusions	17
Drought responses and their effects on radial stem growth of two co-occurring conifer species in the Mediterranean mountain range	17
Competition overrides climate as trigger of growth decline in a mixed Fagaceae Mediterranean rear-edge forest	15
Estimating the willingness to pay for regulating and cultural ecosystem services from forested Siwalik landscapes: perspectives of disaggregated users	14
Timber volume estimation based on airborne laser scanning — comparing the use of national forest inventory and forest management inventory data	14
Climate envelope analyses suggests significant rearrangements in the distribution ranges of Central European tree species	14
Multi-actor perspectives on afforestation and reforestation strategies in Central Europe under climate change	13
Visual perception of different wood surfaces: an event-related potentials study	13
Gene flow and reproductive success in ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) in the face of ash dieback: restoration and conservation	13
Climate warming-induced replacement of mesic beech by thermophilic oak forests will reduce the carbon storage potential in aboveground biomass and soil	13
Position, size, and spatial patterns of bark stripping wounds inflicted by red deer (Cervus elavus L.) on Norway spruce using generalized additive models in Austria	12
The role of wood harvest from sustainably managed forests in the carbon cycle	12

Improving aboveground biomass estimates by taking into account density variations between tree components	12
How do invasive trees impact shrub layer diversity and productivity in temperate forests?	11
Recent increase in European forest harvests as based on area estimates (Ceccherini et al. 2020a) not confirmed in the French case	11
Live fuel moisture content time series in Catalonia since 1998	11
New appetite for the monitoring of European forests	11
Using electrical resistivity tomography to detect wetwood and estimate moisture content in silver fir (Abies alba Mill.)	11
Molecular control to salt tolerance mechanisms of woody plants: recent achievements and perspectives	11
Temperature and precipitation affect seasonal changes in mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata) in decomposing litter of broadleaved and coniferous temperate tree species	11
Mapping tropical forest trees across large areas with lightweight cost-effective terrestrial laser scanning	11
Defining correct dormancy class matters: morphological and morphophysiological dormancy in Arecaceae	11
A new approach to maximize the wood production in the sustainable management of Amazon forest	11
Climate and ungulate browsing impair regeneration dynamics in spruce-fir-beech forests in the French Alps	10
Predicting crown width and length using nonlinear mixed-effects models: a test of competition measures using Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook.)	10
Towards sustainable management of forest residues in the southern Apennine Mediterranean mountain forests: a scenario-based approach	10
Provenance variation and seed sourcing for sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) in France	9
Genetic, geographic, and climatic factors jointly shape leaf morphology of an alpine oak, Quercus aquifolioides Rehder & E.H. Wilson	9
Is vulnerability segmentation at the leaf-stem transition a drought resistance mechanism? A theoretical test with a trait-based model for Neotropical canopy tree species	9
Combined effects of natural disturbances and management on forest carbon sequestration: the case of Vaia storm in Italy	9
Direct analysis in real-time (DART) time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOFMS) of wood reveals distinct chemical signatures of two species of Afzelia	9
Does recent fire activity impact fire-related traits of Pinus halepensis Mill. and Pinus sylvestris L. in the French Mediterranean area?	9
Effects of errors in basal area and mean diameter on the optimality of forest management prescriptions	9
Offering the appetite for the monitoring of European forests a diversified diet	8
Rule-based vs parametric approaches for developing climate-sensitive site index models: a case study for Scots pine stands in northwestern Spain	8
An innovative and automated method for characterizing wood defects on trunk surfaces using high-density 3D terrestrial LiDAR data	8
Multi-attribute decision making and geographic information systems: potential tools for evaluating forest ecosystem services	8
Measuring xylem hydraulic vulnerability for long-vessel species: an improved methodology with the flow centrifugation technique	8
The effect of stand structure on litter decomposition in Pinus sylvestris L. stands in Turkey	8
Potential distributions of seven sympatric sclerophyllous oak species in Southwest China depend on climatic, non-climatic, and independent spatial drivers	8
Phenolic composition of leaf and flower extracts of black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.)	8
Secondary metabolites in leaves of hybrid aspen are affected by the competitive status and early thinning in dense coppices	8
Modelling bark volume for six commercially important tree species in France: assessment of models and application at regional scale	8
Modeling forest site productivity using climate data and topographic imagery in Pinus elliottii plantations of central Argentina	8
Desiccation does not increase frost resistance of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) seeds	8
A multi-criteria analysis of forest restoration strategies to improve the ecosystem services supply: an application in Central Italy	7
Genetic gains in wood property can be achieved by indirect selection and nondestructive measurements in full-sib families of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica. D. Don) plus tree clones	7
Altitude is a better predictor of the habitat requirements of epixylic bryophytes and lichens than the presence of coarse woody debris in mountain forests: a study in Poland	7
An intensive study plot to investigate chestnut tree reproduction	7
Short-term stem diameter variations in irrigated and non-irrigated stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) trees in a xeric non-native environment	7
Nitrogen deposition causes eutrophication in bryophyte communities in central and northern European forests	7
Assessing spatial and temporal dynamics of a spruce budworm outbreak across the complex forested landscape of Maine, USA	7
No carbon shortage in declining trees of the isohydric species Araucaria araucana (Molina) K. Koch under drought	6
Tree stumps — an important but undervalued dead wood pool	6
A comparison of ground-based count methods for quantifying seed production in temperate broadleaved tree species	6
Estimation of breast height diameter and trunk curvature with linear and single-photon LiDARs	6
Variation of cork porosity along the stem in harvested cork oak (Quercus suber L.) trees	6
Managing forest risks in uncertain times of climate change	6
Potential of machine learning and WorldView-2 images for recognizing endangered and invasive species in the Atlantic Rainforest	6
Localized neighborhood species mingling is correlated with individual tree size inequality in natural forests in South China	6
White-tailed deer herbivory impacts on tree seedling and sapling abundance in the Lake States Region of the USA	6
Assessing the land expectation value of even-aged vs coppice-with-standards stand management and long-term effects of whole-tree harvesting on forest productivity and profitability	6

The utility of fused airborne laser scanning and multispectral data for improved wind damage risk assessment over a managed forest landscape in Finland	6
Impacts of harvesting methods on nutrient removal in Dutch forests exposed to high-nitrogen deposition	5
Single-tree crown shape and crown volume models for Pinus nigra J. F. Arnold in central Italy	5
Characterization of mixed and monospecific stands of Scots pine and Maritime pine: soil profile, physiography, climate and vegetation cover data	5
Leaf litter decomposition of deciduous Quercus acutissima Carruth. and evergreen Quercus glauca Thunb. in an inter-site experiment in three contrasting temperate forest stands in South Korea	5
No matter how much space and light are available, radial growth distribution in Fagus sylvatica L. trees is under strong biomechanical control	5
Classification of forest fuels in selected fire-prone ecosystems of Alberta, Canada—implications for crown fire behaviour prediction and fuel management	5
Mechanical properties of secondary quality beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) obtained from thinning, and their relationship to structural parameters	5
Early effects of two planting densities on growth dynamics and water-use efficiency in Robinia pseudoacacia (L.) and Populus deltoides (Bartr. ex Marsh.) × P. nigra (L.) short rotation plantations	5
Integration of field sampling and LiDAR data in forest inventories: comparison of area-based approach and (lognormal) universal kriging	5
Disentangling the role of sex dimorphism and forest structure as drivers of growth and wood density in expanding Juniperus thurifera L. woodlands	5
Unprecedented pluri-decennial increase in the growing stock of French forests is persistent and dominated by private broadleaved forests	5
Characterization of stem volume and form tradeoffs in a northern red oak (Quercus rubra) breeding population in early stages of selection	5