OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annals of Forest Science is 9. 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
Drought responses and their effects on radial stem growth of two co-occurring conifer species in the Mediterranean mountain range	17
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
Competition overrides climate as trigger of growth decline in a mixed Fagaceae Mediterranean rear-edge forest	15
Climate envelope analyses suggests significant rearrangements in the distribution ranges of Central European tree species	14
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
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
Effects of errors in basal area and mean diameter on the optimality of forest management prescriptions	9
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