OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Forest Research is 1. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Timber resources and management characteristics of economic forestry management areas and other forests in South Korea: post-reforestation challenges	21
Low-dose chronic radiation exposure does not induce oxidative DNA damage in Pinus densiflora a decade after the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant ac	16
People’s outdoor behavior and norm based on the Right of Public Access: a questionnaire survey in Sweden	15
Expectations and perceived effects of obtaining forest certification: analysis of three business types in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan	13
A new approach in soil organic carbon estimation using machine learning algorithms: a study in a tropical forest in Vietnam	13
Optimization of RNA extraction protocol from Eucalyptus and Populus species for gene expression studies	10
Oviposition sites constructed in Pinus densiflora phloem by Monochamus alternatus and Monochamus saltuarius	10
Dependence of flower-bearing on trunk size and trunk origin in four tree species of the subgenus Quercus	10
Lack of P limitation on litter decomposition: a case study from long-term addition of phosphorus and nitrogen in three subtropical forests in southern China	9
Climate-related variation in leaf size and phenology of Betula ermanii in multiple common gardens	9
Spatial heterogeneity analysis for estimating breeding values of tree height in a hybrid larch progeny test plantation	8
Morphological responses of shoots and fine roots to weed control in Abies sachalinensis and Picea jezoensis seedlings	8
Estimation of the soil depth at which ¹³⁷ Cs is taken up by roots of Eleutherococcus sciadophylloides	8
Comparable role of microbial and plant residues in soil carbon accumulation in a Moso bamboo ( Phyllostachys edulis ) forest	8
The effects of forest bathing on individual well-being: evidence from Greece	8
Size and height-to-diameter ratio of individual-planted trees as criteria for resistance to physical damage after belated weeding in a hinoki ( Chamaecyparis obtusa	7
Japanese Oak Wilt Disease decreased survival probability and mean lifetime of tree populations in a secondary natural forest	7
Identifying anatomical traits of root orders in Chamaecyparis obtusa and Cryptomeria japonica at soil down to a 100 cm depth: exploration	7
Data-driven scenarios for modeling radiocesium ( ¹³⁷ Cs) behavior in forests affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident	7
Intensive silvicultural practices enhance the performance of forest species in restoration plantations	7
Breeding site segregation and Dutch elm disease fungi carriage percentage of three bark beetle species ( Scolytus esuriens , S. chikisanii,	6
Landscape assessment of forest trail using geotagged visitor employed photography: the case of the inariyama trail in the Takao Quasi-National Park, Tokyo	6
Leaf cluster morphology is altered along a local light gradient in different manners between young and old Fagus crenata crowns	6
Indirect effects of low-impact thinning on insect communities in forest floor of coniferous plantations	6
A method evaluating ectomycorrhizal fungal colonization in vitro by using relative quantitative PCR	6

Frugivorous bird foraging is related to pericarp color and ultraviolet reflectance in fruiting shrub species	6
Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Abies sachalinensis and its intraspecific variation hotspots	5
Directionality of long-distance seed dispersal: the role of elevational, latitudinal, and longitudinal seed dispersal under climate change	5
Effects of stem size and age on resprouting ability of different tree species after clear-cutting in a warm temperate secondary forest	5
The economic evaluation of timber obtained from Norway spruce and scots pine grown under different thinning regimes in Lithuania	5
The effects of waterlogging duration on responses of above- and belowground organs of Pinus thunbergii seedlings after the release from waterlogging	5
Carbon dynamics of organic layer in three forest stands dominated by different tree species	5
Importance of large-diameter conifer snags for saproxylic beetle (Cerambycidae) assemblages in old-growth remnants in Japan	5
Organic matter decomposition in a forest mountain stream with a sediment control dam in Japan	5
Innovative use of tea bags to investigate the interactive effect of nutrient status and climatic factors on litter decomposition	4
Estimating tourism entrepreneurs’ willingness to pay for ecological compensation of the national forest parks	4
Cs isotopic two-source mixing model reveals significant internal ¹³⁷ Cs translocation to the buds of Eleutherococcus sciadophy	4
A pilot study on home range of female Chinese goral ( Naemorhedus griseus ): exploring GPS tracking data in a cliff landscape	4
Land-cover changes and deforestation drivers in the forest landscape of Banmauk township in the Sagaing Region of upper Myanmar	4
Scarification with surface soil replacement can promote understory reinitiation as well as the growth of a secondary birch stand	4
Exploring the variations and potential of carbon stock in the tropical dry deciduous forests of West Bengal, India	4
New vectors: Scolytus chikisanii and S. japonicus (Scolytidae) associated with Dutch elm disease in Hokkaido, Japan	4
Exploring sustainable mangrove management policy, challenges and structure: a case study of Nadi and Momi districts, Fiji Island	4
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Hinoki) seedlings preferentially cluster near stumps and stems	3
An appropriate combination of a thinning schedule and subsidies to realize sustainable Makino bamboo forest management	3
Barriers to developing forest bioenergy: perceptions from experts	3
Plasticity of leaf functional traits and growth responses to disturbance among cutting cultivars of Cryptomeria japonica in southern Japan	3
Assessing the damage caused by deer on young trees in a Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) plantation based on field signs	3
An index to assess the health of Moso bamboo ( Phyllostachys edulis ) forest	3
Photorespiratory metabolism differs between gymnosperm conifers and angiosperms	3
Structure changes of the subalpine Taiwan fir (Abies kawakamii (Hay.) Ito) forest from 2008 to 2018	3
Former ecosystem type and soil organic matter regulate the effects of reforestation on soil bulk density, porosity, electrical conductivity, and texture	3
Effects of maternal body mass, age and crowding on offspring diapause induction and life-history traits in Monochamus alternatus alternatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)	3
Elongation of hypocotyls and radicles of Fagus crenata seeds germinated under snow cover	3
Rainfall interception in temperate evergreen broadleaved forest and Japanese cypress plantation with abundant lower-layer vegetation in south-west Japan	3
Microclimate for Cryptomeria japonica seedlings in treeshelters – Mitigation of severe condition by seedling transpiration	3
Seasonal and interspecific variations in the water uptake depth of trees in a moist cool-temperate mixed forest in Japan	3
Development of crown-based allometric equations for estimating stem diameter and above-ground biomass using UAV-LiDAR in 23 species-rich natural forests of Japan	3
Seasonal changes in leaf water relations in regards to leaf drought tolerance in mature C ryptomeria japonica canopy trees	3
Genetic diversity and structure of Quercus variabilis populations in the Republic of Korea based on microsatellite markers	3
Soil erosion decreases soil microbial respiration in Japanese beech forests with understory vegetation lost by deer	3
Blood redox balance among male Japanese forestry workers before and after work	3
Environmental factors differentially influence species distributions across tree size classes in a dry evergreen forest in Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, northeastern Thailand	2
Regional differences in log transport distances at the municipal level based on tree species and intended use in Hokkaido, Japan	2
Construction and transfiguration of the raw material procurement system of woodchips in the Japanese pulp and paper industry	2
Seed dormancy and after-ripening requirements of Indian lac tree ( Schleichera oleosa Lour. Oken)	2
Archaeal community structures associated with fine root systems of Cryptomeria japonica (Cupressaceae) in central Japan	2
Armillaria gallica isolated from Quercus crispula attacked by Platypus quercivorus	2
Short-term responses of growth and leaf physiology of the sclerophyllous Cryptocarya alba (Molina) seed sources to water restriction	2
Nitrate leaching and its susceptibility in response to elevated nitrogen deposition in Japanese forests	2
Are seeds of trees with higher fruit production dispersed farther by frugivorous mammals?	2
Predicting the rate of forest fire spread toward any directions based on a CNN model considering the correlations of input variables	2
Relationship between silicon concentration and transpiration rate in leaves of moso bamboo ( Phyllostachys pubescens ) with different culm ages	2
Presence of understory dwarf bamboo determines ecosystem fine root production in a cool-temperate forest in northern Japan	2
Understanding the role of vegetation root systems in the initiation of rainfall-induced shallow landslides: scaling perspectives	2

Dynamics of litterfall production in a forest damaged by oak wilt disease: a case study in a warm-temperate secondary forest	2
Recent advances in the understanding of the development and functions of roots in forest ecosystems	2
Leaf defense traits of birch, beech, and oak saplings grown under two types of soil in a free-air ozone exposure system	2
Age trends in genetic parameters and genetic gains of growth traits in multiple progeny test sites of hinoki cypress ( Chamaecyparis obtusa )	2
Dynamics and impacts of radio-nuclides in forest ecosystems – lessons learned 10 years after the Fukushima nuclear accident	2
Effects of soil physical ameliorants on the growth and root morphology of Prunus yedoensis and Ginkgo biloba seedlings in compacted soils	2
Differences in photosynthetic and water use characteristics of four co-existing tree species at the treeline of the Japanese Alps	2
Characteristics of bud endodormancy and physiology in Quercus acutissima seedlings growing in an environment with low chill availability	2
Estimating the spatial distribution of soil organic carbon and soil total nitrogen concentrations by remote sensing methods: a case study in a forest-dominated Alpine Watershed, Western China	2
Effects of ozone on stomatal ozone uptake in leaves of Fagus crenata seedlings grown under different CO ₂ concentrations	2
New linkage maps for the Cupressaceae species Chamaecyparis obtusa and Thujopsis dolabrata var. hondae and	2
Can treeshelter rescue reforestation under deer foraging pressure? Effects on seedling growth, protection, and decision making	2
Influences of fern and vine coverage on the above-ground biomass recovery in a Bornean logged-over degraded secondary forest	2
Correction	2
Scientific forest management practices in Nepal: perceptions of forest users and the impact on their livelihoods	2
Scarification under the canopy of Japanese oak: should pre-harvest treatment coincide with the masting year of acorns?	2
Different phoretic affinities ofBursaphelenchus mucronatus kolymensis(Nematoda, Aphelenchoididae) toMonochamus sartor urussoviiandM. sutor(Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) in Hokkaido, J	1
Sustainability analysis of the Munessa- Shashemene dry Afromontane natural forest from local communities’ perspectives	1
Maternal lineage of rewilded swine in Fukushima contributes to faster introgression in wild boar populations	1
Environmental themes and ecosystem services in picture books about forests for sustainability education	1
Structure of surface polysaccharides affects symbiotic nitrogen fixation in Frankia alni ACN14a	1
Integrating personal laser scanning with uncrewed aerial vehicle-based photogrammetry or laser scanning for accurate stem volume estimation in temperate coniferous forests	1
Enhancing thinning efficiency in closed-canopy conifer plantations using dynamic threshold-derived live crown ratio and canopy cover from airborne discrete-return LiDAR data	1
Niche overlap between the endemic Albizia lathamii and the invasive Prosopis juliflora in response to changing climate: insights from a pr	1
Aquatic hyphomycete assemblages of Abies sachalinensis leaf litter immersed in a stream in Hokkaido, Japan	1
Inconsistent interannual variations between net primary production and soil CO ₂ effluxes in a Moso bamboo forest	1
Intraspecific variation in root system structure in a Pinus thunbergii stand grown in a gravelly spit coast	1
Morphological type and taxonomic diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi along an altitudinal gradient at Mount Ibuki, Japan	1
Comparisons of different regeneration approaches on soil respiration of Chamaecyparis obtusa planted in pine wilt disease-disturbed stands	1
Simulation of stand dynamics for miombo woodlands in Kitulangalo Forest Reserve, Morogoro, Tanzania	1
Analysis of factors that lead to obtaining and continuing forest certification: focusing on the impact of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic	1
Haplotype-resolved de novo genome assemblies of four coniferous tree species	1
Longevity of tall tree species in temperate forests of the northern Japanese Archipelago	1
Regional variation in branch morphological and physical traits in Abies sachalinensis associated with winter climatic conditions	1
A model for predicting mean diameter at breast height from mean tree height and stand density	1
Incentives for forest certifications in Vietnam: a case of the North Central region	1
Predicting changes in the carbon stocks of bamboo forests in Japan from 1985 to 2005	1
A bibliometric analysis of timber supply chain research	1
Determination of lethal heat treatment parameters of Callidiellum rufipenne , Japanese cedar ( Cryptomeria japonica	1
Effect of fertilizer rates on yield attributes of teff beneath the canopy of Faidherbia albida trees	1
Impact of national-scale changes in forest cover on floods and rainfall-induced sediment-related disasters in Japan	1
The complete chloroplast genome ofVitex parvifloraA.Juss. (Lamiaceae) and its comparison withVitexspecies	1
Effects of Ukraine’s log export ban policy on log sales prices of forest enterprises in Turkey	1
Importance of pre-release height of saplings in governing mortality factors after canopy opening: insights from 21-year monitoring of Abies sachalinensis saplings	1
Vertical distribution of radiocesium in Quercus serrata trunks: a case study of trunks exposed to direct deposition and those that regenerated after the	1
Factors associated with deforestation probability in Central Vietnam: a case study in Nam Dong and A Luoi districts	1
Early successional habitats created through plantation harvesting benefit the Gray Nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka): An 8-year survey in central Hokkaido, northern Japan	1
Ecoprovince-specific height-DBH modeling and height comparison of larix kaempferi in South Korea	1
Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for Ardisia japonica (Primulaceae), an evergreen clonal dwarf shrub	1
Estimated life history of the curculionid needleminer Parendaeus abietinus in relation to defoliation damage in fir trees	1
How long do tree seeds survive in soil seedbanks? A multi-species comparison in an old-growth deciduous temperate forest	1
Complementing bird point counts with passive video monitoring at artificial perches and puddles in restoration area	1
Estimating current annual volume increment of pine stands using one-time tree measurements on temporary sample plots	1
Effects of coastal embankments on ectomycorrhizal fungal communities and enzymatic activities of Pinus thunbergii in tsunami-affected areas in Japan	1
Initial growth and physiology of guanandi ( Calophyllum brasiliense Cambess) seedlings treated with humic acids and aqueous vermicompost extract	1
Light conditions have a greater impact on leaf quality as food for emperor moth ( Saturnia japonica ) larvae than tree size	1
Effects of soil environmental changes accompanying soil erosion on the soil prokaryotes and fungi of cool temperate forests in Southern Japan	1
Characterization and development of 14 microsatellite markers for mountain stewartia ( Stewartia ovata ): an uncommon, Appalachian-endemic member of the tea family	1
Defensive traits of Fagus crenata leaves after long-term CO ₂ exposure in free-air CO ₂ enrichment	1
Effects of thinning on tree growth and soil physiochemical properties in Cunninghamia lanceolata plantation	1