OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Cover Image	242
Measuring what matters in the era of big data	122
Erratum	113
Harnessing trait–environment interactions to predict ecosystem functions	92
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Attracted to death	71
What is the fitness benefit of night lighting for toads?	53
Cover Image	46
Modern building structures are a landscape‐level driver of bat–human exposure risk in Kenya	43
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Protecting threatened species and music traditions	40
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Annual grass invasion is transforming the sagebrush biome's songbird communities	35
How to pay for ecosystem services	34
Relationship with the land as a foundation for ecosystem stewardship	33
Toward an improved understanding of causation in the ecological sciences	32
Marine species introduction via reproduction and its response to ship transit routes	31
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The need for economics in wildlife conservation and management	28
Managing the threat of infectious disease in fisheries and aquaculture using structured decision making	28
Hunting on dangerous ground	28
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Centering 30 × 30 conservation initiatives on freshwater ecosystems	27
Deoxygenation—coming to a water body near you	27
Four‐Dimensional Ecology Education (4DEE) for everyone: teaching ecology to non‐majors	25

Issue Information	22
The role of AI in ecology’s computational carbon footprint	22
Cities as sanctuaries	22
Anuran call properties as reliable indicators of environmental suitability for reproduction	21
Historical art as a source of insight for studies of environmental change	21
Sparse genetic data limit biodiversity assessments in protected areas globally	21
Moose and wood ducks – an unlikely partnership?	20
Forest ecosystem properties emerge from interactions of structure and disturbance	20
Non‐consumptive killing of a conspecific dragonfly	20
Unusual nectar‐thieving behavior in Brazil	19
Can 30 × 30 targets stop island extinctions?	19
Urban parks and low‐dispersal species	19
Issue Information	19
Aposematism as a trap? A case of heavy predation on a poisonous salamander	18
Managing multi‐species plant invasions when interactions influence their impact	18
Toward a predictable cask theory of species extinction assessment in the Anthropocene	18
Maximizing inference from distributed experimental networks via “add‐on” studies	18
Co‐benefits of and trade‐offs between natural climate solutions and Sustainable Development Goals	18
Generating ecological insights from historical data	17
How climate‐change awareness can provoke physical symptoms	17
A theoretical framework for the ecological role of three‐dimensional structural diversity	17
Replace the ivory tower with the fire tower	16
Near‐term forecasts of NEON lakes reveal gradients of environmental predictability across the US	16
Size matters in nature	16
Standing on one foot	15
Cover Image	15
Conceptualizing and measuring ecological spillover effects from protected areas	15
Are all‐girls programs sexist?	15
Evaluating macroecological fire impacts on bird populations	14
No branch left behind: tracking terrestrial biodiversity from a phylogenetic completeness perspective	14
Tree frogs serve as a hotel for moth flies	13
Glass‐like flowers in the rain	13
Transformative governance of cumulative effects through an Indigenous outlook	13
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Will greater argonaut strandings in southeast Australia increase with climate change?	12
Issue Information	12
Managing ecosystem damage from extreme events	12
When avifauna collide: the case for lethal control of barred owls in western North America	12
Issue Information	12
Ants actively carry microplastics	12
Logistical and preference bias in participatory science butterfly data	11
Issue Information	11
Science in a changing world	11
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Webs of science: mentor networks influence women's integration into STEM fields	11
A scenario‐guided strategy for the future management of biological invasions	11
Ecotourism impacts on reef fishes in a marine reserve during the COVID‐19 era	11
Identity theft: anti‐predator mimicry by the giant anteater?	10
Issue Information	10
Dispatches	10

Can AI interpretation increase inclusivity?	10
Dead rock python, the new fragrance from Crocuta	10
Structural diversity as a reliable and novel predictor for ecosystem productivity	10
Browning and blueing – what is the fate of polar coasts?	9
Virtual conferences improve inclusion in science	9
Re‐envisioning urban landscapes: lichens, liverworts, and mosses coexist spontaneously with us	8
Geophagy in African savanna elephants	8
Landsat@50	8
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Can we coevolve with AI?	8
Plugging the leaks: antibiotic resistance at human–animal interfaces in low‐resource settings	8
US lakes are monitored disproportionately less in communities of color	8
Setting your service agenda	7
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Cover Image	7
Issue Information	7
Managing strategic linkages among natural and human systems can enhance ecosystem services	6
Exoneration of the shrike	6
Citizen science to address the global issue of bird–window collisions	6
Emergent hotspots of biotic disturbances and their consequences for forest resilience	6
Importance of private and communal lands to sustainable conservation of Africa's rhinoceroses	6
Camouflaged life in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	6
Prevalence of discourse on public engagement with science in ecology literature	6
Forecasting range shifts using abundance distributions along environmental gradients	6
Issue Information	6
Addressing diversity in undergraduate ecology textbooks	5
Improving our understanding of blue carbon with a net ecosystem carbon budget framework	5
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Issue Information	5
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Tropical cyclone risk to global mangrove ecosystems: potential future regional shifts	5
Historically excluded groups in ecology are undervalued and poorly treated	5
Disentangling the potential of protected areas to promote sustainable development	5
Time to retire “alien” from the invasion ecology lexicon	5
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What's in a name? The paradox of citizen science and community science	5
A native parrot as an invasive plant controller	5
The American horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) spawns regularly in salt marshes	5
Disease‐smart climate adaptation for wildlife management and conservation	5
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Mermaids by another name	5
Advancing freshwater science with sensor data collected by community scientists	5