OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Journal of Forest Research is 7. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Sexual reproduction in two mixed stands of coastal and interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) in Germany	47
Early-succession secondary forests following agropastoral abandonment are key winter habitats for the conservation of a priority bird in the European Alps	44
Rainfall interception and redistribution of varying leaf litter types and rainfall intensities on slopes	36
Thinning effects on stand and dominant trees development in a second rotation hybrid poplar plantation	36
The feasibility of adding wood quality traits as selection criteria in the Galician Pinus pinaster Aiton breeding program: case study	35
Genetic resilience of Atlantic forest trees to impacts of biome loss and fragmentation	33
The effect of yellow mistletoe (Loranthus europaeus Jacq.) on the branch radial growth and xylem vascular structure of Persian oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.)	31
The spatial genetic structure and diversity of cedar (Cedrus sp.) from Türkiye and Cyprus: evidence from nSSRs	29
Climate and soil influence diameter distribution: a case study for Pinus koraiensis plantations in Northeast China	28
Adaptive performance of autochthonous silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) outside its natural range: growth and chlorophyll fluorescence in the Białowieża Forest	28
Tree growth rate under urban limiting conditions	27
Genetic diversity and fine-scale spatial genetic structure of unmanaged old-growth versus managed second-growth populations of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Lithuania	27
Research on visual perception mode and physical and mental recovery potential of in-forest landscapes	25
Morphological plasticity of six tree species with different light demands growing in multi-layered deciduous forests in Central Europe	24
Mechanisms shaping the functional diversity of birds’ composition in the primeval forest ecosystem of the Białowieża National Park	23
Organic soil greenhouse gas flux rates in hemiboreal old-growth Scots pine forests at different groundwater levels	23
Drivers of intraspecific variation in fecundity in rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)	22
Changes in ectomycorrhizal and saprophytic fungal communities during a secondary succession of temperate forests	22
Forest management modulates the fungal species number-productivity relationship	21
Accounting intra-tree radial wood density variation estimates more accurate above ground mangrove biomass in the Sundarbans	20
Tree neighbourhood-scale variation in topsoil chemistry depends on species identity effects related to litter quality	19
Dynamic treatment units in forest planning improves economic performance over stand-based planning	19
Marginal water use efficiencies of different plant functional types along an elevation gradient in subalpine regions	18
Exploring the effects of different fertilizer application durations on the functional microbial profiles of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling by using metagenomics in Paulownia plantations in a subtrop	18
Livelihood impacts of community-based forest landscape restoration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Pakistan	17

Dissecting the continuum and unravelling the phylogeographic knot of plastid DNA in European white oaks (Quercus sect. Quercus): ancient signatures and multiple diversity reservoirs	17
European forest sinks and climate targets: past trends, main drivers, and future forecasts	17
Evaluating spatial methods and local drivers for predicting Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera) invasion in a coastal community of Southern Mississippi	17
Fertilization of saplings: growth and hydraulic response of three temperate tree species	16
Patterns of deadwood amount and deadwood diversity along a natural forest recovery gradient from agriculture to old-growth lowland tropical forests	15
Stand characteristics modulate secondary growth responses to drought and gross primary production in Pinus halepensis afforestation	15
Perception of climate change-related forest dieback in mountain forests among the local population	15
Thinning induced distinct depth-related pattern of plant- and microbial-derived soil organic carbon accumulation of secondary forests in Northeastern China	14
Vertical variations in enzymatic activity and C:N:P stoichiometry in forest soils under the influence of different tree species	14
The evaluation of matrilineal admixtures in “Cerambyx spp.” with opposite protection statuses “Cerambyx Cerdo (protected) and Cerambyx welensii (unprotected pest)” highlights the conflicting nature of	14
Simulating cable corridors based on terrestrial LiDAR data	14
Results and perspectives of the selection system after a decade of implementation in Valdivian temperate rainforests	14
Resprouting shrubs significantly contribute to Mediterranean forest carbon stocks with their root system	13
Can deadwood be preferred to soil? Vascular plants on decaying logs in different forest types in Central Europe	13
Impact of fine woody debris on surface water run-off	13
Responses of native plants of the Patagonian steppe to reduced solar radiation caused by exotic coniferous plantations: a nursery approach	13
Effects of age, neighborhood competition and drought on the productivity of Larix principis-rupprechtii (Mayr) forests	13
Correction: Changes in soil phosphorus fractions following the conversion of Chinese fir plantations to evergreen broad-leaved forests in subtropical China	12
Stemflow infiltration hotspots near-tree stems along a soil depth gradient in a mixed oak–beech forest	12
The relationship between plant diversity and aboveground biomass in managed and unmanaged temperate forests	12
The Kyoto Protocol and forests: implications for sustainable development	12
Potential distribution pattern of the Quercus brantii Lindl. and Quercus frainetto Ten. under the future climate conditions	12
Allometric relations between DBH and sapwood area for predicting stand transpiration: lessons learned from the Quercus genus	12
Allometric equations to calculate living and dead fuel loads in Mediterranean species	12
Estimating volume of eucalyptus trees for small-scale silvopastoral systems: do we really need height for accurate estimates?	11
Effects of mixing with Masson pine on the growth and drought resilience of Chinese fir in subtropical forests	11
Nitrogen and phosphorus additions induced fine roots decoupling from mycorrhiza and favored nutrient acquisition strategies of do-it-yourself in Chinese fir plantations	11
Nonparametric upscaling of bark beetle infestations and management from plot to landscape level by combining individual-based with Markov chain models	11
Swift adjustment of biomass allocation strategies in Scots pine after thinning	11
Ecological niches of Scots pine in Eurasia: how do bioclimatic models reflect adaptations and genogeographic differentiation of species?	11
Environmental drivers of local and temporal variations in the community of oak-associated borers (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)	10
Carbon and nutrients in ground cover and mineral soil layers of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest of different ages following clear-cutting	10
Emulating natural disturbances with trial management in Scotland: effects of burning, mowing and cattle on habitat measures important for capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	10
Enhanced interannual drought resilience in mixed stands: unveiling possible complementarity effects between tree species of the Spanish Northern Plateau	10
Long-term response of open-habitats species to wildfire salvage logging: the endangered European wild rabbit as example	10
Effect of bedrock, tree size and time on growth and climate sensitivity of Norway spruce in the High Tatras	10
Correction: Canopy nitrogen application effects on Quercus petraea L. and Fagus sylvatica L. ring width and wood density	10
Forest bathing and hiking benefits for mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mediterranean regions	10
Effect of stony ground on forwarder performance and costs: implications for optimal economic forest road density recommendation	10
Bird community response to even-aged and uneven-aged forest management in Mediterranean Scots pine forests	10
Understanding beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) photosynthetic responses to microhabitat water deficit: a site-specific investigation	10
Lignin-carbohydrate complex reaction to fungus infection in Siberian pine tree rings	10
Soil infiltration rates in mediterranean mountain areas: relationship with soil properties and different land-use	10
Community forest dependency: re-examining established thoughts with empirical evidence from Eastern India	10
Limited seed dispersal, allelopathy and unfavorable microclimatic conditions prevent the recovery of oak forests within Eucalyptus plantations	9
Frost hardiness of Finnish plus tree progenies of Scots pine from seed orchards in Finland and Ukraine	9
Enhancing precision in quantification and spatial distribution of logging residues in plantation stands	9
Transcriptomic analysis of Pinus massoniana seedlings in response to the differential mechanisms of canopy gaps and understory environments	9
Structure and dynamics of old-growth Pinus nigra stands in Southeast Europe	9
Diversification of coniferous monocultures in the last 30 years and implications for forest restoration: a case study from temperate lower montane forests in Central Europe	9

Stand-level sampling designs for bark stripping caused by red deer (Cervus elaphus L.): simulation studies based on nine fully censused stands	9
Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous contents, related enzyme activities and organic matter fractions of litter and soil in a terra firme forest in Central Amazonia	9
Re-ignitions and soil importance on wildfire risk and management research proposals in a Mediterranean ecosystem	9
Understanding the impact of projected temperature increase on plant performance and plant–herbivore interactions at managed native tree plantations in northern Patagonia	9
Intraspecific variability in cold hardiness of Taurus cedar (Cedrus libani A. Rich.) in Türkiye	9
Trade-offs and management strategies for ecosystem services in mixed Scots pine and Maritime pine forests	9
Analysing highly biodiverse tropical dry forests for improved conservation	9
Water management: global differences and similarities in guidelines for forest road design and potentials for climate change adaptation	9
Evaluation of afforestations for avalanche protection with orthoimages using the random forest algorithm	9
Balancing stand productivity and wood quality in chestnut coppices using chronosequence approach and productivity model	9
Climate change threatens the sustainability of current timber harvesting practices across a latitudinal gradient in Siberia	9
Carbon storage potentiality in successional and secondary old growth forests	9
Effects of light transmittance on growth and biomass of understory seedlings in mixed pine-beech forests	8
Availability and mobilization of forest resources in Sweden	8
Correction to: Nordic forest management towards climate change mitigation: time dynamic temperature change impacts of wood product systems including substitution effects	8
Genetic diversity, genetic structure, and germplasm source of Chinese pine in North China	8
Combined retention of large living and dead trees can improve provision of tree-related microhabitats in Central European montane forests	8
Species-specific, size-dependent, and environmentally modulated growth resilience to drought in conifer forests on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau	8
Soil trafficability model in boreal forests: effects of frost and soil properties on forwarder operations	8
Compatible taper and volume systems for Larix olgensis and Larix kaempferi in northeast China	8
Speciation and historical migration pattern interaction: examples from P. nigra and P. sylvestris phylogeography	8
Size-dependent growth strategy and allometry, but not complementarity, as major drivers of fine-root biomass and productivity across warm-temperate forests	8
Trade-off between forest carbon sink in hemiboreal old-growth stands and wood-based solutions	8
Tree characteristics, drought and microtopography modulate the response of subtropical Cunninghamia lanceolata to drought	8
Quantifying the influence of tree species richness on community drought resistance using drone-derived NDVI and ground-based measures of Plant Area Index and leaf chlorophyll in a young tree diversity	8
Investigating the relationship between economic growth, forest product exports, and forest load capacity factor in BRICS: a new perspective based on the load capacity curve for deforestation	8
Carbon and nitrogen, humic and labile fractions in soil under clonal eucalyptus stands from cerrado	8
A remote sensing assessment of oak forest recovery after postfire restoration	8
Tower yarder powertrain performance simulation analysis: electrification study	8
Radial increment dynamics of Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) in pure and mixed stands with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) under changing environmental conditions	8
Bark beetle outbreaks in coniferous forests: a review of climate change effects	7
Living in urban forests strengthens radical scavenging activity to delay aging: a pilot animal study	7
Morphological, physiological, and biochemical responses of Pistacia atlantica seedlings to elevated CO2 concentration and drought stress	7
Advancing the quantification of land-use intensity in forests: the ForMIX index combining tree species composition, tree removal, deadwood availability, and stand maturity	7
Ecotypic variation in multiple traits of European beech: selection of suitable provenances based on performance and stability	7
Risk assessment of habitat suitability decline for the endangered riparian tree Pterocarya tonkinensis (Juglandaceae): conservation implications	7
Deep and machine learning prediction of forest above-ground biomass using multi-source remote sensing data in coniferous planted forests in Iran	7
Predicting the impacts of climate change on the geographic distribution of moso bamboo in China based on biomod2 model	7
Comparison of single tree detection methods to extract support trees for cable road planning	7
Biased research reveals major gaps in fragmentation studies on the Spanish fauna	7
Forest management plan pathways for non-industrial private forest owners in Norway: from acquisition to implementation	7
Rainfall exclusion changes the sapwood of eucalyptus wood in humid and dry sites	7
Cyclic loading effects and stability assessment of trees and stumps used as anchors in cable yarding operations	7
Water availability and functional trait diversity drive temporal stability in temperate and Mediterranean forests	7
Leaf susceptibility of Macaronesian laurel forest species to Phytophthora ramorum	7
Root spatial distribution and architectural formation of Chinese fir plantations: changes in soil water and nutrients based on different slope positions	7
Can we monitor seedling stands using Landsat Time Series?	7
Does leaf mass per area (LMA) discriminate natural pine populations of different origins?	7
Stand density, climate and biodiversity jointly regulate the multifunctionality of natural forest ecosystems in northeast China	7
Impact of wind on mechanical wood properties of Pinus trees: a review	7
Seed production, dispersion and tree mortality of Salix Caprea L. in early stages in unassisted post-mining sites	7
A comprehensive crown profile model of planted Larix kaempferi from different latitudes in China	7
An NDR1/HIN1-like gene identified in Fraxinus excelsior L. may trigger defence mechanisms in response to virus infection	7