OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Journal of Forest Research is 6. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Sexual reproduction in two mixed stands of coastal and interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) in Germany	36
Mechanisms shaping the functional diversity of birds’ composition in the primeval forest ecosystem of the Białowieża National Park	34
Early-succession secondary forests following agropastoral abandonment are key winter habitats for the conservation of a priority bird in the European Alps	33
The feasibility of adding wood quality traits as selection criteria in the Galician Pinus pinaster Aiton breeding program: case study	26
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	24
The effect of yellow mistletoe (Loranthus europaeus Jacq.) on the branch radial growth and xylem vascular structure of Persian oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.)	24
Morphological plasticity of six tree species with different light demands growing in multi-layered deciduous forests in Central Europe	23
Thinning effects on stand and dominant trees development in a second rotation hybrid poplar plantation	22
Rainfall interception and redistribution of varying leaf litter types and rainfall intensities on slopes	22
Climate and soil influence diameter distribution: a case study for Pinus koraiensis plantations in Northeast China	22
Uncertainty of biomass stocks in Spanish forests: a comprehensive comparison of allometric equations	22
Tree growth rate under urban limiting conditions	22
Pollution and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in forest soils with changes in the leaf traits and membrane integrity of Vaccinium myrtillus L.	21
Organic soil greenhouse gas flux rates in hemiboreal old-growth Scots pine forests at different groundwater levels	20
Genetic resilience of Atlantic forest trees to impacts of biome loss and fragmentation	20
The distribution of carbon stocks between tree woody biomass and soil differs between Scots pine and broadleaved species (beech, oak) in European forests	18
Drivers of intraspecific variation in fecundity in rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)	18
Patterns of deadwood amount and deadwood diversity along a natural forest recovery gradient from agriculture to old-growth lowland tropical forests	18
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
Marginal water use efficiencies of different plant functional types along an elevation gradient in subalpine regions	17
Stand characteristics modulate secondary growth responses to drought and gross primary production in Pinus halepensis afforestation	17
Dynamic treatment units in forest planning improves economic performance over stand-based planning	16
Livelihood impacts of community-based forest landscape restoration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Pakistan	15
Changes in ectomycorrhizal and saprophytic fungal communities during a secondary succession of temperate forests	15
Accounting intra-tree radial wood density variation estimates more accurate above ground mangrove biomass in the Sundarbans	14

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	14
Perception of climate change-related forest dieback in mountain forests among the local population	14
European forest sinks and climate targets: past trends, main drivers, and future forecasts	14
Tree neighbourhood-scale variation in topsoil chemistry depends on species identity effects related to litter quality	14
Coupling fossil records and traditional discrimination metrics to test how genetic information improves species distribution models of the European beech Fagus sylvatica	13
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	13
Simulating cable corridors based on terrestrial LiDAR data	13
Results and perspectives of the selection system after a decade of implementation in Valdivian temperate rainforests	13
Thinning induced distinct depth-related pattern of plant- and microbial-derived soil organic carbon accumulation of secondary forests in Northeastern China	13
Impact of fine woody debris on surface water run-off	13
Soil fungal communities in young Norway spruce-dominant stands: footprints of former land use and selective thinning	12
Correction: Changes in soil phosphorus fractions following the conversion of Chinese fir plantations to evergreen broad-leaved forests in subtropical China	12
Effects of age, neighborhood competition and drought on the productivity of Larix principis-rupprechtii (Mayr) forests	12
Potential distribution pattern of the Quercus brantii Lindl. and Quercus frainetto Ten. under the future climate conditions	12
Responses of native plants of the Patagonian steppe to reduced solar radiation caused by exotic coniferous plantations: a nursery approach	12
Can deadwood be preferred to soil? Vascular plants on decaying logs in different forest types in Central Europe	12
Vertical variations in enzymatic activity and C:N:P stoichiometry in forest soils under the influence of different tree species	12
Nitrogen and phosphorus additions induced fine roots decoupling from mycorrhiza and favored nutrient acquisition strategies of do-it-yourself in Chinese fir plantations	11
The relationship between plant diversity and aboveground biomass in managed and unmanaged temperate forests	11
Effects of mixing with Masson pine on the growth and drought resilience of Chinese fir in subtropical forests	11
Morphological and genetic variation of Melolontha spp. from pine stands with different composition and proportion of admixed tree species	10
Stemflow infiltration hotspots near-tree stems along a soil depth gradient in a mixed oak–beech forest	10
Nonparametric upscaling of bark beetle infestations and management from plot to landscape level by combining individual-based with Markov chain models	10
Differences in C and N release from Alliaria petiolata leaves and stems: consequences for nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems	10
Allometric relations between DBH and sapwood area for predicting stand transpiration: lessons learned from the Quercus genus	10
Long-term nitrogen addition alters nutrient foraging strategies of Populus davidiana and Betula platyphylla in a temperate natural secondary forest	10
Allometric equations to calculate living and dead fuel loads in Mediterranean species	10
Estimating volume of eucalyptus trees for small-scale silvopastoral systems: do we really need height for accurate estimates?	9
Long-term response of open-habitats species to wildfire salvage logging: the endangered European wild rabbit as example	9
Emulating natural disturbances with trial management in Scotland: effects of burning, mowing and cattle on habitat measures important for capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	9
Correction: Canopy nitrogen application effects on Quercus petraea L. and Fagus sylvatica L. ring width and wood density	9
Soil infiltration rates in mediterranean mountain areas: relationship with soil properties and different land-use	9
Lignin-carbohydrate complex reaction to fungus infection in Siberian pine tree rings	9
Carbon and nutrients in ground cover and mineral soil layers of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest of different ages following clear-cutting	8
Influence of volcanic ash deposits on the radial growth of trees in Central Mexico: the case of Parícutin volcano	8
Enhancing precision in quantification and spatial distribution of logging residues in plantation stands	8
Analysing highly biodiverse tropical dry forests for improved conservation	8
Environmental drivers of local and temporal variations in the community of oak-associated borers (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)	8
Forest bathing and hiking benefits for mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mediterranean regions	8
Water management: global differences and similarities in guidelines for forest road design and potentials for climate change adaptation	8
Evaluation of afforestations for avalanche protection with orthoimages using the random forest algorithm	8
Enhanced interannual drought resilience in mixed stands: unveiling possible complementarity effects between tree species of the Spanish Northern Plateau	8
Understanding beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) photosynthetic responses to microhabitat water deficit: a site-specific investigation	8
Effect of bedrock, tree size and time on growth and climate sensitivity of Norway spruce in the High Tatras	8
Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous contents, related enzyme activities and organic matter fractions of litter and soil in a terra firme forest in Central Amazonia	8
Swift adjustment of biomass allocation strategies in Scots pine after thinning	8
Intraspecific variability in cold hardiness of Taurus cedar (Cedrus libani A. Rich.) in Türkiye	7
Balancing stand productivity and wood quality in chestnut coppices using chronosequence approach and productivity model	7
Structure and dynamics of old-growth Pinus nigra stands in Southeast Europe	7
Stand-level sampling designs for bark stripping caused by red deer (Cervus elaphus L.): simulation studies based on nine fully censused stands	7

Compatible taper and volume systems for Larix olgensis and Larix kaempferi in northeast China	7
Effects of light transmittance on growth and biomass of understory seedlings in mixed pine-beech forests	7
Speciation and historical migration pattern interaction: examples from P. nigra and P. sylvestris phylogeography	7
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	7
Genetic diversity, genetic structure, and germplasm source of Chinese pine in North China	7
Carbon storage potentiality in successional and secondary old growth forests	7
Limited seed dispersal, allelopathy and unfavorable microclimatic conditions prevent the recovery of oak forests within Eucalyptus plantations	7
Re-ignitions and soil importance on wildfire risk and management research proposals in a Mediterranean ecosystem	7
Nordic forest management towards climate change mitigation: time dynamic temperature change impacts of wood product systems including substitution effects	7
An estimation method to reduce complete and partial nonresponse bias in forest inventory	7
Availability and mobilization of forest resources in Sweden	7
Correction to: Nordic forest management towards climate change mitigation: time dynamic temperature change impacts of wood product systems including substitution effects	7
Climate change threatens the sustainability of current timber harvesting practices across a latitudinal gradient in Siberia	7
Trade-offs and management strategies for ecosystem services in mixed Scots pine and Maritime pine forests	7
Community forest dependency: re-examining established thoughts with empirical evidence from Eastern India	7
Frost hardiness of Finnish plus tree progenies of Scots pine from seed orchards in Finland and Ukraine	7
Understanding the impact of projected temperature increase on plant performance and plant–herbivore interactions at managed native tree plantations in northern Patagonia	7
Effects of long-term nitrogen addition and seasonal variation on soil faunal community structure in a temperate natural secondary forest	7
Radial increment dynamics of Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) in pure and mixed stands with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) under changing environmental conditions	7
Anthropogenic deforestation and climate dryness as drivers of demographic decline and genetic erosion in the southernmost European fir forests	7
Biased research reveals major gaps in fragmentation studies on the Spanish fauna	6
Correction to: Differences in C and N release from Alliaria petiolata leaves and stems: consequences for nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems	6
Morphological, physiological, and biochemical responses of Pistacia atlantica seedlings to elevated CO2 concentration and drought stress	6
Cyclic loading effects and stability assessment of trees and stumps used as anchors in cable yarding operations	6
Tree characteristics, drought and microtopography modulate the response of subtropical Cunninghamia lanceolata to drought	6
Carbon and nitrogen, humic and labile fractions in soil under clonal eucalyptus stands from cerrado	6
Size-dependent growth strategy and allometry, but not complementarity, as major drivers of fine-root biomass and productivity across warm-temperate forests	6
A comprehensive crown profile model of planted Larix kaempferi from different latitudes in China	6
Comparison of single tree detection methods to extract support trees for cable road planning	6
High versus coppice forests: comparison of sap flow and stem growth of Quercus petraea Matt. during two growing seasons with different precipitation patterns	6
Can we monitor seedling stands using Landsat Time Series?	6
Does leaf mass per area (LMA) discriminate natural pine populations of different origins?	6
Stand density, climate and biodiversity jointly regulate the multifunctionality of natural forest ecosystems in northeast China	6
Deep and machine learning prediction of forest above-ground biomass using multi-source remote sensing data in coniferous planted forests in Iran	6
Tower yarder powertrain performance simulation analysis: electrification study	6
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	6
Trade-off between forest carbon sink in hemiboreal old-growth stands and wood-based solutions	6
Risk assessment of habitat suitability decline for the endangered riparian tree Pterocarya tonkinensis (Juglandaceae): conservation implications	6
Root spatial distribution and architectural formation of Chinese fir plantations: changes in soil water and nutrients based on different slope positions	6
Predicting the impacts of climate change on the geographic distribution of moso bamboo in China based on biomod2 model	6
An NDR1/HIN1-like gene identified in Fraxinus excelsior L. may trigger defence mechanisms in response to virus infection	6
Living in urban forests strengthens radical scavenging activity to delay aging: a pilot animal study	6
Tracing drought effects from the tree to the stand growth in temperate and Mediterranean forests: insights and consequences for forest ecology and management	6
Rainfall exclusion changes the sapwood of eucalyptus wood in humid and dry sites	6
Combined retention of large living and dead trees can improve provision of tree-related microhabitats in Central European montane forests	6
Species-specific, size-dependent, and environmentally modulated growth resilience to drought in conifer forests on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau	6
A remote sensing assessment of oak forest recovery after postfire restoration	6
Ecotypic variation in multiple traits of European beech: selection of suitable provenances based on performance and stability	6
Leaf susceptibility of Macaronesian laurel forest species to Phytophthora ramorum	6
Pure and mixed Scots pine forests showed divergent responses to climate variation and increased intrinsic water use efficiency across a European-wide climate gradient	6
Bark beetle outbreaks in coniferous forests: a review of climate change effects	6
Forest management plan pathways for non-industrial private forest owners in Norway: from acquisition to implementation	6