OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Urban Forestry & Urban Greening is 46. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use and perceptions of urban green space: An international exploratory study	362
Linking public urban green spaces and human well-being: A systematic review	154
How the landscape features of urban green space impact seasonal land surface temperatures at a city-block-scale: An urban heat island study in Beijing, China	105
Tree effects on urban microclimate: Diurnal, seasonal, and climatic temperature differences explained by separating radiation, evapotranspiration, and roughness effects	92
Towards green roof implementation: Drivers, motivations, barriers and recommendations	89
Analysis of urban green space accessibility and distribution inequity in the City of Chicago	84
Effects of integration between visual stimuli and auditory stimuli on restorative potential and aesthetic preference in urban green spaces	84
Remote sensing of urban green spaces: A review	79
Association between indoor-outdoor green features and psychological health during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: A cross-sectional nationwide study	77
Development of a system for assessing the quality of urban street-level greenery using street view images and deep learning	77
The effect of exposure to the natural environment on stress reduction: A meta-analysis	75
Who benefits from urban green spaces during times of crisis? Perception and use of urban green spaces in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic	74
Window view and relaxation: Viewing green space from a high-rise estate improves urban dwellers’ wellbeing	74
The physiological and psychosocial effects of forest therapy: A systematic review	71
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of and attitudes towards urban forests and green spaces: Exploring the instigators of change in Belgium	69
Stay home, stay safe, stay green: The role of gardening activities on mental health during the Covid-19 home confinement	69
Urban heat stress mitigation potential of green walls: A review	66
Detecting Cooling Effect of Landscape from Composition and Configuration: An Urban Heat Island Study on Hangzhou	65
Sina microblog sentiment in Beijing city parks as measure of demand for urban green space during the COVID-19	65
Outdoor recreation and nature’s contribution to well-being in a pandemic situation - Case Turku, Finland	64
The impacts of urbanization and climate change on urban vegetation dynamics in China	64
Differential air temperature cooling performance of urban vegetation types in the tropics	62
Equality in access to urban green spaces: A case study in Hannover, Germany, with a focus on the elderly population	61
Quantifying landscape-metrics impacts on urban green-spaces and water-bodies cooling effect: The study of Nanjing, China	60
Identifying enablers and barriers to the implementation of the Green Infrastructure for urban flood management: A comparative analysis of the UK and China	58

Urban agriculture as a nature-based solution to address socio-ecological challenges in Australian cities	55
How do travel distance and park size influence urban park visits?	54
Hybrid SWMM and particle swarm optimization model for urban runoff water quality control by using green infrastructures (LID-BMPs)	54
Particularities of having plants at home during the confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic	54
Beyond restorative benefits: Evaluating the effect of forest therapy on creativity	53
Restorative effects of virtual natural settings on middle-aged and elderly adults	53
Green roof effects on daytime heat in a prefabricated residential neighbourhood in Berlin, Germany	53
Aesthetic preference and mental restoration prediction in urban parks: An application of environmental modeling approach	52
Variance of the impact of urban green space on the urban heat island effect among different urban functional zones: A case study in Wuhan	51
Designing parks for older adults: A qualitative study using walk-along interviews	51
Green walls for mitigating urban particulate matter pollution—A review	50
An evaluation of urban green space in Shanghai, China, using eye tracking	50
Urban greenery cushions the decrease in leisure-time physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic: A natural experimental study	50
An optimized evaluation method of an urban ecological network: The case of the Minhang District of Shanghai	50
Spatial distributive effects of public green space and COVID-19 infection in London	47
Benefits of the ecosystem services provided by urban green infrastructures: Differences between perception and measurements	47
Reexamine the value of urban pocket parks under the impact of the COVID-19	47
Spatiotemporal patterns of vegetation phenology along the urban–rural gradient in Coastal Dalian, China	47
Humanization of nature: Testing the influences of urban park characteristics and psychological factors on collegers’ perceived restoration	46
Gardening can relieve human stress and boost nature connection during the COVID-19 pandemic	46
General, stress relief and perceived safety preferences for green spaces in the historic city of Padua (Italy)	46
Promoting sustainable carbon sequestration of plants in urban greenspace by planting design: A case study in parks of Beijing	46