OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biogeosciences is 29. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Drivers of particle sinking velocities in the Peruvian upwelling system	96
Methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide emissions from two clear-water and two turbid-water urban ponds in Brussels (Belgium)	86
Seasonal carbon fluxes from vegetation and soil in a Mediterranean non-tidal salt marsh	83
Seasonal flux patterns and carbon transport from low-oxygen eddies at the Cape Verde Ocean Observatory: lessons learned from a time series sediment trap study (2009–2016)	82
Strong influence of trees outside forest in regulating microclimate of intensively modified Afromontane landscapes	61
The influence of mesoscale climate drivers on hypoxia in a fjord-like deep coastal inlet and its potential implications regarding climate change: examining a decade of water quality data	56
A niche for diverse cable bacteria in continental margin sediments overlain by oxygen-deficient waters	52
Adaptation of methane-oxidizing bacteria to environmental changes: implications for coastal methane dynamics	50
A differentiable, physics-informed ecosystem modeling and learning framework for large-scale inverse problems: demonstration with photosynthesis simulations	48
Reviews and syntheses: VOC emissions from soil cover in boreal and temperate natural ecosystems of the Northern Hemisphere	46
Temporal and spatial evolution of bottom-water hypoxia in the St Lawrence estuarine system	43
Investigating the effect of silicate- and calcium-based ocean alkalinity enhancement on diatom silicification	42
Growth rate rather than temperature affects the B∕Ca ratio in the calcareous red alga Lithothamnion corallioides	40
Evaluating the Arabian Sea as a regional source of atmospheric CO₂: seasonal variability and drivers	40
Temporal and spatial influences of environmental factors on the distribution of mesopelagic organisms in the North Atlantic Ocean	39
Seasonal particulate organic carbon dynamics of the Kolyma River tributaries, Siberia	38
Potential of carbon uptake and local aerosol production in boreal and hemi-boreal ecosystems across Finland and in Estonia	37
Meteorological history of low-forest-greenness events in Europe in 2002–2022	36
Zinc stimulation of phytoplankton in a low-carbon-dioxide, coastal Antarctic environment: evidence for the Zn hypothesis	35
Interannual variability of the initiation of the phytoplankton growing period in two French coastal ecosystems	33
Oxygen export to the deep ocean following Labrador Sea Water formation	33
Assessment framework to predict sensitivity of marine calcifiers to ocean alkalinity enhancement – identification of biological thresholds and importance of precautionary principle	32
Nitrogen dynamics and nitrate stable isotopes indicate nitrogen loss in the Bay of Bengal	31
Temperature fluctuation alleviates the negative effects of warming on marine diatoms: comparison between Thalassiosira sp. and Nit	31
The onset of the spring phytoplankton bloom in the coastal North Sea supports the Disturbance Recovery Hypothesis	29

Combined effects of topography, soil moisture, and snow cover regimes on growth responses of grasslands in a low- mountain range (Vosges, France)	29
Mechanisms of soil organic carbon and nitrogen stabilization in mineral-associated organic matter – insights from modeling in phase space	29
The geothermal gradient shapes microbial diversity and processes in natural-gas-bearing sedimentary aquifers	29
Technical note: Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Pelagic Impact Intercomparison Project (OAEPIIP)	29
Comment on “The Volyn biota (Ukraine) – indications of 1.5 Gyr old eukaryotes in 3D preservation, a spotlight on the `boring billion' ” by Franz et al. (2023)	29