OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Maps is 3. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Tectonic relationships between the Paleozoic basement and the Mesozoic cover succession in the northern Dora-Maira Massif (Susa Valley, Western Alps)	29
Morpho-sedimentological and dynamic patterns in a ria type estuary: the Belon estuary (South Brittany, France)	23
Service sector employment in Great Britain 1841–2011	18
Bioclimatic drought trend study through the application of the ombroxeric index. A case study: the province of León (Spain)	17
Deep learning ancient map segmentation to assess historical landscape changes	15
Geomorphology of a recently deglaciated high mountain area in Eastern Anatolia (Turkey)	14
Efficient geomorphological mapping based on geographic information systems and remote sensing data: an example from Jena, Germany	14
Mapping the ‘Magic of Huesca’: a methodological proposal for the design of tourist cartography	13
Alluvial Terraces and Contaminant Sources of the Santa Catarina River in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area, Mexico	12
Landscape evolution and the karst development in the Ojo Guareña multilevel cave system (Merindad de Sotoscueva, Burgos, Spain)	11
The influence of soil parameters on the price of agricultural land in Slovakia	11
Geologic map of the Terra Cimmeria-Nepenthes Mensae transitional zone, Mars – 1:1.45Million	10
Holocene to near-future evolution of the southern Molise coast (Central Adriatic, Italy) under the influence of natural and anthropogenic controls	10
A malaria risk model for the Mediterranean in antiquity based on the historical Carta della Malaria dell’Italia	10
Geology and structure of the Serre Massif upper crust: a look in to the late-Variscan strike–slip kinematics of the Southern European Variscan chain	10
Editorial: summary of activities 2022	9
The naïve map of the sixteenth century roads in Spain	9
Geomorphological slope units of the Himalayas	8
Metallogeny of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico	8
Geomorphology of the topmost part of the Bistra Mountain, Mavrovo Park, North Macedonia	8
Picher field underground mine workings of the abandoned Tri-State Lead-Zinc Mining District in the United States	8
Flood fatalities in eastern Kentucky and the public health legacy of mountaintop removal coal mining	8
Morphostructural mapping of Borealis Planitia, Mercury	8
The Alpine settlement system: capturing relevance beyond size	8
Geology and geodiversity of the Folafótur peninsula (Westfjords, Iceland)	8

LiDAR point clouds processing for large-scale cave mapping: a case study of the Majko dome in the Domica cave	7
Geohazards and Geomorphological Setting in Poznań Urban Area, Poland	7
Internal migration: census data as a gold standard for insight and visualisation	7
Yuuyaraq today, Yuuyaraq tomorrow: modeling erosion threats to Yup’ik traditional land use areas	7
Hydrological features of Matese Karst Massif, focused on endorheic areas, dolines and hydroelectric exploitation	7
A spatial analyses of food insecurity and disability in the Southeast region of the United States	7
The potential risk of combined effects of water and tillage erosion on the agricultural landscape in Czechia	7
Geological map of the San Donato – Costa Thrust Zone, Belluno Thrust System, eastern Southern Alps (northern Italy)	7
Normalizing the pandemic: exploring the cartographic issues in state government COVID-19 dashboards	7
The Albeşti Limestone: a geoheritage and cultural heritage in Romania	6
UAV and field survey observations on the November 26th 2022 Celario flowslide, Ischia Island (Southern Italy)	6
Using SaTScan to identify and map nightlife areas in Philadelphia, PA	6
Geology of the Asinara Island (Sardinia, Italy)	6
Measuring postal access and direct delivery services among Native American reservations in Montana and South Dakota	6
Putting the rights of nature on the map. A quantitative analysis of rights of nature initiatives across the world	6
Evidence for Cenozoic topographic rejuvenation associated with the Laurel Creek Lineament in the Spruce Pine 7.5-minute quadrangle, western North Carolina, USA	6
Spatial patterns in recent forest growth trends across the Czech Republic	6
Recovering urban nightlife: COVID-19 insights from Google Places activity trends in Madrid	6
Geohazard features of the Gulf of Taranto	6
Archaeological sites and palaeoenvironments of Pleistocene West Africa	6
Dual-proxy estimation of Vs30: the case study of the Marche Region (central Italy)	6
Quaternary morpho-stratigraphic evolution of the eastern Campo Imperatore basin (Gran Sasso range, central Italian Apennines) and tectonic implication	6
Evaluating territorial management of integrated development region (RIDE-DF) and its effect on land use land cover transformation	6
Geology of the Debussy quadrangle (H14), Mercury	5
Linosa island: a unique heritage of Mediterranean biodiversity	5
Shallow landslide susceptibility map at a regional scale (Asturias, NW Spain). A heuristic-driven approach	5
Landscape planning-addressed regional-scale mapping of geolithological units: an example from Southern Italy	5
Delimitation of rural and urban areas from spatial data in statistical grids: the province of Jaén (Spain) as a case study	5
Geomorphological evolution and mapping of the littoral of Asturias and Cantabria (Northern Spain) in the area of El Pindal Cave: relations between coastline and karstic morphologies	5
Geohazard features of the Ligurian Sea	5
Habitat types of ‘Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park’ and adjoining Natura 2000 areas (Italy)	5
Creating Colorado’s 8th congressional district	5
Geological study of the seafloor applied to marine renewable energies	5
Geology, U-Pb dating and 3D visualisation of late-orogenic Klenov Pluton (Pelhřimov Core Complex, Central European Variscides)	5
Glacial geomorphology of the Notsarula and Chanchakhi river valleys, Georgian Caucasus	5
Geology of the Magura Nappe, south-western Gorce Mountains (Outer Carpathians, Poland)	5
Spatial disparities in air conditioning ownership in Florida, United States	5
Bedrock surface topography of Latvia	5
The geomorphometric atlas of Romania: an open-access database on landform classifications and morphometric variables	5
Areas simultaneously susceptible and (dis-)connected to debris flows in the Dolomites (Italy): regional-scale application of a novel data-driven approach	5
Geology of Tolstoj quadrangle (H08), Mercury	5
Visualizing climate targets: mapping the 93 funded E.U. Erasmus+ projects versus SDGs and horizon missions targets	5
The glacial geomorphology of sub-Antarctic Marion Island	5
Geology of the Macao Special Administrative Region (China)	5
Shoreline dynamics over last three decades and predictions for 2032 and 2042: a spatial analysis along the coastal stretch of Aruvi Aru and Kal Aru estuaries in Mannar district, Sri Lanka	4
Administrative and ethno-linguistic boundaries of Western Tigray (Ethiopia) since 1683	4
Pasture areas in the Gran Paradiso National Park	4
The spatial relationship between patterns of disappeared streams and residential development in Portland, Oregon, USA	4
Straight impact crater rim segments on Mercury	4
The paleolandscape evolution of the southwestern coast of Sardinia (Italy) and its impact on Mesolithic settlements	4

Geology of the Monte Banchetta – Punta Rognosa area (Troncea valley, Western Alps)	4
Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformations in Molise region (Italy): novel inventory and main geomorphological features	4
Estimation of the minimum required bus capacity between the hinterland and the centre of a functional urban region – a comparative study of the five largest Serbian cities	4
Two decades of ‘Brain Drain’ in Olomouc (Czechia)	4
Geomorphology of the Aran Valley (Upper Garonne Basin, Central Pyrenees)	4
Geomorphology of the Clarion Clipperton Zone, tropical North Pacific Ocean	4
Forest accessibility, Madonie mountains (northern Sicily, Italy): implementing a GIS decision support system	4
Electoral abstention in a time of economic crisis in Greece	4
Onshore hydrocarbon seep detection using the GF-5 hyperspectral image: a case study in the Karamay area, NW China	4
Salt sheet extrusion and emplacement within the South-Central Pyrenean fold-and-thrust belt: the Les Avellanes Diapir case-of-study	4
Rural tourism in Portugal: moving to the countryside	4
Quantifying and visualizing the 15-Minute walkable city concept across Europe: a multicriteria approach	4
Mawrth Vallis, Mars, classified using the NOAH-H deep-learning terrain classification system	4
Geology of the Michelangelo quadrangle (H12), Mercury	3
Exploring the public bus ridership loss and recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a spatiotemporal analysis using smart card data	3
Geology of the Kuiper quadrangle (H06), Mercury	3
Geomorphology of the SW flank of the Doña Juana Volcanic Complex, Colombia: interplay of fluvial, denudational, structural, and volcanic processes	3
Quantifying and visualizing 32 years of agricultural land use change in Kabul, Afghanistan	3
Coralligenous banks along the western and northern continental shelf of Sardinia Island (Mediterranean Sea)	3
One hundred lava flows of Mt. Etna, Italy: July 2019–December 2023 update	3
Geohazard features of the Southern Sardinia	3
Geohydrologic units of Ischia Island (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy)	3
Groundwater resources in a fractured-rock aquifer, Conglomerate of Portofino	3
Geomorphology and geosystem services of the Indren-Cimalegna area (Monte Rosa massif – Western Italian Alps)	3
Impact crater degradation, Oxia Planum, Mars	3
The spatiotemporal dimension of population change in Ireland: visualisation of growth and shrinkage in Irish Electoral Divisions (1986–2016)	3
From traditional to modern ‘full coverage’ geomorphological mapping: a study case in the Chienti river basin (Marche region, central Italy)	3
A drift isopach model for the southwestern Great Slave Lake region, Northwest Territories, Canada	3
Applying planetary mapping methods to submarine environments: onshore-offshore geomorphology of Christiana-Santorini-Kolumbo Volcanic Group, Greece	3
The geodiversity of the Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise National Park (Central Italy)	3
Modelling and simulation of a lava flow affecting a shore platform: a case study of Montaña de Aguarijo eruption, El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain)	3
Glacial geomorphology between the Gran Campo Nevado and Estrecho de Magallanes, Chile (52–53°S, 73°W)	3
Geology of the basement rocks of Andorra, central Pyrenees	3
Geohazard Features of the Ionian Calabrian Margin	3
The high-resolution map of Oxia Planum, Mars; the landing site of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover mission	3
Structure of a Variscan migmatite-granite transition zone (N Sardinia, Italy)	3
Geology of the southern Gran Paradiso Massif and Lower Piedmont Zone contact area (middle Ala Valley, Western Alps, Italy)	3
Hydrogeology of the lower sector of Basento and Cavone river basins (southern Italy)	3
Palaeoenvironments and landscape diversity in Egypt during the Last Interglacial and its implications on the dispersal of Homo sapiens	3
Soluble phosphorus content of Lake Balaton sediments	3
Mapping urban land type with multi-source geospatial big data: a case study of Shenzhen, China	3
Harmonizing multi-source backscatter data using bulk shift approaches to generate regional seabed maps: Bay of Fundy, Canada	3
Combining multi-typologies landslide susceptibility maps: a case study for the Visso area (central Italy)	3
Geohazard features of the Northern Sardinia	3
Geohazard features of the Central-Southern Tyrrhenian seamounts	3
Hydrogeochemistry of the shallow aquifer in the western Po Plain (Piedmont, Italy): spatial and temporal variability	3
Measuring and mapping the existence of phantom borders at a local scale: example of Sudetenland in Czechia	3
Critical areas for sediment delivery to the Chubut River, Patagonia Argentina: geomorphological evidence from the Sagmata pilot basin	3
Mapping population distribution from open address data: application to mainland Portugal	3