OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine is 22. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)

Article	Citations
Legendary fermented herbs: an ethnobotanical study of the traditional fermentation starter of the Chuanqing people in Northwestern Guizhou, China	225
Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland: ethnopharmacological uses, species diversity, and biodiscovery pathways	79
Cultural attitudes and human pressure towards vultures around the Comoé National Park, Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa)	48
Descriptive ethnobotanical studies are needed for the rescue operation of documenting traditional knowledge	46
An ethnobiological study on traditional knowledge associated with black-boned sheep (Ovis aries) in Northwest Yunnan, China	42
Herbal plants traded at the Kaili medicinal market, Guizhou, China	41
Traditional medical practices for children in five islands from the Society archipelago (French Polynesia)	40
An ethnoveterinary study on medicinal plants used by the Bai people in Yunlong County northwest Yunnan, China	39
Honey production, an economic alternative for coastal areas with mangrove ecosystems: a case study in Sabancuy, Campeche, southeastern Mexico	37
Medicinal plants traded in Hakka communities of southeastern Guangxi, China	37
Wild food plants of Brazil: a theoretical approach to non-random selection	30
The traditional knowledge about the biodiversity of edible Brazilian fruits and their pollinators: an integrative review	26
The legacy of traditional rice cultivation by descendants of Indian contract laborers in Suriname	26
Ethno-medicinal uses and cultural importance of stingless bees and their hive products in several ethnic communities of Bhutan	25
Socioeconomic benefits associated with bats	25
Traditional sports and games among the Sámi people in Northern Fennoscandia (Sápmi): an ethnobiological perspective	24
The contemporary challenge for ethical research involving the knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities and afro-descendants and other marginalized, minority, or minoritized groups	23
Reflections on the future of European ethnobiology	23
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human and livestock ailments in Addi Arkay district, northwest Ethiopia	22
Plant cultural indicators of forest resources from the Himalayan high mountains: implications for improving agricultural resilience, subsistence, and forest restoration	22
Taste and chemical composition as drives for utilitarian redundancy and equivalence: a case study in local medical systems in Northeastern Brazil	22
Farmers’ knowledge on cultivation, utilization and conservation practices of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in three selected districts in Ethiopia	22