OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine is 27. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Legendary fermented herbs: an ethnobotanical study of the traditional fermentation starter of the Chuanqing people in Northwestern Guizhou, China	85
Editorial: 2025 JEET Emerging Scientist Award in Ethnobiology and Winner Announcement	75
Nerium oleander L., a circum-Mediterranean study of the etymological, ecological, historical, mythological, and ethnobotanical roots of its vernacular names	74
Wild food plants of Brazil: a theoretical approach to non-random selection	54
An ethnoveterinary study on medicinal plants used by the Bai people in Yunlong County northwest Yunnan, China	50
Indigenous knowledge-based production practices and utilization of stingless bee honey in humid Afromontane Forest zones of the Southwest and Semi-Arid Forest zone of Ethiopia	44
Honey production, an economic alternative for coastal areas with mangrove ecosystems: a case study in Sabancuy, Campeche, southeastern Mexico	41
Utilization of non-chemical pest control practices among agro-pastoralist farmers in Gambella region, Ethiopia	40
Gold from nature’s pantry: a diachronic study of Rubus chamaemorus L. (Rosaceae) in swedish gastronomy and economy	39
Medicinal plants traded in Hakka communities of southeastern Guangxi, China	39
Traditional medical practices for children in five islands from the Society archipelago (French Polynesia)	38
Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland: ethnopharmacological uses, species diversity, and biodiscovery pathways	36
Cultural attitudes and human pressure towards vultures around the Comoé National Park, Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa)	33
Descriptive ethnobotanical studies are needed for the rescue operation of documenting traditional knowledge	33
Faith healing: the threat of "Surucucu" and the local cure of Amazon floodplain dwellers	32
The traditional knowledge about the biodiversity of edible Brazilian fruits and their pollinators: an integrative review	32
Isolated Mediterranean foraging: wild greens in the matrifocal community of Olympos, Karpathos Island, Greece	31
Farmers’ knowledge on cultivation, utilization and conservation practices of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in three selected districts in Ethiopia	31
Healing from the wild: an ethnozoological exploration of animal-based medicine in Jhargram, West Bengal, India	31
Ethno-medicinal uses and cultural importance of stingless bees and their hive products in several ethnic communities of Bhutan	30
Could non-humans have Traditional Ecological Knowledge? And if so, what should we do about it?	30
Cyclamen persicum Mill. and Leontice leontopetalum L., common vernacular names – and their relation to washing, incense and the unexplained ‘Jordan Dome’	30
Plant cultural indicators of forest resources from the Himalayan high mountains: implications for improving agricultural resilience, subsistence, and forest restoration	29
Reflections on the future of European ethnobiology	28
Socioeconomic benefits associated with bats	27

Wild edible plants and associated indigenous knowledge among the Setswana-speaking people of North West Province in South Africa	27
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human and livestock ailments in Addi Arkay district, northwest Ethiopia	27
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	27