OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geoheritage is 7. 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
The Unique Geoheritage of the Kachchh (Kutch) Basin, Western India, and its Conservation	37
Golden Triangle Geosites: Preliminary Geoheritage Assessment in a Geologically Rich Area of Eastern Egypt	33
Applying the Values of Geoethics for Sustainable Speleotourism Development	32
Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of Geosites in Rabat-Tiflet Region (North Western Morocco): Preliminary Study to Evaluate the Potential of the Area to Become a Geopark	31
Geotourism and Territorial Development: a Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda	30
Application of SWOT-TOWS Matrix and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) in the Formulation of Geoconservation and Geotourism Development Strategies for Mama Bhagne Pahar: an Important Geomorphosite in	28
Introducing New Guidelines on Geoheritage Conservation in Protected and Conserved Areas	26
UNESCO Global Geoparks in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Their Contribution to Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals	25
Geoheritage Conservation: Systematic Mapping Study for Conceptual Synthesis	24
The Geodiversity of Brazil: Quantification, Distribution, and Implications for Conservation Areas	23
Geoconservation and Geotourism: Challenges and Unifying Themes	23
The ABC Concept—Value Added to the Earth Heritage Interpretation?	22
Geodiversity Index Map of Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeast Brazil: Cartography and Quantitative Assessment	21
Tropical Paleoglacial Geoheritage Inventory for Geotourism Management of Chirripó National Park, Costa Rica	21
Examining the Spatial Variability of Geosite Assessment and Its Relevance in Geosite Management	21
Xitle Volcano Geoheritage, Mexico City: Raising Awareness of Natural Hazards and Environmental Sustainability in Active Volcanic Areas	20
Methodological Proposal for Assessment Geosites: its Application in Bou-Iblane Region (Middle Atlas, Morocco)	20
An Assessment Method for Urban Geoheritage as a Model for Environmental Awareness and Geotourism (Segovia, Spain)	20
Quantitative evaluation of the geosites and geodiversity sites of João Dourado Municipality (Bahia—Brazil)	18
Beyond Geodiversity Sites: Exploring the Educational Potential of Widespread Geological Features (Rocks, Minerals and Fossils)	17
Speleological objects becoming show caves: evidence from the Valjevo karst area in Western Serbia	17
Assessment of Geosites in Northern Morocco: Diversity and Richness with Potential for Socioeconomic Development	17
Assessment of Urban Geomorphological Heritage for Urban Geotourism Development in Khorramabad City, Iran	17
Inventory and Characterization of Geosites in Ecuador: a Review	16
Conservation Management of Geotourism Attractions in Tourism Destinations	16

A Global Perspective on Sustainable Show Cave Tourism	16
The Organisms on Rock Cultural Heritages: Growth and Weathering	16
Jaisalmer Golden Limestone: A Heritage Stone Resource from the Desert of Western India	15
Geodiversity Supports Cultural Ecosystem Services: an Assessment Using Social Media	15
Identification of Geoheritage Elements in a Cultural Landscape: a Case Study from Tokaj Mts, Hungary	15
Qualitative Assessment of Geoheritage for Geotourism Promotion: a Case Study from Mehrangarh Ridge in Jodhpur City, Western Rajasthan, India	14
Geoheritage and Resilience of Dallol and the Northern Danakil Depression in Ethiopia	14
Twenty Years of Spanish Geoparks: Analysis and Future Prospects	14
Educational Activities in Fangshan UNESCO Global Geopark and Lesvos Island UNESCO Global Geopark	14
Inventory and Assessment of Geosites for Geotourism Development in the Eastern and Southeastern Lake Tana Region, Ethiopia	14
Planning for Climate Change Impacts on Geoheritage Interests in Protected and Conserved Areas	14
Terrestrial Martian Analog Heritage of Kachchh Basin, Western India	13
Linking Wine Culture and Geoheritage—Missing Opportunities at European UNESCO World Heritage Sites and in UNESCO Global Geoparks? A Survey of Web-Based Resources	13
Late Palaeozoic Volcanism in Central Europe—Geoheritage Significance and Use in Geotourism	13
Geomorphological Heritage Attractions Proposed for Geotourism in Asir Mountains, Saudi Arabia	13
An AHP Approach to Identify the Barriers of Sustainable Geotourism Development in Iran: an Economic View	13
Geodiversity in Urban Cultural Spaces of Rio de Janeiro City: Revealing the Geoscientific Knowledge with Emphasis on the Fossil Content	13
Geoheritage in a Mythical and Volcanic Terrain: an Inventory and Assessment Study for Geopark and Geotourism, Nemrut Volcano (Bitlis, Eastern Turkey)	13
Geomorphosite Comparative Analysis in Costa Rica and Cameroon Volcanoes	12
Urban Geoheritage Sites Under Strong Anthropogenic Pressure: Example from the Chaohu Lake Region, Hefei, China	12
The Geoheritage of Northwestern Central Morocco Area: Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of Geosites for Geoconservation, Geotourism, Geopark Purpose and the Support of Sustainable Development	12
Georoutes as a Basis for Territorial Development of the Pacific Coast of South America: a Case Study	12
Geo-Cultural Aspects of Building Stone Extracted Within Brno City (Czech Republic): a Bridge Between Natural and Cultural Heritage	12
Developing Culturally Effective Strategies for Chinese to English Geotourism Translation by Corpus-Based Interdisciplinary Translation Analysis	12
Assessing the Geotourism Potential of the Niš City Area (Southeast Serbia)	12
Usage of the Natural Stones in the City of Zagreb (Croatia) and Its Geotouristical Aspect	12
The Historic Centre of Urbino, UNESCO World Heritage (Marche Region, Italy): an Urban-Geological Itinerary Across the Building and Ornamental Stones	11
Inventory and Assessment of the Mbepit Massif Geomorphosites (Cameroon Volcanic Line): Assets for the Development of Local Geotourism	11
Promoting Palaeontological Heritage of Mammoths in Serbia Through a Cross-Country Thematic Route	11
Linking Geoheritage and Traditional Architecture for Mitigating Depopulation in Rural Areas: the Palaeozoic Villages Route (Courel Mountains UNESCO Global Geopark, Spain)	11
Geoheritage Classification and Assessment in Longyan Aspiring Geopark (China)	11
A Discussion on the Quantification and Classification of Geodiversity Indices Based on GIS Methodological Tests	11
Karst Heritage as a Tourist Attraction: a Case Study in the White Desert National Park, Western Desert, Egypt	11
Evaluation of Typologies, Use Values, Degradation Risk, and Relevance of the Seridó Aspiring UNESCO Geopark Geosites, Northeast Brazil	10
Man-Made Impacts on Emerging Geoparks in the Asian Region	10
Pedra da Boca, Pai Mateus, and Quixadá—Three Possible Key Geoheritage Sites in Northeast Brazil	10
The Karst of the Northern Middle Atlas (Morocco): An Invaluable Heritage to Inventory	10
Criteria for Assessing Geological Sites in National Parks: a Study in the Itatiaia National Park, Brazil	10
Geopark Impact for the Resilience of Communities in Samoa, SW Pacific	10
The Araripe Geopark (NE Brazil): Discovering the Earth’s Past as a Driver of Economic and Social Transformation	9
How Can a Complex Geosite Be Enhanced? A Landscape-Scale Approach to the Deep-Seated Gravitational Slope Deformation of Pointe Leysser (Aosta Valley, NW Italy)	9
Croatian Geoheritage Sites with the Best-Case Study Analyses Regarding Former Mining and Petroleum Activities	9
Geoheritage Values of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gujarat, Western India	9
Climate Change Issues, Challenges, and Impacts in Terms of Rural Geo-biological and Cultural Tourism Activity Development in Semiarid Areas: a Case Study from Tata, Bani Geopark (Anti-Atlas, South Mor	9
Identification, cataloguing and preservation of outcrops of geological interest in monogenetic volcanic fields: the case of La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park	9
Classification and Quantification of Urban Geodiversity and Its Intersection with Cultural Heritage	9
Characteristics of Geoparks in China and Japan: Similarities and Differences	9
Linking geological heritage and geoethics with a particular emphasis on palaeontological heritage: the new concept of ‘palaeontoethics’	9
Geoarchaeological Heritage of Kachchh Region, Gujarat, Western India: Geotourism Potentials	9
Application of the Karst Disturbance Index (KDI) to Kobokwe Cave and Gorge, SE Botswana: Implications for the Management of a Nationally Important Geoheritage Site	9

Buildings that ‘Speak’: Ichnological Geoheritage in 1930s Buildings in Piazza della Vittoria (Genova, Italy)	9
Conservation of the Geological Heritage of Volcanic Fields: La Garrotxa Volcanic Zone Natural Park, Spain	8
Show Cave Visitors: An Analytical Scale for Visitor Motivation and Travel Constraints	8
Legends of the Ardennes Massif, a Cross-Border Intangible Geo-cultural Heritage (Belgium, Luxemburg, France, Germany)	8
Research and Educational Geological Collections in Brazil: the Conflict Between the Field’s Paradigms of Heritage’s Conservation and Geology	8
Geoconservation Through Geotourism Around Geologically Significant Sites and Desert Landscapes in Potential Geopark in Jaisalmer Basin, Western India	8
Heritage Value and Stakeholders’ Perception of Four Geomorphological Landscapes in Southern Iceland	8
Public Policies for Geodiversity in Brazil	8
Integrated Approach for Inventories and Quantitative Assessment of Geological and Paleontological Sites from Precambrian to Quaternary Successions in the Salt Range, Pakistan	8
The “Hidden” Geodiversity in the Traditional Approaches in Ecosystem Services: a Perspective Based on Monetary Valuation	8
Geodiversity, Geotourism, Geoconservation, and Sustainable Development in Xiangxi UNESCO Global Geopark—a Case Study in Ethnic Minority Areas	8
The Ordovician Foum Larjamme Tunnel Paleo-valleys from Bani Geopark Project—Assessment of Geological Heritage for Geo-education and Geotourism Purposes	8
Augmented Reality as a Tool for Promoting the Tourist Value of the Geological Heritage Around Natural Filming Locations: a Case Study in “Sad Hill” (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Movie, Burgos, Spain	8
Are Fossils Mineral or Cultural Heritage? The Perspective of Brazilian Legislation	8
Geodiversity Assessment of French Guiana: Challenges and Implications for Sustainable Land Planning	8
Geotourism, Iconic Landforms and Island-Style Speciation Patterns in National Parks of East Africa	8
Ecosystem Services and Typology of Urban Geodiversity: Qualitative Assessment in Natal Town, Brazilian Northeast	8
Natural Beauty and Esthetic Value of Natural World Heritage Sites: a Literature Review and Implications for Karst Geoheritage Sites	8
Crocodiles, sharks and turtles: the urban geo-palaeontological heritage of Cagliari (Italy)	8
Geoheritage Assessment and Potential Geotouristic Enhancement in Mountain Environments: a Test-Site in the Northern Apennines (Italy)	8
Geoheritage of East Kazakhstan	8
The Scope for Geotourism Based on Regolith in Southwestern Australia—a Theoretical and Practical Perspective	8
Geoheritage Assessment with Entropy-Based WASPAS Approach: an Analysis on Karçal Mountains (Turkey)	7
Cultural Heritage, Landforms, and Integrated Territorial Heritage: the Close Relationship Between Tufas, Cultural Remains, and Landscape in the Upper Ebro Basin (Cantabrian Mountains, Spain)	7
Proterozoic Slates from Chamba and Kangra: a Heritage Stone Resource from Himachal Pradesh, India	7
Storytelling the Geoheritage of Viana do Castelo (NW Portugal)	7
The Construction of Cultural Consensus Models to Characterize Ethnogeological Knowledge	7
Kaimur Sandstone of Vindhyan Supergroup: a Prevalent Prehistoric and Ancient Monumental Heritage Stone from Son Valley of Central India	7
Broadening Frontiers in Geoconservation: the Concept of Intangible Geoheritage Represented by the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake	7
The Geological Heritage and Sustainable Development Proposed for the Project Geopark: an Example from Gabal Qatrani, Fayoum Depression, Western Desert, Egypt	7
Global Heritage Stones in Brazil	7
Giant Garnet Crystals in Wollastonite–Grossularite–Diopside-Bearing Marbles from Tamarispa (NE Sardinia, Italy): Geosite Potential, Conservation, and Evaluation as Part of a Regional Environmental Res	7
Geo- and Archaeo-heritage in the Mount Vulture Area: List, Data Management, Communication, and Dissemination. A Preliminary note	7
Evaluation of Geo-sites in the Podrinje-Valjevo Mountains with Respect to Geo-tourism Development	7
Geoheritage of the Western Khibiny Ingenious Alkaline Rocks Intrusion (Kola Peninsula, Arctic Russia): Evaluation and Geotourism opportunities	7
Towards Sustainable Karst-Based Geotourism of the Mount Kalafat in Southeastern Serbia	7
The Alwar Quartzite Built Architectural Heritage of North India: a Case for Global Heritage Stone Resource Designation	7
Ordovician Ichnofossils and Popular Architecture in Monsagro (Salamanca, Spain): Ethnopaleontology in the Service of Rural Development	7
Geoheritage Concept in a Context of Abiotic Ecosystem Services (Geosystem Services) — How to Argue the Geoconservation Better?	7
The Tourism Potential of Post-mining Heritage Sites: The Cyprus Mining Cooperation in Lefka, Cyprus	7
Geodiversity, Geotourism, Geoconservation, and Sustainable Development in Longyan Aspiring Geopark (China)	7
Ordovician-Cambrian Palaeontological Heritage of Zagora Province: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1984 to 2020 (Anti-Atlas, Morocco)	7
Red Ereño: an Ornamental and Construction Limestone of International Significance from the Basque Country (northern Spain)	7
Karst Geoheritage of Tara National Park (Serbia) and Its Geotouristic Potential	7
Recognizing New Geoheritage Sites in Karnataka, India	7
Geomorphological Heritage of Cretaceous Sandstone Terrains in SW Poland: Diversity, Conservation and Interpretation Issues	7
The Geoheritage of the South-Eastern Frontal Zone of the Middle Atlas (Morocco): First Inventory and Assessment	7
Geotourism Itineraries and Augmented Reality in the Geomorphosites of the Arribes del Duero Natural Park (Zamora Sector, Spain)	7
Culturally Differentiated Paths Towards the Conservation of the Paleontological Heritage at Araripe (NE Brazil) and Arouca (N Portugal) UNESCO Global Geoparks	7
A Comprehensive Assessment of Geomorphodiversity and Geomorphological Heritage for Damavand Volcano Management, Iran	7
An Integrated Geoproduct Development for Geotourism in Langkawi UNESCO Global Geopark: a Case Study of the Kubang Badak Biogeotrail	7