OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Tropical Conservation Science is 1. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Identification of Suitable Areas for Camellia nitidissima in China Under Current and Future Climate Scenarios Provides Insights for Its Conservation	28
From Smuggling Routes to Court Cases: Unveiling the Dynamics of Pangolin Trafficking in China (2011−2022)	18
The Effects of Prescribed Dry Season Burning on Woody Species Composition, Mole National Park, Ghana	18
Current State of Knowledge of Páramo Amphibians in Colombia: Spatio Temporal Trends and Information Gaps to Be Strengthened for Effective Conservation	18
Actors’ Perceptions of Profitability Along a Bushmeat Commodity Chain in West Africa (Southern Benin)	15
Impact of Productive Activities on Forest Cover Change in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve Region: Evidence and Research Gaps	13
Primates in the Endangered Araucaria Pine Forest of the Largest City of Southern Brazil: A Current Overview	11
Decoupling the Effects of Fire and Dry Season Drought on Seedling Establishment Success of Tree Functional Types in Humid Savannas	9
Body Condition Score as a Health Indicator: A Biome-Specific and Seasonal Assessment of Lowland Tapirs ( Tapirus terrestris ) in Brazil	9
Bears in the Russian Far East illegally exploited for meat, medicine and trophies	9
Jaguar Space Use in the Working Landscape of Darien, Panama	8
Floristic Heterogeneity in an Andean Montane Forest Protected Area Within a Transformed Landscape	8
Our Hungry Neighbor: Self-Reported Data from Farmers’ Perspective on Tapanuli Orangutans in the Batang Toru Forest, Indonesia	7
Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by the Punan People of Sarawak, Borneo: A Conservation Perspective	7
The First Ex-Situ Germination and Dispersal Mechanisms of the Rare, Critically Endangered Tree, Pleodendron costaricense	6
Challenges and Attitudes of Local Communities Towards Wildlife Conservation in Chimit Kola, Blue Nile Gorge, Ethiopia	6
Forest Elephants in a Human-Dominated Landscape: Are They Risk-Takers?	6
Phylogeographic Patterns of the Greater Cane Rat (Thryonomys Swinderianus) Populations from Eastern, Western and Southern Africa and Implications for Wildlife Conservation	6
Soil Quality Indicators in Peasant Agroecosystems in Paraíba State, Brazil	6
Socioecological Assessment of Mammal Assemblages in Small Oil-Palm Plantations in a Highly Deforested Region in Mexico	5
Managing a Reconstituted Rainforest Remnant and its Threatened Plants in Benin	5
Status of Electric Fences as a Mitigation Strategy for Human-Elephant Conflicts in the Northern Districts of West Bengal, India	5
A Review of Habitat and Distribution of Common Stingless Bees and Honeybees Species in African Savanna Ecosystems	5
Anthropogenic Threats to Crocodiles, and the Level and Sociodemographic Determinants of their Utilization in Lower River Tana Basin, Kenya	4
Age and Fieldwork Experience Increase Brazilian University Students’ Ability to Identify Wild Mammals	4

Human Persecution is An Important Threat to the Conservation of the Endangered Black-and-Chestnut Eagle in Northern Andes	4
Power Lines, an Understudied Cause of Avian Mortality in Mexico	4
Permeability of a Biological Corridor for Medium and Large Mammals: A Case Study in Costa Rica	4
Reconstructing Historical Distribution of Large Mammals and their Habitat to Inform Rewilding and Restoration in Central Tanzania	3
Understanding Governance in the Jaragua-Bahoruco-Enriquillo Biosphere Reserve: An Empirical Approach	3
Historical Range, Past Declines and Future Niche Suitability of Populations of Frogs of the Genus Dryadobates in the Atlantic Forest	3
Evaluating the Financial Effectiveness of Funded Projects on Tiger Conservation in Bangladesh	3
NGOs Facilitating Internal Governance Processes in Community Forestry Initiatives	3
Bat Diversity and Roost Characteristics in Tropical Dry Forests: Implications for Conservation in Colombia	3
Long-Term Perspective on Fishing and Mammal Defaunation in the Atlantic Forest Coast of Brazil Using Archaeological Faunal Remains	3
Communicating the Biodiversity Crisis: From “Warnings” to Positive Engagement	3
Do Buffer Zone Programs Improve Local Livelihoods and Support Biodiversity Conservation? The Case of Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal	2
Discovery of a suburban wetland refuge for a depleted American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) population in northwestern Mexico, using a commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle	2
Influence of Land Ownership Security on Land Use Changes in Mwatate Sub-County, Taita Taveta County, Kenya	2
Lack of Pollination Knowledge Among Durian Growers Presents Challenges and Opportunities for Fruit Bat Conservation	2
Corrigendum to Not Just an Issue in Forested Regions: Investigating the Consumption and Trade of Pangolins in a Forest-Savannah Mosaic Area of Cameroon	2
The Influence of Park Visits on Community Attitudes and Perceptions of Ruaha National Park and Wildlife Conservation in Tanzania	2
Fruit Availability Influences Forest Elephant Habitat Use in a Human Dominated Landscape, Campo-Ma’an, Southern Cameroon	2
Persistence and Perceptions: Forest Elephants and Farmer Attitudes in the Democratic Republic of Congo	2
Social and Environmental Drivers of Birdwatching in Brazil: Implications for Conservation Planning	2
Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Bees in Traditional Agroecosystems and Tropical Forest Patches on the Yucatan Peninsula	2
Metal Bioaccumulation and Assemblage Attributes for Anurans in the Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve, Mexico	2
Indigenous Land Under Attack and its Consequences for Biodiversity Conservation	2
“Variable Effects of Tourist Presence on the Activity Budget of Alouatta pigra”	2
Assessing Conservation Monitoring Funds: Comparison of Camera Trapping and Active Search to Survey Lizards in a Xerophytic Neotropical Forest in Paraguay	2
Comparative Study of Soil Microbial Diversity on Different Slope Orientations in Karst Rocky Mountains of Guangxi, China	2
Invasive Alien Plant Species as a Revenue-Generating Resource for Conservation Efforts: The Case of Nyanga National Park, Zimbabwe	1
Towards recovery of an endangered Pacific island endemic: Experimental evidence for shortening juvenility of Serianthes plants using a shade and trellis system to generate vigorous growth and p	1
Using Ant Community Data for Monitoring Tropical Forest Restoration in the Seasonal Atlantic Forest in Brazil	1
Genetic and Ecological Divergence of Cinnamon Hummingbird Amazilia rutila (Aves: Trochilidae) Continental Populations Separated by Geographical and Environmental Barriers	1
Insights from communities’ awareness and participation in greening semi-arid lands for effective environmental conservation	1
Perceptions on Barn Owls and Their Use in Rodent Control: A Case Study of Hwange District	1
Population Assessment, Updated Description, and Prediction of Habitat Distribution for the Sumatran Endemic Tree Magnolia calophylloides (Magnoliaceae)	1
Assessing the Efficacy of Multiple Elephant Deterrents in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania	1
Cutting Down Trees Does not Build Prosperity: On the Continued Decoupling of Amazon Deforestation and Economic Development in 21st Century Brazil	1
Large Felid and Peccary Habitat Use in Isolated and Contiguous Forest in Panamá: Implications for Conservation	1
Assessing the Vulnerability of Endemic Colombian Amphibian Species to Climate Change in an Isolated Montane Ecosystem	1
Impacts of Free-Ranging Dogs on a Community of Vertebrate Scavengers in a High Andean Ecosystem	1
Do Wildlife Management Areas Help to Mitigate Negative Human-Wildlife Interactions? A Case of Eastern Bufferzone of Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania	1
Toward a National Pangolin Conservation Action Plan: A Workshop to Build Capacity and a Policy Pathway in Tanzania	1