OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Environmental Evidence is 8. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Effectiveness of struvite precipitation and ammonia stripping for recovery of phosphorus and nitrogen from anaerobic digestate: a systematic review	67
Existing evidence on antibiotic resistance exposure and transmission to humans from the environment: a systematic map	54
What are the effects of even-aged and uneven-aged forest management on boreal forest biodiversity in Fennoscandia and European Russia? A systematic review	43
How effective is ‘greening’ of urban areas in reducing human exposure to ground-level ozone concentrations, UV exposure and the ‘urban heat island effect’? An updated systematic review	37
Evidence for the impacts of agroforestry on ecosystem services and human well-being in high-income countries: a systematic map	37
Quantitative evidence synthesis: a practical guide on meta-analysis, meta-regression, and publication bias tests for environmental sciences	30
Climate change and the global redistribution of biodiversity: substantial variation in empirical support for expected range shifts	30
Principles and framework for assessing the risk of bias for studies included in comparative quantitative environmental systematic reviews	27
Evidence based disease control methods in potato production: a systematic map protocol	23
Effects of sediment exposure on corals: a systematic review of experimental studies	23
Evidence for the effects of decommissioning man-made structures on marine ecosystems globally: a systematic map protocol	22
Effects of artificial light on bird movement and distribution: a systematic map	17
Response of chlorophyll a to total nitrogen and total phosphorus concentrations in lotic ecosystems: a systematic review	16
The global environmental agenda urgently needs a semantic web of knowledge	14
Does the growing of Bt maize change abundance or ecological function of non-target animals compared to the growing of non-GM maize? A systematic review	13
A call for consistency with the terms ‘wetter’ and ‘drier’ in climate change studies	12
Effects on groundwater storage of restoring, constructing or draining wetlands in temperate and boreal climates: a systematic review	12
How effective are protected areas for reducing threats to biodiversity? A systematic review protocol	11
Standards of conduct and reporting in evidence syntheses that could inform environmental policy and management decisions	11
What evidence exists on how changes in marine ecosystem structure and functioning affect ecosystem services delivery? A systematic map protocol	11
What evidence exists on the links between natural climate solutions and climate change mitigation outcomes in subtropical and tropical terrestrial regions? A systematic map protocol	11
Strategies for managing spring frost risks in orchards: effectiveness and conditionality—A systematic review protocol	10
Location of studies and evidence of effects of herbivory on Arctic vegetation: a systematic map	10
Strategies for managing spring frost risks in orchards: effectiveness and conditionality—a systematic review	10
Identifying and addressing the anthropogenic drivers of global change in the North Sea: a systematic map protocol	10

What is the effect on antibiotic resistant genes of chlorine disinfection in drinking water supply systems? A systematic review protocol	10
What is the impact of human wastewater biosolids (sewage sludge) application on long-term soil carbon sequestration rates? A systematic review protocol	10
What are the toxicity thresholds of chemical pollutants for tropical reef-building corals? A systematic review	10
Are small protected habitat patches within boreal production forests effective in conserving species richness, abundance and community composition? A systematic review	10
Evidence on the impacts of chemicals arising from human activity on tropical reef-building corals; a systematic map	9
Effectiveness of mycofiltration for removal of contaminants from water: a systematic review protocol	9
Environmental evidence in action: on the science and practice of evidence synthesis and evidence-based decision-making	9
The nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in the UK and similar coastal waters: a systematic map	9
What evidence exists on the impact of anthropogenic radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on animals and plants in the environment? A systematic map protocol	8