OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ecological Processes 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Biogeographic shifts in the microbial co-occurrence network features of three domains across complex environmental gradients in subtropical coastal waters	80
High adaptability of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica to drought-induced soil nutrient deficiency	68
Environmental drivers of seasonal shifts in abundance of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in a tropical island environment	65
Contrasting plant growth performance of invasive polyploid and native diploid Prosopis is mediated by the soil bacterial community	50
Comparing leaf area index estimates in a Mediterranean forest using field measurements, Landsat 8, and Sentinel-2 data	46
Nitrogen addition has divergent effects on phosphorus fractions in four types of soils	45
Environmental drivers of tree species richness in the southernmost portion of the Paranaense forests	43
Does climate change alter the nutrient trends of Cedrela fissilis Vell. trees in the southern Brazilian Amazon?	36
Transcriptomic responses to drought stress in the Patagonian southern beech Nothofagus alpina	35
Non-native plant species richness and influence of greenhouses and human populations in the conterminous United States	34
Paralleled grazing and mowing differentially affected plant community diversity and productivity in a semi-arid grassland	32
Variations in diversity, composition, and species interactions of soil microbial community in response to increased N deposition and precipitation intensity in a temperate grassland	30
Quantifying relations between altered hydrology and fish community responses for streams in Minnesota	28
The impact of salps (Salpa thompsoni) on the Antarctic krill population (Euphausia superba): an individual-based modelling study	27
Influence of microbial priming and seeding depth on germination and growth of native wildflowers	27
Multi-scale habitat influences sprainting and group size of a freshwater-obligate smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) in Tungabhadra Otter Conservation Reserve, India	25
A large carbon sink induced by the implementation of the largest afforestation program on Earth	24
Process analysis and mitigation strategies for wetland degradation caused by increasing agricultural water demand: an ecology–economy nexus perspective	23
The effects of stump size and within-gap position on sprout non-structural carbohydrates concentrations and regeneration in forest gaps vary among species with different shade tolerances	23
Linking changes of forage production and digestibility with grassland community assembly under nitrogen enrichment	23
Artificial light at night (ALAN) pollution alters bat lunar chronobiology: insights from broad-scale long-term acoustic monitoring	22
Rhizosphere fungal community assembly varied across functional guilds in a temperate forest	22
Estimating landscape structure effects on pollination for management of agricultural landscapes	21
Recovery of bird communities following the construction of a large-scale hydroelectric dam	21
Nitrogen use efficiency of terrestrial plants in China: geographic patterns, evolution, and determinants	17

Landscape structure and suitable habitat analysis for effective restoration planning in semi-arid mountain forests	17
Effects of Hedera helix L. removal on the understory early regeneration in an oak temperate forest in Mexico City	16
Integrating morphological spatial pattern analysis and the minimal cumulative resistance model to optimize urban ecological networks: a case study in Shenzhen City, China	16
Trends in species distribution modelling in context of rare and endemic plants: a systematic review	16
Driving factors of tree biomass and soil carbon pool in xerophytic forests of northeastern Argentina	16
Effects of nitrogen addition and drought on the relationship between nitrogen- and water-use efficiency in a temperate grassland	15
Functional traits: the pathways to riverine plant resistance in times of hydropeaking	15
Niche breadth and overlap of spotted deer and domestic cattle with swamp deer in tropical region of Nepal	15
Large-diameter trees and deadwood correspond with belowground ectomycorrhizal fungal richness	15
Uncovering current pyroregions in Italy using wildfire metrics	14
Seed nutrient is more stable than leaf in response to changing multiple resources in an alpine meadow	14
Predictive distribution modeling of Swertia bimaculata in Darjeeling-Sikkim Eastern Himalaya using MaxEnt: current and future scenarios	14
Simulation of urban microclimate with uhiSolver: software validation using simplified material data	14
Local habitat characteristics determine butterfly diversity and community structure in a threatened Kihansi gorge forest, Southern Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania	13
Effects of different forms of nitrogen addition on microbial extracellular enzyme activity in temperate grassland soil	13
Enhanced carbon acquisition and use efficiency alleviate microbial carbon relative to nitrogen limitation under soil acidification	12
Effect of shifting cultivation and fallow on soil quality index in Mokokchung district, Nagaland, India	12
Prediction of soil organic carbon stock combining Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images in the Zoige Plateau, the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	12
Tree-growth synchrony index, an effective indicator of historical climatic extremes	12
Using machine learning to predict habitat suitability of sloth bears at multiple spatial scales	11
Divergent responses of plant biomass and diversity to short-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition in three types of steppe in Inner Mongolia, China	11
Mapping soil nutrients via different covariates combinations: theory and an example from Morocco	11
Priority effects of forbs arriving early: the role of root interaction and asymmetric competition	11
Evolution of seasonal land surface temperature trend in pond-breeding newt (Neurergus derjugini) in western Iran and eastern Iraq	11
Effect of complex hydraulic variables and physicochemical factors on freshwater mussel density in the largest floodplain lake, China	10
Enhancements of soil priming effect and carbon sequestration in degraded alpine meadows via supplementation: a comparative study of Tibetan sheep (Ovis aries) and plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) exc	10
Amphibian richness along modified riparian areas of central Mexico: conservation priorities	10
Functional responses to deforestation in fish communities inhabiting neotropical streams and rivers	9
Kin recognition benefits clonal offspring performance of historically grazed Leymus chinensis: insights for grassland management	9
Species richness is not a good predictor for above-ground biomass in a warm temperate deciduous broadleaf forest	9
Ecological implications of twentieth century reforestation programs for the urban forests of São Paulo, Brazil: a study based on litterfall and nutrient cycling	9
Autumn sunlight promotes aboveground carbon loss in a temperate mixed forest	9
Time lag effect of vegetation response to seasonal precipitation in the Mara River Basin	9
How does the 120-year cycle mast seeding of dwarf bamboo affect the rodent population?	8
Warming and altered precipitation rarely alter N addition effects on soil greenhouse gas fluxes: a meta-analysis	8
Influence of night-time light pollution on the photosynthesis and physiological characteristics of the urban plants Euonymus japonicus and Rosa hybrida	8
Ecological drivers shaping mainstem and tributary fish communities in the upper Jinsha River, southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	8
The influence of window size on remote sensing-based prediction of forest structural variables	8
Spatial and temporal patterns of forest fires in the Central Monte: relationships with regional climate	8
Cascading effect of source limitation on the granivore-mediated seed dispersal of Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) in secondary forest ecosystems	8
Warming and elevated nitrogen deposition accelerate the invasion process of Solidago canadensis L.	8
Effects of fertilization on radial growth of Pinus pinea explored hourly using dendrometers	8
Peri-urban dynamics: assessing expansion patterns and influencing factors	8
Using the Lonsdorf model for estimating habitat loss and fragmentation effects on pollination service	7
Quality evaluation of Nothofagus pumilio seeds linked to forest management and climatic events	7
Insights into the biodegradation process of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid under anaerobic condition	7
Vertical distribution patterns and drivers of soil bacterial communities across the continuous permafrost region of northeastern China	7
Examining global warming factors using self-organizing map and Granger causality network: a case from South Korea	7
The phytolith carbon sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems: the underestimated potential of bamboo forest	7
Changes in albedo and its radiative forcing of grasslands in East Asia drylands	7

Differences in seasonal dynamics, ecological driving factors and assembly mechanisms of planktonic and periphytic algae in the highly urban Fenhe River	7
Increasing loss of mature boreal forests around protected areas with red-listed forest species	7