OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Current Forestry Reports is 13. 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
Criteria for Assessing the Sustainability of Logging Operations—A Systematic Review	121
Remote Sensing of Foliar Insect Herbivory in Broadleaved Forests: A Systematic Review	105
Responses of Tropical Tree Seedlings to Nutrient Addition: A Meta-analysis to understand future changes in Tropical Forest Dynamics	60
Investigation of the Relationship Between Treeline Migration and Changes in Temperature and Precipitation for the Northern Hemisphere and Sub-regions	58
Forest Tree Virome as a Source of Tree Diseases and Biological Control Agents	56
Correction to: Forest Genetics Research in the Mediterranean Basin: Bibliometric Analysis, Knowledge Gaps, and Perspectives	56
The Evolution and Expansion of Cut-to-Length Harvesting Systems Beyond Scandinavia: Challenges and Opportunities in Central and Southern Europe and North America	50
A Global Review on Innovative, Sustainable, and Effective Materials Composing Growing Media for Forest Seedling Production	46
Benchmarking Trends in Airborne LiDAR Pre-Processing Algorithms for Forestry Research	46
Small Machines and Their Role in Forest Management - From Their Introduction to the Present Day with Automation	43
Forest Ecosystem Multifunctionality: A Systematic Review of Measures and Drivers	42
Processing and End-Uses of Wood Affected by Forest Fires, Eastern Spruce Budworm and Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks	41
Conifer Defences against Pathogens and Pests — Mechanisms, Breeding, and Management	38
Global Synthesis of Quantification of Fire Behaviour Characteristics in Forests and Shrublands: Recent Progress	36
The Effects of Tree Size, Stand Density, and Tree-Species Mixing on Stand Level and Tree Level Light Absorption and Light-Use Efficiency: A Review	34
Fire and Insect Interactions in North American Forests	34
Taxonomy, Distribution and Dispersal of Calonectria Species: Important Pathogens of Forestry, Agricultural and Horticultural Crops	34
From Industry 5.0 to Forestry 5.0: Bridging the gap with Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence	32
Alternative Powertrains and Fuels in Heavy Non-Road Mobile Machinery and Their Future Expectations - A Review	32
Seeing the Trees Without the Forest: What and How can Agroforestry and Urban Forestry Learn from Each Other?	32
Urban Forests as Nature-Based Solutions: a Comprehensive Overview of the National Forest City Action in China	31
Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Forest Operations Engineering Research: A Systematic Review	30
Quambalaria spp.: Emerging Tree Pathogens of Concern	30
Simulation in Forest Engineering: Planning the Next Generation of Forest Operations and Logistics for the Challenges of the XXI Century	29
Application of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Forest and Wood Products	28

Accelerating the Transition to Wood-Based Circular Bioeconomy: A Literature Review of Current State, Trends, Opportunities, and Priorities for Future Research	28
The Challenges of Sustainable Forest Operations in Amazonia	28
Tidal Forested Wetlands Can Be Incorporated into Blue Carbon Conservation and Restoration Strategies	28
Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing of Stress Responses in Forest Environments: a Review of Developments, Challenges, and Opportunities	26
Citizen Science and Monitoring Forest Pests: a Beneficial Alliance?	25
A Review of Dendrochronology and Remote Sensing Integration for Forest Growth and Disturbance Monitoring	25
A Systematic Review of Individual Tree Crown Detection and Delineation with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN)	24
Carbon Emissions from Forest Disturbances Under Global Change	24
The emerging development of transparent wood: materials, characteristics, and applications	22
A Review of Software Solutions to Process Ground-based Point Clouds in Forest Applications	22
Enhancing Plantation Forest Sustainability: A Review of Eucalyptus Defence Mechanisms to Foliar Fungal Pathogens	20
Effects of Urban Heat Islands on Temperate Forest Trees and Arthropods	20
Modeling Forest Growth Under Current and Future Climate	19
From Roots to Leaves: Tree Growth Phenology in Forest Ecosystems	19
The Ecology, Economics, and Management of Agrilus Beetles	19
Artificial Intelligence and Terrestrial Point Clouds for Forest Monitoring	18
A Review of Potential Innovation Pathways to Enhance Resilience in Wood-Based Value Chains	18
Private Forests in the Global South: Untangling Research Trends and Gaps	17
Forest Accessibility and Road Network Density: A Global Overview with a Special Focus on Europe	17
Trends and Developments in the Realm of Virtual Forest Visualization	17
Technical, Safety and Environmental Challenges in the Electrification of Cable Yarding Equipment	17
Latest Trends in Modelling Forest Ecosystems: New Approaches or Just New Methods?	16
Salvage Logging Strongly Affects Woodpecker Abundance and Reproduction: a Meta-analysis	16
Established Invasive Tree Species Offer Opportunities for Forest Resilience to Climate Change	16
Complex Forest Tree Diseases – Diagnostics Beyond Koch’s Postulates	16
Advances in Modified Wood-Based Adsorbents for Contaminant Removal: Valorization Methods, Modification Mechanisms, and Environmental Applications	15
Linking the Water and Carbon Economies of Plants in a Drying and Warming Climate	15
Enhancing Tree Performance Through Species Mixing: Review of a Quarter-Century of TreeDivNet Experiments Reveals Research Gaps and Practical Insights	15
National-scale Assessment of Community Forestry and NTFPs in India: A Synthesis of Spatial Patterns, Livelihood Dependence, and Governance Pathways	15
Close-Range Remote Sensing of Forest Structure for Biodiversity Assessments: A Systematic Literature Review	14
The Pine Pathogen Diplodia sapinea: Expanding Frontiers	14
Continuous Cover Forestry and Remote Sensing: A Review of Knowledge Gaps, Challenges, and Potential Directions	14
Tree Communication: the Effects of “Wired” and “Wireless” Channels on Interactions with Herbivores	13
Ecological Functions and Management of Large Wood in Fluvial Systems	13