OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Ecosystem Health and Sustainability is 3. 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 impact of flooding on Nigeria’s sustainable development goals (SDGs)	71
Ecology of industrial pollution in China	53
Emission reduction effects of the green energy investment projects of China in belt and road initiative countries	53
Effects of water level alteration on carbon cycling in peatlands	46
Antibiotic residues from aquaculture farms and their ecological risks in Southeast Asia: a case study from Malaysia	37
Emerging challenges of ozone impacts on asian plants: actions are needed to protect ecosystem health	32
Impact of coal power generation on the characteristics and risk of heavy metal pollution in nearby soil	31
Spatial planning for urban ventilation corridors by urban climatology	30
A conceptual framework for ex ante valuation of ecosystem services of brownfield greening from a systematic perspective	27
Impacts of land conversion and management measures on net primary productivity in semi-arid grassland	26
A global analysis of CO ₂ and non-CO ₂ GHG emissions embodied in trade with Belt and Road Initiative countries	24
A risk table to address concerns external to stock assessments when developing fisheries harvest recommendations	23
Spatio-temporal characteristics of cultivated land fragmentation in different landform areas with a case study in Northeast China	22
Ecosystem service bundle index construction, spatiotemporal dynamic display, and driving force analysis	22
Pollution and health risk assessment of heavy metals in soils of Guizhou, China	22
Change of impervious surface area and its impacts on urban landscape: an example of Shenyang between 2010 and 2017	21
Evolution of the global polyethylene waste trade system	21
The compactness of spatial structure in Chinese cities: measurement, clustering patterns and influencing factors	20
Identifying priority areas for conservation in the lower Yellow River basin from an ecological network perspective	19
From preference to landscape sustainability: a bibliometric review of landscape preference research from 1968 to 2019	17
Can microplastics mediate soil properties, plant growth and carbon/nitrogen turnover in the terrestrial ecosystem?	16
Impact of land use and land cover changes on carbon storage in rubber dominated tropical Xishuangbanna, South West China	15
Excessive plant compensatory growth: a potential endogenous driver of meadow degradation on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	15
Climate technology transfer in BRI era: needs, priorities, and barriers from receivers’ perspective	15
Diurnal asymmetry in future temperature changes over the main Belt and Road regions	15

What are the appropriate mapping units for ecosystem service assessments? A systematic review	14
The plateau pika has multiple benefits for alpine grassland ecosystem in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau	14
Effects of social capital, risk perception and awareness on environmental protection behavior	14
Spatiotemporal evolution of sustainable development of China’s provinces: a modelling approach	14
Climate change and agricultural trade in central Asia: evidence from Kazakhstan	14
Assessing the health and ecological security of a human induced watershed in central iran	13
Spatial distribution and influencing factors of settlements in the farming–pastoral ecotone of Inner Mongolia, China	13
Methane emissions from livestock in East Asia during 1961−2019	12
Market-based instruments for ecosystem services: framework and case study in Lishui City, China	12
Integrated assessment of the supply–demand relationship of ecosystem services in the Loess Plateau during 1992–2015	12
Carbon accounting system: the bridge between carbon governance and carbon performance in Malaysian Companies	12
Wetland loss in Turkey over a hundred years: implications for conservation and management	12
Dynamic seasonal analysis on LST-NDVI relationship and ecological health of Raipur City, India	12
Land cover change and multiple remotely sensed datasets consistency in China	12
Flood risk assessment using the CV-TOPSIS method for the Belt and Road Initiative: an empirical study of Southeast Asia	12
Sustainability criteria of apicultural industry: evidence from Iran	12
Seagrass meadows provide multiple benefits to adjacent coral reefs through various microhabitat functions	11
Design with nature and eco-city design	11
Air pollution and climate change impact on forest ecosystems in Asian region – a review	11
Rewilding the wildlife in Sangjiangyuan National Park, Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	10
Quantification of urban greenery using hemisphere-view panoramas with a green cover index	10
Recreation ecology research in China’s protected areas: progress and prospect	10
Driving mechanisms for decoupling CO ₂ emissions from economic development in the ten largest emission countries	10
Environmental remediation promotes the restoration of biodiversity in the Shenzhen Bay Estuary, South China	9
Regional ecosystem health assessment using the GA-BPANN model: a case study of Yunnan Province, China	9
Modeling the implementation of NDCs and the scenarios below 2°C for the Belt and Road countries	9
Impacts of regional land-use patterns on ecosystem services in the typical agro-pastoral ecotone of northern China	9
From local to national metabolism: a review and a scale-up framework	8
Food waste and associated carbon footprint: evidence from Chinese universities	8
Examining the policy-practice gap- The issue of crop burning induced Particulate Matter pollution in Northwest India	8
Summer habitat selection and impacts of human disturbance on leopard cats ( Prionailurus bengalensis )	8
Vulnerability assessment of marine economic system based on comprehensive index and catastrophe progression model	7
How urbanization affect the ecosystem health of Tibet based on terrain gradients: a case study of Shannan, China	7
Effects of land-use and climate change on sediment and nutrient retention in Guizhou, China	7
Temporal and spatial variation in the environmental impacts of China’s resource extraction at the provincial scale	7
Challenges and possible solutions to creating an achievable and effective Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework	7
Analysis of the contributions of human factors and natural factors affecting the vegetation pattern in coastal wetlands	7
Changes in soil fungal community on SOC and POM accumulation under different straw return modes in dryland farming	6
Wheat yield convergence and its driving factors in countries along the Belt and Road	6
Formation and functions of arbuscular mycorrhizae in coastal wetland ecosystems: A review	6
Evaluation of Climatic Comfort of Living Environment based on Age Differentials in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Area	6
Comparing the biogeochemical functioning of two arid subtropical coastal lagoons: the effect of wastewater discharges	5
Supply-side drivers of phosphorus emissions from phosphorus supply chains in China	5
Trophic gauntlet effects on fisheries recovery: a case study in Sansha Bay, China	5
Exclosure land management for restoration of herbaceous species in degraded communal grazing lands in Southern Tigray	5
Developing an index of sustainable development goals for local governments: the case of Gyeonggi province in korea	5
Fertilization and clear-cutting effects on greenhouse gas emissions of pinewood nematode damaged Masson pine plantation	5
A sustainable way of agricultural livelihood: edible bird’s nests in Indonesia	5
Linking ecosystem services and economic development for optimizing land use change in the poverty areas	5
Quantifying fire severity: a brief review and recommendations for improvement	5

Influences of drought on the stability of an alpine meadow ecosystem	5
Spatiotemporal dynamic of environmental indices of watershed sustainability in connection with land-use change	5
Conservation and reintroduction of the rare and endangered orchid Paphiopedilum armeniacum	5
Climate-related changes in seasonal habitat pattern of Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis in the South China Sea	4
Prospects of eco-hydrological model for sponge city construction	4
Development of a Water Quality Management Model for Dry Rivers in Arid Regions: Application on Wadi Rumah, Saudi Arabia	4
Linkages of flow regime and micro-topography: prediction for non-native mangrove invasion under sea-level rise	4
Spatiotemporal dynamics of coastal aquaculture and driving force analysis in Southeastern China	4
Soil characteristics and ecological thresholds of Suaeda salsa wetlands	4
Nitrogen addition frequency and propagule pressure influence Solidago canadensis invasion into native plant community	4
Assessment of the potential responses of ecosystem services to anthropogenic threats in the Eten wetland, Peru	4
Greenspace’s value orientations of ecosystem service and socioeconomic service in China	4
Mapping the scientific knowledge of glomalin-related soil protein with implications for carbon sequestration	4
A comprehensive evaluation method for plateau freshwater lakes: a case in the Erhai Lake	4
Adaptability of Common Coastal Wetland Plant Populations to Future Sea Level Rise	4
Responses of grazing households to different levels of payments for ecosystem services	4
Geographical Distribution Variations of Humboldt Squid Habitat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean	4
Effects of Underground Mining on Soil–Vegetation System: A Case Study of Different Subsidence Areas	4
Temperature and environmental degradation: an international evidence	4
Improving ecosystem services in farmlands: beginning of a long-term ecological study with restored flower-rich grasslands	4
Drivers of farmers’ behavior toward compensation scheme for cultivated land protection in chengdu pilot area, China	4
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Mitigation and Ecosystem Adaptation along Belt and Road Initiative	4
Incorporating carbon sink of harvested wood products into ecological footprint accounting: model and case study	3
Wind Power Increases the Plant Diversity of Temperate Grasslands but Decreases the Dominance of Palatable Plants	3
Does the Regional Ecological Security Pattern Benefit Eco-Environmental Protection? A Case Study of Yangtze River Delta	3
Gastrochilus wolongensis (Orchidaceae): a new species from Sichuan, China, based on molecular and morphological data	3
A new perspective on ecological vulnerability and its transformation mechanisms	3
Distribution of eight heavy metals in the inner shelf sediments of East China Sea: Risk assessments and sources analysis	3
Changes in Mangrove Blue Carbon under Elevated Atmospheric CO ₂	3
Holistic identification and assessment of environmental risks of arable land use in two grain producing areas of China	3
Heat wave mitigation of ecosystems in mountain areas — a case study of the Upper Yangtze River basin	3
Spatial patterns and influencing factors of intraurban particulate matter in the heating season based on taxi monitoring	3
Blue carbon sequestration following mangrove restoration: evidence from a carbon neutral case in China	3
Ecological significance and risks of mineral licks to mammals in a nature reserve on the Eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	3
Posted Sentiments toward Experiences in Degraded Forests Are Shaped Jointly by Landscape Structure and Microclimate	3
Development of a modified thermal humidity index and its application to human thermal comfort of urban vegetation patches	3
Nebkhas play important roles in desertification control and biodiversity protection in arid and semi-arid regions of China	3
A novel herbivorous wood-borer insect outbreak triggers die-offs of a foundation plant species in coastal ecosystems	3
Research strategy for constructing a green infrastructure network based on spatial prioritization	3