OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Global Ecology and Conservation is 32. 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
Total concentrations and sources of heavy metal pollution in global river and lake water bodies from 1972 to 2017	242
Agricultural waste: Review of the evolution, approaches and perspectives on alternative uses	226
Cropping systems in agriculture and their impact on soil health-A review	111
Pro-environmental behavior of university students: Application of protection motivation theory	110
New Silk Road infrastructure opportunities in developing tourism environment for residents better quality of life	108
Ecological security pattern: A new idea for balancing regional development and ecological protection. A case study of the Jiaodong Peninsula, China	89
The threat of invasive species to IUCN-listed critically endangered species: A systematic review	88
Land use/cover classification in an arid desert-oasis mosaic landscape of China using remote sensed imagery: Performance assessment of four machine learning algorithms	78
Scientists’ warning – The outstanding biodiversity of islands is in peril	75
Wetland ecosystem services research: A critical review	71
Co-benefits and trade-offs of agroforestry for climate change mitigation and other sustainability goals in West Africa	57
Mobile GIS applications for environmental field surveys: A state of the art	53
Understanding farmers’ ecological conservation behavior regarding the use of integrated pest management- an application of the technology acceptance model	50
Runoff loss of nitrogen and phosphorus from a rice paddy field in the east of China: Effects of long-term chemical N fertilizer and organic manure applications	49
A review of the threat of oil exploitation to mangrove ecosystem: Insights from Niger Delta, Nigeria	49
Understanding Land use/Land cover dynamics and impacts of human activities in the Mekong Delta over the last 40 years	48
Linking land-use change, landscape patterns, and ecosystem services in a coastal watershed of southeastern China	47
Progress of paludiculture projects in supporting peatland ecosystem restoration in Indonesia	43
Quantifying landscape pattern and ecosystem service value changes: A case study at the county level in the Chinese Loess Plateau	43
Local communities’ perceptions about the impact of protected areas on livelihoods and community development	42
Factors affecting success of conservation translocations of terrestrial vertebrates: A global systematic review	40
Anthropogenic drivers of soil microbial communities and impacts on soil biological functions in agroecosystems	40
Changes in soil organic carbon fractions and microbial community under rice straw return in Northeast China	39
Large carnivores living alongside humans: Brown bears in human-modified landscapes	38
Gravity model toolbox: An automated and open-source ArcGIS tool to build and prioritize ecological corridors in urban landscapes	37

Linking landscape pattern, ecosystem service value, and human well-being in Xishuangbanna, southwest China: Insights from a coupling coordination model	36
Terrain gradient variations in the ecosystem services value of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China	36
Isolation and identification of potassium-solubilizing bacteria from Mikania micrantha rhizospheric soil and their effect on M. micrantha plants	36
Expanding niche and degrading forests: Key to the successful global invasion of Lantana camara (sensu lato)	35
Soil Health Gap: A concept to establish a benchmark for soil health management	35
Mapping human‒wildlife conflict hotspots in a transboundary landscape, Eastern Himalaya	33
Giant Panda National Park, a step towards streamlining protected areas and cohesive conservation management in China	32
Effects of combined organic/inorganic fertilizer application on growth, photosynthetic characteristics, yield and fruit quality of Actinidia chinesis cv ‘Hongyang’	32
Precipitation is the most crucial factor determining the distribution of moso bamboo in Mainland China	32