OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Arctic Science is 2. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of short- and long-term experimental warming on plant–pollinator interactions and floral rewards in the Low Arctic	108
ArcticNet 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts	55
Coastal marine biodiversity in the western Canadian Arctic	42
Developing common protocols to measure tundra herbivory across spatial scales	41
Facing the challenge of permafrost thaw in Nunavik communities: innovative integrated methodology, lessons learnt, and recommendations to stakeholders	39
Towards the incorporation of hydrogeochemistry into the modelling of permafrost environments: a review of recent recommendations, considerations, and literature	30
Modelling growing season carbon fluxes at a low-center polygon ecosystem in the Mackenzie River Delta	26
Evidence of summer thermal stratification in extreme northern lakes	24
Shifts in dissolved organic matter and nutrients in tundra ponds along a gradient of permafrost erosion	23
Predicting fish weight using photographic image analysis: a case study of broad whitefish in the lower Mackenzie River watershed	22
Passing plastic: traces of plastic in the fecal samples of a high Arctic seabird in Tunu (East Greenland)	21
Slow change since the Little Ice Age at a far northern glacier with the potential for system reorganization: Thores Glacier, northern Ellesmere Island, Canada	20
Space use of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Davis Strait in relation to sea ice and harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus)	19
The International Tundra Experiment (ITEX): 30 years of research on tundra ecosystems	18
On good terms: pathways to decolonizing science-appropriated Indigenous terminologies in Arctic research	17
When research relies on wildlife samples obtained from communities: a case study on local cultural contexts of beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) harvesting in Tuktoyaktuk, NT and Arviat, NU	17
On the terrestrial and freshwater invertebrate diversity of the High Arctic archipelago of Svalbard: a revised species inventory and synopsis of the community composition	16
Applying the Aajiiqatigiingniq Research Methodology: approaches and lessons learned through collaborative survey development and analysis	16
Note of appreciation	14
Plant cover changes drive soil carbon pool responses in High Arctic dry heath exposed to decades of experimentally increased summer rain and nutrient addition	14
River-influenced beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) summer habitat use in western Hudson Bay, Canada	13
Traditional polar transportation seen from within the culture	13
Low levels of hybridization between sympatric cold-water-adapted Arctic cod and Polar cod in the Beaufort Sea confirm genetic distinctiveness	13
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) use of the Cape Bathurst polynya and flaw lead	12
Landscape influence on permafrost ground ice geochemistry in a polar desert environment, Resolute Bay, Nunavut	12

Cephalopod distribution and ecology over the high Arctic shelves in the Laptev, East-Siberian, and Beaufort seas	11
Use of drones for the creation and development of a photographic identification catalogue for an endangered whale population	11
Dynamics of dissolved carbohydrates during the spring sea ice melt season in the Canadian Arctic	11
Long-term monitoring of Arctic birds at the East Bay Island Field Station, within the Qaqsauqtuuq Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 1996–2023	11
The shifting mosaic of ice-wedge degradation and stabilization in response to infrastructure and climate change, Prudhoe Bay Oilfield, Alaska, USA	10
Seasonality and interannual variability of an Arctic marine time series, IsA	10
Optical design challenges of subnivean camera trapping under extreme Arctic conditions	10
Exposure and behavioural responses of tagged bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) to vessels in the Pacific Arctic	10
Indigenous owned aquatic monitoring programs in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region work: an adaptive framework with example traditional and local knowledge quotes and coastal marine water quality data c	10
Quantifying the Role of Estuarine Discharge in Modulating Landfast Ice Regime in Hudson Bay and James Bay	10
Polar bear dens on the Seal and Caribou Rivers, Manitoba	9
Monitoring colonial cliff-nesting seabirds in the Canadian Arctic: The Coats Island field station	9
Surface-based temperature inversion characteristics and impact on surface air temperatures in northwestern Canada from radiosonde data between 1990 and 2016	9
Radial growth of subarctic tree and shrub species: relationships with climate and association with the greening of the forest–tundra ecotone of subarctic Québec, Canada	9
Niqivut (our food)—dimensions of Inuit country food harvesting and significance in Arctic Canada: bountiful, seasonal, “soul food”	9
Vegetation responses to 26 years of warming at Latnjajaure Field Station, northern Sweden	9
Comparative analysis of phenotypes in the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa from the Arctic and the NW Atlantic	8
Ecosystem structure and function of the North Water Polynya	8
Beluga Whale Body Condition: Evaluating environmental variables on beluga body condition indicators in the Tarium Niryutait MPA, Beaufort Sea.	8
Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool to detect Arctic grayling and their habitat preferences in the Northwest Territories, Canada	8
Correction: Long-term wildlife research and monitoring sites in Arctic Canada	8
Bryophyte species differ widely in their growth and N₂-fixation responses to temperature	8
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus hendersoni) nesting habitat preferences and climate change implications in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada	8
Standardized monitoring of permafrost thaw: a user-friendly, multiparameter protocol	8
Co-producing knowledge about the Pacific walrus and climate change	8
Seasonal variation in trophic structure and community niche dynamics of an Arctic coastal community of marine vertebrates	8
2024 Arctic Change Conference Abstracts	7
Vascular plant biomass and herbivore disturbance, but not summer temperature, explain satellite and drone-based NDVI in High Arctic Svalbard	7
Seasonal and diurnal marine mammal presence in the proposed marine protected area of Southampton Island, Hudson Bay, Nunavut as revealed by passive acoustic monitoring	7
Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems	7
Occurrence of the invasive pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Walbaum 1792) in Greenland 2020 and 2021 as revealed using citizen science, snorkeling, and environmental DNA metabarcoding of fi	7
Biological parameters in a declining population of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) in Scoresby Sound, Southeast Greenland	7
Local primary production hotspot in the coastal waters of Southampton Island, Nunavut, Canada, in summer 2019	6
Summer distribution and habitat preference of beluga whale social groups in the Eastern Beaufort Sea	6
The Canadian Permafrost Electrical Resistivity Survey (CPERS) database: 15 years of permafrost resistivity data	6
An arctic case study of revegetation planning to implementation at Snap Lake Diamond Mine	6
Environmental drivers of beluga whale distribution in a changing climate: a case study of summering aggregations in the Mackenzie Estuary and Tarium Niryutait Marine Protected Area	6
Community-level functional traits of alpine vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens after long-term experimental warming	6
A typology of Inuit youth engagement in environmental research	6
Advancing energy autonomy in Canadian Arctic: using a UASB digester for biogas production from food waste	5
Combining community observations and remote sensing to examine the effects of roads on wildfires in the East Siberian boreal forest	5
Long-term monitoring reveals topographical features and vegetation that explain winter habitat use of an Arctic rodent	5
Sea Ice Perturbation and Mass Starvation of Thick-billed Murres in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean	5
Arctic fleas are not fussy eaters: Bartonella bacteria may hitchhike between birds and mammals in a tundra ecosystem	5
Vertical distribution of excess ice in icy sediments and its statistical estimation from geotechnical data (Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands and Anderson Plain, Northwest Territories)	5
Post-conflict movements of polar bears in western Hudson Bay, Canada	5
Permafrost thermal regime and active layer dynamics across periglacial landforms in Svalbard's Nordenskiöld Land Permafrost Observatory, 2008–2023	5
Where have all the rabies cases gone? Results of rabies virus surveillance in wildlife in the Yukon, Canada	5
Exploring the impact of surface lapse rate change scenarios on mountain permafrost distribution in four dissimilar valleys in Yukon, Canada	5
Pilot study: decoding the skin microbiome of bowhead (Balaena mysticetus) and killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Nunavut, Canada	4

Carbon and nitrogen stocks and distributions associated with different vegetation covers and soil profiles in Abisko, northern Sweden	4
The Thores Lake proglacial system: remnant stability in the rapidly changing Canadian High Arctic	4
Methods and approach to the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural Arctic Alaska Salmon Workshop: critical self-reflections from fisheries scientists	4
Shoreline change rates and land to sea sediment and soil organic carbon transfer in eastern Parry Peninsula from 1965 to 2020 (Amundsen Gulf, Canada)	4
Annual Scientific Meeting 2023 Conference Book of Abstracts	4
“We call it soul food”: Inuit women and the role of country food in health and well-being in Nunavut	4
Surface temperature inversion characteristics in dissimilar valleys, Yukon Canada	4
Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies	4
Factors affecting river turbidity in a degrading permafrost environment: the Tasiapik River, Umiujaq (Nunavik)	4
Long-term decomposition of above- and below-ground tissue of two Arctic shrub species	4
Plastics as a carrier of chemical additives to the Arctic: possibilities for strategic monitoring across the circumpolar North	4
Mobilization of Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit for polar bear co-management: qualitative analysis of a Nunavut Wildlife Management Board public hearing	4
Assessment of inter-regional dietary differences in anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) in Nunavik, Canada, and links with flesh quality indicators	4
Building the foundation for polar bear science: fifty years of research on polar bears in Western Hudson Bay	4
Morphology of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) assessed according to habitat preference and age in the Beaufort Sea	4
Hydrochemistry of hillslope permafrost catchments with degrading and stable ice wedge polygons, Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon, Canada.	4
Climate warming impacts tuttuk (caribou) forage availability in Tongait (Torngat) Mountains, Labrador	4
Patterns and mechanisms of repeat drainages of glacier-dammed Dań Zhùr (Donjek) Lake, Yukon	4
Cumulative impacts of a gravel road and climate change in an ice-wedge-polygon landscape, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska	4
Properties and stratigraphy of polar ice patches in the Canadian High Arctic reveal their current resilience to warm summers	4
Enhanced data collection in the Canadian Arctic for seabird bycatch information yields highly variable results	4
Vegetation structure and soil organic carbon storage across northern forest-tundra ecotones in continuous permafrost	4
On the tidal forcing of an Arctic coastal polynya—Storfjorden polynya	3
History of monitoring the endangered ivory gull in the Canadian Arctic	3
Three decades of environmental change studies at alpine Finse, Norway: climate trends and responses across ecological scales	3
Stable isotopes of landfast sea ice as a record of La Grande River under-ice plume dispersal	3
Abundance and distribution of ringed and bearded seals in the Chukchi Sea: a reference for future trends	3
Conducting research “in a good way”: relationships as the foundation of research	3
Nitrogen dynamics in low-arctic streams are linked to terrestrial vegetation cover	3
Annual Scientific Meeting 2022 Conference Book of Abstracts	3
Ambient and experimental warming effects on an alpine bryophyte community	3
Empowering Indigenous-led contaminant monitoring through collaborative partnerships and two-way capacity sharing	3
Photographic evidence of tagging impacts for two beluga whales from the Cumberland Sound and western Hudson Bay populations	3
Development of a small-scale approach to assess sea ice change using weekly ice charts, with application to Anguniaqvia Niqiqyuam Marine Protected Area	3
Are narwhals critical for the meat supply in East Greenland?	3
Genetic structure of extant populations of Chrysanthemum arcticum L. and C. arcticum subsp. arcticum	3
Note of appreciation	3
Exploring 4200 Years of Mercury Variation in the Antlers of High-Arctic Wild Reindeer	3
Cree-driven community-partnered research on coastal ecosystem change in subarctic Canada: a multiple knowledge approach	3
Indigenous knowledge data management issues and co-production of knowledge in Kamchatka	3
Vulnerability of municipal freshwater provisioning in a climate uncertain future: the case of Coral Harbour, Nunavut, Arctic Canada	3
Influence of tundra fire severity on vegetation recovery in the Northwest Territories	3
Coupled shifts in DOM composition and microbial community structure lead to variable biodegradation rates in thermokarst-affected permafrost stratigraphies	3
Greening on the Bathurst caribou range in northern Canada: are erect shrubs responsible for remotely sensed trends?	3
Remotely sensed trends in vegetation productivity and phenology during population decline of the Bathurst caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) herd	2
Tracing recent large herbivore influence on soil carbon in permafrost and seasonally frozen Arctic ground using lipid biomarkers: a pilot study	2
Surface primary producer phenology in Dease Strait, NU, Canada, examined using submersed oceanographic sensors and satellite remote sensing	2
Geese as keystone species in the Low Arctic of central Canada: the Karrak Lake Research Station	2
Impacts of shrub removal on snow and near-surface thermal conditions in permafrost terrain adjacent to the Dempster Highway, NT, Canada	2
Drivers of soil nitrogen availability and carbon exchange processes in a High Arctic wetland	2
Note of appreciation	2
Evaluation of the Beaufort Sea shelf structure and function in support of the Tarium Niryutait Marine Protected Area	2
Directional succession and species-specific patterns observed in repeat study of vascular plants at three glacier foreland chronosequences in the Canadian High Arctic	2
Long-term warming manipulations reveal complex decomposition responses across different tundra vegetation types	2
Ways of identifying lichen and plant species by the Nenets reindeer herders in Yamal	2
Longyearbyen CO₂ lab project—from a vision of a CO₂-neutral Svalbard to a geoscience data eldorado	2
Summer foraging habitat suitability for highly mobile male beluga whales in the Eastern Beaufort Sea and Arctic Archipelago	2
Can plant functional traits explain shifts in community composition in a changing Arctic?	2
Monitoring microplastics in the atmosphere and cryosphere in the circumpolar North: A case for multi-compartment monitoring	2
Weaving together Inuit knowledge and western science: a mixed-methods case study of qilalugaq (beluga whale) in Quaqtaq, Nunavik	2
Mapping tundra ecosystem plant functional type cover, height and aboveground biomass in Alaska and northwest Canada using unmanned aerial vehicles	2
Beyond catching fish: exploring community-based management efforts to restore a subarctic lake in Norway	2
A method for long-term year-round water temperature monitoring in salmonid spawning habitats in remote dynamic streams	2
Characterization of anadromous Arctic char winter habitat and egg incubation areas in collaboration with Inuit fishers	2
Correction: Nunami iliharniq (Learning from the land): Reflecting on relational accountability in land-based learning and cross-cultural research in Uqšuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven, Nunavut)	2
Toxoplasma gondii and related parasites in beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) harvested as country foods by Inuit hunters in Nunavut, Canada	2
Comparison of methods for revegetation of vehicle tracks in High Arctic tundra on Svalbard	2
Identifying Beluga Distribution in the Tarium Niryutait Marine Protected Area using Passive Acoustic Monitoring	2
Long-term monitoring of Arctic coastal ecology at the East Bay Mainland Research Station, in Qaqsauqtuuq Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Nunavut	2
Long-term effects of snowmelt timing and climate warming on phenology, growth, and reproductive effort of Arctic tundra plant species	2
Reindeer carcasses modulate vegetation composition and greenness in High-Arctic tundra	2
Using drone mapping to evaluate error of plot-based field surveys and its effects on moderate spatial resolution remote sensing retrieval of lichen cover	2
“Everyone wears mitts”: reflections on the use of metaphors in knowledge co-production in Nunavut, Canada	2
Considerations toward a vision and strategy for permafrost knowledge in Canada	2