OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Arctic Science is 4. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
ArcticNet 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts	84
Effects of short- and long-term experimental warming on plant–pollinator interactions and floral rewards in the Low Arctic	36
Coastal marine biodiversity in the western Canadian Arctic	32
Developing common protocols to measure tundra herbivory across spatial scales	29
Facing the challenge of permafrost thaw in Nunavik communities: innovative integrated methodology, lessons learnt, and recommendations to stakeholders	29
Towards the incorporation of hydrogeochemistry into the modelling of permafrost environments: a review of recent recommendations, considerations, and literature	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	18
Modelling growing season carbon fluxes at a low-center polygon ecosystem in the Mackenzie River Delta	18
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
Evidence of summer thermal stratification in extreme northern lakes	17
The International Tundra Experiment (ITEX): 30 years of research on tundra ecosystems	17
Space use of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Davis Strait in relation to sea ice and harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus)	16
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
Predicting fish weight using photographic image analysis: a case study of broad whitefish in the lower Mackenzie River watershed	15
Passing plastic: traces of plastic in the fecal samples of a high Arctic seabird in Tunu (East Greenland)	15
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) use of the Cape Bathurst polynya and flaw lead	15
Indigenous Knowledge of bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), ringed seal (Pusa hispida), and spotted seal (Phoca largha) behaviour and habitat use near Utqiaġvik, Alaska, USA	14
River-influenced beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) summer habitat use in western Hudson Bay, Canada	14
Use of drones for the creation and development of a photographic identification catalogue for an endangered whale population	14
Traditional polar transportation seen from within the culture	14
Note of appreciation	14
Landscape influence on permafrost ground ice geochemistry in a polar desert environment, Resolute Bay, Nunavut	13
Low levels of hybridization between sympatric cold-water-adapted Arctic cod and Polar cod in the Beaufort Sea confirm genetic distinctiveness	12
Applying the Aajiiqatigiingniq Research Methodology: approaches and lessons learned through collaborative survey development and analysis	12
The shifting mosaic of ice-wedge degradation and stabilization in response to infrastructure and climate change, Prudhoe Bay Oilfield, Alaska, USA	12

Optical design challenges of subnivean camera trapping under extreme Arctic conditions	11
Exposure and behavioural responses of tagged bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) to vessels in the Pacific Arctic	11
Indigenous Owned Aquatic Monitoring Programs in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region Work: An Adaptive Framework with example Traditional & Local Knowledge Quotes and Coastal Marine Water Quality Data	11
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	10
Cephalopod distribution and ecology over the high Arctic shelves in the Laptev, East-Siberian, and Beaufort seas	10
The comparative lake ecology of two allopatric Arctic Charr, Salvelinus alpinus, populations with differing life histories in Cumberland Sound, Nunavut	10
Dynamics of dissolved carbohydrates during the spring sea ice melt season in the Canadian Arctic	10
Vegetation responses to 26 years of warming at Latnjajaure Field Station, northern Sweden	10
Seasonality and interannual variability of an Arctic marine time series, IsA	10
Polar bear dens on the Seal and Caribou Rivers, Manitoba	9
Life history variation in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) and the effects of diet and migration on the growth, condition, and body morphology of two Arctic charr populations in Cumberland Sou	9
Surface-based temperature inversion characteristics and impact on surface air temperatures in northwestern Canada from radiosonde data between 1990 and 2016	9
Comparative analysis of phenotypes in the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa from the Arctic and the NW Atlantic	9
Standardized monitoring of permafrost thaw: a user-friendly, multiparameter protocol	9
Monitoring colonial cliff-nesting seabirds in the Canadian Arctic: The Coats Island field station	9
Niqivut (our food)—dimensions of Inuit country food harvesting and significance in Arctic Canada: bountiful, seasonal, “soul food”	9
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
Seasonal variation in trophic structure and community niche dynamics of an Arctic coastal community of marine vertebrates	8
Co-producing knowledge about the Pacific walrus and climate change	8
Bryophyte species differ widely in their growth and N₂-fixation responses to temperature	8
Vascular plant biomass and herbivore disturbance, but not summer temperature, explain satellite and drone-based NDVI in High Arctic Svalbard	7
Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool to detect Arctic grayling and their habitat preferences in the Northwest Territories, Canada	7
Biological parameters in a declining population of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) in Scoresby Sound, Southeast Greenland	7
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus hendersoni) nesting habitat preferences and climate change implications in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada	7
Upriver sightings of beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) follow storm surges and high water in the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada	7
The Canadian Permafrost Electrical Resistivity Survey (CPERS) database: 15 years of permafrost resistivity data	6
A typology of Inuit youth engagement in environmental research	6
Seasonal and diurnal marine mammal presence in the proposed marine protected area of Southampton Island, Hudson Bay, Nunavut as revealed by passive acoustic monitoring	6
Community-level functional traits of alpine vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens after long-term experimental warming	6
Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems	6
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	6
Observation of marine mammal and bird interactions focused around a commercial fishing vessel in central Baffin Bay, Nunavut	5
An arctic case study of revegetation planning to implementation at Snap Lake Diamond Mine	5
Arctic fleas are not fussy eaters: Bartonella bacteria may hitchhike between birds and mammals in a tundra ecosystem	5
Post-conflict movements of polar bears in western Hudson Bay, Canada	5
Combining community observations and remote sensing to examine the effects of roads on wildfires in the East Siberian boreal forest	5
Summer distribution and habitat preference of beluga whale social groups in the Eastern Beaufort Sea	5
Vertical distribution of excess ice in icy sediments and its statistical estimation from geotechnical data (Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands and Anderson Plain, Northwest Territories)	5
The Capelin invasion: evidence for a trophic shift in Arctic Char populations from the Cumberland Sound region, Nunavut, Canada	5
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	5
Long-term monitoring reveals topographical features and vegetation that explain winter habitat use of an Arctic rodent	4
Factors affecting river turbidity in a degrading permafrost environment: the Tasiapik River, Umiujaq (Nunavik)	4
Annual Scientific Meeting 2023 Conference Book of Abstracts	4
Pilot study: decoding the skin microbiome of bowhead (Balaena mysticetus) and killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Nunavut, Canada	4
Snow cornice and snow avalanche monitoring using automatic time lapse cameras in Tasiapik Valley, Nunavik (Québec) during the winter of 2017–2018	4
Long-distance movements and associated diving behaviour of ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in the eastern Canadian Arctic	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
Surface temperature inversion characteristics in dissimilar valleys, Yukon Canada	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
Where have all the rabies cases gone? Results of rabies virus surveillance in wildlife in the Yukon, Canada	4
Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies	4
Vegetation structure and soil organic carbon storage across northern forest-tundra ecotones in continuous permafrost	4
Climate warming impacts tuttuk (caribou) forage availability in Tongait (Torngat) Mountains, Labrador	4
“We call it soul food”: Inuit women and the role of country food in health and well-being in Nunavut	4
Morphology of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) assessed according to habitat preference and age in the Beaufort Sea	4
Exploring the impact of surface lapse rate change scenarios on mountain permafrost distribution in four dissimilar valleys in Yukon, Canada	4