OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Arctic Science is 5. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of short- and long-term experimental warming on plant–pollinator interactions and floral rewards in the Low Arctic	104
Developing common protocols to measure tundra herbivory across spatial scales	49
ArcticNet 2021 Annual Scientific Meeting Abstracts	41
Coastal marine biodiversity in the western Canadian Arctic	37
Facing the challenge of permafrost thaw in Nunavik communities: innovative integrated methodology, lessons learnt, and recommendations to stakeholders	34
On good terms: pathways to decolonizing science-appropriated Indigenous terminologies in Arctic research	29
Towards the incorporation of hydrogeochemistry into the modelling of permafrost environments: a review of recent recommendations, considerations, and literature	24
Modelling growing season carbon fluxes at a low-center polygon ecosystem in the Mackenzie River Delta	22
Shifts in dissolved organic matter and nutrients in tundra ponds along a gradient of permafrost erosion	20
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	20
Evidence of summer thermal stratification in extreme northern lakes	19
Slow change since the Little Ice Age at a far northern glacier with the potential for system reorganization: Thores Glacier, northern Ellesmere Island, Canada	19
Predicting fish weight using photographic image analysis: a case study of broad whitefish in the lower Mackenzie River watershed	19
Passing plastic: traces of plastic in the fecal samples of a high Arctic seabird in Tunu (East Greenland)	19
On the terrestrial and freshwater invertebrate diversity of the High Arctic archipelago of Svalbard: a revised species inventory and synopsis of the community composition	18
Space use of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Davis Strait in relation to sea ice and harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus)	18
The International Tundra Experiment (ITEX): 30 years of research on tundra ecosystems	17
Applying the Aajiiqatigiingniq Research Methodology: approaches and lessons learned through collaborative survey development and analysis	17
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) use of the Cape Bathurst polynya and flaw lead	17
Plant cover changes drive soil carbon pool responses in High Arctic dry heath exposed to decades of experimentally increased summer rain and nutrient addition	16
River-influenced beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) summer habitat use in western Hudson Bay, Canada	16
Note of appreciation	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	13
Low levels of hybridization between sympatric cold-water-adapted Arctic cod and Polar cod in the Beaufort Sea confirm genetic distinctiveness	13

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	11
Indigenous Knowledge of bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), ringed seal (Pusa hispida), and spotted seal (Phoca largha) behaviour and habitat use near Utqiaġvik, Alaska, USA	11
Cephalopod distribution and ecology over the high Arctic shelves in the Laptev, East-Siberian, and Beaufort seas	11
Long-term monitoring of Arctic birds at the East Bay Island Field Station, within the Qaqsauqtuuq Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 1996–2023	11
Dynamics of dissolved carbohydrates during the spring sea ice melt season in the Canadian Arctic	11
Landscape influence on permafrost ground ice geochemistry in a polar desert environment, Resolute Bay, Nunavut	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
Monitoring colonial cliff-nesting seabirds in the Canadian Arctic: The Coats Island field station	10
Optical design challenges of subnivean camera trapping under extreme Arctic conditions	10
Vegetation responses to 26 years of warming at Latnjajaure Field Station, northern Sweden	10
Exposure and behavioural responses of tagged bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) to vessels in the Pacific Arctic	10
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
Surface-based temperature inversion characteristics and impact on surface air temperatures in northwestern Canada from radiosonde data between 1990 and 2016	9
Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool to detect Arctic grayling and their habitat preferences in the Northwest Territories, Canada	9
Polar bear dens on the Seal and Caribou Rivers, Manitoba	9
Correction: Long-term wildlife research and monitoring sites in Arctic Canada	9
Comparative analysis of phenotypes in the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa from the Arctic and the NW Atlantic	9
Niqivut (our food)—dimensions of Inuit country food harvesting and significance in Arctic Canada: bountiful, seasonal, “soul food”	9
Standardized monitoring of permafrost thaw: a user-friendly, multiparameter protocol	9
Ecosystem structure and function of the North Water Polynya	8
Vascular plant biomass and herbivore disturbance, but not summer temperature, explain satellite and drone-based NDVI in High Arctic Svalbard	8
Bryophyte species differ widely in their growth and N₂-fixation responses to temperature	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
Beluga Whale Body Condition: Evaluating environmental variables on beluga body condition indicators in the Tarium Niryutait MPA, Beaufort Sea.	8
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus hendersoni) nesting habitat preferences and climate change implications in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada	8
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
Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems	7
2024 Arctic Change Conference Abstracts	7
A typology of Inuit youth engagement in environmental research	7
The Canadian Permafrost Electrical Resistivity Survey (CPERS) database: 15 years of permafrost resistivity data	7
Arctic fleas are not fussy eaters: Bartonella bacteria may hitchhike between birds and mammals in a tundra ecosystem	6
Summer distribution and habitat preference of beluga whale social groups in the Eastern Beaufort Sea	6
Community-level functional traits of alpine vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens after long-term experimental warming	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
Combining community observations and remote sensing to examine the effects of roads on wildfires in the East Siberian boreal forest	6
An arctic case study of revegetation planning to implementation at Snap Lake Diamond Mine	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
Advancing energy autonomy in Canadian Arctic: using a UASB digester for biogas production from food waste	5
Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies	5
Exploring the impact of surface lapse rate change scenarios on mountain permafrost distribution in four dissimilar valleys in Yukon, Canada	5
Snow cornice and snow avalanche monitoring using automatic time lapse cameras in Tasiapik Valley, Nunavik (Québec) during the winter of 2017–2018	5
Where have all the rabies cases gone? Results of rabies virus surveillance in wildlife in the Yukon, Canada	5
Morphology of Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) assessed according to habitat preference and age in the Beaufort Sea	5
Vegetation structure and soil organic carbon storage across northern forest-tundra ecotones in continuous permafrost	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
Long-term monitoring reveals topographical features and vegetation that explain winter habitat use of an Arctic rodent	5

Permafrost thermal regime and active layer dynamics across periglacial landforms in Svalbard's Nordenskiöld Land Permafrost Observatory, 2008–2023	5
Hydrochemistry of hillslope permafrost catchments with degrading and stable ice wedge polygons, Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon, Canada.	5