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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Coastal marine biodiversity in the western Canadian Arctic	121
Effects of short- and long-term experimental warming on plant–pollinator interactions and floral rewards in the Low Arctic	61
Developing common protocols to measure tundra herbivory across spatial scales	52
Facing the challenge of permafrost thaw in Nunavik communities: innovative integrated methodology, lessons learnt, and recommendations to stakeholders	45
Quantifying snow duration in small-scale Arctic drainage features above continuous permafrost	43
Towards the incorporation of hydrogeochemistry into the modelling of permafrost environments: a review of recent recommendations, considerations, and literature	37
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	29
On good terms: pathways to decolonizing science-appropriated Indigenous terminologies in Arctic research	27
Shifts in dissolved organic matter and nutrients in tundra ponds along a gradient of permafrost erosion	27
On the terrestrial and freshwater invertebrate diversity of the High Arctic archipelago of Svalbard: a revised species inventory and synopsis of the community composition	25
Predicting fish weight using photographic image analysis: a case study of broad whitefish in the lower Mackenzie River watershed	23
Space use of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Davis Strait in relation to sea ice and harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus)	22
Passing plastic: traces of plastic in the fecal samples of a high Arctic seabird in Tunu (East Greenland)	20
The International Tundra Experiment (ITEX): 30 years of research on tundra ecosystems	20
Evidence of summer thermal stratification in extreme northern lakes	18
Slow change since the Little Ice Age at a far northern glacier with the potential for system reorganization: Thores Glacier, northern Ellesmere Island, Canada	17
Modelling growing season carbon fluxes at a low-center polygon ecosystem in the Mackenzie River Delta	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
Applying the Aajiiqatigiingniq Research Methodology: approaches and lessons learned through collaborative survey development and analysis	16
Low levels of hybridization between sympatric cold-water-adapted Arctic cod and Polar cod in the Beaufort Sea confirm genetic distinctiveness	16
Landscape influence on permafrost ground ice geochemistry in a polar desert environment, Resolute Bay, Nunavut	15
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) use of the Cape Bathurst polynya and flaw lead	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
River-influenced beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) summer habitat use in western Hudson Bay, Canada	13

Optical design challenges of subnivean camera trapping under extreme Arctic conditions	13
The shifting mosaic of ice-wedge degradation and stabilization in response to infrastructure and climate change, Prudhoe Bay Oilfield, Alaska, USA	12
Exposure and behavioural responses of tagged bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) to vessels in the Pacific Arctic	12
Cephalopod distribution and ecology over the high Arctic shelves in the Laptev, East-Siberian, and Beaufort seas	12
Dynamics of dissolved carbohydrates during the spring sea ice melt season in the Canadian Arctic	12
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
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	11
Special collection: Thirty years of earth system science in high-Arctic Svalbard	11
Long-term monitoring of Arctic birds at the East Bay Island Field Station, within the Qaqsauqtuuq Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 1996–2023	11
Vegetation responses to 26 years of warming at Latnjajaure Field Station, northern Sweden	10
Comparative analysis of phenotypes in the sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa from the Arctic and the NW Atlantic	10
Quantifying the role of estuarine discharge in modulating landfast sea-ice regime in Hudson Bay and James Bay	10
Monitoring colonial cliff-nesting seabirds in the Canadian Arctic: The Coats Island field station	10
Seasonality and interannual variability of an Arctic marine time series, IsA	10
Polar bear dens on the Seal and Caribou Rivers, Manitoba	9
Beluga Whale Body Condition: Evaluating environmental variables on beluga body condition indicators in the Tarium Niryutait MPA, Beaufort Sea.	9
Niqivut (our food)—dimensions of Inuit country food harvesting and significance in Arctic Canada: bountiful, seasonal, “soul food”	9
Vascular plant biomass and herbivore disturbance, but not summer temperature, explain satellite and drone-based NDVI in High Arctic Svalbard	9
Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool to detect Arctic grayling and their habitat preferences in the Northwest Territories, Canada	9
Seasonal variation in trophic structure and community niche dynamics of an Arctic coastal community of marine vertebrates	9
Correction: Long-term wildlife research and monitoring sites in Arctic Canada	9
Surface-based temperature inversion characteristics and impact on surface air temperatures in northwestern Canada from radiosonde data between 1990 and 2016	9
2024 Arctic Change Conference Abstracts	8
Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus hendersoni) nesting habitat preferences and climate change implications in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada	8
Bryophyte species differ widely in their growth and N₂-fixation responses to temperature	8
Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems	8
Biological parameters in a declining population of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) in Scoresby Sound, Southeast Greenland	8
Ecosystem structure and function of the North Water Polynya	8
Co-producing knowledge about the Pacific walrus and climate change	8
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
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	7
Local primary production hotspot in the coastal waters of Southampton Island, Nunavut, Canada, in summer 2019	7
Advancing energy autonomy in Canadian Arctic: using a UASB digester for biogas production from food waste	7
Sea-ice perturbation and mass starvation of Thick-billed Murres in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean	7
A typology of Inuit youth engagement in environmental research	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
An arctic case study of revegetation planning to implementation at Snap Lake Diamond Mine	7
Molecular sexing of brown lemming remains	7
Permafrost thermal regime and active layer dynamics across periglacial landforms in Svalbard's Nordenskiöld Land Permafrost Observatory, 2008–2023	6
Combining community observations and remote sensing to examine the effects of roads on wildfires in the East Siberian boreal forest	6
Long-term monitoring reveals topographical features and vegetation that explain winter habitat use of an Arctic rodent	6
Community-level functional traits of alpine vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens after long-term experimental warming	6
Post-conflict movements of polar bears in western Hudson Bay, Canada	6
Summer distribution and habitat preference of beluga whale social groups in the Eastern Beaufort Sea	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
Vertical distribution of excess ice in icy sediments and its statistical estimation from geotechnical data (Tuktoyaktuk Coastlands and Anderson Plain, Northwest Territories)	6
Methods and approach to the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural Arctic Alaska Salmon Workshop: critical self-reflections from fisheries scientists	5
Carbon and nitrogen stocks and distributions associated with different vegetation covers and soil profiles in Abisko, northern Sweden	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
Pilot study: decoding the skin microbiome of bowhead (Balaena mysticetus) and killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Nunavut, Canada	5
Annual Scientific Meeting 2023 Conference Book of Abstracts	5
Patterns and mechanisms of repeat drainages of glacier-dammed Dań Zhùr (Donjek) Lake, Yukon	5
Vegetation structure and soil organic carbon storage across northern forest-tundra ecotones in continuous permafrost	5
Future monitoring of litter and microplastics in the Arctic—challenges, opportunities, and strategies	5
Surface temperature inversion characteristics in dissimilar valleys, Yukon Canada	5
Enhanced data collection in the Canadian Arctic for seabird bycatch information yields highly variable results	5
Long-term decomposition of above- and below-ground tissue of two Arctic shrub species	5
Assessment of inter-regional dietary differences in anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) in Nunavik, Canada, and links with flesh quality indicators	5
Building the foundation for polar bear science: fifty years of research on polar bears in Western Hudson Bay	5
Exploring the impact of surface lapse rate change scenarios on mountain permafrost distribution in four dissimilar valleys in Yukon, Canada	5
Factors affecting river turbidity in a degrading permafrost environment: the Tasiapik River, Umiujaq (Nunavik)	5
Hydrochemistry of hillslope permafrost catchments with degrading and stable ice-wedge polygons, Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon, Canada	5
“We call it soul food”: Inuit women and the role of country food in health and well-being in Nunavut	5