OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Biological Conservation is 40. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Extinction risk categorization in the IUCN Red List: Comment on “The US Endangered Species Act and acceptable risk”	190
A global review of landscape-scale analyses in bats reveals geographic and taxonomic biases and opportunities for novel research	119
Editorial Board	106
How risky is to live among us? Assessing the population viability of two South American wild canids in an agroecosystem	90
Extreme climatic events modulate chytrid infection across the landscape	87
Using deep learning to automate the detection of bird scaring lines on fishing vessels	77
Running to stand still: The application of substandard OECMs in national and provincial policy in Canada	76
Anthropogenic climate change increases vulnerability of Magnolia species more in Asia than in the Americas	72
Declines in greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) geographic range and realised niche are best explained by the invasive red fox (Vulpes vulpes)	72
The minimum land areas required for maximizing biodiversity conservation	66
Ecological Peace Corridors: A new conservation strategy to protect human and biological diversity	63
Long-term trends in the extent of Pseudogymnoascus destructans infection in little brown myotis	60
Evaluating strategies for managing koala chlamydiosis using dynamic models	59
Stakeholder workshops on western Baltic cod fisheries–conflict and consensus in the face of a highly dynamic ecosystem	58
Local ecological predictions as input to adaptive management of natural plant communities	58
Book review	56
Space use of a diverse megafauna community in a rewilding area in the southwestern Carpathians	54
Shifts in habitat suitability for harbour porpoises leads to reduced importance of marine protected areas	53
Disentangling the impacts of soil moisture and vapour pressure deficit on biodiversity patterns and conservation value of tropical forests in Ghana, West Africa	50
Quantifying impacts of seabird bycatch using genetic assignment: A case study of black-footed albatross in U.S. fisheries	49
Compassionate conservation in practice: A values-driven, interdisciplinary, pluralistic, and deliberative community	49
Applying fuzzy logic cognitive modeling to integrate socio-ecological knowledge for carnivore conflict management	49
Ecological mechanisms of canopy thinning: Insights into biodiversity recovery in neglected coppice	47
Distribution and temporal trends in the abundance of nesting sea turtles in the Red Sea	46
The hidden dimension of poaching: A novel survey method shows that local demand for pets largely outnumbers domestic and international trade of neotropical parrots	46

Fire as a management tool for invasive woody plants in natural environments: A systematic review	45
How to halve the carbon and biodiversity impacts of biofuel-driven land-use change in Brazil	44
Place-based data justice practices for collaborative conservation research: A critical review	44
Prevalence of endangered shark trophies in automated detection of the online wildlife trade	43
Monitoring threatened species with environmental DNA and open ecological data: Local distribution and habitat preferences of scalloped hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna lewini)	43
Positive effects of low grazing intensity on East African bee assemblages mediated by increases in floral resources	43
Communicating information about the psychology of a wild carnivore, the red fox, influences perceived attitudinal changes but not overall tolerance in people	42
Ecological assessment and identification strategy of key conservation areas: A case study of the south Taihang Mountains region	42
Editorial Board	42
An investigation of outdoor recreational users' willingness to participate in aquatic invasive plant control	42
The decline of large carnivores in Africa and opportunities for change	41
Current management practices do not adequately safeguard endangered plant species in conservation collections	41
Understanding continent-wide variation in vulture ranging behavior to assess feasibility of Vulture Safe Zones in Africa: Challenges and possibilities	41
Connectivity-based approach to guide conservation and restoration of seagrass Posidonia oceanica in the NW Mediterranean	40
Unraveling the real magnitude of illegal wildlife poisoning to halt cryptic biodiversity loss	40