OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Forestry 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Management of mushroom resources in Spanish forests: a review	107
Forest practitioners’ requirements for remote sensing-based canopy height, wood-volume, tree species, and disturbance products	81
Alternative approaches to forest sector carbon accounting and assessment: a literature review and synthesis	47
Commentary to the paper by Roell, Nord-Larsen et al. ‘Mapping tree species ecograms based on soil pH and soil water availability across Denmark’	39
Impact of coarse woody debris on habitat use of two sympatric rodent species in the temperate Białowieża Forest	28
A new approach to small area estimation: improving forest management unit estimates with advanced preprocessing in a multivariate Fay–Herriot model	26
Managing harvesting residues: a systematic review of management treatments around the world	25
Drought, wildfire and forest transformation: characterizing trailing edge forests in the eastern Cascade Range, Washington, USA	21
Deep learning for forest inventory and planning: a critical review on the remote sensing approaches so far and prospects for further applications	19
Ecological factors related to seed germination and early seedling establishment inUlmus minorMill., an endangered riparian tree species	17
Climate change has limited effect on the growth of Afzelia africana Sm. and Anogeissus leiocarpus (DC.) Guill. and Perr. in riparian forests in the savannas of Ghana	16
Effects of model-overfit on model-assisted forest inventory in boreal forests with remote sensing data	13
Taper equations for eight major forest tree species in flat land Ukraine	13
A bootstrap-based approach to combine individual-based forest growth models and remotely sensed data	13
Effects of Norway spruce shelter density and soil scarification method on mortality and height growth of underplanted European beech, European silver fir and Douglas fir	12
Evaluating the impact of prescribed surface fire on seedlings in the Central Hardwood Region, USA	12
Influence of felling residue management on bark beetles and other insect diversity	11
The impact of natural constraints in linear regression of log transformed response variables	10
Soil change and broadleaf tree growth 10 years after wood ash and brash co-application to a clearfelled lowland conifer site in Britain	10
Acute and Chronic Oak Decline in urban and forest ecosystems in Southern Italy	10
Natural forests support higher mycological diversity and more edible mushroom species than plantation forests in Ethiopia	10
Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation: a new disease in South Africa caused by a novel species, Elsinoe masingae	10
Xylem function and leaf physiology in European beech saplings during and after moderate and severe drought stress	10
Drought-related mortality modifies mixing effects on light absorption and growth in mono-specific and mixed stands of Fagus sylvatica, Alnus glutinosa, and Betula pendula	10
Disentangling interspecific and intraspecific variability in height–diameter allometry of dominant tree species in the Rocky Mountains across broad spatial scales	9

Do biomass partitioning and growth efficiency contribute to growth heterosis in inter-specific hybrid larchLarix x eurolepis?	9
Genetic variation in susceptibility of Phytophthora cinnamomi-infected holm oak in the absence or presence of severe drought	9
Generating synthetic laser scanning data of forests by combining forest inventory information, a tree point cloud database and an open-source laser scanning simulator	9
Effects of temperature, moisture content and storage on dormancy release and germination of European hornbeam (Carpinus betulusL.) seeds	9
Subalpine fir response to drought in northern British Columbia, Canada	9
Use of virtual reality technology in chainsaw operations, education and training	8
Economic evaluation of reopening a dormant tree improvement programme: a case study with Scots pine in Scotland	8
Natural disturbances as drivers of tipping points in forest ecosystems under climate change – implications for adaptive management	8
Relating soil moisture and Sentinel-2 vegetation index patterns to spruce bark beetle infestations prior to outbreak	7
Neutral and adaptive genetic diversity in Neltuma alba (Leguminosae), an emblematic species of the Dry Chaco Forest	7
Species-specific branching architecture influences sapling resilience to ungulate browsing pressure in temperate forests	7
Diameter, height and volume increment single tree models for improved Sitka spruce in Great Britain	7
The impact of climate and management on recent mortality inPinus pinasterresin-tapped forests of inland Spain	7
Identity of Pyrus pyraster (L.) Burgsdorf, 1787 and implications for conservation and silviculture	7
Assessing the potential of mobile laser scanning for stand-level forest inventories in near-natural forests	7
Quantifying architectural uniqueness of Scots pine trees using terrestrial laser scanning: toward individual tree fingerprinting	7
Correction to: Relating soil moisture and Sentinel-2 vegetation index patterns to spruce bark beetle infestations prior to outbreak	6
Using winter diet composition and forage plant availability to determine browse selection and importance for moose (Alces alces) in a landscape modified by industrial forestry	6
Large-scale remote sensing reveals that tree mortality in Germany appears to be greater than previously expected	6
Seventeen coniferous tree species show early promise for future commercial timber production in the UK	6
When economically optimal is ecologically complicated: modeling tree-by-tree cutting decisions to maximize financial returns from northern hardwood stands	6
Physiological responses of a black locust plantation to drought stress based on a throughfall exclusion experiment in semi-arid northwestern China	6
Conflicts among ecosystem services may depend on environmental awareness: a multi-municipality analysis	6
Comprehensive review and evaluation of whole stand volume yield models for the aspen forest type in Minnesota, USA	6
Contrasting Norway spruce disturbance dynamics in managed forests and strict forest reserves in Slovakia	6
New insights toward the design of an effective trapping method for Coraebus undatus F. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)	6
Reducing tree volume overestimation in quantitative structure models using modeled branch topology and direct twig measurements	6
Tree detection and diameter estimation based on deep learning	6
Effects of climate and soil variables on a simultaneous crown radius model system: a case study for Korean pine plantations in Northeast China	6
A method for identifying and segmenting branches of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) trees using terrestrial laser scanning	6
Water-use strategies of Chinese fir to simulated precipitation change in a subtropical region	5
Development of activity recognition models for mechanical fuel treatments using consumer-grade GNSS-RF devices and lidar	5
Nothofagus pumilio regeneration failure following wildfire in the sub-Antarctic forests of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina	5
Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes from clonal eucalyptus forests in different spacing arrangements	5
Detailed validation of large-scale Sentinel-2-based forest disturbance maps across Germany	5
Forest site classification and grading using mixed-variables clustering and nonlinear mixed-effects modeling based on forest inventory data	5
Trees and forests’ contribution to well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: how did people adapt to change?	5
A remote sensing-guided forest inventory concept using multispectral 3D and height information from ZiYuan-3 satellite data	5
Nonresponse bias in change estimation: a national forest inventory example	4
Long-term effects of group selection, single-tree selection, and clearcutting on individual-tree and stand volume growth in northern hardwoods of the Great Lakes region	4
Optimizing forest residue management after harvesting: nutrient export scenarios in Eucalyptus plantations across high forest and coppice systems	4
Tree belowground biomass in Congo Basin forests: allometric equations and scaling with aboveground biomass	4
Differential associations between nucleotide polymorphisms and physiological traits in Norway spruce (Picea abiesKarst.) plants under contrasting water regimes	4
Assessing heat stress tolerance in Castanea sativa	4
Canopy and surface fuel estimations using RPAS and ground-based point clouds	4
Computation of prediction intervals for forest aboveground biomass predictions using generalized linear models in a large-extent boreal forest region	4
Long-term study into the development of a plenter structure in a forest comprising a mix of European and north American species	4
The changing culture of silviculture	4
Growth and yield model comparisons for mid-rotation loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations in the southeastern US	4
Fine roots of Scots pine and European beech respond differently to changes in nutrient availability in a mixed forest: results from a 4-year experiment	4

Determinants of the relative abundance of rodents in landscapes dominated by Eucalyptus plantations	4
Current and future wood availability: a simulation of interacting climate, land use, and management scenarios in Flanders, Belgium	4
Large-scale genetic structure of Quercus robur in its eastern distribution range enables assignment of unknown seed sources	4
Close-to-nature management of tropical timber plantations is economically viable and provides biodiversity benefits	4
Fire spread prediction models for surface fuels in subtropical forests of southern China	4
Reducing disease risks to British forests: an exploration of costs and benefits of nursery best practices	3
Maximum depth of fine roots of Eucalyptus urophylla across an edaphoclimatic gradient in Brazil	3
Modelling tree diameter of less commonly planted tree species in New Zealand using a machine learning approach	3
Comparison of population genetic structure of Pinus mugo Turra forest stands in the Giant Mountains by analysis of nSSR molecular marker data	3
Mapping wheel-ruts from timber harvesting operations using deep learning techniques in drone imagery	3
Tree height-growth trajectory estimation using uni-temporal UAV laser scanning data and deep learning	3
Methods for identifying and measuring the diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi	3
Estimation of aboveground carbon stock using Sentinel-2A data and Random Forest algorithm in scrub forests of the Salt Range, Pakistan	3
Herbivory and flooding impacts on planted bottomland hardwood seedlings	3
Effects of seasonality and climate on the sporulation of single Heterobasidion annosum sensu stricto and H. parviporum fruiting bodies in Norway spruce stands of Latvia	3
Evaluating the efficacy of thinning and prescribed fire for restoring mature forest characteristics in the Eastern Cascades, USA	3
The influence of age on the timber properties and grading of Scots pine and larch in Ireland	3
Inheritance of radial variation of wood properties and bending properties in full-sib families of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica D. Don)	3
Regional differences in stem form between southern and northern red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) populations	3
Can carbon emission trading policy promote forest carbon sink growth in China?	3
Sapwood area~DBH allometries for 14 common tree species in a successional tropical forest in Thailand	3
Timber yield of commercial tree species in the eastern Brazilian Amazon based on 33 years of inventory data	3
First report of the wattle rust pathogen, Uromycladium acaciae (Raveneliaceae, Pucciniales) in Ethiopia	3
Climate sensitive tree growth modelling of Myrocarpus frondosus in Southern Brazil using tree-ring time series and distributed generalized additive lag models	3
What we know about Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) — from evolutionary history to species ecology	3
Projected winter warming unlikely to affect germination success of balsam fir regeneration in Atlantic Canada	3
Determination of ring-level dynamic modulus of elasticity in loblolly pine from measurements of ultrasonic velocity and specific gravity	3
Institutions and power relations and the implementation of community forestry: a case study of Taiwan	3
Adaptation strategies for spruce forests—economic potential of bark beetle management and Douglas fir cultivation in future tree species portfolios	3
Influence of cutting attachment on work efficiency, fuel consumption and environmental pollution from plastic wire during tending of young forests with brush cutters	3
Mitigating the risk of wind damage at the forest landscape level by using stand neighbourhood and terrain elevation information in forest planning	3
sgsR: a structurally guided sampling toolbox for LiDAR-based forest inventories	3
Timber strength variation due to establishment density—can grading cope with it?	3
Allometric estimation models for aboveground and belowground biomass of pre-fire and post-fire vegetation in Scots pine forests	3
Comparing the effects of ground cultivation and protection against browsing upon the natural regeneration of Scots pine and birch in a Caledonian pinewood	3
Updating forest road networks using single photon LiDAR in northern Forest environments	3
SSR marker-based individual identification system to trace illegal logging and geographic origin of teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) wood in India	2
The effect of climate on the occurrence and abundance of tree recruitment in the province of Quebec, Canada	2
Unveiling the main drivers of tree decline in Zagros semi-arid forests	2
Genetic influence on components of wood density variation in white spruce	2
Impacts of human forest management on seed dispersal patterns by scatter-hoarding rodents	2
An analysis of conifer experiments in Britain to identify productive alternatives to Sitka spruce	2
Remote sensing in forestry: current challenges, considerations and directions	2
Experimental assessment of warming effects on the architecture and growth of the subalpine species Nothofagus pumilio	2
Amidosulfuron: a potential alternative herbicide to asulam for the control of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) in woodlands	2
Planted seedling regeneration using gap-based silviculture without herbicide in a wildfire-impacted forest of the Sierra Nevada	2
Applying multidate Sentinel-2 data for forest-type classification in complex broadleaf forest stands	2
Assessing the potential of synthetic and ex situ airborne laser scanning and ground plot data to train forest biomass models	2
Persistent increase in understory vegetation following thinning and grazing exclusion in a semiarid pine forest	2
Adapting 3-PG foliar variables to deciduous trees in response to water restriction: poplar short rotation plantations under Mediterranean conditions	2
The potential of entomopathogenic nematodes of the genera Steinernema and Heterorhabditis for biological control of the pine lappet moth Dendrolimus pini L. (Lepidoptera: Lasiocam	2
Successful colonization of novel spruce hosts by European and North American spruce bark beetles can favour trans-Atlantic range expansion	2
Pathogen impacts and implications for species diversification in UK forestry	2
Tree-related microhabitat diversity as a proxy for the conservation of beetle communities in managed forests of Fagus sylvatica	2
Response to extreme events: do morphological differences affect the ability of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) to resist drought stress?	2
Tree crown defoliation in forest monitoring: concepts, findings, and new perspectives for a physiological approach in the face of climate change	2
Mapping mortality rates in boreal mixedwood forest using airborne laser scanning and permanent plot data	2
Navigating nature’s benefits to people: an examination of asymmetrical stakeholder preferences for local forest ecosystem services in South Korea	2
Partial cutting favours northern white-cedar regeneration but does not ensure recruitment to canopy: does browsing matter?	2
Combining interpolated maximum wind gust speed and forest vulnerability for rapid post-storm mapping of potential forest damage areas in Finland	2
Influence of reforestation tree species on decomposition of larch stumps and coarse roots: role of wood microbial communities and soil properties	2
The first application of genomic selection for tree morphological traits in Pinus koraiensis using markers identified through a genome-wide association study	2
Sustainable regeneration in uneven-aged mixed deciduous forests managed by selection silviculture: the role of demographic structure	2
Harrowing promotes Scots pine seedling establishment more effectively than mounding under herbivore exclusion in a southern Swedish field trial	2
Height growth patterns of genetically improved Scots pine and silver birch	2
Growth and drought resilience of four native tree species suitable for reforestation of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest	2
Comprehensive mapping of individual living and dead tree species using leaf-on and leaf-off ALS and CIR data in a complex temperate forest	2
Moss abundance increased along a gradient of postfire interventions from high to low intensity after a forest fire in Brandenburg, Germany	2
Research progress in the climate change vulnerability of urban forests	2
Corrigendum to: Continuous cover forestry in Europe: usage and the knowledge gaps and challenges to wider adoption	2
The weak genetic structure of Melolontha melolontha (L.) and Melolontha hippocastani (Fabr.), two important forest pests, indicates their large population sizes and effective gene flow	2
Sprucing up the UK’s Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) forests: can tree species diversification benefit biodiversity?	2
Fuel moisture and flammability of leaf litter in British forest plantations and their implications for wildfire risk	2