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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Mapping tree species ecograms based on soil pH and soil water availability across Denmark	101
Drought, wildfire and forest transformation: characterizing trailing edge forests in the eastern Cascade Range, Washington, USA	82
Management of mushroom resources in Spanish forests: a review	78
Impact of coarse woody debris on habitat use of two sympatric rodent species in the temperate Białowieża Forest	47
Forest practitioners’ requirements for remote sensing-based canopy height, wood-volume, tree species, and disturbance products	36
Alternative approaches to forest sector carbon accounting and assessment: a literature review and synthesis	26
A new approach to small area estimation: improving forest management unit estimates with advanced preprocessing in a multivariate Fay–Herriot model	24
Commentary to the paper by Roell, Nord-Larsen et al. ‘Mapping tree species ecograms based on soil pH and soil water availability across Denmark’	24
Deep learning for forest inventory and planning: a critical review on the remote sensing approaches so far and prospects for further applications	20
Managing harvesting residues: a systematic review of management treatments around the world	18
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	14
Taper equations for eight major forest tree species in flat land Ukraine	13
Acute and Chronic Oak Decline in urban and forest ecosystems in Southern Italy	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
Eucalyptus scab and shoot malformation: a new disease in South Africa caused by a novel species, Elsinoe masingae	11
Influence of felling residue management on bark beetles and other insect diversity	10
Effects of model-overfit on model-assisted forest inventory in boreal forests with remote sensing data	10
Xylem function and leaf physiology in European beech saplings during and after moderate and severe drought stress	10
Evaluating the impact of prescribed surface fire on seedlings in the Central Hardwood Region, USA	10
The impact of natural constraints in linear regression of log transformed response variables	10
Do biomass partitioning and growth efficiency contribute to growth heterosis in inter-specific hybrid larchLarix x eurolepis?	9
Soil change and broadleaf tree growth 10 years after wood ash and brash co-application to a clearfelled lowland conifer site in Britain	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

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	9
Natural forests support higher mycological diversity and more edible mushroom species than plantation forests in Ethiopia	9
Genetic variation in susceptibility of Phytophthora cinnamomi-infected holm oak in the absence or presence of severe drought	8
Effects of temperature, moisture content and storage on dormancy release and germination of European hornbeam (Carpinus betulusL.) seeds	8
Subalpine fir response to drought in northern British Columbia, Canada	8
Disentangling interspecific and intraspecific variability in height–diameter allometry of dominant tree species in the Rocky Mountains across broad spatial scales	8
Relating soil moisture and Sentinel-2 vegetation index patterns to spruce bark beetle infestations prior to outbreak	7
Assessing the potential of mobile laser scanning for stand-level forest inventories in near-natural forests	7
Identity of Pyrus pyraster (L.) Burgsdorf, 1787 and implications for conservation and silviculture	7
Use of virtual reality technology in chainsaw operations, education and training	7
The impact of climate and management on recent mortality inPinus pinasterresin-tapped forests of inland Spain	7
Economic evaluation of reopening a dormant tree improvement programme: a case study with Scots pine in Scotland	7
Quantifying architectural uniqueness of Scots pine trees using terrestrial laser scanning: toward individual tree fingerprinting	7
Natural disturbances as drivers of tipping points in forest ecosystems under climate change – implications for adaptive management	7
Diameter, height and volume increment single tree models for improved Sitka spruce in Great Britain	7
Species-specific branching architecture influences sapling resilience to ungulate browsing pressure in temperate forests	7
Tree detection and diameter estimation based on deep learning	6
Reducing tree volume overestimation in quantitative structure models using modeled branch topology and direct twig measurements	6
Methane and nitrous oxide fluxes from clonal eucalyptus forests in different spacing arrangements	6
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
Effects of climate and soil variables on a simultaneous crown radius model system: a case study for Korean pine plantations in Northeast China	6
Contrasting Norway spruce disturbance dynamics in managed forests and strict forest reserves in Slovakia	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
Large-scale remote sensing reveals that tree mortality in Germany appears to be greater than previously expected	6
New insights toward the design of an effective trapping method for Coraebus undatus F. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)	6
Comprehensive review and evaluation of whole stand volume yield models for the aspen forest type in Minnesota, USA	5
Nothofagus pumilio regeneration failure following wildfire in the sub-Antarctic forests of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina	5
Trees and forests’ contribution to well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: how did people adapt to change?	5
Forest site classification and grading using mixed-variables clustering and nonlinear mixed-effects modeling based on forest inventory data	5
Development of activity recognition models for mechanical fuel treatments using consumer-grade GNSS-RF devices and lidar	5
When economically optimal is ecologically complicated: modeling tree-by-tree cutting decisions to maximize financial returns from northern hardwood stands	5
A method for identifying and segmenting branches of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) trees using terrestrial laser scanning	5
Detailed validation of large-scale Sentinel-2-based forest disturbance maps across Germany	5
Differential associations between nucleotide polymorphisms and physiological traits in Norway spruce (Picea abiesKarst.) plants under contrasting water regimes	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
Assessing heat stress tolerance in Castanea sativa	4
Growth and yield model comparisons for mid-rotation loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations in the southeastern US	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
Long-term study into the development of a plenter structure in a forest comprising a mix of European and north American species	4
Timber yield of commercial tree species in the eastern Brazilian Amazon based on 33 years of inventory data	4
Fire spread prediction models for surface fuels in subtropical forests of southern China	4
Close-to-nature management of tropical timber plantations is economically viable and provides biodiversity benefits	4
A remote sensing-guided forest inventory concept using multispectral 3D and height information from ZiYuan-3 satellite data	4
Tree belowground biomass in Congo Basin forests: allometric equations and scaling with aboveground biomass	4
Determinants of the relative abundance of rodents in landscapes dominated by Eucalyptus plantations	4
Large-scale genetic structure of Quercus robur in its eastern distribution range enables assignment of unknown seed sources	4
The changing culture of silviculture	4
Canopy and surface fuel estimations using RPAS and ground-based point clouds	4

Nonresponse bias in change estimation: a national forest inventory example	4
Computation of prediction intervals for forest aboveground biomass predictions using generalized linear models in a large-extent boreal forest region	4
Current and future wood availability: a simulation of interacting climate, land use, and management scenarios in Flanders, Belgium	4
Estimation of aboveground carbon stock using Sentinel-2A data and Random Forest algorithm in scrub forests of the Salt Range, Pakistan	4
First report of the wattle rust pathogen, Uromycladium acaciae (Raveneliaceae, Pucciniales) in Ethiopia	3
Navigating nature’s benefits to people: an examination of asymmetrical stakeholder preferences for local forest ecosystem services in South Korea	3
Climate sensitive tree growth modelling of Myrocarpus frondosus in Southern Brazil using tree-ring time series and distributed generalized additive lag models	3
Evaluating the efficacy of thinning and prescribed fire for restoring mature forest characteristics in the Eastern Cascades, USA	3
The herbicide cycloxydim is an effective alternative to propyzamide or glyphosate for the control of the forest grass weeds Molinia caerulea, Calamagrostis epigejos, Deschampsia flexuosa	3
Using auxiliary data to rationalize smartphone-based pre-harvest forest mensuration	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
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
Research progress in the climate change vulnerability of urban forests	3
Amidosulfuron: a potential alternative herbicide to asulam for the control of bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) in woodlands	3
Allometric estimation models for aboveground and belowground biomass of pre-fire and post-fire vegetation in Scots pine forests	3
What we know about Turkey oak (Quercus cerris L.) — from evolutionary history to species ecology	3
Institutions and power relations and the implementation of community forestry: a case study of Taiwan	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
Herbivory and flooding impacts on planted bottomland hardwood seedlings	3
Adaptation strategies for spruce forests—economic potential of bark beetle management and Douglas fir cultivation in future tree species portfolios	3
Mitigating the risk of wind damage at the forest landscape level by using stand neighbourhood and terrain elevation information in forest planning	3
The influence of age on the timber properties and grading of Scots pine and larch in Ireland	3
Determination of ring-level dynamic modulus of elasticity in loblolly pine from measurements of ultrasonic velocity and specific gravity	3
Corrigendum to: Continuous cover forestry in Europe: usage and the knowledge gaps and challenges to wider adoption	3
sgsR: a structurally guided sampling toolbox for LiDAR-based forest inventories	3
Updating forest road networks using single photon LiDAR in northern Forest environments	3
Reducing disease risks to British forests: an exploration of costs and benefits of nursery best practices	3
Mapping wheel-ruts from timber harvesting operations using deep learning techniques in drone imagery	3
Modelling tree diameter of less commonly planted tree species in New Zealand using a machine learning approach	3
Sapwood area~DBH allometries for 14 common tree species in a successional tropical forest in Thailand	3
Comparison of population genetic structure of Pinus mugo Turra forest stands in the Giant Mountains by analysis of nSSR molecular marker data	3
Timber strength variation due to establishment density—can grading cope with it?	3
Regional differences in stem form between southern and northern red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.) populations	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
Projected winter warming unlikely to affect germination success of balsam fir regeneration in Atlantic Canada	3
The effect of climate on the occurrence and abundance of tree recruitment in the province of Quebec, Canada	2
Partial cutting favours northern white-cedar regeneration but does not ensure recruitment to canopy: does browsing matter?	2
Genetic influence on components of wood density variation in white spruce	2
Moss abundance increased along a gradient of postfire interventions from high to low intensity after a forest fire in Brandenburg, Germany	2
Mapping mortality rates in boreal mixedwood forest using airborne laser scanning and permanent plot data	2
Sprucing up the UK’s Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) forests: can tree species diversification benefit biodiversity?	2
Sustainable regeneration in uneven-aged mixed deciduous forests managed by selection silviculture: the role of demographic structure	2
The response of different-aged saplings to light gradients reveals new insights into the light requirements of an endangered woody plant species, Phoebe chekiangensis	2
Successful colonization of novel spruce hosts by European and North American spruce bark beetles can favour trans-Atlantic range expansion	2
Combining interpolated maximum wind gust speed and forest vulnerability for rapid post-storm mapping of potential forest damage areas in Finland	2
Unveiling the main drivers of tree decline in Zagros semi-arid forests	2
Persistent increase in understory vegetation following thinning and grazing exclusion in a semiarid pine forest	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
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
An analysis of conifer experiments in Britain to identify productive alternatives to Sitka spruce	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
Planted seedling regeneration using gap-based silviculture without herbicide in a wildfire-impacted forest of the Sierra Nevada	2
Response to extreme events: do morphological differences affect the ability of beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) to resist drought stress?	2
Effects of low phosphorus availability on root cambial activity, biomass production and root morphological pattern in two clones of Chinese fir	2
First report of canker caused by Chrysoporthe austroafricana on the plantation-grown eucalypt Corymbia henryi in South Africa	2
Adapting 3-PG foliar variables to deciduous trees in response to water restriction: poplar short rotation plantations under Mediterranean conditions	2
Estimating the timber value of a forest property using geographically balanced samples and unoccupied aerial vehicle data	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
Growth and drought resilience of four native tree species suitable for reforestation of Brazil’s Atlantic Forest	2
The first application of genomic selection for tree morphological traits in Pinus koraiensis using markers identified through a genome-wide association study	2
Height growth patterns of genetically improved Scots pine and silver birch	2
Pathogen impacts and implications for species diversification in UK forestry	2
Experimental assessment of warming effects on the architecture and growth of the subalpine species Nothofagus pumilio	2
Remote sensing in forestry: current challenges, considerations and directions	2
Tree crown defoliation in forest monitoring: concepts, findings, and new perspectives for a physiological approach in the face of climate change	2
Tree-related microhabitat diversity as a proxy for the conservation of beetle communities in managed forests of Fagus sylvatica	2
The effects of arginine phosphate (ArGrow® Granulat) on growth of Scots pine and Norway spruce seedlings planted in varying soil layer structures simulating site preparation	2
Growth and structural changes in Swiss uneven-aged forests over 100 years, and comparisons between 15 uneven-aged forest types of Europe, North America and Australia	2
Fuel moisture and flammability of leaf litter in British forest plantations and their implications for wildfire risk	2
Influence of reforestation tree species on decomposition of larch stumps and coarse roots: role of wood microbial communities and soil properties	2
SSR marker-based individual identification system to trace illegal logging and geographic origin of teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) wood in India	2
Impacts of human forest management on seed dispersal patterns by scatter-hoarding rodents	2