OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Northwest Science is 0. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Early Development of Pacific Surf Smelt (Hypomesus pretiosus)	4
A General Guide to Trees of the Northwest	4
Comparison of Lapilli Otoliths and Pectoral Fin Rays for Estimating Age of Northern Pikeminnows	3
River Channel Response to the Removal of The Pilchuck River Diversion Dam, Washington State	3
Inside Front Cover	2
Earthquake Effects Surveyed during the Nineteenth Century as Ecological Features of Chinookan Tidelands	2
Evidence of Bumble Bee Extirpation and Colonization, Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada	2
Effects of Post-Fire Timber Harvest and Mastication on Shrub Regrowth in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: A Lake Tahoe Case Study	2
A Cultural Gift from the Quinault People	2
Inside Front Cover	2
Gas Bubble Trauma Progression and Mortality in Sculpin, Threespine Stickleback, and Northern Pikeminnow	1
Cellobiase Activity as an Indicator of Fungal Decay in the Wood of Woodpecker Nest Cavities in the Pacific Northwest.	1
Announcements	1
Flower Phenology, Bumble Bee Foraging, and Climate Change in North Cascades Mountain Meadows	1
Inside Back Cover	1
Reconsidering Subspecific Taxonomy of Odocoileus virginianus in Oregon and Washington	1
Assessing the Efficacy of a Large-Scale Habitat Conservation Plan in Western Washington, USA	1
Inside Back Cover	1
Physical and Biological Factors Constraining the Growth and Persistence of a Pacific Northwest Fringing Eelgrass Bed	1
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Ecological, Demographic, and Physical Characteristics of Sierra Nevada Red Foxes in the Oregon Cascades	1
A Decade of Understory Community Dynamics and Stability in a Mature Second-Growth Forest in Western Washington	1
Bull Trout Passage at Beaver Dams in Two Montana Streams	1
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Environmental Variability in Freshwater Drives Spawn Timing and Spawner Abundance for Anadromous Coastal Cutthroat Trout	1

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Native Plant Association with Lupinus rivularis on Coarse Sediments Following Dam Removal on the Elwha River, Washington	0
Berry Picking Musings	0
Evaluating Conservation Detection Dogs during Surveys of Black-footed Ferrets in Colorado	0
Distribution, Relative Abundance, and Length of Sculpins in the Elwha River Watershed Following the Removal of Two Hydroelectric Dams	0
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Three-Year Effects of Crown Removal by Clipping or Burning on Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) Size and Biomass	0
Ecological Characteristics of Diurnal Rest Sites Used by Ringtails (Bassariscus astutus)	0
The Fall of Industrial Timberland Ownership	0
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A Characterization of Hyporheic Temperatures with Applications for Salmon Habitat Restoration in a Thermally Impaired River	0
Bee Community Differences Among Urban and Rural Sites In Oregon's Willamette Valley	0
Western Oak Mistletoe (Phoradendron villosum Subsp. Villosum) on Non-Native Urban Trees of Western Oregon	0
Classification and Assessment of Riparian Ecosystems in Northwest Oregon for Restoration Planning	0
The Complexities of the Klamath Mountains	0
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Drivers of Forested Riparian Microclimate on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State	0
Indians, Fire, and the Land: Demonstrating Approaches to Inquiry and Assembling Evidence	0
Isolation by Distance and Proximity to Urban Areas Affect Genetic Differentiation among Collections of English Sole (Parophrys vetulus, Family Pleuronectidae) in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean and Sal	0
Marine Succession Rates on Intertidal and Subtidal New Armor Rock in Chiniak Bay, Kodiak, Alaska	0
Scanning the Horizon for Potential Nonnative Aquatic Plant and Algae Arrivals to the Pacific Northwest	0
Hymenopteran Pollinators Prefer Yellow Flowers to Red Ones in Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link), But Not Enough to Negatively Affect Plant Fitness	0
Range Extension of the Non-native Northern Crayfish Faxonius virilis (Hagen, 1870) (Decapoda: Cambaridae) to British Columbia, Canada	0
Does Surface-applied Biochar Alter Insect Utilization of Downed Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Bolts?	0
Native Ponderosa Pine at Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington	0
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Exploring Oregon Rivers	0
Potential Nutritional Effects of Missed Feedings to Marbled Murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus) Chicks Due to Disturbance	0
Evaluating Abiotic and Biotic Predictors of Coastal Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) Populations in Fish-Bearing Headwaters of the Oregon Coast Range	0
Elevational Distributions of Forest Floor Mosses and a Test of Competition at Two Elevations in Western Oregon	0
Comparison of Gravimetric and Volumetric Methods to Estimate Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) Fecundity	0
Influences of Succession and Biogeoclimate on Forage Resources for Elk in Northern Idaho	0
Late-Summer Consumption of Chinese Basket Clam (Corbicula fluminea) Carrion by Adult Yellow Perch in Lake Washington	0
Overwinter Mass Loss of Townsend's Big-Eared Bats in Five Caves	0
Prespawn Migration Patterns of Adult Spring Chinook Salmon in the Terminal Reaches of a Highly Altered Interior Stream	0
Habitat Use and Distribution of a Recently Discovered Population of Humboldt Martens	0
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A Review of: “Saving Forest Ecosystems: A Century Plus of Research and Education at the University of Washington”	0
Comparative Phylogeography of Microsnails from the Pacific Northwest	0
Documenting Historical Anchorworm Parasitism of Introduced Warmwater Fishes in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon	0
Contribution of Log Mat Periphyton to Benthic Productivity at Spirit Lake, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, WA, USA	0
Tracing Intraspecific Variation in Milkweed Functional Traits Back to Germination Timing	0
Human and Wildlife Use of Mountain Glacier Habitat in Western North America	0
Science of the Service Introduction	0
Lake Surface Temperatures: Influencing Factors and Their Effects on Columbia River Basin Reservoirs	0
Case Report of Traumatic Rib Fracture in Mammoth from Frenchman Hills–Tonnemaker Mammoth Site, Grant County, Washington	0
Of Megafloods and Photographs	0
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Status of Three Large Populations of Western Pearlshell (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae: Margaritifera falcata) in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon	0

Acknowledging An Allopatric, Genetically Isolated Endemic Population: A Response to Piaggio et al. (2024)	0
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Woodpecker: A Year in the Life of North American Woodpeckers	0
Seasonal and Diel Movements of Adult Yellow Perch between Two Contrasting Lakes (Lake Union and Lake Washington) in the Seattle Metropolitan Area	0
Environmental DNA Sampling Identifies Different Nonnative and Native Salmonid Species Assemblages in Two Eastern Oregon Wilderness Areas	0
Non-Breeding-Season Site Fidelity and Evidence of Migration of Steller Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus)	0
Spatial and Temporal Surveys of Salmon Environmental DNA (eDNA) in a Seattle Urban Creek	0
Implications of Metrics and Methodology for Juvenile Salmonid Monitoring in Western Oregon Streams	0
Demography and Habitat Associations of the Basalt Cactus Pediocactus nigrispinus	0
Creating An Endangered Subspecies: A Comment on Smith et al. (2024)	0
Food Habits of Nonnative Smallmouth Bass in Coeur d'Alene Lake, Idaho	0
Correction to Note: Biomass Regressions for Understory Species in Young-Growth Sitka Spruce–Western Hemlock Forests of Southeast Alaska	0
Patterns of Prairie Soil Preference and Occupancy for the Threatened Mazama Pocket Gopher in Washington	0
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Edible, But is it Palatable?	0
Long-Term Monitoring of Rocky Intertidal Communities: Lessons and Implications from the Redwood National and State Parks, Northern California	0
Influence of Aboveground Pipeline and Associated Factors on Movement of Winter-Active Boreal Mammals in the Alberta In-Situ Oil Sands	0
Mound-Building Ants and Associated Termites on Goodale's Cutoff along the Oregon Trail	0
The Tangled Web of Western Us Politics and Policy	0
Tree Seedling Regeneration in Canada's Southern Rocky Mountains: Contrasting Recently Burned and Unburned Areas	0
A Compelling Call for a New Relationship with the Salmon Forests	0
Postglacial Fire and Vegetation History from Doheney Lake in the Sinlahekin Wildlife Area, Okanogan County, Washington	0
Geoarchaeological Record of the AD 1700 Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake and Tsunami at the Salmon River Wet Site, Central Oregon Coast	0
Resilient Plant Communities and Increasing Native Forbs After Wildfire in a Southwestern Oregon Oak Shrubland	0
Population Characteristics of Brook Trout in Idaho Streams and Alpine Lakes	0
Errata	0
A Survey of the Diversity of Butterflies in King County, Washington, USA	0
Spatiotemporal Responses of Wintering Bald Eagles to Changes in Salmon Carcass Availability in the Pacific Northwest	0
How Long Can Dead Fish Tell Tales? Effects of Time, Tissue, Preservation, and Handling on Genotyping Success	0