OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Arid Environments is 22. 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
Site fidelity of the plains mouse, Pseudomys australis, in refuges during the transition from bust to boom	160
Semiarid woody plant functional groups contribute differently to canopy conductance	48
Biomineralized sand facilitates the structural development of cyanobacterial biocrust	43
Contribution of Tamarix aphylla to soil organic matter evolution in a natural semi-desert area in Tunisia	39
How plant production in the Mongolian grasslands is affected by wind-eroded coarse-textured topsoil	37
A novel vegetation index-based workflow for semi-arid, sparse woody cover mapping	35
Assessment of wind erosion and physical and mechanical properties of bentonite clay mulch in an arid region	34
Diversity and density of the desert seed bank: Interplays between cacti and nurse shrub species	34
Drought area, intensity and frequency changes in China under climate warming, 1961–2014	34
Groundwater abstraction and woodland mortality: Lessons from Namibia	32
Geospatial distribution of qanats in middle eastern countries: Potential for sustainable groundwater system	30
A data-driven approach for assessing the wind-induced erodible fractions of soil	30
Understanding resource use of an invasive species: Diet of the common warthog in Eastern Cape succulent thicket	28
Ants of Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in arid Australia: Diversity, faunistic composition and habitat associations	27
Analysis of rapid snow and ice cover loss in mountain glaciers of arid and semi-arid regions using remote sensing data	25
Temporal beta diversity and plant metacommunity structure dynamics over a 43-year period in an inter-tropical mexican arid region	25
Ethnobotany of Moringa stenopetala: A case study from Derashe and Konso ethnic groups in southern Ethiopia	25
Modeling biodiversity changes and conservation issues in a desert sky island	24
Close association between flowering time and aridity gradient for Sarcopoterium spinosum in Israel	24
Land, water and energy: The crossing of governance	23
Potential of superabsorbent hydrogels to improve agriculture under abiotic stresses	23
The relationship between species diversity and functional diversity along aridity gradients in semi-arid rangeland	22
Land-use differences modify predator-prey interactions and Acacia vegetation in a hyperarid ecosystem	22