OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of the American Institute for Conservation 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Save Venice Inc.: American Philanthropy and Art Conservation in Italy, 1966–2021	20
Renaissance Secrets: A Lifetime Working with Wall Paintings By Michelangelo, Raphael, and Others at the Vatican	6
Conserving Artline Permanent Marker and Fineliner Pens on Paper: Assessing Vulnerability of Drawings by Walmajarri Artist Jimmy Pike	5
Horse on Parade: Conservation of a Momoyama Period Bamen Mask	5
Neodymium Magnets as a Minimal Intervention Alternative to Traditional Treatments for Fixing Paint on Contemporary Paintings	4
The Artist’s Materials: Franz Kline	4
Reengineering Broken Books (RBB): A Minimally-Interventive Tissue Repair Technique for Hollowback Books	3
Future Occurrence of Climate-Induced Extreme Heat Events in Museum Galleries: A Modeling Study under Two 21st Century Climate Scenarios at V&A South Kensington	3
Ethical and Technical Aspects of Conserving a Plaster Cast Using 3D Printing	3
A Review of 50 Years of Teaching Conservation Science at SUNY Buffalo State	3
Adaptation of a Standard Industrial Peel Test for Testing Consolidants in the Conservation Studio	2
At the Core of the Problem: A Bespoke Method Used to Clean the Bores of USS Monitor’s XI-Inch Dahlgren Shell Guns	2
Beauty Revealed: Technical Analysis and Treatment of Zand and Qajar Oil Paintings	2
A Spot Test for Mg²⁺ to Characterize Magnesium Corrosion	2
A Comparison of Materials for Dry Surface Cleaning Soot-Coated Papers of Varying Roughness: Assessing Efficacy, Physical Surface Changes, and Residue	2
Editorial	2
Growing Pains: Characterization of Efflorescence on a Large-Scale Magnesium Relief by Frank Stella	1
Preventive Conservation: Continuously Defining Itself at the Crossroads of Theory and Practice	1
Legal and Ethical Considerations in the Conservation of Artwork Produced During Art Therapy	1
Powerful Patina: The Value of Odors in a Tibetan Buddhist Temple	1
A Comparative Surface Cleaning Study of Op Structure, an Op Art PMMA Sculpture by Michael Dillon	1
Untangling Indian Hemp: Identifying Woodlands Bast Fibers in Collections	1
Calculating the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of the Central Depot of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna – First Results of the Pilot Study	1
An Investigation into the Pigments Present on the Late Paintings and Ephemera of Barnett Newman: Context and Correlations	1
Introduction to the Special issue on Sustainability within Conservation and Collections Care	1

Touch Decisions: For Heritage Objects	1
A Light at the End of the Tunnel: Using an Improvised Laser Measuring System to Verify the Bore Dimensions of an XI-Inch Dahlgren Shell Gun	1
Technical Imaging for Private Practice Conservators	0
Working with Windows: A Case Study in Assessing Risk and Developing Solutions in Exhibition Spaces with Windows	0
Small Museum Research Strategies at the Alaska State Museum	0
The Treatment of a Large Painted Outdoor Sculpture: Kiosque l’évidé (1970) 1984, by Jean Dubuffet	0
Testing Ammonium Citrates for Enhanced Washing of Paper	0
A History of over 50 Years of SUNY Buffalo State’s Paintings Conservation Education	0
Radiography and Painting	0
A Note on Macroscopic Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging Enabled 3D Scanning for Museum and Cultural Heritage Applications	0
Advances in Storing and Monitoring Mercury-tin Amalgam Mirrors	0
Observations from the Analysis of the Gelatin Silver Emulsion Layer of Glass Photographic Inter-Positive Plates from Eadweard Muybridge’s Animal Locomotion Series at the National Museum of American Hi	0
Materials Characterization with Multiband Reflectance Imaging at the Brooklyn Museum: A New Tool for the Multiband Imaging Kit	0
Temporary and Permanent Display Case Guidelines Developed Through Interdepartmental Collaborations at The Metropolitan Museum of Art	0
Social Dimensions of Sustainable Collections Care	0
Two Sculptures, One Master? A Technical Study of Two Rare Examples of Polychrome Sculptures Associated with “the Master of Saint Catherine of Gualino”, Italy, Fourteenth Century	0
Sustainable Education for Sustainable Heritage: Managing the Tension Between Professional Practice and Critical Inquiry	0
Exploring Conservation Challenges and Innovations	0
Conservation of Severely Deteriorated, Dry Painted Wood: A Case Study From Abydos, Egypt	0
An Exploration of Consolidants for Ancient Egyptian Limestone	0
Sustainable Practices Applied to the Environmental Management of Archival Collection Storage Spaces at the Southwest Wing in the National Maritime Museum in London, UK	0
Using a PH-adjusted Semi-rigid Agarose Gel with Ion Exchange Resin for Poultice Desalination: Preliminary Experimentation and Case Studies	0
Non-destructive Dendrochronology: The Effect of Conservation Agents on Tree-ring Measurements in Archaeological Oak with Micro-computed Tomography	0
Integration of Laboratory and Field Measurements on Soil and Bronze Artifacts: Facilitating Conservation Treatment and Management of Archaeological Collections	0
Editorial	0
The Artist’s Materials: Sam Francis	0
Dwell Time	0
Deconstructing the Creation of Daguerre’s dessins-fumées : A Photographic Process or Just Smoke and Mirrors?	0
The Toxic Museum: Berlin and Beyond	0
Rediscovering Gaspar de Figueroa: A Technical Examination of the Portrait of Friar Cristóbal de Torres, Archbishop of the New Kingdom of Granada	0
Caliche From Archaeological Zone of Guanajuato Mexico and Nearby Deposits: Geochemical and Mechanical Characterizations	0
Shedding Light on Daylight Fluorescent Artists’ Pigments, Part 2: Spectral Properties and Light Stability	0
An Investigation into the Suitability and Stability of a New Pigmented Wax-Resin Formulation for Infilling and Reintegration of Losses in Paintings	0
The Artist’s Materials: Sidney Nolan	0
The Artist’s Materials: Roy Lichtenstein Outdoor Painted Sculptures	0
Considerations in Acquisition of 3D-Printed Art	0
Tricks of the Shade: Preservation of Chemically Developed Shading Papers Based on DuoShade Samples	0
No Ship Sets Out to Be a Shipwreck	0
Lascaux Adhesives in Objects Conservation: Three Practical Case Studies on Leather, Skin, and Entomological Specimens	0
The Artist’s Materials: Lucio Fontana	0
Shedding Light on Daylight Fluorescent Artists’ Pigments, Part 1: Composition	0
Scientific Studies of Pigments in Chinese Paintings	0
Tailoring Cleaning Systems for the Removal of Bronze Paint and Soiling From a J.M.W. Turner Gilded Frame	0
The Art & Science of Illuminated Manuscripts: A Handbook; The Pigments of British Medieval Illuminators: A Scientific and Cultural Study	0
Cultural Heritage Conservation for Early Learners: Outreach and Engagement with the Next Generation	0
Arsenic and Old Bookcloth: Identification and Safer Use of Emerald Green Victorian-Era Cloth Case Bindings	0
The Oddy Test and the Photographic Activity Test (PAT): A Direct Comparison of Accelerated Aging Test Methods for Assessing Storage, Display, and Transport Materials	0
Editorial	0
Ordering Colors in 18th and 19th Century Europe (International Archives of the History of Ideas 244 Archives internationales d’histoire des idées)	0
Editorial	0

Bullseye! The Importance of Using Imaging Reference Targets to Accurately Capture and Interpret Reflectance Images Captured with the VSC8000	0
Analytical Investigation of Two Syrian-Style Bronze Sphinx Plaques from the Iron Age of West Asia (First Millennium BCE)	0
Introduction to the Special Issue on Practical Approaches to Technical Research	0
The artist’s materials: Clyfford Still	0
Layers and Layers: Analysis and Treatment of Egyptian Cartonnage at the Penn Museum	0
Editorial	0
Leveraging Systems Thinking to Dismantle Systemic Racism in Conservation	0
Introduction to the Artist’s Material Series	0
Potential Pesticide Contamination in Repatriated Artifacts in African Museums: The Need for the Adoption of Safety Protocols for Access and Use of Hazardous Artifacts	0
Characterization of a Qing Dynasty Folding Fan for Exportation	0
Wavelength Selection Using a Modified Camera to Improve Image-Based 3D Reconstruction of Heritage Objects	0
Teaching Preventive Conservation: Interdisciplinary Origins and Evolution	0
Pink: The History of a Color	0
Objects, Memory, and Restorative Justice (A Personal Reflection on Conservation’s Meaning)	0
Color Charts: A History	0
Editorial	0
Introduction to the Special Issue on Practical Approaches to Technical Research – Part 2	0
Editorial	0
The Artist’s Materials: René Magritte	0
Pedal to the Metals: Preserving Automotive Racing History	0
The Art of Conservation	0
A Technical Survey of Florine Stettheimer’s Post-1916 Paintings	0
Benzotriazole (BTA): A Review of the Current Research into Toxicity	0
Response to Thea Burns Review of The Art of Paper: From the Holy Land to the Americas	0
Prioritizing People in Ethical Decision-Making and Caring for Cultural Heritage Collections	0
The Artist’s Materials: Hans Hofmann	0
Treatment of E. J. Bellocq's Delaminated Gelatin Glass Plate Negatives	0
Lead Transfer Risk from Handling Ceramics with Deteriorated Lead Glazes	0
Encountering and Countering Constraints in the Exploration of Ethiopia’s Unique Wall Painting Technology	0
Sustainability Tools in Cultural Heritage: Life Cycle Assessment Examining Crates for Heritage Objects	0
The Renaissance Restored: Paintings Conservation and the Birth of Modern Art History in Nineteenth-Century Europe	0
The Next Generation of MS2A Resin: MS3	0