OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Forest Ecology and Management is 40. 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
The effects of a moderate severity hurricane on gap characteristics in a longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) woodland	192
Editorial Board	170
Herbaceous competition does not affect positive tree diversity effects on seedling crown complementarity	151
Recent forest storm events benefit pollinators regardless of windthrow characteristics	137
Interactions of soil properties and dominant tree canopy species with vegetation recruitment within a mine wasteland of the Zambian Copperbelt	120
Composite effects of forest harvests and seismic lines influence re-establishment of trees and shrubs in Alberta’s mesic upland boreal forest	102
Challenges for the restoration of cultural values in UK woodlands	78
Impacts of varying precipitation regimes upon the structure, spatial patterns, and productivity of Nothofagus pumilio-dominated old-growth forests in Patagonia	72
Rangewide climatic sensitivities and non-timber values of tall Sequoia sempervirens forests	71
Climate mediates the effects of forest gaps on tree crown allometry	71
Perspectives: Better managing fire in flammable tree plantations	70
Nitrogen addition alters nutrient allocation and functional traits of early spring herbaceous plants in a temperate forest	60
A climate-sensitive mixed-effects tree recruitment model for oaks (Quercus spp.) in Hunan Province, south-central China	60
Changes in wood density, growth, and carbon storage of the main stem of planted white spruce (Picea glauca) after commercial thinning	60
Forest age strongly influences the functional trajectories of reintroduced vascular epiphytes over time	59
Climate-driven increase in mistletoe infestation in Iberian pine forests	58
Spaceborne height models reveal above ground biomass changes in tropical landscapes	57
Nutrient release and decomposition time of Eucalyptus urograndis harvest residues practices under Brazil tropical conditions	57
Vegetation structure and fuel dynamics in fire-prone, Mediterranean-type Banksia woodlands	56
Manipulating overstory density and mineral soil exposure for optimal natural regeneration of Scots pine	56
Species diversity and stand structural diversity of woody plants predominantly determine aboveground carbon stock of a dry Afromontane forest in Northern Ethiopia	55
The effect of stand age on biodiversity in a 130-year chronosequence of Populus tremula stands	55
Regeneration dynamics in mixed mountain forests at their natural geographical distribution range in the Western Rhodopes	55
Key factors in direct acorn seeding for the successful restoration of open oak woodlands	54
The importance of Indigenous cultural burning in forested regions of the Pacific West, USA	54

Long-term yield and biodiversity in stands managed with the selection system and the rotation forestry system: A qualitative review	53
Ten-year Douglas-fir regeneration and stand productivity differ among contrasting silvicultural regimes in western Washington, USA	52
Tree regeneration in active and passive cloud forest restoration: Functional groups and timber species	51
Effects of collaborative monitoring and adaptive management on restoration outcomes in dry conifer forests	50
Trends in bushfire related tweets during the Australian ‘Black Summer’ of 2019/20	49
Evaluating the role of active management in mature Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) stands for songbird conservation	49
Contrasting effects of two hydrogels on biomass allocation, needle loss, and root growth of Picea abies seedlings under drought	49
Terrestrial gastropod species-specific responses to forest management: Implications for Parelaphostrongylus tenuis transmission to moose	49
Describing a landscape mosaic: Forest structure and composition across community types and management regimes in inland northeastern pitch pine barrens	47
Evaluating effectiveness of girdle-herbicide containment of below-ground spread of oak wilt (Bretziella fagacearum)	44
Management and fire, a critical combination for Eucalyptus globulus dispersal	44
Competition effects can mislead selection in eucalypt breeding trials	43
Spared from poaching and natural predation, wild boars are likely to play the role of dominant forest species in Peninsular Malaysia	42
Effects of hurricane canopy gaps on longleaf pine and upland oak sapling growth	42
Does natural stand dynamics generate an aggregated pattern of canopy openness? A case study in Abies-Picea-Fagus old-growth forests	41
Estimating height-diameter relations for structure groups in the natural forests of Northeastern China	40
Hazel dormouse in managed woodland select for young, dense, and species-rich tree stands	40