OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Conservation Biology is 32. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
	101
	93
Contributions of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems to risk‐based design and management of protected and conserved areas in Africa	86
Effects of snake fungal disease (ophidiomycosis) on the skin microbiome across two major experimental scales	80
Conservation priorities for functionally unique and specialized terrestrial vertebrates threatened by biological invasions	61
Practical implementation of cumulative‐effects management of marine ecosystems in western North America	55
Tropical and subtropical Asia's valued tree species under threat	50
A call to include fungi in wildlife trade research and policy	50
Noted with Interest	48
Issue Information	48
Global assessment of the biodiversity safeguards of development banks that finance infrastructure	47
How to prioritize species recovery after a megafire	45
Using positionality and reflexivity to support equity in partnership‐driven research	43
Forest citizens and people‐centered conservation in the Brazilian Amazon	42
Closing the gap between existing large‐area imaging research and marine conservation needs	42
Making a case for the consideration of trust, justice, and power in conservation relationships	40
Fragmentation effects on an endangered species across a gradient from the interior to edge of its range	39
Conservation and coexistence at a crossroads	39
Optimizing efficiency and resilience of no‐take marine protected areas for fish conservation under climate change along the coastlines of China Seas	39
Quantifying the impacts of future shoreline modification on biodiversity in a case study of coastal Georgia, United States	39
A systematic review of animal personality in conservation science	38
Identifying and mitigating the impacts on primates of transportation and service corridors	37
Lessons from Palau to end parachute science in international conservation research	37
Defining practical and robust study designs for interventions targeted at terrestrial mammalian predators	36
Diversification of refugia types needed to secure the future of coral reefs subject to climate change	35

Landscape‐scale predictions of future grassland conversion to cropland or development	35
Avoiding an impending collision in international conservation	35
Effects of climate and land‐cover change on the conservation status of gibbons	35
Community engagement and power dynamics in conservation philanthropy grant making	35
Identifying climate change refugia for South American biodiversity	34
Ecological impacts of traffication	34
Application of decision tools to ethical analysis in biodiversity conservation	32
Systematic review of conservation interventions to promote voluntary behavior change	32