OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Ecological Engineering is 37. 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
Cooperating for added value: Using participatory game theory in implementing nature-based flood defences	217
Revegetation type affected soil C, N, P stocks and stoichiometry in a reclaimed mine area in Shanxi province, China	100
Technosols made of urban wastes are suitable habitats for flora and soil macrofauna	90
Spatiotemporal soil water storage variation comparison between newly formed and untreated gully land sites under a land restoration project and associated implications on land management	68
Development of a full-scale cost effective mango peel biochar-sand filter based wastewater treatment chamber in Patharpratima in West Bengal	67
Editorial Board	66
Effect of N addition and litter manipulation on plant community productivity in the semiarid sandy grassland	63
Soil quality indicators are clearly plant species-specific: Implication for ecosystem management in a semi-arid landscape	62
OpenFOAM vs FLOW-3D: A comparative study of vertical slot fishway modelling	55
An ecological water replenishment model of urban lake riparian plant restoration based on the groundwater–vegetation interactions	55
Response of earthworm communities to soil engineering and soil isolation in urban landscapes	53
Evaluation of created wetlands as amphibian habitat on a reforested surface mine	53
Effects of meteorological variables and substrate moisture on evapotranspiration and thermal performance of a green roof in a subtropical climate	52
The role of limpets in biodiversity patterns and bioerosion on coastal infrastructure: Insights from Plymouth Breakwater	51
Exploring key drivers of Chinese sturgeon spawning sites fragmentation in the Yangtze River: Insights into spawning window	50
Assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of two fishways with vertical slot openings in an Alpine River (Toce River, northern Italy)	48
The ecological benefits of adding topographic complexity to seawalls vary across estuarine gradients	47
Survival and nutrient supply of seedlings of different tree species at the early stages of afforestation of a hard coal mine dump	46
Forest eco-function restoration and its positive effects on biodiversity improvement in China's ecological conservation programs	46
Performance evaluation of a channel rehabilitation project on the Lower Missouri River and implications for the dispersal of larval pallid sturgeon	44
Estimating phosphorus retention capacity of flow-through wetlands	43
Characteristics of bacterial communities in a rural river water restored by ecological floating beds with Oenathe javanica	43
Biophysical simulation of wetland surface water flow to predict changing water availability in the Everglades	43
A Bayesian modeling framework to predict stormwater pollutant reduction in bioretention media	42
Vegetation recovery of rehabilitated pasture at three coal mine sites following fire disturbance	42

The native - exotic plant choice in green roof design: Using a multicriteria decision framework to select plant tolerant species that foster beneficial arthropods	42
Identification of optimum afforestation areas considering sustainable management of natural resources, using geo-environmental criteria	41
Can cheniers protect mangroves along eroding coastlines? – The effect of contrasting foreshore types on mangrove stability	40
Wildflower strips in the agroecosystem for pollinator biodiversity restoration: Which plant species are capable of self-seeding?	40
The effectiveness of weed control in a threatened plant community: A grassland case study	39
The impact of socioeconomic factors on vegetation restoration in karst regions: A perspective beyond climate and ecological engineering	39
Editorial: Pollutant dynamics and Wetlands (WETPOL 2023)	39
The overall and phased nitrogen leaching from a field bioretention during rainfall runoff events	39
Plant nitrogen concentration is more sensitive in response to degradation than phosphorus concentration in alpine meadow	38
A review of the application of constructed wetlands (CWs) and their hydraulic, water quality and biological responses to changing hydrological conditions	37
Assessment of the contribution of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to urban resilience: application to the case study of Porto	37
Comparison of constructed wetlands and package type sequencing batch biological treatment plants in rural areas in terms of efficiency and cost in a full-scale example	37
Carbon supplementation and bioaugmentation to improve denitrifying woodchip bioreactor performance under cold conditions	37