OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Geographical Sciences is 28. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Intercity connections and a world city network based on international sport events: Empirical studies on the Beijing, London, and Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	124
Energy dissipation caused by boundary resistance in a typical reach of the lower Yellow River and the implications for riverbed stability	98
Comprehensive evaluation and influencing factors of healthy cities in China’s urban agglomerations	82
The impact of economic development on urban livability: Evidence from 40 large and medium-sized cities of China	63
Land consolidation and eco-environmental sustainability in Loess Plateau: A study of Baota district, Shaanxi province, China	59
Regional ecosystem services relationships and their potential driving factors in the Yellow River Basin, China	56
Population evolution at the prefecture-level city scale in China: Change patterns and spatial correlations	53
Relocation for improved ecosystem service and human wellbeing? Evidence from Fuping, Hebei, China	53
Chemical fertilizer rate, use efficiency and reduction of cereal crops in China, 1998–2018	51
Characterization and projection of spatial and temporal changes in habitat quality of Sanjiangyuan based on land use change	50
Long-term glacier variations and the response to climate fluctuation in Qilian Mountains, China	49
Effects of water level variations on the water quality of Huayang Lakes, China	49
Assessment of hydraulic performance changes of Dongting Lake after the Three Gorges Reservoir impoundment by a novel semi-empirical approach	45
Glacier service value and influence on human well-being in Qilian Mountains	44
Uncovering differences in the spatial structure of intercity interactive networks described by multi-source migration flow: From the multi-hierarchical perspective	40
Imbalance of inter-provincial forest carbon sequestration rate from 2010 to 2060 in China and its regulation strategy	39
Spatial scaling effects of gully erosion in response to driving factors in southern China	39
Polycentric urban development with state-led administrative division adjustment: A policy insight for urban spatial transformation	38
Distribution of prehistoric human land use in the Liaohe River Valley as related to climate change	38
Transnational technology transfer network in China: Spatial dynamics and its determinants	37
Geographical features and development models of estuarine cities	36
Dynamics and interactions of water-related ecosystem services in the Yellow River Basin, China	34
Land-use planning in China: Past, present, and future	32
Influence mechanism of the flow of high-skilled talents on technological evolution in emerging countries	32
China’s food security situation and key questions in the new era: A perspective of farmland protection	31

Assessment on the sustainability of water resources utilization in Central Asia based on water resources carrying capacity	31
Examining spatio-temporal variations in carbon budget and carbon compensation zoning in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration based on major functional zones	30
Glacier area changes in the Nujiang-Salween River Basin over the past 45 years	28