OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Russian Journal of Ecology is 2. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Comparative Analysis of Blood System Indicators of Three Species of Immature Forest Voles Under Conditions of Low Autumn Temperatures	19
Assessment of the Population of the European Grayling under Limited Data	12
Functional Efficiency of the Woody Vegetation Species Composition in Urban Green Spaces	10
Energy Metabolism of Crustaceans (Amphipoda) from the Northern Populations (White Sea Basin)	9
The Elemental Composition of Dead Wood in Different Tree Species and Stages of Decay in the Broad-Leaved Forests of the Kaluzhskie Zaseki State Nature Reserve	8
Essence of Oil Pollution of the Caspian Seal (Pusa caspica)	8
Effect of Environmental Factors on the Spatial Diversity Distribution Patterns of Lycophytes and Ferns in Northeast China	8
Dynamics of Communities of Cryptogamic Organisms on Dead Wood after Reduction of the Emissions from a Copper Smelter	7
Daily Dynamics of Grass Stand Invertebrate Communities Exposed to Emissions from the Middle Ural Copper Smelter	6
Red Fox Skull Size Variability Along the Ural’s Meridian: Bergmann’s Rule or the Optimum Rule?	6
Response of Alpine Meadow Plant Diversity and Biomass to Nitrogen Addition and Growth Stage	6
Invasion Levels of Alien Plants in Various Habitat Types in the Middle Urals	5
Diversity and Ecological Features of Phylogenetic Lineages of Tinder Fungus in the Urals	5
Results of Long-Term Studies of Annual Growth of Mosses of the Genus Sphagnum L. in the Central Taiga of Karelia	5
Dynamics of Distribution Boundaries of Epiphytic Macrolichens after Reduction of Emissions from a Copper Smelter	4
Influence of Forest Growth Conditions on the CO2 Emissions from the Soil Surface in the Middle Taiga Pine Forests of the Komi Republic, Russia	4
Diet and feeding ecology of Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) and Tundra Swan (C. columbianus) at the Yellow River Wetland of Baotou in Spring Season	4
Current Distribution and Ecological-Phytocoenotic Characteristic of the Invasive Species Impatiens glandulifera Roule in the Southern Urals	4
Interactions of Cyanobacteria and Aquatic Organisms: Can Crustaceans Facilitate Cyanobacteria Bloom?	4
Remote Sensing Assessment of Carbon Sequestration in Pine Forests (Pinus Sylvestris L.) on Fallow Lands of the Nasibash Site of the Eurasia Carbon Polygon	4
Decomposition Rates and Community Structure of Arthropods in the Litter of Invasive Solidago gigantea Do Not Support the Home-Field Advantage Hypothesis	4
Distribution of Striped Crayfish Faxonius Limosus in Water Bodies of Belarus	3
Loss of Large Bivalves in the Rivers of the Southern Primorye (Russian Far East) in Summer and Autumn of 2021	3
Fragmentation and Diversity of the Valdai National Park Forests	3
Characteristics of the Vertical Distribution of Chlorophyll in Reservoirs of the Middle and Lower Volga	3

Earthworms (Ologochaeta, Lumbricidae) of the Hyrcanian Forests of Azerbaijan	3
Structure of the Complex of Veronica spicata L. Pollinators on the Northern Distribution Border	3
Influence of Environmental Factors on the Dynamics of Zooplankton in Lake Kulunda (Western Siberia)	3
Relationship Between the Synanthropization Level, Structure, and Diversity of Complexes of Dominant Species in Vegetation Sites with Different Degrees of Anthropogenic Transformation	2
Variability of Transfer Factors of 90Sr in Herbaceous Plants of Different Taxonomic Groups in the Nuclear Facility Impact Zone	2
Naphthalene Addition Causes Slight Non-Target Effects on Soil Respiration and Soil Microbial Biomass in the Subalpine Forest of Western Sichuan	2
Structure and Stock of Phytomass as Indicators of the Stage of Demutation of Steppe Fallow Lands in Tyva	2
Dynamics of the Seasonal Rhythm of Development of the North Maple (Acer platanoides L.) in the Bashkir Central Region in Connection with Long-Term Climate Changes	2
Effect of Illumination on the Reproductive Success of Platanthera Bifolia (L.) Rich. (Orchidaceae) on the Northern Border of the Range (Komi Republic)	2
Soil and Vegetation Heterogeneity in Postagrogenic Restorative Succession in the Middle Taiga Subzone	2
The Thicket Structure Explains Sorbaria sorbifolia’s Ability to Be a Transformer in the Secondary Range	2
Cyclic Processes in Ground Beetle Populations of Calathus micropterus Duft. in the Northern Baikal Region	2
Tree Species Diversity, Distribution Patterns and Carbon Stock Potential of the Mixed Coniferous Forest of Arunachal Pradesh, India	2
Assessing Some Bio-ecological Metrics Related to the Growth and Diet of Invasive Gambusia holbrooki in Different Habitats (lotic vs. lentic) of an Island Ecosystem (Gökçeada, Turkey)	2
Long-Term Dynamics of the Avifauna in the North of Western Siberia	2
Wildlife and Vehicles: Analysis of Growing Conflict—a Case of the Sverdlovsk Oblast	2
Adaptive Morphofunctional Transformations of the Mole Vole (Ellobius talpinus Pall.) upon Being Moved to the Northern Border of the Area	2
Assemblages of Ground-Dwelling Arachnids and Carabids in Metal-Polluted Forests: Are There Any Signs of Recovery after Reductions of the Middle Ural Copper Smelter Emission?	2
Radial Increment of Pinus sylvestris L. in the Insular Pine Forests of Northern Kazakhstan in the Context of Climate and Geomorphological Conditions	2
Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Owls Feeding and the Ornithogenic Deposits Formation	2
Effects of Water Extracts from the Leaves of Boxelder Maple Acer negundo and Native Tree Species on the Early Development of Plants	2
Environmental Preferences of the Bank Vole (Clethrionomys Glareolus Schreber, 1780) under Different Biotopical Conditions in the Protected Territory of the Middle Urals	2
State of Zooplankton Communities in Lakes Bannoe (Solovetsky Archipelago) and Kholmovskoe (Northern Dvina River Basin)	2
Phenotypic Variability of Aphantopus hyperantus and Coenonympha arcania (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Vicinity of the Middle Ural Copper Smelter. Part 2. Wing Shape and Eyespot Size	2
Dynamics of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Chernozem Soils under a Forest Shelterbelt and Adjacent Arable Land in the Southern Forest-Steppe	2
Levels of Alien Plant Invasion Depending on Past Severe Disturbances of Habitat: Pine Forests and Forest Plantations	2
Trophic Niche of Four Oxynoemacheilus Species (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) in the Different River Basins (Western Türkiye) during the spring	2
In a Laboratory Experiment with Growing Miscanthus Sacchariflorus Application of Biochar Reduces CO2 Flux from the Soil	2
Analysis of the Relationship between the Phylogenetic Diversity of Benthic Communities and Degree of Mineralization of Plain Rivers of the Lower Volga River Basin	2
Method for Detection of Exact Place of Birth of Small Mammals in the Studies Using Group Labeling with Rhodamine	2
Carbon Storage by Siberian Larch in the Upper Treeline Ecotone in the Polar Urals	2
Distribution and Abundance of European Earthworm Species in Irtysh Forests	2
Horizontal Pattern of Trees in the Cenopopulation of Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr. in the Forest Tundra Ecotone on the Taimyr Peninsula	2