OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Russian Journal of Ecology is 1. 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
Comparative Performance of the Indices Used for Bioassessment of Water Quality of Sangı Stream (West Anatolia, Turkey)	18
The Lack of Snow in a Boreal Forest May Reduce Summer Feeding Activity of Soil Invertebrates	13
Structure of Cenopopulations of Heracleum sosnowskyi and Mechanisms for Maintaining Their Stability under the North Conditions	12
Comparative Analysis of Blood System Indicators of Three Species of Immature Forest Voles Under Conditions of Low Autumn Temperatures	10
Long-Term Dynamics of the Avifauna in the North of Western Siberia	9
Effects of Grazing Exclusion on Vegetation and Soil Properties of a Leymus chinensis Steppe in China	9
Energy Metabolism of Crustaceans (Amphipoda) from the Northern Populations (White Sea Basin)	9
Assessment of the Population of the European Grayling under Limited Data	8
Soil and Vegetation Heterogeneity in Postagrogenic Restorative Succession in the Middle Taiga Subzone	7
Correlation of Cyanobacteria and Green Microalgae Richness with Physicochemical Parameters in Geothermal Springs	6
Biotic Indices and Metrics of Zoobenthos in the Assessment of the Ecological State of a Large Mixed-Type River	6
Analysis of the Shifts of Phenological Events in Birds as Indicators of Climatogenic Changes	6
Ecological Aspects of Experimental Growing of Young Muksun in the Natural Environment	5
Chemical Composition of Plant Leaves as a Functional Trait of the Formation of Alpine Plant Communities	5
The Influence of Climate and Relief on the Distribution of Forest Communities in Different Botanical and Geographical Districts of the Southern Urals	5
The Role of Greenery in Adaptation of Urban Ecosystems to Climate Change	5
Assessment of Habitat Suitability for Chinese Goral in Mountainous Areas of Beijing with MaxEnt Model	5
Accumulation of Macro- and Trace Elements in the “Mother–Placenta–Fetus” System in Bank Voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) in the Area of a Large Copper Smelter	5
Quantitative Analysis of Factors Influencing Damage to Old-Growth Hemiboreal Stands as a Result of a Catastrophic Windthrow, Based on Remote Sensing and Merged Data	4
Effect of Illumination on the Reproductive Success of Platanthera Bifolia (L.) Rich. (Orchidaceae) on the Northern Border of the Range (Komi Republic)	4
Effect of Environmental Factors on the Spatial Diversity Distribution Patterns of Lycophytes and Ferns in Northeast China	4
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	4
Influence of Landscape and Climate on the Abundance of Earthworms in Forest Ecosystems of the Southeast of Western Siberia	4
Functional Efficiency of the Woody Vegetation Species Composition in Urban Green Spaces	4
Photosynthetic Apparatus of Hylocomium Brilliant Moss Resistant to Extreme Low Temperatures	4

Harmful Blooms of Potentially Toxic Dinoflagellates in the Baltic Sea: Ecological, Cellular, and Molecular Background	4
Current State of Tree Stands in the East-Ural Radioactive Trace Area Closest to Kyshtym Accident Epicenter	3
Insular Pine Forests of the Southern Urals and Ribbon Pine Forests of the Altai as Objects of Dendroclimatic Research	3
Structure of Aquatic Communities in Mountain Lakes of the Torgovaya River Basin (Subpolar Ural)	3
Sperm Motility in Bank (Clethrionomys glareolus) and Northern Red-backed Voles (Cl. rutilus) Exposed to Industrial Pollution	3
Low Resistance of Native Species of Shrubs and Bushes on Sakhalin Island to Winters with Little Snow	2
Phytoplankton in Island and Material Lakes in the North of the European Part of Russia According to Summer Development Indicators	2
Influence of the Reduction of the Flow of the Foothill Izdrevaya River (the Basin of the Upper Ob) on the Fish Species Composition and Distribution	2
Response of Alpine Meadow Plant Diversity and Biomass to Nitrogen Addition and Growth Stage	2
Impact of the Development of Hydrocarbon Deposits on Water Ecosystems of the Yamal Peninsula	2
Dynamics of Communities of Cryptogamic Organisms on Dead Wood after Reduction of the Emissions from a Copper Smelter	2
Red Fox Skull Size Variability Along the Ural’s Meridian: Bergmann’s Rule or the Optimum Rule?	2
The Ratio of Biotopic and Interannual Variability of Bank Voles in Windfall- and Fire-Transformed Forest Biotopes of the Middle Urals	2
The Influence of Climatic and Anthropogenic Factors on the Productivity of Forest Stands in the Ecotone of the Northern Treeline on the Yamal Peninsula	2
Diversity and Ecological Features of Phylogenetic Lineages of Tinder Fungus in the Urals	2
Relationships between Phenolic Compounds, Tannins, Lignin, Nitrogen, and Carbon in the Plants of Dwarf Shrub-Green Moss Spruce Forests of the Kola Peninsula, Russia	2
Changing the Reserves of Green and Lichen Forage Stocks in the Southern Tundra Communities of Yamal from the 1930s to 2017–2019	2
The Number of Seedlings from the Soil Seed Bank of Pine Forests with Differently Dated Fires Near the Karabash Copper Smelter	2
Long-term Dynamics of Pike Infection by Parasites Triaenophorus crassus and T. nodulosus (Plathelminthes, Cestoda) in the Rybinsk Reservoir: Effect of Hydraulic Construction and Climate Warming	2
Dynamics of Tree and Shrub Vegetation in the Eastern Sayan Mountain Tundra	2
Morphogenetic Consequences of Short-Term Thermal Stress in Short and Long Life House Fly Lines (Musca Domestica L.): Geometric Wing Morphometrics	2
The Role of Econes as Elementary Population-Coenotic Groups in the Integration of Evolutionary and Ecological Processes	2
Effects of Different Litter Treatments on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Pinus densata in Southeast Tibet, China	2
Phenotypic Variability of Aphantopus hyperantus and Coenonympha arcania (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Vicinity of the Middle Ural Copper Smelter. Part 1. Metal Content and Wing Length	2
Effect of Solidago canadensis on the Species Diversity of Phytocenoses in Belarusian Polesye	2
Distribution of Tracheid Lumen Areas within Annual Rings at Different Heights of Larch Stem under Permafrost Conditions. Crown Dieback	2
Biodiversity of Native Forest Types in Strict Scientific Forest Reserves of the Moscow Region	1
Foraging Habitats and Foraging Techniques of Five Wintering Anatidae Waterfowl in Light of Genetic Distances	1
The Dynamics of the Upper Forest Line on the Katunsky Range (the Altai Mountains) over the Last 120 Years	1
Horizontal Pattern of Trees in the Cenopopulation of Larix gmelinii (Rupr.) Rupr. in the Forest Tundra Ecotone on the Taimyr Peninsula	1
Responses of Different Test Objects to Experimental Soil Contamination with Crude Oil	1
Application Potential of the Blue Intensity Parameter for Estimation of Tree Radial Growth Climatic Response on the Crimean Peninsula	1
Dynamics of Alpha Diversity During the Restoration Succession of Grass Communities of Fallow Lands and Pits	1
Soil Nematodes of Northern Meadows and Agrocoenoses as Bioindicators of the Transformation Degree in Soil Ecosystems	1
On the Area of Plant Communities Providing the Preservation of Their Species Richness under the Impact of the Dominant Species	1
Effect of Chemical Pollution on the Fertility of Male Rodents from Natural Populations: Сomparing the Response of Sperm Morphology, Motility, and Concentration	1
Environmental Technology Verification (ETV): Challenges to Verifying the Performance of Bioremediation Technologies	1
Ecological Characteristics of Anemonastrum biarmiense (Juz.) Holub in the Southern Urals	1
Tritium from Molecules to the Biosphere. 2. Approaches to Dosimetry	1
Under Biological Invasion: Impacts of Litter Decomposition Mediated by Invasive Plant Species on Soil Nutrients and Functional Growth Traits of both Invasive and Native Plant Species	1
Method for Detection of Exact Place of Birth of Small Mammals in the Studies Using Group Labeling with Rhodamine	1
Analysis of the Relationship between the Phylogenetic Diversity of Benthic Communities and Degree of Mineralization of Plain Rivers of the Lower Volga River Basin	1
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)	1
Common Shrew (Sorex araneus, Eulipotyphla) Population and the Food Supply of Its Habitats in Ecologically Contrasting Environments	1
The Anthropogenic Impact on the True Seals (Carnivora: Phocidae) at the Mouth of Piltun Bay (Sakhalin Island, Russia)	1
Influence of Forest Growth Conditions on the CO2 Emissions from the Soil Surface in the Middle Taiga Pine Forests of the Komi Republic, Russia	1
Diet and feeding ecology of Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) and Tundra Swan (C. columbianus) at the Yellow River Wetland of Baotou in Spring Season	1
Survival of Early Burbot Larvae (Lota lota L., 1758) in the Ob Floodplain	1
Metal Ecotoxicity Studies with Artificially Contaminated versus Anthropogenically Contaminated Soils: Literature Review, Methodological Pitfalls and Research Priorities	1
Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Owls Feeding and the Ornithogenic Deposits Formation	1

The Arbuscules Formation Intensity Decreased in Mycorrhizal Alien Plants of Belarusian Polesia	1
Good Shelter, Bad Food: Invertebrates Inhabiting Fruiting Bodies of Spring Ascomycetes in a Mixed Forest	1
Experimental Approaches to Controlled Diapause in Mammals	1
Subfossil Spore–Pollen Spectra from Larch Forests of Central Evenkia: Special Aspects of Interpretation for Paleoecological Research Purposes	1
Effect of Background Color on the Coloration of Juvenile Giant Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii	1
Results of Long-Term Studies of Annual Growth of Mosses of the Genus Sphagnum L. in the Central Taiga of Karelia	1
Forest Stand Formation on Exhausted Peat Bogs in the Northeastern Part of European Russia	1
Soil Moisture in Urbanized Habitats Invaded by Alien Acer negundo	1
Filaroidosis Invasion Levels in Sable and Pine Marten Populations	1
Decomposition Rates and Community Structure of Arthropods in the Litter of Invasive Solidago gigantea Do Not Support the Home-Field Advantage Hypothesis	1
Dispersal of Common Shrews (Sorex Araneus L.): The Dream and “An Accident”	1
Floodplain as a Corridor for the Dispersal of Small Mammals in Agricultural Landscape	1
Cyanobacteria as a Food Source for Invertebrates: Results of a Model Experiment	1
Response of Temperature-limited Forests to Recent Moisture Changes Derived from Tree-ring Stable Carbon Isotopes	1
New Data on the Dynamics of Vegetation of the Malozemelskaya Tundra in the Holocene on the Basis of a Comprehensive Paleobotanic Study of Lake and Bog Deposits in the Lake Golodnaya Guba Area	1
Genetic Diversity and History of Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur L. in the East of the Range	1
Growth Rate of Cheek Teeth in Narrow-Skulled Vole (Lasiopodomys gregalis) Depending on Food Abrasiveness	1
Soil Respiration Variability: Contributions of Space and Time Estimated Using the Random Forest Algorithm	1
Aggregated Transfer Factors of 90Sr in Woody Plants in the Area Influenced by a Nuclear Facility	1
Effects of Drought on Dissolved Organic Carbon Content in Grassland and Forest Soils	1
Invasion Levels of Alien Plants in Various Habitat Types in the Middle Urals	1
Over 50 Years of Overgrowth of the Ash Dump, The Content of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Changed in Young Soils but it Did Not Change in Plants	1