OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Environmental Reviews is 3. 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
Progress in understanding the methane sink and methanotrophs in karst caves	134
Effectiveness of agricultural BMPs on phosphorus load reduction for the Canadian Lake Erie Basin: a literature review	77
A scoping review of strengths-based drinking water policies in Indigenous communities in Canada, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia	63
Application of climate change scenarios in the simulation of forest ecosystems: an overview	57
Atmospheric particulate pollution in South American megacities	42
A selective review of environmental perceptions, attitudes, place attachment, and their spatial characterisation: contrasting the South African and global perspectives	38
Wetlands as integral parts of surface water–groundwater interactions in the Athabasca Oil Sands Area: Review and synthesis	31
Water resource management research in Benin: a systematic review	27
Development trend, evolution of themes, gaps and challenges of the research investigating ozone effects on vegetation	26
Correction: Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change	25
Recent advances in screening and identification of PET-degrading enzymes	23
Note of Appreciation	23
A review of large-scale renewable energy partnerships with Indigenous communities and organizations in Canada	23
Note of appreciation	21
Sulfolane in contaminated sites: environmental toxicity and bioremediation technologies	21
Effects of street plants on atmospheric particulate dispersion in urban streets: A review	21
Protecting trees in the urban forest: a systematic review of literature on acts, bylaws, ordinances, and regulations	20
The response of trophic interaction networks to multiple stressors along a large-scale latitudinal range in the Southern Hemisphere	19
Criteria-based critical review of artificial intelligence applications in water-leak management	19
Spatial-temporal characteristics of ambient isoprene and monoterpene and their ozone and secondary organic aerosol formation potential in China	19
Relationships among water, food, energy, and ecosystems in the Mid-Latitude Region in the context of sustainable development goals	19
Patterns of vegetation change in Yukon: recent findings and future research in dynamic subarctic ecosystems	19
Natural disturbance regimes for implementation of ecological forestry: a review and case study from Nova Scotia, Canada	18
Research progress, challenges, and prospects of PM_2.5 concentration estimation using satellite data	17
Historical, contemporary, and future perspectives on a coupled social–ecological system in a changing world: Canada’s historic Rideau Canal	17

Increased use of sanitizers and disinfectants during the COVID-19 pandemic: identification of antimicrobial chemicals and considerations for aquatic environmental contamination	16
Arctic marine ecosystems face increasing climate stress	16
Weaving Indigenous and Western ways of knowing in ecotoxicology and wildlife health: a review of Canadian studies	15
Sources of rare earth elements in the environment and their impact on living organisms	15
Ecological effects and causal synthesis of oil sands activity impacts on river ecosystems: water synthesis review	15
Critical evaluation of novel applications of aquatic weed Azolla as a sustainable feedstock for deriving bioenergy and feed supplement	15
A science and management partnership to restore coregonine diversity to the Laurentian Great Lakes	14
Shorebirds ingest plastics too: what we know, what we do not know, and what we should do next	14
Does land use legacy matter for current soil functioning? A bibliometric study (2001–2020)	13
Cigarette butts in the environment: a growing global threat?	12
Impacts of plastic waste management strategies	12
“Planning and management of water and water infrastructure under climate stress”	12
Toward a Canadian national river water quality modeling system: state of science and future prospects	11
An assessment of contaminants in bison (Bison bison athabascae) in the Peace-Athabasca region	11
The struggle to anticipate the future: political uses, technological approaches, and moral debates on climate change	11
Multi-criteria decision analysis in assessing watershed scale pollution risk: a review of combined approaches and applications	10
Challenges and opportunities for kitchen waste treatment—a review	10
Functional attributes of seeds as indicators of germination sensitivity to global warming	10
Urbanization and stream ecosystems: the role of flow hydraulics towards an improved understanding in addressing urban stream degradation	10
Linking functional diversity to ecological indicators: a tool to predict anthropogenic effects on ecosystem functioning	9
Guidance for analytical methods to cumulative effects assessment for terrestrial species	8
Frozen out: unanswered questions about winter biology	8
Characteristics, impacts, and future research directions of Mongolian peatlands	8
Interdisciplinary perspectives on forest ecosystems and climate interplay: a review	8
Antibiotic resistance genes in the aquaculture sector: global reports and research gaps	7
Pharmaceuticals and personal care products and their sublethal and lethal effects in aquatic organisms	7
Wood ash amendments as a potential solution to widespread calcium decline in eastern Canadian forests	7
A review of lethal thermal tolerance among freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) within the North American faunal region	7
Modelling river flow in cold and ungauged regions: a review of the purposes, methods, and challenges	7
A review of arsenic speciation in freshwater fish: perspectives on monitoring approaches and analytical methods	7
Groundwater governance: a review of the assessment methodologies	7
Applications of structural equation modeling in plant functional trait research	7
A national tree-ring data repository for Canadian forests (CFS-TRenD): structure, synthesis, and applications	6
Microbubble and nanobubble-based gas flotation for oily wastewater treatment: a review	6
Review on coal fly ash generation and utilization for resolving mercury contamination issues in Central Asia: Kazakhstan	6
Balancing conflicting goals in ungulate management and forestry in the light of climate change in hemiboreal and boreal forests: insights from Europe and Northern America	6
A review of the assessment techniques used for population monitoring at different life stages of sturgeons	6
Empowering sustainable development through circular economy practices in rare-earth sector	6
Ten considerations for conservation policy makers for the post-COVID-19 transition	6
Mathematical modelling and simulations for microplastic environmental research: a systematic review	6
Reviewing taxonomic bias in a megadiverse country: primary biodiversity data, cultural salience, and scientific interest of South African animals	6
Responses of multimetric indices to disturbance are affected by index construction features	5
Toward the development of an ecosystem model ensemble to support adaptive management in Lake Ontario	5
A review of the current state of process-based and data-driven modelling: guidelines for Lake Erie managers and watershed modellers	5
Resolving a sorites paradox: how large is a small population?	5
Immobilization as a powerful bioremediation tool for abatement of dye pollution: a review	5
Forest harvesting impacts on small, temperate zone lakes: a review	5
A data compilation of antibiotic treatments in Canadian finfish aquaculture from 2016 to 2021 and the cumulative usage of antibiotics and antiparasitic drugs at marine sites	5
Estimating the numbers of aquatic birds affected by oil spills: pre-planning, response, and post-incident considerations	5
The effects of roadways on lakes and ponds: a systematic review and assessment of knowledge gaps	5

Cumulative effects assessment in community watersheds at different spatial scales: A review of indicators	4
Long-term environmental changes in the Canadian boreal zone: Synthesizing temporal trends from lake sediment archives to inform future sustainability	4
Preventing and controlling nonnative species invasions to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss	4
A critical review of successional dynamics in boreal forests of North America	4
The large-scale sustainable utilization status of bauxite residue (red mud): challenges and perspectives for China	4
Impact of climate change on catchment nutrient dynamics: insights from around the world	4
Future impacts of climate change on black spruce growth and mortality: review and challenges	4
Accelerating environmental flow implementation to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss	4
Role of nitrogen cycling functional genes and their key influencing factors in eutrophic aquatic ecosystems	4
Review of studies analysing glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) occurrence in groundwater	4
Mapping Taihu Basin research: a bibliometric analysis	4
Biomonitoring of heavy metals and metalloids with wild mammals in the Iberian Peninsula: a systematic review	3
Cutting-edge approaches in remediating soils co-contaminated by heavy metals and polychlorinated biphenyls: current progress and future directions	3
Carbon sequestration in Canada's croplands: a review of multiple disciplines influencing the science–policy interface	3
Review of climate change adaptation and mitigation implementation in Canada's forest ecosystems part I: Reporting, science, and institutional/governance supporting practices in Canada	3
The role of spatial scale in drought monitoring and early warning systems: a review	3
E-waste: Growing environmental and health problems and its management alternatives in developing countries	3
Correction: Greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands under manipulated warming, nitrogen addition, and vegetation composition change: a review and data synthesis	3
Discussion of Predicting impacts of agricultural land use on stream and river biota: method review, evaluation, and guidance	3
On embracing the concept of becoming environmental problem solvers: the trainee perspective on key elements of success, essential skills, and mindset	3
Process-based models for nitrogen dynamics in subsurface flow constructed wetlands: A state-of-the-art review	3
Review of resource utilization of Fe-rich sludges: purification, upcycling, and application in wastewater treatment	3