OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Environmental Reviews is 11. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A selective review of environmental perceptions, attitudes, place attachment, and their spatial characterisation: contrasting the South African and global perspectives	140
Ecological effects and causal synthesis of oil sands activity impacts on river ecosystems: water synthesis review	86
Weaving Indigenous and Western ways of knowing in ecotoxicology and wildlife health: a review of Canadian studies	69
Research progress, challenges, and prospects of PM_2.5 concentration estimation using satellite data	62
Applications of structural equation modeling in plant functional trait research	47
Reviewing taxonomic bias in a megadiverse country: primary biodiversity data, cultural salience, and scientific interest of South African animals	40
Frozen out: unanswered questions about winter biology	40
A review of lethal thermal tolerance among freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida) within the North American faunal region	36
Responses of multimetric indices to disturbance are affected by index construction features	34
Holistic management approach for social-ecological systems in Iran	30
Burrowing crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae) as a tool for biomonitoring groundwater quality in South America.	30
Cutting-edge approaches in remediating soils co-contaminated by heavy metals and polychlorinated biphenyls: current progress and future directions	27
A multi-realm perspective on applying potential tipping points to environmental decision-making	26
Co-limitation in northern hardwood forest ecosystems: A synthesis of recent studies	26
Wolverines and wilderness: A review of wolverine response to human disturbance	26
Four priority areas to advance invasion science in the face of rapid environmental change	25
Modelling climatic impacts on ice-jam floods: a review of current models, modelling capabilities, challenges, and future prospects	24
Why do we monitor? Using seabird eggs to track trends in Arctic environmental contamination	23
The effects of oil spill dispersant use on marine birds: a review of scientific literature and identification of information gaps	23
Review on resource and environmental carrying capacity of mining areas in China	22
Towards a new era of rainwater utilization: implementation status, barriers, and prospects of decentralized rainwater harvesting systems in China	21
Speaking the same language: Aligning project designations to clarify communication in restoration ecology	21
A review and risk analysis on potential impacts of riverine recreational activities on Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in eastern Canada	21
Harnessing Fungal Biotechnology for Sustainable Management of Arsenic Contamination in Agricultural Ecosystems	21
Critical evaluation of novel applications of aquatic weed Azolla as a sustainable feedstock for deriving bioenergy and feed supplement	20

Patterns of vegetation change in Yukon: recent findings and future research in dynamic subarctic ecosystems	20
Recent advances in screening and identification of PET-degrading enzymes	20
Sources of rare earth elements in the environment and their impact on living organisms	19
Increased use of sanitizers and disinfectants during the COVID-19 pandemic: identification of antimicrobial chemicals and considerations for aquatic environmental contamination	19
Antibiotic resistance genes in the aquaculture sector: global reports and research gaps	18
Wood ash amendments as a potential solution to widespread calcium decline in eastern Canadian forests	18
Cumulative effects assessment in community watersheds at different spatial scales: A review of indicators	17
Modelling river flow in cold and ungauged regions: a review of the purposes, methods, and challenges	17
A review of the assessment techniques used for population monitoring at different life stages of sturgeons	16
Preventing and controlling nonnative species invasions to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss	16
Sustainable development goals (SDGs), climate change, and the development of aquaculture and fisheries industries	16
Use of the National Pollutant Release Inventory in environmental research: a scoping review	15
Review of studies analysing glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) occurrence in groundwater	15
Review of resource utilization of Fe-rich sludges: purification, upcycling, and application in wastewater treatment	14
Comprehensive review of the environmental impacts of mining and smelting at the Baiyinchang Cu–Zn–Pb ore deposit, Gansu Province, China, with new inputs from the sulfide compositions	14
The historical footprint and future challenges of water-energy-food nexus research: a bibliometric review towards sustainable development	14
Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration associated with Integrated Crop–Livestock–Forestry (ICLF) systems	13
Glacial stream ecosystems and epilithic algal communities under a warming climate	12
Review of the water–energy–carbon nexus in small and medium drinking water systems: challenges and opportunities	12
Small hydraulic structures, big environmental problems: is it possible to mitigate the negative impacts of culverts on stream biota?	12
Measures to safeguard and restore river connectivity	12
Progress of optical biosensors for analyzing pathogens and organic pollutants in water since 2015	11
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in terrestrial and aquatic environments following wildfire: a review	11
The Green Wave: reviewing the environmental impacts of the invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas) and potential management approaches	11