OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annals of Forest Science is 5. 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
Characterization of stem volume and form tradeoffs in a northern red oak (Quercus rubra) breeding population in early stages of selection	62
Genetic gains in wood property can be achieved by indirect selection and nondestructive measurements in full-sib families of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica. D. Don) plus tree clones	40
Phenolic composition of leaf and flower extracts of black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.)	34
Pinus pinea: a natural barrier for the insect vector of the pine wood nematode?	34
Contributions of Leguminosae to young and old stands of neotropical forests under different environmental conditions	23
Early effects of two planting densities on growth dynamics and water-use efficiency in Robinia pseudoacacia (L.) and Populus deltoides (Bartr. ex Marsh.) × P. nigra (L.) short rotation plantations	20
High nutrient supply and interspecific belowground competition enhance the relative performance of Picea mariana (Mill). B.S.P seedlings over Picea glauca [Moench] Voss. under elevated CO2	20
Dendrometric data from the silvicultural scenarios developed by Office National des Forêts (ONF) in France: a tool for applied research and carbon storage estimates	17
Estimating gap age using tree-ring width in combination with carbon isotope discrimination in a temperate forest, Northeast China	17
Methods for separating orchards from forest using airborne LiDAR	16
Effect of root and butt rot uncertainty on optimal harvest schedules and expected incomes at the stand level	15
Estimation of breast height diameter and trunk curvature with linear and single-photon LiDARs	15
Short-term stem diameter variations in irrigated and non-irrigated stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) trees in a xeric non-native environment	14
Multi-attribute decision making and geographic information systems: potential tools for evaluating forest ecosystem services	14
Spatial optimization of genetic thinning in seed orchards	14
Temperature and precipitation affect seasonal changes in mite communities (Acari: Mesostigmata) in decomposing litter of broadleaved and coniferous temperate tree species	14
Modeling the forest dynamics of the Sierra Nevada under climate change using SORTIE-ND	14
De novo transcriptome assembly reveals characteristics of flower sex determination of Excoecaria agallocha	14
Recolonization by Indigenous broadleaved species of a conifer plantation (Cupressus spp.) in Northern Iran after 25 years	14
Identification and spatial extent of understory plant species requiring vegetation control to ensure tree regeneration in French forests	13
Leaf litter decomposition of deciduous Quercus acutissima Carruth. and evergreen Quercus glauca Thunb. in an inter-site experiment in three contrasting temperate forest stands in South Korea	13
Correction to: Multi‑actor perspectives on aforestation and reforestation strategies in Central Europe under climate change	13
Desiccation does not increase frost resistance of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.) seeds	12
SurEau: a mechanistic model of plant water relations under extreme drought	12
Correction to: The relationship between plant growth and water consumption: a history from the classical four elements to modern stable isotopes	11

A new approach to maximize the wood production in the sustainable management of Amazon forest	11
Correction to: A genomic dataset of single‐nucleotide polymorphisms generated by ddRAD tag sequencing in Q. petraea (Matt.) Liebl. populations from Central‑Eastern Europe and Balkan Peninsula	11
Climate change-induced background tree mortality is exacerbated towards the warm limits of the species ranges	11
Genetic relationships between terminal shoot length, number of flushes and height in a 4-year-old progeny test of Pinus brutia Ten.	11
Assessing the land expectation value of even-aged vs coppice-with-standards stand management and long-term effects of whole-tree harvesting on forest productivity and profitability	11
Growth adaptability and foreign gene stability of TaLEA transgenic Populus simonii × nigra	10
Potentials and limitations of NFIs and remote sensing in the assessment of harvest rates: a reply to Breidenbach et al.	9
Correction to: Interaction of drought and frost in tree ecophysiology: rethinking the timing of risks	9
Phenotypic and genotypic data of a European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) progeny trial issued from three plots along an elevation gradient in Mont Ventoux, South-Eastern France	9
Assessing spatial and temporal dynamics of a spruce budworm outbreak across the complex forested landscape of Maine, USA	9
Live fuel moisture content time series in Catalonia since 1998	9
Managing forest risks in uncertain times of climate change	8
Genetic, geographic, and climatic factors jointly shape leaf morphology of an alpine oak, Quercus aquifolioides Rehder & E.H. Wilson	8
Increasing the intensity of regeneration treatments decreased beta diversity of temperate hardwood forest understory 20 years after disturbance	8
Oviposition preference of the forest cockchafer (Melolontha hippocastani Fabr. 1801) at the stand scale depends on oak proportion, canopy openness and ground accessibility	7
Development of a segregation method to sort fast-grown Eucalyptus nitens (H. Deane & Maiden) Maiden plantation trees and logs for higher quality structural timber products	7
Cold and heat tolerances of hybrids for restoration of the endangered Juglans cinerea L	7
Diversity and composition of moss guilds on uprooted trees in Central European mountain forests: effects of uprooting components and environmental variables	7
A dataset of Neotropical liana research focusing on the strategies of control for forest restoration and management practices	7
Magnitude and timing of density reduction are key for the resilience to severe drought in conifer-broadleaf mixed forests in Central Europe	7
Phenotypic integration approaches predict a decrease of reproduction rates of Caribbean pine populations in dry tropical areas	7
Potential of machine learning and WorldView-2 images for recognizing endangered and invasive species in the Atlantic Rainforest	7
Population history, genetic variation, and conservation status of European white elm (Ulmus laevis Pall.) in Poland	6
Provenance variation and seed sourcing for sessile oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) in France	6
White-tailed deer herbivory impacts on tree seedling and sapling abundance in the Lake States Region of the USA	6
Low effective population size and high spatial genetic structure of black poplar populations from the Oder valley in Poland	6
The Alberta Wildland Fuels Inventory Program (AWFIP): data description and reference tables	6
An innovative and automated method for characterizing wood defects on trunk surfaces using high-density 3D terrestrial LiDAR data	6
Molecular control to salt tolerance mechanisms of woody plants: recent achievements and perspectives	6
Adaptation of Abies fargesii var. faxoniana (Rehder et E.H. Wilson) Tang S Liu seedlings to high altitude in a subalpine forest in southwestern China with special reference to phloem and xylem traits	6
Tree stumps — an important but undervalued dead wood pool	6
Combined effects of natural disturbances and management on forest carbon sequestration: the case of Vaia storm in Italy	5
Multi-actor perspectives on afforestation and reforestation strategies in Central Europe under climate change	5
Interaction of drought and frost in tree ecophysiology: rethinking the timing of risks	5
The role of wood harvest from sustainably managed forests in the carbon cycle	5
Stand development stages and recruitment patterns influence fine-scale spatial genetic structure in two Patagonian Nothofagus species	5
Climate warming-induced replacement of mesic beech by thermophilic oak forests will reduce the carbon storage potential in aboveground biomass and soil	5
Mechanical properties of secondary quality beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) obtained from thinning, and their relationship to structural parameters	5
Variation of cork porosity along the stem in harvested cork oak (Quercus suber L.) trees	5
Changes in the non-growing season soil heterotrophic respiration rate are driven by environmental factors after fire in a cold temperate forest ecosystem	5
Climate and ungulate browsing impair regeneration dynamics in spruce-fir-beech forests in the French Alps	5
Closing the gap between phenotyping and genotyping: review of advanced, image-based phenotyping technologies in forestry	5