OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Forest Research 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Timber resources and management characteristics of economic forestry management areas and other forests in South Korea: post-reforestation challenges	92
People’s outdoor behavior and norm based on the Right of Public Access: a questionnaire survey in Sweden	32
Amplicon sequencing reveals the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community composition in Cryptomeria japonica at one local site	19
Expectations and perceived effects of obtaining forest certification: analysis of three business types in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan	16
Dependence of flower-bearing on trunk size and trunk origin in four tree species of the subgenus Quercus	14
Climate-related variation in leaf size and phenology of Betula ermanii in multiple common gardens	12
Oviposition sites constructed in Pinus densiflora phloem by Monochamus alternatus and Monochamus saltuarius	12
Optimization of RNA extraction protocol from Eucalyptus and Populus species for gene expression studies	10
Spatial heterogeneity analysis for estimating breeding values of tree height in a hybrid larch progeny test plantation	9
A new approach in soil organic carbon estimation using machine learning algorithms: a study in a tropical forest in Vietnam	9
Biology of actinorhizal symbiosis from genomics to ecology: the 20th International Meeting on Frankia and Actinorhizal Plants	9
Lack of P limitation on litter decomposition: a case study from long-term addition of phosphorus and nitrogen in three subtropical forests in southern China	9
Morphological responses of shoots and fine roots to weed control in Abies sachalinensis and Picea jezoensis seedlings	9
Japanese Oak Wilt Disease decreased survival probability and mean lifetime of tree populations in a secondary natural forest	8
Distribution of Frankia and ectomycorrhizal fungi in a denuded volcanic soil exposed by a landslide during heavy rainfall caused by typhoon No. 26 (Wipha) in 2013	8
Domestic large-diameter log use in the Japanese lumber manufacturing industry: focusing on regional differences	7
Intensive silvicultural practices enhance the performance of forest species in restoration plantations	7
Comparison of benefits, stakeholders, implementation, and locations of community forestry in Taiwan and Indonesia based on experts’ views	7
A method evaluating ectomycorrhizal fungal colonization in vitro by using relative quantitative PCR	7
Characteristics of Cenococcum geophilum sclerotia found in steppe forest soil in Mongolia	7
Leaf cluster morphology is altered along a local light gradient in different manners between young and old Fagus crenata crowns	7
Breeding site segregation and Dutch elm disease fungi carriage percentage of three bark beetle species ( Scolytus esuriens , S. chikisanii,	7
Differences in net primary production allocation and nitrogen use efficiency between Moso bamboo and Japanese cedar forests along a slope	7
Landscape assessment of forest trail using geotagged visitor employed photography: the case of the inariyama trail in the Takao Quasi-National Park, Tokyo	6
Influence of clear-cutting, strip-cutting, and logging to construct strip roads on necrophagous silphid and dung beetle assemblages in a conifer plantation	6

Indirect effects of low-impact thinning on insect communities in forest floor of coniferous plantations	6
Frugivorous bird foraging is related to pericarp color and ultraviolet reflectance in fruiting shrub species	6
Flowering and fruiting of the dioecious canopy tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum over an 8-year period in central Japan	5
The promotional effect of increased growth on transpiration exceeds the inhibitory effect of increased water use efficiency over the life history of Fagus crenata trees	5
Ecoregion-based height-diameter models for Crimean pine	5
Effects of stem size and age on resprouting ability of different tree species after clear-cutting in a warm temperate secondary forest	5
Organic matter decomposition in a forest mountain stream with a sediment control dam in Japan	5
The effects of waterlogging duration on responses of above- and belowground organs of Pinus thunbergii seedlings after the release from waterlogging	5
Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Abies sachalinensis and its intraspecific variation hotspots	5
Importance of large-diameter conifer snags for saproxylic beetle (Cerambycidae) assemblages in old-growth remnants in Japan	5
Directionality of long-distance seed dispersal: the role of elevational, latitudinal, and longitudinal seed dispersal under climate change	5
Exploring the variations and potential of carbon stock in the tropical dry deciduous forests of West Bengal, India	5
Soil pH and divalent cations after clear-cutting on a Japanese cypress plantation	4
Innovative use of tea bags to investigate the interactive effect of nutrient status and climatic factors on litter decomposition	4
Scarification with surface soil replacement can promote understory reinitiation as well as the growth of a secondary birch stand	4
Land-cover changes and deforestation drivers in the forest landscape of Banmauk township in the Sagaing Region of upper Myanmar	4
The economic evaluation of timber obtained from Norway spruce and scots pine grown under different thinning regimes in Lithuania	4
Carbon dynamics of organic layer in three forest stands dominated by different tree species	4
Mammal and bird species using cavities among forests of different ages on Okinawajima Island in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan	4
New vectors: Scolytus chikisanii and S. japonicus (Scolytidae) associated with Dutch elm disease in Hokkaido, Japan	4
Soil nutrient and moisture environments and shoot growth of Quercus crispula canopy trees in two areas that experienced contrasting effects of deer overabundance over an 11-year period	4
Estimating tourism entrepreneurs’ willingness to pay for ecological compensation of the national forest parks	4
Exploring sustainable mangrove management policy, challenges and structure: a case study of Nadi and Momi districts, Fiji Island	4
A pilot study on home range of female Chinese goral ( Naemorhedus griseus ): exploring GPS tracking data in a cliff landscape	4
Niche adaptation of Frankia do not drastically influence their metabolic profiling	3
Microclimate for Cryptomeria japonica seedlings in treeshelters – Mitigation of severe condition by seedling transpiration	3
Blood redox balance among male Japanese forestry workers before and after work	3
Seasonal and interspecific variations in the water uptake depth of trees in a moist cool-temperate mixed forest in Japan	3
Effects of ozone on stomatal ozone uptake in leaves of Fagus crenata seedlings grown under different CO ₂ concentrations	3
Morphological traits and root anchorage ability of native pioneer tree species for reforestation of mudstone badlands	3
The combined effects of tree shelters, large stock and vegetation control on the early growth of conifer seedlings	3
Photorespiratory metabolism differs between gymnosperm conifers and angiosperms	3
Chamaecyparis obtusa (Hinoki) seedlings preferentially cluster near stumps and stems	3
An appropriate combination of a thinning schedule and subsidies to realize sustainable Makino bamboo forest management	3
Assessing the damage caused by deer on young trees in a Sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) plantation based on field signs	3
An index to assess the health of Moso bamboo ( Phyllostachys edulis ) forest	3
Structure changes of the subalpine Taiwan fir (Abies kawakamii (Hay.) Ito) forest from 2008 to 2018	3
A practical technique for estimating deer appearance frequency and cedar sapling damage in young plantations protected by tree shelters in western Japan	3
Development of cultivation method forLeucopaxillus giganteusfruiting bodies inCryptomeria japonicaartificial forests	3
Estimating the spatial distribution of soil organic carbon and soil total nitrogen concentrations by remote sensing methods: a case study in a forest-dominated Alpine Watershed, Western China	3
Genetic diversity and structure of Quercus variabilis populations in the Republic of Korea based on microsatellite markers	3