European Journal of Forest Research

Papers
(The median citation count of European 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Sexual reproduction in two mixed stands of coastal and interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) in Germany45
Mechanisms shaping the functional diversity of birds’ composition in the primeval forest ecosystem of the Białowieża National Park42
Early-succession secondary forests following agropastoral abandonment are key winter habitats for the conservation of a priority bird in the European Alps35
The effect of yellow mistletoe (Loranthus europaeus Jacq.) on the branch radial growth and xylem vascular structure of Persian oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.)34
Thinning effects on stand and dominant trees development in a second rotation hybrid poplar plantation32
Adaptive performance of autochthonous silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) outside its natural range: growth and chlorophyll fluorescence in the Białowieża Forest30
Rainfall interception and redistribution of varying leaf litter types and rainfall intensities on slopes29
Genetic diversity and fine-scale spatial genetic structure of unmanaged old-growth versus managed second-growth populations of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Lithuania28
Genetic resilience of Atlantic forest trees to impacts of biome loss and fragmentation28
Climate and soil influence diameter distribution: a case study for Pinus koraiensis plantations in Northeast China27
Tree growth rate under urban limiting conditions26
The feasibility of adding wood quality traits as selection criteria in the Galician Pinus pinaster Aiton breeding program: case study25
Morphological plasticity of six tree species with different light demands growing in multi-layered deciduous forests in Central Europe25
The spatial genetic structure and diversity of cedar (Cedrus sp.) from Türkiye and Cyprus: evidence from nSSRs24
Organic soil greenhouse gas flux rates in hemiboreal old-growth Scots pine forests at different groundwater levels23
Accounting intra-tree radial wood density variation estimates more accurate above ground mangrove biomass in the Sundarbans23
Drivers of intraspecific variation in fecundity in rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)22
Changes in ectomycorrhizal and saprophytic fungal communities during a secondary succession of temperate forests21
Forest management modulates the fungal species number-productivity relationship20
Dynamic treatment units in forest planning improves economic performance over stand-based planning19
Livelihood impacts of community-based forest landscape restoration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Pakistan18
Marginal water use efficiencies of different plant functional types along an elevation gradient in subalpine regions18
Perception of climate change-related forest dieback in mountain forests among the local population18
Tree neighbourhood-scale variation in topsoil chemistry depends on species identity effects related to litter quality18
Exploring the effects of different fertilizer application durations on the functional microbial profiles of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling by using metagenomics in Paulownia plantations in a subtrop17
Stand characteristics modulate secondary growth responses to drought and gross primary production in Pinus halepensis afforestation17
Patterns of deadwood amount and deadwood diversity along a natural forest recovery gradient from agriculture to old-growth lowland tropical forests17
European forest sinks and climate targets: past trends, main drivers, and future forecasts16
Results and perspectives of the selection system after a decade of implementation in Valdivian temperate rainforests16
Dissecting the continuum and unravelling the phylogeographic knot of plastid DNA in European white oaks (Quercus sect. Quercus): ancient signatures and multiple diversity reservoirs16
Can deadwood be preferred to soil? Vascular plants on decaying logs in different forest types in Central Europe14
The evaluation of matrilineal admixtures in “Cerambyx spp.” with opposite protection statuses “Cerambyx Cerdo (protected) and Cerambyx welensii (unprotected pest)” highlights the conflicting nature of14
Simulating cable corridors based on terrestrial LiDAR data14
Responses of native plants of the Patagonian steppe to reduced solar radiation caused by exotic coniferous plantations: a nursery approach14
Thinning induced distinct depth-related pattern of plant- and microbial-derived soil organic carbon accumulation of secondary forests in Northeastern China14
Effects of age, neighborhood competition and drought on the productivity of Larix principis-rupprechtii (Mayr) forests13
Resprouting shrubs significantly contribute to Mediterranean forest carbon stocks with their root system13
Vertical variations in enzymatic activity and C:N:P stoichiometry in forest soils under the influence of different tree species12
Stemflow infiltration hotspots near-tree stems along a soil depth gradient in a mixed oak–beech forest12
Potential distribution pattern of the Quercus brantii Lindl. and Quercus frainetto Ten. under the future climate conditions12
Impact of fine woody debris on surface water run-off12
Allometric equations to calculate living and dead fuel loads in Mediterranean species12
Effects of mixing with Masson pine on the growth and drought resilience of Chinese fir in subtropical forests12
Correction: Changes in soil phosphorus fractions following the conversion of Chinese fir plantations to evergreen broad-leaved forests in subtropical China12
Morphological and genetic variation of Melolontha spp. from pine stands with different composition and proportion of admixed tree species11
The relationship between plant diversity and aboveground biomass in managed and unmanaged temperate forests11
Nonparametric upscaling of bark beetle infestations and management from plot to landscape level by combining individual-based with Markov chain models11
The Kyoto Protocol and forests: implications for sustainable development11
Nitrogen and phosphorus additions induced fine roots decoupling from mycorrhiza and favored nutrient acquisition strategies of do-it-yourself in Chinese fir plantations11
Allometric relations between DBH and sapwood area for predicting stand transpiration: lessons learned from the Quercus genus11
Swift adjustment of biomass allocation strategies in Scots pine after thinning10
Estimating volume of eucalyptus trees for small-scale silvopastoral systems: do we really need height for accurate estimates?10
Understanding beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) photosynthetic responses to microhabitat water deficit: a site-specific investigation10
Emulating natural disturbances with trial management in Scotland: effects of burning, mowing and cattle on habitat measures important for capercaillie Tetrao urogallus10
Differences in C and N release from Alliaria petiolata leaves and stems: consequences for nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems10
Influence of volcanic ash deposits on the radial growth of trees in Central Mexico: the case of Parícutin volcano10
Correction: Canopy nitrogen application effects on Quercus petraea L. and Fagus sylvatica L. ring width and wood density10
Lignin-carbohydrate complex reaction to fungus infection in Siberian pine tree rings9
Soil infiltration rates in mediterranean mountain areas: relationship with soil properties and different land-use9
Enhancing precision in quantification and spatial distribution of logging residues in plantation stands9
Long-term response of open-habitats species to wildfire salvage logging: the endangered European wild rabbit as example9
Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous contents, related enzyme activities and organic matter fractions of litter and soil in a terra firme forest in Central Amazonia9
Carbon and nutrients in ground cover and mineral soil layers of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest of different ages following clear-cutting9
Effect of bedrock, tree size and time on growth and climate sensitivity of Norway spruce in the High Tatras9
Analysing highly biodiverse tropical dry forests for improved conservation9
Nordic forest management towards climate change mitigation: time dynamic temperature change impacts of wood product systems including substitution effects9
Forest bathing and hiking benefits for mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mediterranean regions9
Enhanced interannual drought resilience in mixed stands: unveiling possible complementarity effects between tree species of the Spanish Northern Plateau9
Environmental drivers of local and temporal variations in the community of oak-associated borers (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)9
Re-ignitions and soil importance on wildfire risk and management research proposals in a Mediterranean ecosystem9
Water management: global differences and similarities in guidelines for forest road design and potentials for climate change adaptation9
Evaluation of afforestations for avalanche protection with orthoimages using the random forest algorithm8
Compatible taper and volume systems for Larix olgensis and Larix kaempferi in northeast China8
Climate change threatens the sustainability of current timber harvesting practices across a latitudinal gradient in Siberia8
Availability and mobilization of forest resources in Sweden8
Speciation and historical migration pattern interaction: examples from P. nigra and P. sylvestris phylogeography8
Effects of long-term nitrogen addition and seasonal variation on soil faunal community structure in a temperate natural secondary forest8
Frost hardiness of Finnish plus tree progenies of Scots pine from seed orchards in Finland and Ukraine8
Community forest dependency: re-examining established thoughts with empirical evidence from Eastern India8
Trade-offs and management strategies for ecosystem services in mixed Scots pine and Maritime pine forests8
Understanding the impact of projected temperature increase on plant performance and plant–herbivore interactions at managed native tree plantations in northern Patagonia8
Genetic diversity, genetic structure, and germplasm source of Chinese pine in North China8
Transcriptomic analysis of Pinus massoniana seedlings in response to the differential mechanisms of canopy gaps and understory environments8
Intraspecific variability in cold hardiness of Taurus cedar (Cedrus libani A. Rich.) in Türkiye8
Stand-level sampling designs for bark stripping caused by red deer (Cervus elaphus L.): simulation studies based on nine fully censused stands8
Structure and dynamics of old-growth Pinus nigra stands in Southeast Europe8
Balancing stand productivity and wood quality in chestnut coppices using chronosequence approach and productivity model8
Anthropogenic deforestation and climate dryness as drivers of demographic decline and genetic erosion in the southernmost European fir forests8
Limited seed dispersal, allelopathy and unfavorable microclimatic conditions prevent the recovery of oak forests within Eucalyptus plantations8
Diversification of coniferous monocultures in the last 30 years and implications for forest restoration: a case study from temperate lower montane forests in Central Europe8
Carbon storage potentiality in successional and secondary old growth forests8
An estimation method to reduce complete and partial nonresponse bias in forest inventory8
Leaf susceptibility of Macaronesian laurel forest species to Phytophthora ramorum7
Rainfall exclusion changes the sapwood of eucalyptus wood in humid and dry sites7
Tower yarder powertrain performance simulation analysis: electrification study7
Radial increment dynamics of Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.) in pure and mixed stands with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) under changing environmental conditions7
Forest management plan pathways for non-industrial private forest owners in Norway: from acquisition to implementation7
A remote sensing assessment of oak forest recovery after postfire restoration7
Species-specific, size-dependent, and environmentally modulated growth resilience to drought in conifer forests on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau7
Advancing the quantification of land-use intensity in forests: the ForMIX index combining tree species composition, tree removal, deadwood availability, and stand maturity7
Predicting the impacts of climate change on the geographic distribution of moso bamboo in China based on biomod2 model7
Correction to: Differences in C and N release from Alliaria petiolata leaves and stems: consequences for nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems7
Biased research reveals major gaps in fragmentation studies on the Spanish fauna7
Impact of wind on mechanical wood properties of Pinus trees: a review7
Deep and machine learning prediction of forest above-ground biomass using multi-source remote sensing data in coniferous planted forests in Iran7
A comprehensive crown profile model of planted Larix kaempferi from different latitudes in China7
Carbon and nitrogen, humic and labile fractions in soil under clonal eucalyptus stands from cerrado7
Trade-off between forest carbon sink in hemiboreal old-growth stands and wood-based solutions7
Size-dependent growth strategy and allometry, but not complementarity, as major drivers of fine-root biomass and productivity across warm-temperate forests7
Seed production, dispersion and tree mortality of Salix Caprea L. in early stages in unassisted post-mining sites7
Risk assessment of habitat suitability decline for the endangered riparian tree Pterocarya tonkinensis (Juglandaceae): conservation implications7
Can we monitor seedling stands using Landsat Time Series?7
An NDR1/HIN1-like gene identified in Fraxinus excelsior L. may trigger defence mechanisms in response to virus infection7
Stand density, climate and biodiversity jointly regulate the multifunctionality of natural forest ecosystems in northeast China7
Tracing drought effects from the tree to the stand growth in temperate and Mediterranean forests: insights and consequences for forest ecology and management7
Combined retention of large living and dead trees can improve provision of tree-related microhabitats in Central European montane forests7
Cyclic loading effects and stability assessment of trees and stumps used as anchors in cable yarding operations7
Tree characteristics, drought and microtopography modulate the response of subtropical Cunninghamia lanceolata to drought7
Effects of light transmittance on growth and biomass of understory seedlings in mixed pine-beech forests7
Correction to: Nordic forest management towards climate change mitigation: time dynamic temperature change impacts of wood product systems including substitution effects7
Quantifying the influence of tree species richness on community drought resistance using drone-derived NDVI and ground-based measures of Plant Area Index and leaf chlorophyll in a young tree diversity7
Comparison of single tree detection methods to extract support trees for cable road planning7
Ecotypic variation in multiple traits of European beech: selection of suitable provenances based on performance and stability7
Morphological, physiological, and biochemical responses of Pistacia atlantica seedlings to elevated CO2 concentration and drought stress7
Life histories of Abies alba and Picea abies growing in old-growth forests driven by natural gap-phase dynamics6
Divergent growth and responses of conifer and broad-leaved trees to warming-drying climate in a semi-arid region, northern China6
Analyzing the environmental risk factors of European spruce bark beetle damage at the local scale6
Pure and mixed Scots pine forests showed divergent responses to climate variation and increased intrinsic water use efficiency across a European-wide climate gradient6
Physical decomposition stage and ergosterol content predict the chemical composition of downed dead wood in Mediterranean dehesas6
A global review of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis [Bong.] Carr.): challenges and opportunities in European modern forest management6
Large-scale geostatistical mapping and occupancy-abundance patterns of Cerambyx species threatening SW Spain oak forests6
Linkage between forest cover and trade in forest products: an empirical evidence from BRICS and EU nations6
More than the climate: reproductive and vegetative growth compete for resources in Quercus suber6
Using 137Cs tracer to assess the effects of silvicultural systems on soil redistribution in Hyrcanian forest, Mazandaran—Iran6
Living in urban forests strengthens radical scavenging activity to delay aging: a pilot animal study6
Root spatial distribution and architectural formation of Chinese fir plantations: changes in soil water and nutrients based on different slope positions6
Optimizing NFDRS by developing custom fuel models for wildfire risk assessment in Golestan Province, NE Iran6
Variation of deadwood density by decay class in pure and mixed Oriental spruce stands in Northeastern Black Sea6
Dynamics and drivers of post-windthrow recovery in managed mixed mountain forests of Slovenia6
Support for reevaluation of policy prohibiting logging operations in the wet season for the Brazilian Amazon6
Long-term impact of wildfire on soil physical, chemical and biological properties within a pine forest6
Does leaf mass per area (LMA) discriminate natural pine populations of different origins?6
Bark beetle outbreaks in coniferous forests: a review of climate change effects6
Technological properties of wood from small diameter in an area of forest exploitation of reduced impact in the Tropical Forest6
Group-selection system as alternative management of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forests facing climate change6
Exploring the nexus between livelihood diversification and socio-demographic factors in tribal households: a cross-sectional study in eastern India6
Tree mortality in mature temperate forests of central Mexico: a spatial approach5
Evaluating gap characteristics and their effects on regeneration in Sitapahar forest reserve, Bangladesh5
Keeping thinning-derived deadwood logs on forest floor improves soil organic carbon, microbial biomass, and enzyme activity in a temperate spruce forest5
Modeling and optimizing alpine forest management to maximize carbon sequestration5
Dust captured by a canopy and individual leaves of trees in the tropical mixed deciduous forest: Magnitude and influencing factors5
Riparian buffer zones in production forests create unequal costs among forest owners5
Genetic diversity and the origin of Taiwania cryptomerioides plantations in South China: implications for conservation and restoration5
Boreal forest multifunctionality under varying harvesting intensity and forest management priorities5
Canopy openness, proportion of deciduous trees and topsoil C/N ratio drive the yield, but their effect on the polyphenol content of medicinal plants is species-specific5
Effects of plant leaf traits, abundance and phylogeny on differentiation of herbivorous insect assemblages in Mediterranean mixed forest5
Nutrients (N, P, K, Na) and warming affect heterotrophic respiration in temperate forest litter5
The relationship between tree carbon dynamics and the occurrences of epiphytes of conservation concern in boreal unmanaged forests5
Xylem adjustment and growth response of early- and late-successional tree species to rapid warming5
The effect of forest floor on soil microbial and enzyme indices after forest harvesting operations in Hyrcanian deciduous forests5
Mineral nitrogen form preference, partitioning and root morphological traits of Douglas fir and European beech under intra—and interspecific competition in-situ5
Demand for forest ecosystem services: a comparison study in selected areas in the Czech Republic and China5
Mediterranean co-living: succession of soil mycorrhizal communities associated with Halimium lasianthum shrubs5
Soil properties variation in a small-scale altitudinal gradient of an evergreen foothills forest, Ecuadorian Amazon region5
Tree species admixture increases ecosystem service provision in simulated spruce- and beech-dominated stands5
Assessing logging residues availability for energy production by using forest management plans data and geographic information system (GIS)5
Assessing genetic diversity of European white elm (Ulmus laevis Pallas) in Bavaria as an indicator for in-situ conservation and sustainable use of the species genetic resources5
The effects of canopy gaps on soil nutrient properties: a meta-analysis5
Possible links between soil variables, bacterial abundance and kinetic constants in isoprene degradation by dry deciduous tropical forest soils5
Influence of crown and canopy structure on light absorption, light use efficiency, and growth in mixed and pure Pseudotsuga menziesii and Fagus sylvatica forests5
Forest optimal rotation and valuation under different stochastic prices5
Correction: Genetic diversity and fine-scale spatial genetic structure of unmanaged old-growth versus managed second-growth populations of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Lithuania5
Drivers of aboveground biomass in closely related species-dominated forests: a cross-scale analysis of phenotypic environmental adaptation5
Combining hand-held and drone-based lidar for forest carbon monitoring: insights from a Mediterranean mixed forest in central Portugal5
Modelling fructification intensity at the tree level reveals species-specific effects of tree age, social status and crown defoliation across major European tree species5
Spatial differentiation of the leaf area index in forests in ecological transition zones and its environmental response4
The early impact of mixed canopies with Norway spruce, European beech and silver fir on a new forest floor4
Augmented reality for measuring diameter at breast height using the iPhone measure app: outcomes on tree- and stand-level estimates of basal area in a Carpathian mixed forest4
Adaptive potential of Northern Pedunculate Oak: genetic variation in growth and phenology for a warmer and drier future4
Climate change increases biotic homogeneity and species alpha diversity in global forests4
Similar growth responses to climatic variations in Norway spruce (Picea abies) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica) at the northern range limit of beech4
Guild-dependent effects of forest fragmentation in canopy arthropod diversity associated to Quercus deserticola4
Impact of exotic forest plantations on native plant species4
Effect of labour costs on wood harvesting costs and timber provision4
Impact of road corridors on soil properties and plant communities in high-elevation fragile ecosystems4
Idle times of forest machine and truck fleets in Finnish logging and timber-hauling enterprises4
Evaluating the value of raster cell-level information in multi-objective forest planning4
No evidence that coring affects tree growth or mortality in three common European temperate forest tree species4
Variability in fine root decomposition after forest thinning: effects of harvest intensity and root size4
Long-term assessment of soil physicochemical properties and seedlings establishment after skidding operations in mountainous mixed hardwoods4
Establishing a soil quality index to assess the effect of thinning on soil quality in a Chinese fir plantation4
Resin: not only a secondary forest product4
Trade-offs between stump-to-roadside lead time and harvesting cost, when using different number of operators in a harvester-forwarder system4
Leaving windthrown stands unsalvaged as a management practice for facilitating late-successional carabid assemblages4
Contribution of competition indices and edaphoclimatic variables to the prediction of undercork diameter growth of adult cork oak trees in the Portuguese Montado4
How do leaf functional traits and age influence the maximum rooting depth of trees?4
Spatial and environmental factors influence AMF assemblages across the Brazilian Atlantic Forest - a biodiversity hotspot4
Detection, description, and technological properties of colour aberration in wood of standards and shoots from a chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) coppice stand4
Segmentation of conifer tree crowns from terrestrial laser scanning point clouds in mixed stands of Scots pine and Norway spruce4
Total soil carbon modelling along the altitudinal gradients in Eastern Himalaya, Arunachal Pradesh4
Genetic variation of English yew (Taxus baccata L.) in the Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany4
Distance-dependent mating but considerable pollen immigration in an isolated Quercus rubra planting in Germany4
Does Chinese forestry eco-efficiency converge? A three-stage DEA-Malmquist approach4
Evaluation of the adaptive potential of three non-native multipurpose species for soil rehabilitation4
A geography-based decision support tool to quantify the circular bioeconomy and financial performance in the forest-based sector (r.forcircular)4
Modelling the influence of thinning intensity and frequency on the future provision of ecosystem services in Mediterranean mountain pine forests4
Resin yield response to different tapping methods and stimulant pastes in Pinus pinaster Ait3
The multiple-use of forests and the ecosystem services may generate higher returns than agricultural land rent in Ukrainian Polissya3
Stocks of soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in coniferous forests on the Qilian Mountains: spatial trends and drivers3
Crown allometry and growing space requirements of four rare domestic tree species compared to oak and beech: implications for adaptive forest management3
Microplastic type, size & dose dependence impairs Pinus massoniana growth, nutrient uptake & rhizosphere enzymes under high exposure levels3
Model based comparison of forest carbon uptake by forest growth and CO2 Release due to forest operations for case studies in Europe and South Africa3
Quantifying and mapping the ready-to-use veneer volume of European beech trees based on terrestrial laser scanning data3
The effects of wildfire frequency on post-fire soil surface water dynamics3
Growth and wood anatomical properties of Acacia auriculiformis A.Cunn. ex Benth. planted under varied climatic conditions in Karnataka3
Re-visiting the ancient forest: the analysis of basal area increment reveals the present oak old growth of the Białowieża forest interior recruited amongst pioneering trees3
Tree growth variability in Pinus nigra plantations modulated by climate and soil properties3
Understanding the influence of tree size distribution on the CTL harvesting productivity of two different size harvesting machines3
Limitations of estimating branch volume from terrestrial laser scanning3
Harmonization and variation of deadwood density and carbon concentration in different stages of decay of the most important Central European tree species3
Improving dynamic treatment unit forest planning with cellular automata heuristics3
Postfire oak afforestation in Portugal reveals trade-offs in the supply of ecosystem services3
Predicting the distribution of European Hop Hornbeam: application of MaxEnt algorithm and climatic suitability models3
Modelling full stems skidding in northeast Italian Alps through engine data acquisition and analysis3
Landscape-scale variation in the canopy mycobiome in temperate beech and spruce forest stands explained by leaf water content and elevation3
Sapling establishment by Scots pine Pinus sylvestris following experimental prescribed burning and deer exclusion on heathland beside native forest3
Fossil-fuel consumption and CO2eq emissions of cut-to-length industrial roundwood logging operations in Finland3
Forest fuel extraction does not affect macrolichens on deadwood substrates, but only if coarse woody debris is not collected3
Effect of bark harvest intensity on the formation of cavities and other microhabitats in cork oaks (Quercus suber)3
Scale elasticity and technical efficiency analysis in the European forest sector: a stochastic value-based approach3
Effects of climate and competition on crown width: a case of Korean pine plantations3
Identifying strategies to manage boreal forests: simulating moose and timber management scenarios at a landscape scale in the face of changing environmental conditions3
Unravelling the effects of stand structural diversity and tree competition on aboveground biomass in species-poor forests3
Spatial development strategies and soil properties of Fraxinus mandshurica female and male plants growing with different coniferous species3
Effect of climate change on height growth and carbon storage of Eastern European Scots pine populations3
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