OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of European Journal of Forest Research is 6. 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
The feasibility of adding wood quality traits as selection criteria in the Galician Pinus pinaster Aiton breeding program: case study	42
Sexual reproduction in two mixed stands of coastal and interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) in Germany	32
Morphological plasticity of six tree species with different light demands growing in multi-layered deciduous forests in Central Europe	29
Genetic resilience of Atlantic forest trees to impacts of biome loss and fragmentation	29
Pollution and ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in forest soils with changes in the leaf traits and membrane integrity of Vaccinium myrtillus L.	27
Mechanisms shaping the functional diversity of birds’ composition in the primeval forest ecosystem of the Białowieża National Park	22
Tree growth rate under urban limiting conditions	20
Rainfall interception and redistribution of varying leaf litter types and rainfall intensities on slopes	18
Silvicultural prescriptions for mixed-species forest stands. A European review and perspective	17
Uncertainty of biomass stocks in Spanish forests: a comprehensive comparison of allometric equations	17
Accounting intra-tree radial wood density variation estimates more accurate above ground mangrove biomass in the Sundarbans	16
Drivers of intraspecific variation in fecundity in rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)	16
Genetic diversity and fine-scale spatial genetic structure of unmanaged old-growth versus managed second-growth populations of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in Lithuania	16
Tree neighbourhood-scale variation in topsoil chemistry depends on species identity effects related to litter quality	16
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 subtrop	16
Early-succession secondary forests following agropastoral abandonment are key winter habitats for the conservation of a priority bird in the European Alps	16
The distribution of carbon stocks between tree woody biomass and soil differs between Scots pine and broadleaved species (beech, oak) in European forests	16
Marginal water use efficiencies of different plant functional types along an elevation gradient in subalpine regions	16
Dynamic treatment units in forest planning improves economic performance over stand-based planning	15
Changes in ectomycorrhizal and saprophytic fungal communities during a secondary succession of temperate forests	15
Organic soil greenhouse gas flux rates in hemiboreal old-growth Scots pine forests at different groundwater levels	15
Patterns of deadwood amount and deadwood diversity along a natural forest recovery gradient from agriculture to old-growth lowland tropical forests	15
Stand characteristics modulate secondary growth responses to drought and gross primary production in Pinus halepensis afforestation	15
Livelihood impacts of community-based forest landscape restoration in the Hindu Kush Himalaya, Pakistan	14
Long-term nitrogen addition further increased carbon sequestration in a boreal forest	14

European forest sinks and climate targets: past trends, main drivers, and future forecasts	14
Vertical variations in enzymatic activity and C:N:P stoichiometry in forest soils under the influence of different tree species	13
Perception of climate change-related forest dieback in mountain forests among the local population	13
Responses of native plants of the Patagonian steppe to reduced solar radiation caused by exotic coniferous plantations: a nursery approach	13
Dissecting the continuum and unravelling the phylogeographic knot of plastid DNA in European white oaks (Quercus sect. Quercus): ancient signatures and multiple diversity reservoirs	13
Impact of fine woody debris on surface water run-off	12
Soil fungal communities in young Norway spruce-dominant stands: footprints of former land use and selective thinning	12
Effects of age, neighborhood competition and drought on the productivity of Larix principis-rupprechtii (Mayr) forests	12
Different drought-adaptive capacity of a native Patagonian tree species (Nothofagus pumilio) resulting from local adaptation	12
Simulating cable corridors based on terrestrial LiDAR data	12
Modelling the effects of forest management intensification on base cation concentrations in soil water and on tree growth in spruce forests in Sweden	12
Can deadwood be preferred to soil? Vascular plants on decaying logs in different forest types in Central Europe	11
Coupling fossil records and traditional discrimination metrics to test how genetic information improves species distribution models of the European beech Fagus sylvatica	11
Correction: Changes in soil phosphorus fractions following the conversion of Chinese fir plantations to evergreen broad-leaved forests in subtropical China	11
Nonparametric upscaling of bark beetle infestations and management from plot to landscape level by combining individual-based with Markov chain models	10
Understanding beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) photosynthetic responses to microhabitat water deficit: a site-specific investigation	10
Morphological and genetic variation of Melolontha spp. from pine stands with different composition and proportion of admixed tree species	10
The relationship between plant diversity and aboveground biomass in managed and unmanaged temperate forests	10
Allometric equations to calculate living and dead fuel loads in Mediterranean species	10
Stemflow infiltration hotspots near-tree stems along a soil depth gradient in a mixed oak–beech forest	10
Potential distribution pattern of the Quercus brantii Lindl. and Quercus frainetto Ten. under the future climate conditions	10
Allometric relations between DBH and sapwood area for predicting stand transpiration: lessons learned from the Quercus genus	10
Long-term nitrogen addition alters nutrient foraging strategies of Populus davidiana and Betula platyphylla in a temperate natural secondary forest	10
Differences in C and N release from Alliaria petiolata leaves and stems: consequences for nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems	10
Correction: Canopy nitrogen application effects on Quercus petraea L. and Fagus sylvatica L. ring width and wood density	9
Carbon and nutrients in ground cover and mineral soil layers of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest of different ages following clear-cutting	9
Environmental drivers of local and temporal variations in the community of oak-associated borers (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)	9
Survival time and mortality rate of regeneration in the deep shade of a primeval beech forest	9
Emulating natural disturbances with trial management in Scotland: effects of burning, mowing and cattle on habitat measures important for capercaillie Tetrao urogallus	9
Estimating volume of eucalyptus trees for small-scale silvopastoral systems: do we really need height for accurate estimates?	9
Lignin-carbohydrate complex reaction to fungus infection in Siberian pine tree rings	8
Swift adjustment of biomass allocation strategies in Scots pine after thinning	8
Long-term response of open-habitats species to wildfire salvage logging: the endangered European wild rabbit as example	8
Re-ignitions and soil importance on wildfire risk and management research proposals in a Mediterranean ecosystem	8
Influence of volcanic ash deposits on the radial growth of trees in Central Mexico: the case of Parícutin volcano	8
Effect of bedrock, tree size and time on growth and climate sensitivity of Norway spruce in the High Tatras	8
Enhanced interannual drought resilience in mixed stands: unveiling possible complementarity effects between tree species of the Spanish Northern Plateau	8
Species mixing effect on Norway spruce response to elevated CO2 and climatic variables: root and radial growth response	8
Deep BarkID: a portable tree bark identification system by knowledge distillation	8
Spatially explicit assessment of forest road suitability for timber extraction and hauling in Switzerland	8
Soil infiltration rates in mediterranean mountain areas: relationship with soil properties and different land-use	8
Community forest dependency: re-examining established thoughts with empirical evidence from Eastern India	8
Forest bathing and hiking benefits for mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Mediterranean regions	8
Analysing highly biodiverse tropical dry forests for improved conservation	7
Stand-level sampling designs for bark stripping caused by red deer (Cervus elaphus L.): simulation studies based on nine fully censused stands	7
Structure and dynamics of old-growth Pinus nigra stands in Southeast Europe	7
Trade-offs and management strategies for ecosystem services in mixed Scots pine and Maritime pine forests	7
Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous contents, related enzyme activities and organic matter fractions of litter and soil in a terra firme forest in Central Amazonia	7
Enhancing precision in quantification and spatial distribution of logging residues in plantation stands	7
Evaluation of afforestations for avalanche protection with orthoimages using the random forest algorithm	7

An estimation method to reduce complete and partial nonresponse bias in forest inventory	7
Balancing stand productivity and wood quality in chestnut coppices using chronosequence approach and productivity model	7
Nordic forest management towards climate change mitigation: time dynamic temperature change impacts of wood product systems including substitution effects	7
How geographic and climatic factors affect the adaptation of Douglas-fir provenances to the temperate continental climate zone in Europe	7
Water management: global differences and similarities in guidelines for forest road design and potentials for climate change adaptation	7
Thinning decreased soil respiration differently in two dryland Mediterranean forests with contrasted soil temperature and humidity regimes	7
Effects of long-term nitrogen addition and seasonal variation on soil faunal community structure in a temperate natural secondary forest	7
Limited seed dispersal, allelopathy and unfavorable microclimatic conditions prevent the recovery of oak forests within Eucalyptus plantations	7
Frost hardiness of Finnish plus tree progenies of Scots pine from seed orchards in Finland and Ukraine	7
Genetic diversity of seeds from four German Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) seed orchards	7
Intraspecific variability in cold hardiness of Taurus cedar (Cedrus libani A. Rich.) in Türkiye	6
Diversification of coniferous monocultures in the last 30 years and implications for forest restoration: a case study from temperate lower montane forests in Central Europe	6
Anthropogenic deforestation and climate dryness as drivers of demographic decline and genetic erosion in the southernmost European fir forests	6
Size-dependent growth strategy and allometry, but not complementarity, as major drivers of fine-root biomass and productivity across warm-temperate forests	6
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 diversity	6
Combined retention of large living and dead trees can improve provision of tree-related microhabitats in Central European montane forests	6
Carbon storage potentiality in successional and secondary old growth forests	6
Speciation and historical migration pattern interaction: examples from P. nigra and P. sylvestris phylogeography	6
Effects of light transmittance on growth and biomass of understory seedlings in mixed pine-beech forests	6
Tree characteristics, drought and microtopography modulate the response of subtropical Cunninghamia lanceolata to drought	6
Correction to: Nordic forest management towards climate change mitigation: time dynamic temperature change impacts of wood product systems including substitution effects	6
Carbon and nitrogen, humic and labile fractions in soil under clonal eucalyptus stands from cerrado	6
Genetic diversity, genetic structure, and germplasm source of Chinese pine in North China	6
Compatible taper and volume systems for Larix olgensis and Larix kaempferi in northeast China	6
Availability and mobilization of forest resources in Sweden	6
Climate change threatens the sustainability of current timber harvesting practices across a latitudinal gradient in Siberia	6
Drivers of oak establishment in Mediterranean old fields from 25-year-old woodland islets planted to assist natural regeneration	6
Vertical variations in wood basic density for two softwood species	6