OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Urban Forestry & Urban Greening is 47. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use and perceptions of urban green space: An international exploratory study	369
Linking public urban green spaces and human well-being: A systematic review	164
How the landscape features of urban green space impact seasonal land surface temperatures at a city-block-scale: An urban heat island study in Beijing, China	107
Tree effects on urban microclimate: Diurnal, seasonal, and climatic temperature differences explained by separating radiation, evapotranspiration, and roughness effects	99
Towards green roof implementation: Drivers, motivations, barriers and recommendations	92
Effects of integration between visual stimuli and auditory stimuli on restorative potential and aesthetic preference in urban green spaces	90
Analysis of urban green space accessibility and distribution inequity in the City of Chicago	88
Remote sensing of urban green spaces: A review	84
Development of a system for assessing the quality of urban street-level greenery using street view images and deep learning	81
The effect of exposure to the natural environment on stress reduction: A meta-analysis	80
Association between indoor-outdoor green features and psychological health during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy: A cross-sectional nationwide study	78
Who benefits from urban green spaces during times of crisis? Perception and use of urban green spaces in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic	78
Window view and relaxation: Viewing green space from a high-rise estate improves urban dwellers’ wellbeing	76
The physiological and psychosocial effects of forest therapy: A systematic review	76
Stay home, stay safe, stay green: The role of gardening activities on mental health during the Covid-19 home confinement	71
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the use of and attitudes towards urban forests and green spaces: Exploring the instigators of change in Belgium	71
Urban heat stress mitigation potential of green walls: A review	69
Sina microblog sentiment in Beijing city parks as measure of demand for urban green space during the COVID-19	67
The impacts of urbanization and climate change on urban vegetation dynamics in China	66
Detecting Cooling Effect of Landscape from Composition and Configuration: An Urban Heat Island Study on Hangzhou	65
Outdoor recreation and nature’s contribution to well-being in a pandemic situation - Case Turku, Finland	65
Equality in access to urban green spaces: A case study in Hannover, Germany, with a focus on the elderly population	64
Identifying enablers and barriers to the implementation of the Green Infrastructure for urban flood management: A comparative analysis of the UK and China	61
Quantifying landscape-metrics impacts on urban green-spaces and water-bodies cooling effect: The study of Nanjing, China	61
Restorative effects of virtual natural settings on middle-aged and elderly adults	59

Urban agriculture as a nature-based solution to address socio-ecological challenges in Australian cities	57
How do travel distance and park size influence urban park visits?	56
Aesthetic preference and mental restoration prediction in urban parks: An application of environmental modeling approach	56
Green walls for mitigating urban particulate matter pollution—A review	55
Beyond restorative benefits: Evaluating the effect of forest therapy on creativity	55
Variance of the impact of urban green space on the urban heat island effect among different urban functional zones: A case study in Wuhan	55
Hybrid SWMM and particle swarm optimization model for urban runoff water quality control by using green infrastructures (LID-BMPs)	55
Particularities of having plants at home during the confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic	54
Green roof effects on daytime heat in a prefabricated residential neighbourhood in Berlin, Germany	53
Promoting sustainable carbon sequestration of plants in urban greenspace by planting design: A case study in parks of Beijing	53
Urban greenery cushions the decrease in leisure-time physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic: A natural experimental study	52
Designing parks for older adults: A qualitative study using walk-along interviews	52
An evaluation of urban green space in Shanghai, China, using eye tracking	51
Reexamine the value of urban pocket parks under the impact of the COVID-19	51
Urban green space and health in low and middle-income countries: A critical review	50
An optimized evaluation method of an urban ecological network: The case of the Minhang District of Shanghai	50
Benefits of the ecosystem services provided by urban green infrastructures: Differences between perception and measurements	50
General, stress relief and perceived safety preferences for green spaces in the historic city of Padua (Italy)	50
Spatiotemporal patterns of vegetation phenology along the urban–rural gradient in Coastal Dalian, China	49
Gardening can relieve human stress and boost nature connection during the COVID-19 pandemic	48
Humanization of nature: Testing the influences of urban park characteristics and psychological factors on collegers’ perceived restoration	48
Perceptions of park visitors on access to urban parks and benefits of green spaces	48
Spatial distributive effects of public green space and COVID-19 infection in London	47
Biodiverse urban forests, happy people: Experimental evidence linking perceived biodiversity, restoration, and emotional wellbeing	47
A geographical detector study on factors influencing urban park use in Nanjing, China	47