OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine is 10. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Legendary fermented herbs: an ethnobotanical study of the traditional fermentation starter of the Chuanqing people in Northwestern Guizhou, China	58
Traditional medical practices for children in five islands from the Society archipelago (French Polynesia)	56
Cultural attitudes and human pressure towards vultures around the Comoé National Park, Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa)	51
Medicinal plants traded in Hakka communities of southeastern Guangxi, China	50
Aboriginal medicinal plants of Queensland: ethnopharmacological uses, species diversity, and biodiscovery pathways	47
Wild food plants of Brazil: a theoretical approach to non-random selection	42
Honey production, an economic alternative for coastal areas with mangrove ecosystems: a case study in Sabancuy, Campeche, southeastern Mexico	42
Descriptive ethnobotanical studies are needed for the rescue operation of documenting traditional knowledge	35
An ethnobiological study on traditional knowledge associated with black-boned sheep (Ovis aries) in Northwest Yunnan, China	31
An ethnoveterinary study on medicinal plants used by the Bai people in Yunlong County northwest Yunnan, China	31
Farmers’ knowledge on cultivation, utilization and conservation practices of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in three selected districts in Ethiopia	30
Gold from nature’s pantry: a diachronic study of Rubus chamaemorus L. (Rosaceae) in swedish gastronomy and economy	30
The contemporary challenge for ethical research involving the knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities and afro-descendants and other marginalized, minority, or minoritized groups	29
Faith healing: the threat of "Surucucu" and the local cure of Amazon floodplain dwellers	28
The traditional knowledge about the biodiversity of edible Brazilian fruits and their pollinators: an integrative review	28
Healing from the wild: an ethnozoological exploration of animal-based medicine in Jhargram, West Bengal, India	28
Reflections on the future of European ethnobiology	27
Taste and chemical composition as drives for utilitarian redundancy and equivalence: a case study in local medical systems in Northeastern Brazil	26
Traditional sports and games among the Sámi people in Northern Fennoscandia (Sápmi): an ethnobiological perspective	25
Isolated Mediterranean foraging: wild greens in the matrifocal community of Olympos, Karpathos Island, Greece	25
Edible wild plant species used by different linguistic groups of Kohistan Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan	25
Socioeconomic benefits associated with bats	24
Ethno-medicinal uses and cultural importance of stingless bees and their hive products in several ethnic communities of Bhutan	23
Plant cultural indicators of forest resources from the Himalayan high mountains: implications for improving agricultural resilience, subsistence, and forest restoration	23
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human and livestock ailments in Addi Arkay district, northwest Ethiopia	23

Making the most of scarce biological resources in the desert: Loptuq material culture in Eastern Turkestan around 1900	22
Local people’s interaction with Wejig-Mahgo-Waren Massif Forest in Southern Tigray, Ethiopia	22
Female naturalists and the patterns of suppression of women scientists in history: the example of Maria Sibylla Merian and her contributions about useful plants	22
Ethnobotanical investigation of central and rural villages (neighborhoods) in the Ergani district of Diyarbakır, Turkey	21
Biocultural memory of reciprocity: the Mapuche trafkintu as social-ecological relationships of care and vindication	21
Ethnomycological knowledge of Slavic immigrant descendants in southern Brazil	21
Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants in Melit area (North Darfur), Western Sudan	21
Plural and commoning? Forecasting four scenarios for ethnobiology and ethnomedicine by 2035	21
Climate change perceptions and adaptation by Sebei pastoralists in Mount Elgon, Uganda: a qualitative survey	20
Traditional knowledge 10 min far from Barcelona: ethnobotanical study in the Llobregat river delta (Catalonia, NE Iberian Peninsula), a heavily anthropized agricultural area	20
Traditional knowledge of medicinal mushrooms and lichens of Yuman peoples in Northern Mexico	20
Ethnobotany of wild edible plants in multiethnic areas of the Gansu–Ningxia–Inner Mongolia junction zone	20
Peasant perception of beekeeping constraints and practices in large honey production areas in Burkina Faso	19
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Dibatie district, Metekel zone, Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, western Ethiopia	19
Rural reality contradicts the ethnographic literature—a nationwide survey on folk beliefs and people's affection for the stork in Poland	18
Sociocultural drivers of mycological knowledge: insights from Wixarika and Mestizo groups in western Mexico	18
Folk taxonomy of wild mushrooms in communities of the indigenous groups Chatino, Chontal, and Chinantec in Oaxaca, Mexico	18
A study of the plant folk nomenclature of the Yi people in Xiaoliangshan, Yunnan Province, China, and the implications for protecting biodiversity	17
‘A disease like any other’ traditional, complementary and alternative medicine use and perspectives in the context of COVID-19 among the Congolese community in Belgium	17
Conservation of wild food plants from wood uses: evidence supporting the protection hypothesis in Northeastern Brazil	17
Foraging for the future: traditional culinary uses of wild plants in the Western Himalayas–Kashmir Valley (India)	17
Correction: Fishery and ecology-related knowledge about plants among fishing communities along Laguna Lake, Philippines	16
Yams (Dioscorea spp.) in shellmounds and swiddens: ancient history in Babitonga Bay, Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil	16
Exploring local vegetables cultivated in home gardens of Pa Tio District, Yasothon Province, Thailand: ethnobotanical knowledge, nutritional value, and horticultural potential	16
Exploring unconventional food plants used by local communities in a rural area of West Java, Indonesia: ethnobotanical assessment, use trends, and potential for improved nutrition	15
Ethnobotanical uses of plants in Nigeria: an analysis of current research trends and patterns	15
Traditional knowledge and consumption of wild edible plants in rural households, Limpopo Province, South Africa	15
Cultural significance and conservation challenges of the hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) and other vulture species in northeastern Benin	15
Eating "rubbish"? Exploring the herbal secrets of "Laji-He," a traditional herbal rice snack from southern China	15
An ethnobotanical study of wild edible fruits in miombo woodlands of Tabora region in Western Tanzania	14
Study of medicinal plants used in ethnoveterinary medical system in riverine areas of Punjab, Pakistan	14
The dawn of ethnomicrobiology: an interdisciplinary research field on interactions between humans and microorganisms	14
Ethnomedicinal value of karst paddy weeds: insights from Zhuang communities in Jingxi, China	14
Integrated pond aquaculture and regional identity: ethnobiology of the golden humped tench of Poirino highlands, Northwest Italy	14
The quest for Homer’s moly: exploring the potential of an early ethnobotanical complex	13
Use of wild vertebrates for consumption and bushmeat trade in Brazil: a review	13
Changes in homegardens in relocation villages, a case study in the Baiku Yao area in Southern China	13
Edible caterpillars and their host plants: ethnobotanical insights in Kwilu, Democratic Republic of Congo	13
Fishery and ecology-related knowledge about plants among fishing communities along Laguna Lake, Philippines	13
Palm Sunday in central Mexico: among sellers, palms and syncretism	13
Ethnobotanical study on medicinal plants used by Bulang people in Yunnan, China	13
Consumption of wild edible plants in the Kofale and Heban-Arsi districts, West Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia	12
Medicinal plant use in a context of coloniality: Congolese perspectives on lost and preserved healing traditions in Belgium	12
Sociodemographic characteristics and participation of women in meliponiculture from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico	12
Ethnobotanical study of wild and semi-wild edible plants in Yeki district, Sheka Zone, Southwest Ethiopia	12
Diversity of ethnomycological knowledge and mushroom foraging culture in a small nation: case of Lithuania	12
The influence of urbanization on local ecological knowledge: a systematic review	11
A comparison of traditional plant knowledge between Daman people and Tibetans in Gyirong River Valley, Tibet, China	11
Unravelling taboos and cultural beliefs associated with hidden hunger among pregnant and breast-feeding women in Buyende district Eastern Uganda	11
Wild edible vegetables of ethnic communities of Mizoram (Northeast India): an ethnobotanical study in thrust of marketing potential	11

A potion for prolonged life? Germes’ recipe, a secret handwritten note from an 18th-century Swedish physician	11
Ethnobotany study on wild edible plants used by the Tujia ethnic group in Laifeng, southwest Hubei, China	11
Ethnobotanical inventory of medicinal plants used by Cashinahua (Huni Kuin) herbalists in Purus Province, Peruvian Amazon	11
Botanical Ethnoknowledge Index: a new quantitative assessment method for cross-cultural analysis	10
The local medicinal plant knowledge in Kashmir Western Himalaya: a way to foster ecological transition via community-centred health seeking strategies	10
Wild edible plants of the Yao people in Jianghua, China: plant-associated traditional knowledge and practice vital for food security and ecosystem service	10
Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the Miao people in Hainan, China	10
Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local Gamo people in Boreda Abaya District, Gamo Zone, southern Ethiopia	10
Towards a forward-looking ethnobiology: envisioning and co-creating biocultural futures	10
The nexus between ecology of foraging and food security: cross-cultural perceptions of wild food plants in Kashmir Himalaya	10
Ethnomedicinal and indigenous healing practices of the Tripuri people of Northeast India	10
Beekeepers as guardians of apitherapeutic knowledge in Estonia, SW Ukraine, and NE Italy	10