OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Landscape and Ecological Engineering is 1. 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
Direct application of residual neural network to riverine aerial photography for estimating fish distribution	40
Challenges of Orthoptera conservation in grasslands with land use-determined sizes and structural heterogeneity	36
Regional disparities in access to urban parks in Osaka City, Japan: spatial analysis using socioeconomic proxy indicators	26
Foreword to the special feature: nature-based solutions for creating sustainable landscapes	25
Assessing the long-term impact of land-use and land-cover changes on soil erosion in Ethiopia’s Chemoga Basin using the RUSLE model	16
Cooling ranges for urban heat mitigation: continuous cooling effects along the edges of small greenspaces	16
Exploring the potential application of a custom deep learning model for camera trap analysis of local urban species	13
The scenario simulations and several problems of the Sponge City construction in semi-arid loess region, Northwest China	12
Quantitative evaluation of forest communities and effects of oak wilt in a secondary forest in western Japan	10
Effects of the living environment in a model of social determinants of health focusing on the cognitive mechanism of urban residents	10
The change of Cr and Mn concentrations in selected plants in Samsun city center depending on traffic density	10
Influence of soil properties on street tree performance in Kyoto City, Japan	10
Particle size distribution shift and diurnal concentration changes of environmental DNA caused by fish spawning behaviour	10
Forest road use by mammals revealed by camera traps: a case study in northeastern Japan	9
Mapping local knowledge through spatial text mining	9
Comparative study on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA of Ayu Plecoglossus altivelis for environmental DNA-based spawning evaluation	9
Assessing thermal comfort for the elderly in historical districts and proposing adaptive urban design strategies: A case study in Zhenjiang, China	8
Mapping education service of semiarid land covers: an integrated approach based on the science value of controlling factors	8
Measuring restoration likelihood of tall building scapes: physical features and vegetation	8
Utilizing high-resolution UAV thermal imaging for land use and land cover-based land surface temperature analysis in urban parks	8
Atmospheric deposition of Pb and Cd in the Cedrus atlantica for environmental biomonitoring	8
Impact of rapid anthropogenic land use and land cover change on basin hydrology and sediment loads	7
Acknowledgments	7
Interpreting inclusive and equitable green infrastructure in the context of common prosperity: an evaluation and optimization of urban park inclusivity in Hangzhou	7
Special issue: conservation of Satoyama endangered species in the era of depopulation and aging	6

Evaluation, quantification, and mapping of ecosystem services in canola agroecosystems	6
A regional assessment of the Pteridium aquilinum growth and phenology: a case study in Southwestern Asia	6
Responsive evaluation of college students-in-residence rural community competition	6
Acknowledgments	6
Examining transformations in coastal city landscapes: spatial patch analysis of sustainable tourism—a case study in Pahang, Malaysia	5
Evaluating management effectiveness of protected areas in Iran: insights from RAPPAM methodology	5
Investigating the effectiveness of discontinuous and layered coastal forest defense system against the inundating tsunami current	5
The impacts of climate variation and land use/cover change on net primary productivity in the Tumen River Basin	5
Multi-hazard risk assessment of the Great Wall relics: a case study in the Miyun District, Beijing	5
Growth responses and shade tolerance of eight broadleaf tree species	5
Ecological design of constructed wetlands in cold mountainous region: from literature to experience	5
A review of the necessity of a multi-layer land-use planning	5
Changes in the osprey Pandion haliaetus hunting grounds caused by water level fluctuations and the importance of shallow water areas in dam environment	5
Volunteering in nature: a win–win strategy for healthy people and healthy nature	5
Basin-scale spatiotemporal distribution of ayu Plecoglossus altivelis and its relationship with water temperature from summer growth to autumn spawning periods	5
Long-term land transformation alters potential ecological corridors and increases functional connectivity cost among nature reserves in Guangdong, China	5
Durations of virtual exposure to built and natural landscapes impact self-reported stress recovery: evidence from three countries	5
Understanding human–aquifer interactions using fuzzy cognitive mapping approach at the Palas Basin	5
Herbicide management of roadside kudzu (Pueraria lobata) vegetation doubles soil nitrification and nitrate leaching rates	5
Mental restoration, preference and safety of waterscapes: the effects of viewing distance, type and movement of water	5
The long-term effect of initial restoration intervention, landscape composition, and time on the progress of Pannonic sand grassland restoration	4
Correction: Habitat probability prediction of umbrella species in urban ecosystems including habitat suitability of prey species	4
Percolating spatial scale effects on the landscape connectivity of urban greenspace network in Beijing, China	4
A 15-year study on the relationship between beech (Fagus crenata) reproductive-organ production and the numbers of nuisance Japanese black bears (Ursus thibetanus japonicus) killed in a snowy rural re	4
Investigating the heavy-metal concentrations in soils from rainwater-harvesting green spaces in Beijing	4
Connecting public health with urban planning: allocating walkable cooling shelters considering older people	4
Unraveling the benefits of urban heritage greenery	4
Association between freshwater bivalves and other benthic macroinvertebrates in a modern agricultural ditch	4
Predicting habitat suitability of Litsea glutinosa: a declining tree species, under the current and future climate change scenarios in India	3
Correction: Landscape metric sensitivity to grain size in rural Japan	3
Evaluation of habitat connectivity for wild boars (Sus scrofa L.): a pilot study in South Korea	3
Effects of double rice cropping with irrigation on the diversity of herbaceous plants and their utilization as a food source in paddy fields of southern Lao People’s Democratic Republic	3
The effects of land-based change on coastal ecosystems	3
Effects of artificial gap creation on the stand structure of an abandoned evergreen coppice	3
Landscape metric sensitivity to grain size in rural Japan	3
Vertical space utilization by urban birds and their relationship to electric poles and wires	3
Potential risk maps for invasive aquatic plants in Kanto region, Japan	3
Winter habitat selection of Japanese squirrels in a snowy region of northeastern Japan	3
Temperature dependence of feeding activity in the invasive freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata: implications for its response to climate warming	3
The impact of landscape structures on PM10 concentrations	3
Investigation of hydrodynamics along an embankment generated by a nearby riparian vegetation patch	3
Projected trends in ecosystem service valuation in response to land use land cover dynamics in Kishtwar High Altitude National Park, India	3
Modelling of road-kill hotspots in steppe landscape in Turkey	3
Urban parks in crisis…again? A historical examination of the political, economic and social context of UK parks	3
Anthropogenic pressures and spatio-temporal dynamics of forest ecosystems in the rural and border municipality of Kasenga (DRC)	3
Investigation of factors that induce activities in green spaces of neighborhoods from the perspective of the behavioral change stage model using machine learning	3
Identifying the right building roofs for greening from the perspective of socio-ecological demands in a 3D urban landscape	3
Physiological and ecological responses of plants and plant communities in dryland environments	3
Interspecific competition of Hygrophila genus at different flow rates in artificial channels	2
The importance of the Mujechineup wetland for biodiversity: an evaluation of habitat quality and ecosystem service value	2

Special issue: Environmental DNA as a practical tool for aquatic conservation and restoration	2
Responses of photosynthetic rates to temperature in two conifers dominating at different elevations	2
Study on the relationship between summer microclimate and human thermal comfort in urban waterfront parks–Longzi Lake Park in Zhengzhou city as an example	2
Quantity and quality: Role of vegetation in park visitation and physical activity	2
A new methodology to quantify structural landscape impacts of land use/land cover change using moving window metrics: a case study in a Chilean coastal basin	2
Conservation of endangered species in Japan’s agroecosystems: focusing on specified class II nationally rare species of wild fauna/flora	2
Nutrients’ distribution during fertigation of a felt-based living wall	2
Effectiveness and implications of spatial background restrictions on model performance and predictions: a special reference for Rattus species	2
Rethinking urban planning from the perspective of nature-based stormwater runoff management in Ethiopia	2
Prediction of areas with high risk of roadkill wildlife applying maximum entropy approach and environmental features: East Antioquia, Colombia	2
Comparison of butterfly communities among land-use types and topographic conditions in the agricultural landscape of Hokkaido, northern Japan	2
Establishing distribution maps and structural analysis of seagrass communities based on high-resolution remote sensing images and field surveys: a case study at Nam Yet Island, Truong Sa Archipelago,	2
Recruitment status and host-fish-limitation threats to endangered freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera laevis) in eastern Hokkaido, northern Japan	2
Dynamics of habitat use by the river lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii (Lesson, 1826)	1
Impact of an environment-friendly rice-production method on the population density of Pelophylax nigromaculatus frogs	1
Typhoon-related tree damage and conservation implications for homestead windbreaks on the Ryukyu Archipelago: a case study of Yonaguni Island, Japan	1
Correction: Economic valuation of ecosystem services in canola agroecosystems	1
Mapping and valuation of ecosystem services of mangroves: a detailed study from the Andaman island	1
Impacts of bamboo invasion on soil macro- and micronutrients in temperate red pine stands	1
Tree species composition and richness in a mature, warm-temperate riparian forest in Shikoku, Japan	1
Comparison of Sargassum community succession between artificial and natural reefs in Wakasa Bay, Japan	1
Proposed spatial decision support system for delineating ecological corridors in green infrastructure planning constrained by lack of data: a case study in Galicia, Spain	1
Onsite restorative effect of a rural ecological farm versus an urban public greenery space	1
The 30-year impact of post-windthrow management on the forest regeneration process in northern Japan	1
Habitat disturbance may form subpopulation genetic structure in an invasive rodent species (Myocastor coypus) within a Japanese river system	1
Bibliometric analysis of ecological compensation and its application in land resources	1
Emergence process of governance for restoring an unmanaged ecosystem: comparison of two activities at the Satoyama forest and coastal pine forests in Fukutsu City, Japan	1
Multi-dimensional analysis of land use/land cover and urbanization on seasonal variation of land surface temperature in İzmir, Türkiye	1
Habitat characteristics and modeling current and future potential distributions of Canarium strictum using MaxEnt: a threatened socioeconomically significant plant of Northeast India	1
Utilization of ecosystem services in future vision decision-making for climate-resilient cities	1
Construction feasibility evaluation for potential ecological corridors under different widths: a case study of Chengdu in China	1
Characteristics of urban greenspaces based on analysis of woody plants in Yokohama City, Japan	1
Nine-year bird community development on Radovesická spoil heap: impacts of restoration approach and vegetation characteristics	1
Establishment and development of ornamental grasses on green roofs and living walls	1
Relationship between dominant species, vegetation composition and species attributes in spring and autumn on a riverbank: implications for river management to enhance ecosystem functions	1
Effects of forest damage on rainfall thresholds to initiate bedload transport in mountain watersheds, Republic of Korea	1