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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Direct application of residual neural network to riverine aerial photography for estimating fish distribution	42
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	29
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	18
The effects of spatial vegetation and land-use pattern of feral Sika deer on nutritive condition	16
Particle size distribution shift and diurnal concentration changes of environmental DNA caused by fish spawning behaviour	16
Cooling ranges for urban heat mitigation: continuous cooling effects along the edges of small greenspaces	13
Quantitative evaluation of forest communities and effects of oak wilt in a secondary forest in western Japan	11
The scenario simulations and several problems of the Sponge City construction in semi-arid loess region, Northwest China	11
Exploring the potential application of a custom deep learning model for camera trap analysis of local urban species	11
Effects of the living environment in a model of social determinants of health focusing on the cognitive mechanism of urban residents	10
Influence of soil properties on street tree performance in Kyoto City, Japan	10
The change of Cr and Mn concentrations in selected plants in Samsun city center depending on traffic density	10
Mapping local knowledge through spatial text mining	10
Mapping education service of semiarid land covers: an integrated approach based on the science value of controlling factors	9
Forest road use by mammals revealed by camera traps: a case study in northeastern Japan	9
Atmospheric deposition of Pb and Cd in the Cedrus atlantica for environmental biomonitoring	9
Enhancing physiological effects, subjective vitality, and emotional well-being through immersive experiences in biologically diverse environments	8
Assessing thermal comfort for the elderly in historical districts and proposing adaptive urban design strategies: A case study in Zhenjiang, China	8
Comparative study on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA of Ayu Plecoglossus altivelis for environmental DNA-based spawning evaluation	8
Measuring restoration likelihood of tall building scapes: physical features and vegetation	8
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Impact of rapid anthropogenic land use and land cover change on basin hydrology and sediment loads	7

Utilizing high-resolution UAV thermal imaging for land use and land cover-based land surface temperature analysis in urban parks	7
Interpreting inclusive and equitable green infrastructure in the context of common prosperity: an evaluation and optimization of urban park inclusivity in Hangzhou	7
Responsive evaluation of college students-in-residence rural community competition	6
Understanding human–aquifer interactions using fuzzy cognitive mapping approach at the Palas Basin	6
Special issue: conservation of Satoyama endangered species in the era of depopulation and aging	6
A review of the necessity of a multi-layer land-use planning	6
Evaluation, quantification, and mapping of ecosystem services in canola agroecosystems	6
Investigating the effectiveness of discontinuous and layered coastal forest defense system against the inundating tsunami current	6
A regional assessment of the Pteridium aquilinum growth and phenology: a case study in Southwestern Asia	5
Mental restoration, preference and safety of waterscapes: the effects of viewing distance, type and movement of water	5
Herbicide management of roadside kudzu (Pueraria lobata) vegetation doubles soil nitrification and nitrate leaching rates	5
Evaluating management effectiveness of protected areas in Iran: insights from RAPPAM methodology	5
Multi-hazard risk assessment of the Great Wall relics: a case study in the Miyun District, Beijing	5
The impacts of climate variation and land use/cover change on net primary productivity in the Tumen River Basin	5
Volunteering in nature: a win–win strategy for healthy people and healthy nature	5
Growth responses and shade tolerance of eight broadleaf tree species	5
Durations of virtual exposure to built and natural landscapes impact self-reported stress recovery: evidence from three countries	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
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
Ecological design of constructed wetlands in cold mountainous region: from literature to experience	5
Examining transformations in coastal city landscapes: spatial patch analysis of sustainable tourism—a case study in Pahang, Malaysia	4
The long-term effect of initial restoration intervention, landscape composition, and time on the progress of Pannonic sand grassland restoration	4
Investigating the heavy-metal concentrations in soils from rainwater-harvesting green spaces in Beijing	4
Unraveling the benefits of urban heritage greenery	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
Correction: Habitat probability prediction of umbrella species in urban ecosystems including habitat suitability of prey species	4
Modelling of road-kill hotspots in steppe landscape in Turkey	4
Performance evaluation of escape nets for frogs falling into agricultural channels and comparison of escape capabilities of four frog species	4
Connecting public health with urban planning: allocating walkable cooling shelters considering older people	4
Percolating spatial scale effects on the landscape connectivity of urban greenspace network in Beijing, China	4
Evaluating ecosystem services and their trade-offs under different development scenarios at the metropolitan area scale	4
Evaluating the cooling benefits of rainwater spraying in urban environments using machine learning and UAV thermal imaging	3
Evaluation of habitat connectivity for wild boars (Sus scrofa L.): a pilot study in South Korea	3
Association between freshwater bivalves and other benthic macroinvertebrates in a modern agricultural ditch	3
The effects of patch age and edges on understory tree distribution in an uneven-aged conifer plantation formed by small-scale clearcutting	3
Identifying the right building roofs for greening from the perspective of socio-ecological demands in a 3D urban landscape	3
Vertical space utilization by urban birds and their relationship to electric poles and wires	3
Anthropogenic pressures and spatio-temporal dynamics of forest ecosystems in the rural and border municipality of Kasenga (DRC)	3
Rethinking urban planning from the perspective of nature-based stormwater runoff management in Ethiopia	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
Potential risk maps for invasive aquatic plants in Kanto region, Japan	3
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
The effects of land-based change on coastal ecosystems	3
Urban parks in crisis…again? A historical examination of the political, economic and social context of UK parks	3
Temperature dependence of feeding activity in the invasive freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata: implications for its response to climate warming	3
Effect of landscape pattern of clustered green spaces in residential areas with high density on PM2.5 concentration distribution	3
Projected trends in ecosystem service valuation in response to land use land cover dynamics in Kishtwar High Altitude National Park, India	3
Landscape metric sensitivity to grain size in rural Japan	3

Effects of artificial gap creation on the stand structure of an abandoned evergreen coppice	3
Investigation of hydrodynamics along an embankment generated by a nearby riparian vegetation patch	3
Winter habitat selection of Japanese squirrels in a snowy region of northeastern Japan	3
The impact of landscape structures on PM10 concentrations	3
Special issue: Environmental DNA as a practical tool for aquatic conservation and restoration	2
Recruitment status and host-fish-limitation threats to endangered freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera laevis) in eastern 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
The importance of the Mujechineup wetland for biodiversity: an evaluation of habitat quality and ecosystem service value	2
Quantity and quality: Role of vegetation in park visitation and physical activity	2
Responses of photosynthetic rates to temperature in two conifers dominating at different elevations	2
Nutrients’ distribution during fertigation of a felt-based living wall	2
Seasonal changes in resting behavior of the masked palm civet (Paguma larvata), focusing on the GPS positioning success rate in urban areas of Morioka City, Japan	2
Comparison of butterfly communities among land-use types and topographic conditions in the agricultural landscape of Hokkaido, northern Japan	2
Examining the impact of land use and land cover changes on land surface temperature in Vientiane capital, Lao PDR using machine learning algorithms	2
Effectiveness and implications of spatial background restrictions on model performance and predictions: a special reference for Rattus species	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
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
Interspecific competition of Hygrophila genus at different flow rates in artificial channels	2
Prediction of areas with high risk of roadkill wildlife applying maximum entropy approach and environmental features: East Antioquia, Colombia	2
Nine-year bird community development on Radovesická spoil heap: impacts of restoration approach and vegetation characteristics	1
The therapeutic effects of urban walks on healthcare workers: green vs. barren settings	1
Construction feasibility evaluation for potential ecological corridors under different widths: a case study of Chengdu in China	1
Onsite restorative effect of a rural ecological farm versus an urban public greenery space	1
Habitat characteristics and modeling current and future potential distributions of Canarium strictum using MaxEnt: a threatened socioeconomically significant plant of Northeast India	1
Development of environmental DNA detection assays for snakes in paddy fields in Japan	1
Multi-dimensional analysis of land use/land cover and urbanization on seasonal variation of land surface temperature in İzmir, Türkiye	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
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
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
Correction: Economic valuation of ecosystem services in canola agroecosystems	1
The 30-year impact of post-windthrow management on the forest regeneration process in northern Japan	1
Comparison of Sargassum community succession between artificial and natural reefs in Wakasa Bay, Japan	1
Eat, pray, love: plant species in daily-life landscapes of older adults in Chiang Mai, Thailand	1
Bibliometric analysis of ecological compensation and its application in land resources	1
Flora and plant communities across a complex network of heavily modified water bodies: geographical patterns, land use and hydrochemical drivers in a temperate overexploited plain	1
Effects of forest damage on rainfall thresholds to initiate bedload transport in mountain watersheds, Republic of Korea	1
Characteristics of urban greenspaces based on analysis of woody plants in Yokohama City, Japan	1
Utilization of ecosystem services in future vision decision-making for climate-resilient cities	1
Impact of an environment-friendly rice-production method on the population density of Pelophylax nigromaculatus frogs	1
Mapping and valuation of ecosystem services of mangroves: a detailed study from the Andaman island	1
Typhoon-related tree damage and conservation implications for homestead windbreaks on the Ryukyu Archipelago: a case study of Yonaguni Island, Japan	1
Quantitative PCR method to detect an extremely endangered bitterling fish (Rhodeus atremius suigensis) using environmental DNA	1
Establishment and development of ornamental grasses on green roofs and living walls	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
Habitat disturbance may form subpopulation genetic structure in an invasive rodent species (Myocastor coypus) within a Japanese river system	1