OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Landscape and Ecological Engineering is 4. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Direct application of residual neural network to riverine aerial photography for estimating fish distribution	39
Challenges of Orthoptera conservation in grasslands with land use-determined sizes and structural heterogeneity	37
Regional disparities in access to urban parks in Osaka City, Japan: spatial analysis using socioeconomic proxy indicators	32
Foreword to the special feature: nature-based solutions for creating sustainable landscapes	22
Exploring the potential application of a custom deep learning model for camera trap analysis of local urban species	17
The scenario simulations and several problems of the Sponge City construction in semi-arid loess region, Northwest China	14
The effects of spatial vegetation and land-use pattern of feral Sika deer on nutritive condition	14
Urban green infrastructure as a carbon sink: seasonal photosynthetic performance and carbon sequestration potential of 24 common urban tree species in Suzhou	13
Assessing the long-term impact of land-use and land-cover changes on soil erosion in Ethiopia’s Chemoga Basin using the RUSLE model	13
Birds as indicators of landscape changes: a lesson from southern Mediterranean semi-arid streams	11
Influence of soil properties on street tree performance in Kyoto City, Japan	11
Particle size distribution shift and diurnal concentration changes of environmental DNA caused by fish spawning behaviour	11
Quantitative evaluation of forest communities and effects of oak wilt in a secondary forest in western Japan	11
Mapping education service of semiarid land covers: an integrated approach based on the science value of controlling factors	10
Mapping local knowledge through spatial text mining	10
Rain gardens can be combined with urban planning strategies to increase urban resilience	9
Atmospheric deposition of Pb and Cd in the Cedrus atlantica for environmental biomonitoring	9
Utilizing high-resolution UAV thermal imaging for land use and land cover-based land surface temperature analysis in urban parks	8
Forest road use by mammals revealed by camera traps: a case study in northeastern Japan	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
Enhancing physiological effects, subjective vitality, and emotional well-being through immersive experiences in biologically diverse environments	8
Impact of rapid anthropogenic land use and land cover change on basin hydrology and sediment loads	7
Interpreting inclusive and equitable green infrastructure in the context of common prosperity: an evaluation and optimization of urban park inclusivity in Hangzhou	7

Acknowledgments	7
Responsive evaluation of college students-in-residence rural community competition	6
Special issue: conservation of Satoyama endangered species in the era of depopulation and aging	6
Utilization of trampling robots for vegetation management in orchards to suppress Poaceae weeds, which are rice stink bug hosts	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	6
Growth responses and shade tolerance of eight broadleaf tree species	5
Performance evaluation of escape nets for frogs falling into agricultural channels and comparison of escape capabilities of four frog species	5
Connecting public health with urban planning: allocating walkable cooling shelters considering older people	5
Understanding human–aquifer interactions using fuzzy cognitive mapping approach at the Palas Basin	5
Basin-scale spatiotemporal distribution of ayu Plecoglossus altivelis and its relationship with water temperature from summer growth to autumn spawning periods	5
Mental restoration, preference and safety of waterscapes: the effects of viewing distance, type and movement of water	5
Evaluating management effectiveness of protected areas in Iran: insights from RAPPAM methodology	5
Ecological design of constructed wetlands in cold mountainous region: from literature to experience	5
Durations of virtual exposure to built and natural landscapes impact self-reported stress recovery: evidence from three countries	5
A review of the necessity of a multi-layer land-use planning	5
Multi-hazard risk assessment of the Great Wall relics: a case study in the Miyun District, Beijing	5
Volunteering in nature: a win–win strategy for healthy people and healthy nature	5
Different responses of Haemaphysalis tick species to the density of sika deer (Cervus nippon) in the endemic region of Japanese spotted fever	5
Examining transformations in coastal city landscapes: spatial patch analysis of sustainable tourism—a case study in Pahang, Malaysia	5
Long-term land transformation alters potential ecological corridors and increases functional connectivity cost among nature reserves in Guangdong, China	5
Herbicide management of roadside kudzu (Pueraria lobata) vegetation doubles soil nitrification and nitrate leaching rates	5
The impacts of climate variation and land use/cover change on net primary productivity in the Tumen River Basin	5
Evaluating ecosystem services and their trade-offs under different development scenarios at the metropolitan area scale	4
The influence of policies on changing landscape hydro-ecological infrastructure in an urban area: a case study of Chiang Mai City, Thailand	4
Predicting habitat suitability of Litsea glutinosa: a declining tree species, under the current and future climate change scenarios in India	4
Modelling of road-kill hotspots in steppe landscape in Turkey	4
Unraveling the benefits of urban heritage greenery	4
Percolating spatial scale effects on the landscape connectivity of urban greenspace network in Beijing, China	4
Projected trends in ecosystem service valuation in response to land use land cover dynamics in Kishtwar High Altitude National Park, India	4
The effects of patch age and edges on understory tree distribution in an uneven-aged conifer plantation formed by small-scale clearcutting	4
Investigating the heavy-metal concentrations in soils from rainwater-harvesting green spaces in Beijing	4
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
Landscape metric sensitivity to grain size in rural Japan	4
Association between freshwater bivalves and other benthic macroinvertebrates in a modern agricultural ditch	4