OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Landscape and Ecological Engineering is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Acknowledgments	40
Special issue: conservation of Satoyama endangered species in the era of depopulation and aging	34
Regional disparities in access to urban parks in Osaka City, Japan: spatial analysis using socioeconomic proxy indicators	31
Study on the relationship between summer microclimate and human thermal comfort in urban waterfront parks–Longzi Lake Park in Zhengzhou city as an example	23
Association between freshwater bivalves and other benthic macroinvertebrates in a modern agricultural ditch	22
Predicting habitat suitability of Litsea glutinosa: a declining tree species, under the current and future climate change scenarios in India	14
Reconfiguring abandoned urban landscapes: a multidimensional place-making approach towards sustainable transformation of industrial waterfronts	14
Climate change impact on the viability of western sand lance during estivation in the Seto Inland Sea	11
Dominant barriers and the solutions to the social application of environmental DNA	10
Landscape metric sensitivity to grain size in rural Japan	10
Vertical space utilization by urban birds and their relationship to electric poles and wires	9
Changes in the distribution of grassland in the twentieth century in the Chugoku region of western Japan	9
User’s willingness to pay for natural environment conservation and protection with commitment	9
Effects of tree crown height on the flow hydrodynamics and tsunami energy reduction around the coastal forest	9
Collaborative spatial planning for blue-green infrastructure using the spatial q methodology: case study of Siheung Hojobul Wetland, Korea	8
Effects of advance and retreat of agricultural landscapes on Rana japonica and R. ornativentris	8
GPS tracking reveals home range and habitat preference of semi-captive elephants in Myanmar	8
Modelling of road-kill hotspots in steppe landscape in Turkey	8
The 30-year impact of post-windthrow management on the forest regeneration process in northern Japan	8
Diurnal detection of environmental DNA of the semi-aquatic water shrew Chimarrogale platycephala using 25-h water sampling in streams	7
To see what we need: recognizing ecosystem services in a campus landscape through environmental education	7
Recruitment status and host-fish-limitation threats to endangered freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera laevis) in eastern Hokkaido, northern Japan	7
Direct application of residual neural network to riverine aerial photography for estimating fish distribution	7
Nutrients’ distribution during fertigation of a felt-based living wall	6
Effects of artificial pollination and herbivore exclusion on the fruit set and seed production of the golden orchid Cephalanthera falcata in Japan	6

Projected trends in ecosystem service valuation in response to land use land cover dynamics in Kishtwar High Altitude National Park, India	6
Prediction of habitat suitability dynamics and environmental factors of non-Gyps vultures for conservation in floristic landscapes of India	6
Challenges of Orthoptera conservation in grasslands with land use-determined sizes and structural heterogeneity	6
Effects of large-scale forest fire followed by illegal logging on the regeneration of boreal forests in Mongolia	5
Feeding habits of Ictalurus punctatus in the downstream section of Nunome Dam reservoir in Japan	5
Urban ecological life in a metropolitan area—an insight from Satoyama conservation activities in the Greater Tokyo Area	5
Comparing the effect of land use on the abundance of two arboreal frog species in rice paddy landscapes with varying forest coverage	5
Investigating the heavy-metal concentrations in soils from rainwater-harvesting green spaces in Beijing	5
Development of environmental DNA chip for monitoring the invasive alien fishes in dam reservoirs	5
Percolating spatial scale effects on the landscape connectivity of urban greenspace network in Beijing, China	5
Error estimation of trunk diameter and tree height measured with a backpack LiDAR system in Japanese plantation forests	5
Spatial pattern of foliar hydrogen peroxide concentration and its implication in riparian vegetation management	5
Physiological and ecological responses of plants and plant communities in dryland environments	4
Special issue: Local landscape planning and management in rural areas	4
Landscape classification with self-organizing map using user participation and environmental data: the case of the Seoul Metropolitan Area	4
Evaluation of the landscape aesthetic experiences of olive groves and their contributions to human wellbeing: a case study from Akdeniz protected area in Northern Cyprus	4
Correction to: Development of environmental DNA chip for monitoring the invasive alien fishes in dam reservoirs	4
Investigating the effectiveness of discontinuous and layered coastal forest defense system against the inundating tsunami current	4
Construction feasibility evaluation for potential ecological corridors under different widths: a case study of Chengdu in China	4
Exploring the potential application of a custom deep learning model for camera trap analysis of local urban species	4
Foreword to the special feature: nature-based solutions for creating sustainable landscapes	4
Correction: Landscape metric sensitivity to grain size in rural Japan	4
Onsite restorative effect of a rural ecological farm versus an urban public greenery space	3
Understanding human–aquifer interactions using fuzzy cognitive mapping approach at the Palas Basin	3
Identifying the right building roofs for greening from the perspective of socio-ecological demands in a 3D urban landscape	3
A regional assessment of the Pteridium aquilinum growth and phenology: a case study in Southwestern Asia	3
Impact of an environment-friendly rice-production method on the population density of Pelophylax nigromaculatus frogs	3
Cooling ranges for urban heat mitigation: continuous cooling effects along the edges of small greenspaces	3
Evaluation, quantification, and mapping of ecosystem services in canola agroecosystems	3
Particle size distribution shift and diurnal concentration changes of environmental DNA caused by fish spawning behaviour	3
Research on the coupling coordination of land use and eco-resilience based on entropy weight method: a case study on Dianchi Lake Basin	3
Elephant habitat modeling in Sai Yok National Park using high-resolution Pléiades data	3
Designing participatory green area management and biodiversity conservation strategies in the era of population shrinkage: empirical analysis of multi-generational perceptions on Satoyama rare species	3
Assessing the long-term impact of land-use and land-cover changes on soil erosion in Ethiopia’s Chemoga Basin using the RUSLE model	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
Assessment of the resilience of the agricultural landscapes and associated ecosystem services at multiple scales (a farm and landscape) in Kyrenia (Girne) Region of Northern Cyprus	3
Den site selection and seasonal changes in use patterns by the masked palm civet (Paguma larvata) in urban areas of Morioka City, Japan	3
Correction: Economic valuation of ecosystem services in canola agroecosystems	3
A review of the necessity of a multi-layer land-use planning	3
The scenario simulations and several problems of the Sponge City construction in semi-arid loess region, Northwest China	3
Land use characteristics affect the sub-basinal scale urban fish community identified by environmental DNA metabarcoding	3
Potential risk maps for invasive aquatic plants in Kanto region, Japan	3
Typhoon-related tree damage and conservation implications for homestead windbreaks on the Ryukyu Archipelago: a case study of Yonaguni Island, Japan	3
Responsive evaluation of college students-in-residence rural community competition	3