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 2021-06-01 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
Cooling ranges for urban heat mitigation: continuous cooling effects along the edges of small greenspaces	16
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
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
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
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
Comparative study on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA of Ayu Plecoglossus altivelis for environmental DNA-based spawning evaluation	9
Forest road use by mammals revealed by camera traps: a case study in northeastern Japan	9
Mapping local knowledge through spatial text mining	9
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
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
Interpreting inclusive and equitable green infrastructure in the context of common prosperity: an evaluation and optimization of urban park inclusivity in Hangzhou	7
Impact of rapid anthropogenic land use and land cover change on basin hydrology and sediment loads	7
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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
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
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
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
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