OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Geoheritage is 7. 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
Geo-environmental Evolutionary Interpretation of Geosites Analysed in La Quebrada de Humahuaca, Northwestern Argentina	43
Geomorphology of Abandoned Underground Slate Mines in Czechia	36
Salt is the Seed of Life: a Geotourism Potential Analysis of Salt Areas in Buzău Land, Romania	30
Assessment of Geosites and Geotouristic Sites for Mapping Geotourism: A Case Study of Al-Soudah, Asir Region, Saudi Arabia	26
Inventory and Assessment of the Geoheritage of the Sudetic Foreland Geopark (South-Western Poland)	23
Natural Stones Used in the Cultural Heritage of Latvia: Historical Context, Stone Selection Criteria, Durability, and Conservation	23
The place of worship and treasure hunting. Geomythological aspects of Mount Ślęża inselberg (SW Poland)	22
Memorable Tourism Experiences, Satisfaction and Loyalty for Geotourism Tourists of Mt Longhu in East China	21
Structural Model of Tourists’ Visit Intention Relating to Mount Ijen, a Volcano Tourism Destination: The Lack Role of Novelty-Seeking, Self-Congruity, and Destination Personality?	21
Inventory and Assessment of Geological Sites in the Brazilian Portion of the Takutu Basin, Roraima	21
Historic Stone Masonry arch Bridges: Materials and Numerical Modelling of Failure Modes	21
Croatian Geoheritage Sites with the Best-Case Study Analyses Regarding Former Mining and Petroleum Activities	20
Drone-Based Geological Heritage Conservation and Exploration: Insights from Copper UNESCO Geopark	20
Inventory and Assessment of the Geoheritage Potential of the Imilchil District (Central High Atlas, Morocco)	19
Assessment of Active Deformation in the Surrounding Regions of the 7th to 12th AD Monuments in the Central Kumaon Himalayas: A Seismotectonic Approach using PSInSAR	19
Classification Scheme for Geomorphosites’ GIS Database: Application to the Proposed Geopark Costões e Lagunas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	19
The Potential for Valorisation of Archaeo-geosites Through Climate Change: Exploratory Study of the Nora Site (Sardinia, Italy)	19
The Geoheritage of Northwestern Central Morocco Area: Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of Geosites for Geoconservation, Geotourism, Geopark Purpose and the Support of Sustainable Development	19
Understanding and Quantitative Evaluation of Geosites and Geodiversity in Maros-Pangkep, South Sulawesi, Indonesia	18
Correction to: Qualitative Assessment of Geoheritage for Geotourism Promotion: a Case Study from Mehrangarh Ridge in Jodhpur City, Western Rajasthan, India	18
A New Approach to the Interpretation of Geotourism Texts	18
Landscape Characterization and Assessment of a Proposed Appalachian Geopark Project in West Virginia, United States	17
Permian and Triassic Microfossils from Chert Pebbles Within the Lower Cretaceous Choshi Group in the Choshi Geopark, Central Japan: Extending the Age Range of Fossil in Geoparks	16
A Study on Geodiversity and Geoconservation’s Impact on the Management of Natural Resources in the Alto Ricaurte Region, Boyacá, Colombia	16
Historical Heritages Adding to the Touristic Value of Mt. Myohyang Geoheritage in the Korean Peninsula	16

Remnants of a Young Monogenetic Volcanic Field and the Fragile Balance of Anthropogenic Interaction	16
Impact Assessment of Natural Stone Processing Techniques on the Grain Composition of Sludge Admixtures for Press Powder	16
Geoheritage in the Minett UNESCO Biosphere (Southern Luxembourg): Inventory, Evaluation, and Conservation Aspects of Representative Geosites	15
Outside Geomorphosites	15
Quantitative Assessment of Geodiversity in Ecuadorian Amazon—Case Study: Napo Sumaco Aspiring UNESCO Geopark	15
The Dilemma and Strategy for the Geoconservation and Development of World-Class Geoheritage: A Case Study of the Red Stone Forest in China	14
Development of Geopark for Protecting Karst Region of Nongkhlieh Area, Meghalaya	14
Evaluation of Potential Geotourism of Levent Valley and Its Surroundings Using GIS Route Analysis	13
Karst Geoheritage of Tara National Park (Serbia) and Its Geotouristic Potential	13
The Cognitive Process of esthetic in the World Heritage Karst Sites from the Tourist's Perspective: An Exploratory Study Based on Grounded Theory	13
Hidden by Mist and Waves: Surviving Stories About Land Submergence from the Isle of Man (Irish Sea) are Thousands of Years Old	13
Late Cretaceous–Early Paleocene Geodiversity of Fatehgarh Formation of Petroliferous Barmer Basin, Western Rajasthan, India: A Potential Geopark Site	13
Assessing Public Preferences of Landscape and Landscape Attributes: a Case Study of the Proposed Appalachian Geopark Project in West Virginia, USA	13
Geoheritage Values of Ambaji Region, Gujarat: Western India	13
Earth Science, Art and Coastal Engineering at the Seaside: Envisioning an Open Exploratorium or Geo-Promenade at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, United Kingdom	12
Kamchatka—the Cold and the Heat of the Earth	12
Historical Overview and Geoconservation of a Palaeontological Didactic Collection from the Portuguese Geological Survey	12
Valorisation of the Geological Values (Future Geosite Candidates) Around the UNESCO World Heritage Asset of Hittite Capital Ḫattuša, Türkiye	12
Assessment of the Geotourism Resource Potential of the Satun UNESCO Global Geopark, Thailand	12
Syn- and Post-collisional Granitoids Geosites of the Rio Doce Magmatic Arc, Espírito Santo State, Southeastern Brazil	12
LiDAR Datasets Applied to Roman Gold Mining Studies in NW Iberia. Response to Paper: Roman Gold Mining at “Las Miédolas” (NW Spain): Lidar and Photo Interpretation in the Analysis of “Peines”	12
Evaluation of Geodiversity Across Noorabad Basin (Fars Province, Iran)	12
Travertine Park in Azarshahr (NW Iran): an Opportunity for Geoheritage Conservation and Diminishing Geohazards Risk	12
The Cava Madre of Candoglia: The Centuries-Old Cavern from which the Marble is Extracted for the Construction and the Perpetual Conservation of the Milan Cathedral	12
The Paleontological Heritage as a Mean for Territorial Revitalization: Innovative Communication Modalities for Pietraroja Site (Southern Italy)	12
Wandering and Wondering with Natural Stones: Unusual Geoscience Communication and Education Experiences in Constructed Spaces in Brazil and Finland	12
Volcano Tourism and Visitor Safety: Still Playing with Fire? A 10-Year Update	11
Unveiling the Legacy of the Nineteenth Century Riotinto Mining Railway: From Historic Heritage to Thriving Tourist Attraction	11
Tourists’ Perceptions of Popular Science Education in Tianshan Tianchi National Geopark in Xinjiang	11
Classification, Spatial Distribution Pattern, Forming Reasons, and Driving Forces of National Geoparks in China	11
Assessing the Touristic Value of the Stone Run at Mt. Okryon in the Korean Peninsula	11
Geoheritage Assessment and Potential Geotouristic Enhancement in Mountain Environments: a Test-Site in the Northern Apennines (Italy)	11
Recognition of Shyok Ophiolites of NW Ladakh Trans-Himalaya as a Geoheritage: Importance to Himalayan Orogeny and Remnant of Tethyan Oceanic Lithosphere	11
Protecting Newfoundland’s Palaeontological Geoheritage: Mitigating Anthropic and Environmental Damage to the Ediacaran Fossils of Upper Island Cove	11
Quantification of Geodiversity Services in the São Francisco River Basin, Brazil (Minas Gerais portion), and Their Importance for the Management of Water Resources	11
The Ordovician Foum Larjamme Tunnel Paleo-valleys from Bani Geopark Project—Assessment of Geological Heritage for Geo-education and Geotourism Purposes	11
The Evaluation of Geomorphosites with regards to Geoheritage: Case Study of the Novohradské Mountains, Czechia	11
Geological and Geotechnical Properties of the Rock-hewn Churches of Hawzien-Ger’alta, Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia: Implications for Their Conservation	11
Volcanic Geoheritage and Geotourism Values of the Siverek Columnar Basalts, Şanlıurfa (SE Türkiye)	10
Geoheritage Merits of the Zanskar Range of the Kashmir Himalaya: a Field Geology Museum from Precambrian to Present	10
Evolving Process and Touristic Value of Mt. Paektu Geoheritage	10
The Geotouristic Project “the Geological Adventure” to the Rescue of an Iconic World Heritage Geosite, the Ammonites Slab of Digne-les-Bains (National Geological Nature Reserve of Haute-Provence and U	10
Geological Origin of Divine White and Black Pebbles Paved Around the Main Palace of Ise Shrine, Central Japan	10
Mapping Geodiversity at a National Scale: the Case Study of Italy	10
Pillow Basalts of Early Permian Panjal Traps from Guryul Ravine, Kashmir, JK, India: A Geoheritage Site	10
Geoconservation Strategies of Türkiye	10
Geomontaneous Tourism and the Possibilities of Utilizing Abandoned Mine Workings in the Czech Republic	10
Living and Dying on Planet Earth: an Approach to the Values of Geodiversity	10
Geoconservation in Sicily (Italy): the Example of the Isola delle Femmine (Palermo)	10
The Paleontological Heritage of the Tlemcen Region (NW Algeria): Geoconservation and Promotion	10

The State of exploration of Paleogene tetrapods localities of Easternmost Europe: Actors, Results and Prospects	10
Banni Grassland, a Geoheritage Landscape of Western India: Endless Possibilities for Geo-Eco-Socio Tourism	10
Broadening Frontiers in Geoconservation: the Concept of Intangible Geoheritage Represented by the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake	10
Investigation of the Effect of Surface Coating Resin Application on Salt Crystallization Resistance in Ignimbrites with Different Welding Degrees	10
Presence of Biogenic Reef at Sabellaria Spinulosa (Leuckart, 1849) Detected in the North-Est Adriatic Sea (Ravenna Coastal Area, Italy): Preliminary Studies for their Geoconservation and Protection	9
Polishing Performance of Muğla White Marble with Different Abrasives	9
Is Mexico a “Megageodiverse” Country?	9
Hydro-Geoheritage and Paleo-Cultural Footprints Associated with the Socio-Economic Coherence for a Potential Jericho Geopark	9
Geoheritage of the Kandalaksha region (Kola Peninsula, White Sea, Arctic Russia), Evaluation, and Geotourism Opportunities	9
Correction: Preliminary Assessment of Hydrological Heritage in North Macedonia: A Novel Contribution to Geodiversity Protection	9
The Hidden Faces of Paleontology: Some Case Studies in Central Mexico	9
Updating the Inventory of Geosites in the Mixteca Alta UNESCO Global Geopark Through the Application of Participatory Strategies	9
Key Actors of Geoheritage Conservation in Tourism Destinations	9
Preservation of Bavaria’s Geological Heritage with Special Emphasis on the History of the Geotopkataster Bayern: A Review	9
Kaimur Sandstone of Vindhyan Supergroup: a Prevalent Prehistoric and Ancient Monumental Heritage Stone from Son Valley of Central India	8
Quantitative Risk Assessment of Rock Instabilities Threatening Manazan Caves, Karaman, Türkiye	8
Improving Accessibility of in-situ Paleontological Geoheritage Via Digital Conservation: A Case-Study Using iPad-Based LiDAR in the Niagara Aspiring Geopark	8
The Transboundary Approach to Landscape Geointerpretation: Challenges in Interpretive Planning and Geoconservation	8
Geoheritage Sites of Quaternary Loess–Palaeosol and Palaeo-fluvio-lacustrine Deposits in Northwest Himalaya: a Necessitate Protection	8
Inventory and Quantitative Assessment of the Geological Heritage of Paraná State, Southern Brazil	8
Assessment of Resources for Geotourism Development: Integrated SWARA-COBRA Approach Under Spherical Fuzzy Environments	8
Permanent Shur River and New Lake Formation: Enhancing Heritage Value or Increasing Risk at the Lut Desert World Heritage, Southeastern Iran	8
The Need for Protecting, Promoting, and Managing a Quaternary Geoheritage Site: Bahluieț Valley at Costești Village (Moldavian Plateau, North-Eastern Romania)	8
Geoheritage Assessment of a Hermit Cave System at Lakhamandal Valley, Upper Yamuna River Basin, NW Himalaya	8
Geoheritage sites of Yan’an City for Geotourism in China’s Middle Loess Plateau	8
Geological Trails for the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil: a Geodiversity Approach	8
Improving Visitors’ Geoheritage Experience: Some Practical Pointers for Managers	8
Historical Quarry Landscapes of Three Finnish Granites	8
From Geodiversity to Geofunctionality: Quantifying Geodiversity-Based Ecosystem Services for Landscape Planning in French Guiana	8
Complex Geophysical Survey of Historical Shallow Tin Mines in Abertamy-Hřebečná, UNESCO Site in Ore Mountains, Czechia	8
Geological heritage and geotourism potential of Udaipur region, Rajasthan, India	8
Exploring the Geoheritage, Cultural Geomorphology, and Geotourism Potential of the Kashmir Region, Northwest Himalaya, India	8
Petrophysical Properties of Andesites: Selecting Rock Types for Mesoamerican Grinding Tool Production at Turícuaro, Michoacán (Mexico)	8
Can Geology Explain the Deadly Reputation of the Styx River and Shed Light on the Death of Alexander the Great?	8
Mineral- and Rock Type Localities in Romania and Their Potential Geoheritage Value	8
Correction to: Inventory and Quantitative Valuation of Geological and Geomorphological Sites from Gilgit‑Baltistan, Northern Pakistan	8
Ciechocinek Spa — the Biggest Health Resort in the Polish Lowlands in Terms of Geotourism	8
Terrestrial Martian Analog Heritage of Kachchh Basin, Western India	8
Impacts of Landscape Lighting on Karst Ecosystems and Sustainable Lighting Strategies: A Case Study of Zhangguan Cave, Southwestern China	7
Africa Alive Corridors: Transdisciplinary Research based on African Footprints	7
The Choice of Local or Imported Building Stone in English Medieval Churches; A South Cambridgeshire Case Study	7
Rajnagar Marble: a Prominent Heritage Stone from Rajasthan, NW India	7
Bayesian Belief Network for Assessing Conservation and Tourism Development in UNESCO Geoparks	7
Geoheritage as a Source and Carrier of Culture, Lithuania	7
Anhydrite Weathering Zone with Hydration Caves at Dingwall (Nova Scotia, SE Canada) as a Potential Geosite and Geodiversity Site	7
Stones of Göbeklitepe, SE Anatolia, Turkey: an Example of the Shaping of Cultural Heritage by Local Geology Since the Early Neolithic	7
Miocene (~ 14 Ma) Vertebrate-Yielding Site of Palasava, Kachchh, Gujarat State, Western India: Geoheritage-Geotourism Perspectives and Geosite Potential	7
Geoarchaeological Heritage of Kachchh Region, Gujarat, Western India: Geotourism Potentials	7
Promoting Geotourism in Dunhuang UNESCO Global Geopark	7
An Under-Recognised Geoarchaeological Heritage Asset in Turkey: Dana Island, Mersin	7
The Importance of Interpretation in Promoting Geotourism to the Daigu Landform	7
Structural Equation Model of Residents’ Support of Geological Heritage Protection Area for Geological Tourism in Kanas National Geopark, China	7
Cultural Geology, Cultural Biology, Cultural Taxonomy, and the Intangible Geoheritage as New Strategies for Geoconservation	7
Geoheritage Assessment with Entropy-Based WASPAS Approach: an Analysis on Karçal Mountains (Turkey)	7
Inventory of the Geological Heritage of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, NE of Brazil	7
Investigation on the Durability by Weathering Tests of Ás De Paus Granite, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil	7
Assessment of Geotourism Potential of the Carian Trail (SW Türkiye)	7
Legal Regime for the Protection of Heritage Stone Monuments in India: a Study with Special Reference to Taj Mahal and Lotus Temple	7
Geoheritage Characterisation of Thap Lao Karst Spring in Chaiyaphum Geopark, Northeastern Thailand for Sustainable Geotourism Development	7
Roman White Marbles in Northern Marche Region (Italy): An Archaeometric Provenance Study	7
Geosite Assessment in Northern Patagonia (Argentina): a Case Study of the Coastal Geomorphology of the Caleta de Los Loros Natural Protected Area	7
Geological Monuments of the Republic of Kosovo: Action for Identification, Study, Coding, Geoconservation and Promotion	7
Geomyths of Tunceli, Eastern Türkiye	7
Enhancing Geosıte Accessibility Assessment: A New Mcdm Model	7
Tourism in Protected Areas in Spain: Perception of Sustainable Development in Protected Areas with Different Levels of Protection	7
Geoconservation History of a Basalt Quarry – The Case of Mt. Wilkołak, Land of Extinct Volcanoes Geopark, SW Poland	7