OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Polar Science 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Polar Studies - Window to the changing Earth	38
Theoretical and experimental research to remove hot water out of drill hose of deep hot-water drilling system	36
Transport and heat loss of the Pacific Summer Water in the Arctic Chukchi Sea northern slope: Mooring data analysis	27
Prospects for the development of the Northern Sea Route after February 2022: An analysis of Russia's policy in the new conditions	26
Understanding the relationship between meltwater discharge and solute concentration by modeling solute transport in a snowpack in snow-dominated regions – A review	22
Comparison of underwater noise at the Chukchi Plateau under open-water and ice-covered conditions	19
Brood patch size as a field indicator for feather mercury concentration, but not plastic ingestion, in a harvested seabird of the high Arctic: The little auk Alle alle	18
Differentiating Indigenous Peoples from local communities under climate regimes in just energy transition: Implications for the Inuit and Sami Peoples	17
Evaluating and locating a suitable bedrock drilling site near zhongshan station with airborne and ground-based observations	14
The seasonality of precipitation on the eastern Antarctic plateau (Dome-C) as derived from LIDAR and ICECAMERA	14
Spatio-temporal patterns in arctic fox (Vulpes alopex) diets revealed by molecular analysis of scats from Northeast Greenland	13
Rapid deceleration in the ice-flow velocity of the Shirase Glacier ice tongue and its influence on the velocity field: Observations from Sentinel-1 C-SAR	13
Thaw slump development and other rapid permafrost disturbances in Hollendardalen Valley, Svalbard	12
Responses of various types of antennas to the globally distributed air-earth current monitored at Maitri, Antarctica	11
Life history and population structure of the Antarctic icefish, Pagetopsis maculata (Notothenioidei, Channichthyidae) from the Weddell Sea	11
Assessment of various microwave brightness temperature products and methods for surface melt detection over Greenland ice sheet	11
Bacterial community structure, adaptations and prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from Antarctica: A review	11
A broadband seismological observatory at Larsemann Hills, Antarctica: Noise characteristics and data quality	10
Multi-level legal protection of traditional knowledge of Arctic indigenous peoples: Decolonizing knowledge production for sustainable development	10
Arctic science diplomacy of Norway: A case study of svalbard	9
Reindeer in a desert (Desertification in the Arctic because of overgrazing)	9
Sediment sources and transport pathways on shelves of the Chukchi and East Siberian Seas: Evidence from the heavy minerals and garnet geochemistry	9
Methane release from open leads and new ice following an Arctic winter storm event	9
Reducing arctic black carbon emissions: Features of national regulatory systems as a key factor	8
Thinking about Russian Arctic council chairmanship: Challenges and opportunities	8

A 145 kyr record of upstream changes in Indian monsoon circulation and its link to southern high-latitude climate	7
Shipboard observations of atmospheric oxygen in the Southern Ocean during the 2017–2018 austral summer	7
Taxonomy and distribution of deep benthos collected in and around the Southern Ocean during the 30th Anniversary expeditions of R/V Hakuho Maru: Annelida, Mollusca, Ostracoda, Decapoda, and Echinoderm	7
Multi-model ensemble mean of global climate models fails to reproduce early twentieth century Arctic warming	7
Editorial Board	7
Year-long ground-based observations of bromine oxide over Bharati Station, Antarctica	7
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using polar seaweed Fucus gardeneri and its catalytic efficacy in the reduction of nitrophenol	7
Late Quaternary geomorphic evolution of Teesta-Khangtse basin, north Sikkim	7
Assessment of the human footprint in Antarctica: A case study Larsemann Hills	7
Thermotectonic evolution of the Rauer Group and Vestfold Hills in Prydz Bay: implications for Neoproterozoic assembly of the East Antarctic Shield	6
Editorial: Research advances from Larsemann Hills, Antarctica: International cooperation and future prospects	6
Thermal evolution of mafic granulites of Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica	6
Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) survey over a melting blue ice area (BIA) at the south of Schirmacher Oasis, Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica	6
Intercomparison of Arctic sea ice simulation in ROMS-CICE and ROMS-Budgell	6
Dynamics of pollutants accumulation in the snow of an urban agglomeration	6
Improving the quality of implementation of the container transportation project along the NSR based on the environmental and energy transition agenda	6
Similarities and differences in circulation beneath the Filchner- Ronne and Ross Ice Shelves: A Lagrangian point of view	6
Mapping lichen abundance in ice-free areas of Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica using remote sensing and lichen spectra	6
How does a dynamic surface roughness affect snowpack modeling?	6
Hot-water rescue ice drilling system to recover subglacial lake exploring sonde: General concept	6
Mineralogy of fine-grained matrix, fine-grained rim, chondrule rim, and altered mesostasis of a chondrule in Asuka 12169, one of the least altered CM chondrites	6
Estimating spatio-temporal changes in front edge of the Ronne Ice Shelf in context of climate change using remote sensing based integrated approach	6
International collaboration- An indispensable tool for Antarctic research: Status report of India's endeavours on the icy continent	6
First characterization of a nursery ground for the commercial sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa	5
Evidence of Paleoproterozoic metamorphism in Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica: Insights from phase equilibria modelling and monazite CHIME dating	5
Legal aspects of cooperation in shipping and logistics in the Arctic	5
Important factors affecting transportation for shippers and potential demand for the Northeast Passage: A conjoint analysis of Japan	5
Diversity of culturable microfungi of coal mine spoil tips in Svalbard	5
Melting processes of the marginal ice zone inferred from floe size distributions measured with a drone in the southern Sea of Okhotsk	5
Optical properties of aerosol particles in the atmospheric boundary layer in regions with and without sea ice	5
Editorial Board	5
Unveiling risk factors influencing the selection of the Northern Sea Route: A conjoint analysis approach for Japanese shippers	5
An estimation of atmospheric attenuation on an earth-space radio link operating at Ka-band over Larsemann hills area of Antarctica	5
Editorial Board	5
Foraging ecology of mature male Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) revealed by stable isotope analysis of baleen plates	5
Structural evolution of the Instekleppane, Lützow-Holm Complex: Deformation patterns in high-grade zones of east Antarctica	5
Modelling ice thickness and storage volume of svalbard glaciers monitored through Indian Arctic Programme	5
Snow disappearance timing associated with elevation and vegetation type determines heterogeneity in spring onset in interior Alaska	5
Studies of atmospheric climate forcers in the Arctic during the ArCS II project	5
Satellite and ground based estimates for ice surface velocities in the part of central Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica: Implications for ice flux calculations	5
Mixotrophic plankton and Synechococcus distribution in waters around Svalbard, Norway during June 2019	5
Atmospheric aerosol optical properties and trends over Antarctica using in-situ measurements and MERRA-2 aerosol products	4
Microcosm studies on the survival of Escherichia coli in the Kongsfjorden, an Arctic fjord	4
Mercury levels in tissues (cartilage, skin, and muscle) of the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus): Potential contamination sources and implications for health and conservation	4
High-grade metamorphic rocks in Instekleppane, Lützow-Holm Complex, east Antarctica: A potential new locality of ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) metamorphic rocks	4
P-T-t-d evolution of Brattnevet Peninsula, Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica	4
Regional ensemble of CMIP6 global climate models for Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Northern Eurasia	4
Lichens of Larsemann Hills and adjacent oases in the area of Prydz Bay (Princess Elizabeth Land and MacRobertson Land, Antarctica)	4
Role of polar vortex weakening in cold events in central Asia during late winter	4
Cellulose δ18O as a hydrological proxy: A case study for willows growing in Indigirka river lowland, Northeastern Siberia	4

Corrigendum to “The digital beam forming technique in AgileDARN high-frequency radar”[Polar Sci, 28(2020) 100595, Special Issue on "SuperDARN/ studies of geospace dynamics - Today and future"]	4
Soil organic matter and biogenic-abiogenic interactions in soils of Larsemann Hills and Bunger Hills, East Antarctica	4
Differences between in-situ ozonesonde observations and satellite retrieved ozone vertical profiles across Antarctica	4
Application of menthol anesthetics for body size measurements of the sea angel Clione elegantissima (Mollusca: Gymnosomata)	4
Thermal germination characteristics of three High Arctic plants: Implications for their response to climate warming	4
Predictability and applicability evaluation of winter temperatures in China based on Eurasian Arctic sea ice concentrations in autumn	4
Winter CH4 oxidation in cold-temperate grassland soils of northern Japan: 222Rn as a proxy for the validation of CH4 diffusivity	4
Determination of initial breaking pattern in the bending failure of a semi-infinite ice sheet	4
Shear Wave Velocity Structure beneath Maitri station in Dronning Maud Land, East Antarctica from Joint Inversions of Rayleigh Wave Ellipticity, Multimode Surface Waves and Diffused Wave Horizontal-to-	4
NARR-based analysis of changes in the mesoscale wind and temperature over the Hudson Bay Lowlands and their impact on the surface energy balance: 1979–2018	4
The Alaskan Arctic regime shift since 2017: A harbinger of years to come?	4
Ecological aspects of water quality investigation in connection with projects of hydropower plants' construction on the Timpton River, Yakutia, Russia	4
The strong activity of noctilucent clouds at middle latitudes in 2020	4