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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Theoretical and experimental research to remove hot water out of drill hose of deep hot-water drilling system	40
Polar Studies - Window to the changing Earth	37
The seasonality of precipitation on the eastern Antarctic plateau (Dome-C) as derived from LIDAR and ICECAMERA	21
Differentiating Indigenous Peoples from local communities under climate regimes in just energy transition: Implications for the Inuit and Sami Peoples	20
Evaluating and locating a suitable bedrock drilling site near zhongshan station with airborne and ground-based observations	17
Prospects for the development of the Northern Sea Route after February 2022: An analysis of Russia's policy in the new conditions	15
Understanding the relationship between meltwater discharge and solute concentration by modeling solute transport in a snowpack in snow-dominated regions – A review	14
Comparison of underwater noise at the Chukchi Plateau under open-water and ice-covered conditions	14
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	12
Thaw slump development and other rapid permafrost disturbances in Hollendardalen Valley, Svalbard	12
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	12
Reindeer in a desert (Desertification in the Arctic because of overgrazing)	12
Assessment of various microwave brightness temperature products and methods for surface melt detection over Greenland ice sheet	11
Spatio-temporal patterns in arctic fox (Vulpes alopex) diets revealed by molecular analysis of scats from Northeast Greenland	11
Multi-level legal protection of traditional knowledge of Arctic indigenous peoples: Decolonizing knowledge production for sustainable development	11
Life history and population structure of the Antarctic icefish, Pagetopsis maculata (Notothenioidei, Channichthyidae) from the Weddell Sea	10
Bacterial community structure, adaptations and prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria from Antarctica: A review	9
Optimizing the use of portable ROVs for community-based benthic surveys: A case study on the demographics of sea cucumbers around nursery habitats in the Arctic	9
A broadband seismological observatory at Larsemann Hills, Antarctica: Noise characteristics and data quality	9
Responses of various types of antennas to the globally distributed air-earth current monitored at Maitri, Antarctica	9
Methane release from open leads and new ice following an Arctic winter storm event	8
Arctic science diplomacy of Norway: A case study of svalbard	8
A 145 kyr record of upstream changes in Indian monsoon circulation and its link to southern high-latitude climate	8
Sediment sources and transport pathways on shelves of the Chukchi and East Siberian Seas: Evidence from the heavy minerals and garnet geochemistry	8
Editorial Board	8

Multi-model ensemble mean of global climate models fails to reproduce early twentieth century Arctic warming	8
Reducing arctic black carbon emissions: Features of national regulatory systems as a key factor	8
Thermotectonic evolution of the Rauer Group and Vestfold Hills in Prydz Bay: implications for Neoproterozoic assembly of the East Antarctic Shield	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
Late Quaternary geomorphic evolution of Teesta-Khangtse basin, north Sikkim	7
Editorial: Research advances from Larsemann Hills, Antarctica: International cooperation and future prospects	7
How does a dynamic surface roughness affect snowpack modeling?	7
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using polar seaweed Fucus gardeneri and its catalytic efficacy in the reduction of nitrophenol	7
Assessment of the human footprint in Antarctica: A case study Larsemann Hills	7
Hot-water rescue ice drilling system to recover subglacial lake exploring sonde: General concept	7
Similarities and differences in circulation beneath the Filchner- Ronne and Ross Ice Shelves: A Lagrangian point of view	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
Snow disappearance timing associated with elevation and vegetation type determines heterogeneity in spring onset in interior Alaska	6
Dynamics of pollutants accumulation in the snow of an urban agglomeration	6
Hidden dendritic high quartz, grandidierite, euhedrally zoned Mg–Fe carbonate and chalcedony in garnet; documentation and significance of multi–stage recrystallization of garnetiferous granulite from	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
Legal aspects of cooperation in shipping and logistics in the Arctic	6
Improving the quality of implementation of the container transportation project along the NSR based on the environmental and energy transition agenda	6
Year-long ground-based observations of bromine oxide over Bharati Station, Antarctica	6
Mapping lichen abundance in ice-free areas of Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica using remote sensing and lichen spectra	6
Thermal evolution of mafic granulites of Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica	6
Important factors affecting transportation for shippers and potential demand for the Northeast Passage: A conjoint analysis of Japan	5
Editorial Board	5
Structural evolution of the Instekleppane, Lützow-Holm Complex: Deformation patterns in high-grade zones of east Antarctica	5
Melting processes of the marginal ice zone inferred from floe size distributions measured with a drone in the southern Sea of Okhotsk	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
Diversity of culturable microfungi of coal mine spoil tips in Svalbard	5
International collaboration- An indispensable tool for Antarctic research: Status report of India's endeavours on the icy continent	5
Evolution of the Archean crust in the Indian Ocean coastal sector (Napier Complex, and nearby areas) of Antarctica – Review	5
Foraging ecology of mature male Antarctic minke whales (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) revealed by stable isotope analysis of baleen plates	5
First characterization of a nursery ground for the commercial sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa	5
An estimation of atmospheric attenuation on an earth-space radio link operating at Ka-band over Larsemann hills area of Antarctica	5
Studies of atmospheric climate forcers in the Arctic during the ArCS II project	5
Unveiling risk factors influencing the selection of the Northern Sea Route: A conjoint analysis approach for Japanese shippers	5
Mixotrophic plankton and Synechococcus distribution in waters around Svalbard, Norway during June 2019	5
Editorial Board	5
Microcosm studies on the survival of Escherichia coli in the Kongsfjorden, an Arctic fjord	4
High-grade metamorphic rocks in Instekleppane, Lützow-Holm Complex, east Antarctica: A potential new locality of ultrahigh-temperature (UHT) metamorphic rocks	4
Atmospheric aerosol optical properties and trends over Antarctica using in-situ measurements and MERRA-2 aerosol products	4
The Alaskan Arctic regime shift since 2017: A harbinger of years to come?	4
Role of polar vortex weakening in cold events in central Asia during late winter	4
Regional ensemble of CMIP6 global climate models for Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Northern Eurasia	4
P-T-t-d evolution of Brattnevet Peninsula, Larsemann Hills, East Antarctica	4
Lichens of Larsemann Hills and adjacent oases in the area of Prydz Bay (Princess Elizabeth Land and MacRobertson Land, Antarctica)	4
Determination of initial breaking pattern in the bending failure of a semi-infinite ice sheet	4
Modelling ice thickness and storage volume of svalbard glaciers monitored through Indian Arctic Programme	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
Evidence of Paleoproterozoic metamorphism in Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica: Insights from phase equilibria modelling and monazite CHIME dating	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
Thermal germination characteristics of three High Arctic plants: Implications for their response to climate warming	4

Corrigendum to“Estimation of aboveground biomass, stand density, and biomass growth per year in the past using stand reconstruction technique in black spruce and Scotch pine in boreal forest” [Polar S	4
Ecological aspects of water quality investigation in connection with projects of hydropower plants' construction on the Timpton River, Yakutia, Russia	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
Predictability and applicability evaluation of winter temperatures in China based on Eurasian Arctic sea ice concentrations in autumn	4
Cellulose δ18O as a hydrological proxy: A case study for willows growing in Indigirka river lowland, Northeastern Siberia	4
The strong activity of noctilucent clouds at middle latitudes in 2020	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
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