OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Environmental Evidence is 5. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
The scope and extent of literature that maps threats to species globally: a systematic map	140
What are the toxicity thresholds of chemical pollutants for tropical reef-building corals? A systematic review	105
Existing evidence on the effect of urban forest management in carbon solutions and avian conservation: a systematic literature map	93
Evidence of anticipatory forest use behaviours under policy introduction: a systematic map protocol	92
Effects of sediment exposure on corals: a systematic review of experimental studies	59
What evidence exists on the impacts of large herbivores on climate change? A systematic map protocol	55
Can linear transportation infrastructure verges constitute a habitat and/or a corridor for vascular plants in temperate ecosystems? A systematic review	48
What evidence exists on conceptual differences in climate change perceptions of smallholders? A systematic map protocol	38
The impact of aminoglycoside exposure on soil and plant root-associated microbiota: a meta-analysis	34
What are the effects of herbivore diversity on tundra ecosystems? A systematic review protocol	29
How effective are perches in promoting bird-mediated seed dispersal for natural forest regeneration? A systematic review protocol	29
Climate change and the global redistribution of biodiversity: substantial variation in empirical support for expected range shifts	26
Evaluating generative AI for qualitative data extraction in community-based fisheries management literature	25
How effective are protected areas for reducing threats to biodiversity? A systematic review protocol	23
Evidence on the social, economic, and environmental impact of interventions that facilitate bamboo industry development for sustainable livelihoods: a systematic map protocol	22
What evidence exists on the impact of climate change on real estate valuation? A systematic map protocol	20
Herbivore diversity effects on Arctic tundra ecosystems: a systematic review	19
Evidence based disease control methods in potato production: a systematic map protocol	18
Strategies for managing spring frost risks in orchards: effectiveness and conditionality—a systematic review	17
Effects on biodiversity in semi-natural pastures of giving the grazing animals access to additional nutrient sources: a systematic review	17
What evidence exists relating the impact of different grassland management practices to soil carbon in livestock systems? A systematic map protocol	16
Recovery of plant nutrients from human excreta and domestic wastewater for reuse in agriculture: a systematic map and evidence platform	16
What is the carbon footprint of reverse osmosis in water treatment plants? A systematic review protocol	15
Collating existing evidence on cumulative impacts of invasive plant species in riparian ecosystems of British Columbia, Canada: a systematic map protocol	15
Identifying and addressing the anthropogenic drivers of global change in the North Sea: a systematic map	15

Correction to: Location of studies and evidence of effects of herbivory on Arctic vegetation: a systematic map	15
Verifying authors’ claims to have conducted a Systematic Review? A checklist for journal editors and peer reviewers	14
Evidence for the effects of decommissioning man-made structures on marine ecosystems globally: a systematic map	14
What evidence exists on the performance of nature-based solutions interventions for coastal protection in biogenic, shallow ecosystems? A systematic map protocol	14
How effective are interventions to reduce attacks on people from large carnivores? A systematic review protocol	12
What secondary research evidence exists on the effects of forest management after disturbances: a systematic map protocol	11
What evidence exists on the effect of the main European lowland crop and grassland management practices on biodiversity indicator species groups? A systematic map protocol	10
What evidence exists regarding the impact of biodiversity on human health and well-being? A systematic map protocol	10
Testing the utility of GPT for title and abstract screening in environmental systematic evidence synthesis	9
Restoring riparian habitats for benefits to biodiversity and human livelihoods: a systematic map protocol for riparian restoration approaches in the tropics	9
What evidence exists regarding the effects of photovoltaic panels on biodiversity? A critical systematic map protocol	9
What is the impact of aminoglycoside exposure on soil and plant root-associated microbiota? A systematic review protocol	8
AI-assisted evidence screening method for systematic reviews in environmental research: integrating ChatGPT with domain knowledge	8
Correction: What evidence exists regarding the impact of biodiversity on human health and well-being? A systematic map protocol	8
How is the ecosystem services concept used as a tool to foster collaborative ecosystem governance? A systematic map protocol	7
Navigating the science policy interface: a co-created mind-map to support early career research contributions to policy-relevant evidence	7
Enhancing environmental policy through evidence synthesis: a review of the Environmental Evidence for the Future (EEF) Initiative	7
What is the effect on antibiotic resistant genes of chlorine disinfection in drinking water supply systems? A systematic review protocol	7
What evidence exists on the links between natural climate solutions and climate change mitigation outcomes in subtropical and tropical terrestrial regions? A systematic map protocol	7
Principles and framework for assessing the risk of bias for studies included in comparative quantitative environmental systematic reviews	7
To what extent does surrounding landscape explain stand-level occurrence of conservation-relevant species in fragmented boreal and hemi-boreal forest?–a systematic review protocol	7
What evidence exists on the impact of anthropogenic radiofrequency electromagnetic fields on animals and plants in the environment: a systematic map	7
Biochar improves the nutrient cycle in sandy-textured soils and increases crop yield: a systematic review	7
What evidence exists on birds and mammals' biodiversity in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (BAF) agricultural ecosystems? A systematic map protocol	7
Assessing evidence on the impacts of nature-based interventions for climate change mitigation: a systematic map of primary and secondary research from subtropical and tropical terrestrial regions	7
What evidence exists on wild bee trends in Germany? A systematic map	6
What evidence exists on the effect of the main European lowland crop and grassland management practices on biodiversity indicator species groups? a systematic map	6
Quantitative evidence synthesis: a practical guide on meta-analysis, meta-regression, and publication bias tests for environmental sciences	6
What are the impacts of activities undertaken in UNESCO biosphere reserves on socio-economic wellbeing in Southeast Asia? A systematic review	6
Does the growing of Bt maize change abundance or ecological function of non-target animals compared to the growing of non-GM maize? A systematic review	6
Synthesising results of meta-analyses to inform policy: a comparison of fast-track methods	5
Evidence on the performance of nature-based solutions interventions for coastal protection in biogenic, shallow ecosystems: a systematic map	5
Scientific evidence of sustainable plant disease protection strategies for oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in Sweden: a systematic map	5
Evidence on the ecological and physical effects of built structures in shallow, tropical coral reefs: a systematic map	5
Investigating the effects of mobile bottom fishing on benthic carbon processing and storage: a systematic review protocol	5
How is the concept of charisma used in the academic literature about biodiversity conservation? A systematic map protocol	5
The role of participatory scenarios in ecological restoration: a systematic map protocol	5
Effects on groundwater storage of restoring, constructing or draining wetlands in temperate and boreal climates: a systematic review	5