OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ecological Processes is 8. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Application of jasmonic acid boosts accelerative effects of silicon addition on rice defense against invasion of apple snails (Ampullariidae)	90
Predicting ixodid tick distribution in Tamil Nadu domestic mammals using ensemble species distribution models	76
Paralleled grazing and mowing differentially affected plant community diversity and productivity in a semi-arid grassland	63
Linking changes of forage production and digestibility with grassland community assembly under nitrogen enrichment	58
Tree-growth synchrony index, an effective indicator of historical climatic extremes	40
Predictive distribution modeling of Swertia bimaculata in Darjeeling-Sikkim Eastern Himalaya using MaxEnt: current and future scenarios	38
Rhizosphere fungal community assembly varied across functional guilds in a temperate forest	38
Process analysis and mitigation strategies for wetland degradation caused by increasing agricultural water demand: an ecology–economy nexus perspective	37
Recovery of bird communities following the construction of a large-scale hydroelectric dam	35
Niche breadth and overlap of spotted deer and domestic cattle with swamp deer in tropical region of Nepal	34
Estimating landscape structure effects on pollination for management of agricultural landscapes	31
Large-diameter trees and deadwood correspond with belowground ectomycorrhizal fungal richness	30
Effect of shifting cultivation and fallow on soil quality index in Mokokchung district, Nagaland, India	27
Transcriptomic responses to drought stress in the Patagonian southern beech Nothofagus alpina	27
Nitrogen use efficiency of terrestrial plants in China: geographic patterns, evolution, and determinants	27
Driving factors of tree biomass and soil carbon pool in xerophytic forests of northeastern Argentina	27
Biogeographic shifts in the microbial co-occurrence network features of three domains across complex environmental gradients in subtropical coastal waters	26
Nitrogen addition has divergent effects on phosphorus fractions in four types of soils	25
Environmental drivers of tree species richness in the southernmost portion of the Paranaense forests	24
Environmental drivers of seasonal shifts in abundance of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in a tropical island environment	23
Effects of nitrogen addition and drought on the relationship between nitrogen- and water-use efficiency in a temperate grassland	23
The effects of stump size and within-gap position on sprout non-structural carbohydrates concentrations and regeneration in forest gaps vary among species with different shade tolerances	22
Does climate change alter the nutrient trends of Cedrela fissilis Vell. trees in the southern Brazilian Amazon?	20
A large carbon sink induced by the implementation of the largest afforestation program on Earth	20
Local habitat characteristics determine butterfly diversity and community structure in a threatened Kihansi gorge forest, Southern Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania	19

Multi-scale habitat influences sprainting and group size of a freshwater-obligate smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) in Tungabhadra Otter Conservation Reserve, India	18
Functional traits: the pathways to riverine plant resistance in times of hydropeaking	18
Artificial light at night (ALAN) pollution alters bat lunar chronobiology: insights from broad-scale long-term acoustic monitoring	18
Effects of Hedera helix L. removal on the understory early regeneration in an oak temperate forest in Mexico City	18
Seed nutrient is more stable than leaf in response to changing multiple resources in an alpine meadow	17
Simulation of urban microclimate with uhiSolver: software validation using simplified material data	17
Effects of different forms of nitrogen addition on microbial extracellular enzyme activity in temperate grassland soil	16
Trends in species distribution modelling in context of rare and endemic plants: a systematic review	16
High adaptability of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica to drought-induced soil nutrient deficiency	16
Soil seed banks after Acacia dealbata Link invasion and removal: implications for restoration	16
Drivers of recovery and degradation of riverine benthic invertebrate communities: a Germany-wide analysis	16
Prediction of soil organic carbon stock combining Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 images in the Zoige Plateau, the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	16
Integrating morphological spatial pattern analysis and the minimal cumulative resistance model to optimize urban ecological networks: a case study in Shenzhen City, China	15
Enhanced carbon acquisition and use efficiency alleviate microbial carbon relative to nitrogen limitation under soil acidification	15
Comparing leaf area index estimates in a Mediterranean forest using field measurements, Landsat 8, and Sentinel-2 data	14
Non-native plant species richness and influence of greenhouses and human populations in the conterminous United States	14
Uncovering current pyroregions in Italy using wildfire metrics	14
Contrasting plant growth performance of invasive polyploid and native diploid Prosopis is mediated by the soil bacterial community	14
Variations in diversity, composition, and species interactions of soil microbial community in response to increased N deposition and precipitation intensity in a temperate grassland	13
The impact of salps (Salpa thompsoni) on the Antarctic krill population (Euphausia superba): an individual-based modelling study	12
Quantifying relations between altered hydrology and fish community responses for streams in Minnesota	12
Soil drought thresholds of alpine grassland deceased rapidly under the influence of extreme low temperature in northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	12
Understanding interactive effects between habitat configuration and pesticide use for pollination: towards better informed landscape management	11
Autumn sunlight promotes aboveground carbon loss in a temperate mixed forest	11
Enhancements of soil priming effect and carbon sequestration in degraded alpine meadows via supplementation: a comparative study of Tibetan sheep (Ovis aries) and plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) exc	11
Functional responses to deforestation in fish communities inhabiting neotropical streams and rivers	11
A new perspective for enhancing social and ecological systems coordination in ecological restoration	11
Species richness is not a good predictor for above-ground biomass in a warm temperate deciduous broadleaf forest	10
Amphibian richness along modified riparian areas of central Mexico: conservation priorities	10
Ecological implications of twentieth century reforestation programs for the urban forests of São Paulo, Brazil: a study based on litterfall and nutrient cycling	10
Spatial and temporal patterns of forest fires in the Central Monte: relationships with regional climate	10
Ecological drivers shaping mainstem and tributary fish communities in the upper Jinsha River, southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	10
Changes in albedo and its radiative forcing of grasslands in East Asia drylands	10
Vertical distribution patterns and drivers of soil bacterial communities across the continuous permafrost region of northeastern China	10
Foliar nutrient concentrations and stoichiometry should not be assumed to diagnose nutrient limitation	10
A global meta-analysis of woody plant responses to elevated CO2: implications on biomass, growth, leaf N content, photosynthesis and water relations	10
Time lag effect of vegetation response to seasonal precipitation in the Mara River Basin	10
Effect of complex hydraulic variables and physicochemical factors on freshwater mussel density in the largest floodplain lake, China	10
Cascading effect of source limitation on the granivore-mediated seed dispersal of Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) in secondary forest ecosystems	10
The phytolith carbon sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems: the underestimated potential of bamboo forest	9
Quality evaluation of Nothofagus pumilio seeds linked to forest management and climatic events	9
Kin recognition benefits clonal offspring performance of historically grazed Leymus chinensis: insights for grassland management	9
Assessment of spongy moth infestation impacts on forest productivity and carbon loss using the Sentinel-2 satellite remote sensing and eddy covariance flux data	9
Influence of night-time light pollution on the photosynthesis and physiological characteristics of the urban plants Euonymus japonicus and Rosa hybrida	9
Ecological niche shifts affect the potential invasive risk of Phytolacca americana (Phytolaccaceae) in China	9
Effects of fire history on animal communities: a systematic review	9
Insights into the biodegradation process of 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid under anaerobic condition	9
Examining global warming factors using self-organizing map and Granger causality network: a case from South Korea	9
Priority effects of forbs arriving early: the role of root interaction and asymmetric competition	8
The influence of window size on remote sensing-based prediction of forest structural variables	8

Differences in seasonal dynamics, ecological driving factors and assembly mechanisms of planktonic and periphytic algae in the highly urban Fenhe River	8
Using machine learning to predict habitat suitability of sloth bears at multiple spatial scales	8
Evolution of seasonal land surface temperature trend in pond-breeding newt (Neurergus derjugini) in western Iran and eastern Iraq	8
Increasing loss of mature boreal forests around protected areas with red-listed forest species	8
Mapping soil nutrients via different covariates combinations: theory and an example from Morocco	8
Warming and altered precipitation rarely alter N addition effects on soil greenhouse gas fluxes: a meta-analysis	8
How does the 120-year cycle mast seeding of dwarf bamboo affect the rodent population?	8