OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Environmental Science is 58. 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
Periphyton in urban freshwater facilitates transformation of trace organic compounds: A case study on iodinated contrast media	627
Carbon Emissions With Forest Cover Change and Wood Harvest in the Dry Temperate Region of Pakistan Between 1908 and 2015	307
Impacts of the development of mineral metal resources on surface water quality in the Mongolian Plateau based on meta-analysis	263
Heterogeneity and optimization of ecological security pattern on a mountain town: A case of Tianzhu County in the Hexi Corridor, China	176
The Impact of Economic Growth and Tiered Medical Policy on the Medical Waste Generation: An Empirical Analysis Based on the Environmental Kuznets Curve Model	161
Provincial ecological well-being performance level measurement and its spatial-temporal evolution analysis in China	158
Interrelationship Among Rice Grain Arsenic, Micronutrients Content and Grain Quality Attributes: An Investigation From Genotype × Environment Perspective	145
Citizen science interactions with official geospatial information; Case studies from Mexico	124
Simulating the distribution of beached litter on the northwest coast of Scotland	118
A study on dynamic evolution, regional differences and convergence of high-quality economic development in urban agglomerations: A case study of three major urban agglomerations in the Yangtze river e	117
Using Bayesian networks to map winter habitat for mountain goats in coastal British Columbia, Canada	110
The influence of renewable and non-renewable energy on carbon emissions in Pakistan: evidence from stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence, and technology model	108
Research and application of time-varying law of anchoring force of split-set bolt based on field measurement	104
Research on the coupling coordinated development evaluation of China’s provincial technological innovation and financial support based on KGM-MOP	104
Quantifying the Spatial–Temporal Patterns and Influencing Factors of Agricultural Carbon Emissions Based on the Coupling Effect of Water–Land Resources in Arid Inland Regions	104
Link Between Aeration in the Rhizosphere and P-Acquisition Strategies: Constructing Efficient Vegetable Root Morphology	92
Bacterioplankton Richness and Composition in a Seasonal Urban River	91
Impact of gradient zero-valent iron pollution from steel works on soil microaggregate geochemical processes and dissipative structures	91
Does the Belt and Road Initiative reduce smog pollution in key provinces along the route?	87
Influence of water quality on satellite laser altimeter underwater measurement accuracy	84
Editorial: Advances in marine and freshwater monitoring to support aquatic ecosystem conservation and restoration	84
Heatwave-amplified atmospheric oxidation in a multi-province border area in Xuzhou, China	83
Effects of turning rainforest into oil-palm plantations on silicon pools in soils within the first 20 years after the transformation	83
Policy Optimization for Hainan Tropical Rainforest National Park Based on Quantitative Comparison of Regional Policies of Free Trade Port Areas	80
Evaluating the barrier of typical production factor flow in the Chengdu-Chongqing Urban Agglomeration based on multi-source big data	80

Contamination characteristics, coexistence relationships and health risk assessment of dioxins and metals in topsoil around municipal solid waste incinerator in Hainan, China	79
Financial sustainability of oil and gas companies—basis for building resilience strategies	79
Spatial Spillover Effects of the Resource Curse: An Empirical Analysis in China	78
Coupled and coordinated development of China’s green economy efficiency and new-type urbanization under the dual-carbon goal	77
Plant diversity patterns along an elevation gradient: the relative impact of environmental and spatial variation on plant diversity and assembly in arid and semi-arid regions	76
Environmental regulation, abatement strategy, and labor income share	75
Optimization and classification control of permanent basic farmland based on quality classification	72
Editorial: Environmental impacts and risks of car tire and styrene-butadiene rubber: microplastic pollution and contaminant transport	72
Coupling driving factors of eco-environmental protection and high-quality development in the yellow river basin	71
Analysis of spatiotemporal land use change characteristics in the upper watershed area of the Qingshui River basin from 1990 to 2020	71
Environmental Factors Affecting Near-Surface Oxygen Content Vary in Typical Regions of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	68
Hydrological Modeling for Multifunctional Landscape Planning in the Orinoquia Region of Colombia	68
Can the Special Economic Zones Promote the Green Technology Innovation of Enterprises? An Evidence From China	68
Integrated Monitoring for the Rock Mass State During Large-Scale Subsoil Development	67
Effectiveness of the Swachh Bharat Mission and barriers to ending open defecation in India: a systematic review	67
Will Greenland be the last refuge for the continental European small-white orchid?Niche modeling of future distribution of Pseudorchis albida	67
Editorial: Climate science, solutions and services for net zero, climate-resilient food systems	66
Trade Openness and Green Total Factor Productivity in China: The Role of ICT-Based Digital Trade	65
Mapping of nighttime light trends and refugee population changes in Ukraine during the Russian–Ukrainian War	65
Dynamic relationships among green bonds, CO2 emissions, and oil prices	65
Turning Water Abundance Into Sustainability in Brazil	65
Characteristics of Phytoplankton Community Structure and Indication to Water Quality in the Lake in Agricultural Areas	64
The application of biochar mitigated the negative effects of freeze-thaw on soil and nutrient loss in the restored soil of the alpine mining area	64
The Occurrence and Distribution Pattern of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Bacterial Community in the Ili River	63
Simultaneous treatment of phosphorus and fluoride wastewater using acid-modified iron-loaded electrode capacitive deionization: Preparation and performance	63
Insights into the anaerobic digestion of fecal sludge and food waste in Tanzania	63
Assessment of land use dynamics and vulnerability to land degradation in coal-mined landscapes of central India: implications for ecorestoration strategies	62
Soil organic matter on arid saline-alkali land drives greenhouse gas emissions from artificial and natural grasslands in different directions	61
Modeling Functional Flows in California’s Rivers	61
What Influences Shifts in Urban Nature Site Visitation During COVID-19? A Case Study in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel	60
Soil column experiment and numerical simulation research of Pb migration process in the groundwater fluctuation zone based on HYDRUS	60
Multiscale phenology of seasonally dry tropical forests in an aridity gradient	59
Evaluation of Tannery Wastewater Treatment by Integrating Vesicular Basalt With Local Plant Species in a Constructed Wetland System	59
A case analysis of turbulence characteristics and ozone perturbations over eastern China	58
Spatiotemporal evolution and driving forces of ecosystem service value and ecological risk in the Ulan Buh Desert	58