OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Environmental Science is 62. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Impacts of the development of mineral metal resources on surface water quality in the Mongolian Plateau based on meta-analysis	277
Research on the coupling coordinated development evaluation of China’s provincial technological innovation and financial support based on KGM-MOP	218
Does the Belt and Road Initiative reduce smog pollution in key provinces along the route?	177
Effects of turning rainforest into oil-palm plantations on silicon pools in soils within the first 20 years after the transformation	166
Using Bayesian networks to map winter habitat for mountain goats in coastal British Columbia, Canada	161
Analysis of spatiotemporal land use change characteristics in the upper watershed area of the Qingshui River basin from 1990 to 2020	159
Will Greenland be the last refuge for the continental European small-white orchid?Niche modeling of future distribution of Pseudorchis albida	152
Editorial: Climate science, solutions and services for net zero, climate-resilient food systems	148
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	136
Editorial: Crucial air quality, atmospheric environment, and climate change in low- and middle-income countries	132
Remote sensing-based estimation of precipitation data (2000-2015) in Ecuador's Loja province	122
Quantifying the potential health risk of surface waters in the Qinling giant panda habitat	116
Study on the incremental carbon sink of tea plantations under spatio-temporal variation characteristics	114
New momentum for data, government investment in technology, and high-quality urban development in the yellow river basin	114
Biodiversity royalties: a different approach in bioeconomy	114
A case analysis of turbulence characteristics and ozone perturbations over eastern China	111
Dynamic association between socio-economic, environmental and logistic operations: Evidence from SSA BRI host countries	109
Impact of agro-geotextiles on soil aggregation and organic carbon sequestration under a conservation-tilled maize-based cropping system in the Indian Himalayas	109
Editorial: Biodiversity in a changing world: How do species traits reflect anthropogenic changes in aquatic ecosystems?	105
Reservoir ecological operation on sediment-laden river considering wetland protection	101
Eco-efficiency and its determinants of major grain-producing areas in China	100
phenoC++: An open-source tool for retrieving vegetation phenology from satellite remote sensing data	95
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the ambient air-pollutants over the Arabian Peninsula	94
Investigating the ecological and toxicological significance of Cyanox®53 recovered from intertidal sediments and varnish clam	90
Setting the Forestry Carbon Sink Insurance compensation standard for reducing losses from forest fires: An empirical study estimating CO2 emissions from forest fires in a sample of 15 provinces	90

Industry 4.0 Powered Process Technology Innovation, Firm’s Leanness, and Eco-Environmental Performance During the COVID-19 Phase	89
Visual analysis of alpine meadow research trends and hotspots based on VOS viewer	87
Heterogeneity and optimization of ecological security pattern on a mountain town: A case of Tianzhu County in the Hexi Corridor, China	87
The nonlinear relationship between digital economy and environmental pollution: evidence from 287 cities in China	86
Investigation of groundwater circulation models in the Jiuquan Basin	86
Socioeconomic adaptation to geomorphological change: An empirical study in Cigu Lagoon, southwestern coast of Taiwan	85
Grandfathering or benchmarking: Which is more viable for the manufacturer’s low-carbon activities?	84
Impact of gradient zero-valent iron pollution from steel works on soil microaggregate geochemical processes and dissipative structures	84
Spatiotemporal variations of carbon emissions in digital economy: evidence from China	82
Editorial: The nexus between the transportation sector and sustainable development goals: Theoretical and practical implications	78
How can green innovation promote the synergy of pollution reduction and carbon emission reduction in cities? Empirical evidence from 273 cities in China	78
The Influence of Foreign Direct Investment and Tourism on Carbon Emission in China	77
Erratum: Industry 4.0 powered process technology innovation, firm’s leanness, and eco-environmental performance during the COVID-19 phase	77
Examining impacts of policy, technology, and climate extremes on thermoelectric power production and river thermal pollution in the Midwest and Northeast of the United States	77
Hydrochemical characterization and sustainability assessment of Ismailia canal water, Eastern Nile Delta, Egypt: implications for human health and environmental safety	76
Discussing energy volatility and policy in the aftermath of the Russia–Ukraine conflict	74
Metagenomic assessment of nitrate-contaminated mine wastewaters and optimization of complete denitrification by indigenous enriched bacteria	74
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	72
The impact of energy-saving R&D on urban carbon emission performance: evidence from 218 prefecture-level cities in China	71
Environmental awareness and humanities for environmental sustainability in the 21st century: rethinking development through social science lenses in the nordic nations	71
Periphyton in urban freshwater facilitates transformation of trace organic compounds: A case study on iodinated contrast media	70
An integrated framework combining multi-resolution satellite data, deep learning, and process-based modeling for urban carbon accounting	70
Policy effect of the “blue sky plan” on air pollution, ESG investment, and financial performance of china’s steel industry	69
Evaluating the barrier of typical production factor flow in the Chengdu-Chongqing Urban Agglomeration based on multi-source big data	68
Metal composition and contamination assessment of urban roadway dusts on the Abu Dhabi-Liwa Highway, UAE	67
Review of research on evaluating the ecological security of cultivated land	66
Provincial ecological well-being performance level measurement and its spatial-temporal evolution analysis in China	66
Mapping of nighttime light trends and refugee population changes in Ukraine during the Russian–Ukrainian War	66
The impact mechanism of climate investment and financing policies on corporate carbon emission reduction: the mediating effect of financing constraints and the moderating effect of market competition	65
Corporate environmental infringement, legal regulation, and sustainable development: punitive damages as a perspective	65
A perspective on carbon footprint of decentralized manufacturing of lithium-ion cells industrialization	64
Research and application of time-varying law of anchoring force of split-set bolt based on field measurement	64
Optimal decision-making model for selecting residential green building technologies in China	64
Measuring green innovation capability of ceramic firms in henan province: an integrated AHP–TOPSIS case study	64
Citizen science interactions with official geospatial information; Case studies from Mexico	63
On WRF hybrid-dynamic regression approach in heavy rainfall forecasting over the Northern of Thailand	63
Revising the effectiveness of municipal waste management in Hong Kong	62