OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Ecosystem Health and Sustainability is 1. 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
Uneven Progress Toward Sustainable Development Goals Reveals Urgency and Potential for Green Belt and Road Initiative	42
Soil characteristics and ecological thresholds of Suaeda salsa wetlands	33
Impacts of regional land-use patterns on ecosystem services in the typical agro-pastoral ecotone of northern China	27
The Link between CO ₂ Flux and the Upwelling–Downwelling System of a Tropical Coastal Sea	23
Transport Mission Mitigation of Personalized Daily Commuting in China	21
Sustainability evaluation for a circular maize-pig system driven by indigenous microbes: a case study in Northeast China	21
Carbon and Nitrogen Deposits of Macroalgal Origin on a Tropical Seagrass Meadow	20
Aohan Dryland Agricultural Landscape with an 8,000-Year History of Foxtail Millet Cultivation in China	15
Responses of grazing households to different levels of payments for ecosystem services	14
Research strategy for constructing a green infrastructure network based on spatial prioritization	13
Predicted Climate Change Impacts on Distribution and Habitat Structure of Forest Ungulates in Southwest China	12
Constructing Urban Agglomeration Ecological Networks to Reflect Biodiversity and Conservation Objectives	12
Regional ecosystem health assessment using the GA-BPANN model: a case study of Yunnan Province, China	12
Blue carbon sequestration following mangrove restoration: evidence from a carbon neutral case in China	12
Unraveling the Sensitivity and Response of Ecosystems to Rising Moisture Stress in India	11
River Ecosystem Health Assessment Based on Fuzzy Logic and Harmony Degree Evaluation in a Human-Dominated River Basin	11
Exploring Natural–Social Impacts on the Complex Interactions of Ecosystem Services in Ecosystem Service Bundles	11
Managing Human–Wildlife Conflict on the Tibetan Plateau	11
Dual Asymmetric Response of Leaf-Level CO₂Fixation to Changes in Seasonal Precipitation Distribution in a Coastal Marsh	9
Urban Land Expansion and Decreased Urban Sprawl at Global, National, and City Scales during 2000 to 2020	9
Spatiotemporal Impacts of Urban Structure and Socioeconomic Factors on Carbon Dioxide Emissions: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration	9
Elevated Ozone Negatively Affects the Community Characteristics and Productivity of Subtropical Grassland in India	8
How urbanization affect the ecosystem health of Tibet based on terrain gradients: a case study of Shannan, China	8
Stepping Stone Strategy: A Cost-Effective Way to Address Habitat Fragmentation of Endangered Wildlife in Montane Forest	7
Enhancing Governance Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa Can Bolster Climate Mitigation and Food Security	7

Dynamic Analysis of Risk to Water Quality in the Baimei Reservoir Conservation Area, Fujian Province, China	7
Spatial-Temporal Patterns of Litterfall Mercury Concentration and Flux in Typical Vegetation in China	6
Simulation of the Key Ecosystem Services Changes in China’s Loess Plateau under Various Shared Socioeconomic Pathways Scenarios	6
Multiobjective Optimization for Eco-Compensation Space Selection based on Gross Ecosystem Product	6
Formation and functions of arbuscular mycorrhizae in coastal wetland ecosystems: A review	6
A new perspective on ecological vulnerability and its transformation mechanisms	6
Food waste and associated carbon footprint: evidence from Chinese universities	6
Vigor–Organization–Resilience Framework for Assessing Ecosystem Health in the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau	6
Gastrochilus wolongensis (Orchidaceae): a new species from Sichuan, China, based on molecular and morphological data	5
Can Knowledge-Based Practices Achieve High Yields with Lower Input and GHG Emissions in the Chinese Orchard System?	5
Elevational Patterns of Soil Nitrogen Forms and Transformations in the Southeastern Qinghai–Xizang Plateau	5
Optimizing Labor Intensity Improves Economic and Environmental Performances in Pu’er Tea Plantations in China	5
Precipitation Variability Has a Weak but Significant Stabilizing Effect on Community Structure	5
Protection Gains and Potential Risks: Insights from a Decade of Change of Chiru in the Arjinshan	5
Air pollution and climate change impact on forest ecosystems in Asian region – a review	5
Bulbophyllum wolongense , a New Orchidaceae Species from Sichuan Province in China, and Its Plastome Comparative Analysis	5
Premature Deaths and Economic Losses Attributable to Long- and Short-Term PM _2.5 Exposure in China	5
Climate Variability Impacts on the Fishery Ecosystem Structure in the Humboldt Current System	5
Terrestrial Net Ecosystem Productivity in China during 1900–2100	4
A High-Resolution Simulation of Forest Ecosystem Carbon Budget Change with Complex Terrain	4
Spatiotemporal dynamic of environmental indices of watershed sustainability in connection with land-use change	4
Finite Element-Based Simulation Analysis of Wetland Plant Mechanics	4
Ecological Suitability Assessment Methods of Waste Pile-Up along Railway Routes Based on Machine Learning Algorithms	4
Evaluating Forest Ecosystem Services in the Greater Khingan Mountains Area Using Remote Sensing	4
Associations of Deforestation and Predator Species Richness with the Spillover Risk of Hendra Virus in Australia	4
Local Full-Sector Land Uses Influenced by Multiregional Demand and Supply: The Case of Beijing	4
Future Climate Change Will Reduce the Potential Distributions of Biocrusts: A Case Study on the Loess Plateau of China	4
Integrated assessment of the supply–demand relationship of ecosystem services in the Loess Plateau during 1992–2015	3
Regulation of Precipitation on Soil Dissolved Organic Matter in Perturbed Mangrove Ecosystems	3
Spatiotemporal Variations and Influencing Factors of Urban Carbon Sink: A Case Study of Wuhan, China	3
Projected Changes in SWA over the Main BRI Regions for Net-Zero and Net-Negative Future	3
Scenario Simulation of Urban Land Use and Ecosystem Service Coupling Major Function-Oriented Zoning	3
Spatial patterns and influencing factors of intraurban particulate matter in the heating season based on taxi monitoring	3
Driving mechanisms for decoupling CO ₂ emissions from economic development in the ten largest emission countries	3
Identifying Climatic Refugia by Integrating Continuous Heterogeneity and Discrete Classifications of Variables	3
The Impacts of COVID-19 Lockdown on Human–Primate Coexistence: Insights and Recommendations	3
Adaptability of Common Coastal Wetland Plant Populations to Future Sea Level Rise	3
Productive and Consumptive Emission Characteristics of Energy-related Nitrogen Oxides in Eastern Chinese Cities	3
Dispersal Limitation Dominates the Spatial Distribution of Forest Fuel Loads in Chongqing, China	3
Emergy Evaluation of Ecological Engineering for Riparian Restoration in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, China	3
Using Material Flow and Stock Indicators to Evaluate Urban Allometry: Evidence from the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region	3
The Role of Protected Areas in Mitigating Vegetation Disturbances on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	3
The Perception of Stakeholders on the Forest Ecosystem Services: National Parks in China and Canada	2
Influences of drought on the stability of an alpine meadow ecosystem	2
Spatiotemporal distribution of size-fractioned phytoplankton in the Yalu River Estuary, China	2
Does the Regional Ecological Security Pattern Benefit Eco-Environmental Protection? A Case Study of Yangtze River Delta	2
Response Patterns of Three Types of Biocrust to Reduced Rainfall	2
Warming-Induced Growth Inhibition Weakens the Resilience of Low-Latitude Tidal Marshes to Sea-Level Rise	2
Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity of Water Footprint Based on Food Consumption in the Yellow River Basin	2
Life Cycle Assessment of Rice-Duck Co-culture Systems	2

A Dynamic Assessment of Disparities in Greenspace Exposure from a Time and Age Perspective: Comparing Lockdown and Non-Lockdown Periods	2
Heat wave mitigation of ecosystems in mountain areas — a case study of the Upper Yangtze River basin	2
Development of a modified thermal humidity index and its application to human thermal comfort of urban vegetation patches	2
Bridging experimental and monitoring research for visible foliar injury as bio-indicator of ozone impacts on forests	2
Effective Recreational Activities in Urban Green Spaces for Mental Health of Scientific Researchers	2
Bird Biodiversity Increased with the Area of Urban Green Spaces Expanding after 40 Years of Tree Planting in Beijing	2
Landscape Patterns and Ecosystem Services Are Critical for Contributions to Sustainable Development Goals	2
Urbanization-Driven Anthropogenic and Environmental Factors Shape Soil Dissolved Organic Matter in Mangrove Ecosystems	2
Reclamation Enhances the Ratio of Soil to Ecosystem Respiration under Warming in an Alpine Meadow	2
Feeding ecology of Lagocephalus spadiceus in the Beibu Gulf by high-throughput sequencing and stable isotope analyses	1
Spatial Risk Assessment and Source Identification of Heavy Metals in Riverine Sediments of Lake Chaohu Basin, China	1
Influence of Multisensory Perceptions on Thermal Comfort in Heat Wave Weather with Different Heat Pressures	1
Additional N Input May Alter the Species-Specific Blue Carbon Cycling Differently in Mangroves	1
Has COVID-19 Lockdown Affected C and N Level and Isotope Composition in Urban Soils and Plant Leaves?	1
Effects of Urban–Rural Environmental Gradient on Soil Microbial Community in Rapidly Urbanizing Area	1
Wind Power Increases the Plant Diversity of Temperate Grasslands but Decreases the Dominance of Palatable Plants	1
Future of Carbon Storage in the Yangtze River Basin, China under Alternative Climate and Land-Use Pathways	1
Impacts of Human Activity Intensity on Ecosystem Services for Conservation in the Lhasa River Basin	1
Supply-side drivers of phosphorus emissions from phosphorus supply chains in China	1
Vegetation Dynamics and Sensitivity Responds to Climate Change in the Upstream of the Yellow River, China	1
Unraveling Key Functional Bacteria across Land-Use Types on the Tibetan Plateau	1
Geographic Context-Specific Impacts on Residents’ Willingness to Support Ecological Restoration in China’s Dryland	1
Salinification of Coastal Wetlands and Freshwater Management to Support Resilience	1
Using Ecosystem Response Footprints to Guide Environmental Management Priorities	1
Can microplastics mediate soil properties, plant growth and carbon/nitrogen turnover in the terrestrial ecosystem?	1
Driving Factors of Urban–Rural Human Settlement Changes and a Multi-Scenario Simulation Based on SDGs	1
Development of a Water Quality Management Model for Dry Rivers in Arid Regions: Application on Wadi Rumah, Saudi Arabia	1
Impacts of Societal Development on the Evolution of Ecosystem Services in the Heihe River Basin, China	1
Synthesizing Mitigation Ambitions and Implementation of the Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) Sector	1
Key Soil Physicochemical Properties Regulating Microbial Community Structure under Vegetation Restoration in a Karst Region of China	1
Urban Stock-Demography Approach to Uncover Electric Vehicle Battery and Embedded Lithium Stock across 366 Cities in China	1