OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Ecosystem Health and Sustainability is 2. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Dynamic Analysis of Risk to Water Quality in the Baimei Reservoir Conservation Area, Fujian Province, China	62
Exploring Natural–Social Impacts on the Complex Interactions of Ecosystem Services in Ecosystem Service Bundles	45
Structural Characteristics of Multi-Scale Virtual Land Flow Network Centered by Beijing Metropolis	38
Transport Mission Mitigation of Personalized Daily Commuting in China	31
Exploring Indirect Links between Green Space Use and Health in the Urban Context: Is There More to It than Meets the Eye?	28
Rhizosphere Bacteria, Rather Than Benthic Bivalve Symbionts, May Facilitate Seagrasses	27
Impact of Water–Land Resource Matching on Economic Development: An Empirical Assessment in the Karst Regions of China	25
Multiobjective Optimization for Eco-Compensation Space Selection based on Gross Ecosystem Product	24
Elevated Ozone Negatively Affects the Community Characteristics and Productivity of Subtropical Grassland in India	21
Gastrochilus wolongensis (Orchidaceae): a new species from Sichuan, China, based on molecular and morphological data	20
The Role of Protected Areas in Mitigating Vegetation Disturbances on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau	20
Landscape Patterns and Ecosystem Services Are Critical for Contributions to Sustainable Development Goals	19
Life Cycle Assessment of Rice-Duck Co-culture Systems	19
Effective Recreational Activities in Urban Green Spaces for Mental Health of Scientific Researchers	19
Unveiling the nexus between ecosystem health and land use structure in the Yangtze and Yellow River Basins, China	17
Additional N Input May Alter the Species-Specific Blue Carbon Cycling Differently in Mangroves	16
Management options for the unfavorable nutrient balance of recreational fishing in Lake Balaton (Hungary)	16
Effect of Convergence Plant Selection of Wildflower Mixtures in China on the Plant Invasion	15
Geographic Context-Specific Impacts on Residents’ Willingness to Support Ecological Restoration in China’s Dryland	14
Identifying Priority Areas for Ecological Protection and Restoration by Constructing a Water Ecological Security Pattern	14
Identifying Ecological Priority Areas for Synergistic Conservation across Scales in the Asian Water Tower Region	13
Ecological risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in China coast: a whole-estuary investigation	12
Are We Living in Harmony with Nature? Assessing the Ecological–Economic Relationship in China: A Symbiotic Perspective	12
Assessing Sustainable Development through Multidimensional Framework of Synergies and Trade-offs	12
Unraveling Key Functional Bacteria across Land-Use Types on the Tibetan Plateau	12

Synthesizing Mitigation Ambitions and Implementation of the Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) Sector	12
Construction of Ecological Security Pattern of Urban Agglomeration Based on Multi-Scale Ecological Corridor Networks	12
Effects of Urban–Rural Environmental Gradient on Soil Microbial Community in Rapidly Urbanizing Area	11
Identification of Urban Ecological Security Pattern Based on Ecosystem Services Supply–Demand	11
Hydrological Ecosystem Service Assessment Projections in Karst Regions under Future Climate and Land Use Change	11
Evolution of Global Terrestrial Gross Primary Productivity Trend	11
Greenspace’s value orientations of ecosystem service and socioeconomic service in China	10
Exploring the Perception of Landscape Elements through User-Generated Data to Support Greenspace Management	10
Recovery of Mangrove Ecosystem Carbon Stocks Through Reforestation at Abandoned Shrimp Pond in Southeast Thailand	10
Evaluating Nebraska’s local comprehensive plans to achieve the national wetland conservation missions in the USA	10
Stepping Stone Strategy: A Cost-Effective Way to Address Habitat Fragmentation of Endangered Wildlife in Montane Forest	10
Incorporating Climate Spatial Heterogeneity, Rarity, and Temporal Stability to Identify Optimal Climate Refugia	10
Urban Land Expansion and Decreased Urban Sprawl at Global, National, and City Scales during 2000 to 2020	9
Microplastics Affect Sediment Phosphorus Transformation: Based on the Interplay of Bioturbation and Microbial Regulation	9
Trophic Niche Partitioning of Freshwater Fish in Eutrophic Lakes: A Food Quality Perspective	9
Responses of grazing households to different levels of payments for ecosystem services	9
Climate Variability Impacts on the Fishery Ecosystem Structure in the Humboldt Current System	8
Productive and Consumptive Emission Characteristics of Energy-related Nitrogen Oxides in Eastern Chinese Cities	8
Integrated assessment of the supply–demand relationship of ecosystem services in the Loess Plateau during 1992–2015	8
Scenario Simulation of Urban Land Use and Ecosystem Service Coupling Major Function-Oriented Zoning	8
Finite Element-Based Simulation Analysis of Wetland Plant Mechanics	8
Identifying Climatic Refugia by Integrating Continuous Heterogeneity and Discrete Classifications of Variables	8
Premature Deaths and Economic Losses Attributable to Long- and Short-Term PM _2.5 Exposure in China	7
Consumption and Sustainable Management: Exploring Visitor Expenditures and Influencing Factors in Urban Parks	7
Urbanization-Driven Anthropogenic and Environmental Factors Shape Soil Dissolved Organic Matter in Mangrove Ecosystems	7
Air pollution and climate change impact on forest ecosystems in Asian region – a review	7
Spatial patterns and influencing factors of intraurban particulate matter in the heating season based on taxi monitoring	7
Precipitation Variability Has a Weak but Significant Stabilizing Effect on Community Structure	7
Unraveling the Drivers of Nitrate Levels in an Alpine River on the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau in Winter	6
Has COVID-19 Lockdown Affected C and N Level and Isotope Composition in Urban Soils and Plant Leaves?	6
Coupled Model Development for Assessing Fish Spawning–Hatching Habitat Suitability and Ecological Connectivity	6
Unveiling Size-Driven Effects of Silver Nanoparticles on Dissolved Organic Matter and Bacterial Interactions in Lakes	6
Seasonal Variation and Driving Factors of Metazooplankton Community in the Cascade Reservoirs	6
Spatiotemporal Variations and Influencing Factors of Urban Carbon Sink: A Case Study of Wuhan, China	6
A Dynamic Assessment of Disparities in Greenspace Exposure from a Time and Age Perspective: Comparing Lockdown and Non-Lockdown Periods	6
Impacts of Societal Development on the Evolution of Ecosystem Services in the Heihe River Basin, China	6
Early Season Precipitation Addition Offsets Warming Effect on Carbon and Water Use Efficiency in Qinghai–Xizang Plateau	6
Identifying the Factors Driving Vegetation Dynamics in Arid, Semiarid, and Semihumid Regions of the Mongolian Plateau	6
Warming-Induced Growth Inhibition Weakens the Resilience of Low-Latitude Tidal Marshes to Sea-Level Rise	6
Assessment of Waste Management Efficiency Using Subjective and Objective Indicators in 26 Major Chinese Cities	5
Unraveling Temporal Shifts in Drivers and Ecosystem Services in a Large Lake Ecosystem	5
From Geospatial to Temporal Separation: A Review on Carbon Accounting Endogenizing Fixed Capital	5
Revealing Gender Disparities in Urban Green Space Utilization Using Mobile Phone Data	5
Urban Stock-Demography Approach to Uncover Electric Vehicle Battery and Embedded Lithium Stock across 366 Cities in China	5
Erratum to “Dynamic Changes in Habitat Quality and the Driving Mechanism in the Luoxiao Mountains Area from 1995 to 2020”	5
Improving ecosystem services in farmlands: beginning of a long-term ecological study with restored flower-rich grasslands	5
Exposure Ecology Drives a Unified Understanding of the Nexus of (Urban) Natural Ecosystem, Ecological Exposure, and Health	5
Age-Related Water Use Pattern of the Introduced Species Atriplex canescens Was Influenced by Root Distribution in Desert	5
Transformation of Peatland Management Toward Climate Targets in Europe	4
Exploring the Harmonious Development of Education, the Economy, and Industry: A Case Study of the Yellow River	4

Microenvironments’ Fine-Scale Influence on Amphibian Communities in Chengdu Plain	4
Unraveling the Sensitivity and Response of Ecosystems to Rising Moisture Stress in India	4
Spatial-Temporal Patterns of Litterfall Mercury Concentration and Flux in Typical Vegetation in China	4
The Impacts of China’s Shan-Shui Initiative on Ecosystem Services: A Case Study in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area	4
Dynamic Evolution of the Ecological Resilience and Response under the Context of Carbon Neutrality	4
Heterotrophy Confers Corals with Resistance but Limits Their Range Expansion: A Case of Marginal Coral Communities	4
Vehicle-Based Moving Observation of Atmospheric CO ₂ Mixing Ratio and Carbon Isotope in China: Imprint of Human Activities	4
Research strategy for constructing a green infrastructure network based on spatial prioritization	4
How Do Natural Factor and Human Activity Affect Urban Land Surface Heat Environment in China?	4
Relative importance of climatic and edaphic factors as drivers of plant δ ¹⁵ N along a longitudinal transect	4
Projected Humidification Expands the Sustainable Grazing Areas in the Drylands of the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau	4
Dynamic Modeling of Policy-driven Power Sector Transition: Insights from Energy-Water-Carbon Nexus	4
Incorporating Environmental Quality into Ecosystem Health Assessment and Identifying the Impacts of Human Activities	4
Optimizing Carbon Sequestration Patterns under Scenario-Based Land-Use Change in the Saihanba Region, China	4
Anthropogenic Wetland Transformation: Impacts of Floating Photovoltaic Systems on Waterbird Diversity in Subsidence Area	3
Local Full-Sector Land Uses Influenced by Multiregional Demand and Supply: The Case of Beijing	3
Driving mechanisms for decoupling CO ₂ emissions from economic development in the ten largest emission countries	3
Influences of drought on the stability of an alpine meadow ecosystem	3
Response Patterns of Three Types of Biocrust to Reduced Rainfall	3
Vegetation Dynamics and Sensitivity Responds to Climate Change in the Upstream of the Yellow River, China	3
Regulation of Precipitation on Soil Dissolved Organic Matter in Perturbed Mangrove Ecosystems	3
Antibiotic contamination in environment and implications on planetary health: a comprehensive perspective of China	3
Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity of Water Footprint Based on Food Consumption in the Yellow River Basin	3
Spatial Risk Assessment and Source Identification of Heavy Metals in Riverine Sediments of Lake Chaohu Basin, China	3
Salinification of Coastal Wetlands and Freshwater Management to Support Resilience	3
Projected Changes in SWA over the Main BRI Regions for Net-Zero and Net-Negative Future	3
Socioeconomic Development Effects on Soil Toxic Elements in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei: Using Enhanced STIRPAT Model	3
Future Climate Change Will Reduce the Potential Distributions of Biocrusts: A Case Study on the Loess Plateau of China	3
Adaptability of Common Coastal Wetland Plant Populations to Future Sea Level Rise	3
Development of a modified thermal humidity index and its application to human thermal comfort of urban vegetation patches	3
Key Soil Physicochemical Properties Regulating Microbial Community Structure under Vegetation Restoration in a Karst Region of China	3
Associations of Deforestation and Predator Species Richness with the Spillover Risk of Hendra Virus in Australia	2
Dual Asymmetric Response of Leaf-Level CO₂Fixation to Changes in Seasonal Precipitation Distribution in a Coastal Marsh	2
Predicted Climate Change Impacts on Distribution and Habitat Structure of Forest Ungulates in Southwest China	2
Vigor–Organization–Resilience Framework for Assessing Ecosystem Health in the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau	2
Posted Sentiments toward Experiences in Degraded Forests Are Shaped Jointly by Landscape Structure and Microclimate	2
Spatiotemporal Variation in Ecosystem Health Caused by Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Pakistan	2
Changes of Water-Related Nature’s Contributions in the Loess Plateau to Downstream People from 2000 to 2020	2
Impacts of Land Use and Climate Change on Water-Related Ecosystem Service Trade-offs in the Yangtze River Economic Belt	2
How urbanization affect the ecosystem health of Tibet based on terrain gradients: a case study of Shannan, China	2
Spatiotemporal dynamic of environmental indices of watershed sustainability in connection with land-use change	2
Managing Human–Wildlife Conflict on the Tibetan Plateau	2
A new perspective on ecological vulnerability and its transformation mechanisms	2
Sustainability evaluation for a circular maize-pig system driven by indigenous microbes: a case study in Northeast China	2
Ozone and Nitrogen Deposition Effects on Plant Physiology and Growth Vary among Tree Species, Not Plant Functional Types	2
Quantification of Nitrate Sources and Its Spatial Heterogeneity by Dual Isotopes	2
Impacts of Human Activity Intensity on Ecosystem Services for Conservation in the Lhasa River Basin	2
Major Type of Mattic-Epipedon Ruptures in Alpine Meadow Ecosystems on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau	2
Aohan Dryland Agricultural Landscape with an 8,000-Year History of Foxtail Millet Cultivation in China	2
Elevational Patterns of Soil Nitrogen Forms and Transformations in the Southeastern Qinghai–Xizang Plateau	2
Can Knowledge-Based Practices Achieve High Yields with Lower Input and GHG Emissions in the Chinese Orchard System?	2
Enhancing Governance Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa Can Bolster Climate Mitigation and Food Security	2
The Link Between Marine Thermal Discharges and Nemopilema Nomurai Blooms Around Nuclear Power Plants	2
Warming and Rising Atmospheric CO ₂ Concentration Drive Global Woody Encroachment from 2001 to 2020	2
Assessing Soil Carbon Components and 14 C to Optimize Land Use for Carbon Sequestration in the Chinese Loess Plateau	2
Future of Carbon Storage in the Yangtze River Basin, China under Alternative Climate and Land-Use Pathways	2
Constructing Urban Agglomeration Ecological Networks to Reflect Biodiversity and Conservation Objectives	2