OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of People and Nature is 29. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Childhood nature connection and constructive hope: A review of research on connecting with nature and coping with environmental loss	220
Levers and leverage points for pathways to sustainability	144
Developing multiscale and integrative nature–people scenarios using the Nature Futures Framework	127
Urban green space use during a time of stress: A case study during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Brisbane, Australia	119
The green care code: How nature connectedness and simple activities help explain pro‐nature conservation behaviours	104
Impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on human–nature interactions: Pathways, evidence and implications	88
Extinction of experience: The need to be more specific	66
Biocultural approaches to sustainability: A systematic review of the scientific literature	60
Recovery of tigers in India: Critical introspection and potential lessons	57
The need for transformative changes in the use of Indigenous knowledge along with science for environmental decision‐making in the Arctic	56
Environmental and social consequences of the increase in the demand for ‘superfoods’ world‐wide	52
Urban green space soundscapes and their perceived restorativeness	48
The maturation of ecosystem services: Social and policy research expands, but whither biophysically informed valuation?	47
Using crowdsourced spatial data from Flickr vs. PPGIS for understanding nature's contribution to people in Southern Norway	46
Leveraging Nature‐based Solutions for transformation: Reconnecting people and nature	44
Understanding sentiment of national park visitors from social media data	44
Biodiversity citizen science: Outcomes for the participating citizens	41
Studying human–nature relationships through a network lens: A systematic review	40
Harnessing artificial intelligence technology and social media data to support Cultural Ecosystem Service assessments	39
The role of western‐based scientific, Indigenous and local knowledge in wildlife management and conservation	34
Bringing nature back into cities	34
Urban versus rural? The effects of residential status on species identification skills and connection to nature	33
Food for thought: The underutilized potential of tropical tree‐sourced foods for 21st century sustainable food systems	33
Investigating the implications of shifting baseline syndrome on conservation	33
Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine to strengthen conservation outcomes	30

Ecosystem services enhanced through soundscape management link people and wildlife	29
Socio‐psychological factors, beyond knowledge, predict people’s engagement in pollinator conservation	29
No evidence of an extinction of experience or emotional disconnect from nature in urban Singapore	29
Sustainability crises are crises of relationship: Learning from Nyikina ecology and ethics	29