We are pleased to share the 10 most cited papers published in Forests (ISSN: 1999-4907) in 2021. You are welcome to visit more of the most cited & viewed articles.

1. “Combination of Feature Selection and CatBoost for Prediction: The First Application to the Estimation of Aboveground Biomass”
by Mi Luo, Yifu Wang, Yunhong Xie, Lai Zhou, Jingjing Qiao, Siyu Qiu and Yujun Sun
Forests 2021, 12(2), 216; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12020216
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/2/216

2. “Thermal Conductivity of Poplar Wood Veneer Impregnated with Graphene/Polyvinyl Alcohol”
by Shuang-Shuang Wu, Xin Tao and Wei Xu
Forests 2021, 12(6), 777; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12060777
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/6/777

3. “Economic Efficiency of Forest Enterprises—Empirical Study Based on Data Envelopment Analysis”
by Nikolay Neykov, Stanislava Krišťáková, Iveta Hajdúchová, Mariana Sedliačiková, Petar Antov and Blanka Giertliová
Forests 2021, 12(4), 462; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12040462
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/4/462

4. “Modelling the Material Resistance of Wood—Part 3: Relative Resistance in above- and in-Ground Situations—Results of a Global Survey”
by Christian Brischke, Gry Alfredsen, Miha Humar, Elena Conti, Laurie Cookson, Lukas Emmerich, Per Otto Flæte, Stefania Fortino, Lesley Francis, Ulrich Hundhausen et al.
Forests 2021, 12(5), 590; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12050590
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/5/590

5. “Similarities and Differences among Soil Fungal Assemblages in Managed Forests and Formerly Managed Forest Reserves”
by Marta Brygida Kujawska, Maria Rudawska, Robin Wilgan and Tomasz Leski
Forests 2021, 12(3), 353; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12030353
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/3/353

6. “Emerald Ash Borer Approaches the Borders of the European Union and Kazakhstan and Is Confirmed to Infest European Ash”
by Mark G. Volkovitsh, Andrzej O. Bieńkowski and Marina J. Orlova-Bienkowskaja
Forests 2021, 12(6), 691; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12060691
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/6/691

7. “Assessing Biomass Removal and Woody Debris in Whole-Tree Harvesting System: Are the Recommended Levels of Residues Ensured?”
by Abdelwahab Bessaad, Isabelle Bilger and Nathalie Korboulewsky
Forests 2021, 12(6), 807; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12060807
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/6/807

8. “The Role of Remote Sensing for the Assessment and Monitoring of Forest Health: A Systematic Evidence Synthesis”
by Pablo Torres, Marina Rodes-Blanco, Alba Viana-Soto, Hector Nieto and Mariano García
Forests 2021, 12(8), 1134; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12081134
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/8/1134

9. “Comparison of Selected Terramechanical Test Procedures and Cartographic Indices to Predict Rutting Caused by Machine Traffic during a Cut-to-Length Thinning Operation”
by Marian Schönauer, Stephan Hoffmann, Joachim Maack, Martin Jansen and Dirk Jaeger
Forests 2021, 12(2), 113; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12020113
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/2/113

10. “A Qualitative Study on the US Forest Service’s Risk Management Assistance Efforts to Improve Wildfire Decision-Making”
by Courtney A. Schultz, Lauren F. Miller, Sarah Michelle Greiner and Chad Kooistra
Forests 2021, 12(3), 344; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12030344
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/3/344