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We are pleased to share the following 10 top cited papers with excellent graphical abstracts published in Forests (ISSN: 1999-4907). These papers were selected based on the highest number of citations and excellent graphical abstracts published in 2022. All of these papers are of particular interest or importance to our readers, and all have been well received by researchers. Please note that the number of downloads, abstract views and citations of articles was calculated on 6 March 2024.

1. “Twelve Years into Genomic Selection in Forest Trees: Climbing the Slope of Enlightenment of Marker Assisted Tree Breeding”
by Dario Grattapaglia
Forests 2022, 13(10), 1554; https://doi.org/10.3390/f13101554
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/10/1554
Views: 4594; Abstract views: 3921; Citations: 21

2. “Warming Responses of Leaf Morphology Are Highly Variable among Tropical Tree Species”
by Aloysie Manishimwe, Bonaventure Ntirugulirwa, Etienne Zibera, Brigitte Nyirambangutse, Myriam Mujawamariya, Mirindi E. Dusenge, Elias Bizuru, Donat Nsabimana, Johan Uddling and Göran Wallin
Forests 2022, 13(2), 219; https://doi.org/10.3390/f13020219
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/2/219
Views: 3306; Abstract views: 2959; Citations: 11

3. “Water in Wood: A Review of Current Understanding and Knowledge Gaps”
by Emil Engelund Thybring, Maria Fredriksson, Samuel L. Zelinka and Samuel V. Glass
Forests 2022, 13(12), 2051; https://doi.org/10.3390/f13122051
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/12/2051
Views: 9211; Abstract views: 8218; Citations: 9

4. “Oak Decline Caused by Biotic and Abiotic Factors in Central Europe: A Case Study from the Czech Republic”
by Markéta Macháčová, Oto Nakládal, Michal Samek, Daniel Baťa, Václav Zumr and Vítězslava Pešková
Forests 2022, 13(8), 1223; https://doi.org/10.3390/f13081223
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/8/1223
Views: 2386; Abstract views: 1959; Citations: 9

5. “Importance of Dead Wood in Virgin Forest Ecosystem Functioning in Southern Carpathians”
by Șerban Chivulescu, Diana Pitar, Bogdan Apostol, Ștefan Leca and Ovidiu Badea
Forests 2022, 13(3), 409; https://doi.org/10.3390/f13030409
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/3/409
Views: 2241; Abstract views: 1690; Citations: 9

6. “Human Health and Outdoor Adventure Recreation: Perceived Health Outcomes”
by Ryan Zwart and Alan Ewert
Forests 2022, 13(6), 869; https://doi.org/10.3390/f13060869
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/2/160
Views: 4594; Abstract views: 3921; Citations: 8

7. “The Current and Future Potential Geographical Distribution and Evolution Process of Catalpa bungei in China”
by Shengqi Jian, Tiansheng Zhu, Jiayi Wang and Denghua Yan
Forests 2022, 13(1), 96; https://doi.org/10.3390/f13010096
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/1/96
Views: 1841; Abstract views: 1499; Citations: 8

8. “n-Heptadecane-Impregnated Wood as a Potential Material for Energy-Saving Buildings”
by Ahmet Can and Jure Žigon
Forests 2022, 13(12), 2137; https://doi.org/10.3390/f13122137
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/12/2137
Views: 1342; Abstract views: 1087; Citations: 8

9. “Drivers of Flammability of Eucalyptus globulus Labill Leaves: Terpenes, Essential Oils, and Moisture Content”
by Fabián Guerrero, Camilo Carmona, Carla Hernández, Mario Toledo, Andrés Arriagada, Lorena Espinoza, Jan Bergmann, Lautaro Taborga, Karen Yañez, Yulián Carrasco et al.
Forests 2022, 13(6), 908; https://doi.org/10.3390/f13060908
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/6/908
Views: 3764; Abstract views: 3281; Citations: 7

10. “Plant Diversity and Soil Nutrients in a Tropical Coastal Secondary Forest: Association Ordination and Sampling Year Differences”
by Muhammad Yaseen, Gaopan Fan, Xingcui Zhou, Wenxing Long and Guang Feng
Forests 2022, 13(3), 376; https://doi.org/10.3390/f13030376
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/3/376
Views: 2942; Abstract views: 2194; Citations: 7

We would like to thank all the research groups behind these exceptional papers for their contributions to Forests. We would greatly appreciate it if you could circulate this document among your colleagues or through your network.