OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Australian Journal of Botany 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Warm stratification and optimised temperatures improve conservation of the endangered orchid,	11
Seed germination of	11
Population genetics, demographics and implications for conservation of	10
Functional evaluation of height–diameter relationships and tree development in an Australian subtropical rainforest	9
Modelling the impact of canker disease and fire regimes on the population dynamics and extinction risk of the Critically Endangered and granite endemic shrub	9
Seventy-five years of vegetation change after fire in Tasmanian alpine heathland	9
The response of Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock) seeds and seedlings to different levels of fire intensity	8
Species distribution modelling and climatic niche as tools to aid in the integrative taxonomy of a South American species complex in Chromolaena (Asteraceae, Eupatorieae)	7
Floral biology, pollination vectors and breeding system of Zieria granulata (Rutaceae), an endangered shrub endemic to eastern Australia	7
Lack of reliable post-fire recovery mechanisms makes the iconic Tasmanian conifer	7
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Retention of an apparently functional plastome in an apparently mycoheterotrophic orchid, <i>Dipodium roseum</i> D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (Orchidaceae)	6
Impact of extreme heatwaves and life-history traits on seed germination responses in Cumberland Plain Woodland native plant species	6
Distribution, composition and environmental correlates of high-altitude gravelly pavement herbfields in north-eastern Victoria, Australia	6
Aligning quantitative vegetation classification and landscape scale mapping: updating the classification approach of the Regional Ecosystem classification system used in Queensland	6
Lack of fire rather than pollinator absence may drive population decline in the critically endangered	6
Improving weed management by targeting the seed ecology of blackberry (	6
Does drought limit resprouter recruitment in	5
Sunlight and red to far-red ratio impact germination of tropical montane cloud forest species	5
Seed science in Australasia: regionally important, globally relevant	5
Improving floral nectar storage on filter paper for sugar recovery	5
Novel and emerging seed science research from early to middle career researchers at the Australasian Seed Science Conference, 2021	5
Australian advances in vegetation classification and the need for a national, science-based approach	5
The ecology, evolution and management of mast reproduction in Australian plants	4
Unusual, human-mediated prevalence of epiphytes in semi-arid New South Wales, Australia	4
Are orthodox Australian rainforest seeds short-lived in storage?	4

The use of lichen and fungal collections in Australian herbaria to identify temporal changes in air pollution and assist environmental management: challenges to conserving herbarium specimens for the	4
Resprouting strategies of three native shrub Cerrado species from a morphoanatomical and chemical perspective	4
The susceptibility of rare and threatened NSW species to the root-rot pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi: 2. The identification of species requiring protection or further research	4
Plant life-history data as evidence of an historical mixed-severity fire regime in Banksia Woodlands	4
Awn length variation in Australia’s most widespread grass, Themeda triandra, across its distribution	4
Collateral damage: epiphytic orchids at risk from myrtle rust	3
Determining the distributions of plant communities in subantarctic vegetation using species distribution models	3
Maintaining separate maternal lines increases the value and applications of seed collections	3
Tasmania’s giant eucalypts: discovery, documentation, macroecology and conservation status of the world’s largest angiosperms	3
Root foraging in the leguminous zinc hyperaccumulator Crotalaria novae-hollandiae from Queensland, Australia	3
Can the galling Eriophyidae (Trombidiformes) manipulate leaf structural and histochemical profiles over environmental stressors?	3
Reproductive success, herbivory and	3
Evaluation of management options for climate-change adaptation of threatened species: a case study of a restricted orchid	3
Myxomycetes associated with the bark, cones and leaves of Australian cypress pines (Callitris spp.)	3
Micropropagation of the therapeutic-honey plants	3
A systematic assessment of the metallome of selected plant families in the Queensland (Australia) flora by using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy	2
Habitat distributions of 12 co-occurring wallaby grasses (	2
Fire responses of flora in a sclerophyll–rainforest vegetation complex in the Nightcap Range, North Coast, New South Wales	2
The extent and applications of metal accumulation and hyperaccumulation in Philippine plants	2
Strategies of air space acquisition in Neotropical savanna trees differing in leaf habit	2
Secondary branching in Wollemia nobilis (Araucariaceae), an unexpected occurrence	2
Multiple lines of evidence infer centurial-scale habitat change and resilience in a threatened plant species at Mount Dangar, Hunter Valley, New South Wales	2
Changes in colour during leaf development of	2
Nutritional traits of riverine eucalypts across lowland catchments in southeastern Australia	2
Secretory and ecological function of petiolar glands in	2
Geofe O. Cadiz – winner of the 2020	2
Floral biology, pollinators and breeding system of Passiflora chrysophylla (Passifloraceae), a South American passion vine	2
Light drives vegetative phenology of	2
Applying resource-selection functions to assess host preference in the endemic endoparasite Pilostyles hamiltoniorum (Apodanthaceae) and its principal host Daviesia (Fabaceae)	2
Spatially variable recruitment response to fire severity in golden-top wattle (Acacia mariae, family: Fabaceae), a thicket-forming shrub of semi-arid forests	2
First records of Myxomycetes associated with members of the Cactaceae in Australia	2
An alternative broad vegetation hierarchy for eastern New South Wales, with application for environmental planning and management	2
Hybridisation, pollen–pistil interactions and hybrid seed set among	2
A comprehensive functional trait database of seagrasses in tropical Queensland	2
From canopy to single flowers: a downscale approach to flowering of the invasive species	2
Differential copper toxicity in Amazon tree species explained by seed germination and initial seedling growth	2
Frameworks for identifying priority plants and ecosystems most impacted by major fires	2
Mechanical control inadvertently increases risk of alien plant invasion: influence of stem fragmentation and inundation regimes on Arundo donax regeneration in Neotropical savanna	2
A review of the classification and taxonomic and geographic distribution of cleistogamy in Australian grasses	2
Corrigendum to: Tasmania’s giant eucalypts: discovery, documentation, macroecology and conservation status of the world’s largest angiosperms	1
Cell wall epitope distribution in the functional compartments of galls induced by Palaeomystella oligophaga (Lepidoptera) in Macairea radula (Melastomataceae)	1
Synthetic seed propagation of the therapeutic-honey plants	1
Stability among cyclic change in an Antipodean pond and bolster heath system 1983–2017	1
Can sampling for vegetation characterisation surrogate for species richness? Case studies from the wet–dry tropics of northern Australia	1
Sex and flowers: testing the resource-dependent selection hypothesis for flower sex allocation	1
How important is fire-induced disturbance in the maintenance of a threatened perennial forb,	1
Nickel distribution in	1
Carnivorous plants: the role of	1
Functional traits in Myrteae species: the role of habitat heterogeneity and genus in humid and seasonal tropical environments	1
Long-term surveillance of Phytophthora cinnamomi reveals no evidence of increased detections and new insights for monitoring and management	1

Translocation and population establishment of	1
Mitigation of disease and browsing impacts, and translocation, supports post-fire threatened flora recovery	1
Habitat for the endangered ephemeral Monotaxis macrophylla (Euphorbiaceae) in New South Wales: how do predictions compare with the evidence?	1
Fungi associated with seeds of the invasive grass Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock) in its native range as prospective biological control agents	1
Fluoride hyperaccumulation in	1
Pre-dispersal seed-predation affects fruit crop and seed fitness in a highly fragmented savanna tree	1
The leaf micromorphology and anatomy of gamba grass, Andropogon gayanus Kunth (Poaceae: Panicoideae)	1
An assessment of the accuracy of satellite-derived woody and grass foliage cover estimates for Australia	1
Bark anatomy of Melastomataceae species in the Brazilian Cerrado, a neotropical savanna	1
Variation in dichogamy and myophily in two dioecious	1
The effect of inter-fire interval and fire severity on seedling germination and resprouting in	1
Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia	1
Leaf inclination angle and foliage clumping in an evergreen broadleaf	1
The effect of Helichrysum shrub encroachment on orchids in a tropical, montane grassland ecosystem, Tanzania	1
Factors influencing the germination, establishment and distribution of	1
Response of spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum) and common cocklebur (X. strumarium) seed germination to environmental and soil factors	1
Differential effects of salinity and drought on germination and early seedling growth of Parkinsonia praecox	1
Understanding Rhododendron intraspecific compatibility in botanic garden collections for species conservation	1
Schoenoplectus californicus (Cyperaceae) amorphous silica contribution to the silicon cycle in pampean shallow lakes: an analysis of spatio-temporal variation and silicon–lignin relations	1
Exploring Myrtaceae diversity in the Caatinga: understanding the knowledge gaps for conservation	1
Pollination strategies are exceptionally complex in southwestern Australia – a globally significant ancient biodiversity hotspot	1