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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Seventy-five years of vegetation change after fire in Tasmanian alpine heathland	16
Seed germination of Bromelia serra (Bromeliaceae): effects of the canopy openness where the mother plant lived and the light environment of the germination place	13
Warm stratification and optimised temperatures improve conservation of the endangered orchid, Caladenia robinsonii (Orchidaceae)	12
Functional evaluation of height–diameter relationships and tree development in an Australian subtropical rainforest	12
Reductions in fitness due to an endoparasitic plant are comparable to the impacts of hemiparasites	10
Predicting the seed germination response of four rare Grevillea species (Proteaceae) to current and future temperatures	9
Improving weed management by targeting the seed ecology of blackberry (Rubus anglocandicans) in a biodiversity hotspot	9
Trajectories of ecology past and future	9
Species distribution modelling and climatic niche as tools to aid in the integrative taxonomy of a South American species complex in Chromolaena (Asteraceae, Eupatorieae)	8
Floral biology, pollination vectors and breeding system of Zieria granulata (Rutaceae), an endangered shrub endemic to eastern Australia	8
The response of Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock) seeds and seedlings to different levels of fire intensity	8
Impact of extreme heatwaves and life-history traits on seed germination responses in Cumberland Plain Woodland native plant species	7
Lack of fire rather than pollinator absence may drive population decline in the critically endangered Banksia conferta (Proteaceae)	7
Corrigendum to : Retention of an apparently functional plastome in an apparently mycoheterotrophic orchid, Dipodium roseum D.L	7
Phosphite for the prevention of disease caused by Phytophthora species in six rare or threatened species. Will it kill or cure?	6
Landscape-wide modelling of canopy tree crowns and heights using LiDAR: a case study in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, Australia	6
Seed science in Australasia: regionally important, globally relevant	6
Distribution, composition and environmental correlates of high-altitude gravelly pavement herbfields in north-eastern Victoria, Australia	6
Determining the age and growth rate of Acacia harpophylla in central Queensland, Australia, using radiocarbon in trees lacking annual growth rings	5
Sunlight and red to far-red ratio impact germination of tropical montane cloud forest species	5
Are orthodox Australian rainforest seeds short-lived in storage?	5
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	5
The ecology, evolution and management of mast reproduction in Australian plants	5
Awn length variation in Australia’s most widespread grass, Themeda triandra, across its distribution	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

Plant life-history data as evidence of an historical mixed-severity fire regime in Banksia Woodlands	4
Root foraging in the leguminous zinc hyperaccumulator Crotalaria novae-hollandiae from Queensland, Australia	4
Novel and emerging seed science research from early to middle career researchers at the Australasian Seed Science Conference, 2021	4
Unusual, human-mediated prevalence of epiphytes in semi-arid New South Wales, Australia	4
Evaluation of management options for climate-change adaptation of threatened species: a case study of a restricted orchid	4
Can the galling Eriophyidae (Trombidiformes) manipulate leaf structural and histochemical profiles over environmental stressors?	3
The assembly of the vegetation near the treeline during the Late Glacial and Holocene in south-central Tasmania	3
Myxomycetes associated with the bark, cones and leaves of Australian cypress pines (Callitris spp.)	3
Multiple lines of evidence infer centurial-scale habitat change and resilience in a threatened plant species at Mount Dangar, Hunter Valley, New South Wales	3
Determining the distributions of plant communities in subantarctic vegetation using species distribution models	3
Tasmania’s giant eucalypts: discovery, documentation, macroecology and conservation status of the world’s largest angiosperms	3
Spatially variable recruitment response to fire severity in golden-top wattle (Acacia mariae, family: Fabaceae), a thicket-forming shrub of semi-arid forests	3
First records of Myxomycetes associated with members of the Cactaceae in Australia	3
Maintaining separate maternal lines increases the value and applications of seed collections	3
Collateral damage: epiphytic orchids at risk from myrtle rust	3
Applying resource-selection functions to assess host preference in the endemic endoparasite Pilostyles hamiltoniorum (Apodanthaceae) and its principal host Daviesia (Fabaceae)	3
Frameworks for identifying priority plants and ecosystems most impacted by major fires	3
Corrigendum to: Tasmania’s giant eucalypts: discovery, documentation, macroecology and conservation status of the world’s largest angiosperms	2
Light drives vegetative phenology of Cattleya intermedia (Orchidaceae): a key factor for the establishment of plants translocated into a fragment of subtropical Atlantic Forest	2
The effect of Helichrysum shrub encroachment on orchids in a tropical, montane grassland ecosystem, Tanzania	2
Ovulate cone and seed biology of Wollemia nobilis (Araucariaceae) and comparison with Agathis microstachya and Araucaria cunninghamii	2
Strategies of air space acquisition in Neotropical savanna trees differing in leaf habit	2
Seedling survival and growth phenology in a monocarpic tree species, Cerberiopsis candelabra (Apocynaceae)	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
Hybridisation, pollen–pistil interactions and hybrid seed set among Casuarina species	2
How soil fungal communities respond to invasive plant species treatments in soil from Banksia woodland, south-western Australia	2
The effect of inter-fire interval and fire severity on seedling germination and resprouting in Allocasuarina verticillata	2
Mitigation of disease and browsing impacts, and translocation, supports post-fire threatened flora recovery	2
From canopy to single flowers: a downscale approach to flowering of the invasive species Acacia longifolia	2
The extent and applications of metal accumulation and hyperaccumulation in Philippine plants	2
A systematic assessment of the metallome of selected plant families in the Queensland (Australia) flora by using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy	2
Secondary branching in Wollemia nobilis (Araucariaceae), an unexpected occurrence	2
A comprehensive functional trait database of seagrasses in tropical Queensland	2
Fire responses of flora in a sclerophyll–rainforest vegetation complex in the Nightcap Range, North Coast, New South Wales	2
Factors influencing the germination, establishment and distribution of Micromyrtus minutiflora (Myrtaceae), in western Sydney, New South Wales	2
Synthetic seed propagation of the therapeutic-honey plants Leptospermum polygalifolium and L. scoparium (Myrtaceae)	2
Floral biology, pollinators and breeding system of Passiflora chrysophylla (Passifloraceae), a South American passion vine	2
Robert F. (Bob) Parsons, PhD (University of Melbourne), Botanist, Plant Ecologist, Teacher (25 May 1941 to 4 May 2025)	2
Differential copper toxicity in Amazon tree species explained by seed germination and initial seedling growth	2
Habitat distributions of 12 co-occurring wallaby grasses (Rytidosperma spp., Poaceae) and their response to a transition from pastoral to conservation land use	2
How important is fire-induced disturbance in the maintenance of a threatened perennial forb, Solanum papaverifolium?	1
Response of spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum) and common cocklebur (X. strumarium) seed germination to environmental and soil factors	1
Fungi associated with seeds of the invasive grass Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock) in its native range as prospective biological control agents	1
An assessment of the accuracy of satellite-derived woody and grass foliage cover estimates for Australia	1
Understanding seed dormancy and germination aids conservation of rainforest species from tropical montane cloud forest: a case study confirming morphophysiological dormancy in the genus Tasmannia	1
Functional traits in Myrteae species: the role of habitat heterogeneity and genus in humid and seasonal tropical environments	1
Environmental variation in an increasing incidence of dead trees in lowland to subalpine eucalypt forests and woodlands 2011–2021	1
Rainforest persistence and recruitment after Australia’s 2019–2020 fires in subtropical, temperate, dry and littoral rainforests	1
Mycorrhizal associations and symbiotic propagation of two endangered Corunastylis (Orchidaceae)	1
Differential effects of salinity and drought on germination and early seedling growth of Parkinsonia praecox	1

Long-term surveillance of Phytophthora cinnamomi reveals no evidence of increased detections and new insights for monitoring and management	1
Nickel distribution in Stackhousia tryonii shown by synchrotron X-ray fluorescence micro-computed tomography	1
Pollination strategies are exceptionally complex in southwestern Australia – a globally significant ancient biodiversity hotspot	1
Carnivorous plants: the role of 15N in tracing nitrogen dynamics in the prey–plant–soil–aquatic continuum	1
Sex and flowers: testing the resource-dependent selection hypothesis for flower sex allocation	1
Cell wall epitope distribution in the functional compartments of galls induced by Palaeomystella oligophaga (Lepidoptera) in Macairea radula (Melastomataceae)	1
Impact of Phytophthora dieback on a key heathland species Xanthorrhoea australis (Asphodelaceae) (austral grasstree) and floristic composition in the eastern Otways, Victoria	1
Seed biology can inform conservation actions: a case study on Geijera parviflora	1
Functional traits in arborescent Cactaceae: a guideline for their measurement	1
THE BRAZIL NUT TREE (BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA - LECYTHIDACEAE) IS A GOOD HOST TREE FOR VASCULAR EPIPHYTES IN A PROTECTED AREA IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON	1
Resupinate floral dimorphy in Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench (Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae)	1
Exploring Myrtaceae diversity in the Caatinga: understanding the knowledge gaps for conservation	1
Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia	1
Understanding Rhododendron intraspecific compatibility in botanic garden collections for species conservation	1
Evaluation of biodiversity and conservation status of endemic and rare plant species of an endemism hotspot in Iran	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
The distribution of dioecious plant pollination, sex ratio and seed dispersal research by climate type in Australia	1
Habitat for the endangered ephemeral Monotaxis macrophylla (Euphorbiaceae) in New South Wales: how do predictions compare with the evidence?	1
Flora and structure of the naturally regenerating riparian vegetation of the Rio Doce River: basis for environmental restoration actions	1
Retention of an apparently functional plastome in an apparently mycoheterotrophic orchid, Dipodium roseum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (Orchidaceae)	1
Traits vary differently across a lowland forest–sand dune gradient in two common trees of the Amazon restinga coast	1
The leaf micromorphology and anatomy of gamba grass, Andropogon gayanus Kunth (Poaceae: Panicoideae)	1
Fertility and offspring production of Dicksonia sellowiana (Dicksoniaceae) under subtropical climate conditions in southern Brazil	1
Pre-dispersal seed-predation affects fruit crop and seed fitness in a highly fragmented savanna tree	1