Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Papers
(The median citation count of Trends in Ecology & Evolution is 6. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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A sweet tooth makes a fly a pest251
Problem-solving ability: a link between cognition and conservation?191
Reproductive interference: a hidden threat of biological invasions182
A conserved genomic code underpins animal DNA methylation patterns169
Invasive species behaviour in a toxic world156
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Quantifying the internationalization and representativeness in research125
Disability in ecology & evolutionary biology116
Biophilia revisited: nature versus nurture112
Bridging theory and experiments of priority effects110
How do big brains evolve?108
Strengthening global-change science by integrating aeDNA with paleoecoinformatics107
Pesticide reduction: clustering organic croplands104
Dispersal evolution and eco-evolutionary dynamics in antagonistic species interactions100
‘Domesticability’: were some species predisposed for domestication?98
Hierarchical eco-evo dynamics mediated by the gut microbiome96
Dead foundation species drive ecosystem dynamics95
Hitchhiking of deleterious mutations within chromosomal inversions91
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Cradles, museums, and disequilibria: reconciling biodiversity dynamics using equilibrium theory86
Conservation changed but not divided83
Mitochondrial genetic variation as a potential mediator of intraspecific behavioural diversity83
The sociality of sleep in animal groups83
On the biological concept of stress82
Questioning the sixth mass extinction81
Behavioral plasticity can facilitate evolution in urban environments78
Disability in ecology and evolution77
A call for flexpert ecologists77
Harnessing traits to predict economic impacts from biological invasions77
Giving fair credits to efforts in science and policy76
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A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 202573
Second thoughts about first principles in biology71
Linking individual animal behavior to species range shifts under climate change71
Double-edged dispersal: animal-mediated transport in the Anthropocene70
Mountain social-ecological resilience requires transdisciplinarity with Indigenous and local worldviews70
Mechanical impacts of coral-associated invertebrates on tropical reefs69
Suggestions for optimizing a global behavioral trait database69
Integrating geographic ranges across temporal scales68
The underappreciated roles of aboveground vertebrates on belowground communities67
Recognising Indigenous plant-use histories for inclusive biocultural restoration66
Context-dependent bird body mass responses to climate change65
Keystone niche individuals: some are more unequal than others65
3D animal camouflage64
The Janzen–Connell hypothesis and seed masting63
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Quantifying energy and nutrient fluxes in coral reef food webs62
Seabird and reef conservation must include coral islands61
Removing institutional barriers to long-term fieldwork is critical for advancing ecology61
Rewilding herbivores: too much or little of a good thing?60
Using optimal foraging theory to infer how groups make collective decisions60
The traditional ecological knowledge conundrum60
Democratizing deep-sea research for biodiversity conservation59
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Global change influences scavenging and carrion decomposition59
Living together57
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Increasing divergence between human and biological elementomes56
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Understanding hunter–gatherer cultural evolution needs network thinking55
Statistical methods to identify mechanisms in studies of eco-evolutionary dynamics54
Expansion of conservation areas should be informed by sectoral interlinkages54
Does warming erode network stability and ecosystem multifunctionality?54
Proponents of the Sixth Mass Extinction admit it is unsupported53
Local ecological knowledge with stewardship sustains medicinal plants used by ethnic minorities in China51
Ecosystem consequences of herbicides: the role of microbiome49
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On the multiscale dynamics of punctuated evolution47
From field to framework: response to Soga and Gaston47
The overlooked biodiversity loss46
Social feasibility assessments in conservation translocations46
Tracking individual animals can reveal the mechanisms of species loss45
Determining the age of clonal plants: challenges and prospects45
A process-based understanding of ecosystem buffering against stressors: response to Kong et al.45
Co-circulation and co-infection: parasite interactions across scales45
Backyard conservation in traditionally owned lands45
Can plants keep up with fire regime changes through evolution?45
Effects of migratory animals on resident parasite dynamics44
Bee and non-bee pollinator importance for local food security44
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Evolutionary ecology of masting: mechanisms, models, and climate change43
Science writing: avoid the peril of ‘revealing too much’42
Towards a science of archaeoecology42
Introducing the Science & Society Series on Local and Indigenous ecological knowledge42
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A trillion trees: carbon capture or fuelling fires?41
Antarctic pelagic ecosystems on a warming planet41
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What can we learn from the loss of sharks?41
Fragmentation in patchy ecosystems: a call for a functional approach41
Establishing transboundary protected areas to achieve sustainability40
Optimal movement decisions in complex landscapes40
Animal cumulative culture through changing environments39
Towards mechanistic integration of the causes and consequences of biodiversity39
The evidence contained in the P-value is context dependent37
Social regulation of reproduction: control or signal?37
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Animals and ethanol: beyond the laboratory37
Toward refining and contextualizing the root economics space37
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The costs and benefits of a dynamic host microbiome35
Multiple exposure: integrative repeat photography for environmental change35
To harness traits for ecology, let’s abandon ‘functionality’35
What shapes pollinator-mediated facilitation?35
Struggle for phosphorus and the Devonian overturn34
Marine conservation: linking taxonomy, Red Listing, and public engagement33
An integrative paleolimnological approach for studying evolutionary processes33
Plant invasion resistance due to 2D native diversity33
The ABC of academic writing: non-native speakers’ perspective33
Sex-specific variation in species interactions matters in ecological communities33
The propagation of disturbances in ecological networks32
‘Earth system engineers’ and the cumulative impact of organisms in deep time31
What are mycorrhizal traits?31
Expanding the scope of fire-driven animal evolution31
How is evolutionary theory evolving?31
Revitalising Indigenous cultural fire practice: benefits and partnerships30
Phenotypic signatures of incomplete lineage sorting in hominids30
Quantum computing: a new paradigm for ecology29
A modern definition of Fossil-Lagerstätten29
The importance of animal behavior for ecosystem services29
A need for the wholistic application of genetics to biodiversity conservation; a response to Taylor et al.29
The multiscale feedback theory of biodiversity29
Quantifying elemental diversity to study landscape ecosystem function28
Afforestation and climate mitigation: lessons from Chile28
Playing dice with behavior: drivers of stochastic individuality28
Embracing the diversity in diverse warning signals28
New directions in tropical phenology28
Language barriers in conservation: consequences and solutions28
Species roles and key interactions in vertebrate scavenger communities27
Evidence-based urban greening: a missing piece in biodiversity conservation26
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Plantations are invasive pathogen bridgeheads—response to Li et al.26
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Conservation needs curiosity, innovation and complementarity: reply to Sugai and Costa-Pereira26
The emerging invasive species and climate-change lexicon25
A call to innovate Antarctic avian influenza surveillance25
The role of alternative splicing in adaptation and evolution25
Deep heat threatens life on the seafloor25
Describing functional diversity of communities from environmental DNA25
Disability in ecology and evolution25
Positive interactions and interdependence in communities25
Heterogeneous dispersal networks to improve biodiversity science25
Revisiting evolution at the rear edge24
Forecasting species’ responses to climate change using space-for-time substitution24
Promise and precautions in mainstreaming China’s OECMs24
Demographic synthesis for global tree species conservation24
A horizon scan of global biological conservation issues for 202424
LIES of omission: complex observation processes in ecology24
The coevolutionary consequences of biodiversity change24
Plant ecoacoustics: a sensory ecology approach24
Rangeland stewardship envisioned through a planetary lens24
Beyond reaction norms: the temporal dynamics of phenotypic plasticity24
Toward a general theory of plant carbon economics23
In the shadows: wildlife behaviour in tree plantations23
Replaying the evolution of multicellularity23
The largely neglected ecological role of oceanic pelagic fungi23
Geo-evolutionary feedbacks: integrating rapid evolution and landscape change23
Wild animals enhance climate solutions across social-ecological systems23
Soil biodiversity first: reframing desertification and restoration governance in Brazil’s semiarid region23
Climate mediates the predictability of threats to marine biodiversity23
Feedbacks in ecology and evolution23
Matching climate to biological scales22
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Co-producing knowledge with Indigenous Peoples: challenges and solutions for academic institutions22
On functional groups and forest dynamics22
The Internet of Animals: what it is, what it could be22
Improving beach natural debris management for biodiversity conservation22
Strategies and significance of self-assessing dynamic visual appearance22
The psychology of natural history22
Disability in ecology and evolution22
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Microbes, the ‘silent third partners’ of bee–angiosperm mutualisms22
Trait-based approaches to predicting biological control success: challenges and prospects22
The power of caring touch: from survival to prosocial cooperation21
The overlooked importance of vagrancy in ecology and evolution21
Six key trade-offs in ecological security pattern: reply to Harmange et al.21
Rethinking experiments that explore multiple global change factors21
Celebrating wildlife population recovery through education21
Evolutionary genomics of oceanic island radiations21
Ancient trees: irreplaceable conservation resource for ecosystem restoration21
Mind the lag: understanding genetic extinction debt for conservation20
Animal vagrancy and the spread of pathogens20
Resilience and robustness: from sub-organismal responses to communities20
Refocusing the microbial rare biosphere concept through a functional lens20
Studying speciation and extinction dynamics from phylogenies: addressing identifiability issues20
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The herbarium of the future20
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Ecosystems have multiple interacting processes that buffer against co-occurring stressors20
To burn, or not to burn: that is the question20
Life history theory coming of age19
Advancing conservation geography19
Cultivated lands: blind spots in global biodiversity data19
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Seasonality of forest insects: why diapause matters19
How human biases shape the study of animal behavior – and the criticisms thereof19
Extending the dynamic landscape of fear in a human-dominated world19
Building plant diversity into mechanisms of nutrient dilution18
Who finds the seeds? Personality matters18
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Protected areas and the future of insect conservation18
Name and shame: can taxonomists agree on systematic reforms?18
Daily activity timing in the Anthropocene18
Nitrogen deposition and climate: an integrated synthesis18
An audacious approach to conservation17
Parasitism as a potential driver of aposematism17
The macroecology of landscape ecology17
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The establishment of plants following long-distance dispersal17
Understanding human-commensalism through an ecological and evolutionary framework17
Mapping microbial symbiont impacts using ecological networks17
Future climate and land use threaten terrestrial diversity16
Beyond reporting: proactive strategies for safer scientific fieldwork16
Novel community data in ecology-properties and prospects16
Trade-offs in soil microbial functions and soil health in agroecosystems16
Plant–soil feedback under drought: does history shape the future?16
Ethanol and pollinators: expanding Bowland et al.’s framework16
Whales in the carbon cycle: can recovery remove carbon dioxide?16
Valuing the functionality of tropical ecosystems beyond carbon16
A systems modelling approach to predict biological responses to extreme heat16
Social consequences of rapid environmental change16
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Unveiling East Asian ancestry through Middle Neolithic genomes15
Navigating transformations from degraded to functional ecosystems15
Function and stability of mesophotic coral reefs15
Trait-explicit approaches cast new light on fragmentation’s effects on biodiversity15
Investigating the impacts of artificial light via blackouts15
Environmental forcing alters fisheries selection15
Situational social influence leading to non-compliance with conservation rules15
Typology of the ecological impacts of biological invasions15
Toward harnessing biodiversity–ecosystem function relationships in fungi15
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Linking microbial function and remote sensing for understanding drylands15
Fungi are key players in extreme ecosystems14
Emerging technologies revolutionise insect ecology and monitoring14
Evolutionary changes in cognition due to fisheries mortality?14
The evolution of decision-making mechanisms under competing demands14
Predicting the impacts of chemical pollutants on animal groups14
The evolution and diversification of sleep14
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