OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ecological Research is 3. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Long‐term fluctuations and mechanisms of seed production of riparian tree canopy species	22
Species‐specific foraging behavior and diets of stream salmonids: An implication for negative impacts on native charr by nonnative trout in Japanese mountain streams	21
Ecosystem transition due to deer overabundance: Insights from long‐term studies and future considerations	20
Subtidal benthic communities in Minamata Bay, Japan, approximately 30 years after mercury pollution remediation involving dredging disturbance	17
Genetic diversity and population structure of Shorea macrophylla using genome‐wide single‐nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellite markers in Indonesi	17
Following the trail of the elusive proboscis monkey in Borneo	15
The long‐term drive count and culling data of the sika deer ( Cervus nippon ) population introduced on Nakanoshima Island in Lake Toya, Hokkaido, Japan,	14
Sample selection disparity: Sampling only cobble overestimates the biomass of stream benthic algae	13
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Ecological insights into the assembly of bifidobacterial communities in the infant gut	13
Understanding community awareness of seagrass ecosystem services for their blue carbon conservation in marine protected areas: A case study of Karimunjawa National Park	13
Potential persistence of high‐mountain lizards	13
How substrate type and elevation drive woody communities and influence species ecological strategies in the Brazilian savanna at local scale	12
Review: A comprehensive overview of studies related to the ecology and genetics of Fagus crenata B	12
Seed dispersal of Zoysia japonica by sika deer: An example of the “foliage is the fruit” hypothesis	11
“Mining” the herbarium for hyperaccumulators: Discoveries of nickel and zinc (hyper)accumulation in the genus Noccaea	11
Wild bee surveys across 60 years reveal remarkable reduction of bee abundance in urban green areas in northern Japan	10
Relationship between walking movement and reproductive traits in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum	10
Effects of different shading levels on the growth of Bornmuellera emarginata , a nickel hyperaccum	10
Influence of Neltuma flexuosa and rainfall event on the germination of Leptochloa crinita and	10
The contributions of primary sources to fauna and the trophic structure in tropical seagrass areas: A case study from Thai waters	10
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Applicability of the source–sink population concept to marine intertidal macro‐invertebrates with planktonic larval stages	10
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Phenotype‐dependent downstream dispersal under ordinary flow conditions in juvenile white‐spotted char	9

Four seasons of the phototrophic biofilms at the cave entrance zone of Petnica Cave	9
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Long‐term monitoring program reveals a mismatch between spatial distribution and reproductive success in an endangered raptor species in the Mediterranean area	8
Exploratory individuals are bolder in Great Tit: Correlation between personality and antipredator behavior	8
Ant and termite collective behavior: Group‐level similarity arising from individual‐level diversity	8
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Taxonomic and phylogenetic perspectives reveal the community assembly of different forest strata along an altitudinal gradient	8
The use of trap‐nests to support crop pollinators in agricultural areas	8
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Annual variability in the sound acorn production of Quercus serrata is regulated by a seed‐predato	7
Cutting propagation of Bornmuellera tymphaea , a nickel hyperaccumulator for use in agromining: Ef	7
Effect of climate and flooding on the phenology of Attalea phalerata (Arecaceae) in a white‐water	7
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Evolutionary and ecological trends in the Neotropical cycad genus Dioon (Zamiaceae): An example of success of evolutionary stasis	7
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Landscape effects on pollinator abundance differ among taxonomic groups	7
A new species of Odontarrhena ( Brassicaceae ) endemic to Greek	7
Spatiotemporal interactions between jaguars ( Panthera onca ) and their potential prey in Amazonia	6
Forest monitoring data of 45 plots across the Japanese archipelago during 1980–2021	6
More effect of ephemeral plant species diversity on aboveground biomass than functional diversity and functional composition	6
Linking small mammal capture probability with understory structural complexity using a mobile laser scanning‐derived metric: A case study	6
Genetic Diversity in the Wrinkled Frog, Glandirana rugosa, Evaluated Using Microsatellite Markers Identified by Nanopore Sequencing	6
Where do “process‐oriented” community ecologists go? In search of general laws that are just “good enough”	6
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Volcanic ash in soil is a source of strontium in stream water in chert‐bedrock forests in Mount Amamaki, Japan	5
Cryptic Japanese maple species exhibit different drought tolerance, suggesting reproductive isolation	5
Physiological profiling of the soil microbe community using the EcoPlate and assessment of soil properties at 74 planted forest sites across Japan	5
Can vermicomposting be used to process hyperaccumulator biomass in nickel agromining?	5
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Dataset of the impacts of invasive alien species in Brazil	5
The effects of functional differences in cultivar of Cryptomeria japonica on nutrient dynamics and soil invertebrates in a common garden	5
Spawning season and nest guarding behavior of invasive smallmouth bass ( Micropterus dolomieu ) in a Japanese Lake	5
Seasonal patterns of sugar components and their functions in branches of Fagus crenata in association with three reproduction events	5
Overwintering foraging tactics of sedentary sika deer in a region prone to heavy snow in northern Japan	4
Utility of commercial high‐resolution satellite imagery for monitoring general flowering in Sarawak, Borneo	4
Network structure indicators predict ecological robustness in food webs	4
Plant strategy of root system architecture and exudates for acquiring soil nutrients	4
Ecology with artificial intelligence and machine learning in Asia: A historical perspective and emerging trends	4
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Ecosystem responses and behaviors under changing pressure of air pollutants: Special article collection from the 10th International Conference on Acid Deposition “ ACID RAIN	4
Spatial modeling of road collisions of striped hyena ( Hyaena hyaena ) in Israel	4
Stress response and phytoextraction potential of two Noccaea caerulescens populations in multicont	4
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The impact of slope position on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality in the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau subalpine meadows	4
Diel and seasonal changes in gut contents of omnivorous–carnivorous macroinvertebrates in the Yura River, Japan	4
Intraspecific variation in spruce seed palatability perceived by bank voles	4
Variations in soil nutrient availabilities and foliar nutrient concentrations of trees between temperate monsoon karst and non‐karst forest ecosystems on Mount Ibuki in Japan	4
A meta‐analysis of native and non‐native Amur three‐lips ( Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris )	4

Deforestation, emissions, and carbon sequestration potential of Merlimau mangrove forest: A landscape‐level analysis	4
Idea paper: Improving forecasts of community composition with lightweight biodiversity monitoring across ecological and anthropogenic disturbance gradients	4
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Disentangling biotic and abiotic factors influencing host–parasitoid interactions of butterflies, tachinid flies, and nematodes	4
Reproductive ecology of free‐ranging striped hyena Hyaena hyaena in central Israel	4
Long‐term series of measurements of eggs and chicks of Caspian terns ( Hydroprogne caspia ) breedi	4
Nickel hyperaccumulation in Orthion and Mayanaea (Violaceae) from Mesoamerica	4
Eclipta thermalis , a previously common weed, threatened by the expansion of the exotic congener E. alba in Japanese rice padd	4
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Plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality of different degraded grasslands in alpine meadows of Maqu	4
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Temporal beta‐diversity patterns are highly dependent on fundamental parameters of neutral dynamics	3
Heritability of walnut seed size and the benefits of large seeds	3
Two‐stage soil core sampler to collect a less‐compressed core from forested areas	3
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Estimation of tributary–mainstem migration of freshwater fishes by Sr isotope analysis of otoliths	3
Effects of Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis bloom for the first time in 120 years on the dynamics of organ	3
Soil type and precipitation level have a greater influence on fungal than bacterial diversity in serpentine and non‐serpentine biological soil crusts	3
Contrasting metacommunity patterns of fish and aquatic insects in drainage ditches of paddy fields	3
Seasonal dynamics of floral composition and flower visitors in a subtropical alpine ecosystem in Taiwan	3
Are floral traits good predictors of effective pollinators? A test of pollination syndromes	3
Designing cropping systems for nickel agromining on ultramafic land in Albania	3
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Abundance and biomass of Bdelloid rotifers in the microbial mats from East Antarctica: The ecological relations between microscopic phototrophs and invertebrates	3
Announcement of the 22nd Ecological Research Paper Award	3
Understanding rural and urban perceptions of seagrass ecosystem services for their blue carbon conservation strategies in the Philippines	3
Soil respiration response to nitrogen fertilization experiment in tropical grassland	3
Species‐specific stoichiometric effects of leaf litter on algal growth, production, and cell quotas	3
Metal hyperaccumulation in the Indonesian flora	3
Management and landscape of shelterbelts contribute to butterfly and flowering plant diversity in northern Japan	3
Pollinator predation stabilizes plant–pollinator mutualisms through the modification of pollinator behavior	3
Evolutionary bet‐hedging reconsidered: What is the mean–variance trade‐off of fitness?	3
Effects of vegetation type and topography on vegetation restoration after pipeline construction in the Northern Shaanxi Loess Plateau, China	3
Topographical gradient of the structure and diversity of a woody plant community in a seasonally dry tropical forest in northwestern Madagascar	3
Estimation of total fine root production using continuous inflow methods in tropical mangrove forest on Pohnpei Island, Micronesia: Fine root necromass accumulation is a substantial contributor to blu	3
Changes in forest structure over 23 years under disturbances in a warm temperate rain forest on Yakushima Island, Japan	3
Effects of differences in aboveground dead organic matter types on the stand‐scale necromass and CO ₂	3