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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Understanding community awareness of seagrass ecosystem services for their blue carbon conservation in marine protected areas: A case study of Karimunjawa National Park	26
Review: A comprehensive overview of studies related to the ecology and genetics of Fagus crenata B	24
How substrate type and elevation drive woody communities and influence species ecological strategies in the Brazilian savanna at local scale	22
Long‐term fluctuations and mechanisms of seed production of riparian tree canopy species	16
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Shorea macrophylla using genome‐wide single‐nucleotide polymorphisms and microsatellite markers in Indonesi	15
Functional Trait Research in Brazilian Bryophytes: Advances, Biases, and Future Directions	14
Elements of the Structure of Macrophyte Metacommunities in Coastal Wetlands: Relationships With Limnological and Climatic Variables	14
Species‐specific foraging behavior and diets of stream salmonids: An implication for negative impacts on native charr by nonnative trout in Japanese mountain streams	13
“Mining” the herbarium for hyperaccumulators: Discoveries of nickel and zinc (hyper)accumulation in the genus Noccaea	12
Ecosystem transition due to deer overabundance: Insights from long‐term studies and future considerations	12
Seed dispersal of Zoysia japonica by sika deer: An example of the “foliage is the fruit” hypothesis	12
The long‐term drive count and culling data of the sika deer ( Cervus nippon ) population introduced on Nakanoshima Island in Lake Toya, Hokkaido, Japan,	12
Sample selection disparity: Sampling only cobble overestimates the biomass of stream benthic algae	12
Following the trail of the elusive proboscis monkey in Borneo	11
Potential persistence of high‐mountain lizards	11
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Ecological insights into the assembly of bifidobacterial communities in the infant gut	10
The contributions of primary sources to fauna and the trophic structure in tropical seagrass areas: A case study from Thai waters	10
Influence of Neltuma flexuosa and rainfall event on the germination of Leptochloa crinita and	10
Applicability of the source–sink population concept to marine intertidal macro‐invertebrates with planktonic larval stages	10
Effects of different shading levels on the growth of Bornmuellera emarginata , a nickel hyperaccum	9
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The use of trap‐nests to support crop pollinators in agricultural areas	8
Four seasons of the phototrophic biofilms at the cave entrance zone of Petnica Cave	8

Relationship between walking movement and reproductive traits in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum	8
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Wild bee surveys across 60 years reveal remarkable reduction of bee abundance in urban green areas in northern Japan	8
Ant and termite collective behavior: Group‐level similarity arising from individual‐level diversity	8
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Phenotype‐dependent downstream dispersal under ordinary flow conditions in juvenile white‐spotted char	7
Exploratory individuals are bolder in Great Tit: Correlation between personality and antipredator behavior	7
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Taxonomic and phylogenetic perspectives reveal the community assembly of different forest strata along an altitudinal gradient	7
Effect of climate and flooding on the phenology of Attalea phalerata (Arecaceae) in a white‐water	7
Latitudinal Gradients of Species Richness in Marine Benthos: Insights From Japan's Tidal Flat Areas	7
Cutting propagation of Bornmuellera tymphaea , a nickel hyperaccumulator for use in agromining: Ef	7
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Annual variability in the sound acorn production of Quercus serrata is regulated by a seed‐predato	6
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Linking small mammal capture probability with understory structural complexity using a mobile laser scanning‐derived metric: A case study	6
Bridging Ecology and Geosciences in Riverscapes: Implications for Process‐Based Restoration	6
Landscape effects on pollinator abundance differ among taxonomic groups	6
Spatiotemporal interactions between jaguars ( Panthera onca ) and their potential prey in Amazonia	6
Evolutionary and ecological trends in the Neotropical cycad genus Dioon (Zamiaceae): An example of success of evolutionary stasis	6
Where do “process‐oriented” community ecologists go? In search of general laws that are just “good enough”	6
Cryptic Japanese maple species exhibit different drought tolerance, suggesting reproductive isolation	5
Network structure indicators predict ecological robustness in food webs	5
Genetic Diversity in the Wrinkled Frog, Glandirana rugosa , Evaluated Using Microsatellite Markers Identified by Nanopore Sequencing	5
More effect of ephemeral plant species diversity on aboveground biomass than functional diversity and functional composition	5
Can vermicomposting be used to process hyperaccumulator biomass in nickel agromining?	5
Adaptive Significance of Nickel Hyperaccumulation by Plants	5
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The impact of slope position on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality in the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau subalpine meadows	5
The effects of functional differences in cultivar of Cryptomeria japonica on nutrient dynamics and soil invertebrates in a common garden	5
Seasonal patterns of sugar components and their functions in branches of Fagus crenata in association with three reproduction events	5
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Physiological profiling of the soil microbe community using the EcoPlate and assessment of soil properties at 74 planted forest sites across Japan	5
Endemic Tree Flora of India: Diversity, Distribution and Drivers	5
Diel and seasonal changes in gut contents of omnivorous–carnivorous macroinvertebrates in the Yura River, Japan	5
Conversion From Natural Broad‐Leaved Forest to Conifer Plantation Increases Relative Detritus Dependency of Aculeata Communities	5
Dataset of the impacts of invasive alien species in Brazil	5
Differences in the Elemental Profiles of Two Obligate Ultramaficophytes From the Balkans: Balkana spergulifolia and Polygonum alba	5
A new species of Odontarrhena ( Brassicaceae ) endemic to Greek	5
Forest monitoring data of 45 plots across the Japanese archipelago during 1980–2021	5
Disentangling biotic and abiotic factors influencing host–parasitoid interactions of butterflies, tachinid flies, and nematodes	4
Ontogenetic Shifts in Prey Selection by Flower‐Dwelling Spiders: Implications of Predation by Small Immatures on Floral Exploiters	4
Masting Events Deplete Carbon Storage in a Clonal Perennial Herb, Veratrum album subsp. Oxysepalum	4
Intraspecific variation in spruce seed palatability perceived by bank voles	4
Nickel hyperaccumulation in Orthion and Mayanaea (Violaceae) from Mesoamerica	4
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Reproductive ecology of free‐ranging striped hyena Hyaena hyaena in central Israel	4

Plant strategy of root system architecture and exudates for acquiring soil nutrients	4
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Long‐term series of measurements of eggs and chicks of Caspian terns ( Hydroprogne caspia ) breedi	4
Overwintering foraging tactics of sedentary sika deer in a region prone to heavy snow in northern Japan	4
Volcanic ash in soil is a source of strontium in stream water in chert‐bedrock forests in Mount Amamaki, Japan	4
Spatial modeling of road collisions of striped hyena ( Hyaena hyaena ) in Israel	4
Utility of commercial high‐resolution satellite imagery for monitoring general flowering in Sarawak, Borneo	4
Ecology with artificial intelligence and machine learning in Asia: A historical perspective and emerging trends	4
Plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality of different degraded grasslands in alpine meadows of Maqu	4
Species‐specific stoichiometric effects of leaf litter on algal growth, production, and cell quotas	3
Deforestation, emissions, and carbon sequestration potential of Merlimau mangrove forest: A landscape‐level analysis	3
Ecosystem responses and behaviors under changing pressure of air pollutants: Special article collection from the 10th International Conference on Acid Deposition “ ACID RAIN	3
Eclipta thermalis , a previously common weed, threatened by the expansion of the exotic congener E. alba in Japanese rice padd	3
A meta‐analysis of native and non‐native Amur three‐lips ( Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris )	3
Understanding rural and urban perceptions of seagrass ecosystem services for their blue carbon conservation strategies in the Philippines	3
Soil type and precipitation level have a greater influence on fungal than bacterial diversity in serpentine and non‐serpentine biological soil crusts	3
Heritability of walnut seed size and the benefits of large seeds	3
Leaf Litter Decomposition Along an Elevation Gradient Across Two Contrasting Forest Types: Implications for Future Climate Change	3
Pollinator predation stabilizes plant–pollinator mutualisms through the modification of pollinator behavior	3
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Stress response and phytoextraction potential of two Noccaea caerulescens populations in multicont	3
Manganese Hyperaccumulation in the Genus Ilex : Discovery of New Hyperaccumulator Species and Elemental Accumulation Patterns	3
Contrasting metacommunity patterns of fish and aquatic insects in drainage ditches of paddy fields	3
A Note on the Novel Passive Sampling in Environmental DNA ( eDNA ) Collection Technique to Detect	3
Management and landscape of shelterbelts contribute to butterfly and flowering plant diversity in northern Japan	3
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	3
Correction for Data Papers Published Between 2011 and 2016	3
Effects of differences in aboveground dead organic matter types on the stand‐scale necromass and CO ₂	3
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Changes in forest structure over 23 years under disturbances in a warm temperate rain forest on Yakushima Island, Japan	3
Designing cropping systems for nickel agromining on ultramafic land in Albania	3
Seasonal dynamics of floral composition and flower visitors in a subtropical alpine ecosystem in Taiwan	3