OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Species Biology 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
The effect of nitrogen and temperature changes on Solidago canadensis phenotypic plasticity and fitness	22
Natural hybridization and introgression of Abies firma and Abies homolepis along the altitudinal gradient and genetic insights into the origin of Abies umbellata	10
Metal accumulation and its effect on leaf herbivory in an allopolyploid species Arabidopsis kamchatica inherited from a diploid hyperaccumulator A. halleri	9
Rat‐ and bat‐pollination of Mucuna championii (Fabaceae) in Hong Kong	9
Spatial genet dynamics of a dwarf bamboo: Clonal expansion into shaded forest understory contributes to regeneration after an episodic die‐off	9
Seed germination traits of Ailanthus altissima, Phytolacca americana and Robinia pseudoacacia in response to different thermal and light requirements	8
Dormancy and viability of Ferocactus peninsulae (Cactaceae) seeds	8
Reproductive characteristics that favor invasiveness in Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br.	8
Variation in seed dormancy and germination among populations of Silybum marianum (Asteraceae)	8
Relative importance of diurnal and nocturnal pollinators for reproduction in the early spring flowering shrub Stachyurus praecox (Stachyuraceae)	8
An explosion of perfume: Mass flowering and sphingophily in the Caatinga dry region in Brazil	8
Contrasting floral biology of Artabotrys species (Annonaceae): Implications for the evolution of pollinator trapping	8
Germination and emergence of Astrodaucus orientalis (L.) Drude populations influenced by environmental factors and seed burial depth	7
Initial burst of root development with decreasing respiratory carbon cost in Fagus crenata Blume seedlings	7
Contact zone of two different chloroplast lineages and genetic guidelines for seed transfer in Quercus serrata and Quercus crispula	7
Massive investments in flowers were in vain: Mass flowering after a century did not bear fruit in the bamboo Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis	6
Genetic diversity in natural populations of the endangered Neotropical orchid Telipogon peruvianus	6
Phenological shift along an elevational gradient and dispersal of pollen and seeds maintain a hybrid zone between two cherry tree species	6
Floral biology and potential hybridization of three sympatric epiphytic bromeliads in Veracruz, Mexico	6
Biochemical recognition in seeds: Germination of Rumex obtusifolius is promoted by leaves of facilitative adult conspecifics	6
The best of both worlds: Apomixis and sexuality co‐occur in species of Microlicia, Melastomataceae	6
Heterocarpy diversifies diaspore propagation of the desert shrub Ammopiptanthus mongolicus	5
Nocturnal emission and post‐pollination change of floral scent in the leafflower tree, Glochidion rubrum, exclusively pollinated by seed‐parasitic leafflower moths	5
Pollination biology and reproductive success in four Brazilian species of Gomesa (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae): Specific pollinators, but high pollen loss and low fruit set	5
Effects of crossing distance on fitness components in the carnivorous plant Pinguicula moranensis (Lentibulariaceae)	5

Intraspecific competition favors ant–plant protective mutualism	5
Comparative nectar dynamics in four ornithophilous Melocactus (Cactaceae) species in a seasonally dry tropical forest	4
Differential effect of inter‐ and intraspecific competition on the performance of invasive and native Taraxacum species	4
Flower biology of the cactus Coryphantha elephantidens in the tropical dry forest of Central Mexico	4
Deer grazing changes seed traits and functions of grazing‐intolerant plants	4
Fire damage on seeds of Calliandra parviflora Benth. (Fabaceae), a facultative seeder in a Brazilian flooding savanna	4
Comparing the reproductive biological characteristics of the alien invasive Coreopsis lanceolata to those of the non‐invasive alien congener Coreopsis tinctoria	4
Multiple reproductive strategies of a spring ephemeral plant, Fritillaria maximowiczii, enable its adaptation to harsh environments	4
Physiological dormancy in seeds of tropical montane woody species in Hawai`i	4
Andromonoecy in Solanum lycocarpum A. St. ‐Hil. (Solanaceae): Floral attributes, visitors and variation in sexual expression over time	4
Combined effect of temperature and water stress on seed germination of four Leptocereus spp. (Cactaceae) from Cuban dry forests	4
Recovery process of genetic diversity through seed and pollen immigration at the northernmost leading‐edge population of Fagus crenata	4
Chrysophyllum marginatum (Sapotaceae): Generalist pollination and cryptic gynomonoecious	4
Exploring the importance of root architecture plasticity in plant adaptation to environmental constraints	4
The pollination seesaw of Rhynchospora cephalotes (L.) Vahl (Cyperaceae): Influence of plant location on the role of wind and insects as pollen vectors	3
The pollination of the gynomonoecious Bdallophytum oxylepis (Cytinaceae, Malvales)	3
Interspecific variation in clonality in temperate lianas revealed by genetic analysis: Do clonal proliferation processes differ among lianas?	3
Misunderstanding on germination sensu stricto leads us to a false positive germination‐dormancy balance in diaspores of Paepalanthus chiquitensis Herzog (Eriocaulaceae), a threatened eve	3
Identification of effective pollinators of Primula sieboldii E. Morren in a wild habitat in Hiroshima, Japan	3
Reproductive biology of the South American cycad Zamia boliviana, involving brood‐site pollination	3
New protocol for storage of viable pollen of Lapageria rosea (Philesiaceae), an endangered plant species endemic to temperate forests of Chile	3
Effective hawkmoth pollination in the primarily bee‐pollinated Salvia daiguii—an example of adaptive generalization	3
Significant loss of genetic diversity and accumulation of deleterious genetic variation in a critically endangered azalea species, Rhododendron boninense, growing on the Bonin Islands	3
Thermal niche for seed germination of Xyris species from Brazilian montane vegetation: Implications for climate change	3
High haplotype diversity with fine‐scale structure in a recently established population of an endangered orchid	3
Effect of brousse tigrée on the dynamics of nurse–protégé interactions of a cactus in the Chihuahuan Desert	3
Geographic variation and temporal changes in plant–herbivore interaction: Case studies with Solidago altissima in native and introduced ranges	3