OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Trees-Structure and Function is 5. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Exploring the forestry potential of two legume species with contrasting ecological strategies in a seasonally dry tropical region	57
Extreme Poisson’s ratios recorded in the secondary phloem of Malvaceae: a highlight on the biomechanical function of bark	24
Genetic diversity in natural populations of Sorbus pohuashanensis based on EST-SSR markers	24
Covering young avocado ‘Hass’ trees with high-density shading nets during the winter mitigates frost damage and improves tree performance	20
Estimation of ploidy levels by flow cytometry and identification of Torreya grandis cultivars and breeding strains by SSR markers	17
Genome-wide identification and analysis of UBP gene family in Quercus robur	17
In vitro adventitious shoot regeneration system for Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr.	16
Wound reaction to trunk injection of oxytetracycline or water in huanglongbing-affected sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) trees	16
Species-specific growth dynamics and vulnerability to drought at the single tree level in a Mediterranean reforestation	16
The functional variability of the morphoanatomical and physiological traits of native species leaves in a flooded tropical forest	15
Radial variations in wood functional traits in a rain forest from eastern Amazonia	15
Use of support influences height and above-ground allometry but not biomass allocation to different aerial organs of an invasive vine	15
Shifting of the first-order root foraging strategies of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) under varied environmental conditions	15
Bark thickness analysis of four dominant tree species of Central Himalayan forests varying in exposure to surface fires	14
The effect of climate at origin on Douglas-fir growth, leaf traits and embolism resistance along a rainfall gradient in Central Europe	14
Seed fall and leaf litter relationships in Nothofagus pumilio forests: changes according to retention levels and years after harvesting	14
Genetic variation of leaf pigment content in a southern beech	13
Correction to: XRCT images reveal climate control on wound recovery after intense flood in Mediterranean riparian trees	13
The cell cycle arrested results in the premature advent of apical leaflets development cessation in Zygophyllum xanthoxylon	13
Impact of local climate and large-scale climate drivers on the growth of Gmelina arborea Roxb. in a South Asian moist tropical forest	13
Physiological, biochemical and molecular evaluation of micropropagated and seed-grown coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) palms	12
February–March minimum temperature record from cold-arid Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India, and its hydrological implications	12
Maturation and quality of seeds of Euterpe edulis Martius assessed by imaging and X-ray densitometry	12
Correction to: Receptiveness of soil bacterial diversity in relation to soil nutrient transformation and canopy growth in Chinese fir monoculture influenced by varying stand density	12
Needle and bud scale development in Picea abies	12

Transcriptomic time-series analyses of gene expression profile during zygotic embryo development in Taxodium distichum × Taxodium mucronatum	11
Transcriptomics analysis reveals Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge leaves’ adaptation strategy to low nitrogen	11
Could different structural features affect flammability traits in Mediterranean forest ecosystems?	11
Diversity of visitors to the flowers of two palm species of the genus Oenocarpus in the Province of Napo, Ecuador	11
Recent advances in argan propagation: a review	11
Functional differentiation among Mexican oak species is guided by the fast–slow continuum but above and belowground resource use strategies are weakly coordinated	11
Growth and physiological responses of Atlantic Forest tree seedlings to nitrogen and phosphorus addition	11
Trimming influences tree light interception and space exploration: contrasted responses of two cultivars of Fraxinus pennsylvanica at various scales of their architecture	11
Contrasting treeline dynamics of pine and birch in response to climate warming in the Karakoram	11
Integration of community ecology and habitat suitability modelling for restoration and conservation of two endemic tree species from the Western Ghats, India	11
Geometry matters for sonic tomography of trees	11
First record of blue ring in a dicotyledonous angiosperm wood	10
Bioactive compounds and fatty acids in hazelnuts (Corylus avellana L.) changes with increasing root age	10
Variation in constitutive and induced chemistry in the needles, bark and roots of young Pinus radiata trees	10
Amazon forest fragmentation and edge effects temporarily favored understory and midstory tree growth	10
Inferring population dynamic trends of Nothofagus pumilio and N. betuloides in coastal and mountain forests of Tierra del Fuego: contrasting from flowering to seedling survival through several reprodu	10
A climate sensitive nonlinear mixed-effects height to crown base model: a study focuses on Phyllostachys pubescens	10
Modeling bark thickness and probability of trunk cavity occurrence relative to tree size in Araucaria angustifolia trees	10
Climate drivers of tree fall on the streets of São Paulo, Brazil	10
MdbHLH51 plays a positive role in anthocyanin accumulation in ‘Red Delicious’ apples	10
Age-related tree-ring sensitivity at the dry forest-steppe boundary in northwestern Patagonia	10
Similar but unique: physiological response to drought and growth of pure species and interspecific hybrid clones of Eucalyptus	10
Use of the trait-based approach in ecological restoration studies: a global review	10
Influence of climate on annual changes in Douglas-fir stem taper	10
Tree rings, wood density and climate–growth relationships of four Douglas-fir provenances in sub-Mediterranean Slovenia	10
Accumulation versus storage of total non-structural carbohydrates in woody plants	9
Native trees provide more benefits than exotic trees when ecosystem services are weighted in Santiago, Chile	9
Inconsistent relationships between tree ring width and normalized difference vegetation index in montane evergreen coniferous forests in arid regions	9
Elevational pattern and temperature sensitivity of spring leaf phenology of three co-occurring tree species in a subtropical mountain forest	9
Testing the relationship among tepal area, length, and width using four Magnolia species	9
A new approach for quantification of total above-ground heartwood and sapwood volume of trees	9
Experimental drought conditioning increases resilience to subsequent natural drought in Norway spruce	9
The macro- and microelements content in Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) Manetti ex Carrière (Pinaceae) needles as an indicator for assessing the environmental status	9
Interplay between vessel element development and frequency of cambial cell divisions in broadleaved trees	9
How do montane plants manage to survive? Inferring from non-structural carbohydrates	9
Correction to: Autumn phenology of mountain birch at the sub‑arctic treeline in comparison with silver birch in the cold and mild temperate zone	9
Tree height–diameter allometry of Populus euphratica across riparian Tugay forests along a gradient of groundwater table depths	9
Differences in rainfall interception among Eucalyptus genotypes	9
An overview of cold stress responses in Eucalyptus globulus	8
Genetic diversity and population genetic structure of Neillia incisa in China: implications for genetic conservation	8
Elevated root zone pH and NaCl leads to decreased foliar nitrogen, chlorophyll, and physiological performance in trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides), green alder (Alnus alnobetula), tamarack (Larix	8
Correction to: Different patterns of inter‑annual variability in mean vessel area and tree‑ring widths of beech from provenance trials in Slovenia and Hungary	8
The scaling relationship between perianth fresh mass and area: proof of concept using Magnolia × soulangeana Soul.-Bod	8
The complexity of vegetation structure decreases the seed-hanging ability of the vegetation layer during secondary wind dispersal	8
The significance of endophytic and phyllospheric N2 fixation in forest trees: evidence from stable (15N) and radioactive (13N) tracer studies	7
Effects of forest fragmentation on plant quality, leaf morphology and herbivory of Quercus deserticola: is fluctuating asymmetry a good indicator of environmental stress?	7
Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from leaf of the interspecific hybrid of mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King × S. mahagoni (L.) Jacq.)	7
Photosynthetic and gene expression analyses in Rhizophora mangle L. plants growing in field conditions provide insights into adaptation to high-salinity environments	7
Genome-wide identification of Fagus sylvatica aquaporins and their comparative spring and summer expression profiles	7
Editor’s Highlight: Adaptive responses of tropical savanna trees to frost	7

Antioxidant enzyme activity and dynamics of reserve mobilization during germination and early seedling establishment of royal poinciana [Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf.]	7
Crown width prediction for Larix olgensis plantations in Northeast China based on nonlinear mixed-effects model and quantile regression	7
Drought tolerance differs between urban tree species but is not affected by the intensity of traffic pollution	7
Different rootstocks can change the photosynthetic performance of the ‘Uba’ mango scion after recurrent drought events	7
Developmental study of thorns in tissue culture clone of Lycium ruthenicum	7
Laurel wilt susceptibility of three avocado (Persea americana Mill.) ecotypes in relation to xylem anatomy, sap flow and leaf gas exchange	7
Heartwood formation progresses basipetally over years or decades in each conically shaped annual growth layer of Cryptomeria japonica stems	7
Windthrow mortality influenced by natural root grafting in boreal jack pine forests	7
First report of charcoal disease caused by Biscogniauxia mediterranea (De Not.) Kuntze on Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb. in Iran	7
Unraveling the survival potential of a desert halophyte Salvadora oleoides Decne. across heterogenic environments	7
The xylem functional traits of eight subtropical tree species is closely related to the intervessel pits ultrastructure	6
Editor’s highlight for TSAF Pretzsch H, et al. Trees 36:1349–1367 (2022)	6
Ecological role of the beech (Fagus sylvatica) provenance in the development of Fusarium sambucinum damping-off symptoms	6
Different responses of herbivore abundance to plant genotypic diversity depending on herbivore host specificity	6
Moisture mediates temperature-growth couplings of high-elevation shrubs in the Tibetan plateau	6
Recovery of trembling aspen, tamarack, and white spruce seedlings from NaCl stress following winter dormancy: implications for increased foliar potassium, necrosis, and sodium management as stress res	6
Acacia mearnsii pyroligneous acid as a promoter of rooting and quality of rooted cuttings of subtropical Eucalyptus	6
Effect of competition intensity and neighbor identity on architectural traits of Fagus sylvatica	6
Morphological variation of Persian oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.) in Kohgiluyeh-va-Boyerahmad province, Iran	6
Silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) response to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: implications for growth patterns and secondary metabolite production	6
Bark thickness variation in five young South African-grown Pinus species and hybrids	6
Effects of root constriction on vegetative growth and yield efficiency in young trees of a low- and a high-vigor olive cultivar	6
Do aluminum (Al)-accumulating species from the Brazilian savanna accumulate Al in the roots?	6
Wood anatomical spectrum of co-occurring species in early and late-successional tropical dry forest communities	6
Peak photosynthesis at summer midday in Acacia trees growing in a hyper-arid habitat	6
Assessment of defoliation and subsequent growth losses caused by Lymantria dispar using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS)	6
Asymmetric crown spread of street tree Cinnamomum camphora in Shanghai metropolis	6
The dynamic regulation response to salt stress in poplar	5
Drops in needle production are early-warning signals of drought-triggered dieback in Scots pine	5
Genetic diversity and population structure in natural populations of Toona ciliata in the Uttarakhand state of Himalaya	5
Sustainable biomass production of introduced spruce species plantations under climate change	5
Convergent morphology and anatomy in the microphyllous leaves of selected heathland Myrtaceae and Asteraceae	5
Mitigating water stress by increasing NO3−: NH4+ ratio in young Eucalyptus urophylla plants	5
Influence of density and lignin content on cleavage strength of Eucalyptus grandis wood	5
The differences between clones of witches’ brooms and their seed progeny are determined by the age status of maternal plants	5
Resiliency of Nuttall oak but not Shumard oak to winter and spring flood: dormancy alone does not confer flood tolerance	5
A non-native pathogen meets a native host: Austropuccinia psidii infection reduces photosynthesis and alters non-structural carbohydrates in seedlings of Metrosideros excelsa	5
Comparing structural models of linear elastic responses to bending in inosculated joints	5
Specific leaf area (SLA) serves as a proxy to predict total carbon content in understory individuals of the neotropical canopy palm Socratea exorrhiza	5
Functional seed traits as predictors of germination and seedling growth for species with potential for restoration in Caquetá, Colombia	5
coveR: an R package for processing digital cover photography images to retrieve forest canopy attributes	5
Upregulation of antioxidant enzymes is a biochemical indicator of abnormal xylogenesis in Karelian birch	5
Leaf morphology and stable isotope ratios of carbon and nitrogen in Acacia senegal (L.) Wild trees vary with climate at the geographic origin and ploidy level	5
Machine learning methods for basal area prediction of Fagus orientalis Lipsky stands based on national forest inventory	5
Enhancing Cercis siliquastrum seedling quality to meet ecological challenges in afforestation: influence of the combined effects of light, water stress, and zeolite amendment	5
Little vertical and circumferential variations in stem xylem water δ2H and δ18O in three tree species	5
Root morphological and mechanical properties of Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. on slopes at different altitudes	5
Genomic insights into growth and development of bamboos: what have we learnt and what more to discover?	5
Development and characterization of EST-SSR markers in pecan (Carya illinoinensis)	5
Spatial classification of moisture-sensitive pine and larch tree-ring chronologies within Khakass–Minusinsk Depression, South Siberia	5
Growth decline and wood anatomical traits in Nothofagus dombeyi populations along a latitudinal gradient in the Andes, Chile	5
Foliar application of myo-inositol inhibits the growth of trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) seedlings by inducing alterations in cell wall structure and energy metabolism disorders	5
Changes in tree leaf δ13C along climatic and geographical gradients in China	5
Climate signal age effects in Pinus uncinata tree-ring density data from the Spanish Pyrenees	5
Tree species, crown cover, and age as determinants of the vertical distribution of airborne LiDAR returns	5
Differentiating refilling and transpiration from night-time sap flux based on time series modelling	5
Growth dynamics of Shorea robusta Gaertn in relation to climate change: a case study from tropical region of Nepal	5
Scots pines colonizing the harsh environment of volcano slopes increased their hydraulic safety margin	5
Biotic and abiotic drivers of stemflow carbon enrichment ratio in tropical trees	5
Measurements done on excised stems indicate that hydraulic recovery can be an important strategy used by Eucalyptus hybrids in response to drought	5
High autumn temperatures increase the depth of bud dormancy in the subtropical Torreya grandis and Carya illinoinensis and delay leaf senescence in the deciduous Carya	5
Precipitation dominates the growth of common hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.) and stinking juniper (Juniperus foetidissima Willd) in Arasbaran forests of northwestern Iran	5
Genetic relationships of Michelia compressa (Magnoliaceae) with Michelia species and its improvement by interspecific hybridization	5
250-Year reconstruction of pollarding events reveals sharp management changes in Iberian ash woodlands	5
Seasonal variation of canopy vertical structural profiles measured at two temperate forests: intercomparison of tower, mast, crane, and UAV measurements	5
Detecting tree and wire entanglements with deep learning	5
Cryopreservation of mature zygotic embryos, shoot bud regeneration, and field establishment of Pinus elliottii var. elliottii x Pinus caribaea var. hondurensis in vitro-derived plants	5
Effects of tree-root exudates on the solubilization of phosphorus adsorbed to non-crystalline minerals in the rhizosphere volcanic soils on Yakushima Island, Japan	5
Vessel characterization and ring-width of a multipurpose agroforestry tree species (Garcinia kola.(Heckel)) and its relationship with climate in Nigeria	5
Nutrient distribution and bioaccumulation in silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) biomass grown in nutrient-poor soil	5
Nitrogen uptake capacity of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) only partially depends on tree age	5
In vitro regeneration of mulberry plants from seedling explants of Morus indica cv. G4 through direct organogenesis	5
Variation in vessel traits of northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) provenances revealed high phenotypic plasticity to prevailing environmental conditions	5
Comparison of nectar and pollen resources in various Tilia species. A case study from southern Poland	5
Stem wound healing is dependent upon bark and trunk growth rates in Brazilian savanna	5