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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Extreme Poisson’s ratios recorded in the secondary phloem of Malvaceae: a highlight on the biomechanical function of bark	21
Use of support influences height and above-ground allometry but not biomass allocation to different aerial organs of an invasive vine	17
Genome-wide identification and analysis of UBP gene family in Quercus robur	17
Shifting of the first-order root foraging strategies of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) under varied environmental conditions	17
Covering young avocado ‘Hass’ trees with high-density shading nets during the winter mitigates frost damage and improves tree performance	17
Estimation of ploidy levels by flow cytometry and identification of Torreya grandis cultivars and breeding strains by SSR markers	17
Radial variations in wood functional traits in a rain forest from eastern Amazonia	16
Wound reaction to trunk injection of oxytetracycline or water in huanglongbing-affected sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) trees	16
Exploring the forestry potential of two legume species with contrasting ecological strategies in a seasonally dry tropical region	16
In vitro adventitious shoot regeneration system for Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr.	16
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	15
Survival mode: physiological adjustments in tree tomato plants during flooding intensities and post-stress responses under shaded conditions	15
Correction to: XRCT images reveal climate control on wound recovery after intense flood in Mediterranean riparian trees	15
Needle and bud scale development in Picea abies	15
Impact of local climate and large-scale climate drivers on the growth of Gmelina arborea Roxb. in a South Asian moist tropical forest	15
Maturation and quality of seeds of Euterpe edulis Martius assessed by imaging and X-ray densitometry	14
February–March minimum temperature record from cold-arid Lahaul-Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India, and its hydrological implications	14
The functional variability of the morphoanatomical and physiological traits of native species leaves in a flooded tropical forest	14
Bark thickness analysis of four dominant tree species of Central Himalayan forests varying in exposure to surface fires	14
Recent advances in argan propagation: a review	13
Genetic variation of leaf pigment content in a southern beech	13
The effect of climate at origin on Douglas-fir growth, leaf traits and embolism resistance along a rainfall gradient in Central Europe	13
The cell cycle arrested results in the premature advent of apical leaflets development cessation in Zygophyllum xanthoxylon	13
Seed fall and leaf litter relationships in Nothofagus pumilio forests: changes according to retention levels and years after harvesting	13
Trimming influences tree light interception and space exploration: contrasted responses of two cultivars of Fraxinus pennsylvanica at various scales of their architecture	12

Transcriptomics analysis reveals Xanthoceras sorbifolia Bunge leaves’ adaptation strategy to low nitrogen	12
Functional differentiation among Mexican oak species is guided by the fast–slow continuum but above and belowground resource use strategies are weakly coordinated	12
Transcriptomic time-series analyses of gene expression profile during zygotic embryo development in Taxodium distichum × Taxodium mucronatum	12
Integration of community ecology and habitat suitability modelling for restoration and conservation of two endemic tree species from the Western Ghats, India	11
Growth and physiological responses of Atlantic Forest tree seedlings to nitrogen and phosphorus addition	11
A climate sensitive nonlinear mixed-effects height to crown base model: a study focuses on Phyllostachys pubescens	11
Modeling bark thickness and probability of trunk cavity occurrence relative to tree size in Araucaria angustifolia trees	11
Stability analysis of willow clones: optimizing selection for commercial and industrial utilization	11
Variation in constitutive and induced chemistry in the needles, bark and roots of young Pinus radiata trees	11
Geometry matters for sonic tomography of trees	11
First record of blue ring in a dicotyledonous angiosperm wood	11
Contrasting treeline dynamics of pine and birch in response to climate warming in the Karakoram	11
Could different structural features affect flammability traits in Mediterranean forest ecosystems?	11
Unveiling xylem structure with MicroCT and investigating hydraulic conductivity’s impact on leaf morphology and photosynthesis in Populus euphratica Oliv.	11
Age-related tree-ring sensitivity at the dry forest-steppe boundary in northwestern Patagonia	11
Bioactive compounds and fatty acids in hazelnuts (Corylus avellana L.) changes with increasing root age	11
Diversity of visitors to the flowers of two palm species of the genus Oenocarpus in the Province of Napo, Ecuador	10
The macro- and microelements content in Cedrus atlantica (Endl.) Manetti ex Carrière (Pinaceae) needles as an indicator for assessing the environmental status	10
Correction: Manganese mitigates the effects of excess iron on Zeyheria tuberculosa (Vell.) Bureau ex Verl. Plants	10
Similar but unique: physiological response to drought and growth of pure species and interspecific hybrid clones of Eucalyptus	10
Tree height–diameter allometry of Populus euphratica across riparian Tugay forests along a gradient of groundwater table depths	10
Inconsistent relationships between tree ring width and normalized difference vegetation index in montane evergreen coniferous forests in arid regions	10
Influence of climate on annual changes in Douglas-fir stem taper	10
Use of the trait-based approach in ecological restoration studies: a global review	10
Interplay between vessel element development and frequency of cambial cell divisions in broadleaved trees	10
Accumulation versus storage of total non-structural carbohydrates in woody plants	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
MdbHLH51 plays a positive role in anthocyanin accumulation in ‘Red Delicious’ apples	9
Testing the relationship among tepal area, length, and width using four Magnolia species	9
Differences in rainfall interception among Eucalyptus genotypes	9
How do montane plants manage to survive? Inferring from non-structural carbohydrates	9
Elevational pattern and temperature sensitivity of spring leaf phenology of three co-occurring tree species in a subtropical mountain forest	9
Experimental drought conditioning increases resilience to subsequent natural drought in Norway spruce	9
Tree rings, wood density and climate–growth relationships of four Douglas-fir provenances in sub-Mediterranean Slovenia	9
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 complexity of vegetation structure decreases the seed-hanging ability of the vegetation layer during secondary wind dispersal	8
Heartwood formation progresses basipetally over years or decades in each conically shaped annual growth layer of Cryptomeria japonica stems	8
Laurel wilt susceptibility of three avocado (Persea americana Mill.) ecotypes in relation to xylem anatomy, sap flow and leaf gas exchange	8
Processed-kaolin particle film can mitigate solar radiation damage in young Atlantic Forest species	8
The significance of endophytic and phyllospheric N2 fixation in forest trees: evidence from stable (15N) and radioactive (13N) tracer studies	8
Windthrow mortality influenced by natural root grafting in boreal jack pine forests	8
Developmental study of thorns in tissue culture clone of Lycium ruthenicum	7
An overview of cold stress responses in Eucalyptus globulus	7
First report of charcoal disease caused by Biscogniauxia mediterranea (De Not.) Kuntze on Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb. in Iran	7
Drought tolerance differs between urban tree species but is not affected by the intensity of traffic pollution	7
A new approach for quantification of total above-ground heartwood and sapwood volume of trees	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
The scaling relationship between perianth fresh mass and area: proof of concept using Magnolia × soulangeana Soul.-Bod	7
Different rootstocks can change the photosynthetic performance of the ‘Uba’ mango scion after recurrent drought events	7
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	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
Phenome, repeatome, and transcriptome analysis to comprehend the structural and functional aspects of polyploid Morus serrata Roxb	7
Seasonal patterns of Vouacapoua americana in the Amazon: influence of climatic variables on phenological cycles	7
Crown width prediction for Larix olgensis plantations in Northeast China based on nonlinear mixed-effects model and quantile regression	7
All or nothing? The importance of considering partial dieback for tree responses to fire	6
Bark thickness variation in five young South African-grown Pinus species and hybrids	6
Morphological variation of Persian oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.) in Kohgiluyeh-va-Boyerahmad province, Iran	6
Acacia mearnsii pyroligneous acid as a promoter of rooting and quality of rooted cuttings of subtropical Eucalyptus	6
Wood anatomical spectrum of co-occurring species in early and late-successional tropical dry forest communities	6
Silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) response to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: implications for growth patterns and secondary metabolite production	6
Prolonged drought from winter to spring affected the phenology, growth, and physiology of differently pretreated Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica seedlings	6
Unraveling the survival potential of a desert halophyte Salvadora oleoides Decne. across heterogenic environments	6
Peak photosynthesis at summer midday in Acacia trees growing in a hyper-arid habitat	6
Asymmetric crown spread of street tree Cinnamomum camphora in Shanghai metropolis	6
Photosynthetic and gene expression analyses in Rhizophora mangle L. plants growing in field conditions provide insights into adaptation to high-salinity environments	6
Moisture mediates temperature-growth couplings of high-elevation shrubs in the Tibetan plateau	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
The xylem functional traits of eight subtropical tree species is closely related to the intervessel pits ultrastructure	6
Complex planting histories of Pinus contorta subspecies and hybrids may help explain invasion success	6
Editor’s highlight for TSAF Pretzsch H, et al. Trees 36:1349–1367 (2022)	6
Assessment of defoliation and subsequent growth losses caused by Lymantria dispar using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS)	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
Effect of competition intensity and neighbor identity on architectural traits of Fagus sylvatica	6
Genome-wide identification of Fagus sylvatica aquaporins and their comparative spring and summer expression profiles	6
Higher competition intensified tree mortality in natural Larix gmelinii and Betula platyphylla forests in Northeast China	6
The differences between clones of witches’ brooms and their seed progeny are determined by the age status of maternal plants	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
Comparison of nectar and pollen resources in various Tilia species. A case study from southern Poland	5
Detecting tree and wire entanglements with deep learning	5
Developing an optimal individual tree diameter growth model for uneven-aged Pinus yunnanensis forests using machine learning algorithms	5
Effects of root constriction on vegetative growth and yield efficiency in young trees of a low- and a high-vigor olive cultivar	5
Differentiating refilling and transpiration from night-time sap flux based on time series modelling	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
Understanding the behavior of the Euterpe precatoria (Mart.) palm seeds subjected to conventional ex situ conservation methods	5
Machine learning methods for basal area prediction of Fagus orientalis Lipsky stands based on national forest inventory	5
Impacts of climatic factors on radial growth of selected Fabaceae woody species from West African dry savannas	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
Biotic and abiotic drivers of stemflow carbon enrichment ratio in tropical trees	5
Effect of air temperature on bud burst phenology in ecodormant subtropical trees of different ages	5
Precipitation dominates the growth of common hornbeam (Carpinus betulus L.) and stinking juniper (Juniperus foetidissima Willd) in Arasbaran forests of northwestern Iran	5
Scots pines colonizing the harsh environment of volcano slopes increased their hydraulic safety margin	5
Variation in vessel traits of northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.) provenances revealed high phenotypic plasticity to prevailing environmental conditions	5
Growth dynamics of Shorea robusta Gaertn in relation to climate change: a case study from tropical region of Nepal	5
250-Year reconstruction of pollarding events reveals sharp management changes in Iberian ash woodlands	5
Drops in needle production are early-warning signals of drought-triggered dieback in Scots pine	5
Sustainable biomass production of introduced spruce species plantations under climate change	5
Vessel characterization and ring-width of a multipurpose agroforestry tree species (Garcinia kola.(Heckel)) and its relationship with climate in Nigeria	5
Upregulation of antioxidant enzymes is a biochemical indicator of abnormal xylogenesis in Karelian birch	5
Resiliency of Nuttall oak but not Shumard oak to winter and spring flood: dormancy alone does not confer flood tolerance	5
Stem wound healing is dependent upon bark and trunk growth rates in Brazilian savanna	5
Climate signal age effects in Pinus uncinata tree-ring density data from the Spanish Pyrenees	5
Forest restoration in Southern Amazonia by direct seeding: linking functional traits and carbon accumulation	5
Little vertical and circumferential variations in stem xylem water δ2H and δ18O in three tree species	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
coveR: an R package for processing digital cover photography images to retrieve forest canopy attributes	5
Nutrient distribution and bioaccumulation in silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) biomass grown in nutrient-poor soil	5
Do aluminum (Al)-accumulating species from the Brazilian savanna accumulate Al in the roots?	5
Nonlinear mixed effects crown width model for planted L. kaempferi at high altitudes in southern China	5
Influence of density and lignin content on cleavage strength of Eucalyptus grandis wood	5
Growth decline and wood anatomical traits in Nothofagus dombeyi populations along a latitudinal gradient in the Andes, Chile	5
Changes in tree leaf δ13C along climatic and geographical gradients in China	5
Comparing structural models of linear elastic responses to bending in inosculated joints	5