OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Ecology is 4. 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 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Limited impact of elephants on trees and shrubs in semi-arid thicket vegetation in southern Africa	28
Plant growth of Chenopodium quinoa (Willd) is better when growing with kin than with non-kin regardless of soil nutrient conditions	28
Environment-dependent and intraspecific variations in leaf and size traits of a native wild olive (Olea europaea L.) along an aridity gradient in Morocco: a functional perspective	25
Permanent floral closure enhances the reproductive efficiency in Merremia umbellata subsp. orientalis (Hallier f.) Ooststr. (Convolvulaceae)	23
Multi-elements linear discriminant analysis of herbaceous and woody plants in southwest china karst region using orthogonal partial least squares model	20
Seed traits of reintroduced invasive populations of Triadica sebifera show few differences in comparison with those of native populations	19
Response of leaf morphological traits of relict-endemic Symplocos species (S. coccinea and S. speciosa) to elevation and abiotic fluctuations	17
Evaluation of heterotoxicity and identification of allelochemicals of leaf extract of invasive Senna spectabilis (D.C.) H. S. Irwin and Barneby	17
An exploration of how plant and soil characteristics shape the Hypericum perforatum microbiome in three habitats	15
Phenotypic plasticity in the number of leaf trichomes of Arabidopsis kamchatica subsp. kawasakiana under heavy metal stress	13
Congruence between vascular plants and bryophytes in response to ecological conditions in sustainably managed temperate forests (taxonomic- and trait-based levels)	13
Vegetation responses to pathogen-induced tree loss: Swedish elm and ash forests revisited after 32 years	12
Prescribed burning of heathland vegetation increases seed germinability and seedling emergence of introduced Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) in Northern Europe	11
Morphological and germination traits of Garcinia xanthochymus seeds with their cytological basis and ecological adaptation	11
Rapid responses to drought in a rare California annual (San Francisco collinsia, Collinsia multicolor)	11
Comparison of edge effects from well pads and industrial roads on mixed upland boreal forest vegetation in Alberta	11
Investigating pollination strategies in disturbed habitats: the case of the narrow-endemic toadflax Linaria tonzigii (Plantaginaceae) on mountain screes	11
Freezing resistance and xylem anatomy in low and high elevation populations of Senecio formosus Kunth in the tropical Andes	10
Frequency of flower visitors and achene production increase with rising population size in the self-incompatible herb Centaurea scabiosa (Asteraceae)	10
The effects of soil compaction and fertility on a threatened endemic palm species in a global conservation hotspot	10
Responses to spring rainfall and shading in moonworts: trait variability and the dynamics of a genus community	10
Comparison of phylogenetic and taxonomic diversity of pitcher plant bogs in Georgia’s Coastal Plain	10
Individual-based plant‐visitor networks in Brazilian palm swamps under different dryness levels	10
Invasive nitrogen-fixing plants increase nitrogen availability and cycling rates in a montane tropical grassland	10
Modelling landscape-scale occurrences of common grassland species in a topographically complex mountainous environment	10

Plant–soil feedback effects on the performance and functional traits of Dodonaea viscosa in a dry-hot valley, China	10
Conspecific and heterospecific plant–soil biota interactions of Lonicera japonica in its native and introduced range: implications for invasion success	9
Modeling the distribution of Acadian vascular rare plant species under future climate scenarios	9
Climatic and anthropogenic factors affect Ailanthus altissima invasion in a Mediterranean region	9
Contrasting climate influences on Nothofagus pumilio establishment along elevational gradients	9
Multiple spatial scales affect direct and indirect interactions between a non-native and a native species	9
Canopy cover size and establishment rate determine biotic resistance to Aster pilosus invasion: a priority effect	9
Predicting biomass of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) using rank distribution and root-to-shoot ratio models	9
The scaling of leaf nitrogen and phosphorus along a phosphorus availability gradient in a subtropical forest	8
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi affect early phenological stages of three secondary vegetation species in a temperate forest	8
Long-term monitoring confirms limitations of recruitment and facilitation and reveals unexpected changes of the successional pathways in a glacier foreland of the Central Austrian Alps	8
Vegetation patterns across edges of bogs and lakes in spruce and hemlock forests of southwestern Nova Scotia	8
Myrtaceae richness and distribution across the Atlantic Forest Domain are constrained by geoclimatic variables	8
Plant species within-community mobility is determined by traits of leaf economic spectrum, clonality, and life form	8
Monitoring time of conservation-driven and mitigation-driven plant translocations in Europe	7
Correction: Salinity tolerance of two critically endangered endemic species and its implications for distribution and conservation of model microinsular Mediterranean species	7
Stigmas arrangement, reproductive system, and maternal reproductive success in two species of Stigmaphyllon (Malpighiaceae): does pollinator size matter?	7
Belowground exploration by trees and shrubs	7
Plant species over-occupancy indicates river valleys are natural corridors for migration	7
Effects of fire and edges on plant litterfall in a Neotropical rainforest, Brazil	7
Online herbaria databases allow testing the minimum residence time among invasive and non-invasive alien species	6
Variation in floristic and trait composition along environmental gradients in the herb layer of temperate forests in the transition zone between Central and SE Europe	6
Concentration characteristics and the drivers of soluble components in freshly fallen plant litter	6
Flowering phenology and reproduction of a forest understorey plant species in response to the local environment	6
Within- and between-crown leaf variation of a tropical small tree Eugenia hiemalis in response to light	6
Reproductive strategies of Xanthium italicum differ from those of native Xanthium sibiricum, and they are key to its invasiveness	6
Forever young: arrested succession in communities subjected to recurrent fires in a lowland tropical forest	6
Soil sterilization and fertility impacts on urease and belowground mass specific phosphatase activity vary among Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera) populations	6
The interactions among fire, logging, and climate change have sprung a landscape trap in Victoria’s montane ash forests	6
Density-dependent impacts of invasive Vincetoxicum rossicum (pale swallowwort) and native Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) on plant traits and competitive interactions	6
Presence of N-fixing neighbors increases leaf N and δ13C in Castilleja applegatei, a root hemiparasite	6
Intraspecific trait variation and coordination of leaf economics spectrum in Elaeagnus angustifolia across three basins in Central Asia	6
Consequences of tropical dry forest conversion on diaspore fate of Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Fabaceae)	6
Environmental characterization of an Amazonian lake for Isoëtes cangae translocation	6
Fruit provisioning of an invasive tree (Triadica sebifera) varies with environment and among populations	5
Impact of climate change on the spatial distribution of the endemic shrub Rubus asirensis in the Arabian Peninsula	5
Correction to: Herbivory by aboveground insects impacts plant root morphological traits	5
Ericaceous shrub expansion and its relation to fire history in temperate pine-oak (Pinus-Quercus) forests of the eastern U.S.A.	5
Improving conservation and translocation success of an endangered orchid, Caladenia xanthochila (Orchidaceae), through understanding pollination	5
Fugitive road dust alters annual plant physiology but perennial grass growth appears resistant	5
Identifying alternative stable states in a tropical landscape using remote sensing	5
Obituary: Shayne Martin Jacobs (20th April 1971–19th September 2021)	5
Factors affecting germination and establishment success of an endemic cactus of the Chihuahuan Desert	5
Declining pollination success reinforces negative climate and fire change impacts in a serotinous, fire-killed plant	5
Stacked machine learning models for predicting species richness and endemism for Mediterranean endemic plants in the Mareotis subsector in Egypt	5
Close linkages between leaf functional traits and soil and leaf C:N:P stoichiometry under altered precipitation in a desert steppe in northwestern China	5
Gall midge pollination and ant-mediated fruit dispersal of Pinellia tripartita (Araceae)	5
The effects of light availability, prey capture, and their interaction on pitcher plant morphology	5
Assessing the influence of invasion of Lantana camara on vegetation attributes and soil properties across varied disturbance gradients in semi-arid forests of Aravali hills, Delhi	5
Initial succession after wildfire in dry boreal forests of northwestern North America	5

Correction to: Interactive effects of elevation and canopy affect bilberry performance in a temperate coniferous region	5
No evidence of increased competitive ability among three widespread alien weeds in their introduced range	5
Reintroduction of large herbivores restored plant species richness in abandoned dry temperate grassland	4
Climate change impacts on migration of Pinus koraiensis during the Quaternary using species distribution models	4
Male-biased effective sex ratio across populations of the threatened Zamia boliviana (Zamiaceae)	4
Trait driven or neutral: understanding the change in functional trait diversity during early plant succession using Price partitions	4
How do plants reduce erosion? An Eco Evidence assessment	4
Modeling the 20th-century distribution changes of Microgyne trifurcata, a rare plant of the southern South American grasslands	4
Resurvey of historical moorland plots reveals a landscape-wide increase in the occurrence of woody and non-moorland species over 90 years	4
Perennial grass seed bank in litter patches. Co-occurrence with forb and annual grass seed banks constraints the reestablishment in disturbed Patagonian Monte rangelands	4
Intraspecific trait variation and species turnover in successional tropical forests: assessing trait imputation for community-weighted means	4
One large tree crown can be defined as a local hotspot for plant species diversity in a forest ecosystem: a case study in temperate old-growth forest	4
Competitive ability of three native grass species during establishment	4
Effects of restoration strategies on vegetation establishment in retired cranberry bogs	4
A meta-analysis of the impacts of nitrogen addition on plant multiple-element contents in natural ecosystems	4
Trait divergence between endemic plants of Aegean islands and their widespread congeners	4
Large diameters and tree bark physical attributes drive vascular epiphyte-phorophyte relationships in Amazonian black-water floodplain forest	4
Germination of Agave obscura seeds: effects of storage time and crossing systems	4
Functional traits, growth patterns, and litter dynamics of invasive alien and co-occurring native shrub species of chir pine forest in the central Himalaya, India	4
Responses of absorptive root and mycorrhizal colonization of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) to varied environmental conditions	4
Effect of soil temperature on the morphological and physiological traits of Kandelia obovata seedlings	4
Salinity thresholds for understory plants in coastal wetlands	4
Translocations of threatened plants in the Mediterranean Basin: current status and future directions	4