OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics is 1. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Functional trait space in cereals and legumes grown in pure and mixed cultures is influenced more by cultivar identity than crop mixing	79
Limited dispersal ability and restricted niche characterize “depauperons” in Melastomataceae	44
Placing Brazil's grasslands and savannas on the map of science and conservation	40
Out of Africa: Linked continents, overland migration and differential survival explain abundance of Proteaceae in Australia	30
Taxonomic significance and evolution of homobaric and heterobaric leaves in Adesmia clade species (Leguminosae – Papilionoideae)	26
Anther smut pathogens as important drivers of population dynamics of long-lived perennial plants: A case study of Dianthus carthusianorum	23
Plant-functional traits drive insect herbivory in a tropical rainforest tree community	22
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Floral traits and community phylogenetic structure shape plant-pollinator interactions in co-occurring Rhododendrons in the Himalaya	19
Phylogenetic conservation and shifts of pollination niche in generalist epiphytic cacti	17
Differential elemental stoichiometry of two Mediterranean evergreen woody plants over a geochemically heterogeneous area	16
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Impact of climate change on the success of population support management and plant reintroduction at steep, exposed limestone outcrops in the German Swabian Jura	13
Questioning the effectiveness of seed-reducing agents on invasive Acacia: Pod production relative to gall abundance of classical biological control agents	12
Assessment of weed invasion at bait sites in a Central European lower montane zone	11
Physiological and molecular features predispose native and invasive populations of sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa L.) to colonization and restoration of drought degraded environments	10
Prediction and evaluation of allelopathic plants species in Algerian Saharan ecosystem	10
Spatial distributions and edge relationships of plant communities in coastal barrens in Nova Scotia, Canada	9
Elevational patterns of plant species richness and phylogenetic diversity in a Mediterranean island	9
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Determinants of biogeographical distribution of grasses in grasslands of South America	7
Sand termite herbivory causes Namibia´ s fairy circles – A response to	7
Role of spatial and environmental factors in structuring vascular epiphyte communities in two neotropical ecosystems	6
Recent advances and future research in ecological stoichiometry	6

Plant water stress, not termite herbivory, causes Namibia’s fairy circles	6
Floral nectar: Fifty years of new ecological perspectives beyond pollinator reward	6
Inbreeding depression changes with stress response over time in flooded Mimulus guttatus	5
Ornamental perennials in flowerbeds shaded by tree canopy: succession over five years since the establishment	5
Reciprocal heterospecific pollen interference among alien and native species	5
Unknown sides of Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) diversity in East Europe and North Asia or how hybridization explained old taxonomical puzzles	5
Biological flora of Central Europe – Lupinus polyphyllus Lindley	5
A multi-criteria drought resistance assessment of temperate Acer, Carpinus, Fraxinus, Quercus, and Tilia species	5
Secretory structures of the Adesmia clade (Leguminosae): Implications for evolutionary adaptation in dry environments	5
Does insular adaptation to subtropical conditions promote loss of plasticity over time?	4
Evolutionary patterns within the New World Clade Polygala sections Clinclinia and Monninopsis (Polygalaceae)	4
The spatio-temporal diversification of SRK alleles in an Arabidopsis polyploid hybrid and introgression zone	4
Plant-soil interactions in the communities dominated by alien and native plants	4
Robust methods are needed to resolve contradictions in species richness curves along ecological gradients	4
Eocene/Oligocene global disruption and the revolution of Caribbean mangroves	4
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Evolutionary seed ecology of heteromorphic Amaranthaceae	4
A complex biosystematic approach to reveal evolutionary and diversity patterns in West Asian brambles (Rubus subgen. Rubus, Rosaceae)	4
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Geographic distribution and climatic niche comparison between diploid and polyploid cytotypes of a South American genus Lessingianthus H.Rob. (Vernonieae, Asteraceae)	4
Phylogeography of the Euro-Siberian steppe plant Astragalus austriacus: Late Pleistocene climate fluctuations fuelled formation and expansion of two main lineages from a Pontic-Pannonian area of origi	4
Calyceraceae: Unexpected diversification pattern in the Southern Andes	4
Biological flora of Central Europe: Impatiens glandulifera Royle	3
Variation in functional traits among different mycorrhizal types and life history stages of temperate broadleaf tree species	3
The ecosystem effects of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in northern Fennoscandia: Past, present and future	3
Hawai‘i forest review: Synthesizing the ecology, evolution, and conservation of a model system	3
Drought resistance and drought adaptation of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) – A review	3
Origin, early expansion, domestication and anthropogenic diffusion of Cannabis, with emphasis on Europe and the Iberian Peninsula	3
A case for studying biotic interactions in epiphyte ecology and evolution	3
WITHDRAWN: Multiple resprouting strategies coexist after fire in southeastern Brazil cerrado trees	3
Biological flora of Central Europe: Myricaria germanica (L.) Desv.	2
The role of heterochrony in Schizanthus flower evolution- a quantitative analysis	2
Diameter explains transient allocation of non-photosynthetic organs in trees	2
Carbon isotope composition of plant photosynthetic tissues reflects a Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) continuum in the majority of CAM lineages	2
Unveiling the hypotheses of endemic richness: A study case in the Southwestern Alps	2
Dispersal limitation, soil, and fire affect functional properties of tropical secondary forests on abandoned cattle ranching landscapes	2
Herbivory as a continuous state variable in an IPM: Increasing herbivory decreases population growth of Asclepias syriaca through its effects on clonal reproduction	2
Multiple responses of bryophytes in a chronosequence of burnt areas in non-fire prone subtropical cloud forests	2
Long-term growth and xylem hydraulic responses of Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. to climate in a moist tropical forest of Bangladesh	2
A convoluted tale of hybridization between two Petunia species from a transitional zone in South America	2
Patterns of introduction, naturalisation, invasion, and impact differ between fleshy- and dry-fruited species of Myrtaceae	2
Simultaneous competition and environmental filtering in woody communities of the understory of Eucalyptus plantations in the Cerrado	1
Hemiepiphytes revisited	1
Environmental filtering of regeneration patterns in a forest dynamic mosaic in south-central Chile	1
Elevational range limits in naturalized Rumex conglomeratus likely formed by climate and lack of local adaptation	1
Desiccation of undamaged grasses in the topsoil causes Namibia’s fairy circles – Response to Jürgens & Gröngröft (2023)	1
A unique diploid – triploid contact zone provides insights into the evolutionary mechanisms of cytotype coexistence in flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus)	1
Contrasting dynamics of seed banks and standing vegetation of annuals and perennials along a rainfall gradient	1
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Widespread, but less than assumed: Populations of Euphorbia amygdaloides (Euphorbiaceae) from western Asia represent two new cryptic species	1

Evolution of stamen dimetrism in Melastomataceae, a large radiation of pollen flowers	1
Factors that extend flowering phenology for pollinators in prairie restorations	1
Seasonal patterns of leaf physiological traits, nutrient and adaptive strategies of co-occurring Alnus nepalensis and Quercus leucotrichophora tree species in the central Himalaya	1
Local adaptation to an altitudinal gradient: The interplay between mean phenotypic trait variation and phenotypic plasticity in Mimulus laciniatus	1
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