OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Basic and Applied Ecology is 25. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Nematode dynamics in an African dolomite cave: What is the role of environmental filtering in spatial and temporal distribution?	60
Tracking sucking herbivory with nitrogen isotope labelling: Lessons from an individual trait-based approach	57
Abundance and trait-matching both shape interaction frequencies between plants and birds in seed-dispersal networks	45
Non-crop habitats concurrently drive crop colonization by the millet head miner and regulation by natural enemies	43
Semi-natural habitats are key to breeding bird diversity in intensified vineyard landscapes across Europe	40
Proximity to wildflower strips did not boost crop pollination on small, diversified farms harboring diverse wild bees	39
Artificial light at night increases the nighttime feeding of monarch butterfly caterpillars without affecting host plant quality	37
Short-term fate of nitrogen fixed by moss-cyanobacteria associations under different rainfall regimes	37
Short-term response of ground-dwelling arthropods to storm-related disturbances is mediated by topography and dispersal	35
Moving north under the eye of the public: The dispersal ecology of the Nosferatu spider, documented by citizen scientists	34
Using spatially-explicit plant competition models to optimise crop productivity in intercropped systems	33
Yellowstone Wolves: Science and Discovery in the Worlds First National Park. Edited by Douglas W. Smith, Daniel R. Stahler and Daniel R. MacNulty. 339 pages, London: University of Chicago Press [2020]	31
Spatial distribution and climate dependency of the hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) in east Africa: Implications for conservation beyond protected areas	31
Bird and bat diversity, herbivory and trade-offs with yield in coffee agroforests in Arabica coffee’s native range	28
Australian green roofs attract bees with similar functional traits, but species-specific responses to local attributes differ significantly	28
Defining the invasion boundaries of a non-native bark beetle, Ips amitinus	27
Effects of land cover on honey bee foraging performance: Analysis for 185 sites in Germany	27
An observational assessment of winter human-nature interaction in urban parks	27
Foraging behaviour and pollination contribution of naturally occurring bumble bees in red clover	27
Does weed suppression by high crop density depend on crop spatial pattern and soil water availability?	26
Testimonials to reconstruct past abundances of wildlife populations	26
Non-additive effects of multiple predators alter the biological control of the coffee leaf miner (Leucoptera coffeella)	26
Biodiversity in urban blue space – increasing knowledge and species richness	26
The impact of climate, local habitat, surrounding landscape and management on coffee wilt disease and Armillaria root rot on Arabica coffee in its native range	25
Are alien plant species superior to natives, and is this determined by performance measure and study design? A meta-analysis	25