Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

Papers
(The median citation count of Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics is 13. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
ArticleCitations
Onboard Sensors Reveal New Insights into Animal Decision-Making145
Geographic Gradients in Species Interactions: From Latitudinal Patterns to Ecological Mechanisms117
Effects of Phenology on Plant Community Assembly and Structure109
The Invasion Ecology of Mutualism106
Threshold Changes in Winter Temperature and Precipitation Drive Threshold Responses Across Nine Global Climate Zones and Associated Biomes104
Life as a Guide to Its Own Origins95
The Evolution of Kin Discrimination Across the Tree of Life94
Plant Mating Systems in Small Populations92
A Guided Tour of Phylogenetic Comparative Methods for Studying Trait Evolution90
The Unusual Value of Long-Term Studies of Individuals: The Example of the Isle of Rum Red Deer Project81
A Critical Evaluation of Network Approaches for Studying Species Interactions79
Large Old World Fruit Bats on the Brink of Extinction: Causes and Consequences78
The Evolutionary Ecology of Plant Chemical Defenses: From Molecules to Communities77
Evolution of the Mode of Nutrition in Symbiotic and Saprotrophic Fungi in Forest Ecosystems72
Patterns of Non-Native Species Introduction, Spread, and Ecological Impact in South Florida, the World's Most Invaded Continental Ecoregion70
Ecology and Evolution of the Social Microbiome69
Functional Trait Variation Along Animal Invasion Pathways68
Animal Linguistics67
Review of the Pelycosauria Revisited: Pelycosaurian-Grade Synapsida, Their Role in Updated Interpretations of Early Amniotes, and Their Importance in Understanding the Origin of Modern Terrestrial Foo66
A Dual Role for Behavior in Evolution and Shaping Organismal Selective Environments61
Sensory and Cognitive Ecology of Bats59
Smooth and Spiky: The Importance of Variability in Marine Climate Change Ecology58
The Ecology and Evolution of Model Microbial Mutualisms56
From Insects to Frogs, Egg–Juvenile Recruitment Can Have Persistent Effects on Population Sizes51
How Whales Dive, Feast, and Fast: The Ecophysiological Drivers and Limits of Foraging in the Evolution of Cetaceans50
The Evolution and Ecology of Interactions Between Ants and Honeydew-Producing Hemipteran Insects50
Plant Invasions in a Changing Climate: Reshaping Communities, Ecosystem Functions, and Services48
Novel Disturbance Regimes and Ecological Responses43
Fungal Dispersal Across Spatial Scales42
Evolution of a Model System: New Insights from the Study of Anolis Lizards39
Origin and Early Evolution of Squamates and Their Kin: From Fossils to Genomes39
Weighing the Evidence for a Deuterostome Branch of Animals and Implications for Understanding Chordate Origins37
Ocean Giants Through Time: Evolution and Ecology Intertwined36
Observed and Potential Range Shifts of Native and Nonnative Species with Climate Change35
Looking Back for the Future: The Ecology of Terrestrial Communities Through the Lens of Conservation Paleobiology35
The Ecological Importance of Allelopathy33
Density-Dependent Selection33
The Ecology and Evolution of Beavers: Ecosystem Engineers That Ameliorate Climate Change29
Functional Roles of Parasitic Plants in a Warming World29
Are Terrestrial Biological Invasions Different in the Tropics?28
The Macroevolutionary History of Bony Fishes: A Paleontological View28
Climate Change Effects on Interacting Disturbances in Forest Ecosystems28
Effects of Selection at Linked Sites on Patterns of Genetic Variability26
The Evolution and Ecology of Specialized Mutualisms Between Perfume Flowers and Male Euglossine Bees24
Why Are Species’ Traits Weak Predictors of Range Shifts?23
Niche Theory and Species Range Limits Along Elevational Gradients: Perspectives and Future Directions22
Evolution and Community Assembly Across Spatial Scales22
A Genomic Perspective on Species Delimitation21
Rethinking the Prevalence and Relevance of Chaos in Ecology21
A Genetic Perspective on Cetacean Evolution19
Asymmetric Inheritance: The Diversity and Evolution of Non-Mendelian Reproductive Strategies19
The Causes and Consequences of Seed Dispersal18
A Renaissance of Atoll Ecology17
The Prominent Role of the Matrix in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation17
Phylogenetic Insights into Diversification16
Multispecies Coalescent: Theory and Applications in Phylogenetics15
Evolvability: A Quantitative-Genetics Perspective15
Demographic Consequences of Phenological Shifts in Response to Climate Change15
From Organism Traits to Ecosystem Processes: Why Size Is So Important14
Mechanisms and Consequences of Plant–Pollinator–Pathogen Interactions13
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