OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics is 14. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Threshold Changes in Winter Temperature and Precipitation Drive Threshold Responses Across Nine Global Climate Zones and Associated Biomes	164
Onboard Sensors Reveal New Insights into Animal Decision-Making	152
Geographic Gradients in Species Interactions: From Latitudinal Patterns to Ecological Mechanisms	151
The Invasion Ecology of Mutualism	141
Life as a Guide to Its Own Origins	124
Effects of Phenology on Plant Community Assembly and Structure	115
An Integrative Perspective on Bat Evolution	102
A Guided Tour of Phylogenetic Comparative Methods for Studying Trait Evolution	97
Plant Mating Systems in Small Populations	67
The Evolution of Kin Discrimination Across the Tree of Life	67
The Unusual Value of Long-Term Studies of Individuals: The Example of the Isle of Rum Red Deer Project	66
Large Old World Fruit Bats on the Brink of Extinction: Causes and Consequences	63
A Critical Evaluation of Network Approaches for Studying Species Interactions	58
The Evolutionary Ecology of Plant Chemical Defenses: From Molecules to Communities	56
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Animal Linguistics	52
Ecology and Evolution of the Social Microbiome	51
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 Foo	50
Functional Trait Variation Along Animal Invasion Pathways	49
Patterns of Non-Native Species Introduction, Spread, and Ecological Impact in South Florida, the World's Most Invaded Continental Ecoregion	49
Smooth and Spiky: The Importance of Variability in Marine Climate Change Ecology	48
The Evolution and Ecology of Interactions Between Ants and Honeydew-Producing Hemipteran Insects	47
Novel Disturbance Regimes and Ecological Responses	43
How Whales Dive, Feast, and Fast: The Ecophysiological Drivers and Limits of Foraging in the Evolution of Cetaceans	40
Plant Invasions in a Changing Climate: Reshaping Communities, Ecosystem Functions, and Services	39

Fungal Dispersal Across Spatial Scales	38
The Interplay of Supergenes and Selfish Genetic Elements	37
Origin and Early Evolution of Squamates and Their Kin: From Fossils to Genomes	36
Evolution of a Model System: New Insights from the Study of Anolis Lizards	35
Plant Invasions and Their Impacts Under Global Environmental Change	35
Weighing the Evidence for a Deuterostome Branch of Animals and Implications for Understanding Chordate Origins	34
Ocean Giants Through Time: Evolution and Ecology Intertwined	30
Observed and Potential Range Shifts of Native and Nonnative Species with Climate Change	30
Looking Back for the Future: The Ecology of Terrestrial Communities Through the Lens of Conservation Paleobiology	29
Kin Selection in Plants	26
Density-Dependent Selection	26
Functional Roles of Parasitic Plants in a Warming World	25
The Macroevolutionary History of Bony Fishes: A Paleontological View	24
The Ecological Interactome: Understanding Biodiversity Through Patterns of Interactions	24
The Ecology and Evolution of Beavers: Ecosystem Engineers That Ameliorate Climate Change	24
The Ecological Impacts of Large-Carnivore Recovery in North America	21
Climate Change Effects on Interacting Disturbances in Forest Ecosystems	19
Niche Theory and Species Range Limits Along Elevational Gradients: Perspectives and Future Directions	18
The Evolution and Ecology of Specialized Mutualisms Between Perfume Flowers and Male Euglossine Bees	18
Rethinking the Prevalence and Relevance of Chaos in Ecology	18
Evolution and Community Assembly Across Spatial Scales	18
A Genomic Perspective on Species Delimitation	17
Asymmetric Inheritance: The Diversity and Evolution of Non-Mendelian Reproductive Strategies	16
Dominant Role of Sexually Antagonistic Effects in Drosophila Genomic Evolution	15
The Causes and Consequences of Seed Dispersal	15
Phylogenetic Insights into Diversification	14
One Health for All: Advancing Human and Ecosystem Health in Cities by Integrating an Environmental Justice Lens	14
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The Prominent Role of the Matrix in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation	14
A Renaissance of Atoll Ecology	14