OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics is 35. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
The Invasion Ecology of Mutualism	146
Effects of Phenology on Plant Community Assembly and Structure	138
Threshold Changes in Winter Temperature and Precipitation Drive Threshold Responses Across Nine Global Climate Zones and Associated Biomes	132
Onboard Sensors Reveal New Insights into Animal Decision-Making	132
Geographic Gradients in Species Interactions: From Latitudinal Patterns to Ecological Mechanisms	111
Life as a Guide to Its Own Origins	110
An Integrative Perspective on Bat Evolution	93
The Evolution of Kin Discrimination Across the Tree of Life	81
A Guided Tour of Phylogenetic Comparative Methods for Studying Trait Evolution	63
Plant Mating Systems in Small Populations	63
Large Old World Fruit Bats on the Brink of Extinction: Causes and Consequences	61
A Critical Evaluation of Network Approaches for Studying Species Interactions	61
The Unusual Value of Long-Term Studies of Individuals: The Example of the Isle of Rum Red Deer Project	54
The Evolutionary Ecology of Plant Chemical Defenses: From Molecules to Communities	50
Functional Trait Variation Along Animal Invasion Pathways	49
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Ecology and Evolution of the Social Microbiome	48
Animal Linguistics	47
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	45
Patterns of Non-Native Species Introduction, Spread, and Ecological Impact in South Florida, the World's Most Invaded Continental Ecoregion	44
Smooth and Spiky: The Importance of Variability in Marine Climate Change Ecology	42
The Evolution and Ecology of Interactions Between Ants and Honeydew-Producing Hemipteran Insects	40
Plant Invasions in a Changing Climate: Reshaping Communities, Ecosystem Functions, and Services	36
Fungal Dispersal Across Spatial Scales	35