OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Alpine Botany is 6. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Temporal and spatial variation in the direct and indirect effects of climate on reproduction in alpine populations of Ranunculus acris L	35
Afro-alpine flagships revisited II: elucidating the evolutionary relationships and species boundaries in the giant senecios (Dendrosenecio, Asteraceae)	24
Aboveground-trait variations in 11 (sub)alpine plants along a 1000-m elevation gradient in tropical Mexico	23
Different growth response of mountain rangeland habitats to inter-annual weather fluctuations	19
Experimental evidence for a thermal limitation of plant cell wall lignification at the alpine treeline	19
Pollination-associated shortening of the functional flower lifespan in an alpine species of Alstroemeria and the water content of flowers	17
Plant evolutionary ecology in mountain regions in space and time	14
Positive and negative plant−plant interactions influence seedling establishment at both high and low elevations	12
Evolutionary origins and species delineation of the two Pyrenean endemics Campanula jaubertiana and C. andorrana (Campanulaceae): evidence for transverse alpine speciation	11
Adaptive evolutionary divergence of populations persisting in warming cold-stage refugia: candidate examples from the periphery of the European Alps	9
Microsite preferences of three conifers in calcareous and siliceous treeline ecotones in the French alps	9
Introgression of an isolated Primula lineage suggests the existence of a glacial refugium in the Écrins range (Southwestern French Alps)	8
Clonality and genetic structure of an endangered aquatic plant, Typha minima, in the French Alps: consequences for conservation	8
Genetic underpinning of historical afforestation with allochthonous Pinus cembra in the northwestern Swiss Alps	8
The uneven distribution of refugial endemics across the European Alps suggests a threefold role of climate in speciation of refugial populations	8
Contrasting patterns of phylogenetic diversity and alpine specialization across the alpine flora of the American mountain range system	7
Implementing spatial analyses to measure angiosperm biodiversity from the high-altitude grasslands of the Atlantic forest	7
Mesoscale refugia for European alpine grasslands based on climatic envelopes	7
Comparative phylogeography of Acanthocalyx (Caprifoliaceae) reveals distinct genetic structures in the Himalaya–Hengduan Mountains	6
Bryophyte responses to experimental climate change in a mid-latitude forest-line ecotone	6