OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Botany is 2. 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
Understory plant species-specific effects on subarctic soil fertility	25
Cannibal plants: intraspecific autoparasitism among host-specific holoparasites	22
Growth and productivity of the moss Sphagnum fuscum in bogs of northeastern North America	16
Characterization of biotic contaminants in aquatic lace plant tissue culture and development of a protocol for mitigation	15
Three helmet-orchid species share abundant fungi of Serendipitaceae regardless of altitude	13
Heliotropism in Trillium grandiflorum provides increased reproductive success	11
Sieve element traits differ in pulvini and petioles of Mimosa (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) with different types of leaf movement	11
We do not see evidence for the presence of female gametangia (oospores) in North American Nitellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) J. Groves	10
Germination responses of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) seeds to salinity and water stresses: implications for the restoration of Mediterranean marginal lands	9
Shading as a tool for Sphagnum magellanicum regeneration: scalable implications for peatland restoration in southern South America	9
Organically grown cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants contain a diverse range of culturable epiphytic and endophytic fungi in inflorescences and stem tissues	9
Do nurse plants and cattle exclusion help restore Parlatore's Podocarp forest?	8
Evaluating putative Dryas ajanensis Juzepczuk ssp. beringensis Jurtzev × Dryas integrifolia Vahl hybrids using leaf morphometrics	8
A rapid method for sex identification in Cannabis sativa using high resolution melt analysis	8
Trichomycetes from the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada	8
Ethylene sensitivity assay in medicinal and fiber-type Cannabis seedlings reveals a triple-response-like phenotype	7
Untargeted and targeted metabolomics to understand plant growth regulation and evolution in Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis)	7
Correction: Climate and nature crisis is also about the health of plants	7
Effect of seed coat mucilage, temperature, and photoperiod on germination of four Arabian desert species	7
Evaluation of the relationship between soil properties and functional traits in three forest types in a subtropical mountain in Mexico	6
Monthly macroalgal surveys reveal a diverse and dynamic community in an urban intertidal zone	6
Small granivores remove the seeds of 25 plant species at similarly high rates in an old-field plant community	6
Update on seaweed diversity in the lower Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada	6
New insight into the roles of lipid transfer protein and seed storage albumin gene families involved in oil and protein accumulation in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)	6
Picea × darwyniana Björk & Goward: an invalid taxonomic name	6

Effects of the phylogeny and seed traits on germination of Polygonaceae species from Subtropical Forest, Southeast China	5
Trichomycetes from freshwater and salt marsh mosquito larvae with a new species in the monotypic genus Legerioides	5
Soil drainage-class influences on the distribution of witness trees (1664–1700) in Wicomico County, Maryland, USA	5
Micromorphology of leaflets of Senna series Bacillares (Leguminosae) and its taxonomic significance	5
Morphophysiological indicators applied for the selection of different genotypes of Hevea spp. during germination and post-germination	5
Herbarium data and herbaria as extended archives for humanities research	5
Liverworts as a hidden secret for soothing inflammation and alleviating pain	4
Introduction to the Special Issue on Parasitic Flowering Plants in Forests	4
Molecular identification of the magnesium transporter (MRS2/MGT) family genes in pepper ( Capsicum annuum L.)	4
Filling in the gaps: a road map to establish a model system to study developmental programmed cell death	4
Establishment of reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) in the context of floodplain restoration: impact of companion plant and sowing rate	4
An experimental test of niche versus dispersal limitation of the distribution limit of the Ghost Antler Lichen, Pseudevernia cladonia, along a temperate–boreal elevation gradient	4
Peronospora variabilis is associated with downy mildew of Chenopodium berlandieri in Mexico	4
Piguttuk Qanuqtuurniq: an Indigenous flower, resourceful in the face of challenges	4
Comparative ecology of chasmogamous and cleistogamous reproduction in Danthonia compressa: effects of floral type and maternal environment	4
Processing and digitizing a nonstandard herbarium collection: a cautionary tale about research value	3
First evidence of nitrogen fixation associated with bryophytes from coastal Wabanaki–Acadian forests	3
Etiology of leaf blight of Chinese brush (Baccharis conferta Kunth) in Mexico	3
A tale of two mistletoes: phenology and fauna associated with two sympatric species	3
Impacts of road salt on seed germination of Thuja occidentalis found in natural communities adjacent to the Illinois Tollway in northeastern IL, USA	3
Chloroplast capture creates cryptic lineages with differential geographic patterns in Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Ericaceae)	3
First record of trichomycete fungi from Rouge National Urban Park and Greater Toronto Area	3
Phylogeography of alpine plant Parnassia wightiana (Celastraceae)	3
Importance of the blueberry ( minic ) to the Atikamekw Nehirowisiw people: women's key role in knowledge transmission and cultural persistence	3
Note of appreciation	3
Justicia americana exhibits stem density–aboveground biomass relationships and variability in elemental composition and isotopic signature across tissue types and land use gradients	3
Observations on the curvature of Physcomitrium patens (Hedw.) Mitt. and Funaria hygrometrica (Hedw.) caulo	3
Transcriptome-wide characterization of alternative splicing in five drug-type cultivars of Cannabis sativa	2
Do larger plants produce more and better seeds and seedlings? Testing the hypothesis in a globose cactus, Wigginsia sessiliflora	2
Avian gut passage reduces the germination light response of pokeweed (Phytolaca americana)	2
Understanding bud rot development, caused by Botrytis cinerea, on cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants grown under greenhouse conditions	2
The Arrhenia peltigerina complex—preliminary report	2
Introduction to the collection: the intrinsic value of botanical gardens and herbariums	2
A versatile protoplast system and its application in Cannabis sativa L.	2
Phenological growth stages according to the BBCH-scale as a powerful tool for differentiating among CRISPR/Cas9 mutated lineages of the model plant Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. (Poaceae)	2
Leaf developmental patterns of two species of Baccharis (Asteraceae): an analysis based on cell wall pectins	2
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	2
An SNP-based approach to estimating the mating and relatedness components of plant mating portfolios	2
The importance of taxonomy for determining species distribution: a case study using the disjunct lichen Brodoa oroarctica	2
Melatonin delays WRKY75-mediated leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana	2
Non-glandular trichomes (epidermal hairs) in cannabis ( Cannabis sativa L.) plants are capable of excreting nutrient salts under excessive fertilizer reg	2
Conservation assessment of a range-edge population of Trichophorum planifolium (Cyperaceae) reveals range-wide inbreeding and locally divergent environmental conditions	2
Deciphering the complete plastid genome of an endemic monotypic species Kostermansia malayana (Malvaceae) from Peninsular Malaysia: structural comparative genomics and phylogenomic placement	2
Monthly dynamics of phenolic release and allelopathic effect in hollow and hummock Sphagnum	2
A survey of some nutritional and phytochemical components of selected native and non-native Rhamnaceae species	2
Fruit of the bine: exploring the chemodiversity of cultivated hops ( Humulus lupulus L.)	2
Impact of in vitro hormone treatments on the bibenzyl production of Radula complanata	2
Perspectives on the reclassification of taxa in the Arceuthobium campylopodum complex (Viscaceae)	2
Quantification of camelina germination niche to combined salinity and temperature stresses using a halothermal time model	2
Arboreta as key contributors to understanding climate acclimation and interspecific variability of trees	2

Leaf morphology and anatomy in Myrcia sect. Aulomyrcia (Myrtaceae): species circumscription and characterization of clades	2
Contribution to the taxonomic elucidation of the Geonoma maxima complex (Arecaceae) in Central Amazonia, Brazil	2
New species and new record of Candolleomyces (Psathyrellaceae) from India	2
Plants as Our Relatives: the creation and gifting of a relational learning task	2
“It’s because we’re out there and experiencing”: Inuit knowledge, climate change, and Cultural Keystone Places in Nunatsiavut	2
Effects of industrial disturbances on the flavonoid concentration of Rhododendron groenlandicum	2
Fruit anatomy and seedlings of the mistletoe Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae)	2
Editorial June 2025—A new type of article	2
Geographic distribution, habitat suitability, and habitat loss of plains rough fescue ( Festuca hallii (Vasey) Piper) in North America	2
Transgene silencing in the moss, Physcomitrella (Physcomitrium patens)	2