OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plant Diversity is 24. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Degree of style coiling is associated with corolla-tube length in the nectarless flowers of Roscoea schneideriana	323
Detection of functional diversity gradients and their geoclimatic filters is sensitive to data types (occurrence vs. abundance) and spatial scales (sites vs. regions)	106
Integrating genomic and morphological data into bamboo taxonomic and evolutionary studies	99
Sex-specific facilitation and reproduction of the gynodioecious cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides on the Himalaya-Hengduan mountains, SW China	80
Convergent relationships between flower economics and hydraulic traits across aquatic and terrestrial herbaceous plants	78
Seedling survival after simulating grazing and drought for two species from the Pamirs, northwestern China	61
Climate change impacts on Rhododendron diversity: Regional responses and conservation strategies in China	50
Phylogenetic relationship, biogeography, and conservation genetics of endangered Fraxinus chiisanensis (Oleaceae), endemic to South Korea	47
Ontogenetic trait variation and metacommunity effects influence species relative abundances during tree community assembly	43
Orchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020: Achievements and perspectives	41
Integrative analysis of the metabolome and transcriptome reveals the potential mechanism of fruit flavor formation in wild hawthorn (Crataegus chungtienensis)	39
Diversity patterns of cushion plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A basic study for future conservation efforts on alpine ecosystems	39
Testing complete plastomes and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences for species identification in a taxonomically difficult bamboo genus Fargesia	38
Current patterns of plant diversity and phylogenetic structure on the Kunlun Mountains	34
Two new species of Yushania (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from South China, with a taxonomic revision of related species	32
Patterns and drivers of plant sexual systems in the dry-hot valley region of southwestern China	32
Climate drives patterns of response of recalcitrant embryonic axes of Quercus species to cryopreservation	32
Identification and fine mapping of rtms1-D, a gene responsible for reverse thermosensitive genic male sterility from Diannong S-1X	30
A new infrageneric classification of Gastrochilus (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) based on molecular and morphological data	28
Stomatal dynamics are regulated by leaf hydraulic traits and guard cell anatomy in nine true mangrove species	27
Assembly-free reads accurate identification (AFRAID) approach outperforms other methods of DNA barcoding in the walnut family (Juglandaceae)	25
Climate space, traits, and the spread of nonnative plants in North America	24
Parallel loss of anthocyanins triggers the incipient sympatric speciation in an alpine ginger	24
Does the critically endangered Rhododendron amesiae deserve top priority for conservation?	24
Elevational patterns of functional diversity and trait of Delphinium (Ranunculaceae) in Hengduan Mountains, China	24

Rapid evolution of T2/S-RNase genes in Fragaria linked to multiple transitions from self-incompatibility to self-compatibility