OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Diversity is 9. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Detection of functional diversity gradients and their geoclimatic filters is sensitive to data types (occurrence vs. abundance) and spatial scales (sites vs. regions)	378
Sex-specific facilitation and reproduction of the gynodioecious cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides on the Himalaya-Hengduan mountains, SW China	121
Degree of style coiling is associated with corolla-tube length in the nectarless flowers of Roscoea schneideriana	110
Ontogenetic trait variation and metacommunity effects influence species relative abundances during tree community assembly	90
Seedling survival after simulating grazing and drought for two species from the Pamirs, northwestern China	87
Integrating genomic and morphological data into bamboo taxonomic and evolutionary studies	63
Climate change impacts on Rhododendron diversity: Regional responses and conservation strategies in China	59
Phylogenetic relationship, biogeography, and conservation genetics of endangered Fraxinus chiisanensis (Oleaceae), endemic to South Korea	51
Testing complete plastomes and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences for species identification in a taxonomically difficult bamboo genus Fargesia	46
Integrative analysis of the metabolome and transcriptome reveals the potential mechanism of fruit flavor formation in wild hawthorn (Crataegus chungtienensis)	42
Diversity patterns of cushion plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A basic study for future conservation efforts on alpine ecosystems	42
Convergent relationships between flower economics and hydraulic traits across aquatic and terrestrial herbaceous plants	40
Two new species of Yushania (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from South China, with a taxonomic revision of related species	37
Current patterns of plant diversity and phylogenetic structure on the Kunlun Mountains	34
Climate drives patterns of response of recalcitrant embryonic axes of Quercus species to cryopreservation	33
Identification and fine mapping of rtms1-D, a gene responsible for reverse thermosensitive genic male sterility from Diannong S-1X	33
A new infrageneric classification of Gastrochilus (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) based on molecular and morphological data	33
Assembly-free reads accurate identification (AFRAID) approach outperforms other methods of DNA barcoding in the walnut family (Juglandaceae)	33
Patterns and drivers of plant sexual systems in the dry-hot valley region of southwestern China	29
Stomatal dynamics are regulated by leaf hydraulic traits and guard cell anatomy in nine true mangrove species	28
Evidence of the oldest extant vascular plant (horsetails) from the Indian Cenozoic	25
Hangzhou strategic action plan charts a decade for biosphere reserves	25
Climate space, traits, and the spread of nonnative plants in North America	25
Parallel loss of anthocyanins triggers the incipient sympatric speciation in an alpine ginger	24
Ecological and habitat ranges of orchids in the northernmost regions of their distribution areas: A case study from Ural Mountains, Russia	24

Circumscription of the East Asia clade (Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae) and the taxonomic placements of several problematic genera	24
Elevational patterns of functional diversity and trait of Delphinium (Ranunculaceae) in Hengduan Mountains, China	24
Insights into cryptic speciation of quillworts in China	24
Rapid evolution of T2/S-RNase genes in Fragaria linked to multiple transitions from self-incompatibility to self-compatibility	23
Does the critically endangered Rhododendron amesiae deserve top priority for conservation?	22
Canopy structural heterogeneity drives α and β species–genetic diversity correlations in a Chinese subtropical forest	21
Multi-disciplinary evidence illuminates the speciation history of a monophyletic yet dimorphic lily group	21
Adaptive responses drive the success of polyploid yellowcresses (Rorippa, Brassicaceae) in the Hengduan Mountains, a temperate biodiversity hotspot	21
Genomic diversity at the Glu-D1 locus in Aegilops tauschii reveals the origin of elite high-molecular-weight glutenin genes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum)	20
Photosynthetic response dynamics in the invasive species Tithonia diversifolia and two co-occurring native shrub species under fluctuating light conditions	19
Epigenetic control on transcription of vernalization genes and whole-genome gene expression profile induced by vernalization in common wheat	19
Flower morphology of Allium (Amaryllidaceae) and its systematic significance	18
Parahellenia, a new genus segregated from Hellenia (Costaceae) based on phylogenetic and morphological evidence	18
Spatially biased collections and the failure to cover all wild genetic clusters in plant populations under ex situ conservation	18
Large-scale interplant exchange of macromolecules between soybean and dodder under nutrient stresses	18
Boechera or not? Genomic insights and taxonomic reassessment of the misclassified Asian species B. calcarea (Brassicaceae)	18
Skmer approach improves species discrimination in taxonomically problematic genus Schima (Theaceae)	18
Cryptic diversity and rampant hybridization in annual gentians on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau revealed by population genomic analysis	17
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Güce district, north-eastern Turkey	17
Functional diversity in an Andean subpáramo affected by wildfire in Colombia	16
New insights into intergeneric relationships of Hickeliinae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) revealed by complete plastid genomes	16
Global patterns of fern species diversity: An evaluation of fern data in GBIF	16
A novel seed cone of Pinus from the Miocene of coastal Southeast China indicates kinship with Southeast Asian pines	16
A revised classification of Dryopteridaceae based on plastome phylogenomics and morphological evidence, with the description of a new genus, Pseudarachniodes	15
Transcription factor ABF3 modulates salinity stress-enhanced jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis	15
Siwalik plant megafossil diversity in the Eastern Himalayas: A review	15
Reproductive height determines the loss of clonal grasses with nitrogen enrichment in a temperate grassland	15
Backbone phylogeny of Salix based on genome skimming data	15
Genome compaction underlies the molecular adaptation of bay cedar (Suriana maritima) to the extreme habitat on the tropical coral islands	15
Spatio-temporal variation of water salinity in mangroves revealed by continuous monitoring and its relationship to floristic diversity	14
Dendrogenomic resilience mechanisms of two endangered Mexican spruces	14
A rapid transition from spruce-fir to pine-broadleaf forests in response to disturbances and climate warming on the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	14
Effects of mode of reproduction on genetic polymorphism and divergence in wild yams (Dioscoreaceae: Dioscorea)	14
Assessing the effectiveness of community managed forests for plant diversity conservation in Meghalaya, Northeast India	13
Distribution, species richness, and relative importance of different plant life forms across drylands in China	13
Phyllosphere eukaryotic microalgal communities in rainforests: Drivers and diversity	13
Reproduction and genetic diversity of Juniperus squamata along an elevational gradient in the Hengduan Mountains	13
Late Oligocene fossil acorns and nuts of Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis from the Nanning Basin, Guangxi, South China	13
The legacy effects of rubber defoliation period on the refoliation phenology, leaf disease, and latex yield	13
The first mitogenome of Lauraceae (Cinnamomum chekiangense)	12
Intraspecific floral colour variation in three Pedicularis species	12
Woody plant taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity decrease along elevational gradients in Andean tropical montane forests: Environmental filtering and arrival of temperate taxa	12
The first haplotype-resolved genome assembly of Prunus s.l. subgenus Laurocerasus (Prunus spinulosa)	12
Lycophyte transcriptomes reveal two whole-genome duplications in Lycopodiaceae: Insights into the polyploidization of Phlegmariurus	11
Species invasion and phylogenetic relatedness of vascular plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the roof of the world	11
Arlenea delicata gen. et sp. nov., a new ephedroid plant from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation, Araripe Basin, Northeast Brazil	11
Integrating high-volume molecular and morphological data into the evolutionary studies of Allium	11
Different environmental factors drive tree species diversity along elevation gradients in three climatic zones in Yunnan, southern China	11
Why is the beautyberry so colourful? Evolution, biogeography, and diversification of fruit colours in Callicarpa (Lamiaceae)	11
Morphological adaptation strategy of invasive plant Ambrosia trifida seed distributed along rivers is closely related to soil nutrients	10

Pre- and post-pollination barriers between two exotic and five native Sagittaria species: Implications for species conservation	10
Evolutionary history shapes variation of wood density of tree species across the world	10
Plastome characteristics and species identification of Chinese medicinal wintergreens (Gaultheria, Ericaceae)	10
Dissecting mitogenomic conflict to illuminate angiosperm deep phylogeny: Sequence and architectural evidence	10
Corrigendum to Patterns of floristic inventory and plant collections in Myanmar [Plant Divers. 45 (3) (2023) 302–308]	10
Leaf physiological and anatomical responses of two sympatric Paphiopedilum species to temperature	10
pyIFPNI: A package for querying and downloading plant fossil data from the IFPNI	10
Soil water content and nitrogen differentially correlate with multidimensional leaf traits of two temperate broadleaf species	10
Genetic analyses of ancient tea trees provide insights into the breeding history and dissemination of Chinese Assam tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica)	10
Wind-dispersed seeds blur phylogeographic breaks: The complex evolutionary history of Populus lasiocarpa around the Sichuan Basin	10
Inter-species mRNA transfer among green peach aphids, dodder parasites, and cucumber host plants	9
Climatic adaptation and phylogenetic history shape the intra-specific variation of CSR strategies in a widespread grass	9
New patterns of the tree beta diversity and its determinants in the largest savanna and wetland biomes of South America	9
Intercontinental comparison of phylogenetic relatedness in introduced plants at the transition from naturalization to invasion: A case study on the floras of South Africa and China	9
Global patterns and ecological drivers of taxonomic and phylogenetic endemism in angiosperm genera	9
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: Climate change, human activity, and plant diversity	9
Patterns of phylogenetic relatedness of non-native plants across the introduction–naturalization–invasion continuum in China	9
Effects of land-use types and the exotic species, Hypochaeris radicata, on plant diversity in human-transformed landscapes of the biosphere reserve, Jeju Island, Korea	9
Climate-driven environmental filtering determines hump-shaped elevational pattern of seed plant beta diversity in the central Himalayas	9
High-quality genome of Oreocharis mileensis (Gesneriaceae) provides insights into the adaptation and conservation of highly threatened species in karst region	9
Worldwide phylogeny and integrative taxonomy of Clematis: Insights from phylogenomics	9
Oreocharis xieyongii, an unusual new species of Gesneriaceae from western Hunan, China	9
Genomic signatures of local adaptation to precipitation and solar radiation in kiwifruit	9