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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Seedling survival after simulating grazing and drought for two species from the Pamirs, northwestern China	271
Convergent relationships between flower economics and hydraulic traits across aquatic and terrestrial herbaceous plants	107
Degree of style coiling is associated with corolla-tube length in the nectarless flowers of Roscoea schneideriana	85
Detection of functional diversity gradients and their geoclimatic filters is sensitive to data types (occurrence vs. abundance) and spatial scales (sites vs. regions)	72
Sex-specific facilitation and reproduction of the gynodioecious cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides on the Himalaya-Hengduan mountains, SW China	71
Phylogenetic relationship, biogeography, and conservation genetics of endangered Fraxinus chiisanensis (Oleaceae), endemic to South Korea	61
Integrating genomic and morphological data into bamboo taxonomic and evolutionary studies	58
Integrative analysis of the metabolome and transcriptome reveals the potential mechanism of fruit flavor formation in wild hawthorn (Crataegus chungtienensis)	54
Orchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020: Achievements and perspectives	49
Ontogenetic trait variation and metacommunity effects influence species relative abundances during tree community assembly	38
Testing complete plastomes and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences for species identification in a taxonomically difficult bamboo genus Fargesia	36
Topography and soil content contribute to plant community composition and structure in subtropical evergreen-deciduous broadleaved mixed forests	35
Diversity patterns of cushion plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A basic study for future conservation efforts on alpine ecosystems	35
Two new species of Yushania (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from South China, with a taxonomic revision of related species	34
Stomatal dynamics are regulated by leaf hydraulic traits and guard cell anatomy in nine true mangrove species	33
Current patterns of plant diversity and phylogenetic structure on the Kunlun Mountains	32
Climate space, traits, and the spread of nonnative plants in North America	29
Patterns and drivers of plant sexual systems in the dry-hot valley region of southwestern China	29
Identification and fine mapping of rtms1-D, a gene responsible for reverse thermosensitive genic male sterility from Diannong S-1X	29
A new infrageneric classification of Gastrochilus (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) based on molecular and morphological data	27
An ethnobotanical study of forage plants in Zhuxi County in the Qinba mountainous area of central China	24
Assembly-free reads accurate identification (AFRAID) approach outperforms other methods of DNA barcoding in the walnut family (Juglandaceae)	23
Climate drives patterns of response of recalcitrant embryonic axes of Quercus species to cryopreservation	23
Rapid evolution of T2/S-RNase genes in Fragaria linked to multiple transitions from self-incompatibility to self-compatibility	22
Evidence of the oldest extant vascular plant (horsetails) from the Indian Cenozoic	22

Adaptive responses drive the success of polyploid yellowcresses (Rorippa, Brassicaceae) in the Hengduan Mountains, a temperate biodiversity hotspot	22
Elevational patterns of functional diversity and trait of Delphinium (Ranunculaceae) in Hengduan Mountains, China	22
Circumscription of the East Asia clade (Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae) and the taxonomic placements of several problematic genera	22
Multi-disciplinary evidence illuminates the speciation history of a monophyletic yet dimorphic lily group	21
Does the critically endangered Rhododendron amesiae deserve top priority for conservation?	21
Insights into cryptic speciation of quillworts in China	20
Parallel loss of anthocyanins triggers the incipient sympatric speciation in an alpine ginger	20
Ecological and habitat ranges of orchids in the northernmost regions of their distribution areas: A case study from Ural Mountains, Russia	19
Comparative analysis of plastomes in Oxalidaceae: Phylogenetic relationships and potential molecular markers	18
New taxa of tribe Gastrodieae (Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae) from Yunnan, China and its conservation implication	17
Phylogenetic estimation and morphological evolution of Alsineae (Caryophyllaceae) shed new insight into the taxonomic status of the genus Pseudocerastium	17
Epigenetic control on transcription of vernalization genes and whole-genome gene expression profile induced by vernalization in common wheat	17
Photosynthetic response dynamics in the invasive species Tithonia diversifolia and two co-occurring native shrub species under fluctuating light conditions	16
Canopy structural heterogeneity drives α and β species–genetic diversity correlations in a Chinese subtropical forest	16
Parahellenia, a new genus segregated from Hellenia (Costaceae) based on phylogenetic and morphological evidence	15
Dispersal and germination of winged seeds of Brandisia hancei, a shrub in karst regions of China	15
Flower morphology of Allium (Amaryllidaceae) and its systematic significance	15
Large-scale interplant exchange of macromolecules between soybean and dodder under nutrient stresses	14
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Güce district, north-eastern Turkey	14
Cryptic diversity and rampant hybridization in annual gentians on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau revealed by population genomic analysis	13
Skmer approach improves species discrimination in taxonomically problematic genus Schima (Theaceae)	13
Functional diversity in an Andean subpáramo affected by wildfire in Colombia	13
Reproductive height determines the loss of clonal grasses with nitrogen enrichment in a temperate grassland	13
Transcription factor ABF3 modulates salinity stress-enhanced jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis	13
New insights into intergeneric relationships of Hickeliinae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) revealed by complete plastid genomes	13
A novel seed cone of Pinus from the Miocene of coastal Southeast China indicates kinship with Southeast Asian pines	12
Genome compaction underlies the molecular adaptation of bay cedar (Suriana maritima) to the extreme habitat on the tropical coral islands	12
Global patterns of fern species diversity: An evaluation of fern data in GBIF	12
Late Oligocene fossil acorns and nuts of Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis from the Nanning Basin, Guangxi, South China	11
Spatio-temporal variation of water salinity in mangroves revealed by continuous monitoring and its relationship to floristic diversity	11
A preliminary phylogenetic study of Paraphlomis (Lamiaceae) based on molecular and morphological evidence	11
Backbone phylogeny of Salix based on genome skimming data	11
Species invasion and phylogenetic relatedness of vascular plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the roof of the world	11
Siwalik plant megafossil diversity in the Eastern Himalayas: A review	11
Intraspecific floral colour variation in three Pedicularis species	11
Reproduction and genetic diversity of Juniperus squamata along an elevational gradient in the Hengduan Mountains	11
A revised classification of Dryopteridaceae based on plastome phylogenomics and morphological evidence, with the description of a new genus, Pseudarachniodes	11
A rapid transition from spruce-fir to pine-broadleaf forests in response to disturbances and climate warming on the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	11
Effects of mode of reproduction on genetic polymorphism and divergence in wild yams (Dioscoreaceae: Dioscorea)	10
The legacy effects of rubber defoliation period on the refoliation phenology, leaf disease, and latex yield	10
The first mitogenome of Lauraceae (Cinnamomum chekiangense)	10
Why is the beautyberry so colourful? Evolution, biogeography, and diversification of fruit colours in Callicarpa (Lamiaceae)	10
Phyllosphere eukaryotic microalgal communities in rainforests: Drivers and diversity	10
Distribution, species richness, and relative importance of different plant life forms across drylands in China	10
Arlenea delicata gen. et sp. nov., a new ephedroid plant from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation, Araripe Basin, Northeast Brazil	10
Pre- and post-pollination barriers between two exotic and five native Sagittaria species: Implications for species conservation	10
Assessing the effectiveness of community managed forests for plant diversity conservation in Meghalaya, Northeast India	10
Woody plant taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity decrease along elevational gradients in Andean tropical montane forests: Environmental filtering and arrival of temperate taxa	10
Integrating high-volume molecular and morphological data into the evolutionary studies of Allium	10
Leaf physiological and anatomical responses of two sympatric Paphiopedilum species to temperature	9

Different environmental factors drive tree species diversity along elevation gradients in three climatic zones in Yunnan, southern China	9
Morphological adaptation strategy of invasive plant Ambrosia trifida seed distributed along rivers is closely related to soil nutrients	9
Evolutionary history shapes variation of wood density of tree species across the world	9
Corrigendum to Patterns of floristic inventory and plant collections in Myanmar [Plant Divers. 45 (3) (2023) 302–308]	9
Genetic analyses of ancient tea trees provide insights into the breeding history and dissemination of Chinese Assam tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica)	9
pyIFPNI: A package for querying and downloading plant fossil data from the IFPNI	9
Global patterns and ecological drivers of taxonomic and phylogenetic endemism in angiosperm genera	9
Lycophyte transcriptomes reveal two whole-genome duplications in Lycopodiaceae: Insights into the polyploidization of Phlegmariurus	9
Wind-dispersed seeds blur phylogeographic breaks: The complex evolutionary history of Populus lasiocarpa around the Sichuan Basin	9
Patterns of phylogenetic relatedness of non-native plants across the introduction–naturalization–invasion continuum in China	9
Soil water content and nitrogen differentially correlate with multidimensional leaf traits of two temperate broadleaf species	9