OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Diversity is 10. 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
Detection of functional diversity gradients and their geoclimatic filters is sensitive to data types (occurrence vs. abundance) and spatial scales (sites vs. regions)	181
Sex-specific facilitation and reproduction of the gynodioecious cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides on the Himalaya-Hengduan mountains, SW China	168
Convergent relationships between flower economics and hydraulic traits across aquatic and terrestrial herbaceous plants	120
Integrating genomic and morphological data into bamboo taxonomic and evolutionary studies	114
Integrative analysis of the metabolome and transcriptome reveals the potential mechanism of fruit flavor formation in wild hawthorn (Crataegus chungtienensis)	82
Degree of style coiling is associated with corolla-tube length in the nectarless flowers of Roscoea schneideriana	65
Phylofloristic regionalization of woody plants in East Asia and the drivers of phylogenetic structure	59
Climate change impacts on Rhododendron diversity: Regional responses and conservation strategies in China	52
Seedling survival after simulating grazing and drought for two species from the Pamirs, northwestern China	41
A robust phylogenomic framework supports a revised intrafamilial classification of Urticaceae	35
Plant communities interact with the environment to reveal adaptation mechanisms in sandy coastal shelterbelts	31
Testing complete plastomes and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences for species identification in a taxonomically difficult bamboo genus Fargesia	30
Local adaptation sustains genetic differentiation between two varieties of Chinese walnut (Juglans cathayensis) despite extensive hybridization in subtropical China	30
Climate space, traits, and the spread of nonnative plants in North America	28
Hangzhou strategic action plan charts a decade for biosphere reserves	28
Patterns and drivers of plant sexual systems in the dry-hot valley region of southwestern China	28
A new infrageneric classification of Gastrochilus (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) based on molecular and morphological data	27
Two Eremogone (Caryophyllaceae) genomes provide insights into alpine adaptation	26
Stomatal dynamics are regulated by leaf hydraulic traits and guard cell anatomy in nine true mangrove species	26
Climate drives patterns of response of recalcitrant embryonic axes of Quercus species to cryopreservation	25
Assembly-free reads accurate identification (AFRAID) approach outperforms other methods of DNA barcoding in the walnut family (Juglandaceae)	25
Phylogenomic conflict in Lycium (Solanaceae): Revealing the roles of hybridization, incomplete lineage sorting, and biogeographic history using nuclear and mitochondrial genomes	25
Dynamic impact of alien plant invasion on plant diversity: A global meta-analysis	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

Evidence of the oldest extant vascular plant (horsetails) from the Indian Cenozoic	23
Ecological and habitat ranges of orchids in the northernmost regions of their distribution areas: A case study from Ural Mountains, Russia	23
Does the critically endangered Rhododendron amesiae deserve top priority for conservation?	22
Adaptive responses drive the success of polyploid yellowcresses (Rorippa, Brassicaceae) in the Hengduan Mountains, a temperate biodiversity hotspot	22
Multi-disciplinary evidence illuminates the speciation history of a monophyletic yet dimorphic lily group	21
Chromosome-scale genome assembly of Atractylodes lancea reveals AlTPS37, a sesquiterpene synthase associated with chemotype-specific eudesmol biosynthesis	21
A new genus of Cucurbitaceae with independently evolved operculate pepos	21
Circumscription of the East Asia clade (Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae) and the taxonomic placements of several problematic genera	20
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
From monotypic to multispecies: Integrative data redefine Rheum nobile complex (Polygonaceae) in Sky Island-Alpine habitats	20
Parallel loss of anthocyanins triggers the incipient sympatric speciation in an alpine ginger	20
A milestone in resolving the polyploid paradox	20
Photosynthetic response dynamics in the invasive species Tithonia diversifolia and two co-occurring native shrub species under fluctuating light conditions	20
Distinct intraspecific trait variations in two moss species: Insights from a latitudinal investigation across 66 coastal islands	19
Spatially biased collections and the failure to cover all wild genetic clusters in plant populations under ex situ conservation	19
Canopy structural heterogeneity drives α and β species–genetic diversity correlations in a Chinese subtropical forest	19
Assessing the performance of remotely sensed functional traits and spectral metrics for estimating multidimensional plant diversity in wetlands using UAV data	18
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Güce district, north-eastern Turkey	18
Boechera or not? Genomic insights and taxonomic reassessment of the misclassified Asian species B. calcarea (Brassicaceae)	18
Large-scale interplant exchange of macromolecules between soybean and dodder under nutrient stresses	17
New insights into intergeneric relationships of Hickeliinae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) revealed by complete plastid genomes	17
Functional diversity in an Andean subpáramo affected by wildfire in Colombia	17
Epigenetic control on transcription of vernalization genes and whole-genome gene expression profile induced by vernalization in common wheat	17
Reproductive height determines the loss of clonal grasses with nitrogen enrichment in a temperate grassland	17
Skmer approach improves species discrimination in taxonomically problematic genus Schima (Theaceae)	17
Flower morphology of Allium (Amaryllidaceae) and its systematic significance	17
Diversification of liverworts across spatial and climatic gradients in the world	17
Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tadehagi triquetrum provides new insights into genome evolution and biosynthesis of tadehaginoside	16
A global phylogeny of Phlomoides (Lamiaceae, Lamioideae) based on chloroplast genomes: Insights into infrageneric classification, character evolution, biogeography, and diversification	16
Transcription factor ABF3 modulates salinity stress-enhanced jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis	16
A novel seed cone of Pinus from the Miocene of coastal Southeast China indicates kinship with Southeast Asian pines	16
A rapid transition from spruce-fir to pine-broadleaf forests in response to disturbances and climate warming on the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	16
Cryptic diversity and rampant hybridization in annual gentians on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau revealed by population genomic analysis	16
A revised classification of Dryopteridaceae based on plastome phylogenomics and morphological evidence, with the description of a new genus, Pseudarachniodes	15
Spatio-temporal variation of water salinity in mangroves revealed by continuous monitoring and its relationship to floristic diversity	15
Scale-dependent evidence for the abundant-center hypothesis and underlying mechanisms	15
Backbone phylogeny of Salix based on genome skimming data	15
Invasion-induced trait plasticity differences explain plant competitive responses under altered rainfall amounts in arid regions	15
Intraspecific floral colour variation in three Pedicularis species	14
Genome compaction underlies the molecular adaptation of bay cedar (Suriana maritima) to the extreme habitat on the tropical coral islands	14
Effects of mode of reproduction on genetic polymorphism and divergence in wild yams (Dioscoreaceae: Dioscorea)	14
Siwalik plant megafossil diversity in the Eastern Himalayas: A review	14
The first mitogenome of Lauraceae (Cinnamomum chekiangense)	13
Determinants of herbivory on seedlings in a subtropical forest: Insights from plant apparency, Janzen-Connell effects, and functional traits	13
Dendrogenomic resilience mechanisms of two endangered Mexican spruces	13
Genomic insights into origin of Rosa ‘Hetian’ along the Silk Road and EdiRose2.0, an update for the reticulate evolution of edible roses in China	13
Species invasion and phylogenetic relatedness of vascular plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the roof of the world	13
The first haplotype-resolved genome assembly of Prunus s.l. subgenus Laurocerasus (Prunus spinulosa)	13
The legacy effects of rubber defoliation period on the refoliation phenology, leaf disease, and latex yield	13
Phyllosphere eukaryotic microalgal communities in rainforests: Drivers and diversity	13

Late Oligocene fossil acorns and nuts of Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis from the Nanning Basin, Guangxi, South China	13
Woody plant taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity decrease along elevational gradients in Andean tropical montane forests: Environmental filtering and arrival of temperate taxa	12
Disturbances Amplify Species Turnover and Thermophilization in Eastern U.S. Forest Communities	12
Why is the beautyberry so colourful? Evolution, biogeography, and diversification of fruit colours in Callicarpa (Lamiaceae)	12
Phylogenomics resolves the backbone phylogeny of Crucihimalayeae (Brassicaceae), resurrection of Eurycarpus and Transberingia, and recognition of the new genus Rutogia	12
Pre- and post-pollination barriers between two exotic and five native Sagittaria species: Implications for species conservation	12
Distribution, species richness, and relative importance of different plant life forms across drylands in China	12
Is beta diversity higher in seed plants with larger body sizes?	12
Wind-dispersed seeds blur phylogeographic breaks: The complex evolutionary history of Populus lasiocarpa around the Sichuan Basin	11
Arlenea delicata gen. et sp. nov., a new ephedroid plant from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation, Araripe Basin, Northeast Brazil	11
Worldwide phylogeny and integrative taxonomy of Clematis: Insights from phylogenomics	11
Morphological adaptation strategy of invasive plant Ambrosia trifida seed distributed along rivers is closely related to soil nutrients	11
High-quality genome of Oreocharis mileensis (Gesneriaceae) provides insights into the adaptation and conservation of highly threatened species in karst region	11
Floral symmetry is associated with contrasting hydraulic strategies and trait coordination in angiosperm flowers	11
Genetic analyses of ancient tea trees provide insights into the breeding history and dissemination of Chinese Assam tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica)	11
Integrating high-volume molecular and morphological data into the evolutionary studies of Allium	11
Evolutionary history shapes variation of wood density of tree species across the world	11
Soil water content and nitrogen differentially correlate with multidimensional leaf traits of two temperate broadleaf species	11
Corrigendum to Patterns of floristic inventory and plant collections in Myanmar [Plant Divers. 45 (3) (2023) 302–308]	11
pyIFPNI: A package for querying and downloading plant fossil data from the IFPNI	11
Plastome characteristics and species identification of Chinese medicinal wintergreens (Gaultheria, Ericaceae)	10
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: Climate change, human activity, and plant diversity	10
Expeditionplus: The application of a gridded system in the integration of multidimensional environmental factors	10
Global patterns and ecological drivers of taxonomic and phylogenetic endemism in angiosperm genera	10
Dissecting mitogenomic conflict to illuminate angiosperm deep phylogeny: Sequence and architectural evidence	10
Making floras computable: Audited translation of flora of China as reusable taxonomic knowledge	10
Genomic signatures of local adaptation to precipitation and solar radiation in kiwifruit	10
Patterns of phylogenetic relatedness of non-native plants across the introduction–naturalization–invasion continuum in China	10
Genomic evidence for speciation with gene flow and adaptive divergence between two closely related gold-thread Nanmu species	10
Decoding the genomic basis of adaptive capacity and vulnerability in the high-altitude Saussurea obvallata complex	10
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	10