OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Ecology is 31. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
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Inferring community assembly processes from functional seed trait variation along elevation gradient	66
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Rapid evolution of a floral trait following acquisition of novel pollinators	64
The hidden half of ontogeny and seasonal dynamics in perennial herbs	62
Unveiling above‐ and below‐ground ecological strategies that underlie woody plant encroachment in grasslands	62
Multiple mechanisms associated with loss of seed bank diversity under nitrogen enrichment	56
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Precipitation and nitrogen deposition alter biocrust–vascular plant coexistence in a desert ecosystem: Threshold and mechanisms	53
UAV‐Lidar reveals that canopy structure mediates the influence of edge effects on forest diversity, function and microclimate	49
Reconciling plant and microbial ecological strategies to elucidate cover crop effects on soil carbon and nitrogen cycling	46
Phylogenetically conservative trait correlation: Quantification and interpretation	45
Leaf nitrogen from the perspective of optimal plant function	44
Decoupling of trait and species turnover in fire‐prone Mediterranean plant communities	44
Phylogenetic relationships and plant life stage but not biogeographic history mediate priority effects of European grassland plants	43
Drought effects in Mediterranean forests are not alleviated by diversity‐driven water source partitioning	42
Competition intensity is linked to the co‐occurrence status and height differences of plant species found growing together in an old‐field community	42
Phosphorus controls symbiotic nitrogen fixation in fire‐dependent longleaf pine savannas	39
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Spatial heterogeneity of nitrification contributes to tree–grass coexistence in West African savannas	35
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The proportion of low abundance species is a key predictor of plant β‐diversity across the latitudinal gradient	34
Phylogenetic dependence of plant–soil feedback promotes rare species in a subtropical forest	33
Wood density and leaf size jointly predict woody plant growth rates across (but not within) species along a steep precipitation gradient	32
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Great granny still ruling from the grave: Phenotypical response of plant performance and seed functional traits to salt stress affects multiple generations of a halophyte	31
Scale‐dependent shifts in functional and phylogenetic structure of Mediterranean island plant communities over two centuries	31
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