OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Journal of Ecology is 33. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Herbivory resistance in dwarf shrubs combines with simulated warming to shift phenology and decrease reproduction	84
Different responses of functional groups to N addition increased synchrony and shortened community reproductive duration in an alpine meadow	77
Microclimatic variation in tropical canopies: A glimpse into the processes of community assembly in epiphytic bryophyte communities	71
The plant ecology of nature‐based solutions for people, biodiversity and climate	59
Reconciling plant and microbial ecological strategies to elucidate cover crop effects on soil carbon and nitrogen cycling	56
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The eco‐evolutionary dynamics of prior selfing rates promote coexistence without niche partitioning under conditions of reproductive interference	49
Extinction, climate change and the ecology of Homo sapiens	48
Weed‐suppressive ability and species dominance in intercropping: A meta‐regression	48
Contrasting responses to climate variability generate seasonal priority effects between native and invasive forest herbs	47
Phylogenetic dependence of plant–soil feedback promotes rare species in a subtropical forest	47
Climate and crown damage drive tree mortality in southern Amazonian edge forests	45
Correction to “Structural and defensive roles of angiosperm leaf venation network reticulation across an Andes–Amazon elevation gradient”	44
Warming may extend tree growing seasons and compensate for reduced carbon uptake during dry periods	43
Disentangling the effects of microalgal diversity and thermal history on freshwater phototrophic biofilms facing heat stress: A thermal dose approach	43
The effects of leaf traits on litter rainfall interception with consequences for runoff and soil conservation	42
Cover Picture and Issue Information	39
Cover Picture and Issue Information	39
Local adaptation in parapatric and sympatric mosaic coastal habitats through trait divergence of Setaria viridis	38
Lichens are more tolerant against winter warming stress than vascular and non‐vascular plants: Insights from an alpine field experiment	38
Phenotypic plasticity versus ecotypic differentiation under recurrent summer drought in two drought‐tolerant pine species	38
Tree diversity and mycorrhizal type co‐determine multitrophic ecosystem functions	38
Local adaptation is highly dependent on common garden conditions where seeds were propagated: Evidence from a 7‐year study on a dominant alpine meadow species	38
Glacier forelands reveal fundamental plant and microbial controls on short‐term ecosystem nitrogen retention	37
Context‐dependent effects of shifting large herbivore assemblages on plant structure and diversity	37

Long‐term stability of sapling dynamics is regulated by soil phosphorus availability in subtropical forest	36
Not all trees can make a forest: Tree species composition and competition control forest encroachment in a tropical savanna	35
Life on a leaf: The development of spatial structure in epiphyll communities	35
The effects of natural enemies on herb diversity in a temperate forest depend on species traits and neighbouring tree composition	34
Large mammalian herbivores modulate plant growth form diversity in a tropical rainforest	34
Ecological consequences of genotypic diversity within a foundation plant,Spartina alterniflora, are pervasive but not universal across multiple stress gradients	34
Variations in bark structural properties affect both water loss and carbon economics in neotropical savanna trees in the Cerrado region of Brazil	33
Root‐associated fungi not tree density influences stand nitrogen dynamics at the larch forest–tundra ecotone	33