OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Australian Journal of Botany is 1. 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
Seed germination of Bromelia serra (Bromeliaceae): effects of the canopy openness where the mother plant lived and the light environment of the germination place	17
Reductions in fitness due to an endoparasitic plant are comparable to the impacts of hemiparasites	16
Predicting the seed germination response of four rare Grevillea species (Proteaceae) to current and future temperatures	13
Seventy-five years of vegetation change after fire in Tasmanian alpine heathland	12
Trajectories of ecology past and future	11
Species distribution modelling and climatic niche as tools to aid in the integrative taxonomy of a South American species complex in Chromolaena (Asteraceae, Eupatorieae)	10
Improving weed management by targeting the seed ecology of blackberry (Rubus anglocandicans) in a biodiversity hotspot	10
The response of Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock) seeds and seedlings to different levels of fire intensity	9
Phosphite for the prevention of disease caused by Phytophthora species in six rare or threatened species. Will it kill or cure?	9
Floral biology, pollination vectors and breeding system of Zieria granulata (Rutaceae), an endangered shrub endemic to eastern Australia	9
Corrigendum to : Retention of an apparently functional plastome in an apparently mycoheterotrophic orchid, Dipodium roseum D.L	9
Impact of extreme heatwaves and life-history traits on seed germination responses in Cumberland Plain Woodland native plant species	9
Lack of fire rather than pollinator absence may drive population decline in the critically endangered Banksia conferta (Proteaceae)	9
Landscape-wide modelling of canopy tree crowns and heights using LiDAR: a case study in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, Australia	8
The susceptibility of rare and threatened NSW species to the root-rot pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi: 2. The identification of species requiring protection or further research	7
Novel and emerging seed science research from early to middle career researchers at the Australasian Seed Science Conference, 2021	7
Are orthodox Australian rainforest seeds short-lived in storage?	7
Seed science in Australasia: regionally important, globally relevant	7
The ecology, evolution and management of mast reproduction in Australian plants	6
Awn length variation in Australia’s most widespread grass, Themeda triandra, across its distribution	6
Sunlight and red to far-red ratio impact germination of tropical montane cloud forest species	6
Unusual, human-mediated prevalence of epiphytes in semi-arid New South Wales, Australia	6
Determining the age and growth rate of Acacia harpophylla in central Queensland, Australia, using radiocarbon in trees lacking annual growth rings	6
Root foraging in the leguminous zinc hyperaccumulator Crotalaria novae-hollandiae from Queensland, Australia	5
Plant life-history data as evidence of an historical mixed-severity fire regime in Banksia Woodlands	5

Collateral damage: epiphytic orchids at risk from myrtle rust	5
The use of lichen and fungal collections in Australian herbaria to identify temporal changes in air pollution and assist environmental management: challenges to conserving herbarium specimens for the	5
Scenarios for ecosystems in the year 2100	5
The assembly of the vegetation near the treeline during the Late Glacial and Holocene in south-central Tasmania	5
Evaluation of management options for climate-change adaptation of threatened species: a case study of a restricted orchid	5
Spatially variable recruitment response to fire severity in golden-top wattle (Acacia mariae, family: Fabaceae), a thicket-forming shrub of semi-arid forests	4
Myxomycetes associated with the bark, cones and leaves of Australian cypress pines (Callitris spp.)	4
Tasmania’s giant eucalypts: discovery, documentation, macroecology and conservation status of the world’s largest angiosperms	4
Maintaining separate maternal lines increases the value and applications of seed collections	4
Can the galling Eriophyidae (Trombidiformes) manipulate leaf structural and histochemical profiles over environmental stressors?	4
First records of Myxomycetes associated with members of the Cactaceae in Australia	4
A handbook for standardised measurements of plant reproductive traits: from pollen grain to seedling	3
Secondary branching in Wollemia nobilis (Araucariaceae), an unexpected occurrence	3
Mechanical control inadvertently increases risk of alien plant invasion: influence of stem fragmentation and inundation regimes on Arundo donax regeneration in Neotropical savanna	3
Robert F. (Bob) Parsons, PhD (University of Melbourne), Botanist, Plant Ecologist, Teacher (25 May 1941 to 4 May 2025)	3
How soil fungal communities respond to invasive plant species treatments in soil from Banksia woodland, south-western Australia	3
Fire responses of flora in a sclerophyll–rainforest vegetation complex in the Nightcap Range, North Coast, New South Wales	3
Strategies of air space acquisition in Neotropical savanna trees differing in leaf habit	3
A systematic assessment of the metallome of selected plant families in the Queensland (Australia) flora by using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy	3
Frameworks for identifying priority plants and ecosystems most impacted by major fires	3
Multiple lines of evidence infer centurial-scale habitat change and resilience in a threatened plant species at Mount Dangar, Hunter Valley, New South Wales	3
From canopy to single flowers: a downscale approach to flowering of the invasive species Acacia longifolia	3
The extent and applications of metal accumulation and hyperaccumulation in Philippine plants	3
Corrigendum to: Tasmania’s giant eucalypts: discovery, documentation, macroecology and conservation status of the world’s largest angiosperms	3
Differential copper toxicity in Amazon tree species explained by seed germination and initial seedling growth	3
Applying resource-selection functions to assess host preference in the endemic endoparasite Pilostyles hamiltoniorum (Apodanthaceae) and its principal host Daviesia (Fabaceae)	3
Seedling survival and growth phenology in a monocarpic tree species, Cerberiopsis candelabra (Apocynaceae)	3
A comprehensive functional trait database of seagrasses in tropical Queensland	3
Floral biology, pollinators and breeding system of Passiflora chrysophylla (Passifloraceae), a South American passion vine	3
Factors influencing the germination, establishment and distribution of Micromyrtus minutiflora (Myrtaceae), in western Sydney, New South Wales	3
The effect of Helichrysum shrub encroachment on orchids in a tropical, montane grassland ecosystem, Tanzania	2
Light drives vegetative phenology of Cattleya intermedia (Orchidaceae): a key factor for the establishment of plants translocated into a fragment of subtropical Atlantic Forest	2
Mitigation of disease and browsing impacts, and translocation, supports post-fire threatened flora recovery	2
Habitat for the endangered ephemeral Monotaxis macrophylla (Euphorbiaceae) in New South Wales: how do predictions compare with the evidence?	2
Functional traits in Myrteae species: the role of habitat heterogeneity and genus in humid and seasonal tropical environments	2
Response of spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum) and common cocklebur (X. strumarium) seed germination to environmental and soil factors	2
Understanding Rhododendron intraspecific compatibility in botanic garden collections for species conservation	2
Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia	2
Ovulate cone and seed biology of Wollemia nobilis (Araucariaceae) and comparison with Agathis microstachya and Araucaria cunninghamii	2
Long-term surveillance of Phytophthora cinnamomi reveals no evidence of increased detections and new insights for monitoring and management	2
Genetic diversity and structure of an endangered shrub distributed in the Alxa–Ordos region of north-western China	2
Pollination strategies are exceptionally complex in southwestern Australia – a globally significant ancient biodiversity hotspot	2
An assessment of the accuracy of satellite-derived woody and grass foliage cover estimates for Australia	2
Fertility and offspring production of Dicksonia sellowiana (Dicksoniaceae) under subtropical climate conditions in southern Brazil	2
Synthetic seed propagation of the therapeutic-honey plants Leptospermum polygalifolium and L. scoparium (Myrtaceae)	2
The effect of inter-fire interval and fire severity on seedling germination and resprouting in Allocasuarina verticillata	2
Cell wall epitope distribution in the functional compartments of galls induced by Palaeomystella oligophaga (Lepidoptera) in Macairea radula (Melastomataceae)	2
Drivers of occurrence, richness, and extent of instream plants in flow-regulated rivers of south-eastern Australia	2
Exploring Myrtaceae diversity in the Caatinga: understanding the knowledge gaps for conservation	2
Integrating different knowledge types to better advise little known semi-arid threatened species Westringia parvifolia (C.T. White and W.D. Francis) recovery, translocation, and conservation	2

Seed biology can inform conservation actions: a case study on Geijera parviflora	1
Unpacking the recruitment potential of seeds in reconstructed soils and varying rainfall patterns	1
Evaluating the risk to Australia’s flora from Phytophthora cinnamomi	1
Mycorrhizal associations and symbiotic propagation of two endangered Corunastylis (Orchidaceae)	1
Impact of Phytophthora dieback on a key heathland species Xanthorrhoea australis (Asphodelaceae) (austral grasstree) and floristic composition in the eastern Otways, Victoria	1
The (changing) niche of Australian Journal of Botany	1
The Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa, Lecythidaceae) is a good host tree for vascular epiphytes in a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon	1
Understanding seed dormancy and germination aids conservation of rainforest species from tropical montane cloud forest: a case study confirming morphophysiological dormancy in the genus Tasmannia	1
Schoenoplectus californicus (Cyperaceae) amorphous silica contribution to the silicon cycle in pampean shallow lakes: an analysis of spatio-temporal variation and silicon–lignin relations	1
The impact of climate change and wildfire on decadal alpine vegetation dynamics	1
Linking leaf chemical traits to flammability properties of cool temperate rainforest leaf litter	1
Environmental variation in an increasing incidence of dead trees in lowland to subalpine eucalypt forests and woodlands 2011–2021	1
Translocation success in the threatened Acacia cochlocarpa subsp. cochlocarpa (Mimosaceae): life-history traits, soil seedbank persistence and response to fire	1
Functional traits in arborescent Cactaceae: a guideline for their measurement	1
Flora and structure of the naturally regenerating riparian vegetation of the Rio Doce River: basis for environmental restoration actions	1
Fungi associated with seeds of the invasive grass Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock) in its native range as prospective biological control agents	1
Evaluation of biodiversity and conservation status of endemic and rare plant species of an endemism hotspot in Iran	1
The leaf micromorphology and anatomy of gamba grass, Andropogon gayanus Kunth (Poaceae: Panicoideae)	1
Resupinate floral dimorphy in Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench (Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae)	1
Plant competition reshapes nitrogen utilisation in native Vachellia nilotica (Fabaceae)	1
Control of African lovegrass by flupropanate in a flora conservation context	1
Traits vary differently across a lowland forest–sand dune gradient in two common trees of the Amazon restinga coast	1
Relationships between soils and plant community composition and structure in a Neotropical savanna mosaic	1
The botany of money: geographical and sociological patterns in plant images on currency	1
Differential effects of salinity and drought on germination and early seedling growth of Parkinsonia praecox	1
Asymbiotic germination of Prasophyllum (Orchidaceae) requires low mineral concentration	1
Pre-dispersal seed-predation affects fruit crop and seed fitness in a highly fragmented savanna tree	1
Retention of an apparently functional plastome in an apparently mycoheterotrophic orchid, Dipodium roseum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (Orchidaceae)	1