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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Seed germination of	14
Reductions in fitness due to an endoparasitic plant are comparable to the impacts of hemiparasites	12
Warm stratification and optimised temperatures improve conservation of the endangered orchid,	11
Seventy-five years of vegetation change after fire in Tasmanian alpine heathland	10
Functional evaluation of height–diameter relationships and tree development in an Australian subtropical rainforest	9
Floral biology, pollination vectors and breeding system of Zieria granulata (Rutaceae), an endangered shrub endemic to eastern Australia	8
Species distribution modelling and climatic niche as tools to aid in the integrative taxonomy of a South American species complex in Chromolaena (Asteraceae, Eupatorieae)	8
Impact of extreme heatwaves and life-history traits on seed germination responses in Cumberland Plain Woodland native plant species	8
Improving weed management by targeting the seed ecology of blackberry (	8
The response of Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock) seeds and seedlings to different levels of fire intensity	7
<i>Corrigendum to</i>: Retention of an apparently functional plastome in an apparently mycoheterotrophic orchid, <i>Dipodium roseum</i> D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (Orchidaceae)	6
Seed science in Australasia: regionally important, globally relevant	6
Distribution, composition and environmental correlates of high-altitude gravelly pavement herbfields in north-eastern Victoria, Australia	6
Phosphite for the prevention of disease caused by Phytophthora species in six rare or threatened species. Will it kill or cure?	6
Lack of fire rather than pollinator absence may drive population decline in the critically endangered	6
Improving floral nectar storage on filter paper for sugar recovery	5
Are orthodox Australian rainforest seeds short-lived in storage?	5
Novel and emerging seed science research from early to middle career researchers at the Australasian Seed Science Conference, 2021	5
Does drought limit resprouter recruitment in	5
Sunlight and red to far-red ratio impact germination of tropical montane cloud forest species	5
Australian advances in vegetation classification and the need for a national, science-based approach	5
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	5
Plant life-history data as evidence of an historical mixed-severity fire regime in Banksia Woodlands	4
Unusual, human-mediated prevalence of epiphytes in semi-arid New South Wales, Australia	4
The ecology, evolution and management of mast reproduction in Australian plants	4

Resprouting strategies of three native shrub Cerrado species from a morphoanatomical and chemical perspective	4
Awn length variation in Australia’s most widespread grass, Themeda triandra, across its distribution	4
Root foraging in the leguminous zinc hyperaccumulator Crotalaria novae-hollandiae from Queensland, Australia	4
Maintaining separate maternal lines increases the value and applications of seed collections	3
Tasmania’s giant eucalypts: discovery, documentation, macroecology and conservation status of the world’s largest angiosperms	3
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	3
The assembly of the vegetation near the treeline during the Late Glacial and Holocene in south-central Tasmania	3
Can the galling Eriophyidae (Trombidiformes) manipulate leaf structural and histochemical profiles over environmental stressors?	3
Determining the distributions of plant communities in subantarctic vegetation using species distribution models	3
Collateral damage: epiphytic orchids at risk from myrtle rust	3
Evaluation of management options for climate-change adaptation of threatened species: a case study of a restricted orchid	3
Fire responses of flora in a sclerophyll–rainforest vegetation complex in the Nightcap Range, North Coast, New South Wales	2
From canopy to single flowers: a downscale approach to flowering of the invasive species	2
The extent and applications of metal accumulation and hyperaccumulation in Philippine plants	2
Floral biology, pollinators and breeding system of Passiflora chrysophylla (Passifloraceae), a South American passion vine	2
Differential copper toxicity in Amazon tree species explained by seed germination and initial seedling growth	2
Secondary branching in Wollemia nobilis (Araucariaceae), an unexpected occurrence	2
First records of Myxomycetes associated with members of the Cactaceae in Australia	2
An alternative broad vegetation hierarchy for eastern New South Wales, with application for environmental planning and management	2
Nutritional traits of riverine eucalypts across lowland catchments in southeastern Australia	2
How soil fungal communities respond to invasive plant species treatments in soil from Banksia woodland, south-western Australia	2
Habitat distributions of 12 co-occurring wallaby grasses (	2
A comprehensive functional trait database of seagrasses in tropical Queensland	2
Seedling survival and growth phenology in a monocarpic tree species, Cerberiopsis candelabra (Apocynaceae)	2
Mechanical control inadvertently increases risk of alien plant invasion: influence of stem fragmentation and inundation regimes on Arundo donax regeneration in Neotropical savanna	2
Multiple lines of evidence infer centurial-scale habitat change and resilience in a threatened plant species at Mount Dangar, Hunter Valley, New South Wales	2
Myxomycetes associated with the bark, cones and leaves of Australian cypress pines (Callitris spp.)	2
Applying resource-selection functions to assess host preference in the endemic endoparasite Pilostyles hamiltoniorum (Apodanthaceae) and its principal host Daviesia (Fabaceae)	2
Secretory and ecological function of petiolar glands in	2
Strategies of air space acquisition in Neotropical savanna trees differing in leaf habit	2
Light drives vegetative phenology of	2
Hybridisation, pollen–pistil interactions and hybrid seed set among	2
Frameworks for identifying priority plants and ecosystems most impacted by major fires	2
A review of the classification and taxonomic and geographic distribution of cleistogamy in Australian grasses	2
Spatially variable recruitment response to fire severity in golden-top wattle (Acacia mariae, family: Fabaceae), a thicket-forming shrub of semi-arid forests	2
A systematic assessment of the metallome of selected plant families in the Queensland (Australia) flora by using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy	2
Response of spiny cocklebur (Xanthium spinosum) and common cocklebur (X. strumarium) seed germination to environmental and soil factors	1
Fungi associated with seeds of the invasive grass Nassella trichotoma (serrated tussock) in its native range as prospective biological control agents	1
Stability among cyclic change in an Antipodean pond and bolster heath system 1983–2017	1
Seed biology can inform conservation actions: a case study on Geijera parviflora	1
Bark anatomy of Melastomataceae species in the Brazilian Cerrado, a neotropical savanna	1
Environmental variation in an increasing incidence of dead trees in lowland to subalpine eucalypt forests and woodlands 2011–2021	1
The leaf micromorphology and anatomy of gamba grass, Andropogon gayanus Kunth (Poaceae: Panicoideae)	1
Fluoride hyperaccumulation in	1
Nickel distribution in	1
The effect of Helichrysum shrub encroachment on orchids in a tropical, montane grassland ecosystem, Tanzania	1
Leaf inclination angle and foliage clumping in an evergreen broadleaf	1
Life-history characteristics and climate correlates of dioecious plant species in central southern Australia	1
Exploring Myrtaceae diversity in the Caatinga: understanding the knowledge gaps for conservation	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	1

Habitat for the endangered ephemeral Monotaxis macrophylla (Euphorbiaceae) in New South Wales: how do predictions compare with the evidence?	1
Impact of Phytophthora dieback on a key heathland species Xanthorrhoea australis (Asphodelaceae) (austral grasstree) and floristic composition in the eastern Otways, Victoria	1
Cell wall epitope distribution in the functional compartments of galls induced by Palaeomystella oligophaga (Lepidoptera) in Macairea radula (Melastomataceae)	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
Functional traits in arborescent Cactaceae: a guideline for their measurement	1
Pre-dispersal seed-predation affects fruit crop and seed fitness in a highly fragmented savanna tree	1
How important is fire-induced disturbance in the maintenance of a threatened perennial forb,	1
The effect of inter-fire interval and fire severity on seedling germination and resprouting in	1
Corrigendum to: Tasmania’s giant eucalypts: discovery, documentation, macroecology and conservation status of the world’s largest angiosperms	1
An assessment of the accuracy of satellite-derived woody and grass foliage cover estimates for Australia	1
Long-term surveillance of Phytophthora cinnamomi reveals no evidence of increased detections and new insights for monitoring and management	1
Pollination strategies are exceptionally complex in southwestern Australia – a globally significant ancient biodiversity hotspot	1
Resupinate floral dimorphy in Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench (Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae)	1
Functional traits in Myrteae species: the role of habitat heterogeneity and genus in humid and seasonal tropical environments	1
Retention of an apparently functional plastome in an apparently mycoheterotrophic orchid, Dipodium roseum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (Orchidaceae)	1
Synthetic seed propagation of the therapeutic-honey plants	1
Traits vary differently across a lowland forest–sand dune gradient in two common trees of the Amazon restinga coast	1
Sex and flowers: testing the resource-dependent selection hypothesis for flower sex allocation	1
Understanding Rhododendron intraspecific compatibility in botanic garden collections for species conservation	1
Differential effects of salinity and drought on germination and early seedling growth of Parkinsonia praecox	1
Mitigation of disease and browsing impacts, and translocation, supports post-fire threatened flora recovery	1
Factors influencing the germination, establishment and distribution of	1
Carnivorous plants: the role of	1