OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Systematics and Evolution is 3. 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
Phylogenetic relationships and divergence time of Hydrangea sect. Macrophyllae (Hydrangeaceae) revealed by genome-wide SNPs	25
Genetics and evolutionary insights from Solanaceae genome sequences	19
Chromosome number change, polyploidy, and genetic composition in Micranthes nelsoniana (Saxifragaceae) in the Kamchatka Peninsula	14
Establishment of polyploidy in natural populations of Mimulus guttatus	13
Autumn Leucojum autumnale and spring L. trichophyllum: the same flower type for different seasons with a different pollination scenario	12
Comparative cross-species analysis of Glycine BBX gene family reveals lineage-specific evolution and expansion	11
Sectional polyphyly and morphological homoplasy in Southeast Asian Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae): consequences for the taxonomy of a mega-diverse genus	9
Molecular species delimitation reveals underestimated diversity in the tree genus Nothapodytes (Icacinaceae)	9
Pollen morphology of heterostylous species in Piriqueta (Passifloraceae s.l.)	9
Low seed fertility of hermaphrodites is maintained in a gynodioecious species throughout the distribution range in Japan	9
Vegetative organs morphological plasticity of Ludwigia grandiflora in flooded and flood-free habitats	8
Leaf wax composition and distribution of Tillandsia landbeckii reflects moisture gradient across the hyperarid Atacama Desert	8
Dwarfism of Ficus microcarpa in the Ryukyu islands, Okinawa, Japan	7
A pentaploid endosperm and a Penaea-type embryo sac are likely synapomorphies of Azorella (Apiaceae, Azorelloideae)	7
Diversity of RNA editing in chloroplast transcripts across three main plant clades	7
Four new records of Riccia (Ricciaceae) and their ecological preferences in South Sinai, Egypt	7
Stamen and pollen development in Menispermaceae with contrasting androecium structure	6
Pollen morphology of Ellisiophyllum and Sibthorpia (Plantaginaceae, tribe Sibthorpieae) and phylogenetics of the tribe	6
Biosystematic studies on the genus Polygonatum (Asparagaceae) VII. Plastome phylogeny and karyotype evolution	6
Ability of rbcL and matK DNA barcodes to discriminate between montane forest orchids	5
Genetic structure and demographic history of Allium mongolicum based on SSR markers	5
Molecular phylogenetics provides support for the current circumscription of Rodriguezia (Oncidiinae-Orchidaceae) and for a new infrageneric classification of the genus	5
Genome size variation and whole-genome duplications in the monocot order Poales	5
Plant phylogeography of the Balkan Peninsula: spatiotemporal patterns and processes	5
Improving the study of plant evolution with multi-matrix mixture models	5

Out of the mud: two new species of Hippeastrum (Amaryllidaceae) from the Doce and Jequitinhonha River basins, Brazil	5
Genome size of grass Festuca mountain species from the southwestern European Pyrenees: variation, evolution, and new assessments	5
Taxonomic revision of Delphinium (Ranunculaceae) in the South-East of European Russia	5
Three new species of the genus Candolleomyces (Psathyrellaceae) from Pakistan	5
High-quality reference plastomes in Tillandsia species living at the dry limits	5
Neither Seseli nor Eriocycla: a new Iranian relict genus Shomalia (Apiaceae), related to Azilia	4
Introducing two new members of the genus Candolleomyces (Agaricales, Psathyrellaceae) from Punjab, Pakistan	4
Molecular and morphological data reveal a new species of Sclerorhachis (Compositae, Anthemideae) and the reassessment of another species of the genus	4
Chloroplast phylogenies of Australasian Gleichenia ferns (Gleicheniaceae) reveal incongruence with current taxonomy, and frequent long-distance dispersal	4
Species delimitation and molecular diagnosis of Cyrtomium yamomotoi (Dryopteridaceae)	4
Phylogeography of Semenovia malcolmii, an endemic species on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	4
Living at its dry limits: Tillandsiales in the Atacama Desert	4
A new species of Lobothallia (Megasporaceae, Pertusariales, Ascomycota) from Pakistan	4
Ecological and evolutionary aspects of seed coat and seedling development in Juncus tenuis (Juncaceae, Poales)	4
Contributions to the flora of Kazakhstan, genera Arthrophytum and Haloxylon	4
Obtusifoliaceae, a new family of leafy liverworts to accommodate Konstantinovia, newly described from the Hengduan Mts. (South China) and Obtusifolium (Cephaloziineae, Marchantiophyta)	3
Phylogenetic inferences using nuclear ribosomal ITS and chloroplast sequences provide insights into the biogeographic origins, diversification timescales and trait evolution of Rubus in the Japanese A	3
Phenotypic integration of pollination traits in a distylous species with high intra-individual floral variation	3
Spatial distribution and interannual variability of coastal fog and low clouds cover in the hyperarid Atacama Desert and implications for past and present Tillandsia landbeckii ecosystems	3
Morphological complexity disguises a natural hybrid of Euphorbia from the sandstone hills of Belagavi, India	3
Colonization of the Southern Hemisphere by Sagina and Colobanthus (Caryophyllaceae)	3
Phylogeny of Globba section Nudae and taxonomic revision of the new Globba subsection Pelecantherae	3
Cytogeography of Gagea bohemica (Liliaceae) outside the Mediterranean: two ploidy levels, spatial differentiation of cytotypes, and occurrence of mixed-ploidy populations	3
Morpho-anatomical novelties of a dwarf Syagrus (Arecaceae) of canga: implications for ecology, conservation, and taxonomy	3
Correction: Genome size variation in Deschampsia cespitosa sensu lato (Poaceae) in Eurasia	3
Updates on Geastrum sect. Exareolata, with a description of a striking new species from the Neotropics	3
How many sources of evidence are needed to delimit a taxon? Disentangling the identity of two Coccoloba species (Polygonaceae)	3
Exocarp structure in the genus Atraphaxis (Polygonaceae, Polygoneae)	3
Molecular and morphological support for transferring the tropical African species of Gnidia to Lasiosiphon (Thymelaeaceae: Thymelaeoideae) and a worldwide synopsis of the species	3
The genetic structure of Hancornia speciosa (Apocynaceae) reveals two botanical varieties	3
Chromosome numbers in Bolboschoenus (Cyperaceae) correspond to main morphotypes at a worldwide scale	3
A new species of Clavascidium (Verrucariales, Lichenized Ascomycota) from Pakistan and Spain, with remarks on the photosymbiont	3
Re-establishment of the overlooked species Microtoena griffithii (Lamiaceae) based on morphological and molecular data	3
Palynotaxonomy of species of Turnera (Turneraceae) occurring in Brazil	3
Phylogenetic re-assessment of the delimitation of Plocama and its species relationships and limits (Rubiaceae, Putorieae): resurrection of the monospecific genus Aitchisonia and a description of trib.	3
Chemosystematics micromolecular evolutionary trends relevant to the Urticaceae family	3
Cryptic intraspecific diversity of a polyploid complex of Abildgaardia ovata (Cyperaceae)	3