OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ecological Research 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

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The long‐term drive count and culling data of the sika deer (Cervus nippon) population introduced on Nakanoshima Island in Lake Toya, Hokkaido, Japan, during 1980–2023	108
Sample selection disparity: Sampling only cobble overestimates the biomass of stream benthic algae	70
Subtidal benthic communities in Minamata Bay, Japan, approximately 30 years after mercury pollution remediation involving dredging disturbance	19
Review: A comprehensive overview of studies related to the ecology and genetics of Fagus crenata Blume (Siebold's beech, Japanese beech) at the species' northernmost range limit	16
Following the trail of the elusive proboscis monkey in Borneo	15
“Mining” the herbarium for hyperaccumulators: Discoveries of nickel and zinc (hyper)accumulation in the genus Noccaea (Brassicaceae) through X‐ray fluorescence herbarium scanning	15
How substrate type and elevation drive woody communities and influence species ecological strategies in the Brazilian savanna at local scale	15
Ecosystem transition due to deer overabundance: Insights from long‐term studies and future considerations	14
Long‐term fluctuations and mechanisms of seed production of riparian tree canopy species	14
Seed dispersal of Zoysia japonica by sika deer: An example of the “foliage is the fruit” hypothesis	13
Species‐specific foraging behavior and diets of stream salmonids: An implication for negative impacts on native charr by nonnative trout in Japanese mountain streams	13
Understanding community awareness of seagrass ecosystem services for their blue carbon conservation in marine protected areas: A case study of Karimunjawa National Park	12
Potential persistence of high‐mountain lizards	12
Complementary combination of multiplex high‐throughput DNA sequencing for molecular phylogeny	11
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Influence of Neltuma flexuosa and rainfall event on the germination of Leptochloa crinita and Pappophorum caespitosum in two different locations along a stress gradient in the cen	10
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Applicability of the source–sink population concept to marine intertidal macro‐invertebrates with planktonic larval stages	10
Wild bee surveys across 60 years reveal remarkable reduction of bee abundance in urban green areas in northern Japan	9
Relationship between walking movement and reproductive traits in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum	9
Effects of different shading levels on the growth of Bornmuellera emarginata, a nickel hyperaccumulator for use in agromining	9
The contributions of primary sources to fauna and the trophic structure in tropical seagrass areas: A case study from Thai waters	9
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Exploratory individuals are bolder in Great Tit: Correlation between personality and antipredator behavior	8
The use of trap‐nests to support crop pollinators in agricultural areas	8

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Taxonomic and phylogenetic perspectives reveal the community assembly of different forest strata along an altitudinal gradient	8
Ant and termite collective behavior: Group‐level similarity arising from individual‐level diversity	8
Long‐term monitoring program reveals a mismatch between spatial distribution and reproductive success in an endangered raptor species in the Mediterranean area	8
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Phenotype‐dependent downstream dispersal under ordinary flow conditions in juvenile white‐spotted char	8
Evolutionary and ecological trends in the Neotropical cycad genus Dioon (Zamiaceae): An example of success of evolutionary stasis	7
Landscape effects on pollinator abundance differ among taxonomic groups	7
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Annual variability in the sound acorn production of Quercus serrata is regulated by a seed‐predatory weevil in western Japan	7
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Spatiotemporal interactions between jaguars (Panthera onca) and their potential prey in Amazonian islands	6
A new species of Odontarrhena (Brassicaceae) endemic to Greek ultramafics: From taxonomy to metal accumulation behavior	6
Linking small mammal capture probability with understory structural complexity using a mobile laser scanning‐derived metric: A case study	6
The effects of functional differences in cultivar of Cryptomeria japonica on nutrient dynamics and soil invertebrates in a common garden	6
Seasonal patterns of sugar components and their functions in branches of Fagus crenata in association with three reproduction events	6
Cutting propagation of Bornmuellera tymphaea, a nickel hyperaccumulator for use in agromining: Effects of rooting media and auxins on stem cuttings	6
Past biodiversity: Japanese historical monographs document the trans‐Pacific migration of the black turtle, Chelonia mydas agassizii	6
Spatial changes in a macrozoobenthic community depend on restoration methods in historically squeezed coasts in a brackish lagoon	6
Forest monitoring data of 45 plots across the Japanese archipelago during 1980–2021	6
Effect of climate and flooding on the phenology of Attalea phalerata (Arecaceae) in a white‐water floodplain forest of the Amazon River	6
More effect of ephemeral plant species diversity on aboveground biomass than functional diversity and functional composition	6
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Dataset of the impacts of invasive alien species in Brazil	5
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Spatiotemporal activity of the pine marten Martes martes: Insights from an island population	5
Relative importance of host‐dependent versus physical environmental characteristics affecting the distribution of an ectoparasitic copepod infecting the mouth cavity of stream salmonid	5
Physiological profiling of the soil microbe community using the EcoPlate and assessment of soil properties at 74 planted forest sites across Japan	5
Can vermicomposting be used to process hyperaccumulator biomass in nickel agromining?	5
Cryptic Japanese maple species exhibit different drought tolerance, suggesting reproductive isolation	5
Network structure indicators predict ecological robustness in food webs	4
Stress response and phytoextraction potential of two Noccaea caerulescens populations in multicontaminated soil	4
Ecology with artificial intelligence and machine learning in Asia: A historical perspective and emerging trends	4
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Effects of differences in aboveground dead organic matter types on the stand‐scale necromass and CO₂ efflux estimates in a subtropical forest in Okinawa Island, Japan	4
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Volcanic ash in soil is a source of strontium in stream water in chert‐bedrock forests in Mount Amamaki, Japan	4
Utility of commercial high‐resolution satellite imagery for monitoring general flowering in Sarawak, Borneo	4
Long‐term series of measurements of eggs and chicks of Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) breeding in Lake Chany, Western Siberia, Russia, during 1985 and 2011	4
Nickel hyperaccumulation in Orthion and Mayanaea (Violaceae) from Mesoamerica	4
Spatial modeling of road collisions of striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in Israel	4
Pollinator predation stabilizes plant–pollinator mutualisms through the modification of pollinator behavior	4
Plant strategy of root system architecture and exudates for acquiring soil nutrients	4
Diel and seasonal changes in gut contents of omnivorous–carnivorous macroinvertebrates in the Yura River, Japan	4
Idea paper: Improving forecasts of community composition with lightweight biodiversity monitoring across ecological and anthropogenic disturbance gradients	4
Plant diversity and ecosystem multifunctionality of different degraded grasslands in alpine meadows of Maqu	4
Intraspecific variation in spruce seed palatability perceived by bank voles	4
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Eclipta thermalis, a previously common weed, threatened by the expansion of the exotic congener E. alba in Japanese rice paddies	4

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Spawning season and nest guarding behavior of invasive smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in a Japanese Lake	4
Reproductive ecology of free‐ranging striped hyena Hyaena hyaena in central Israel	4
Changes in forest structure over 23 years under disturbances in a warm temperate rain forest on Yakushima Island, Japan	3
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A meta‐analysis of native and non‐native Amur three‐lips (Opsariichthys uncirostris uncirostris) population growth rates in western Japan	3
Seagrass biomass and sediment carbon in conserved and disturbed seascape	3
Are floral traits good predictors of effective pollinators? A test of pollination syndromes	3
Understanding rural and urban perceptions of seagrass ecosystem services for their blue carbon conservation strategies in the Philippines	3
Prediction of changing predator–prey interactions under warming: A simulation study using two aphid–ladybird systems	3
Contrasting metacommunity patterns of fish and aquatic insects in drainage ditches of paddy fields	3
Two‐stage soil core sampler to collect a less‐compressed core from forested areas	3
Effects of vegetation type and topography on vegetation restoration after pipeline construction in the Northern Shaanxi Loess Plateau, China	3
Designing cropping systems for nickel agromining on ultramafic land in Albania	3
Effects of Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis bloom for the first time in 120 years on the dynamics of organic matter and nitrogen in forest: Differences in decomposition processes between	3
Heritability of walnut seed size and the benefits of large seeds	3
Metal hyperaccumulation in the Indonesian flora	3
Management and landscape of shelterbelts contribute to butterfly and flowering plant diversity in northern Japan	3
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Variations in soil nutrient availabilities and foliar nutrient concentrations of trees between temperate monsoon karst and non‐karst forest ecosystems on Mount Ibuki in Japan	3
Long‐term flowering records of herbaceous plants in Tokyo, Japan, during 1994–2015 through citizen science	3
Soil respiration response to nitrogen fertilization experiment in tropical grassland	3
Seasonal dynamics of floral composition and flower visitors in a subtropical alpine ecosystem in Taiwan	3
Estimation of tributary–mainstem migration of freshwater fishes by Sr isotope analysis of otoliths	3
Soil type and precipitation level have a greater influence on fungal than bacterial diversity in serpentine and non‐serpentine biological soil crusts	3
Announcement of the 22nd Ecological Research Paper Award	3
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Species‐specific stoichiometric effects of leaf litter on algal growth, production, and cell quotas	3
Deforestation, emissions, and carbon sequestration potential of Merlimau mangrove forest: A landscape‐level analysis	3
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Ecosystem responses and behaviors under changing pressure of air pollutants: Special article collection from the 10th International Conference on Acid Deposition “ACID RAIN 2020”	3
Estimation of total fine root production using continuous inflow methods in tropical mangrove forest on Pohnpei Island, Micronesia: Fine root necromass accumulation is a substantial contributor to blu	3
Abundance and biomass of Bdelloid rotifers in the microbial mats from East Antarctica: The ecological relations between microscopic phototrophs and invertebrates	3