OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	104
Taxonomic significance and evolution of homobaric and heterobaric leaves in Adesmia clade species (Leguminosae – Papilionoideae)	63
Phylogenetic conservation and shifts of pollination niche in generalist epiphytic cacti	46
Limited dispersal ability and restricted niche characterize “depauperons” in Melastomataceae	36
Differential elemental stoichiometry of two Mediterranean evergreen woody plants over a geochemically heterogeneous area	36
Out of Africa: Linked continents, overland migration and differential survival explain abundance of Proteaceae in Australia	31
Functional trait space in cereals and legumes grown in pure and mixed cultures is influenced more by cultivar identity than crop mixing	26
Biological flora of Central Europe: Impatiens glandulifera Royle	20
Geographic distribution and climatic niche comparison between diploid and polyploid cytotypes of a South American genus Lessingianthus H.Rob. (Vernonieae, Asteraceae)	20
Eocene/Oligocene global disruption and the revolution of Caribbean mangroves	18
Phylogeography of the Euro-Siberian steppe plant Astragalus austriacus: Late Pleistocene climate fluctuations fuelled formation and expansion of two main lineages from a Pontic-Pannonian area of origi	17
A case for studying biotic interactions in epiphyte ecology and evolution	16
Editorial Board	15
Elevational range limits in naturalized Rumex conglomeratus likely formed by climate and lack of local adaptation	15
Contrasting dynamics of seed banks and standing vegetation of annuals and perennials along a rainfall gradient	14
Biological flora of Central Europe: Centaurea cyanus L.	14
Evolutionary footprints of cold adaptation in arctic-alpine Cochlearia (Brassicaceae) – Evidence from freezing experiments and electrolyte leakage	13
Sustainable harvest of a threatened medicinal herb: Empirical evidence for spatially and temporally specific management of Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora	13
Similar diversification patterns in “sky islands”: A comparative approach in lineages from campo rupestre and campo de altitude	12
Performance-based inference of selection on stomatal length and specific leaf area varies with climate-of-origin of the forest tree, Eucalyptus ovata	12
Functional ecology and evolution of terrestrial and epiphytic species of Rhododendron section Schistanthe (Ericaceae)	9
Biological flora of Central Europe: Marsilea quadrifolia L	9
Range expansion and contraction of Tillandsia landbeckii lomas in the hyperarid Chilean Atacama Desert indicates ancient introgression and geneflow	8
Genetic differentiation of the Capparis spinosa group in the Mediterranean area	8
Drivers of tree community assembly during tropical forest post-fire succession in anthropogenic savannas	8

Difference in reproductive traits of two sympatric species of Stigmaphyllon (Malpighiaceae) throughout their distribution range: Are they context-dependent?	8
A molecular perspective on the taxonomy and journey of Citrus domestication	7
Geographical parthenogenesis in tetraploid brambles: Do competition and reproductive output in the secondary contact zone matter?	6
Variation in functional traits among different mycorrhizal types and life history stages of temperate broadleaf tree species	6
Tillandsia landbeckii secures high phenotypic variation despite clonal propagation at the dry limits of plant life in the Atacama Desert	6
Floral nectar: Fifty years of new ecological perspectives beyond pollinator reward	6
Prediction and evaluation of allelopathic plants species in Algerian Saharan ecosystem	6
Plant-soil interactions in the communities dominated by alien and native plants	6
Determinants of biogeographical distribution of grasses in grasslands of South America	6
A unique diploid – triploid contact zone provides insights into the evolutionary mechanisms of cytotype coexistence in flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus)	6
Anther smut pathogens as important drivers of population dynamics of long-lived perennial plants: A case study of Dianthus carthusianorum	6
The establishment growth and clonal growth organs	5
Pollen presentation mitigates competition for pollinators due to diurnal stratification of pollen transfer	5
The species richness–resource availability relationship is hump-shaped	5
Fairy circle research: Status, controversies and the way forward	5
Desiccation of undamaged grasses in the topsoil causes Namibia’s fairy circles – Response to Jürgens & Gröngröft (2023)	5
Carpinus austrobalcanica – A new highly polyploid species from the Balkan Peninsula closely related to European hornbeam	5
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Community assembly along climatic gradient: Contrasting pattern between- and within- species	4
Biological Flora of Central Europe: Chondrilla chondrilloides (Ard.) H. Karst	4
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Inaccuracy patterns and precise pollination among distylous Palicourea and Psychotria (Rubiaceae)	4
Genetic diversity of Astronium graveolens Jacq. in Colombian seasonally dry tropical forest: support for the dry forest refugia hypothesis?	4
Combining the resurrection approach with transplant experiments to investigate adaptation of plant populations to environmental change	4
Placing Brazil's grasslands and savannas on the map of science and conservation	3
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Physiological and molecular features predispose native and invasive populations of sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa L.) to colonization and restoration of drought degraded environments	3
Biological flora of Central Europe – Lupinus polyphyllus Lindley	3
Does insular adaptation to subtropical conditions promote loss of plasticity over time?	3
Elevational patterns of plant species richness and phylogenetic diversity in a Mediterranean island	3
Floral traits and community phylogenetic structure shape plant-pollinator interactions in co-occurring Rhododendrons in the Himalaya	3
Are trait responses of tree species across pyroregions indicative of fire-modulated plant functional strategies?	3
Sand termite herbivory causes Namibia´ s fairy circles – A response to	3
Questioning the effectiveness of seed-reducing agents on invasive Acacia: Pod production relative to gall abundance of classical biological control agents	3
Seasonal patterns of leaf physiological traits, nutrient and adaptive strategies of co-occurring Alnus nepalensis and Quercus leucotrichophora tree species in the central Himalaya	2
Environmental filtering of regeneration patterns in a forest dynamic mosaic in south-central Chile	2
Taxonomic analysis of certain taxa of Epipactis in Slovenia	2
From continental Asia into the world: Global historical biogeography of the saltbush genus Atriplex (Chenopodieae, Chenopodioideae, Amaranthaceae)	2
Factors that extend flowering phenology for pollinators in prairie restorations	2
No support for the optimal allocation to indirect plant defenses mediated by ant-hemipteran interactions	2
Hemiepiphytes revisited	2
Gondwanan origin and foremost Miocene diversification explain the paleotropical intercontinental disjunction (PID) in the winged seed clade of Malvaceae	2
Reciprocal heterospecific pollen interference among alien and native species	2
Carbon isotope composition of plant photosynthetic tissues reflects a Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) continuum in the majority of CAM lineages	2
Local adaptation to an altitudinal gradient: The interplay between mean phenotypic trait variation and phenotypic plasticity in Mimulus laciniatus	2
Widespread, but less than assumed: Populations of Euphorbia amygdaloides (Euphorbiaceae) from western Asia represent two new cryptic species	2
Drivers of plant and lichen diversity in grasslands on mineral islands surrounded by peatlands (Biebrza Valley, NE Poland)	2

Plant water stress, not termite herbivory, causes Namibia’s fairy circles	1
Editorial Board	1
Evolutionary patterns within the New World Clade Polygala sections Clinclinia and Monninopsis (Polygalaceae)	1
A survey of duckweed species in Southern Italy provided first distribution records of the hybrid Lemna × mediterranea in nature	1
Dispersal limitation, soil, and fire affect functional properties of tropical secondary forests on abandoned cattle ranching landscapes	1
Spatial distributions and edge relationships of plant communities in coastal barrens in Nova Scotia, Canada	1
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Unknown sides of Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) diversity in East Europe and North Asia or how hybridization explained old taxonomical puzzles	1
Origin, early expansion, domestication and anthropogenic diffusion of Cannabis, with emphasis on Europe and the Iberian Peninsula	1
Unveiling the hypotheses of endemic richness: A study case in the Southwestern Alps	1
Long-term effects of free-ranging cattle and ponies on the soil and vegetation of reseeded grasslands in the New Forest, England	1
Intraspecific trait variability: Herbs are not just small trees	1
Abiotic stress tolerance can explain range size and filling in temperate woody plants	1
Urban green spaces as reservoirs of exotic plant species with invasion risk: A case study on the ornamental flora of Nairobi City, Kenya	1
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Taxonomic and genetic assessment of disjunct populations of the threatened plant Arnica montana (Asteraceae) from central France	1
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Impact of climate change on the success of population support management and plant reintroduction at steep, exposed limestone outcrops in the German Swabian Jura	1