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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Functional trait space in cereals and legumes grown in pure and mixed cultures is influenced more by cultivar identity than crop mixing	100
Taxonomic significance and evolution of homobaric and heterobaric leaves in Adesmia clade species (Leguminosae – Papilionoideae)	60
Floral traits and community phylogenetic structure shape plant-pollinator interactions in co-occurring Rhododendrons in the Himalaya	44
Editorial Board	34
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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	27
Assessment of weed invasion at bait sites in a Central European lower montane zone	22
Prediction and evaluation of allelopathic plants species in Algerian Saharan ecosystem	20
Physiological and molecular features predispose native and invasive populations of sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa L.) to colonization and restoration of drought degraded environments	20
Editorial Board	19
Plant water stress, not termite herbivory, causes Namibia’s fairy circles	16
Phylogenetic conservation and shifts of pollination niche in generalist epiphytic cacti	15
Role of spatial and environmental factors in structuring vascular epiphyte communities in two neotropical ecosystems	14
Sand termite herbivory causes Namibia´ s fairy circles – A response to	14
Out of Africa: Linked continents, overland migration and differential survival explain abundance of Proteaceae in Australia	13
Limited dispersal ability and restricted niche characterize “depauperons” in Melastomataceae	12
Determinants of biogeographical distribution of grasses in grasslands of South America	12
Questioning the effectiveness of seed-reducing agents on invasive Acacia: Pod production relative to gall abundance of classical biological control agents	10
Anther smut pathogens as important drivers of population dynamics of long-lived perennial plants: A case study of Dianthus carthusianorum	9
Floral nectar: Fifty years of new ecological perspectives beyond pollinator reward	8
Differential elemental stoichiometry of two Mediterranean evergreen woody plants over a geochemically heterogeneous area	8
Recent advances and future research in ecological stoichiometry	7
Elevational patterns of plant species richness and phylogenetic diversity in a Mediterranean island	7
Are trait responses of tree species across pyroregions indicative of fire-modulated plant functional strategies?	7
Ornamental perennials in flowerbeds shaded by tree canopy: Succession over five years since the establishment	6

Spatial distributions and edge relationships of plant communities in coastal barrens in Nova Scotia, Canada	6
Together but not mixed: mistletoe genetic diversity and seed disperser activity between evergreen and deciduous forests	6
Out of Liguria: how polyploidy affected diversification of the sweet spurge (Euphorbia dulcis, Euphorbiaceae), European widespread forest species	6
Placing Brazil's grasslands and savannas on the map of science and conservation	6
Temporal variability in native plant composition clouds impact of increasing non-native richness along elevational gradients in Tenerife	6
Drought resistance and drought adaptation of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) – A review	6
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Calyceraceae: Unexpected diversification pattern in the Southern Andes	5
Evolutionary seed ecology of heteromorphic Amaranthaceae	5
Does insular adaptation to subtropical conditions promote loss of plasticity over time?	5
Plant-soil interactions in the communities dominated by alien and native plants	5
The spatio-temporal diversification of SRK alleles in an Arabidopsis polyploid hybrid and introgression zone	5
Unknown sides of Utricularia (Lentibulariaceae) diversity in East Europe and North Asia or how hybridization explained old taxonomical puzzles	4
Variation in functional traits among different mycorrhizal types and life history stages of temperate broadleaf tree species	4
Origin, early expansion, domestication and anthropogenic diffusion of Cannabis, with emphasis on Europe and the Iberian Peninsula	4
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	4
Eocene/Oligocene global disruption and the revolution of Caribbean mangroves	4
Biological flora of Central Europe: Impatiens glandulifera Royle	4
WITHDRAWN: Multiple resprouting strategies coexist after fire in southeastern Brazil cerrado trees	4
A complex biosystematic approach to reveal evolutionary and diversity patterns in West Asian brambles (Rubus subgen. Rubus, Rosaceae)	4
Inbreeding depression changes with stress response over time in flooded Mimulus guttatus	4
Evolutionary patterns within the New World Clade Polygala sections Clinclinia and Monninopsis (Polygalaceae)	4
Reciprocal heterospecific pollen interference among alien and native species	3
A convoluted tale of hybridization between two Petunia species from a transitional zone in South America	3
Biological flora of Central Europe – Lupinus polyphyllus Lindley	3
Hawai‘i forest review: Synthesizing the ecology, evolution, and conservation of a model system	3
A multi-criteria drought resistance assessment of temperate Acer, Carpinus, Fraxinus, Quercus, and Tilia species	3
Geographic distribution and climatic niche comparison between diploid and polyploid cytotypes of a South American genus Lessingianthus H.Rob. (Vernonieae, Asteraceae)	3
A case for studying biotic interactions in epiphyte ecology and evolution	3
Robust methods are needed to resolve contradictions in species richness curves along ecological gradients	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
A unique diploid – triploid contact zone provides insights into the evolutionary mechanisms of cytotype coexistence in flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus)	2
Dispersal limitation, soil, and fire affect functional properties of tropical secondary forests on abandoned cattle ranching landscapes	2
Unveiling the hypotheses of endemic richness: A study case in the Southwestern Alps	2
The role of heterochrony in Schizanthus flower evolution- a quantitative analysis	2
Herbivory as a continuous state variable in an IPM: Increasing herbivory decreases population growth of Asclepias syriaca through its effects on clonal reproduction	2
Simultaneous competition and environmental filtering in woody communities of the understory of Eucalyptus plantations in the Cerrado	2
Biological flora of Central Europe: Myricaria germanica (L.) Desv.	2
Diameter explains transient allocation of non-photosynthetic organs in trees	2
Carbon isotope composition of plant photosynthetic tissues reflects a Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) continuum in the majority of CAM lineages	2
Factors that extend flowering phenology for pollinators in prairie restorations	1
Patterns of introduction, naturalisation, invasion, and impact differ between fleshy- and dry-fruited species of Myrtaceae	1
Widespread, but less than assumed: Populations of Euphorbia amygdaloides (Euphorbiaceae) from western Asia represent two new cryptic species	1
Local adaptation to an altitudinal gradient: The interplay between mean phenotypic trait variation and phenotypic plasticity in Mimulus laciniatus	1
Desiccation of undamaged grasses in the topsoil causes Namibia’s fairy circles – Response to Jürgens & Gröngröft (2023)	1
High diversity of aquatic Sparganium (Xanthosparganium, Typhaceae) in North Eurasia is mostly explained by recurrent hybridization	1
Contrasting dynamics of seed banks and standing vegetation of annuals and perennials along a rainfall gradient	1
Tillandsia landbeckii secures high phenotypic variation despite clonal propagation at the dry limits of plant life in the Atacama Desert	1
Multiple responses of bryophytes in a chronosequence of burnt areas in non-fire prone subtropical cloud forests	1

Long-term growth and xylem hydraulic responses of Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. to climate in a moist tropical forest of Bangladesh	1
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Elevational range limits in naturalized Rumex conglomeratus likely formed by climate and lack of local adaptation	1
Hemiepiphytes revisited	1
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The ecosystem effects of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in northern Fennoscandia: Past, present and future	1
A first phylogenetic hypothesis for the diverse genus Conophytum (Ruschieae, Ruschioideae, Aizoaceae) suggests convergent evolution of floral syndromes	1
An ecological and evolutionary approach to arboreal communities under different environmental stress conditions	1
Taxonomic analysis of certain taxa of Epipactis in Slovenia	1