OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics is 5. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	72
Taxonomic significance and evolution of homobaric and heterobaric leaves in Adesmia clade species (Leguminosae – Papilionoideae)	39
Phylogenetic conservation and shifts of pollination niche in generalist epiphytic cacti	34
Limited dispersal ability and restricted niche characterize “depauperons” in Melastomataceae	30
Differential elemental stoichiometry of two Mediterranean evergreen woody plants over a geochemically heterogeneous area	23
Out of Africa: Linked continents, overland migration and differential survival explain abundance of Proteaceae in Australia	22
Population genomics and taxonomy solve a conservation conundrum in the Balearic paleoendemic Femeniasia balearica	20
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	20
Geographic distribution and climatic niche comparison between diploid and polyploid cytotypes of a South American genus Lessingianthus H.Rob. (Vernonieae, Asteraceae)	19
Eocene/Oligocene global disruption and the revolution of Caribbean mangroves	17
Editorial Board	16
A case for studying biotic interactions in epiphyte ecology and evolution	15
Elevational range limits in naturalized Rumex conglomeratus likely formed by climate and lack of local adaptation	13
Contrasting dynamics of seed banks and standing vegetation of annuals and perennials along a rainfall gradient	13
Biological flora of Central Europe: Centaurea cyanus L.	11
Similar diversification patterns in “sky islands”: A comparative approach in lineages from campo rupestre and campo de altitude	9
Performance-based inference of selection on stomatal length and specific leaf area varies with climate-of-origin of the forest tree, Eucalyptus ovata	9
Evolutionary footprints of cold adaptation in arctic-alpine Cochlearia (Brassicaceae) – Evidence from freezing experiments and electrolyte leakage	9
Sustainable harvest of a threatened medicinal herb: Empirical evidence for spatially and temporally specific management of Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora	9
Biological flora of Central Europe: Marsilea quadrifolia L	8
Range expansion and contraction of Tillandsia landbeckii lomas in the hyperarid Chilean Atacama Desert indicates ancient introgression and geneflow	8
Functional ecology and evolution of terrestrial and epiphytic species of Rhododendron section Schistanthe (Ericaceae)	8
Difference in reproductive traits of two sympatric species of Stigmaphyllon (Malpighiaceae) throughout their distribution range: Are they context-dependent?	8
Prediction and evaluation of allelopathic plants species in Algerian Saharan ecosystem	7
Drivers of tree community assembly during tropical forest post-fire succession in anthropogenic savannas	7

A molecular perspective on the taxonomy and journey of Citrus domestication	7
Anther smut pathogens as important drivers of population dynamics of long-lived perennial plants: A case study of Dianthus carthusianorum	7
Genetic differentiation of the Capparis spinosa group in the Mediterranean area	7
Variation in functional traits among different mycorrhizal types and life history stages of temperate broadleaf tree species	6
Plant-soil interactions in the communities dominated by alien and native plants	6
Geographical parthenogenesis in tetraploid brambles: Do competition and reproductive output in the secondary contact zone matter?	6
Determinants of biogeographical distribution of grasses in grasslands of South America	6
Tillandsia landbeckii secures high phenotypic variation despite clonal propagation at the dry limits of plant life in the Atacama Desert	6
Editorial Board	6
Floral nectar: Fifty years of new ecological perspectives beyond pollinator reward	6
A unique diploid – triploid contact zone provides insights into the evolutionary mechanisms of cytotype coexistence in flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus)	6
Fairy circle research: Status, controversies and the way forward	5
The species richness–resource availability relationship is hump-shaped	5
Pollen presentation mitigates competition for pollinators due to diurnal stratification of pollen transfer	5
The establishment growth and clonal growth organs	5
Combining the resurrection approach with transplant experiments to investigate adaptation of plant populations to environmental change	5
Community assembly along climatic gradient: Contrasting pattern between- and within- species	5
Desiccation of undamaged grasses in the topsoil causes Namibia’s fairy circles – Response to Jürgens & Gröngröft (2023)	5