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 2021-06-01 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
Elevational range limits in naturalized Rumex conglomeratus likely formed by climate and lack of local adaptation	15
Editorial Board	15
Biological flora of Central Europe: Centaurea cyanus L.	14
Contrasting dynamics of seed banks and standing vegetation of annuals and perennials along a rainfall gradient	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
Performance-based inference of selection on stomatal length and specific leaf area varies with climate-of-origin of the forest tree, Eucalyptus ovata	12
Similar diversification patterns in “sky islands”: A comparative approach in lineages from campo rupestre and campo de altitude	12
Biological flora of Central Europe: Marsilea quadrifolia L	9
Functional ecology and evolution of terrestrial and epiphytic species of Rhododendron section Schistanthe (Ericaceae)	9
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

Range expansion and contraction of Tillandsia landbeckii lomas in the hyperarid Chilean Atacama Desert indicates ancient introgression and geneflow	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
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
Editorial Board	5
The establishment growth and clonal growth organs	5