OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics is 6. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	71
Taxonomic significance and evolution of homobaric and heterobaric leaves in Adesmia clade species (Leguminosae – Papilionoideae)	46
Phylogenetic conservation and shifts of pollination niche in generalist epiphytic cacti	38
Differential elemental stoichiometry of two Mediterranean evergreen woody plants over a geochemically heterogeneous area	38
Out of Africa: Linked continents, overland migration and differential survival explain abundance of Proteaceae in Australia	34
Limited dispersal ability and restricted niche characterize “depauperons” in Melastomataceae	29
Geographic distribution and climatic niche comparison between diploid and polyploid cytotypes of a South American genus Lessingianthus H.Rob. (Vernonieae, Asteraceae)	23
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	21
A case for studying biotic interactions in epiphyte ecology and evolution	20
Eocene/Oligocene global disruption and the revolution of Caribbean mangroves	20
Editorial Board	18
Elevational range limits in naturalized Rumex conglomeratus likely formed by climate and lack of local adaptation	16
Sustainable harvest of a threatened medicinal herb: Empirical evidence for spatially and temporally specific management of Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora	15
Contrasting dynamics of seed banks and standing vegetation of annuals and perennials along a rainfall gradient	15
Similar diversification patterns in “sky islands”: A comparative approach in lineages from campo rupestre and campo de altitude	14
Evolutionary footprints of cold adaptation in arctic-alpine Cochlearia (Brassicaceae) – Evidence from freezing experiments and electrolyte leakage	13
Performance-based inference of selection on stomatal length and specific leaf area varies with climate-of-origin of the forest tree, Eucalyptus ovata	13
Functional ecology and evolution of terrestrial and epiphytic species of Rhododendron section Schistanthe (Ericaceae)	9
Difference in reproductive traits of two sympatric species of Stigmaphyllon (Malpighiaceae) throughout their distribution range: Are they context-dependent?	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
A molecular perspective on the taxonomy and journey of Citrus domestication	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
Prediction and evaluation of allelopathic plants species in Algerian Saharan ecosystem	8

Variation in functional traits among different mycorrhizal types and life history stages of temperate broadleaf tree species	7
Anther smut pathogens as important drivers of population dynamics of long-lived perennial plants: A case study of Dianthus carthusianorum	7
Determinants of biogeographical distribution of grasses in grasslands of South America	7
Plant-soil interactions in the communities dominated by alien and native plants	7
Floral nectar: Fifty years of new ecological perspectives beyond pollinator reward	7
Desiccation of undamaged grasses in the topsoil causes Namibia’s fairy circles – Response to Jürgens & Gröngröft (2023)	6
Carpinus austrobalcanica – A new highly polyploid species from the Balkan Peninsula closely related to European hornbeam	6
Geographical parthenogenesis in tetraploid brambles: Do competition and reproductive output in the secondary contact zone matter?	6
The establishment growth and clonal growth organs	6
Inaccuracy patterns and precise pollination among distylous Palicourea and Psychotria (Rubiaceae)	6
A unique diploid – triploid contact zone provides insights into the evolutionary mechanisms of cytotype coexistence in flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus)	6
The species richness–resource availability relationship is hump-shaped	6
Community assembly along climatic gradient: Contrasting pattern between- and within- species	6
Tillandsia landbeckii secures high phenotypic variation despite clonal propagation at the dry limits of plant life in the Atacama Desert	6