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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Population genomics and taxonomy solve a conservation conundrum in the Balearic paleoendemic Femeniasia balearica	81
Out of Africa: Linked continents, overland migration and differential survival explain abundance of Proteaceae in Australia	41
Phylogenetic conservation and shifts of pollination niche in generalist epiphytic cacti	32
Taxonomic significance and evolution of homobaric and heterobaric leaves in Adesmia clade species (Leguminosae – Papilionoideae)	24
Differential elemental stoichiometry of two Mediterranean evergreen woody plants over a geochemically heterogeneous area	24
Limited dispersal ability and restricted niche characterize “depauperons” in Melastomataceae	23
Using plant functional traits and life strategies of annual species to inform green roof plant selection	20
Editorial Board	19
Geographic distribution and climatic niche comparison between diploid and polyploid cytotypes of a South American genus Lessingianthus H.Rob. (Vernonieae, Asteraceae)	19
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
Eocene/Oligocene global disruption and the revolution of Caribbean mangroves	17
A case for studying biotic interactions in epiphyte ecology and evolution	13
Niche differentiation and resource-use strategies in two co-occurring sister species of Neotropical shrubs: Cnidoscolus aconitifolius and C. souzae	12
Biological flora of Central Europe: Centaurea cyanus L.	12
Elevational range limits in naturalized Rumex conglomeratus likely formed by climate and lack of local adaptation	12
Twenty-year effect of sewage-sludge fertilization in a Mediterranean grassland: Impact on species composition, functional groups and interrelation with climate	11
Contrasting dynamics of seed banks and standing vegetation of annuals and perennials along a rainfall gradient	10
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
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
Using Gaussian Mixture Models in plant morphometrics	8
Functional ecology and evolution of terrestrial and epiphytic species of Rhododendron section Schistanthe (Ericaceae)	8
Range expansion and contraction of Tillandsia landbeckii lomas in the hyperarid Chilean Atacama Desert indicates ancient introgression and geneflow	8
Biological flora of Central Europe: Marsilea quadrifolia L	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
Floral nectar: Fifty years of new ecological perspectives beyond pollinator reward	7
Editorial Board	7
Prediction and evaluation of allelopathic plants species in Algerian Saharan ecosystem	7
Genetic differentiation of the Capparis spinosa group in the Mediterranean area	7
Determinants of biogeographical distribution of grasses in grasslands of South America	7
Anther smut pathogens as important drivers of population dynamics of long-lived perennial plants: A case study of Dianthus carthusianorum	7
Variation in functional traits among different mycorrhizal types and life history stages of temperate broadleaf tree species	7
Geographical parthenogenesis in tetraploid brambles: Do competition and reproductive output in the secondary contact zone matter?	6
Plant-soil interactions in the communities dominated by alien and native plants	6
Desiccation of undamaged grasses in the topsoil causes Namibia’s fairy circles – Response to Jürgens & Gröngröft (2023)	6
Tillandsia landbeckii secures high phenotypic variation despite clonal propagation at the dry limits of plant life in the Atacama Desert	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
Carpinus austrobalcanica – A new highly polyploid species from the Balkan Peninsula closely related to European hornbeam	5
Combining the resurrection approach with transplant experiments to investigate adaptation of plant populations to environmental change	5
Resampling epiphytic lichens in coniferous forests of the Southern Alps: Veteran trees promote compositional stability	5
The species richness–resource availability relationship is hump-shaped	5
Inaccuracy patterns and precise pollination among distylous Palicourea and Psychotria (Rubiaceae)	5
Community assembly along climatic gradient: Contrasting pattern between- and within- species	5
The establishment growth and clonal growth organs	5