OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics is 28. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
An Integrative Perspective on Bat Evolution	138
The Invasion Ecology of Mutualism	136
Effects of Phenology on Plant Community Assembly and Structure	129
Geographic Gradients in Species Interactions: From Latitudinal Patterns to Ecological Mechanisms	123
Onboard Sensors Reveal New Insights into Animal Decision-Making	108
Threshold Changes in Winter Temperature and Precipitation Drive Threshold Responses Across Nine Global Climate Zones and Associated Biomes	107
Life as a Guide to Its Own Origins	90
The Evolution of Kin Discrimination Across the Tree of Life	79
A Guided Tour of Phylogenetic Comparative Methods for Studying Trait Evolution	61
Plant Mating Systems in Small Populations	61
Large Old World Fruit Bats on the Brink of Extinction: Causes and Consequences	61
The Evolutionary Ecology of Plant Chemical Defenses: From Molecules to Communities	58
The Unusual Value of Long-Term Studies of Individuals: The Example of the Isle of Rum Red Deer Project	53
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Review of the Pelycosauria Revisited: Pelycosaurian-Grade Synapsida, Their Role in Updated Interpretations of Early Amniotes, and Their Importance in Understanding the Origin of Modern Terrestrial Foo	48
A Critical Evaluation of Network Approaches for Studying Species Interactions	48
Animal Linguistics	45
Functional Trait Variation Along Animal Invasion Pathways	45
Patterns of Non-Native Species Introduction, Spread, and Ecological Impact in South Florida, the World's Most Invaded Continental Ecoregion	44
Ecology and Evolution of the Social Microbiome	43
Smooth and Spiky: The Importance of Variability in Marine Climate Change Ecology	41
The Evolution and Ecology of Interactions Between Ants and Honeydew-Producing Hemipteran Insects	39
How Whales Dive, Feast, and Fast: The Ecophysiological Drivers and Limits of Foraging in the Evolution of Cetaceans	34
Fungal Dispersal Across Spatial Scales	33
Plant Invasions in a Changing Climate: Reshaping Communities, Ecosystem Functions, and Services	32

Novel Disturbance Regimes and Ecological Responses	32
Evolution of a Model System: New Insights from the Study of Anolis Lizards	31
Origin and Early Evolution of Squamates and Their Kin: From Fossils to Genomes	29