OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics is 11. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
An Integrative Perspective on Bat Evolution	113
Onboard Sensors Reveal New Insights into Animal Decision-Making	110
Effects of Phenology on Plant Community Assembly and Structure	105
The Invasion Ecology of Mutualism	102
Life as a Guide to Its Own Origins	100
Threshold Changes in Winter Temperature and Precipitation Drive Threshold Responses Across Nine Global Climate Zones and Associated Biomes	98
Geographic Gradients in Species Interactions: From Latitudinal Patterns to Ecological Mechanisms	74
Plant Mating Systems in Small Populations	59
The Evolution of Kin Discrimination Across the Tree of Life	58
A Guided Tour of Phylogenetic Comparative Methods for Studying Trait Evolution	55
The Unusual Value of Long-Term Studies of Individuals: The Example of the Isle of Rum Red Deer Project	52
The Evolutionary Ecology of Plant Chemical Defenses: From Molecules to Communities	46
Large Old World Fruit Bats on the Brink of Extinction: Causes and Consequences	44
A Critical Evaluation of Network Approaches for Studying Species Interactions	43
Patterns of Non-Native Species Introduction, Spread, and Ecological Impact in South Florida, the World's Most Invaded Continental Ecoregion	39
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	38
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Animal Linguistics	35
Ecology and Evolution of the Social Microbiome	34
Smooth and Spiky: The Importance of Variability in Marine Climate Change Ecology	32
Functional Trait Variation Along Animal Invasion Pathways	32
The Evolution and Ecology of Interactions Between Ants and Honeydew-Producing Hemipteran Insects	31
How Whales Dive, Feast, and Fast: The Ecophysiological Drivers and Limits of Foraging in the Evolution of Cetaceans	31
Plant Invasions in a Changing Climate: Reshaping Communities, Ecosystem Functions, and Services	28
Fungal Dispersal Across Spatial Scales	26

Novel Disturbance Regimes and Ecological Responses	26
Origin and Early Evolution of Squamates and Their Kin: From Fossils to Genomes	24
Weighing the Evidence for a Deuterostome Branch of Animals and Implications for Understanding Chordate Origins	22
Evolution of a Model System: New Insights from the Study of Anolis Lizards	22
Ocean Giants Through Time: Evolution and Ecology Intertwined	21
Density-Dependent Selection	20
Functional Roles of Parasitic Plants in a Warming World	20
Observed and Potential Range Shifts of Native and Nonnative Species with Climate Change	20
Looking Back for the Future: The Ecology of Terrestrial Communities Through the Lens of Conservation Paleobiology	20
The Ecology and Evolution of Beavers: Ecosystem Engineers That Ameliorate Climate Change	18
The Macroevolutionary History of Bony Fishes: A Paleontological View	17
Climate Change Effects on Interacting Disturbances in Forest Ecosystems	17
The Evolution and Ecology of Specialized Mutualisms Between Perfume Flowers and Male Euglossine Bees	16
The Ecological Impacts of Large-Carnivore Recovery in North America	16
A Genomic Perspective on Species Delimitation	15
Rethinking the Prevalence and Relevance of Chaos in Ecology	14
Niche Theory and Species Range Limits Along Elevational Gradients: Perspectives and Future Directions	13
Evolution and Community Assembly Across Spatial Scales	13
Asymmetric Inheritance: The Diversity and Evolution of Non-Mendelian Reproductive Strategies	12
Phylogenetic Insights into Diversification	11
The Causes and Consequences of Seed Dispersal	11
A Renaissance of Atoll Ecology	11