OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics is 26. 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
Geographic Gradients in Species Interactions: From Latitudinal Patterns to Ecological Mechanisms	111
An Integrative Perspective on Bat Evolution	106
Onboard Sensors Reveal New Insights into Animal Decision-Making	101
Threshold Changes in Winter Temperature and Precipitation Drive Threshold Responses Across Nine Global Climate Zones and Associated Biomes	97
Life as a Guide to Its Own Origins	97
The Invasion Ecology of Mutualism	95
Effects of Phenology on Plant Community Assembly and Structure	66
Plant Mating Systems in Small Populations	58
The Evolution of Kin Discrimination Across the Tree of Life	56
A Guided Tour of Phylogenetic Comparative Methods for Studying Trait Evolution	52
A Critical Evaluation of Network Approaches for Studying Species Interactions	50
Large Old World Fruit Bats on the Brink of Extinction: Causes and Consequences	45
The Unusual Value of Long-Term Studies of Individuals: The Example of the Isle of Rum Red Deer Project	41
The Evolutionary Ecology of Plant Chemical Defenses: From Molecules to Communities	40
Ecology and Evolution of the Social Microbiome	39
Animal Linguistics	37
Functional Trait Variation Along Animal Invasion Pathways	36
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	35
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Patterns of Non-Native Species Introduction, Spread, and Ecological Impact in South Florida, the World's Most Invaded Continental Ecoregion	32
Smooth and Spiky: The Importance of Variability in Marine Climate Change Ecology	31
The Evolution and Ecology of Interactions Between Ants and Honeydew-Producing Hemipteran Insects	28
How Whales Dive, Feast, and Fast: The Ecophysiological Drivers and Limits of Foraging in the Evolution of Cetaceans	26
Novel Disturbance Regimes and Ecological Responses	26