OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Neobiota 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) invasion, forest-steppe fragment size and isolation jointly constrain arthropod communities and their functional traits	72
Tree diversity reduces co-infestation of Douglas fir by two exotic pests and pathogens	41
Genetic analyses reveal a complex introduction history of the globally invasive tree Acacia longifolia	39
Exploring the eDNA dynamics of the host-pathogen pair Pacifastacus leniusculus (Decapoda) and Aphanomyces astaci (Saprolegniales) under experimental conditions	39
Limitations of invasive snake control tools in the context of a new invasion on an island with abundant prey	37
Intra- and interspecific pollen morphology variation of invasive Reynoutria taxa (Polygonaceae) in their response to different habitat conditions	36
Lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea: a review of the available knowledge with an update on the invasion front	32
Niche partitioning of invasive Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii) amongst native fish communities in three different freshwater ecosystems	30
Management options for non-native forest pests along their invasion pathways	26
Development and application of a multilingual electronic decision-support tool for risk screening non-native terrestrial animals under current and future climate conditions	26
Invasive Drosophila suzukii outnumbers native controphics and causes substantial damage to fruits of forest plants	25
Effects of the invasive leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) on plant community structure are altered by management history	25
Intraguild predation as a potential explanation for the population decline of the threatened native fish, the European mudminnow (Umbra krameri Walbaum, 1792) by the invasive Amur sleeper (Perccottus	22
Temporal trends in the accumulation of alien vascular plant species through intentional and unintentional introductions in Japan	21
Jewels on the go: exotic buprestids around the world (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)	21
Defining the biosecurity risk posed by soil found on sea freight	20
Riparian invader: A secondary metabolite of Impatiens glandulifera impairs the development of the freshwater invertebrate key species Chironomus riparius	19
Integrative taxonomy reveals non-native Squalius hybrids in the Iberian Peninsula	19
Release of marketed individuals increases the risk of genetic disturbance in the pet insect Trypoxylus dichotomus	19
Low impact of Carpobrotus edulis on soil microbiome after manual removal from a climate change field experiment	17
Non-native fish species expand tacitly but rapidly toward upstream oxbow lakes along the longitudinal gradient	17
Multi-locus environmental DNA markers and taxon-specific primers enhanced detection rate of invasive tilapia	17
Coming home: Back-introduced invasive genotypes might pose an underestimated risk in the species´ native range	16
Distribution and genetic diversity of the invasive pest Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) in Belgium	16
Explosive spread of sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus), a C4 perennial bunchgrass, threatens unique grasslands in Hungary (Central Europe)	15

Eutrophication boosts the competitive advantage of invasive gibel carp over endangered crucian carp	15
Variation in root traits and phenotypic plasticity between native and introduced populations of the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata	15
Have you seen this fish? Important contribution of stakeholder observations in documenting the distribution and spread of an alien fish species in Iceland	15
Distribution of parasitic larvae of non-native Sinanodonta woodiana on fish hosts across an invasion gradient	15
Stage-based biotic resistance to a non-native species	14
Even the losers: five-year distribution dynamics of alien plant species in South African savanna	14
Invasive fish species in Romanian freshwater. A review of over 100 years of occurrence reports	14
Hitchhikers on dead shells: an unanticipated pathway of alien species invasion associated with discarded seafood remains at oyster tasting sites	14
Small but voracious: invasive generalist consumes more zooplankton in winter than native planktivore	13
The TOP-100 most dangerous invasive alien species in Northern Eurasia: invasion trends and species distribution modelling	13
Non-native species in the Philippines and Southeast Asia	13
Eyes on the aliens: citizen science contributes to research, policy and management of biological invasions in Europe	13
Editorial	12
Functional trait interactions drive seed buoyancy and dispersal strategies in Echinocystis lobata	12
Guiding action on invasive alien species towards meeting the EU's Biodiversity Strategy for 2030	12
Estimating relative density of an invasive ungulate in a biodiversity hotspot using drone-based thermal video surveys	12
First insights into the scale of invasions in African marine protected areas: leveraging global databases and citizen science data	12
Monitoring for incipient dreissenid mussel invasions using environmental DNA and RNA: review of current state of knowledge and considerations for implementation	12
Functional responses correspond to stable isotope-based trophic positions among four invasive Ponto-Caspian mysid species (Crustacea, Mysida)	12
National implementation of the European Union policy framework for monitoring introduced non-indigenous species in marine and brackish waters: a Belgian case study based on an updated species inventor	12
Biological invasions threaten crops: Alien Himalayan balsam lures and co-opts floral visitors away from cultivated cherry tomatoes	11
Assessing ongoing risks and managing detections of non-native invertebrates in the Antarctic Region	11
Strangers in a strange land; freshwater fish introductions, impacts, management and socio-ecological feedbacks in a small island nation – the case of Aotearoa New Zealand	11
Adaptive patterns of anti-predator escape behavior in a globally introduced bird species	11
Impacts of native and alien plant dominants at different spatial scales	11
Threats to UK freshwaters under climate change: Commonly traded aquatic ornamental species and their potential pathogens and parasites	11
Streamlining alien species listing processes to enable prioritisation and reporting in protected areas: The case of alien plants in South African National Parks	11
Children as frontline detectors: School-based programs can enhance early monitoring of Vespa velutina	10
Annotated inventory of invasive social wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in the South Pacific, excluding Australia and Papua New Guinea	10
Field studies of the ecological impacts of invasive plants in Europe	10
Corrigenda: Sirbu C, Miu IV, Gavrilidis AA, Gradinaru SR, Niculae IM, Preda C, Oprea A, Urziceanu M, Camen-Comanescu P, Nagoda E, Sirbu IM, Memedemin D, Anastasiu P (2022) Distribution and pathways	10
Biochar application can mitigate the negative impacts of drought in invaded experimental grasslands as shown by a functional traits approach	10
Words matter: a systematic review of communication in non-native aquatic species literature	10
Insect invasion success depends on taxon and trophic group	10
Shift in parasite load in native and non-native Eupercarian fish species living in sympatry	10
Seeds and vegetative propagules of all selected invasive plants in Europe do not survive industrial composting	9
The Brazilian Biological Invasion Platform: six years of lessons learned reporting non-native marine species	9
An integrative framework to assess the spatio-temporal impact of plant invasion on ecosystem functioning	9
Invaders break assembly rules to beat the natives: how cheatgrass cheats	9
Interactions between invasive pests and pathogens in a native chestnut forest	9
Climate change may exacerbate the risk of invasiveness of non-native aquatic plants: the case of the Pannonian and Mediterranean regions of Croatia	9
Halyomorpha halys and its egg parasitoids Trissolcus japonicus and T. mitsukurii: the geographic dimension of the interaction	9
Effects of earthworm invasion on soil properties and plant diversity after two years of field experiment	9
Escape from the garden: spreading, effects and traits of a new risky invasive ornamental plant (Gaillardia aristata Pursh)	9
Where in Europe is Chrysomya albiceps? Modelling present and future potential distributions	9
Community-level trophic characteristics and interactions between native and non-native fish: The example of the Lower Pearl River Basin of China	9
Long delays in identification and publication of naturalized species: a case study of introduced grasses in Hawai‘i	9
Genetic and morphological evidence indicates the persistence of Japanese mitten crab mitochondrial DNA in Europe for over 20 years and its introgression into Chinese mitten crabs	8
Alien plants tend to occur in species-poor communities	8
Genetic divergence and aggressiveness within a supercolony of the invasive ant Linepithema humile	8

Critical review of the literature on key invasive alien freshwater plants in Europe with special focus on their impact on the invaded ecosystems	8
Three new strategies for improving biosecurity and invasive species management to build resilience in Pacific Islands	8
Integrating expert knowledge at regional and national scales improves impact assessments of non-native species	8
Responses of invasive and native plant species to drought stress and elevated CO2 concentrations: a meta-analysis	8
Long-term changes in the prevalence of the crayfish plague pathogen and its genotyping in invasive crayfish species in Czechia	8
A review of volunteers’ motivations to monitor and control invasive alien species	8
Changing climate may mitigate the invasiveness risk of non-native salmonids in the Danube and Adriatic basins of the Balkan Peninsula (south-eastern Europe)	8
Substrate complexity reduces prey consumption in functional response experiments: Implications for extrapolating to the wild	8
Community assembly shapes the performance of Solanum nitidibaccatum, an emerging ruderal non-native	8
Experimental evidence of negative agricultural impacts and effectiveness of mitigation strategies of invasive green iguanas (Iguana iguana) in Puerto Rico	8
The role of microbiomes in animal invasions: a scoping review	8
Consistency in impact assessments of invasive species is generally high and depends on protocols and impact types	8
Establishment of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896) in a Mediterranean hypersaline basin: evidence of ecological plasticity and range expansion	8
Distribution patterns of established alien land snail species in the Western Palaearctic Region	7
Do non-native and dominant native species carry a similar risk of invasiveness? A case study for plants in Turkey	7
Tracing the origins and tracking the movements of invasive rubber vines (Cryptostegia spp., Apocynaceae)	7
The effect of site conditions and type of ramet clusters on sexual and asexual ramets of Solidago × niederederi (Asteraceae)	7
Worldwide distribution and phylogeography of the agave weevil Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera, Dryophthoridae): the rise of an overlooked invasion	7
Headwater refuges: Flow protects Austropotamobius crayfish from Faxonius limosus invasion	7
An enhanced qPCR method for rapid Agrilus planipennis detection and monitoring	7
Designing biosurveillance using target analysis for a cryptic invasive species, the brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis)	7
Predicted occurrence and abundance habitat suitability of invasive plants in the contiguous United States: updates for the INHABIT web tool	7
Comparing field-based management approaches for invasive Winter Heliotrope (Petasites pyrenaicus, Asteraceae)	7
Transparency and reproducibility in invasion science	7
Invasive species risk assessment in practice: Insights from a survey of practitioners	7
From detection to action—a proposed workflow to ensure first reports of alien species from molecular analyses are acted upon	7
Simple network models integrate global change, social dynamics and management interventions in biosecurity scenario analysis	7
Winter leaf phenology differences facilitate selective control of an invasive plant species by herbicide	7
Trophic interactions and climate-driven range dynamics of native and invasive catfish in freshwater ecosystems	7
lydemapr: an R package to track the spread of the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula, White 1845) (Hemiptera, Fulgoridae) in the United States	6
The co-existence patterns between native and an invasive mosquito species in Hungary based on a field survey	6
Fungal community assembly during Solidago canadensis shoot decomposition is driven by the plant’s invasion gradient	6
Ecological niche characterization and interspecific associations among invasive Pomacea canaliculata (Mollusca, Gastropoda) populations in Jianghan Plain, China	6
Alien species of Ipomoea in Greece, Türkiye and Iran: distribution, impacts and management	6
Perceptions and awareness of invasive species in the Brazilian Federal District: implications for controlling the giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica)	6
Forty years of invasion research: more papers, more collaboration...bigger impact?	6
Are range limits concordant with climatic niche requirements in alien plants? Leguminous invasive plants as case study, along a latitudinal gradient, central Chile	6
Mapping the northernmost transnational non-native population of Xenopus laevis using pooled eDNA sampling	6
Silent enemies: can low-virulence macroparasites drive disease-mediated invasions?	6
Wide climatic niche and adaptive phenology contribute to the spread of the invasive plant Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera Royle) in Europe	6
Non-consumptive effects of native, alien and invasive alien crayfish on damselfly egg life history and carry-over effects on larval physiology	6
Using a spatially explicit population model to evaluate management scenarios for an invasive deer population	6
Expanding the invasion toolbox: including stable isotope analysis in risk assessment	6
Eating contest between native and non-indigenous bivalve species: estimating capture efficiencies and clearance rates using natural seston	6
Historical evidence for context-dependent assessment of Erigeron canadensis invasions in an 18th-century European landscape	6