OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Neobiota is 7. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Intra- and interspecific pollen morphology variation of invasive Reynoutria taxa (Polygonaceae) in their response to different habitat conditions	48
Effects of the invasive leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) on plant community structure are altered by management history	46
Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) invasion, forest-steppe fragment size and isolation jointly constrain arthropod communities and their functional traits	31
Jewels on the go: exotic buprestids around the world (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)	28
Invasive Drosophila suzukii outnumbers native controphics and causes substantial damage to fruits of forest plants	28
Development and application of a multilingual electronic decision-support tool for risk screening non-native terrestrial animals under current and future climate conditions	27
Genetic analyses reveal a complex introduction history of the globally invasive tree Acacia longifolia	27
Management options for non-native forest pests along their invasion pathways	26
Tree diversity reduces co-infestation of Douglas fir by two exotic pests and pathogens	25
Exploring the eDNA dynamics of the host-pathogen pair Pacifastacus leniusculus (Decapoda) and Aphanomyces astaci (Saprolegniales) under experimental conditions	22
Limitations of invasive snake control tools in the context of a new invasion on an island with abundant prey	21
Pathogens co-transported with invasive non-native aquatic species: implications for risk analysis and legislation	19
Lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea: a review of the available knowledge with an update on the invasion front	19
Niche partitioning of invasive Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii) amongst native fish communities in three different freshwater ecosystems	19
Temporal trends in the accumulation of alien vascular plant species through intentional and unintentional introductions in Japan	19
Non-native fish species expand tacitly but rapidly toward upstream oxbow lakes along the longitudinal gradient	18
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	18
Mate choice errors may contribute to slow spread of an invasive Eurasian longhorn beetle in North America	18
Defining the biosecurity risk posed by soil found on sea freight	18
Distribution and genetic diversity of the invasive pest Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) in Belgium	18
Riparian invader: A secondary metabolite of Impatiens glandulifera impairs the development of the freshwater invertebrate key species Chironomus riparius	17
Small but voracious: invasive generalist consumes more zooplankton in winter than native planktivore	17
Explosive spread of sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus), a C4 perennial bunchgrass, threatens unique grasslands in Hungary (Central Europe)	17
Low impact of Carpobrotus edulis on soil microbiome after manual removal from a climate change field experiment	17
Coming home: Back-introduced invasive genotypes might pose an underestimated risk in the species´ native range	17

Variation in root traits and phenotypic plasticity between native and introduced populations of the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata	17
Demography of an invading forest insect reunited with hosts and parasitoids from its native range	16
Even the losers: five-year distribution dynamics of alien plant species in South African savanna	16
Invasive fish species in Romanian freshwater. A review of over 100 years of occurrence reports	16
Biosecurity and post-arrival pathways in New Zealand: relating alien organism detections to tourism indicators	15
Invasive predators induce plastic and adaptive responses during embryo development in a threatened frog	15
The TOP-100 most dangerous invasive alien species in Northern Eurasia: invasion trends and species distribution modelling	14
Adaptive patterns of anti-predator escape behavior in a globally introduced bird species	14
Eyes on the aliens: citizen science contributes to research, policy and management of biological invasions in Europe	14
The potential direct economic impact and private management costs of an invasive alien species: Xylella fastidiosa on Lebanese wine grapes	14
Have you seen this fish? Important contribution of stakeholder observations in documenting the distribution and spread of an alien fish species in Iceland	14
Editorial	13
Guiding action on invasive alien species towards meeting the EU's Biodiversity Strategy for 2030	13
Non-native plant drives the spatial dynamics of its herbivores: the case of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) in Europe	13
Functional responses correspond to stable isotope-based trophic positions among four invasive Ponto-Caspian mysid species (Crustacea, Mysida)	13
Biological invasions threaten crops: Alien Himalayan balsam lures and co-opts floral visitors away from cultivated cherry tomatoes	13
Assessing ongoing risks and managing detections of non-native invertebrates in the Antarctic Region	12
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	12
Threats to UK freshwaters under climate change: Commonly traded aquatic ornamental species and their potential pathogens and parasites	12
Words matter: a systematic review of communication in non-native aquatic species literature	12
Impacts of native and alien plant dominants at different spatial scales	12
Invaders break assembly rules to beat the natives: how cheatgrass cheats	11
Seeds and vegetative propagules of all selected invasive plants in Europe do not survive industrial composting	11
Long delays in identification and publication of naturalized species: a case study of introduced grasses in Hawai‘i	11
Field studies of the ecological impacts of invasive plants in Europe	11
Biochar application can mitigate the negative impacts of drought in invaded experimental grasslands as shown by a functional traits approach	10
Insect invasion success depends on taxon and trophic group	10
An integrative framework to assess the spatio-temporal impact of plant invasion on ecosystem functioning	10
Interactions between invasive pests and pathogens in a native chestnut forest	10
Responses of invasive and native plant species to drought stress and elevated CO2 concentrations: a meta-analysis	9
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	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	9
Community-level trophic characteristics and interactions between native and non-native fish: The example of the Lower Pearl River Basin of China	9
Integrating expert knowledge at regional and national scales improves impact assessments of non-native species	9
A perennial invader’s seed and rhizome differ in cold tolerance and apparent local adaptation	9
Farmers’ knowledge, perception and management practices of fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda Smith) in Manica province, Mozambique	9
Seed viability of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) is affected by seed origin and age, but also by testing method and laboratory	9
Substrate complexity reduces prey consumption in functional response experiments: Implications for extrapolating to the wild	9
Escape from the garden: spreading, effects and traits of a new risky invasive ornamental plant (Gaillardia aristata Pursh)	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
Effects of earthworm invasion on soil properties and plant diversity after two years of field experiment	9
Where in Europe is Chrysomya albiceps? Modelling present and future potential distributions	9
Halyomorpha halys and its egg parasitoids Trissolcus japonicus and T. mitsukurii: the geographic dimension of the interaction	9
Alien plants tend to occur in species-poor communities	8
Long-term changes in the prevalence of the crayfish plague pathogen and its genotyping in invasive crayfish species in Czechia	8
Genetic divergence and aggressiveness within a supercolony of the invasive ant Linepithema humile	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
The role of microbiomes in animal invasions: a scoping review	8
Three new strategies for improving biosecurity and invasive species management to build resilience in Pacific Islands	8
Distribution patterns of established alien land snail species in the Western Palaearctic Region	7

Invasive species risk assessment in practice: Insights from a survey of practitioners	7
Non-consumptive effects of native, alien and invasive alien crayfish on damselfly egg life history and carry-over effects on larval physiology	7
Experimental evidence of negative agricultural impacts and effectiveness of mitigation strategies of invasive green iguanas (Iguana iguana) in Puerto Rico	7
A review of volunteers’ motivations to monitor and control invasive alien species	7
Tracing the origins and tracking the movements of invasive rubber vines (Cryptostegia spp., Apocynaceae)	7
Global costs of plant invasions must not be underestimated	7
Headwater refuges: Flow protects Austropotamobius crayfish from Faxonius limosus invasion	7
The effect of site conditions and type of ramet clusters on sexual and asexual ramets of Solidago × niederederi (Asteraceae)	7
Consistency in impact assessments of invasive species is generally high and depends on protocols and impact types	7
Predicted occurrence and abundance habitat suitability of invasive plants in the contiguous United States: updates for the INHABIT web tool	7
Do non-native and dominant native species carry a similar risk of invasiveness? A case study for plants in Turkey	7
lydemapr: an R package to track the spread of the invasive spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula, White 1845) (Hemiptera, Fulgoridae) in the United States	7
Winter leaf phenology differences facilitate selective control of an invasive plant species by herbicide	7
Worldwide distribution and phylogeography of the agave weevil Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera, Dryophthoridae): the rise of an overlooked invasion	7