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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) invasion, forest-steppe fragment size and isolation jointly constrain arthropod communities and their functional traits	82
Tree diversity reduces co-infestation of Douglas fir by two exotic pests and pathogens	45
Genetic analyses reveal a complex introduction history of the globally invasive tree Acacia longifolia	43
Intra- and interspecific pollen morphology variation of invasive Reynoutria taxa (Polygonaceae) in their response to different habitat conditions	41
Temporal trends in the accumulation of alien vascular plant species through intentional and unintentional introductions in Japan	41
Jewels on the go: exotic buprestids around the world (Coleoptera, Buprestidae)	41
Niche partitioning of invasive Amur sleeper (Perccottus glenii) amongst native fish communities in three different freshwater ecosystems	36
Limitations of invasive snake control tools in the context of a new invasion on an island with abundant prey	35
Exploring the eDNA dynamics of the host-pathogen pair Pacifastacus leniusculus (Decapoda) and Aphanomyces astaci (Saprolegniales) under experimental conditions	27
Invasive Drosophila suzukii outnumbers native controphics and causes substantial damage to fruits of forest plants	25
Management options for non-native forest pests along their invasion pathways	23
Lionfish (Pterois miles) in the Mediterranean Sea: a review of the available knowledge with an update on the invasion front	21
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	20
Effects of the invasive leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) on plant community structure are altered by management history	19
Development and application of a multilingual electronic decision-support tool for risk screening non-native terrestrial animals under current and future climate conditions	19
Variation in root traits and phenotypic plasticity between native and introduced populations of the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata	18
Low impact of Carpobrotus edulis on soil microbiome after manual removal from a climate change field experiment	18
Multi-locus environmental DNA markers and taxon-specific primers enhanced detection rate of invasive tilapia	18
Defining the biosecurity risk posed by soil found on sea freight	18
Non-native fish species expand tacitly but rapidly toward upstream oxbow lakes along the longitudinal gradient	17
Coming home: Back-introduced invasive genotypes might pose an underestimated risk in the species´ native range	16
Explosive spread of sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus), a C4 perennial bunchgrass, threatens unique grasslands in Hungary (Central Europe)	16
Integrative taxonomy reveals non-native Squalius hybrids in the Iberian Peninsula	16
Riparian invader: A secondary metabolite of Impatiens glandulifera impairs the development of the freshwater invertebrate key species Chironomus riparius	15
The TOP-100 most dangerous invasive alien species in Northern Eurasia: invasion trends and species distribution modelling	15

Release of marketed individuals increases the risk of genetic disturbance in the pet insect Trypoxylus dichotomus	15
Distribution and genetic diversity of the invasive pest Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera, Pentatomidae) in Belgium	15
Non-native species in the Philippines and Southeast Asia	14
Even the losers: five-year distribution dynamics of alien plant species in South African savanna	14
Small but voracious: invasive generalist consumes more zooplankton in winter than native planktivore	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
Invasive fish species in Romanian freshwater. A review of over 100 years of occurrence reports	14
Stage-based biotic resistance to a non-native species	14
Eutrophication boosts the competitive advantage of invasive gibel carp over endangered crucian carp	14
Distribution of parasitic larvae of non-native Sinanodonta woodiana on fish hosts across an invasion gradient	13
Functional trait interactions drive seed buoyancy and dispersal strategies in Echinocystis lobata	13
Hitchhikers on dead shells: an unanticipated pathway of alien species invasion associated with discarded seafood remains at oyster tasting sites	13
Monitoring for incipient dreissenid mussel invasions using environmental DNA and RNA: review of current state of knowledge and considerations for implementation	13
Eyes on the aliens: citizen science contributes to research, policy and management of biological invasions in Europe	13
Impacts of native and alien plant dominants at different spatial scales	12
First insights into the scale of invasions in African marine protected areas: leveraging global databases and citizen science data	12
Biological invasions threaten crops: Alien Himalayan balsam lures and co-opts floral visitors away from cultivated cherry tomatoes	12
Functional responses correspond to stable isotope-based trophic positions among four invasive Ponto-Caspian mysid species (Crustacea, Mysida)	12
Threats to UK freshwaters under climate change: Commonly traded aquatic ornamental species and their potential pathogens and parasites	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
Editorial	12
Streamlining alien species listing processes to enable prioritisation and reporting in protected areas: The case of alien plants in South African National Parks	11
Estimating relative density of an invasive ungulate in a biodiversity hotspot using drone-based thermal video surveys	11
Children as frontline detectors: School-based programs can enhance early monitoring of Vespa velutina	11
Adaptive patterns of anti-predator escape behavior in a globally introduced bird species	11
Field studies of the ecological impacts of invasive plants in Europe	11
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	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
Assessing ongoing risks and managing detections of non-native invertebrates in the Antarctic Region	11
Guiding action on invasive alien species towards meeting the EU's Biodiversity Strategy for 2030	11
Insect invasion success depends on taxon and trophic group	10
Climate change may exacerbate the risk of invasiveness of non-native aquatic plants: the case of the Pannonian and Mediterranean regions of Croatia	10
Invaders break assembly rules to beat the natives: how cheatgrass cheats	10
Annotated inventory of invasive social wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in the South Pacific, excluding Australia and Papua New Guinea	10
Long delays in identification and publication of naturalized species: a case study of introduced grasses in Hawai‘i	10
An integrative framework to assess the spatio-temporal impact of plant invasion on ecosystem functioning	10
Biochar application can mitigate the negative impacts of drought in invaded experimental grasslands as shown by a functional traits approach	10
Effects of earthworm invasion on soil properties and plant diversity after two years of field experiment	10
Seeds and vegetative propagules of all selected invasive plants in Europe do not survive industrial composting	10
Interactions between invasive pests and pathogens in a native chestnut forest	10
Escape from the garden: spreading, effects and traits of a new risky invasive ornamental plant (Gaillardia aristata Pursh)	9
Fish trophic structure and potential competitive interactions in a typical subtropical river	9
Community-level trophic characteristics and interactions between native and non-native fish: The example of the Lower Pearl River Basin of China	9
Consistency in impact assessments of invasive species is generally high and depends on protocols and impact types	9
Community assembly shapes the performance of Solanum nitidibaccatum, an emerging ruderal non-native	9
Integrating expert knowledge at regional and national scales improves impact assessments of non-native species	9
Halyomorpha halys and its egg parasitoids Trissolcus japonicus and T. mitsukurii: the geographic dimension of the interaction	9
Substrate complexity reduces prey consumption in functional response experiments: Implications for extrapolating to the wild	9
Experimental evidence of negative agricultural impacts and effectiveness of mitigation strategies of invasive green iguanas (Iguana iguana) in Puerto Rico	9
Shift in parasite load in native and non-native Eupercarian fish species living in sympatry	9

Where in Europe is Chrysomya albiceps? Modelling present and future potential distributions	9
The Brazilian Biological Invasion Platform: six years of lessons learned reporting non-native marine species	9
Three new strategies for improving biosecurity and invasive species management to build resilience in Pacific Islands	9
Responses of invasive and native plant species to drought stress and elevated CO2 concentrations: a meta-analysis	9
Worldwide distribution and phylogeography of the agave weevil Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Coleoptera, Dryophthoridae): the rise of an overlooked invasion	8
The role of microbiomes in animal invasions: a scoping review	8
Unintentional seed dispersal via container-grown garden plants: Seed density and composition vary among exporter countries	8
Tracing the origins and tracking the movements of invasive rubber vines (Cryptostegia spp., Apocynaceae)	8
Predicted occurrence and abundance habitat suitability of invasive plants in the contiguous United States: updates for the INHABIT web tool	8
Establishment of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus (Rathbun, 1896) in a Mediterranean hypersaline basin: evidence of ecological plasticity and range expansion	8
Transparency and reproducibility in invasion science	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
Simple network models integrate global change, social dynamics and management interventions in biosecurity scenario analysis	8
Headwater refuges: Flow protects Austropotamobius crayfish from Faxonius limosus invasion	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
Genetic divergence and aggressiveness within a supercolony of the invasive ant Linepithema humile	8
An enhanced qPCR method for rapid Agrilus planipennis detection and monitoring	8
Trophic interactions and climate-driven range dynamics of native and invasive catfish in freshwater ecosystems	8
Distribution patterns of established alien land snail species in the Western Palaearctic Region	8
Designing biosurveillance using target analysis for a cryptic invasive species, the brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis)	8
Fungal community assembly during Solidago canadensis shoot decomposition is driven by the plant’s invasion gradient	7
Do non-native and dominant native species carry a similar risk of invasiveness? A case study for plants in Turkey	7
Winter leaf phenology differences facilitate selective control of an invasive plant species by herbicide	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
The co-existence patterns between native and an invasive mosquito species in Hungary based on a field survey	7
From detection to action—a proposed workflow to ensure first reports of alien species from molecular analyses are acted upon	7
Forty years of invasion research: more papers, more collaboration...bigger impact?	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
Using a spatially explicit population model to evaluate management scenarios for an invasive deer population	7
The effect of site conditions and type of ramet clusters on sexual and asexual ramets of Solidago × niederederi (Asteraceae)	7
Acoustic monitoring of invasive species: Continental patterns in calling activity of the invasive cane toads	7
Perceptions and awareness of invasive species in the Brazilian Federal District: implications for controlling the giant African snail (Lissachatina fulica)	7
Wide climatic niche and adaptive phenology contribute to the spread of the invasive plant Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera Royle) in Europe	7