OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Systematics and Evolution 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
Phylogenomic, morphological, and niche differentiation analyses unveil species delimitation and evolutionary history of endangered maples inAcerseriesCampestria(Sapindaceae)	192
Impacts of climate change and local environmental selection on the distribution pattern of crop pests: Insights from phylogeographic studies of Aelia fieberi	116
Phylogenetics and reticulation among koelerioid clades, part I: Contraction of Trisetum, expansion of Acrospelion, Graphephorum, and Tzveleviochloa; Graciliotrisetum	59
Gynoecial diversity in the Annonaceae and the evolution of functional traits that overcome the limitations of apocarpy	35
Phylogenomic insights into species relationships, reticulate evolution, and biogeographic diversification of the ginseng genus Panax (Araliaceae), with an emphasis on the diversification in the	32
Characterization of genome‐wide long terminal repeat retrotransposons provide insights into trait evolution of four grapevine species	29
Vegetation history of the central Tibetan region during the late Oligocene–Early Miocene	24
Phenotypic and transcriptional features of Araliaceae species under distinct light environments	23
A new red alga preserved with possible reproductive bodies from the 518‐million‐year‐old Qingjiang biota	23
Arthropod discoveries from the Passu Glacier highlight understudied glacial biodiversity in the Karakoram and its local evolutionary history	22
Herbaceous eudicot Fairlingtonia from the Lower Cretaceous of Jiuquan Basin, Northwest China and its radiation in Laurasia	20
Herbicides and their potential to disrupt plant–insect chemical communication	20
A putative case of honeyeater‐driven sympatric speciation associated with corolla shape shift resulting in a new New Caledonian Oxera species	19
Solid‐phase microextraction and cuticular hydrocarbon differences related to reproductive activity in juniper bark borer Semanotus bifasciatus Motschulsky	19
Pre‐ and postpollination barriers between a widespread and a narrow endemic species with one‐by‐one stamen movement	19
Revisiting the phylogeny of Primulaceae s.l. using whole plastid genomes: Highlighting phylogenetic conflicts and their implications	18
Biogeographic patterns of polyploid species for the angiosperm flora in China	18
Hidden lineages in the African Sky Islands: A taxonomic reevaluation of Afrocarduus (Compositae)	17
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Current and historical factors drive variation of reproductive traits in unisexual mosses in Europe: A case study	16
Patterns of change in floral color and odor of Lonicera calcarata are in relation to pollinator behavior	15
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Phylogenetic regionalization of the Pan‐Himalayan vascular flora	15
Thermophilization and reshuffling of montane leaf beetle communities over a two‐decade period	14
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The evolutionary rate of leaf osmotic strength drives diversification of Primulina species in karst regions	13
Phylogenomics, divergence time estimation, and adaptive evolution in the Polygonoideae (Polygonaceae)	13
An integrative taxonomy of Oecanthinae in China (Orthoptera: Grylloidea; Oecanthidae) and its implication as a model for investigating sexual selection	13
Floral scent emission is the highest at the second night of anthesis in Lonicera japonica (Caprifoliaceae)	13
Himalayan origin and global dispersal route of the peppered moth Biston betularia (Geometridae, Ennominae)	13
Miocene climatic fluctuations likely explain the species diversification of Lysionotus (Gesneriaceae) in Pan‐Himalaya	13
Assessing conservation priorities of threatened medicinal plants in China: A new comprehensive phylogenetic scoring system	13
Fossil endocarps of Menispermaceae from the late Paleocene of Paris Basin, France	13
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Linking South American dry regions by the Gran Chaco: Insights from the evolutionary history and ecological diversification of Gomphrena s.str. (Gomphrenoideae, Amaranthaceae)	12
The near‐complete genome assembly of Reynoutria multiflora reveals the genetic basis of stilbene and anthraquinone biosynthesis	12
Plastomic data shed new light on the phylogeny, biogeography, and character evolution of the family Crassulaceae	12
Environmental DNA reveals multi‐trophic biodiversity patterns and community assembly mechanisms across contrasting river systems on the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau	12
Integration of hotspot identification, gap analysis, and niche modeling supports the conservation of Chinese threatened higher plants	12
First fossil evidence of samaras ofVentilagoGaertn. (Rhamnaceae) from India and its implications	12
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Comparative genomics reveals convergent adaptations in lipid metabolism and low genetic diversity in carnivorous bats	12
Evolutionary history mediates adaptation through shaping genetic variance	12
Cenozoic Ampelopsis and Nekemias leaves (Vitaceae, Ampelopsideae) from Eurasia: Paleobiogeographic and paleoclimatic implications	11
The genetic diversity in the ancient human population of Upper Xiajiadian culture	11
Correction to “Hybrid capture resolves the phylogeny of Tetradium (Rutaceae) and supports the inclusion of a species from Sulawesi”	11
Backbone phylogeny and evolution of Lycosidae (Araneae): New insights from phylogenomic analyses of mitogenomic data	11
A cytosystematic study of the Dianthus virgineus complex (Caryophyllaceae) in the Central Mediterranean	11
Chemicals mediate the interaction between plant‐associated fungi and insects	11
Beyond “simple” plants: Bryophyte super‐pangenomes reshape understanding of plant systematics and gene‐family innovation	11
Genomic differentiation and gene flow among Rattus species distributed in China and adjacent regions	11
Phylogenetic diversity and interspecies competition shaped species diversity in adaptive radiated Ligustrum (Oleaceae)	11
Uplift history and biological evolution of the Himalaya (I)	11
Genomic vulnerability and local adaptation of an arid tolerant tree species on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau	10
Genetic insights into drainage evolution: Late Miocene river capture in the eastern Himalaya	10
Biogeographic history of Pterocarya (Juglandaceae) inferred from phylogenomic and fossil data	10
Plant–insect chemical communication in ecological communities: An information theory perspective	10
Integrative taxonomy supports DNA barcoding in revealing an abundant cryptic species in the United States Coastal Plain	10
Ancient genome of Empress Ashina reveals the Northeast Asian origin of Göktürk Khanate	10
Climatic niche evolution in Smilacaceae (Liliales) drives patterns of species diversification and richness between the Old and New World	10
The polyphasic approach reveals ten novel and one known Ascomycota taxa from terrestrial agarwood‐producing trees	10
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Reproductive and vegetative remains of an eucalypt (Myrtaceae) from the early Eocene of India	9
Fruits of Firmiana and Craigia (Malvaceae) from the Eocene of the Central Tibetan Plateau with emphasis on biogeographic history	9
Global variation in relative phylogenetic diversity in butterflies	9
Genomic evidence for ancient introgression and paleogeoclimate co‐driving diversification in cavefish adaptive radiation	9
Evolution's role reversal: How seahorse dads evolved a “placenta”	9
Phylogenetic diversity and regionalization in the temperate arid zone	8
Larger variation in female than male floral allocation in a sexually polymorphic herb Geranium transversale	8
Hybrid capture resolves the phylogeny of Tetradium (Rutaceae) and supports the inclusion of a species from Sulawesi	8
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Genetic admixture of Chinese Tajik people inferred from genome‐wide array genotyping and mitochondrial genome sequencing	8
Genome‐wide RAD sequencing data suggest predominant role of vicariance in Sino‐Japanese disjunction of the monotypic genus Conandron (Gesneriaceae)	8
Comparative analysis of 343 plastid genomes of Solanum section Petota: Insights into potato diversity, phylogeny, and species discrimination	8
Phylotranscriptomic analyses reveal the reticulate evolution in Dennstaedtiaceae	8

Molecular evolution of the rbcS multiple gene family in Oryza punctata	8
Plant scent and plant–insect interactions—Review and outlook from a macroevolutionary perspective	8
Functional consequences of temporal reversal of height dimorphism for pollen and seed dispersal in a dioecious plant	8
Unique morphological characters and possible mating behavior of a new species of †Praeaulacidae (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea) from Cretaceous Kachin amber	8
Recent structural variations in the Medicago chloroplast genomes and their horizontal transfer into nuclear chromosomes	8
Interspecies transcriptomic comparisons reveal potential molecular genetic mechanisms underlying the evolutionary development of dimorphic flowers in Viola	7
The evolution of sexually dimorphic expression in Salicaceae with repeated sex chromosome turnovers	7
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Heteroploidy hybridization and apomixis facilitate the origin of a new Elatostema species: Insights from evidence of phylogenomics, flow cytometry, cytol	7
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Expansions and contractions of the inverted repeat, as well as gene loss and potential pseudogenization shape plastome evolution in Hechtioideae (Bromeliaceae, Poales)	7
Gondwanan survivor lineages and the high‐risk biogeography of Anthropocene Southeast Asia	7
Cryptic diversity and evolutionary history of the fish species Xenotoca variata (Cyprinodontiformes: Goodeidae) in the Mexican Plateau: Implications for taxonomy and conservation	7
Resolving relationships despite past hybridization in Aliciella subsection Subnuda (Polemoniaceae)	6
Integrative taxonomy of the stalk‐eyed bug genus Chauliops (Heteroptera: Malcidae: Chauliopinae) reveals orogeny‐driven speciation	6
An integrative taxonomic approach reveals exceptional species diversity of Burmoniscus from China (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)	6
Parallel divergence with shared barriers and niche separation between two sympatric avian species groups	6
Phylogenomics of the Bupleurum in East Asia: Insights into distribution patterns and diversification	6
Selection to attract pollinators and to confuse antagonists specializes fig–pollinator chemical communications	6
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Landscape and evolutionary dynamics of Helitron transposons in plant genomes as well as construction of online database HelDB	6
The Australasian grass flora in a global context	6
Reinterpreting the phylogenetic position and taxonomic revision of the genus Pterocyclus (Apiaceae, Apioideae) based on nrITS, complete plastid genome, and morphological evidence	6
Geographic patterns and climatic drivers of phylogenetic structure of liverworts along a long elevational gradient in the central Himalaya	6
Historical shifts, geographic biases, and biological constraints shape mammal species discovery	6
Grasses through space and time: An overview of the biogeographical and macroevolutionary history of Poaceae	6
Phylogenomics and biogeography of Torreya (Taxaceae)—Integrating data from three organelle genomes, morphology, and fossils and a practical method for reducing missing data from RAD‐seq	6
A deep dive into bryophyte genome space reveals opposing evolutionary trends in the sister lineages, mosses and liverworts	6
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Genetic diversity and evolution of the plastome in allotetraploid cotton ( Gossypium spp.)	6
Parrotiaflower blooming in Miocene rainforest	6