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

Article	Citations
Characterization of genome‐wide long terminal repeat retrotransposons provide insights into trait evolution of four grapevine species	167
Vegetation history of the central Tibetan region during the late Oligocene–Early Miocene	104
Gynoecial diversity in the Annonaceae and the evolution of functional traits that overcome the limitations of apocarpy	48
Phylogenomic, morphological, and niche differentiation analyses unveil species delimitation and evolutionary history of endangered maples inAcerseriesCampestria(Sapindaceae)	31
Impacts of climate change and local environmental selection on the distribution pattern of crop pests: Insights from phylogeographic studies of Aelia fieberi	25
Phylogenomic insights into species relationships, reticulate evolution, and biogeographic diversification of the ginseng genus Panax (Araliaceae), with an emphasis on the diversification in the	24
Phylogenetics and reticulation among koelerioid clades, part I: Contraction of Trisetum, expansion of Acrospelion, Graphephorum, and Tzveleviochloa; Graciliotrisetum	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	22
Revisiting the phylogeny of Primulaceae s.l. using whole plastid genomes: Highlighting phylogenetic conflicts and their implications	21
Phylogenomics and rapid diversification of the genus Eutrema on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and adjacent regions	21
Hidden lineages in the African Sky Islands: A taxonomic reevaluation of Afrocarduus (Compositae)	19
Pre‐ and postpollination barriers between a widespread and a narrow endemic species with one‐by‐one stamen movement	19
A putative case of honeyeater‐driven sympatric speciation associated with corolla shape shift resulting in a new New Caledonian Oxera species	17
Herbicides and their potential to disrupt plant–insect chemical communication	17
Current and historical factors drive variation of reproductive traits in unisexual mosses in Europe: A case study	17
Solid‐phase microextraction and cuticular hydrocarbon differences related to reproductive activity in juniper bark borer Semanotus bifasciatus Motschulsky	16
Herbaceous eudicot Fairlingtonia from the Lower Cretaceous of Jiuquan Basin, Northwest China and its radiation in Laurasia	16
Biogeographic patterns of polyploid species for the angiosperm flora in China	16
Assessing conservation priorities of threatened medicinal plants in China: A new comprehensive phylogenetic scoring system	15
Patterns of change in floral color and odor of Lonicera calcarata are in relation to pollinator behavior	15
An integrative taxonomy of Oecanthinae in China (Orthoptera: Grylloidea; Oecanthidae) and its implication as a model for investigating sexual selection	15
Fossil endocarps of Menispermaceae from the late Paleocene of Paris Basin, France	15
Issue Information	15
List of Reviewers	14

Phylogenomics, divergence time estimation, and adaptive evolution in the Polygonoideae (Polygonaceae)	14
Himalayan origin and global dispersal route of the peppered moth Biston betularia (Geometridae, Ennominae)	14
Phylogenetic regionalization of the Pan‐Himalayan vascular flora	13
Thermophilization and reshuffling of montane leaf beetle communities over a two‐decade period	13
Floral scent emission is the highest at the second night of anthesis in Lonicera japonica (Caprifoliaceae)	13
Miocene climatic fluctuations likely explain the species diversification of Lysionotus (Gesneriaceae) in Pan‐Himalaya	13
Plastomic data shed new light on the phylogeny, biogeography, and character evolution of the family Crassulaceae	12
Evolutionary history mediates adaptation through shaping genetic variance	12
First fossil evidence of samaras ofVentilagoGaertn. (Rhamnaceae) from India and its implications	12
The evolutionary rate of leaf osmotic strength drives diversification of Primulina species in karst regions	12
Linking South American dry regions by the Gran Chaco: Insights from the evolutionary history and ecological diversification of Gomphrena s.str. (Gomphrenoideae, Amaranthaceae)	12
Cenozoic Ampelopsis and Nekemias leaves (Vitaceae, Ampelopsideae) from Eurasia: Paleobiogeographic and paleoclimatic implications	11
The near‐complete genome assembly of Reynoutria multiflora reveals the genetic basis of stilbene and anthraquinone biosynthesis	11
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The genetic diversity in the ancient human population of Upper Xiajiadian culture	11
Backbone phylogeny and evolution of Lycosidae (Araneae): New insights from phylogenomic analyses of mitogenomic data	11
Integration of hotspot identification, gap analysis, and niche modeling supports the conservation of Chinese threatened higher plants	11
List of Reviewers	11
Beyond “simple” plants: Bryophyte super‐pangenomes reshape understanding of plant systematics and gene‐family innovation	11
Uplift history and biological evolution of the Himalaya (I)	11
Issue Information	11
Comparative genomics reveals convergent adaptations in lipid metabolism and low genetic diversity in carnivorous bats	11
Chemicals mediate the interaction between plant‐associated fungi and insects	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
Genomic differentiation and gene flow among Rattus species distributed in China and adjacent regions	10
A cytosystematic study of the Dianthus virgineus complex (Caryophyllaceae) in the Central Mediterranean	10
Phylogenetic diversity and interspecies competition shaped species diversity in adaptive radiated Ligustrum (Oleaceae)	10
Genomic vulnerability and local adaptation of an arid tolerant tree species on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau	10
The polyphasic approach reveals ten novel and one known Ascomycota taxa from terrestrial agarwood‐producing trees	10
Plant–insect chemical communication in ecological communities: An information theory perspective	10
Reproductive and vegetative remains of an eucalypt (Myrtaceae) from the early Eocene of India	9
Comparative analysis of 343 plastid genomes of Solanum section Petota: Insights into potato diversity, phylogeny, and species discrimination	9
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Extensive ethnolinguistic diversity at the crossroads of North China and South Siberia reflects multiple sources of genetic diversity	9
Biogeographic history of Pterocarya (Juglandaceae) inferred from phylogenomic and fossil data	9
Plant scent and plant–insect interactions—Review and outlook from a macroevolutionary perspective	9
Phylogenetic diversity and regionalization in the temperate arid zone	9
Fruits of Firmiana and Craigia (Malvaceae) from the Eocene of the Central Tibetan Plateau with emphasis on biogeographic history	9
Molecular evolution of the rbcS multiple gene family in Oryza punctata	8
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Hybrid capture resolves the phylogeny of Tetradium (Rutaceae) and supports the inclusion of a species from Sulawesi	8
Genome‐wide RAD sequencing data suggest predominant role of vicariance in Sino‐Japanese disjunction of the monotypic genus Conandron (Gesneriaceae)	8
Genetic admixture of Chinese Tajik people inferred from genome‐wide array genotyping and mitochondrial genome sequencing	8
Unique morphological characters and possible mating behavior of a new species of †Praeaulacidae (Hymenoptera: Evanioidea) from Cretaceous Kachin amber	8
Interspecies transcriptomic comparisons reveal potential molecular genetic mechanisms underlying the evolutionary development of dimorphic flowers in Viola	8
Functional consequences of temporal reversal of height dimorphism for pollen and seed dispersal in a dioecious plant	8
Larger variation in female than male floral allocation in a sexually polymorphic herb Geranium transversale	8
Recent structural variations in the Medicago chloroplast genomes and their horizontal transfer into nuclear chromosomes	8
Gondwanan survivor lineages and the high‐risk biogeography of Anthropocene Southeast Asia	8

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Phylotranscriptomic analyses reveal the reticulate evolution in Dennstaedtiaceae	8
Expansions and contractions of the inverted repeat, as well as gene loss and potential pseudogenization shape plastome evolution in Hechtioideae (Bromeliaceae, Poales)	7
Cryptic diversity and evolutionary history of the fish species Xenotoca variata (Cyprinodontiformes: Goodeidae) in the Mexican Plateau: Implications for taxonomy and conservation	7
Landscape and evolutionary dynamics of Helitron transposons in plant genomes as well as construction of online database HelDB	7
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An integrative taxonomic approach reveals exceptional species diversity of Burmoniscus from China (Crustacea: Isopoda: Oniscidea)	7
Integrative taxonomy of the stalk‐eyed bug genus Chauliops (Heteroptera: Malcidae: Chauliopinae) reveals orogeny‐driven speciation	7
Heteroploidy hybridization and apomixis facilitate the origin of a new Elatostema species: Insights from evidence of phylogenomics, flow cytometry, cytol	7
Issue Information	7
A deep dive into bryophyte genome space reveals opposing evolutionary trends in the sister lineages, mosses and liverworts	7
The Australasian grass flora in a global context	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
Issue Information	6
Target enrichment data reveal rapid divergence with reticulate evolution of Maianthemum (Asparagaceae: Convallarioideae) in the Himalayan‐Hengduan Mountains and eastern Asia	6
Gene co‐option behind the shape‐color association of radiate capitula is evolutionarily conserved in the tribe Anthemideae (Asteraceae)	6
Genetic diversity and evolution of the plastome in allotetraploid cotton (Gossypium spp.)	6
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Geographic patterns and climatic drivers of phylogenetic structure of liverworts along a long elevational gradient in the central Himalaya	6
Parrotiaflower blooming in Miocene rainforest	6
Phylogenomics of the Bupleurum in East Asia: Insights into distribution patterns and diversification	6
Reinterpreting the phylogenetic position and taxonomic revision of the genus Pterocyclus (Apiaceae, Apioideae) based on nrITS, complete plastid genome, and morphological evidence	6
New insights into infrageneric relationships of Lonicera (Caprifoliaceae) as revealed by nuclear ribosomal DNA cistron data and plastid phylogenomics	6
Resolving relationships despite past hybridization in Aliciella subsection Subnuda (Polemoniaceae)	6
Grasses through space and time: An overview of the biogeographical and macroevolutionary history of Poaceae	6
Selection to attract pollinators and to confuse antagonists specializes fig–pollinator chemical communications	6
Assembling an illustrated family‐level tree of life for exploration in mobile devices	6
Lineage‐specific trait variations and plasticity of obligate parthenogenetic animals following the expansion of distribution range to a continental archipelago	6