OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Brazilian Journal of Botany is 3. 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
Dynamic reproductive plasticity in response to emergence time and population density in Abutilon theophrasti (Malvaceae)	54
Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses of Caucasian clover (Trifolium ambiguum Bieb.) in response to freezing stress	44
Germplasm resources and drought resistance evaluation of Siberian wildrye (Elymus sibiricus L.) in the Tibetan Plateau	24
Contribution of spike type and characteristics to the seed yield of Elymus sibiricus L. on Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau	21
Flowering characteristics and mating system of Fritillaria cirrhosa (Liliaceae), an endangered plant in China	19
Miconia dianae (Melastomataceae), a new species from Bahia (Brazil) with notes on leaf and hypanthium surfaces	18
Complete chloroplast genome of Boesenbergia rotunda and a comparative analysis with members of the family Zingiberaceae	18
Review and future prospects on the impact of abiotic stresses and tolerance strategies in medicinal and aromatic plants	17
Leaf resupination in Paspalum saccharoides Nees ex Trin. (Poaceae: Panicoideae)	16
Reproductive ecology of a threatened medicinal plant Canscora alata (Roth) Wall	16
Role of superoxide signaling in seed germination of Urochloa species	16
Biomass production of the red macroalga Gracilariopsis tenuifrons (Gracilariales) using a low-cost commercial fertilizer and its additional benefits for carbon sequestration	15
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and edaphic factors modulate flowering and fruiting of secondary vegetation species in a temperate forest	15
Gibberellins may function as modulators of strigolactone response in the control of apical dominance in pea	15
Pulvinus or not pulvinus, that is the question: anatomical features of the petiole in the Citrus family (Rutaceae, Sapindales)	15
Evidence of pseudogamy in Guggul (Commiphora wightii): a comprehensive investigation based on FACS (fluorescence-activated cell sorting) analysis	14
Measuring productivity of a palm species: a proposal to standardize fruit quantification methods	14
The invader shrub Chrysanthemoides monilifera (boneseed) negatively impacts native plant communities in a Mediterranean zone in Central Chile	13
Stratified analysis of cuticular waxes on fertile and sterile fronds of Gleichenella pectinata (Gleicheniaceae)	11
Embryological studies in Thinouia mucronata and Serjania meridionalis (Paullinieae, Sapindaceae): development of gametophytes in both floral morphs and its phylogenetic implications	10
Trait variability in co-occurring invasive and native plant species in road side population of Kumaun Himalaya	10
Morphological and anatomical changes during floral bud development of the trioecious Idesia polycarpa Maxim	10
Aboveground carbon stock in phytophysiognomies of the Southeast Pantanal, Brazil	9
Isolation of actin regulatory region from medicinal plants by thermal asymmetric interlaced PCR (TAIL PCR) and its bioinformatic analysis	9
Phytotoxicity of glycosylated flavonols extracted from Annona coriacea (Annonaceae) on germination and initial growth of standard target species and an invasive grass	8

Influence of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on growth, physiological attributes and essential oil production of Mentha arvensis L.	8
Assembling the Brazilian flora: overview of Leguminosae diversity	8
Flooding tolerance in plants: from physiological and molecular perspectives	8
Dormancy in Tilia miqueliana is attributable to permeability barriers and mechanical constraints in the endosperm and seed coat	8
Involucrum and cypsela morphology and micromorphology of some Centaurea taxa and their taxonomic significance	7
Correction to: Floral visitors of the holoparasite Bdallophytum andrieuxii Eichler: A new report of brood-site pollination and thermogenesis for Cytinaceae (Malvales)	7
Different reproductive strategies influence in vitro germination in Chloraea gavilu and Chloraea crispa (Orchidaceae)	7
Acclimatization responses of plants co-occurring in vegetation formations in a tropical forest	7
Psidium cattleyanum Sabine (Myrtaceae), a neotropical polyploid complex with wide geographic distribution: insights from cytogenetic and DNA content analysis	7
Dynamic alterations of metabolites in Plectranthus amboinicus (Lour.) Spreng. to encounter drought and Zn toxicity	6
Phytolith profiles of Lolium perenne L. from the Kashmir Himalayas	6
Light and dispersal strategies structure palm community along an elevation gradient in the Atlantic Forest	6
Leaf anatomy and dereplication by FIA-ESI-IT-MS/MS of secondary metabolites of Clusia criuva Cambess as an integrative approach to assess the environmental status of coastal plain forests	6
Floral development of Dodonaea viscosa: contribution to the understanding of a highly unusual member of Sapindaceae	6
Net photosynthetic rates of Egeria najas and Utricularia breviscapa changes directed by seasonal hydrological variations	6
Contrasting leaf cuticular wax composition of Conchocarpus and Dryades species (Rutaceae) from the Atlantic Forest and “Restinga”	6
Pulvinus and petiole comparative anatomy in a species of Mimosa with slow nyctinastic leaf movement	6
Mucilage and phenolic-secreting cells in sensitive plants (Mimosa, Leguminosae): a comparative study across different plant organs	6
“Alstroemeria maxima (Alstroemeriaceae, Alstroemerieae), a hidden giant” revealed through integrative taxonomy	6
Morphological diversity and ecological aspects of Euastrum taxa (Desmidiaceae) associated with macrophytes from a wetland in the semiarid region of Bahia, Brazil	6
Non-deep simple morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of Magnolia biondii Pamp.	5
Ectopic overexpression of a plant-specific LOV blue light receptor gene from B. juncea in A. thaliana promotes flowering and branching	5
An efficient virus-induced gene silencing of PDS gene in Solanum lycopersicum (cv. Rio Grande) and its functional analysis	5
An efficient high-frequency direct organogenesis protocol of Mimosa pudica, suitable for mass multiplication and transformation experiments	5
Comparative morphology, anatomy and chemotaxonomy of two Cissus Linn. species	5
Identification of molecular markers and putative candidate genes associated with early seedling vigour traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	5
Connectivity value of Atlantic forest fragments: pathways towards enhancing biodiversity conservation	5
Water flow in two Cactaceae species: standardization of the method and test under different drought conditions	5
Physiological and biochemical alterations driven by light quality during germination and initial growth of the mandacaru cactus (Cereus jamacaru DC.)	5
Leaf anatomy of young legume trees from Cerrado as a support to the taxonomy	5
Floral biology of Passiflora urnifolia Rusby in the Yungas rain forest of Argentina	5
Overexpression of blackberry RuEG6 reduces the leaf cellulose content in tobacco	5
Sorgoleone unveiled: exploring its biosynthesis, functional perspectives and applications	4
A densely sampled molecular phylogeny of Tachigali (Leguminosae), an evolutionarily successful lineage of neotropical ant-housing canopy trees	4
Anatomical plasticity and starch allocation in an invasive grass in response to fire	4
New and resurrected species in the Collaea speciosa complex (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae)	4
Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channels (CNGCs) gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana L. and Helianthus annuus L. for drought stress	4
Study on somatic embryogenesis of cinnamomum camphora based on transcriptome sequencing	4
Comparing the potential of indices and multivariate statistical techniques to select drought tolerant genotypes in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)	4
The wood anatomy of Sapindales: diversity and evolution of wood characters	4
Parental environmental effects on seed quality and germination response to temperature of Crotalaria longirostrata Hook. & Arn.	4
Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of heat tolerance among and within perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)	4
The complete chloroplast genome sequences of Delavaya toxocarpa and Harpullia cupanioides (Dodonaeoideae, Sapindaceae)	4
Did Moldenhawera flowers evolve through mimicry with oil-producing Malpighiaceae?	4
Patterns of style polymorphism in natural populations of Narcissus tazetta L	4
Warming due to climate change alters physiological performance, biomass production and microenvironment of Avena sativa	4
Acylation of flavonol glycosides using protein extracts of Croton species (Euphorbiaceae)	4
Global biogeographic patterns of the genus Indigofera (Fabaceae: Indigofereae)	4
The structural nature of Passiflora organensis Gardner leaf variegation	4
Revisiting pericarp structure, dehiscence and seed dispersal in Galipeeae (Zanthoxyloideae, Rutaceae)	4

Global invasibility potential of the shrub Baccharis drancunculifolia	4
Anatomy of the scape in hypolytreae species (mapanioideae, cyperaceae): comparative analysis and phylogenetic implications	4
Pollen evolution in the Stryphnodendron clade (Leguminosae, Mimoseae)	4
Histological changes in the bark of Tapirira guianensis Aubl. (Anacardiaceae) caused by black-tufted marmoset gouging	4
Ambophily ensures high reproductive success in a generalist species: Paepalanthus calvus (Eriocaulaceae) as study case	4
Characterization of osmophore activity and secondary metabolite localization in fragrant ephemeral flowers of Murraya paniculata (Linn.) Jack (Rutaceae)	4
Macrosporogenesis and development in Bambusa tuldoides Munro and Dendrocalamus asper (Schult & Schult) Backer ex K. Heynek	3
Complete chloroplast genome sequence of Buchanania latifolia: genome structure, and phylogeny of basal Anacardiaceae family relationships	3
Edaphic gradient shapes the structure and composition of vegetation in the forest-cerrado ecotone in north of minas gerais, Brazil	3
Underground system of geoxylic species of Homalolepis Turcz. (Simaroubaceae, Sapindales) from the Brazilian Cerrado	3
Wood anatomy of Tabaroa, a monotypic papilionoid legume genus narrowly endemic to the Brazilian Caatinga seasonally dry tropical forests	3
Anatomy and ontogeny of inflorescence and flower of Bactris simplicifrons Mart. (Arecaceae, Arecoideae, Bactridinae)	3
Self-shading effect in the growth, photosynthesis and anatomy of Typha domingensis Pers.	3
Contributions to the floristic and vegetation knowledge of Maputo National Park, Mozambique	3
A mammal dilemma? Description of interspecific relationships in two threatened cacti from northern Honduras	3
Sexual system variation in legumes (Leguminosae): underpinning genomic study with new tools to describe inflorescence morphology	3
Photosynthetic apparatus plasticity contributes to successful survival of Epipactis atrorubens (Orchidaceae) in adverse conditions of serpentine dumps	3
Morphological analyses support taxonomic updates in Brazilian species of Stylosanthes Sw. (Papilionoideae, Leguminosae)	3
Propagule resistance of an invasive Poaceae as a trait of its invasiveness	3
From the wild to the field: effect of foliar or soil application of inorganic or semi-organic fertilizers on various parameters of four local endemic plant species of Crete (Greece)	3
Biostimulant potential of Brazilian macroalgae: seasonal variations and effects on early growth and germination of lettuce	3
Islands in the middle of the forest: size, distance and tree structure drive vascular epiphytes composition in Amazonia white-sand ecosystems	3
Assessing the intra-specific competition and its relation with tree structure in a beech forest (Fagus orientalis Lipsky)	3
Cenchrus setigerus Vahl. secretes root agglutinins to promote colonization by plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria	3
Effect of salinity on seed germination and seedling growth of bullet cultivar of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.)	3
Estimating gene action and combining ability in diallel crosses of soybean (Glycine max L.) under heat stress	3
Chloroplast genome sequence of Begonia asteropyrifolia and comparative analysis with other related species	3
First account of vivipary, including physical and chemical attributes, in fruits of Cereus hildmannianus K. Schum. (Cactaceae)	3
Comparative chromosomal features and new karyological data in Salvia: B-chromosomes, polyploidy, dysploidy and symmetric karyotypes	3
Improved DNA isolation protocol from leaves and embryos of Terminalia bellirica: a tree species of high-medicinal importance	3
Comparative assessment of leaf photosynthetic traits for improved carbon dioxide fixation in selected tree species of Pachamalai hills	3
Understanding molecular relationships in Campomanesia Ruiz & Pav. (Myrtaceae): emphasizing the C. xanthocarpa complex based on multiple accessions	3
Protoderm versus fundamental meristem origin of the fiber strands in cyperaceae: terminology implications	3
Inferring the hemiepiphytic habit of Ficus (Moraceae) through wood anatomical characters in modern and fossil woods	3
Ecological niches, endemism and conservation of the species in Selenicereus (Hylocereeae, Cactaceae)	3
Treatment with auxin and paclobutrazol mediates ROS regulation, antioxidant defence system and cell wall response in salt treated soybean	3
Comparative analysis of the complete chloroplast genome sequences of four camellia species	3
Direct seeding of native fruit tree species with economic benefits in a Brazilian Cerrado managed landscape	3
Leaf trait variability maintains similar leaf exchange rhythms in Hirtella glandulosa Spreng. (Chrysobalanaceae) populations growing on contrasting soil types in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	3
Root system architecture in cereals: exploring different perspectives of the hidden half	3
Seedlings of dry forest-adapted species resume growth after desiccation	3