OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Botany is 1. 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
Understory plant species-specific effects on subarctic soil fertility	48
Morphological variations of Thymus in the vegetation belts of the Tien Shan mountains (Central Asia)	24
Growth and productivity of the moss Sphagnum fuscum in bogs of northeastern North America	20
Cannibal plants: intraspecific autoparasitism among host-specific holoparasites	16
Secretory structure diversity on Astronium leaf	15
Three helmet-orchid species share abundant fungi of Serendipitaceae regardless of altitude	12
Characterization of biotic contaminants in aquatic lace plant tissue culture and development of a protocol for mitigation	12
Heliotropism in Trillium grandiflorum provides increased reproductive success	10
Trichomycetes from the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada	10
We do not see evidence for the presence of female gametangia (oospores) in North American Nitellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) J. Groves	10
Sieve element traits differ in pulvini and petioles of Mimosa (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) with different types of leaf movement	10
Shading as a tool for Sphagnum magellanicum regeneration: scalable implications for peatland restoration in southern South America	9
Germination responses of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) seeds to salinity and water stresses: implications for the restoration of Mediterranean marginal lands	9
Organically grown cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants contain a diverse range of culturable epiphytic and endophytic fungi in inflorescences and stem tissues	9
An assessment of data accuracy and best practice recommendations for observations of lichens and other taxonomically difficult taxa on iNaturalist	8
Ethylene sensitivity assay in medicinal and fiber-type Cannabis seedlings reveals a triple-response-like phenotype	7
A rapid method for sex identification in Cannabis sativa using high resolution melt analysis	7
Evaluating putative Dryas ajanensis Juzepczuk ssp. beringensis Jurtzev × Dryas integrifolia Vahl hybrids using leaf morphometrics	7
Do nurse plants and cattle exclusion help restore Parlatore's Podocarp forest?	7
Small granivores remove the seeds of 25 plant species at similarly high rates in an old-field plant community	7
Untargeted and targeted metabolomics to understand plant growth regulation and evolution in Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis)	6
Evaluation of the relationship between soil properties and functional traits in three forest types in a subtropical mountain in Mexico	6
Effect of seed coat mucilage, temperature, and photoperiod on germination of four Arabian desert species	6
New insight into the roles of lipid transfer protein and seed storage albumin gene families involved in oil and protein accumulation in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)	6
Correction: Climate and nature crisis is also about the health of plants	6

Monthly macroalgal surveys reveal a diverse and dynamic community in an urban intertidal zone	6
Micromorphology of leaflets of Senna series Bacillares (Leguminosae) and its taxonomic significance	5
Filling in the gaps: a road map to establish a model system to study developmental programmed cell death	5
Morphophysiological indicators applied for the selection of different genotypes of Hevea spp. during germination and post-germination	5
Picea × darwyniana Björk & Goward: an invalid taxonomic name	5
Update on seaweed diversity in the lower Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada	5
Soil drainage-class influences on the distribution of witness trees (1664–1700) in Wicomico County, Maryland, USA	5
Trichomycetes from freshwater and salt marsh mosquito larvae with a new species in the monotypic genus Legerioides	5
Herbarium data and herbaria as extended archives for humanities research	5
Establishment of reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) in the context of floodplain restoration: impact of companion plant and sowing rate	5
Piguttuk Qanuqtuurniq: an Indigenous flower, resourceful in the face of challenges	4
An experimental test of niche versus dispersal limitation of the distribution limit of the Ghost Antler Lichen, Pseudevernia cladonia, along a temperate–boreal elevation gradient	4
Liverworts as a hidden secret for soothing inflammation and alleviating pain	4
Comparative ecology of chasmogamous and cleistogamous reproduction in Danthonia compressa: effects of floral type and maternal environment	4
Introduction to the Special Issue on Parasitic Flowering Plants in Forests	4
Effects of the phylogeny and seed traits on germination of Polygonaceae species from Subtropical Forest, Southeast China	4
Impacts of road salt on seed germination of Thuja occidentalis found in natural communities adjacent to the Illinois Tollway in northeastern IL, USA	4
Peronospora variabilis is associated with downy mildew of Chenopodium berlandieri in Mexico	4
Chloroplast capture creates cryptic lineages with differential geographic patterns in Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Ericaceae)	3
Processing and digitizing a nonstandard herbarium collection: a cautionary tale about research value	3
Molecular identification of the magnesium transporter (MRS2/MGT) family genes in pepper ( Capsicum annuum L.)	3
Justicia americana exhibits stem density–aboveground biomass relationships and variability in elemental composition and isotopic signature across tissue types and land use gradients	3
Etiology of leaf blight of Chinese brush (Baccharis conferta Kunth) in Mexico	3
A tale of two mistletoes: phenology and fauna associated with two sympatric species	3
Observations on the curvature of Physcomitrium patens (Hedw.) Mitt. and Funaria hygrometrica (Hedw.) caulo	3
Note of appreciation	3
Phylogeography of alpine plant Parnassia wightiana (Celastraceae)	3
First record of trichomycete fungi from Rouge National Urban Park and Greater Toronto Area	3
Contribution to the taxonomic elucidation of the Geonoma maxima complex (Arecaceae) in Central Amazonia, Brazil	2
Avian gut passage reduces the germination light response of pokeweed (Phytolaca americana)	2
Understanding bud rot development, caused by Botrytis cinerea, on cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants grown under greenhouse conditions	2
An SNP-based approach to estimating the mating and relatedness components of plant mating portfolios	2
Arboreta as key contributors to understanding climate acclimation and interspecific variability of trees	2
The Arrhenia peltigerina complex—preliminary report	2
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	2
Do larger plants produce more and better seeds and seedlings? Testing the hypothesis in a globose cactus, Wigginsia sessiliflora	2
Non-glandular trichomes (epidermal hairs) in cannabis ( Cannabis sativa L.) plants are capable of excreting nutrient salts under excessive fertilizer reg	2
Melatonin delays WRKY75-mediated leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana	2
Leaf morphology and anatomy in Myrcia sect. Aulomyrcia (Myrtaceae): species circumscription and characterization of clades	2
Conservation assessment of a range-edge population of Trichophorum planifolium (Cyperaceae) reveals range-wide inbreeding and locally divergent environmental conditions	2
Transgene silencing in the moss, Physcomitrella (Physcomitrium patens)	2
Deciphering the complete plastid genome of an endemic monotypic species Kostermansia malayana (Malvaceae) from Peninsular Malaysia: structural comparative genomics and phylogenomic placement	2
Geographic distribution, habitat suitability, and habitat loss of plains rough fescue ( Festuca hallii (Vasey) Piper) in North America	2
Plants as Our Relatives: the creation and gifting of a relational learning task	2
New species and new record of Candolleomyces (Psathyrellaceae) from India	2
First evidence of nitrogen fixation associated with bryophytes from coastal Wabanaki–Acadian forests	2
Post-fire peatland vegetation recovery: a case study in open rich fens of the Canadian boreal forest	2
Transcriptome-wide characterization of alternative splicing in five drug-type cultivars of Cannabis sativa	2
Perspectives on the reclassification of taxa in the Arceuthobium campylopodum complex (Viscaceae)	2
Impact of in vitro hormone treatments on the bibenzyl production of Radula complanata	2

The importance of taxonomy for determining species distribution: a case study using the disjunct lichen Brodoa oroarctica	2
Mycoheterotrophic plants as indicators of post-agricultural forest regeneration: abundance of Hypopitys monotropa and Monotropa uniflora in post-agricultural forests changes through time	1
Lichens of ultramafic substrates in North America: a review	1
The post-fire shift of temperate white pine-birch forest to boreal balsam fir forest in eastern Canada: climate-fire implications	1
Monthly dynamics of phenolic release and allelopathic effect in hollow and hummock Sphagnum	1
Fruit anatomy and seedlings of the mistletoe Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae)	1
Effects of industrial disturbances on the flavonoid concentration of Rhododendron groenlandicum	1
Macro- and micromorphology reveal four entities in the highly variable Oxalis polymorpha Mart. ex Zucc. (Oxalidaceae)	1
Differential temperature adaptation mechanisms in the High Arctic-adapted Regel’s chickweed ( Cerastium regelii Ostenf.) and the widespread longstalk sta	1
Origin of Symphyotrichum anticostense (Asteraceae, Astereae), an endemic, high polyploid species of the Gulf of St. Lawrence region, based on morphological and nrDNA evidence	1
Prevalence and consequences of heterospecific pollen receipt in the subalpine plant communities of Polemonium brandegeei	1
Testing the Miyawaki method in Mediterranean urban areas through a standardised experimental design	1
Diseases and mycotoxin contaminants of adlay ( Coix lacryma-jobi L) and their management	1
Sex differences in nitrogen flux in fern gametophytes	1
The woody plant Haloxylon ammodendron (C.A. Mey.) provides new insights into the self-thinning relationship and size inequality with wind erosion stress	1
Genetic variation in growth and leaf traits associated with local adaptation to climate in yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britton)	1
Trends in groundberry cover under climate change in the southern and central Yukon, 1997–2022	1
Outcrossing rates in the permanent translocation heterozygote Oenothera biennis L. (Onagraceae)	1
A versatile protoplast system and its application in Cannabis sativa L.	1
Phenological growth stages according to the BBCH-scale as a powerful tool for differentiating among CRISPR/Cas9 mutated lineages of the model plant Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. (Poaceae)	1
Editorial June 2025—A new type of article	1
Flowering time responses to climate differ between species in mesic and xeric habitats in Alberta	1
Comprendre la relation entre la Nation W8banaki et Maalhakws (frêne noir) pour une intendance culturellement enracinée	1
Fungal endophytes affecting the health and recovery of Long’s Braya (Braya longii) and Fernald’s Braya (Braya fernaldii), endangered endemic species of Newfoundland, Canada	1
Susceptibility of endangered Cornus florida (eastern flowering dogwood) to the introduced fungal pathogen Discula destructiva (dogwood anthracnose) in the Canadian Carolinian forest: ins	1
Note of appreciation	1
Yves Bergeron : une carrière dévolue à comprendre les forêts naturelles et à influencer l'aménagement forestier	1
Clarifying the limits and geography of Limp and Ottawa Mannagrass ( Glyceria laxa and G . ×	1
Patterns of genotype–environment association in the eastern North American yellow birch ( Betula alleghaniensis Britt.)	1
Population-level drought responses in northern oak fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris)	1
New species of Tricholoma in sections Genuina and Fucata from eastern North America	1
Fruit of the bine: exploring the chemodiversity of cultivated hops ( Humulus lupulus L.)	1
Quantification of camelina germination niche to combined salinity and temperature stresses using a halothermal time model	1
Leaf developmental patterns of two species of Baccharis (Asteraceae): an analysis based on cell wall pectins	1
Localization of the fungal symbiont (Chaetothyriales) in Ipomoea carnea	1
Ethnobotanical appraisal of the medicinal flora and funga in Rukum West District, Nepal	1
Status of harvested berries in the Gwich'in Settlement Area, Northwest Territories, Canada, from the perspective of Gwich'in Indigenous knowledge holders	1
Phenological growth stages of highbush blueberries (Vaccinium spp.): codification and description according to the BBCH scale	1
Moss regeneration for lithium mine waste rock revegetation in Québec, Canada	1
Do linear clearings in boreal peatlands recover? Comparing taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional plant diversity	1