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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Cannibal plants: intraspecific autoparasitism among host-specific holoparasites	34
Note of Appreciation	18
Morphological variations ofThymusin the vegetation belts of the Tien Shan mountains (Central Asia)	16
Growth and productivity of the moss Sphagnum fuscum in bogs of northeastern North America	14
Preliminary observations on the flower visitors ofNasa colanii(Loasaceae), a poorly known species endemic to northern Peru	12
Secretory structure diversity on Astronium leaf	11
Functional differentiation among 12 dipterocarp species under contrasting water availabilities in Northeast Thailand	10
Fungal endophytes increase biomass production in pale swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barbar.)	9
Sieve element traits differ in pulvini and petioles of Mimosa (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) with different types of leaf movement	8
Trichomycetes from the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada	8
Germination responses of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) seeds to salinity and water stresses: implications for the restoration of Mediterranean marginal lands	8
‘Frog’s umbrella’ and ‘ghost’s face powder’: the cultural roles of mushrooms and other fungi for Canadian Indigenous Peoples	7
Organically grown cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants contain a diverse range of culturable epiphytic and endophytic fungi in inflorescences and stem tissues	7
Three helmet-orchid species share abundant fungi of Serendipitaceae regardless of altitude	7
Heliotropism inTrillium grandiflorumprovides increased reproductive success	7
We do not see evidence for the presence of female gametangia (oospores) in North American Nitellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) J. Groves	7
A rapid method for sex identification in Cannabis sativa using high resolution melt analysis	6
Correction: Climate and nature crisis is also about the health of plants	6
Diversité des rhizobia associés au genre Hippocrepis en Algérie	6
Effect of environmental factors on polyketide synthase gene expression, usnic acid biosynthesis, and ground cover of a lichen-fungus, Cladonia uncialis	6
An assessment of data accuracy and best practice recommendations for observations of lichens and other taxonomically difficult taxa on iNaturalist	6
An ethnobotanical meta-analysis of North American medicinal Asteraceae	5
Do nurse plants and cattle exclusion help restore Parlatore's Podocarp forest?	5
Stamen dimorphism, bee visitation, and pollen removal in three species of Agalinis (Orobanchaceae)	5
Ethylene sensitivity assay in medicinal and fiber-type Cannabis seedlings reveals a triple-response-like phenotype	5

Evaluating putative Dryas ajanensis Juzepczuk ssp. beringensis Jurtzev × Dryas integrifolia Vahl hybrids using leaf morphometrics	5
Monthly macroalgal surveys reveal a diverse and dynamic community in an urban intertidal zone	5
Preliminary assessment of the conservation status of medicinal plant species in Canada	5
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.)	5
Effect of seed coat mucilage, temperature, and photoperiod on germination of four Arabian desert species	5
Trichomycetes from freshwater and salt marsh mosquito larvae with a new species in the monotypic genus Legerioides	5
Small granivores remove the seeds of 25 plant species at similarly high rates in an old-field plant community	5
Untargeted and targeted metabolomics to understand plant growth regulation and evolution in Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis)	5
Measurement of inbreeding depression in Rhododendron kaempferi: seed production, germination, juvenile survival, and growth	4
Establishment of reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) in the context of floodplain restoration: impact of companion plant and sowing rate	4
Morphophysiological indicators applied for the selection of different genotypes of Hevea spp. during germination and post-germination	4
Seasonal variation in air temperature drives reproductive phenology of entomophilous plants in a cool-temperate mire community	4
Micromorphology of leaflets of Senna series Bacillares (Leguminosae) and its taxonomic significance	4
Filling in the gaps: a road map to establish a model system to study developmental programmed cell death	4
Liverworts as a hidden secret for soothing inflammation and alleviating pain	4
Picea × darwyniana Björk & Goward: an invalid taxonomic name	4
Ceiba pentandra (Malvaceae) and associated species: Spiritual Keystone Species of the Neotropics	4
Soil drainage-class influences on the distribution of witness trees (1664–1700) in Wicomico County, Maryland, USA	4
Effects of the phylogeny and seed traits on germination of Polygonaceae species from Subtropical Forest, Southeast China	4
Understanding bud rot development, caused by Botrytis cinerea, on cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants grown under greenhouse conditions	3
Species delimitation in Noccaea densiflora species complex (Brassicaceae) based on morphological and molecular data	3
New species and new record of Candolleomyces (Psathyrellaceae) from India	3
The classification of dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobium spp., Viscaceae) in section Campylopoda, series Campylopoda	3
Post-fire peatland vegetation recovery: a case study in open rich fens of the Canadian boreal forest	3
Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology in the Americas	3
First record of trichomycete fungi from Rouge National Urban Park and Greater Toronto Area	3
A tale of two mistletoes: phenology and fauna associated with two sympatric species	3
Peronospora variabilis is associated with downy mildew of Chenopodium berlandieri in Mexico	3
First evidence of nitrogen fixation associated with bryophytes from coastal Wabanaki–Acadian forests	3
Offsite effects of mining on the frequency and abundance of five understorey plant species in western Québec (Canada)	3
Contribution to the taxonomic elucidation of the Geonoma maxima complex (Arecaceae) in Central Amazonia, Brazil	3
Alternate host screening of Thekopsora areolata in Scandinavia: a new record on Prunus grayana	3
Dynamics of sugars, endogenous hormones, and oil content during the development of Camellia oleifera fruit	3
Evidence of starch accumulation in tobacco Bright Yellow (TBY-2) cells in the presence of auxin	3
Nunatsiavut, ‘our beautiful land’: Inuit landscape ethnoecology in Labrador, Canada	3
Phylogeography of alpine plant Parnassia wightiana (Celastraceae)	3
Severe frost but not shade could limit the future growing season of Erythronium americanum	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
Germination ecology of Trachycarpus fortunei (Arecaceae), a species with morphophysiological and shoot dormancy	3
Avian gut passage reduces the germination light response of pokeweed (Phytolaca americana)	3
Exogenous ethylene increases methane emissions from canola by adversely affecting plant growth and physiological processes	3
Etiology of leaf blight of Chinese brush (Baccharis conferta Kunth) in Mexico	3
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	3
Observations on the curvature of Physcomitrium patens (Hedw.) Mitt. and Funaria hygrometrica (Hedw.) caulonemal filaments	3
Impacts of road salt on seed germination of Thuja occidentalis found in natural communities adjacent to the Illinois Tollway in northeastern IL, USA	3
Comparative ecology of chasmogamous and cleistogamous reproduction inDanthonia compressa: effects of floral type and maternal environment	3
Introduction to the Special Issue on Parasitic Flowering Plants in Forests	3
An SNP-based approach to estimating the mating and relatedness components of plant mating portfolios	2
A complex regulatory network underlies de novo root regeneration in red maple (Acer rubrum)	2
Transgene silencing in the moss, Physcomitrella (Physcomitrium patens)	2

Quantification of camelina germination niche to combined salinity and temperature stresses using a halothermal time model	2
A review of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology of traditional medicines used by Q’eqchi’ Maya Healers of Xna’ajeb’ aj Ralch’o’och’, Belize	2
Impact of in vitro hormone treatments on the bibenzyl production of Radula complanata	2
Embryo position of Castanopsis sclerophylla (Fagaceae) seeds with recalcitrant storage behavior differs from Quercus genus but response to desiccation shows no difference	2
Calonectria vigiensis sp. nov. (Hypocreales, Nectriaceae) associated with dieback and sudden-death symptoms of Theobroma cacao from Mérida state, Venezuela	2
Fungal symbionts of endangeredCrocanthemum canadense(Cistaceae) in Nova Scotia	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
The importance of taxonomy for determining species distribution: a case study using the disjunct lichenBrodoa oroarctica	2
The Arrhenia peltigerina complex—preliminary report	2
Leaf morphology and anatomy in Myrcia sect. Aulomyrcia (Myrtaceae): species circumscription and characterization of clades	2
A versatile protoplast system and its application in Cannabis sativa L.	2
A preliminary investigation of the lichen biota associated with recently deglaciated terrain in southeastern Alaska	2
Leaf developmental patterns of two species of Baccharis (Asteraceae): an analysis based on cell wall pectins	2
Diverse organizations of actin and nuclei underpin the evolution of indeterminate growth in Chytridiomycota and Dikarya	2
Reassessing species boundaries in the Syagrus glaucescens complex (Arecaceae) using leaf anatomy	2
Fig development in two Neotropical Ficus species, Ficus (subg. Pharmacosycea) yoponensis and Ficus (subg. Spherosuke) colubrinae: comparing rainforest	2
Do larger plants produce more and better seeds and seedlings? Testing the hypothesis in a globose cactus, Wigginsia sessiliflora	2
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	2
Does seed heteromorphism affect the critical temperature thresholds for wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis) germination? A modeling approach	2
Effects of industrial disturbances on the flavonoid concentration ofRhododendron groenlandicum	2
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)	2
Fruit anatomy and seedlings of the mistletoePsittacanthus schiedeanus(Loranthaceae)	2
Deciphering the complete plastid genome of an endemic monotypic species Kostermansia malayana (Malvaceae) from Peninsular Malaysia: structural comparative genomics and phylogenomic placement	2
Conservation assessment of a range-edge population ofTrichophorum planifolium(Cyperaceae) reveals range-wide inbreeding and locally divergent environmental conditions	2
Ethnobotany in the Andes and the Amazon in a world of Nagoya Protocol and post SARS-CoV-2 pandemic	2
Correction: Fossil species in Boehmerieae (Urticaceae) in Dominican and Mexican amber: a new genus (Ekrixanthera) and two new species with anemophilous pollination by explosive pollen release,	2
Variations in growth and architecture in the range limit of Salix humboldtiana, the willow native to South America	1
Moss regeneration for lithium mine waste rock revegetation in Québec, Canada	1
Insufficient collection capacity and facility, bane of plant taxonomic research in Nigeria	1
Potential role of the seed bank in spreading invasive plants in a tundra-edge environment	1
Susceptibility of endangeredCornus florida(eastern flowering dogwood) to the introduced fungal pathogenDiscula destructiva(dogwood anthracnose) in the Canadian Carolinian forest: insight	1
Sensory ecologies, plant-persons, and multinatural landscapes in Amazonia	1
Sex differences in nitrogen flux in fern gametophytes	1
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology of the Americas	1
Belowground morphology and population dynamics of two forest understory herbs of contrasting growth forms	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
The woody plant Haloxylon ammodendron (C.A. Mey.) provides new insights into the self-thinning relationship and size inequality with wind erosion stress	1
Trends in groundberry cover under climate change in the southern and central Yukon, 1997–2022	1
Flowering time responses to climate differ between species in mesic and xeric habitats in Alberta	1
Calea ternifolia Kunth, the Mexican “dream herb”, a concise review	1
Macro- and micromorphology reveal four entities in the highly variable Oxalis polymorpha Mart. ex Zucc. (Oxalidaceae)	1
The relationship between bark substratum and conspecific biomass affecting hydration and drying rate of a lichen epiphyte (Platismatia glauca (L.) W.L. Culb. & C.F. Culb.)	1
The responses of Cannabis sativa to environmental stress: a balancing act	1
The timing of snowmelt and amount of winter precipitation have limited influence on flowering phenology in a tallgrass prairie	1
Comparative genomics of the chitinase gene family in lodgepole and jack pines: contrasting responses to biotic threats and landscape level investigation of genetic differentiation	1
Mycoheterotrophic plants as indicators of post-agricultural forest regeneration: abundance of Hypopitys monotropa and Monotropa uniflora in post-agricultural forests changes through time	1
Note of appreciation	1
Genetic variation in growth and leaf traits associated with local adaptation to climate in yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britton)	1
Variations in phytochemistry, morphology, and population structure inTrillium govanianum(Melanthiaceae)	1
The post-fire shift of temperate white pine-birch forest to boreal balsam fir forest in eastern Canada: climate-fire implications	1
Outcrossing rates in the permanent translocation heterozygote Oenothera biennis L. (Onagraceae)	1
Monthly dynamics of phenolic release and allelopathic effect in hollow and hummock Sphagnum	1
Population-level drought responses in northern oak fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris)	1
Reproductive phenological shifts and other phylogenetic trait changes in the Arbutoideae (Ericaceae) in the context of drought, seed predation, and fire	1
Phenological growth stages of highbush blueberries (Vaccinium spp.): codification and description according to the BBCH scale	1
Testing the Miyawaki method in Mediterranean urban areas through a standardised experimental design	1
Distribution and pathogenicity of Cicer arietinum infecting fungi in Tunisian agricultural lands	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
Lichens of ultramafic substrates in North America: a review	1
Do linear clearings in boreal peatlands recover? Comparing taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional plant diversity	1
Localization of the fungal symbiont (Chaetothyriales) inIpomoea carnea	1
Uncoupling effect of lipid peroxidation in spinach thylakoids exposed to peroxyl radicals generated by 2,2′-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride	1
New species of Tricholoma in sections Genuina and Fucata from eastern North America	1