OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Diversity is 9. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Detection of functional diversity gradients and their geoclimatic filters is sensitive to data types (occurrence vs. abundance) and spatial scales (sites vs. regions)	485
Ontogenetic trait variation and metacommunity effects influence species relative abundances during tree community assembly	169
Sex-specific facilitation and reproduction of the gynodioecious cushion plant Arenaria polytrichoides on the Himalaya-Hengduan mountains, SW China	144
A robust phylogenomic framework supports a revised intrafamilial classification of Urticaceae	110
Convergent relationships between flower economics and hydraulic traits across aquatic and terrestrial herbaceous plants	103
Seedling survival after simulating grazing and drought for two species from the Pamirs, northwestern China	102
Climate change impacts on Rhododendron diversity: Regional responses and conservation strategies in China	80
Local adaptation sustains genetic differentiation between two varieties of Chinese walnut (Juglans cathayensis) despite extensive hybridization in subtropical China	61
Integrative analysis of the metabolome and transcriptome reveals the potential mechanism of fruit flavor formation in wild hawthorn (Crataegus chungtienensis)	52
Integrating genomic and morphological data into bamboo taxonomic and evolutionary studies	52
Testing complete plastomes and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences for species identification in a taxonomically difficult bamboo genus Fargesia	39
Degree of style coiling is associated with corolla-tube length in the nectarless flowers of Roscoea schneideriana	34
Phylofloristic regionalization of woody plants in East Asia and the drivers of phylogenetic structure	29
Patterns and drivers of plant sexual systems in the dry-hot valley region of southwestern China	27
Climate space, traits, and the spread of nonnative plants in North America	26
Hangzhou strategic action plan charts a decade for biosphere reserves	26
Phylogenomic conflict in Lycium (Solanaceae): Revealing the roles of hybridization, incomplete lineage sorting, and biogeographic history using nuclear and mitochondrial genomes	26
Climate drives patterns of response of recalcitrant embryonic axes of Quercus species to cryopreservation	26
Assembly-free reads accurate identification (AFRAID) approach outperforms other methods of DNA barcoding in the walnut family (Juglandaceae)	25
A new infrageneric classification of Gastrochilus (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) based on molecular and morphological data	25
Stomatal dynamics are regulated by leaf hydraulic traits and guard cell anatomy in nine true mangrove species	24
Two Eremogone (Caryophyllaceae) genomes provide insights into alpine adaptation	24
Insights into cryptic speciation of quillworts in China	23
Rapid evolution of T2/S-RNase genes in Fragaria linked to multiple transitions from self-incompatibility to self-compatibility	22
Ecological and habitat ranges of orchids in the northernmost regions of their distribution areas: A case study from Ural Mountains, Russia	22

Adaptive responses drive the success of polyploid yellowcresses (Rorippa, Brassicaceae) in the Hengduan Mountains, a temperate biodiversity hotspot	22
Does the critically endangered Rhododendron amesiae deserve top priority for conservation?	21
Evidence of the oldest extant vascular plant (horsetails) from the Indian Cenozoic	21
Circumscription of the East Asia clade (Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae) and the taxonomic placements of several problematic genera	20
Parallel loss of anthocyanins triggers the incipient sympatric speciation in an alpine ginger	20
Multi-disciplinary evidence illuminates the speciation history of a monophyletic yet dimorphic lily group	20
From monotypic to multispecies: Integrative data redefine Rheum nobile complex (Polygonaceae) in Sky Island-Alpine habitats	20
Epigenetic control on transcription of vernalization genes and whole-genome gene expression profile induced by vernalization in common wheat	19
Spatially biased collections and the failure to cover all wild genetic clusters in plant populations under ex situ conservation	19
Parahellenia, a new genus segregated from Hellenia (Costaceae) based on phylogenetic and morphological evidence	19
Photosynthetic response dynamics in the invasive species Tithonia diversifolia and two co-occurring native shrub species under fluctuating light conditions	19
Large-scale interplant exchange of macromolecules between soybean and dodder under nutrient stresses	19
Assessing the performance of remotely sensed functional traits and spectral metrics for estimating multidimensional plant diversity in wetlands using UAV data	19
Canopy structural heterogeneity drives α and β species–genetic diversity correlations in a Chinese subtropical forest	19
Skmer approach improves species discrimination in taxonomically problematic genus Schima (Theaceae)	19
Flower morphology of Allium (Amaryllidaceae) and its systematic significance	17
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Güce district, north-eastern Turkey	17
Genomic diversity at the Glu-D1 locus in Aegilops tauschii reveals the origin of elite high-molecular-weight glutenin genes in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum)	17
Boechera or not? Genomic insights and taxonomic reassessment of the misclassified Asian species B. calcarea (Brassicaceae)	17
Reproductive height determines the loss of clonal grasses with nitrogen enrichment in a temperate grassland	16
Distinct intraspecific trait variations in two moss species: Insights from a latitudinal investigation across 66 coastal islands	16
Chromosome-level genome assembly of Tadehagi triquetrum provides new insights into genome evolution and biosynthesis of tadehaginoside	16
New insights into intergeneric relationships of Hickeliinae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) revealed by complete plastid genomes	16
A novel seed cone of Pinus from the Miocene of coastal Southeast China indicates kinship with Southeast Asian pines	16
Functional diversity in an Andean subpáramo affected by wildfire in Colombia	16
Transcription factor ABF3 modulates salinity stress-enhanced jasmonate signaling in Arabidopsis	16
Diversification of liverworts across spatial and climatic gradients in the world	16
Cryptic diversity and rampant hybridization in annual gentians on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau revealed by population genomic analysis	16
Genome compaction underlies the molecular adaptation of bay cedar (Suriana maritima) to the extreme habitat on the tropical coral islands	15
A global phylogeny of Phlomoides (Lamiaceae, Lamioideae) based on chloroplast genomes: insights into infrageneric classification, character evolution, biogeography, and diversification	15
Siwalik plant megafossil diversity in the Eastern Himalayas: A review	15
Scale-dependent evidence for the abundant-center hypothesis and underlying mechanisms	14
Backbone phylogeny of Salix based on genome skimming data	14
A rapid transition from spruce-fir to pine-broadleaf forests in response to disturbances and climate warming on the southeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau	14
Spatio-temporal variation of water salinity in mangroves revealed by continuous monitoring and its relationship to floristic diversity	14
A revised classification of Dryopteridaceae based on plastome phylogenomics and morphological evidence, with the description of a new genus, Pseudarachniodes	14
Genomic insights into origin of Rosa ‘Hetian’ along the Silk Road and EdiRose2.0, an update for the reticulate evolution of edible roses in China	13
The first haplotype-resolved genome assembly of Prunus s.l. subgenus Laurocerasus (Prunus spinulosa)	13
Determinants of herbivory on seedlings in a subtropical forest: Insights from plant apparency, Janzen-Connell effects, and functional traits	13
Distribution, species richness, and relative importance of different plant life forms across drylands in China	13
Species invasion and phylogenetic relatedness of vascular plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the roof of the world	13
Late Oligocene fossil acorns and nuts of Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis from the Nanning Basin, Guangxi, South China	13
Woody plant taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity decrease along elevational gradients in Andean tropical montane forests: Environmental filtering and arrival of temperate taxa	13
Phyllosphere eukaryotic microalgal communities in rainforests: Drivers and diversity	12
Intraspecific floral colour variation in three Pedicularis species	12
Reproduction and genetic diversity of Juniperus squamata along an elevational gradient in the Hengduan Mountains	12
The first mitogenome of Lauraceae (Cinnamomum chekiangense)	12
Dendrogenomic resilience mechanisms of two endangered Mexican spruces	12
The legacy effects of rubber defoliation period on the refoliation phenology, leaf disease, and latex yield	12
Effects of mode of reproduction on genetic polymorphism and divergence in wild yams (Dioscoreaceae: Dioscorea)	12

Why is the beautyberry so colourful? Evolution, biogeography, and diversification of fruit colours in Callicarpa (Lamiaceae)	12
pyIFPNI: A package for querying and downloading plant fossil data from the IFPNI	11
Floral symmetry is associated with contrasting hydraulic strategies and trait coordination in angiosperm flowers	11
Corrigendum to Patterns of floristic inventory and plant collections in Myanmar [Plant Divers. 45 (3) (2023) 302–308]	11
Is beta diversity higher in seed plants with larger body sizes?	11
Arlenea delicata gen. et sp. nov., a new ephedroid plant from the Early Cretaceous Crato Formation, Araripe Basin, Northeast Brazil	11
Pre- and post-pollination barriers between two exotic and five native Sagittaria species: Implications for species conservation	11
Genetic analyses of ancient tea trees provide insights into the breeding history and dissemination of Chinese Assam tea (Camellia sinensis var. assamica)	11
Integrating high-volume molecular and morphological data into the evolutionary studies of Allium	11
Patterns of phylogenetic relatedness of non-native plants across the introduction–naturalization–invasion continuum in China	10
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: Climate change, human activity, and plant diversity	10
Plastome characteristics and species identification of Chinese medicinal wintergreens (Gaultheria, Ericaceae)	10
Worldwide phylogeny and integrative taxonomy of Clematis: Insights from phylogenomics	10
High-quality genome of Oreocharis mileensis (Gesneriaceae) provides insights into the adaptation and conservation of highly threatened species in karst region	10
Wind-dispersed seeds blur phylogeographic breaks: The complex evolutionary history of Populus lasiocarpa around the Sichuan Basin	10
Morphological adaptation strategy of invasive plant Ambrosia trifida seed distributed along rivers is closely related to soil nutrients	10
Evolutionary history shapes variation of wood density of tree species across the world	10
Dissecting mitogenomic conflict to illuminate angiosperm deep phylogeny: Sequence and architectural evidence	10
Global patterns and ecological drivers of taxonomic and phylogenetic endemism in angiosperm genera	10
Soil water content and nitrogen differentially correlate with multidimensional leaf traits of two temperate broadleaf species	10
Climatic adaptation and phylogenetic history shape the intra-specific variation of CSR strategies in a widespread grass	9
Intercontinental comparison of phylogenetic relatedness in introduced plants at the transition from naturalization to invasion: A case study on the floras of South Africa and China	9
Mapping the habitat suitability of Ottelia species in Africa	9
Divergence of mating systems in Primula oreodoxa: Insights from transplant experiments and mating portfolios	9
Climate warming shortens the time interval between stem-girth and wood biomass production in twelve temperate tree species	9
Species evolution determines epiphyte evolution in Orchids	9
Effects of land-use types and the exotic species, Hypochaeris radicata, on plant diversity in human-transformed landscapes of the biosphere reserve, Jeju Island, Korea	9
Climate-driven environmental filtering determines hump-shaped elevational pattern of seed plant beta diversity in the central Himalayas	9
New patterns of the tree beta diversity and its determinants in the largest savanna and wetland biomes of South America	9
Metabolome profiling of stratified seeds provides insight into the regulation of dormancy in Davidia involucrata	9
Unraveling the evolutionary complexity of Lycoris: Insights into chromosomal variation, genome size, and phylogenetic relationships	9
Genomic signatures of local adaptation to precipitation and solar radiation in kiwifruit	9
Expeditionplus: The application of a gridded system in the integration of multidimensional environmental factors	9
Asymmetric migration dynamics of the tropical Asian and Australasian floras	9
Decoding the genomic basis of adaptive capacity and vulnerability in the high-altitude Saussurea obvallata complex	9
Borana rangeland of southern Ethiopia: Estimating biomass production and carrying capacity using field and remote sensing data	9
Coryphoid palms from the K-Pg boundary of central India and their biogeographical implications: Evidence from megafossil remains	9