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Lichen and fungal ecology

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ID: T11528

Current Trend

-38%
vs baseline
70
works this month
114
baseline/mo

Monthly Publications

Lichen and fungal ecology — Monthly Publications 0 41 82 123 69 Aug '25 88 Sep '25 75 Oct '25 47 Nov '25 143 Dec '25 93 Jan '26 103 Feb '26 110 Mar '26 73 Apr '26 71 May '26 145 Jun '26 163 Jul '26 70 Aug '26 Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live

Monthly Trend History

Lichen and fungal ecology — Trend vs Baseline (%) -35% 0% +35% +70% +105% +140% Sep '24 Oct '24 Nov '24 Dec '24 Jan '25 Feb '25 Mar '25 Apr '25 May '25 Jun '25 Jul '25 Aug '25 Sep '25 Oct '25 Nov '25 Dec '25 Jan '26 Feb '26 Mar '26 Apr '26 May '26 Jun '26 Jul '26 Aug '26 Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live

Annual Publications

Lichen and fungal ecology — Annual Publications 0 469 938 1,407 1,599 2015 1,670 2016 1,641 2017 1,725 2018 1,873 2019 1,804 2020 1,700 2021 1,339 2022 1,835 2023 1,362 2024 1,159 2025 Source: OpenAlex · Botany Live

Most-Cited Papers (Past 12 Months)

The 2025 classification and checklist of lichenicolous fungi: documenting a rapidly growing knowledge of diversity
Paul Diederich et al. · The Bryologist · 2025-11-10 · 11 citations
The diverse world within: age-dependent photobiont diversity in the lichen Protoparmeliopsis muralis
Veronika Kantnerová et al. · FEMS Microbiology Ecology · 2025-09-26 · 7 citations
Forest soil properties regulate arsenic mobility and life stage-specific ecotoxicity in Collembola: Implications for early-stage contamination risk
Hyun-Gi Min et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials · 2025-09-01 · 7 citations
Range Shift and Climatic Refugia for Alpine Lichens Under Climate Change
Luana Francesconi et al. · Diversity and Distributions · 2025-09-01 · 6 citations
Tissue-specific barium accumulation in five conifer species: a 40-year dendrochemical assessment from a polluted urban environment
Hakan Şevik et al. · Environmental Geochemistry and Health · 2025-08-05 · 6 citations

Rising Papers (High Citation Velocity)

Plants, Lichens, Fungi, and Algae Extracts and Derivatives with Antimicrobial Properties for Nutrition and Health
· · 2026-05-27 · 2 citations · FWCI 86.9
Selecting suitable moss indicators for routine bioindication of roadside air pollution
Vítězslav Plášek et al. · Scientific Reports · 2026-02-23 · 5 citations · FWCI 55
Low Biomass, High Impact: Mosses and Lichens Dominate Mercury Sequestration in the Alpine Forest
Yiyuan Xu et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2026-04-17 · 2 citations · FWCI 24.4

☘ Annals of Botany Company Journals

Grazing mediates microclimate effects on lichen performance near its warm-range margin
Sonia Merinero et al. · Annals of Botany · 2026-03-27 · 0 citations