Congratulations to Bernhard Schmid, Markus Fischer, Shilong Piao and Marcel van der Heijden listed as 2019 Highly Cited Researchers. Below are their articles pulished in JPE. Thanks very much for their contributions to JPE!

▼Articles by Bernhard Schmid published in JPE▼

1. Early positive effects of treespecies richness on soil organic carbon accumulation in a large-scale forestbiodiversity experiment. J Plant Ecol 2019, 12:882-893 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtz026)

2. Impact of tree diversity andenvironmental conditions on the survival of shrub species in a forestbiodiversity experiment in subtropical China. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:179-189 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw099)

3. Interspecific and intraspecificvariation in specific root length drives aboveground biodiversity effects inyoung experimental forest stands. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:158-169 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw096)

4. Positive effects of treespecies richness on fine-root production in a subtropical forest in SE-China. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:146-157 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw094)

5. Leaf area increases withspecies richness in young experimental stands of subtropical trees. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:128-135 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw016)

6. On the combined effect of soilfertility and topography on tree growth in subtropical forest ecosystems—astudy from SE China. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:111-127 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw065)

7. A guide to analyzingbiodiversity experiments. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:91-110 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw107)

8. Positive effects of treespecies diversity on litterfall quantity and quality along a secondarysuccessional chronosequence in a subtropical forest. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:28-35 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw115)

9. Tree diversity increases levelsof herbivore damage in a subtropical forest canopy: evidence for dietary mixingby arthropods? J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:13-27 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw038)

10. Seasonal characteristics anddeterminants of tree growth in a Chinese subtropical forest.J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:4-12 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw051)

11. Biodiversity–ecosystemfunctioning research in Chinese subtropical forests. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:1-3 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw129)

12. Selection in monoculture vs.mixture alters plant metabolic fingerprints. J Plant Ecol 2015, 8:549-557 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtu043)

13. Attitudes toward forestdiversity and forest ecosystem services—a cross-cultural comparison betweenChina and Switzerland. J Plant Ecol 2014, 7:1-9 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtt015)

14. Effect of clear-cuttingsilviculture on soil respiration in a subtropical forest of China. J Plant Ecol 2013, 6:335-348 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtt038)

15. Costs of resistance to fungalpathogens in genetically modified wheat. J Plant Ecol 2013, 6:92-100 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rts013)

16. Does a giant tortoise taxonsubstitute enhance seed germination of exotic fleshy-fruited plants? J Plant Ecol 2013, 6:57-63 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rts003)

17. Plant diversity and communityhistory shift colonization success from early- to mid-successional species. J Plant Ecol 2010, 3:231-241 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtu011)

18. Biodiversity and belowgroundinteractions mediate community invasion resistance against a tall herb invader. J Plant Ecol 2010, 3:99-108 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtq003)

19. Effects of plant speciesrichness on stand structure and productivity. J Plant Ecol 2009, 2:95-106 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtp010)

20. Simulating the evolution of aclonal trait in plants with sexual and vegetative reproduction. J Plant Ecol 2008, 1:161-171 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtn016)

21. Biodiversity effects andtransgressive overyielding. J Plant Ecol 2008, 1:95-102 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtn011)

22. Hierarchical reliability inexperimental plant assemblages. J Plant Ecol 2008, 1:59-65 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtm004)

23. Complementarity among species in horizontalversus vertical rooting space. J Plant Ecol 2008, 1:33-41 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtm006)

▼Articles by Markus Fischer published in JPE▼

1. Enriching plant diversity ingrasslands by large-scale experimental sward disturbance and seed additionalong gradients of land-use intensity. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:581-591 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw062)
2. Species-specific effects ofgenetic diversity and species diversity of experimental communities on earlytree performance. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:252-258 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw108)
3. Opposing intraspecific vs.interspecific diversity effects on herbivory and growth in subtropicalexperimental tree assemblages. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:242-251 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw098)
4. Heritability of early growthtraits and their plasticity in 14 woody species of Chinese subtropical forest. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:222-231 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw086)
5. Genetic diversity anddifferentiation follow secondary succession in a multi-species study on woodyplants from subtropical China. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:213-221 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw054)
6. On the combined effect of soilfertility and topography on tree growth in subtropical forest ecosystems—astudy from SE China. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:111-127 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw065)
7. Genetic composition, geneticdiversity and small-scale environmental variation matter for the experimentalreintroduction of a rare plant. J Plant Ecol 2016, 9:805-813 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtv067)
8. To eat or not toeat—relationship of lichen herbivory by snails with secondary compounds andfield frequency of lichens. J Plant Ecol 2015, 8:642-650 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtv005)
9. Influence of experimental soildisturbances on the diversity of plants in agricultural grasslands. J Plant Ecol 2014, 7:509-517 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtt062)
10. Species diversity andpopulation density affect genetic structure and gene dispersal in a subtropicalunderstory shrub. J Plant Ecol 2012, 5:270-278 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtr029)
11. Experiment meets biogeography:plants of river corridor distribution are not more stress tolerant but benefitless from more benign conditions elsewhere. J Plant Ecol 2010, 3:149-155 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtq013)
12. Time course of plant diversityeffects on Centaurea jacea establishment and the role of competition and herbivory. J Plant Ecol 2010, 3:109-121 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtp036)
13. On the relationship betweenplant species diversity and genetic diversity of Plantago lanceolata (Plantaginaceae) within and between grasslandcommunities. J Plant Ecol 2010, 3:41-48 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtp017)
14. Support for the predictions ofthe pollinator-mediated stabilizing selection hypothesis. J Plant Ecol 2008, 1:173-178 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtn017)
15. Simulating the evolution of aclonal trait in plants with sexual and vegetative reproduction. J Plant Ecol 2008, 1:161-171 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtn016)

▼Articles by Shilong Piao published in JPE▼

1. Changes in productivity andcarbon storage of grasslands in China under future global warming scenarios of1.5°C and 2°C. J Plant Ecol 2019, 12:804-814 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtz024)
2. Effects of wildfire on soilrespiration and its heterotrophic and autotrophic components in a montaneconiferous forest. J Plant Ecol 2019, 12:336-345 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rty031)
3. Contrasting effects of Naddition on the N and P status of understory vegetation in plantations ofsapling and mature Larixprincipis-rupprechtii. J Plant Ecol 2018, 11:843-852 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rty023)
4. Spatial variations in responsesof vegetation autumn phenology to climate change on the Tibetan Plateau. J Plant Ecol 2017, 10:744-752 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw084)
5. The effects of simulatednitrogen deposition on extracellular enzyme activities of litter and soil amongdifferent-aged stands of larch. J Plant Ecol 2014, 7:240-249 (https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtt028)