In recognition of the valuable contributions to Plant Diversity, we have established the annual awards for the most cited and most active editors of our journal.

This year, we celebrate the most cited papers (according to the Web of Science data) published in 2020:

1.    ROS and oxidative burst: Roots in plant development

Choudhary, Anuj; Kumar, Antul; Kaur, Nirmaljit

2.    Cenozoic topography, monsoons and biodiversity conservation within the Tibetan Region: An evolving story

Spicer, Robert A.; Farnsworth, Alexander; Su, Tao

3.    Ethiopian vegetation types, climate and topography  

Asefa, Mengesha; Cao, Min; He, Yunyun; Mekonnen, Ewuketu; Song, Xiaoyang; Yang, Jie

4.    Twenty years of Chinese vascular plant novelties, 2000 through 2019

Du, Cheng; Liao, Shuai; Boufford, David E.; Ma, Jinshuang

5.    The tropical-subtropical evergreen forest transition in East Asia: An exploration 

Ashton, Peter; Zhu, Hua

We are also delighted to announce the receipients of the Most Active Editor Award 2022:

Li Rong

Yang Jie

Deng Yunfei

Mao    Kangshan

Tang   Zhiyao

Kong  Deliang

Nie     Zelong

Chen  Gao

Yang  Xuefei

Zhou  Wei