OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of New Phytologist is 71. 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
A tail of two horses? Guard cell abscisic acid and carbon dioxide signalling in the Equisetum ferns	346
Ontogenetic trajectories as the target of selection	344
The Magnaporthe oryzae effector MoBys1 suppresses rice immunity by targeting OsCAD2 to manipulate host jasmonate and lignin metabolism	281
A consumer‐oriented approach to define breeding targets for molecular breeding	257
Plant PI4P is required for bacteria to translocate type‐3 effectors	247
Modelling analysis confirms the role of NPQ saturation for the divergence of the GPP–SIF relationship during heatwave	226
Shining a new light on the classical concepts of carbon‐isotope dendrochronology	209
ArabidopsisPROTODERMAL FACTOR2 binds lysophosphatidylcholines and transcriptionally regulates phospholipid metabolism	178
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The ETI‐dependent receptor‐like kinase 1 positively regulates effector‐triggered immunity by stabilizing NLR‐required for cell death 4 in Nicotiana benthamiana	154
Discovery of a second‐site nia2 mutation in the background of multiple ArabidopsisPIF‐related mutants containing the pif3‐3 allele	154
Issue Information	142
Editing of upstream regulatory elements advances plant gene silencing	128
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Corrigendum to: Decadal soil warming decreased vascular plant above and belowground production in a subarctic grassland by inducing nitrogen limitation	122
Island colonization in flowering plants is determined by the interplay of breeding system, lifespan, floral symmetry, and arrival opportunity	121
Tracking tree demography and forest dynamics at scale using remote sensing	120
Time‐integrated δ²H in n‐alkanes and carbohydrates from boreal needles reveal intra‐annual physiological and environmental signals	114
Mycorrhizal associations modify tree diversity−productivity relationships across experimental tree plantations	113
Climb forest, climb: diverse disperser communities are key to assist plants tracking climate change on altitudinal gradients	112
Biomolecular condensation programs floral transition to orchestrate flowering time and inflorescence architecture	110
Anionic phospholipid‐mediated transmembrane transport and intracellular membrane trafficking in plant cells	108
Drought and life‐history strategies in Heliophila (Brassicaceae)	107
The genomic secrets of invasive plants	106
A newly evolved chimeric lysin motif receptor‐like kinase in Medicago truncatula spp. tricycla R108 extends its Rhizobia symbiotic partnership	105

The OsNLP3/4‐OsRFL module regulates nitrogen‐promoted panicle architecture in rice	98
A competition‐attenuation mechanism modulates thermoresponsive growth at warm temperatures in plants	97
Light‐dependent activation of HY5 promotes mycorrhizal symbiosis in tomato by systemically regulating strigolactone biosynthesis	97
An endogenous basis for synchronisation characteristics of the circadian rhythm in proliferating Lemna minor plants	96
Red light shines a path forward on leaf minimum conductance	95
Xylella fastidiosa’s relationships: the bacterium, the host plants, and the plant microbiome	95
A novel HD‐Zip I/C2H2‐ZFP/WD‐repeat complex regulates the size of spine base in cucumber	95
Methane emission from stems of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) offsets as much as half of methane oxidation in soil	94
DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE 5 regulates polar tip growth of tobacco pollen tubes	93
A key virulence effector from cyst nematodes targets host autophagy to promote nematode parasitism	92
Piecing together the eophytes – a new group of ancient plants containing cryptospores	91
Deciphering the synergistic and redundant roles of CG and non‐CG DNA methylation in plant development and transposable element silencing	90
The distinctive flagellar proteome of Euglena gracilis illuminates the complexities of protistan flagella adaptation	89
Social and biological innovations are essential to deliver transformative forest biotechnologies	89
The synaptonemal complex stabilizes meiosis in allotetraploid Brassica napus and autotetraploid Arabidopsis thaliana	86
Greenbeards in plants?	86
The rice OsERF101 transcription factor regulates the NLR Xa1‐mediated immunity induced by perception of TAL effectors	86
A reactive oxygen species Ca²⁺ signalling pathway identified from a chemical screen for modifiers of sugar‐activated circadian gene expression	86
Chemical biology to dissect molecular mechanisms underlying plant circadian clocks	85
Hypoxia response protein HRM1 modulates the activity of mitochondrial electron transport chain in Arabidopsis under hypoxic stress	83
A paler shade of green: engineering cellular chlorophyll content to enhance photosynthesis in crowded environments	81
HalALMT1 mediates malate efflux in the cortex of mature cluster rootlets of Hakea laurina, occurring naturally in severely phosphorus‐impoverished soil	80
Photosynthetic capacity in seagrass seeds and early‐stage seedlings of Zostera marina	80
All roads lead to Rome: alternative biosynthetic routes in plant specialised metabolism	80
Complex climate‐mediated effects of urbanization on plant reproductive phenology and frost risk	80
Calmodulin‐like protein CML24 interacts with CAMTA2 and WRKY46 to regulate ALMT1‐dependent Al resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana	80
A perspective on cross‐kingdom RNA interference in mutualistic symbioses	79
Tracing phosphorus from soil through mycorrhizal fungi to plants	79
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A 23‐million‐year record of morphological evolution within Neotropical grass pollen	78
SHORT‐ROOT and SCARECROW homologs regulate patterning of diverse cell types within and between species	77
Plant‐to‐plant defence induction in cotton is mediated by delayed release of volatiles upon herbivory	77
Changes in plant species abundance alter the multifunctionality and functional space of heathland ecosystems	76
A genetically encoded biosensor reveals spatiotemporal variation in cellular phosphate content in Brachypodium distachyon mycorrhizal roots	75
Plant hydraulic modelling of leaf and canopy fuel moisture content reveals increasing vulnerability of a Mediterranean forest to wildfires under extreme drought	75
The RXLR effector PpE18 of Phytophthora parasitica is a virulence factor and suppresses peroxisome membrane‐associated ascorbate peroxidase NbAPX3‐1‐mediated pl	75
The SnRK2.2‐ZmHsf28‐JAZ14/17 module regulates drought tolerance in maize	75
World‐wide impacts of climate change and nitrogen deposition on vegetation structure, composition, and functioning of shrublands	74
Warming triggers stomatal opening by enhancement of photosynthesis and ensuing guard cell CO₂ sensing, whereas higher temperatures induce a photosynthesis‐uncoupled response	74
Phosphatidylinositol 4‐phosphate: a key determinant of plasma membrane identity and function in plants	74
Mechanisms of UV‐B light‐induced photoreceptor UVR8 nuclear localization dynamics	73
Global maps and factors driving forest foliar elemental composition: the importance of evolutionary history	72
Impacts of climate timescale on the stability of trait–environment relationships	72
Wood nutrients: Underexplored traits with functional and biogeochemical consequences	72
The good, the bad, and the phosphate: regulation of beneficial and detrimental plant–microbe interactions by the plant phosphate status	72
Haplotype‐resolved genome assembly provides insights into the evolution of S‐locus supergene in distylous Nymphoides indica	71