OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of New Phytologist is 70. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A tail of two horses? Guard cell abscisic acid and carbon dioxide signalling in the Equisetum ferns	376
Ontogenetic trajectories as the target of selection	375
The Magnaporthe oryzae effector MoBys1 suppresses rice immunity by targeting OsCAD2 to manipulate host jasmonate and lignin metabolism	278
Plant PI4P is required for bacteria to translocate type‐3 effectors	266
Modelling analysis confirms the role of NPQ saturation for the divergence of the GPP–SIF relationship during heatwave	239
Shining a new light on the classical concepts of carbon‐isotope dendrochronology	222
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Issue Information	173
Editing of upstream regulatory elements advances plant gene silencing	166
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Corrigendum to: Decadal soil warming decreased vascular plant above and belowground production in a subarctic grassland by inducing nitrogen limitation	142
Wood nutrients: Underexplored traits with functional and biogeochemical consequences	138
Island colonization in flowering plants is determined by the interplay of breeding system, lifespan, floral symmetry, and arrival opportunity	132
The genomic secrets of invasive plants	130
Phosphatidylinositol 4‐phosphate: a key determinant of plasma membrane identity and function in plants	124
Haplotype‐resolved genome assembly provides insights into the evolution of S‐locus supergene in distylous Nymphoides indica	123
An endogenous basis for synchronisation characteristics of the circadian rhythm in proliferating Lemna minor plants	122
Deciphering the synergistic and redundant roles of CG and non‐CG DNA methylation in plant development and transposable element silencing	120
Changes in plant species abundance alter the multifunctionality and functional space of heathland ecosystems	116
Do grasses have meristemoids?	116
Plant hydraulic modelling of leaf and canopy fuel moisture content reveals increasing vulnerability of a Mediterranean forest to wildfires under extreme drought	113
A perspective on cross‐kingdom RNA interference in mutualistic symbioses	111
A novel HD‐Zip I/C2H2‐ZFP/WD‐repeat complex regulates the size of spine base in cucumber	108
Climb forest, climb: diverse disperser communities are key to assist plants tracking climate change on altitudinal gradients	108
The rice OsERF101 transcription factor regulates the NLR Xa1‐mediated immunity induced by perception of TAL effectors	105

Phosphorus limitation of early growth differs between nitrogen‐fixing and nonfixing dry tropical forest tree species	105
Tracking tree demography and forest dynamics at scale using remote sensing	102
A competition‐attenuation mechanism modulates thermoresponsive growth at warm temperatures in plants	101
SHORT‐ROOT and SCARECROW homologs regulate patterning of diverse cell types within and between species	100
Complex climate‐mediated effects of urbanization on plant reproductive phenology and frost risk	98
Mechanisms of UV‐B light‐induced photoreceptor UVR8 nuclear localization dynamics	97
Time‐integrated δ²H in n‐alkanes and carbohydrates from boreal needles reveal intra‐annual physiological and environmental signals	97
Drought and life‐history strategies in Heliophila (Brassicaceae)	95
Red light shines a path forward on leaf minimum conductance	93
DIACYLGLYCEROL KINASE 5 regulates polar tip growth of tobacco pollen tubes	92
ArabidopsisPROTODERMAL FACTOR2 binds lysophosphatidylcholines and transcriptionally regulates phospholipid metabolism	91
A consumer‐oriented approach to define breeding targets for molecular breeding	90
Mycorrhizal associations modify tree diversity−productivity relationships across experimental tree plantations	90
The synaptonemal complex stabilizes meiosis in allotetraploid Brassica napus and autotetraploid Arabidopsis thaliana	89
Greenbeards in plants?	88
Chemical biology to dissect molecular mechanisms underlying plant circadian clocks	88
Tracing phosphorus from soil through mycorrhizal fungi to plants	87
A 23‐million‐year record of morphological evolution within Neotropical grass pollen	87
Impacts of climate timescale on the stability of trait–environment relationships	87
Discovery of a second‐site nia2 mutation in the background of multiple ArabidopsisPIF‐related mutants containing the pif3‐3 allele	86
A genetically encoded biosensor reveals spatiotemporal variation in cellular phosphate content in Brachypodium distachyon mycorrhizal roots	84
A key virulence effector from cyst nematodes targets host autophagy to promote nematode parasitism	84
A reactive oxygen species Ca²⁺ signalling pathway identified from a chemical screen for modifiers of sugar‐activated circadian gene expression	83
The SnRK2.2‐ZmHsf28‐JAZ14/17 module regulates drought tolerance in maize	82
Temporally disjunct herbaceous species differ in leaf embolism resistance	82
A newly evolved chimeric lysin motif receptor‐like kinase in Medicago truncatula spp. tricycla R108 extends its Rhizobia symbiotic partnership	82
The OsNLP3/4‐OsRFL module regulates nitrogen‐promoted panicle architecture in rice	82
The ETI‐dependent receptor‐like kinase 1 positively regulates effector‐triggered immunity by stabilizing NLR‐required for cell death 4 in Nicotiana benthamiana	82
The distinctive flagellar proteome of Euglena gracilis illuminates the complexities of protistan flagella adaptation	82
Methane emission from stems of European beech (Fagus sylvatica) offsets as much as half of methane oxidation in soil	80
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All roads lead to Rome: alternative biosynthetic routes in plant specialised metabolism	79
HalALMT1 mediates malate efflux in the cortex of mature cluster rootlets of Hakea laurina, occurring naturally in severely phosphorus‐impoverished soil	79
The RXLR effector PpE18 of Phytophthora parasitica is a virulence factor and suppresses peroxisome membrane‐associated ascorbate peroxidase NbAPX3‐1‐mediated pl	79
Social and biological innovations are essential to deliver transformative forest biotechnologies	77
World‐wide impacts of climate change and nitrogen deposition on vegetation structure, composition, and functioning of shrublands	77
Xylella fastidiosa’s relationships: the bacterium, the host plants, and the plant microbiome	77
Exploring optimal stomatal control under alternative hypotheses for the regulation of plant sources and sinks	77
Elevated CO₂ mediates ectomycorrhizal fungi species‐specific decreases of native soil carbon and causes negative priming under low nutrients	76
Stereochemical insights into sarpagan and akuammiline alkaloid biosynthesis	76
Is it all about timing? Identifying the symbiosis critical points that govern interactions among bacteria, ectomycorrhizal fungi, and land trees	73
Plant responses to multifactorial stress combination	73
A paler shade of green: engineering cellular chlorophyll content to enhance photosynthesis in crowded environments	72
Drought reduces water uptake in beech from the drying topsoil, but no compensatory uptake occurs from deeper soil layers	71
Calmodulin‐like protein CML24 interacts with CAMTA2 and WRKY46 to regulate ALMT1‐dependent Al resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana	71
Plant‐to‐plant defence induction in cotton is mediated by delayed release of volatiles upon herbivory	70
Anionic phospholipid‐mediated transmembrane transport and intracellular membrane trafficking in plant cells	70
Diversity and origin of carotenoid biosynthesis: its history of coevolution towards plant photosynthesis	70
Global maps and factors driving forest foliar elemental composition: the importance of evolutionary history	70