OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Phytopathology is 37. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Reproducible Quantitative Trait Loci for Resistance to Soft Rot Caused by Dickeya dianthicola Derived from the Wild Potato Solanum microdontum (PI 458355) Are Located on Chromosomes 1, 3	1456
Endophyte Bacteria Enhanced DNA Methylation in the Karma Sequence of Eg DEF1 Gene Ramets, Preventing Abnor	588
Building Accelerated Plant Breeding Pipelines: Screening to Evaluate Lima Bean Resistance to Root-Knot Nematode in Diverse Inbred Lines and Segregating Breeding Populations	502
A Survey of Xylella fastidiosa in the U.S. State of Virginia Reveals Wide Distribution of Both Subspecies fastidiosa and multiplex in Grapevine	432
Virion-Associated Nucleic Acid-Based Metagenomics: A Decade of Advances in Molecular Characterization of Plant Viruses	397
Population Structure of Xanthomonas citri pv. citri in Iran: 1991 - 2022	392
Analysis of Rice Blast Fungus Genetic Diversity and Identification of a Novel Blast Resistance OsDRq12 Gene	271
The Leucine-Rich Repeat Receptor-Like Kinase Protein TaSERK1 Positively Regulates High-Temperature Seedling Plant Resistance to Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici by Interacting with Ta	256
Identification and Fine Mapping of Gummy Stem Blight Resistance Gene Gsb-7(t) in Melon	219
How Do Growers Respond to Host Resistance? A Conditional Gaussian Bayesian Network for Causal Inference of Fungicide Cost Savings	214
Genome Sequence Data Reveal at Least Two Distinct Incursions of the Tropical Race 4 Variant of Fusarium Wilt into South America	202
Investigation of the Effectiveness and Molecular Mechanisms of Thiamin Priming to Control Early Blight Disease in Potato	192
Molecular Insights into the Defense of Dioscorea opposita Cultivar Tiegun Callus Against Pathogenic and Endophytic Fungal Infection Through Transcriptome Analysis	191
Development, Validation, and Utility of Species-Specific Diagnostic Markers for Detection of Peronospora belbahrii	179
Progression of Xylella fastidiosa Infection in Grapevines Under Field Conditions	178
Fly Density Does Not Limit Ceratocystis fimbriata Transmission to Sweetpotato by Drosophila hydei , Reveal	130
Antifungal Activity and Possible Mechanism of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens FX2 Against the Postharvest Apple Ring Rot Pathogen	99
Dopamine Enhances the Resistance of Apple to Valsa mali Infection	93
Genotypic and Phenotypic Analyses Show Ralstonia solanacearum Cool Virulence Is a Quantitative Trait Not Restricted to “Race 3 Biovar 2”	93
Induction of Defense Responses and Protection of Almond Plants Against Xylella fastidiosa by Endotherapy with a Bifunctional Peptide	84
A Brief Evaluation of a Copper Resistance Mobile Genetic Island in the Bacterial Leaf Spot Pathogen Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. perforans	72
Selective Media for Isolation of Agrobacterium, Corynebacterium, Erwinia, Pseudomonas, and Xanthomonas	70
Erwinia amylovora Type III Secretion System Inhibitors Reduce Fire Blight Infection Under Field Conditions	67
Noninvasive, Presymptomatic Detection of Potato Cyst Nematode Infection in Tomato Using Chlorophyll Fluorescence Analysis	65
Postinfection Application of Fenhexamid at Lower Doses in Conjunction with Captan Slowed Fungicide Resistance Selection in Botrytis cinerea on Detached Grape Berries	61

Transcriptional Activator UvXlnR Is Required for Conidiation and Pathogenicity of Rice False Smut Fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	54
Phenylpropanoids Following Wounding and Infection of Sweet Sorghum Lines Differing in Responses to Stalk Pathogens	54
Functional Characterization of Core and Unique Calcite-Dissolving Bacteria Communities from Peanut Fields	54
Host-Parasite Interaction in Flax Rust—Its Genetics and Other Implications	44
Glutathione Promotes Susceptibility to Meloidogyne incognita by Modulating Thiol Homeostasis in Arabidopsis	41
Comparative Genomics of Barley-Infecting Xanthomonas translucens Shows Overall Genetic Similarity but Globally Distributed Virulence Factor Diversity	41
DNA Markers, Pathogenicity Test, and Multilocus Sequence Analysis to Differentiate and Characterize Cereal-Specific Xanthomonas translucens Strains	40
Scalable Early Detection of Grapevine Viral Infection with Airborne Imaging Spectroscopy	40
Research on a Method for Identification of Peanut Pests and Diseases Based on a Lightweight LSCDNet Model	39
Identification and Molecular Marker Detection of Leaf Rust Resistance Genes in Wheat Lines from China: Development of an Efficient Software for Gene Postulation	39
Efficacy of Fungicides Used to Manage Downy Mildew in Cucumber Assessed with Multiple Meta-Analysis Techniques	39
A Remarkable Expansion of Oligopeptide Transporter Genes in Rust Fungi (Pucciniales) Suggests a Specialization in Nutrient Acquisition for Obligate Biotrophy	37