OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plant Physiology is 52. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Dephosphorylate to close: type 2C protein phosphatases regulate stomatal aperture	190
Off-putting! No red, no ripe: methylglyoxal inhibits fruit ripening	153
Epigenetics, flavor, and tomatoes: A love triangle based on a stable relationship	96
Barley roots require HvGLU3 for cellulose biosynthesis	81
Let the sunshine in: Abscisic acid modulates shade avoidance by inducing hyponasty movement in Arabidopsis	79
NF-YC3: The master regulator of tomato-arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiotic symphony	78
Integrating membrane transport, signaling, and physiology	75
Photosystems are ganging up to form megacomplexes in the dinoflagellateProrocentrum cordatum	75
DIV1: The master of awakening seeds in harsh salinity stress	73
CpWRKY50 drives jasmonic acid defense in boosting papaya's resistance to anthracnose	72
A lotus by any other color: Gene regulation divergence in lotus petal development	72
CRISPR-Cas12i confers efficient genome editing and gene regulation in plants	71
Linking timing to nitrogen use efficiency: Rice OsEC-Ghd7-ARE1 module works on it	71
The cytoskeleton controls membrane protein movement	71
High-throughput genetic transformation and genome editing in pearl millet ( Pennisetum glaucum L.)	69
Sphingolipids with 2-hydroxy fatty acids aid in plasma membrane nanodomain organization and oxidative burst	68
Natural variation of respiration-related traits in plants	68
Molecular characterization and functional analyses of maize phytochrome A photoreceptors	68
Roles of very long-chain fatty acids in compound leaf patterning inMedicago truncatula	68
Spatiotemporal dynamics of the tomato fruit transcriptome under prolonged water stress	68
Plant metabolism: Zoom in to the single-cell level	67
R-SNARE protein YKT61 mediates root apical meristem cell division via BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE1 recycling	67
MORE FLORET1 controls anther development by negatively regulating key tapetal genes in both diploid and tetraploid rice	66
Preventing transposons from jumping by transposon-derived small RNAs	65
A highly conserved ABCG transporter mediates root–soil cohesion in Arabidopsis	64

A galactolipase activated by high light helps cells acclimate to stress in cyanobacteria	64
Large-scale comparative wheat phosphoproteome profiling reveals temperature-associated molecular signatures in wheat	64
On the move, direction matters: Polar localization of OsLsi1 for differential uptake of metalloids in rice	63
Protoplast transient transformation facilitates subcellular localization and functional analysis of walnut proteins	62
Fight to survive: Marchantia synthesizes newly identified metabolites in response to wounding	62
Methionine as a key player in salt stress adaptation in plants	62
Ubiquitination of the PpMADS2 transcription factor controls linalool production during UV-B irradiation in detached peach fruit	62
Functional specialization of expanded orange carotenoid protein paralogs in subaerial Nostoc species	61
SUPPRESSOR OF GAMMA RESPONSE 1 plays rice-specific roles in DNA damage response and repair	60
Application of new breeding techniques in fruit trees	60
Transcription factors Pbr3RAV2 and PbrTTG1 regulate pear resistance to Botryosphaeria dothidea via the autophagy pathway	59
Tools to understand hypoxia responses in plant tissues	59
Mobile signals, patterning, and positional information in root development	59
Correction to: ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3/EIN3-LIKE1 modulate FLOWERING LOCUS C expression via histone demethylase interaction	59
WOX11-mediated plant resilience: nematodes cut and adventitious lateral roots surge	59
Single-cytosine methylation at W-boxes repels binding of WRKY transcription factors through steric hindrance	58
Acyl-CoA binding protein is required for lipid droplet degradation in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum	58
PSEUDO-ETIOLATION IN LIGHT proteins reduce greening by binding GLK transcription factors	58
And … cut! Identifying chromatin features affecting CRISPR–Cas9 activity in plants	58
CYTOSOLIC INVERTASE2 regulates flowering and reactive oxygen species-triggered programmed cell death in tomato	56
PLANT UNCOUPLING MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN 2 localizes to the Golgi	55
Many transcription factor families have evolutionarily conserved binding motifs in plants	55
Mixing it up: a chimeric tobacco-cyanobacterial photosystem II design for maximum low-light use efficiency	54
Introduction of a second “Green Revolution” mutation into wheat via in planta CRISPR/Cas9 delivery	54
Diatoms exhibit dynamic chloroplast calcium signals in response to high light and oxidative stress	54
Is hypoxia good or bad? Role of oxygen levels in maize kernel development	53
How slender bamboo reacts to gravitational and external mechanical stimuli: Responses and mechanisms	53
A data-integrative modeling approach accurately characterizes the effects of mutations on Arabidopsis lipid metabolism	52
H2 supplied via ammonia borane stimulates lateral root branching via phytomelatonin signaling	52
Unlocking hybrid vigor: a new genic male sterile gene in da house	52