OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plant Physiology is 51. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Dephosphorylate to close: type 2C protein phosphatases regulate stomatal aperture	188
Off-putting! No red, no ripe: methylglyoxal inhibits fruit ripening	136
Epigenetics, flavor, and tomatoes: A love triangle based on a stable relationship	97
Barley roots require HvGLU3 for cellulose biosynthesis	91
All members of the Arabidopsis DGAT and PDAT acyltransferase families operate during high and low temperatures	78
Let the sunshine in: Abscisic acid modulates shade avoidance by inducing hyponasty movement in Arabidopsis	77
Mobile signals, patterning, and positional information in root development	76
NF-YC3: The master regulator of tomato-arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiotic symphony	74
Integrating membrane transport, signaling, and physiology	73
Photosystems are ganging up to form megacomplexes in the dinoflagellateProrocentrum cordatum	72
DIV1: The master of awakening seeds in harsh salinity stress	69
CpWRKY50 drives jasmonic acid defense in boosting papaya's resistance to anthracnose	68
A lotus by any other color: Gene regulation divergence in lotus petal development	68
The cytoskeleton controls membrane protein movement	68
Introduction of a second “Green Revolution” mutation into wheat via in planta CRISPR/Cas9 delivery	66
TTLOC: A Tn5 transposase-based approach to localize T-DNA integration sites	66
Allele-specific expression of AP2-like ABA repressor 1 regulates iron uptake by modulating rhizosphere pH in apple	66
Advances in seed hypoxia research	66
Single-cytosine methylation at W-boxes repels binding of WRKY transcription factors through steric hindrance	66
How plants adapt to combined and sequential abiotic stresses: A transcriptomics approach	66
Comparison of red raspberry and wild strawberry fruits reveals mechanisms of fruit type specification	66
Many transcription factor families have evolutionarily conserved binding motifs in plants	65
DROUGHT-INDUCED BRANCHED-CHAIN AMINO ACID AMINOTRANSFERASE enhances drought tolerance in rice	65
Linking timing to nitrogen use efficiency: Rice OsEC-Ghd7-ARE1 module works on it	64
R-SNARE protein YKT61 mediates root apical meristem cell division via BRASSINOSTEROID-INSENSITIVE1 recycling	63

Spatiotemporal dynamics of the tomato fruit transcriptome under prolonged water stress	63
Plant metabolism: Zoom in to the single-cell level	63
Preventing transposons from jumping by transposon-derived small RNAs	62
MORE FLORET1 controls anther development by negatively regulating key tapetal genes in both diploid and tetraploid rice	62
Large-scale comparative wheat phosphoproteome profiling reveals temperature-associated molecular signatures in wheat	61
H2 supplied via ammonia borane stimulates lateral root branching via phytomelatonin signaling	61
A galactolipase activated by high light helps cells acclimate to stress in cyanobacteria	60
A highly conserved ABCG transporter mediates root–soil cohesion in Arabidopsis	59
On the move, direction matters: Polar localization of OsLsi1 for differential uptake of metalloids in rice	58
BTB/POZ-MATH proteins regulate Arabidopsis seedling development by promoting auxin-independent degradation of the Aux/IAA protein IAA10	58
Fight to survive: Marchantia synthesizes newly identified metabolites in response to wounding	58
Methionine as a key player in salt stress adaptation in plants	57
PICLN modulates alternative splicing and light/temperature responses in plants	57
Ubiquitination of the PpMADS2 transcription factor controls linalool production during UV-B irradiation in detached peach fruit	57
Protoplast transient transformation facilitates subcellular localization and functional analysis of walnut proteins	57
Functional specialization of expanded orange carotenoid protein paralogs in subaerial Nostoc species	56
Regulatory mechanisms of plant meiosis	56
Application of new breeding techniques in fruit trees	56
SUPPRESSOR OF GAMMA RESPONSE 1 plays rice-specific roles in DNA damage response and repair	56
WOX11-mediated plant resilience: nematodes cut and adventitious lateral roots surge	55
Tools to understand hypoxia responses in plant tissues	55
Transcription factors Pbr3RAV2 and PbrTTG1 regulate pear resistance to Botryosphaeria dothidea via the autophagy pathway	55
Cellular pH homeostasis shapes root system architecture by modulating auxin-mediated developmental responses	55
PLANT UNCOUPLING MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN 2 localizes to the Golgi	54
Correction to: ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE3/EIN3-LIKE1 modulate FLOWERING LOCUS C expression via histone demethylase interaction	53
And … cut! Identifying chromatin features affecting CRISPR–Cas9 activity in plants	52
Sphingolipids with 2-hydroxy fatty acids aid in plasma membrane nanodomain organization and oxidative burst	51
The transcription factor VviNAC60 regulates senescence- and ripening-related processes in grapevine	51
MADS-box protein PpDAM6 regulates chilling requirement-mediated dormancy and bud break in peach	51