OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annual Review of Phytopathology is 26. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Genome-Enabled Insights into Downy Mildew Biology and Evolution	152
Phytopathogens Reprogram Host Alternative mRNA Splicing	82
Theories for Understanding the Effect of Impact Assessment and Project Evaluation on the Practice of Science	80
Phytophthora capsici: Recent Progress on Fundamental Biology and Disease Management 100 Years After Its Description	70
Functional Peptides for Plant Disease Control	70
Ralstonia solanacearum: An Arsenal of Virulence Strategies and Prospects for Resistance	70
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Symptom Development in Plant Viral Diseases: What, How, and Why?	67
Functions and Mechanisms of Secreted Proteinaceous Effectors of Broad-Host-Range Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens	65
Biotechnology and Genomic Approaches to Mitigating Disease Impacts on Forest Health	57
Genome Biology of Rust Fungi	50
Evolving Archetypes: Learning from Pathogen Emergence on a Nonmodel Host	47
The Past Is Present: Coevolution of Viruses and Host Resistance Within Geographic Centers of Plant Diversity	45
Peptide Effectors in Phytonematode Parasitism and Beyond	41
The Global Forest Health Crisis: A Public-Good Social Dilemma in Need of International Collective Action	41
Management of Huanglongbing of Citrus: Lessons from São Paulo and Florida	39
Engineering a One Health Super Wheat	37
Shedding the Light on Powdery Mildew: The Use of Optical Irradiation in Management of the Disease	36
Phytopathogen Effector Biology in the Burgeoning AI Era	36
Appreciation for the Leadership of Leach and Lindow	35
International Trade and Local Effects of Viral and Bacterial Diseases in Ornamental Plants	33
Virulence and Ecology of Agrobacteria in the Context of Evolutionary Genomics	32
Induced Resistance in Fruit and Vegetables: A Host Physiological Response Limiting Postharvest Disease Development	31
Pathogen-Informed Strategies for Durable Resistance in Rice: Lessons from Bacterial Blight	31
The Plant Ubiquitin–Proteasome System as a Target for Microbial Manipulation	26

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