OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Phytopathology is 8. 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

Climate Change Effects on Pathogen Emergence: Artificial Intelligence to Translate Big Data for Mitigation	26
Diversity, Evolution, and Function of Pseudomonas syringae Effectoromes	25
Cryphonectriaceae: Biodiverse and Threatening Tree Pathogens in the Tropics and Southern Hemisphere	23
Function, Evolution, and Ecology of Type VI Secretion Systems of Plant-Associated Bacteria	22
Ill Communication: Host Metabolites as Virulence-Regulating Signals for Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria	21
Challenges to Wheat Disease Resistance and Current Global Strategies	20
The Greening of One Health: Plants, Pathogens, and the Environment	18
Fungal Trunk Diseases: A Global Threat to Grapevines	18
Replication Organelles of Plant Positive-Strand RNA Viruses: A Boost in Knowledge Following New Imaging Approaches	17
Contrasting Mechanisms of Defense Against Biotrophic and Necrotrophic Pathogens, 20 Years Later: What Has Changed?	16
The Phloem as an Arena for Plant Pathogens	14
Re-Envisioning the Plant Disease Triangle: Full Integration of the Host Microbiota and a Focal Pivot to Health Outcomes	14
Seed Pathology: Challenges and Advances in Ensuring a Safe Global Seed Supply	13
Disease Management in Regenerative Cropping in the Context of Climate Change and Regulatory Restrictions	12
Susceptibility Genes in Bacterial Diseases of Plants	11
Guns 'N Roses: Fungal Volatile Warfare in Postharvest Disease Control	9
Facilitating Reforestation Through the Plant Microbiome: Perspectives from the Phyllosphere	8