OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Environmental and Experimental Botany is 44. 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
Editorial Board	168
Deciphering genetic mechanisms of Al toxicity tolerance through meta-QTL analysis in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	143
Differences in nutrient release and decay rate of poplar leaf litter and fine roots and their relationship with substrate quality and decomposition environment under ozone pollution	113
How are leaf carbon- and water-related traits coordinated acclimation to elevated CO2 by its anatomy? A case study in tomato	106
Silicon weakens the outer apoplastic barrier in roots of rice and delays its formation, resulting in increased Na+ and Cl− fluxes to the shoot	100
Integration of lipidomics and transcriptomics provides new insights into lipid metabolism in response to water deficit in Prunus spp. rootstock leaves	100
Genome-wide characterization of the constitutively stressed (COST) family genes and their response to salt stress in poplar	89
Sexual competition and light regimes interactively affect dimorphism and competitiveness of opposite sexes in Populus yunnanensis	85
Supplemental far-red light influences flowering traits and interactions with a pollinator in tomato crops	84
Editorial Board	81
Differences in leaf photoprotection strategies of tree species at different successional stages in subtropical forests under seasonal climate change and their relationship to construction cost strateg	79
Assessing the effects of early and timely sowing on wheat cultivar HD 2967 under current and future tropospheric ozone scenarios	69
The calcium sensor CBL10 negatively regulates plasma membrane H+-ATPase activity and alkaline stress response in Arabidopsis	69
The role of light intensity in water transport and homeostasis across different vapor pressure deficit conditions	67
Decreasing R:FR ratio in a grow light spectrum increases inflorescence yield but decreases plant specialized metabolite concentrations in Cannabis sativa	66
Differences in membrane lipid homeostasis confer contrast tolerance to low phosphorus in two wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars	65
Pepper clade A PP2C, CaSIP1, negatively modulates drought resistance by suppressing CaSnRK2.6 kinase activity	64
Protein homeostasis and cell wall remodeling in response to jasmonate and gibberellin signals improve flood tolerance in soybean (Glycine max L.)	62
OsSIRH2-23, a rice salt-induced RING finger protein H2-23, contributes to insensitivity to salinity stress	61
Membrane lipid metabolism and scavenging of reactive oxygen species are essential for cold resistance of Solanum habrochaites (LA1777): Lipidomics and transcriptomes analysis	59
Phenylpropanoid derived flavonoid biosynthesis pathway compensates for abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in dhurrin-free forage sorghum	59
Uptake of Co, Cs, Mn, Ni and Zn by Lemna minor and their effects on physiological and biochemical functions	58
Liming shift above- and belowground functional traits of Chinese fir from conservative to acquisitive	58
How storage circumstance alters the quality of seeds of Lallemantia iberica and Lallemantia royleana produced under maternal drought stress	57
A group III WRKY transcription factor, SlWRKY52, positively regulates drought tolerance in tomato	55

Unveiling key metabolic pathways in Bacillus subtilis-mediated salt tolerance enhancement in Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. through multi-omics analysis	54
Limited Zn supply affects nutrient distribution, carbon metabolism and causes nitro-oxidative stress in sensitive Brassica napus	54
Differential response of roots and leaves to combined heat and salinity stresses in tomato plants	51
Genome-wide expression and variation in nucleotide sequences lead to differential response of Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes towards arsenic stress under sulfur limiting condition	51
Biological relevance of sound in plants	50
Contrasting light capture strategies between shade-tolerant and -intolerant tree seedlings responding to solar canopy spectral composition	50
Barley nuclear cap-binding complex subunits, HvCBP20 and HvCBP80, play distinct roles in drought adaptation at reproductive phase of development	49
Higher ploidy coincides with inferior performance and no difference in drought tolerance in a mesocosm experiment with common reed (Phragmites australis)	48
Thinning effectively mitigates the decline of aging Mongolian pine plantations by alleviating drought stress and enhancing plant carbon balance	48
Pod lignin biosynthesis contributes to pre-harvest sprouting tolerance of rapeseed	47
The role of the nitrate transporter NRT1.1 in plant iron homeostasis and toxicity on ammonium	46
A Picea wilsonii NAC transcription factor, PwNAC1, interacts with RNA-binding protein PwRBP1 and synergistically enhances drought and salt tolerance of transgenic Arabidopsis	46
Molecular mechanism of plant response to copper stress: A review	45
The bZIP gene family in the halophyte Limonium bicolor: Identification, expression analysis, and regulation of salt stress tolerance	45
Integrated transcriptome and proteome analysis of near-isogenic line provides insights on regulatory function of Pup1 QTL in rice under phosphorus-starvation stress	45
ATAC sequencing and transcriptomics reveal the impact of chromatin accessibility on gene expression in Tritipyrum under salt-stress conditions	45
Contrasting adaptive trait variation in response to drought in two Mediterranean shrubs	45
Climate-mediated trade-offs between nutrient allocation and resorption efficiency in Phragmites australis along moisture gradients: A case study from an arid wetland in China	44
Iron deficiency specifically activated anthocyanin accumulation in out pericarp of red-fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis)	44
Release patterns and potential utility of herbivore-induced plant volatiles in crops: A review	44