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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	223
Sexual competition and light regimes interactively affect dimorphism and competitiveness of opposite sexes in Populus yunnanensis	171
Editorial Board	157
Iron deficiency specifically activated anthocyanin accumulation in out pericarp of red-fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis)	128
A Picea wilsonii NAC transcription factor, PwNAC1, interacts with RNA-binding protein PwRBP1 and synergistically enhances drought and salt tolerance of transgenic Arabidopsis	125
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	116
Pepper clade A PP2C, CaSIP1, negatively modulates drought resistance by suppressing CaSnRK2.6 kinase activity	112
Barley nuclear cap-binding complex subunits, HvCBP20 and HvCBP80, play distinct roles in drought adaptation at reproductive phase of development	110
Subgenome-resolved regulatory divergence underlies sympatric ecotype differentiation in allotetraploid Leymus chinensis	98
Uranium triggers ferroptosis-like cell death in Vicia faba roots by increasing iron accumulation and inhibiting glutathione peroxidase activity	81
Differences in membrane lipid homeostasis confer contrast tolerance to low phosphorus in two wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars	81
Protein homeostasis and cell wall remodeling in response to jasmonate and gibberellin signals improve flood tolerance in soybean (Glycine max L.)	79
Thinning effectively mitigates the decline of aging Mongolian pine plantations by alleviating drought stress and enhancing plant carbon balance	77
Liming shift above- and belowground functional traits of Chinese fir from conservative to acquisitive	71
Limited Zn supply affects nutrient distribution, carbon metabolism and causes nitro-oxidative stress in sensitive Brassica napus	68
Membrane lipid metabolism and scavenging of reactive oxygen species are essential for cold resistance of Solanum habrochaites (LA1777): Lipidomics and transcriptomes analysis	66
How storage circumstance alters the quality of seeds of Lallemantia iberica and Lallemantia royleana produced under maternal drought stress	66
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	66
Unveiling key metabolic pathways in Bacillus subtilis-mediated salt tolerance enhancement in Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. through multi-omics analysis	61
Genome-wide characterization of the constitutively stressed (COST) family genes and their response to salt stress in poplar	61
Higher ploidy coincides with inferior performance and no difference in drought tolerance in a mesocosm experiment with common reed (Phragmites australis)	61
Integrated transcriptome and proteome analysis of near-isogenic line provides insights on regulatory function of Pup1 QTL in rice under phosphorus-starvation stress	60
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	60
Integration of lipidomics and transcriptomics provides new insights into lipid metabolism in response to water deficit in Prunus spp. rootstock leaves	59
Heavy metal and metalloid contamination of nectar: Sources, ecological implications, and methods of analysis	59

The role of the nitrate transporter NRT1.1 in plant iron homeostasis and toxicity on ammonium	58
Intergenerational priming by Trichoderma alleviates drought stress in barley	58
Uptake of Co, Cs, Mn, Ni and Zn by Lemna minor and their effects on physiological and biochemical functions	58
Decreasing R:FR ratio in a grow light spectrum increases inflorescence yield but decreases plant specialized metabolite concentrations in Cannabis sativa	55
The bZIP gene family in the halophyte Limonium bicolor: Identification, expression analysis, and regulation of salt stress tolerance	55
Molecular mechanism of plant response to copper stress: A review	54
The role of light intensity in water transport and homeostasis across different vapor pressure deficit conditions	54
Supplemental far-red light influences flowering traits and interactions with a pollinator in tomato crops	51
A group III WRKY transcription factor, SlWRKY52, positively regulates drought tolerance in tomato	51
Differential response of roots and leaves to combined heat and salinity stresses in tomato plants	51
Biological relevance of sound in plants	49
Release patterns and potential utility of herbivore-induced plant volatiles in crops: A review	49
Silicon weakens the outer apoplastic barrier in roots of rice and delays its formation, resulting in increased Na+ and Cl− fluxes to the shoot	49
Contrasting adaptive trait variation in response to drought in two Mediterranean shrubs	48
Assessing the effects of early and timely sowing on wheat cultivar HD 2967 under current and future tropospheric ozone scenarios	46
Deciphering genetic mechanisms of Al toxicity tolerance through meta-QTL analysis in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	45
ATAC sequencing and transcriptomics reveal the impact of chromatin accessibility on gene expression in Tritipyrum under salt-stress conditions	45
Methyl jasmonate enhances seed germination via accelerating lipid mobilization and jasmonate signal amplification in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)	45
Contrasting light capture strategies between shade-tolerant and -intolerant tree seedlings responding to solar canopy spectral composition	44