OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Photosynthesis Research 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
The role of photosynthesis related pigments in light harvesting, photoprotection and enhancement of photosynthetic yield in planta	94
Photosynthesis research under climate change	69
The major photoprotective role of anthocyanins in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana under long-term high light treatment: antioxidant or light attenuator?	48
The role of Cytochrome b6f in the control of steady-state photosynthesis: a conceptual and quantitative model	44
Solar energy conversion by photosystem II: principles and structures	43
Low-molecular-weight ligands in plants: role in metal homeostasis and hyperaccumulation	35
Glycinebetaine mitigated the photoinhibition of photosystem II at high temperature in transgenic tomato plants	33
Photosynthetic resistance and resilience under drought, flooding and rewatering in maize plants	32
A novel insight into the mode of action of glufosinate: how reactive oxygen species are formed	32
Electron and proton transport in wheat exposed to salt stress: is the increase of the thylakoid membrane proton conductivity responsible for decreasing the photosynthetic activity in sensitive genotyp	31
Improving photosynthesis to increase grain yield potential: an analysis of maize hybrids released in different years in China	27
Characterization of cyanobacterial allophycocyanins absorbing far-red light	27
Evidence for variable chlorophyll fluorescence of photosystem I in vivo	26
How do rice seedlings of landrace Pokkali survive in saline fields after transplantation? Physiology, biochemistry, and photosynthesis	25
Recent advances in the structural diversity of reaction centers	24
Crop photosynthesis for the twenty-first century	24
A comparative look at structural variation among RC–LH1 ‘Core’ complexes present in anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria	23
From manganese oxidation to water oxidation: assembly and evolution of the water-splitting complex in photosystem II	23
The diversity and distribution of D1 proteins in cyanobacteria	22
Photosynthesis on the edge: photoinhibition, desiccation and freezing tolerance of Antarctic bryophytes	22
Static magnetic field treatment enhanced photosynthetic performance in soybean under supplemental ultraviolet-B radiation	21
The structural basis of far-red light absorbance by allophycocyanins	20
A brief history of how microscopic studies led to the elucidation of the 3D architecture and macromolecular organization of higher plant thylakoids	20
Nitrogen, phosphorus and high CO2 modulate photosynthesis, biomass and lipid production in the green alga Chlorella vulgaris	19
Role of redox-inactive metals in controlling the redox potential of heterometallic manganese–oxido clusters	19

Acclimation of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to extremely strong light	19
Enhanced photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency and increased nitrogen allocation to photosynthetic machinery under cotton domestication	19
Natural variation in the fast phase of chlorophyll a fluorescence induction curve (OJIP) in a global rice minicore panel	19
The different patterns of post-heat stress responses in wheat genotypes: the role of the transthylakoid proton gradient in efficient recovery of leaf photosynthetic capacity	18
Recent progress in atomistic modeling of light-harvesting complexes: a mini review	17
Biodegradation of phenol by Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	17
Cyclic electron flow (CEF) and ascorbate pathway activity provide constitutive photoprotection for the photopsychrophile, Chlamydomonas sp. UWO 241 (renamed Chlamydomonas priscuii)	17
Simultaneously measuring pulse-amplitude-modulated (PAM) chlorophyll fluorescence of leaves at wavelengths shorter and longer than 700 nm	17
The relative abundance of wheat Rubisco activase isoforms is post-transcriptionally regulated	16
Amelioration of plant responses to drought under elevated CO2 by rejuvenating photosynthesis and nitrogen use efficiency: implications for future climate-resilient crops	16
Enhanced fluorescence of photosynthetic pigments through conjugation with carbon quantum dots	15
Do rapid photosynthetic responses protect maize leaves against photoinhibition under fluctuating light?	15
Impaired chloroplast positioning affects photosynthetic capacity and regulation of the central carbohydrate metabolism during cold acclimation	14
Temperature-dependent regulation of electron transport and ATP synthesis in chloroplasts in vitro and in silico	14
Time- and reduction-dependent rise of photosystem II fluorescence during microseconds-long inductions in leaves	14
High nitrogen inhibits photosynthetic performance in a shade-tolerant and N-sensitive species Panax notoginseng	13
Phos-tag-based approach to study protein phosphorylation in the thylakoid membrane	13
The relationship between anthocyanin accumulation and photoprotection in young leaves of two dominant tree species in subtropical forests in different seasons	13
Quantification of NAD(P)H in cyanobacterial cells by a phenol extraction method	13
A theoretical framework of the hybrid mechanism of photosystem II photodamage	13
Role of bundle sheath conductance in sustaining photosynthesis competence in sugarcane plants under nitrogen deficiency	13
Chloramphenicol enhances Photosystem II photodamage in intact cells of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803	13
Improved photosynthetic characteristics correlated with enhanced biomass in a heterotic F1 hybrid of maize (Zea mays L.)	13
Localization and characterization θ carbonic anhydrases in Thalassiosira pseudonana	13
Photophysics of nanographenes: from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to graphene nanoribbons	13
The effect of different spectral light quality on the photoinhibition of Photosystem I in intact leaves	13
Photosynthetic performance of Antarctic lichen Dermatocarpon polyphyllizum when affected by desiccation and low temperatures	12
High-light-inducible proteins HliA and HliB: pigment binding and protein–protein interactions	12
Photosynthesis of the Cyanidioschyzon merolae cells in blue, red, and white light	12
Effects of partial replacement of red by green light in the growth spectrum on photomorphogenesis and photosynthesis in tomato plants	12
Juggling Lightning: How Chlorella ohadii handles extreme energy inputs without damage	12
Combined gas exchange characteristics, chlorophyll fluorescence and response curves as selection traits for temperature tolerance in maize genotypes	12
High photosynthetic capacity of Sahelian C3 and C4 plants	12
Selecting informative bands for partial least squares regressions improves their goodness-of-fits to estimate leaf photosynthetic parameters from hyperspectral data	11
Evolutionary diversity of proton and water channels on the oxidizing side of photosystem II and their relevance to function	10
Reversible inhibition and reactivation of electron transfer in photosystem I	10
Redox properties and regulatory mechanism of the iron-quinone electron acceptor in photosystem II as revealed by FTIR spectroelectrochemistry	10
Reconstruction of the absorption spectrum of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 optical mutants from the in vivo signature of individual pigments	10
Electron transport in Tradescantia leaves acclimated to high and low light: thermoluminescence, PAM-fluorometry, and EPR studies	10
Mehler reaction plays a role in C3 and C4 photosynthesis under shade and low CO2	9
Primary donor triplet states of Photosystem I and II studied by Q-band pulse ENDOR spectroscopy	9
Comparison of proton transfer paths to the QA and QB sites of the Rb. sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers	9
Determining photosynthetic control, a probe for the balance between electron transport and Calvin–Benson cycle activity, with the DUAL-KLAS-NIR	9
An insight into spectral composition of light available for photosynthesis via remotely assessed absorption coefficient at leaf and canopy levels	9
Electron transport and photosynthetic performance in Fragaria × ananassa Duch. acclimated to the solar spectrum modified by a spectrum conversion film	9
Absolute quantification of cellular levels of photosynthesis-related proteins in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803	9
Role of C4 photosynthetic enzyme isoforms in C3 plants and their potential applications in improving agronomic traits in crops	9
Photosystem I in low light-grown leaves of Alocasia odora, a shade-tolerant plant, is resistant to fluctuating light-induced photoinhibition	9
Plastoquinone homeostasis in plant acclimation to light intensity	8
Estimating leaf photosynthesis of C3 plants grown under different environments from pigment index, photochemical reflectance index, and chlorophyll fluorescence	8

Properties of Photosystem II lacking the PsbJ subunit	8
Neutron scattering in photosynthesis research: recent advances and perspectives for testing crop plants	8
Ultraviolet screening by slug tissue and tight packing of plastids protect photosynthetic sea slugs from photoinhibition	8
Effects of MPK3 and MPK6 kinases on the chloroplast architecture and function induced by cold acclimation in Arabidopsis	8
Photosystem II antenna modules CP43 and CP47 do not form a stable ‘no reaction centre complex’ in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803	8
Accumulation of geranylgeranylated chlorophylls in the pigment-protein complexes of Arabidopsis thaliana acclimated to green light: effects on the organization of light-harvesting complex II and photo	8
Regulation of chloroplast primary metabolism	8
Singlet oxygen damages the function of Photosystem II in isolated thylakoids and in the green alga Chlorella sorokiniana	8
Ultrafast energy transfer dynamics of phycobilisome from Thermosynechococcus vulcanus, as revealed by ps fluorescence and fs pump-probe spectroscopies	8
Psb27, a photosystem II assembly protein, enables quenching of excess light energy during its participation in the PSII lifecycle	8
NADPH production in dark stages is critical for cyanobacterial photocurrent generation: a study using mutants deficient in oxidative pentose phosphate pathway	8