OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Photosynthesis Research is 7. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction to: Adaptive significance of age- and light-related variation in needle structure, photochemistry, and pigments in evergreen coniferous trees	272
Tools for analyzing protonation states and for tracing proton transfer pathways with examples from the Rb. sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers	129
Chloride facilitates Mn(III) formation during photoassembly of the Photosystem II oxygen-evolving complex	124
Using picosecond fluorescence lifetime analysis to determine photosynthesis in the world’s oceans	36
The role of the local environment on the structural heterogeneity of carotenoid β-ionone rings	34
Light harvesting in purple bacteria does not rely on resonance fine-tuning in peripheral antenna complexes	28
Integrating multiple statistical indices to measure the stability of photosynthetic pigment content and composition in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern germplasm under varying environmental conditions	28
Year-round sustainable biomass production potential of Nannochloris sp. in outdoor raceway pond enabled through strategic photobiological screening	27
EPR studies of ferredoxin in spinach and cyanobacterial thylakoids related to photosystem I-driven NADP+ reduction	22
Light quality affects chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthetic performance in Antarctic Chlamydomonas	22
PSII supercomplex disassembly is not needed for the induction of energy quenching (qE)	22
High salt-induced PSI-supercomplex is associated with high CEF and attenuation of state transitions	22
Active in situ and passive airborne fluorescence measurements for water stress detection on a fescue field	22
Insights into the binding mechanism of ascorbic acid and violaxanthin with violaxanthin de-epoxidase (VDE) and chlorophycean violaxanthin de-epoxidase (CVDE) enzymes	21
Photosystem 2 and the oxygen evolving complex: a brief overview	19
Drop-casted Photosystem I/cytochrome c multilayer films for biohybrid solar energy conversion	19
Singular adaptations in the carbon assimilation mechanism of the polyextremophile cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis thermalis	19
Photosynthetic capacity and pigment distribution of a siphonous green alga, Dichotomosiphon tuberosus	19
Far-red light-driven photoautotrophy of chlorophyll f-producing cyanobacterium without red-shifted phycobilisome core complex	18
On the Pelletier and Caventou (1817, 1818) papers on chlorophyll and beyond	18
Tuning photosynthetic oxygen for hydrogen evolution in synergistically integrated, sulfur deprived consortia of Coccomyxa chodatii and Rhodobium gokarnense at dim and high light	18
Reminiscences of Robert Paul Levine (1927–2022)	16
Theoretical elucidation of the structure, bonding, and reactivity of the CaMn4Ox clusters in the whole Kok cycle for water oxidation embedded in the oxygen evolving center of photosystem II. New molec	16
Photosynthetic performance in cyanobacteria with increased sulphide tolerance: an analysis comparing wild-type and experimentally derived strains	15
Bicarbonate is a key regulator but not a substrate for O2 evolution in Photosystem II	15

Time-resolved FTIR difference spectroscopy for the study of photosystem I with high potential naphthoquinones incorporated into the A1 binding site 2: Identification of neutral state quinone bands	15
Seasonal dynamics of photosynthetic nitrogen content and partitioning in deciduous forests	15
Primary donor triplet states of Photosystem I and II studied by Q-band pulse ENDOR spectroscopy	15
Investigation of electrocatalytic activity of a new mononuclear Mn(II) complex for water oxidation in alkaline media	14
Mass spectrometry analysis of the photosystem II assembly factor Psb27 revealed variations in its lipid modification	14
Trends and progress in application of cobalt-based materials in catalytic, electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic water splitting	14
Mg2+ limitation leads to a decrease in chlorophyll, resulting in an unbalanced photosynthetic apparatus in the cyanobacterium Synechocytis sp. PCC6803	13
11th International Conference on “Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability”	13
Localization and characterization θ carbonic anhydrases in Thalassiosira pseudonana	13
Tribute to Kenneth Sauer (1931–2022): a mentor, a role-model, and an inspiration to all in the field of photosynthesis	13
The circadian night depression of photosynthesis analyzed in a herb, Pulmonaria vallarsae. Day/night quantitative relationships	13
A theoretical framework of the hybrid mechanism of photosystem II photodamage	13
Effects of mutations of D1-R323, D1-N322, D1-D319, D1-H304 on the functioning of photosystem II in Thermosynechococcus vulcanus	12
Mn-porphyrins in a four-helix bundle participate in photo-induced electron transfer with a bacterial reaction center	12
Photogeneration and quenching of singlet molecular oxygen by bacterial C40 carotenoids with long chain of conjugated double bonds	12
Plastoquinone homeostasis in plant acclimation to light intensity	12
Investigating photosynthetic and chlorophyll fluorescence responses to light in peanut acclimated to elevated CO2 and temperature	11
Exploring the interdependence of calcium and chloride activation of O2 evolution in photosystem II	11
Peculiarities of DNP-INT and DBMIB as inhibitors of the photosynthetic electron transport	11
Salt stress induces Kranz anatomy and expression of C4 photosynthetic enzymes in the amphibious sedge Eleocharis vivipara	11
David (Dave) Charles Fork (1929–2020): a gentle human being, a great experimenter, and a passionate researcher	11
Absolute quantification of cellular levels of photosynthesis-related proteins in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803	11
Nonpigmented PsbR is involved in the integrity of excitation landscape in higher plant photosystem II, a case study in Arabidopsis thaliana and a mutant	10
Influence of the antiseptic octenidine on spectral characteristics and energy migration processes in photosystem II core complexes	10
Correction to: The carbon-concentrating mechanism of the extremophilic red microalga Cyanidioschyzon merolae	10
A perspective on the major light-harvesting complex dynamics under the effect of pH, salts, and the photoprotective PsbS protein	10
Adaptive significance of age- and light-related variation in needle structure, photochemistry, and pigments in evergreen coniferous trees	10
Concurrent bioimaging of microalgal photophysiology and oxidative stress	10
Effectiveness of salt priming and plant growth-promoting bacteria in mitigating salt-induced photosynthetic damage in melon	10
Resonant vibrations produce quantum bridge over high-energy states in heterogeneous antenna	10
Accurate photosynthetic parameter estimation at low stomatal conductance: effects of cuticular conductance and instrumental noise	10
Effects of drought and moisture stress on the growth and ecophysiological traits of Schima superba seedlings	9
Differential sensitivities of photosynthetic component processes govern oxidative stress levels and net assimilation rates in virus-infected cotton	9
Genome-wide association study of leaf photosynthesis using a high-throughput gas exchange system in rice	9
Honoring two stalwarts of photosynthesis research: Eva-Mari Aro and Govindjee	9
Three overlooked photosynthesis papers of Otto Warburg (1883–1970), published in the 1940s in German and in Russian, on light-driven water oxidation coupled to benzoquinone reduction	9
The pattern of photosynthetic response and adaptation to changing light conditions in lichens is linked to their ecological range	9
Effect of cationic antiseptics on the vectorial electron and proton transfer in chromatophores of photosynthetic bacteria	8
Aquatic plant Myriophyllum spicatum displays contrasting morphological, photosynthetic, and transcriptomic responses between its aquatic and terrestrial morphotypes	8
Basking in the sun: how mosses photosynthesise and survive in Antarctica	8
Comparison of proton transfer paths to the QA and QB sites of the Rb. sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers	8
Correction to: Derivative-based time-adjusted analysis of diurnal and within-tree variation in the OJIP fluorescence transient of silver birch	8
Psb34 protein modulates binding of high-light-inducible proteins to CP47-containing photosystem II assembly intermediates in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803	8
Spruce versus Arabidopsis: different strategies of photosynthetic acclimation to light intensity change	8
Photo-induced processes in photosynthesis—from femtoseconds to seconds	8
Characterizing compensatory mechanisms in the absence of photoprotective qE in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	8
In vitro demetalation of central magnesium in various chlorophyll derivatives using Mg-dechelatase homolog from the chloroflexi Anaerolineae	8
Retraction Note: The highly efficient NDH-dependent photosystem I cyclic electron flow pathway in the marine angiosperm Zostera marina	7
Solar energy conversion by photosystem II: principles and structures	7
Wah Soon Chow, a teacher, a friend and a colleague	7

Assembly of allophycocyanin from individual subunits: involvement of apo-form in the formation of trimers	7
Controlled electron transfer by molecular wires embedded in ultrathin insulating membranes for driving redox catalysis	7
Photosynthesis and food security: the evolving story of C4 rice	7
Plant morphology, secondary metabolites and chlorophyll fluorescence of Artemisia argyi under different LED environments	7
Inverted region in the reaction of the quinone reduction in the A1-site of photosystem I from cyanobacteria	7
An insight into spectral composition of light available for photosynthesis via remotely assessed absorption coefficient at leaf and canopy levels	7
Diversity of responses to nitrogen deficiency in distinct wheat genotypes reveals the role of alternative electron flows in photoprotection	7
Absorption changes in Photosystem II in the Soret band region upon the formation of the chlorophyll cation radical [PD1PD2]+	7
Dynamics of diverse coherences in primary charge separation of bacterial reaction center at 77 K revealed by wavelet analysis	7
Perspectives of cyanobacterial cell factories	7