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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction to: Adaptive significance of age- and light-related variation in needle structure, photochemistry, and pigments in evergreen coniferous trees	260
Tools for analyzing protonation states and for tracing proton transfer pathways with examples from the Rb. sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers	123
Chloride facilitates Mn(III) formation during photoassembly of the Photosystem II oxygen-evolving complex	119
Using picosecond fluorescence lifetime analysis to determine photosynthesis in the world’s oceans	48
The role of the local environment on the structural heterogeneity of carotenoid β-ionone rings	36
Integrating multiple statistical indices to measure the stability of photosynthetic pigment content and composition in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern germplasm under varying environmental conditions	32
Light harvesting in purple bacteria does not rely on resonance fine-tuning in peripheral antenna complexes	28
Year-round sustainable biomass production potential of Nannochloris sp. in outdoor raceway pond enabled through strategic photobiological screening	28
Active in situ and passive airborne fluorescence measurements for water stress detection on a fescue field	27
PSII supercomplex disassembly is not needed for the induction of energy quenching (qE)	27
EPR studies of ferredoxin in spinach and cyanobacterial thylakoids related to photosystem I-driven NADP+ reduction	25
Photosystem 2 and the oxygen evolving complex: a brief overview	22
Light quality affects chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthetic performance in Antarctic Chlamydomonas	22
Insights into the binding mechanism of ascorbic acid and violaxanthin with violaxanthin de-epoxidase (VDE) and chlorophycean violaxanthin de-epoxidase (CVDE) enzymes	20
Singular adaptations in the carbon assimilation mechanism of the polyextremophile cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis thermalis	20
Photosynthetic capacity and pigment distribution of a siphonous green alga, Dichotomosiphon tuberosus	20
Bicarbonate is a key regulator but not a substrate for O2 evolution in Photosystem II	19
High salt-induced PSI-supercomplex is associated with high CEF and attenuation of state transitions	19
On the Pelletier and Caventou (1817, 1818) papers on chlorophyll and beyond	19
Drop-casted Photosystem I/cytochrome c multilayer films for biohybrid solar energy conversion	19
Tuning photosynthetic oxygen for hydrogen evolution in synergistically integrated, sulfur deprived consortia of Coccomyxa chodatii and Rhodobium gokarnense at dim and high light	18
Far-red light-driven photoautotrophy of chlorophyll f-producing cyanobacterium without red-shifted phycobilisome core complex	18
Reminiscences of Robert Paul Levine (1927–2022)	17
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	17
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	16

Primary donor triplet states of Photosystem I and II studied by Q-band pulse ENDOR spectroscopy	16
Photosynthetic performance in cyanobacteria with increased sulphide tolerance: an analysis comparing wild-type and experimentally derived strains	15
Trends and progress in application of cobalt-based materials in catalytic, electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic water splitting	15
Mass spectrometry analysis of the photosystem II assembly factor Psb27 revealed variations in its lipid modification	14
Seasonal dynamics of photosynthetic nitrogen content and partitioning in deciduous forests	14
A theoretical framework of the hybrid mechanism of photosystem II photodamage	13
11th International Conference on “Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability”	13
The circadian night depression of photosynthesis analyzed in a herb, Pulmonaria vallarsae. Day/night quantitative relationships	13
Tribute to Kenneth Sauer (1931–2022): a mentor, a role-model, and an inspiration to all in the field of photosynthesis	13
Localization and characterization θ carbonic anhydrases in Thalassiosira pseudonana	13
Investigation of electrocatalytic activity of a new mononuclear Mn(II) complex for water oxidation in alkaline media	13
Plastoquinone homeostasis in plant acclimation to light intensity	12
Photogeneration and quenching of singlet molecular oxygen by bacterial C40 carotenoids with long chain of conjugated double bonds	12
Mg2+ limitation leads to a decrease in chlorophyll, resulting in an unbalanced photosynthetic apparatus in the cyanobacterium Synechocytis sp. PCC6803	12
Exploring the interdependence of calcium and chloride activation of O2 evolution in photosystem II	12
Single boll weight depends on photosynthetic function of boll–leaf system in field-grown cotton plants under water stress	12
Mn-porphyrins in a four-helix bundle participate in photo-induced electron transfer with a bacterial reaction center	12
Effects of mutations of D1-R323, D1-N322, D1-D319, D1-H304 on the functioning of photosystem II in Thermosynechococcus vulcanus	12
Salt stress induces Kranz anatomy and expression of C4 photosynthetic enzymes in the amphibious sedge Eleocharis vivipara	11
Peculiarities of DNP-INT and DBMIB as inhibitors of the photosynthetic electron transport	11
Absolute quantification of cellular levels of photosynthesis-related proteins in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803	11
Investigating photosynthetic and chlorophyll fluorescence responses to light in peanut acclimated to elevated CO2 and temperature	11
David (Dave) Charles Fork (1929–2020): a gentle human being, a great experimenter, and a passionate researcher	11
Correction to: The carbon-concentrating mechanism of the extremophilic red microalga Cyanidioschyzon merolae	11
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
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
Accurate photosynthetic parameter estimation at low stomatal conductance: effects of cuticular conductance and instrumental noise	10
Adaptive significance of age- and light-related variation in needle structure, photochemistry, and pigments in evergreen coniferous trees	10
Influence of the antiseptic octenidine on spectral characteristics and energy migration processes in photosystem II core complexes	10
A perspective on the major light-harvesting complex dynamics under the effect of pH, salts, and the photoprotective PsbS protein	10
Resonant vibrations produce quantum bridge over high-energy states in heterogeneous antenna	10
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
Differential sensitivities of photosynthetic component processes govern oxidative stress levels and net assimilation rates in virus-infected cotton	9
Honoring two stalwarts of photosynthesis research: Eva-Mari Aro and Govindjee	9
Psb34 protein modulates binding of high-light-inducible proteins to CP47-containing photosystem II assembly intermediates in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803	9
The pattern of photosynthetic response and adaptation to changing light conditions in lichens is linked to their ecological range	9
In vitro demetalation of central magnesium in various chlorophyll derivatives using Mg-dechelatase homolog from the chloroflexi Anaerolineae	9
Effects of drought and moisture stress on the growth and ecophysiological traits of Schima superba seedlings	9
Perspectives of cyanobacterial cell factories	8
Correction to: Derivative-based time-adjusted analysis of diurnal and within-tree variation in the OJIP fluorescence transient of silver birch	8
Photo-induced processes in photosynthesis—from femtoseconds to seconds	8
Genome-wide association study of leaf photosynthesis using a high-throughput gas exchange system in rice	8
Comparison of proton transfer paths to the QA and QB sites of the Rb. sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers	8
Characterizing compensatory mechanisms in the absence of photoprotective qE in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	8
Spruce versus Arabidopsis: different strategies of photosynthetic acclimation to light intensity change	8
Plant morphology, secondary metabolites and chlorophyll fluorescence of Artemisia argyi under different LED environments	8
Aquatic plant Myriophyllum spicatum displays contrasting morphological, photosynthetic, and transcriptomic responses between its aquatic and terrestrial morphotypes	8
Absorption changes in Photosystem II in the Soret band region upon the formation of the chlorophyll cation radical [PD1PD2]+	8
Basking in the sun: how mosses photosynthesise and survive in Antarctica	8

Dynamics of diverse coherences in primary charge separation of bacterial reaction center at 77 K revealed by wavelet analysis	7
Photosynthesis and food security: the evolving story of C4 rice	7
Assembly of allophycocyanin from individual subunits: involvement of apo-form in the formation of trimers	7
An insight into spectral composition of light available for photosynthesis via remotely assessed absorption coefficient at leaf and canopy levels	7
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
Inverted region in the reaction of the quinone reduction in the A1-site of photosystem I from cyanobacteria	7
Diversity of responses to nitrogen deficiency in distinct wheat genotypes reveals the role of alternative electron flows in photoprotection	7
Controlled electron transfer by molecular wires embedded in ultrathin insulating membranes for driving redox catalysis	7