OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of South African Journal of Botany is 36. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Unveiling the potential of synthetic cumin variety for seed quality and quantity under drought stress	103
Larger trees facilitate understory herbaceous biomass but not diversity in a South African savanna	65
Editorial Board	63
Unfolding the role of silicon dioxide nanoparticles (SiO2NPs) in inducing drought stress tolerance in Hordeum vulgare through modulation of root metabolic, nutritional, and hormonal profiles	62
Unveiling the amalgamation of growing substrates and cultivars for low-cost plantlet multiplication in banana	62
An in vitro assessment of the potential antidiabetic activity and cytotoxic effects of ethanolic and aqueous extracts from three invasive Australian acacias	60
Secondarily woody Lobostemon and Echium (Boraginaceae) from two Mediterranean-climate biodiversity hotspots share similar wood anatomies	56
Mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomics approaches for comprehensive structural annotation of bioactive metabolites from bushy cashew (Anacardium humile) fruits	56
Development of genome-wide microsatellites from Primula denticulata and their utility in different species of the genus	54
Corrigendum to Ecological survey, population assessment and habitat distribution modelling for conserving Fritillaria roylei—A critically endangered Himalayan medicinal herb, South African Journal of	50
Silver nanoparticles synthesis from Crinum moorei: Optimization, characterization, kinetics and catalytic application	50
Breaking the salty spell: Understanding action mechanism of melatonin and beneficial microbes as nature's solution for mitigating salt stress in soybean	48
Phenolics from underutilized wild pomegranate fruit flavedo: Extraction, quantification, hierarchical clustering, antibacterial properties, HPLC, SEM analysis and FT-IR characterization	48
Physiological responses to lead and PEG-simulated drought stress in metallicolous and non-metallicolous Matthiola (Brassicaceae) species from Iran	47
The antiproliferative extract from the leaves of Acacia sieberiana var. woodii (Fabaceae) is harmless as evidenced by acute and subacute toxicity studies in rats	47
Phytochemical profile and toxicity of extracts from the leaf of Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. collected in mangrove areas affected by port activities	46
In vitro, molecular docking and in silico/ADMET study of cuminaldehyde against Candida, MDR bacteria and human colorectal and cervical carcinoma	46
Micrasterias apiculata var. tjitjeroekensis, a scarce and interesting desmid from Mozambique	45
First draft of the nuclear genome assembly and annotation of the multi-stress tolerant desert giant milkweed Calotropis procera	45
Cassia auriculata Linn. extracts induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of A549 lung cancer cell lines: An in vitro approach	44
Resurrection of Talbotia as a monotypic genus in Velloziaceae	44
Hygroscopic proprieties of fig (Ficus carica L.): Mathematical modelling of moisture sorption isotherms and isosteric heat kinetics	43
Three Mediterranean species from natural plant communities (Ceratonia siliqua, Pistacia lentiscus, and Olea europaea var. sylvestris): phenolic acids, flavonoids, and biological activities	42
In vitro rooting, plant growth, monosaccharide profile and anatomical analysis of Phalaenopsis regenerants under different regions of visible light	42
Antibacterial activity and synergistic interaction between Artemisia roxburghiana Wall. ex Besser extracts and synthetic antibiotics against resistant clinical isolates	41

Alkaloids of Solanum rostratum seeds and their role in plant growth regulation	41
Retraction notice to The potential of Plant-derived secondary metabolites as novel drug candidate against Klebsiella pneumoniae: Molecular Docking and Simulation Investigation [South African Journal o	39
Extracts of southern African aquatic and wetland plant species as effective tyrosinase inhibitors	39
Foliar application of moringa leaf extract (MLE) enhanced antioxidant system, growth, and biomass related attributes in safflower plants	39
Co-application of fungal metabolites and nanoparticles control bacterial wilt disease by regulating rhizosphere soil microbial communities	39
From fruit to functional food: Eriobotrya japonica’s potential in managing obesity and Alzheimer's disease	38
Extensive assessment of Datura metel L. accessions: Geographical origins-based clustering coupled with morphological and phytochemical profiles to illuminate medicinal efficacy	38
Typification of the name Juncus oxycarpus (Verojuncus oxycarpus) (Juncaceae) and its synonym, with nomenclatural notes	37
Mathematical modeling of the combined action of Origanum grosii essential oil and sodium chloride on the growth of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	37
The untargeted phytochemical profile of Verbascum thapsus L. with potent antiviral, antibacterial and anticancer activities	36
Phytochemical profile, antioxidant, antiproliferative, and enzyme inhibition-docking analyses of Salvia ekimiana Celep & Doğan	36
Effects of land use on selected soil properties and carbon sequestration in the Gurra watershed: The case of Chalia District, West Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia	36
Anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic and anti-lipidemic activities of root bark extracts from Rhus tripartitum and cytotoxicity evaluation of isolated compounds	36