OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of South African Journal of Botany is 32. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Phenotypic and genotypic divergence in Okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench] and implications for drought tolerance breeding: A review	75
Alkaloids of Solanum rostratum seeds and their role in plant growth regulation	64
Mitigating lead (Pb) toxicity in Zea mays (L.) plants using green synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles	62
The genus Lepidium L. (Brassicaceae): A comprehensive review of botany, traditional uses, pharmacology, phytochemistry and the possible toxicities	60
Antibacterial activity and synergistic interaction between Artemisia roxburghiana Wall. ex Besser extracts and synthetic antibiotics against resistant clinical isolates	53
Antimicrobial and cytotoxic effects of Lippia alba essential oil on multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates	52
Direct organogenesis mediated improvised mass propagation of Pogostemon cablin: A natural reserve of pharmaceutical biomolecules	51
Co-application of fungal metabolites and nanoparticles control bacterial wilt disease by regulating rhizosphere soil microbial communities	50
Naringenin alleviates lead-induced changes in mungbean morphology with improvement in protein digestibility and solubility	48
Rapid detection of bromatological and chemical biomarkers of clones tolerant to eucalyptus physiological disorder	44
Isolation, structural characterization and in silico molecular docking studies of phytocompounds from Anacardium occidentale roots against selected therapeutic antidiabetic targets	43
Evaluation of anticancer, immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory potential of antioxidant rich Anzia ornatoides, a lichen species from eastern Himalayan region	42
Imprint of selective logging on seed regeneration of Brachystegia spiciformis Benth. in dry miombo woodland in Zimbabwe	42
Codon usage bias in the chloroplast genomes of Cymbidium species in Guizhou, China	42
Regulation of Na+/H+ antiport system and nitrogen metabolism by melatonin and endogenous hydrogen sulfide confers resilience to drought and salt stress	40
Post-flowering drought stress response of advanced breeding lines and cultivars in post-rainy season sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.)] Moench	40
Drought stress response of pears and quince as pear rootstocks induced by D-mannitol assessed with proliferation and growth, antioxidant enzymes and mineral elements of in vitro microshoots	40
Assessment of antioxidant activities of Epidendrum secundum Jacq., a terrestrial orchid from southern Ecuadorian highlands	38
Contrasting impact of soil amendments on bioavailability, mobility and speciation of zinc in an acidic sandy loam soil	37
Seasonal and geographical variation in the chemical composition of essential oil from Allophylus edulis leaves	37
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott (Araceae; taro): global invasion history and prognosis for South Africa	36
Leaf morphoanatomical and physiological characteristics of sunflower genotypes under water deficit	36
Systematics of Othonna (Asteraceae: Senecioneae: Othonninae) in southern Africa: the O. cacalioides L.f., O. natalensis Sch.Bip., and O. osteospermoides DC. groups of species and the identity of O. fr	36
Isolating Miliusa velutina endophytic bacteria to generate antioxidants and optimizing culture conditions for antioxidant production	35
Effects of zinc-enriched amino acids on rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) for adaptation in saline-sodic soil conditions: Growth, nutrient uptake and biofortification of zinc	35

Discovery of artemisinin in Artemisia annua, its current production, and relevance to sub-Saharan Africa	35
Fungal pathogen: A game changer for insect herbivore in sequential attack on tomato	35
Comparative study of productive performance of two olive oil cultivars Chemlali Sfax and Koroneiki under arid conditions	34
Can we use Melissa officinalis (lemon balm) postdistillation waste extracts in pharmacy? In vivo pharmacodynamic studies	34
Effects of soil types on phytochemical constituents and antioxidant properties of Solanum nigrum	34
Recent advances on the therapeutic potential with Ocimum species against COVID-19: A review	33
Effect of biotic elicitors on the physiology, redox system, and secondary metabolite composition of Lippia alba cultivated in vitro	33
Does forest fire modify the diametric distribution of lianas? A study case in a semideciduous seasonal forest with Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze in Brazil	32
Quercetin suppresses cell proliferation using the apoptosis pathways in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 human breast carcinoma cells in monolayer and spheroid model cultures	32
Genome-wide identification, classification and expression analysis of the JmjC domain-containing histone demethylase gene family in Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)	32
Physico-chemical characterization and biochemical profiling of mango genotypes during different fruit development stages	32