OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of South African Journal of Botany is 37. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Unveiling the potential of synthetic cumin variety for seed quality and quantity under drought stress	110
Larger trees facilitate understory herbaceous biomass but not diversity in a South African savanna	67
Editorial Board	65
Unveiling the amalgamation of growing substrates and cultivars for low-cost plantlet multiplication in banana	64
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	63
An in vitro assessment of the potential antidiabetic activity and cytotoxic effects of ethanolic and aqueous extracts from three invasive Australian acacias	60
Mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomics approaches for comprehensive structural annotation of bioactive metabolites from bushy cashew (Anacardium humile) fruits	57
Secondarily woody Lobostemon and Echium (Boraginaceae) from two Mediterranean-climate biodiversity hotspots share similar wood anatomies	56
Silver nanoparticles synthesis from Crinum moorei: Optimization, characterization, kinetics and catalytic application	55
Development of genome-wide microsatellites from Primula denticulata and their utility in different species of the genus	55
Phenolics from underutilized wild pomegranate fruit flavedo: Extraction, quantification, hierarchical clustering, antibacterial properties, HPLC, SEM analysis and FT-IR characterization	52
The antiproliferative extract from the leaves of Acacia sieberiana var. woodii (Fabaceae) is harmless as evidenced by acute and subacute toxicity studies in rats	49
Physiological responses to lead and PEG-simulated drought stress in metallicolous and non-metallicolous Matthiola (Brassicaceae) species from Iran	48
In vitro, molecular docking and in silico/ADMET study of cuminaldehyde against Candida, MDR bacteria and human colorectal and cervical carcinoma	47
Cassia auriculata Linn. extracts induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of A549 lung cancer cell lines: An in vitro approach	46
Micrasterias apiculata var. tjitjeroekensis, a scarce and interesting desmid from Mozambique	46
Phytochemical profile, antioxidant, antiproliferative, and enzyme inhibition-docking analyses of Salvia ekimiana Celep & Doğan	46
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	45
Analysis of the chemical properties and larvicidal activity of essential oils from Ruta graveolens and Ruta montana against Culiseta longiareolata: Toxicity, enzymatic and biochemical alterations	45
Morphology, biochemistry, and yield of cassava as functions of growth stage and water regime	45
Antibacterial activity and synergistic interaction between Artemisia roxburghiana Wall. ex Besser extracts and synthetic antibiotics against resistant clinical isolates	43
Co-application of fungal metabolites and nanoparticles control bacterial wilt disease by regulating rhizosphere soil microbial communities	42
Alkaloids of Solanum rostratum seeds and their role in plant growth regulation	42
Extracts of southern African aquatic and wetland plant species as effective tyrosinase inhibitors	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	41

From fruit to functional food: Eriobotrya japonica’s potential in managing obesity and Alzheimer's disease	40
Extensive assessment of Datura metel L. accessions: Geographical origins-based clustering coupled with morphological and phytochemical profiles to illuminate medicinal efficacy	40
In vitro rooting, plant growth, monosaccharide profile and anatomical analysis of Phalaenopsis regenerants under different regions of visible light	39
Anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic and anti-lipidemic activities of root bark extracts from Rhus tripartitum and cytotoxicity evaluation of isolated compounds	39
Typification of the name Juncus oxycarpus (Verojuncus oxycarpus) (Juncaceae) and its synonym, with nomenclatural notes	39
Resurrection of Talbotia as a monotypic genus in Velloziaceae	38
Bioactivity of essential oils extracted from four varieties of Zanthoxylum bungeanum against insects and dominant spoilage fungi in Codonopsis pilosulae	38
Interactive impacts of soil salinity and jasmonic acid and humic acid on growth parameters, forage yield and photosynthesis parameters of sorghum plants	38
Geographical distribution, abundance and population structure of Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Pierre ex. Heckel, a culturally important species in Benin Republic	37
Use of low cost agar alternative for in vitro propagation of commercially viable orchids is an attractive way for commercialization	37
Assessment of clonal fidelity and phytomedicinal potential in micropropagated plants of Bulbophyllum odoratissimum - An endangered medicinal orchid of Indo Burma megabiodiversity hotspot	37
In vitro antiglycation and lipoxygenase inhibition of naphthoquinones isolated from Diospyros lotus Linn	37