OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of South African Journal of Botany is 35. 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
Unveiling the potential of synthetic cumin variety for seed quality and quantity under drought stress	83
Assessment of clonal fidelity and phytomedicinal potential in micropropagated plants of Bulbophyllum odoratissimum - An endangered medicinal orchid of Indo Burma megabiodiversity hotspot	65
Interactive impacts of soil salinity and jasmonic acid and humic acid on growth parameters, forage yield and photosynthesis parameters of sorghum plants	63
Larger trees facilitate understory herbaceous biomass but not diversity in a South African savanna	58
Editorial Board	56
Unveiling the amalgamation of growing substrates and cultivars for low-cost plantlet multiplication in banana	56
Constituent content and allelopathic potential of eighteen extracts for the control of Urochloa decumbens under laboratory conditions	53
Geographical distribution, abundance and population structure of Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Pierre ex. Heckel, a culturally important species in Benin Republic	52
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	51
Phenological behavior of herbaceous and woody species in the highly threatened Ironstone Rupestrian Grasslands	47
An in vitro assessment of the potential antidiabetic activity and cytotoxic effects of ethanolic and aqueous extracts from three invasive Australian acacias	46
Secondarily woody Lobostemon and Echium (Boraginaceae) from two Mediterranean-climate biodiversity hotspots share similar wood anatomies	45
Mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomics approaches for comprehensive structural annotation of bioactive metabolites from bushy cashew (Anacardium humile) fruits	45
Corrigendum to Ecological survey, population assessment and habitat distribution modelling for conserving Fritillaria roylei—A critically endangered Himalayan medicinal herb, South African Journal of	44
First draft of the nuclear genome assembly and annotation of the multi-stress tolerant desert giant milkweed Calotropis procera	44
Silver nanoparticles synthesis from Crinum moorei: Optimization, characterization, kinetics and catalytic application	44
Development of genome-wide microsatellites from Primula denticulata and their utility in different species of the genus	44
Breaking the salty spell: Understanding action mechanism of melatonin and beneficial microbes as nature's solution for mitigating salt stress in soybean	43
In vitro antiglycation and lipoxygenase inhibition of naphthoquinones isolated from Diospyros lotus Linn	42
Potential nematicidal properties of plant extracts against Meloidogyne incognita	42
Phenolics from underutilized wild pomegranate fruit flavedo: Extraction, quantification, hierarchical clustering, antibacterial properties, HPLC, SEM analysis and FT-IR characterization	41
Physiological responses to lead and PEG-simulated drought stress in metallicolous and non-metallicolous Matthiola (Brassicaceae) species from Iran	40
The antiproliferative extract from the leaves of Acacia sieberiana var. woodii (Fabaceae) is harmless as evidenced by acute and subacute toxicity studies in rats	40
Investigation of molecular mechanisms of Ulmus davidiana against gastric cancer: A network pharmacology study incorporating gene expression data and molecular docking analysis	38
Responses of rootstock variability to tolerate salinity in tomato	38

Co-application of fungal metabolites and nanoparticles control bacterial wilt disease by regulating rhizosphere soil microbial communities	37
Three Mediterranean species from natural plant communities (Ceratonia siliqua, Pistacia lentiscus, and Olea europaea var. sylvestris): phenolic acids, flavonoids, and biological activities	37
Alkaloids of Solanum rostratum seeds and their role in plant growth regulation	37
Cassia auriculata Linn. extracts induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest of A549 lung cancer cell lines: An in vitro approach	37
Antibacterial activity and synergistic interaction between Artemisia roxburghiana Wall. ex Besser extracts and synthetic antibiotics against resistant clinical isolates	37
Micrasterias apiculata var. tjitjeroekensis, a scarce and interesting desmid from Mozambique	37
Extracts of southern African aquatic and wetland plant species as effective tyrosinase inhibitors	36
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	36
Hygroscopic proprieties of fig (Ficus carica L.): Mathematical modelling of moisture sorption isotherms and isosteric heat kinetics	36
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	35
Typification of the name Juncus oxycarpus (Verojuncus oxycarpus) (Juncaceae) and its synonym, with nomenclatural notes	35
Extensive assessment of Datura metel L. accessions: Geographical origins-based clustering coupled with morphological and phytochemical profiles to illuminate medicinal efficacy	35
From fruit to functional food: Eriobotrya japonica’s potential in managing obesity and Alzheimer's disease	35
Foliar application of moringa leaf extract (MLE) enhanced antioxidant system, growth, and biomass related attributes in safflower plants	35