OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences is 6. 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
Role of Mineral Nitrogen Nutrition in Fungal Plant Diseases of Cereal Crops	57
The Significance of Florigen Activation Complex in Controlling Flowering in Rice	57
Uncovering the Secrets of Secretory Fluids During the Reproductive Process in Ginkgo biloba	51
Regulation of Plant Primary Metabolism – How Results From Novel Technologies Are Extending Our Understanding From Classical Targeted Approaches	43
Functional Versatility of Multi-Protein Mediator Complex in Plant Growth and Development	43
Progress and future impacts on genomic dissection of soybean domestication and improvement	33
Advances in the endogenous and exogenous regulation of anthocyanins–the key to color change in eudicots	27
Hyper-Recombinant Plants: An Emerging Field for Plant Breeding	24
From Salinity to Nutrient-Rich Vegetables: Strategies for Quality Enhancement in Protected Cultivation	23
Colonization Efficacy of the Endophytic Insect-Pathogenic Fungus, Beauveria bassiana, Across the Plant Kingdom: A Meta-Analysis	23
Deciphering the Interplay between Redox Switches and Signaling Networks in Plant Stress Responses	22
Evolution of the Cotton Genus,Gossypium, and Its Domestication in the Americas	22
Systems and breakdown of self-incompatibility	21
The B Chromosome: An Optimum Platform For Maize Minichromosome Engineering	17
Diversity and Biosynthesis of Volatile Terpenoid Secondary Metabolites in the Chrysanthemum Genus	16
Transcription Factors in the Regulation of Plant Heat Responses	15
Integration of the Plant-Specific PLATZ Transcription Factors into Gene Regulatory Networks Controlling Developmental Processes	14
Development of Reference Genes for Horticultural Plants	14
Zygote Activation: The Start of the New Generation in Angiosperms	13
Back to the Future: Re-Engineering the Evolutionarily Lost Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Host Trait to Improve Climate Resilience for Agriculture	13
An Overview of Carbon Sequestration in Agricultural Soils of Latin America and the Caribbean	12
Developmental Plasticity of Apomixis Reproduction – Chance or Challenge for Evolution and Application?	12
Anthracnose Resistance in Legumes for Cropping System Diversification	11
Jasmonates as Emerging Regulators of Plants Response to Variable Nutrient Environment	11
An Integrative Review of Drivers and Responses of Grassland Phenology under Global Change	11

Toward a Molecular Understanding of Rhizosphere, Phyllosphere, and Spermosphere Interactions in Plant Growth and Stress Response	11
Functional Residues in Plant Nutrient Transporters: An Opportunity for Gene Editing to Improve Agronomic Traits	10
Non-Thermal Plasma as Environmentally-Friendly Technology for Agriculture: A Review and Roadmap	9
Foliar Fertilization: A Potential Strategy for Improving Plant Salt Tolerance	8
Understanding the biosynthesis and regulatory mechanisms of bioactive compounds inTaraxacumspecies (dandelions), a model system for natural rubber, food, and medicinal plant biology	7
MicroRNA: A Mobile Signal Mediating Information Exchange within and beyond Plant Organisms	7
Selenium Exerts an Intriguing Alteration of Primary and Secondary Plant Metabolites: Advances, Challenges, and Prospects	7
Cys2/His2-Type Zinc Finger Proteins Regulate Plant Growth and Development	7
Status, Gaps and Perspectives of Powdery Mildew Resistance Research and Breeding in Cucurbits	6
Plant SABATH Methyltransferases: Diverse Functions, Unusual Reaction Mechanisms and Complex Evolution	6
Engineered Carbon Dots as Plant Nanobionics: Mechanistic Insights of Biodegradation, Nutrient Delivery, and Gene Modulations for Smart Sustainable Agriculture	6
Resynthesized Rapeseed (Brassica napus): Breeding and Genomics	6