OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology is 25. 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
Assessment of pathogenicity and molecular profiles of Puccinia striiformis race causing stripe rust in wheat	272
Unveiling the biocontrol potential of Streptomyces sp. OR02 against Rhizoctonia solani in Tomato fruit	88
Effect of RNAi suppression of the gossypol pathway on resistance to necrotrophic fungal seedling disease pathogens in cotton	86
New insights into the hormonal regulation of silicon-supplied sorghum plants challenged with Colletotrichum sublineolum	70
Comparative proteomic analysis of resistant and susceptible aromatic rice landraces in response to blast pathogen, Magnaporthe oryzae	52
Capsicum hypocotyls mycobiome diversity is unaffected by Phytophthora capsici inoculation	52
Editorial Board	47
Topical delivery of host induced RNAi silencing by layered double hydroxide nanosheets: An efficient tool to decipher pathogenicity gene function of Fusarium crown and root rot in tomato	45
Myrtle rust, a serious threat to horticultural plant Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Myrtaceae) in southern China	43
Dynamics of reactive oxygen species metabolism in rice (Oryza sativa L.) following infection with rice tungro bacilliform virus	42
Beneficial microorganisms in agriculture	39
Identification and pathogenicity of Colletotrichum truncatum causing yam anthracnose – A new record in China	37
Insights into the population dynamics of phytophthora species associated with arecanut fruit rot disease	36
Study on the biocontrol effect of Streptomyces sp. NEAU-KT41 and its cell-free culture filtrate against wheat root rot	35
Phylogeny, pathogenicity, and fungicide sensitivity of Botryosphaeriaceae fungi associated with Persian lime dieback in Sinaloa, Mexico	35
Development of specific polyclonal antibodies and a fluorescence-based immunoassay for detecting tomato brown rugose fruit virus- Iranian isolate	34
Recent advances in postharvest technology of Asia pears fungi disease control: A review	34
Carvacrol exhibits direct antifungal activity against stem-end rot disease and induces disease resistance to stem-end rot disease in kiwifruit	30
Suppression of Macrophomina root rot, Fusarium wilt and growth promotion of some pulses by antagonistic rhizobacteria	30
Endophytic bacteria improve jute growth through induction of phytohormones-related gene expression	29
An efficient and novel method to screen Botrytis cinerea resistance genes based on TRV-induced gene silencing with lily petal discs	28
Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci conferring resistance to race 4 of Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris in cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata)	27
Sterol complex visualisation in Phytophthora cinnamomi and expression analysis of genes involved in sterol sensing, recruitment and conversion	26
Understanding the role of Bacillus subtilis GEB1 in enhancing guava plant immunity against Meloidogyne enterolobii: A multifaceted approach	26
Arginine catabolism induced by exogenous arginine treatment reduces the loss of green color rate in broccoli florets	25

Transcriptomic analyses reveal the involvement of miraculin family genes in the incompatible interaction between Meloidogyne incognita and coffee (Coffea arabica L.)	25
Nitrated fly ash inhibits root-knot nematode and alleviates biotic stress in beetroot: A novel approach towards soil friendly nematode management	25