OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Seed Science Research is 5. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Vernalization enforces seed dormancy in the agricultural weed Alopecurus myosuroides (Huds.)	33
The role of polyploidy in improving seed traits, growth kinetics, and embryo development in Cuminum cyminum L.	15
Stimulatory and inhibitory effects of light on Cereus repandus (Cactaceae) seed germination are strongly dependent on spectral quality	13
Maternal environmental control of progeny seed physiology: a review of concepts, evidence and mechanism	12
Testa morphology and permeability of weedy Amaranthus species	11
Evaluating seed longevity: use of RNA integrity to characterize variation within species of legume grains	11
Seed germination of Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae), a rare endangered holoparasitic species endemic to Armenia	9
Deciphering seed development and germination in the single-cell era	9
Seed persistence and germination strategies of Carajasia cangae (Rubiaceae): an endemic forb from the Amazon ironstone outcrop	9
Insects and mycorrhizal fungi influence maternal seed provisioning in Senecio vulgaris	7
Seed biopriming and long-term air-dry storage effects on Pseudomonas fluorescens viability and Brassica napus germination	7
Seed longevity: analysing post-storage germination data in R to fit the viability equation	7
Beetroot and spinach seed microbiomes can suppress Pythium ultimum infection: results from a large-scale screening	7
Seed permeability: an essential trait for classifying seed dormancy type	7
Silver nanoparticle seed priming as a redox-driven regulator of seed germination and stress memory	7
Dry storage alters intraspecific variation in phenotypic traits at early life stages: evidence from a dominant alpine meadow species	6
Oxidative phosphorylation is regulated by ubiquitination under slow-cooling treatment in hydrated lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seeds	6
Proteomic characterization of the different stages of seed germination in Cupressus gigantea	6
Effects of Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus) feces on seed germination and early seedling growth: insights into their contribution to seed dispersal	5
Population size is not a reliable indicator of seed germination	5
Characterization and diversity of seed endophytic bacteria of the endemic holoparasitic plant Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae) from a semi-desert area in Armenia	5
Contrasting seed moisture sorption behaviour between two species and the implication for seed longevity	5
Advances in seed science and technology for more sustainable crop production Julia Buitink and Olivier Leprince (Eds.) Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing, Cambridge, UK. Series in Agricultural Science	5
Non-deep simple and deep simple morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of three species of Ilex from subtropical and tropical regions of Taiwan	5
Rice seed longevity in the context of seed moisture contents and hypoxic conditions in the storage environment	5

Overcoming major barriers in seed ecology research in developing countries