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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
The role of polyploidy in improving seed traits, growth kinetics, and embryo development in Cuminum cyminum L.	32
Vernalization enforces seed dormancy in the agricultural weed Alopecurus myosuroides (Huds.)	32
Stimulatory and inhibitory effects of light on Cereus repandus (Cactaceae) seed germination are strongly dependent on spectral quality	27
Maternal environmental control of progeny seed physiology: a review of concepts, evidence and mechanism	26
Evaluating seed longevity: use of RNA integrity to characterize variation within species of legume grains	19
Seed germination of Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae), a rare endangered holoparasitic species endemic to Armenia	11
Correlated evolution of seed mass and genome size varies among life forms in flowering plants	10
Seed persistence and germination strategies of Carajasia cangae (Rubiaceae): an endemic forb from the Amazon ironstone outcrop	10
Width of the temperature range for seed germination of herbaceous plant species in temperate eastern North America: life cycles, seasons and temperature variation and implication for climate warming	10
Deciphering seed development and germination in the single-cell era	8
Seed longevity: analysing post-storage germination data in R to fit the viability equation	8
Oxidant system and ABA drive germination in seeds of palm species with differences in desiccation tolerance	7
Seed biopriming and long-term air-dry storage effects on Pseudomonas fluorescens viability and Brassica napus germination	6
Effects of light and temperature on seed germination of eight Cistus species	6
Insects and mycorrhizal fungi influence maternal seed provisioning in Senecio vulgaris	6
The J. Derek Bewley Career Lecture. Seeds–plants–crops–biodiversity–environment–people: illustrating understanding and ideas	6
Seed permeability: an essential trait for classifying seed dormancy type	6
Beetroot and spinach seed microbiomes can suppress Pythium ultimum infection: results from a large-scale screening	6
Proteomic characterization of the different stages of seed germination in Cupressus gigantea	5
Effects of Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus) feces on seed germination and early seedling growth: insights into their contribution to seed dispersal	5
Seed mass, dormancy and germinability variation among maternal plants of four Arabian halophytes	5
Dry storage alters intraspecific variation in phenotypic traits at early life stages: evidence from a dominant alpine meadow species	5
Characterization and diversity of seed endophytic bacteria of the endemic holoparasitic plant Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae) from a semi-desert area in Armenia	5
Non-deep simple and deep simple morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of three species of Ilex from subtropical and tropical regions of Taiwan	5
Oxidative phosphorylation is regulated by ubiquitination under slow-cooling treatment in hydrated lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seeds	5

Contrasting seed moisture sorption behaviour between two species and the implication for seed longevity