OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plant Journal is 50. 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
Announcing the TPJ Foundation Review series	390
Issue Information	205
Genomics reveal a complicated past and suggest a possible future for Nicotiana benthamiana	190
Variation in the promoter of the sorbitol dehydrogenase gene MdSDH2 affects binding of the transcription factor MdABI3 and alters fructose content in apple fruit	184
Cytonuclear interplay in auto‐ and allopolyploids: a multifaceted perspective from the Festuca‐Lolium complex	171
Alternative splicing of CsJAZ1 negatively regulates flavan‐3‐ol biosynthesis in tea plants	143
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Phylogeny and disparate selection signatures suggest two genetically independent domestication events in pea (Pisum L.)	110
Thecellulose synthase‐like F3(CslF3) gene mediates cell wall polysaccharide synthesis and affects root growth and differentiation in barley	108
Issue Information	106
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Synergistic actions of three MYB transcription factors underpins the high accumulation of myricetin in Morella rubra	94
Elucidation of myricetin biosynthesis in Morella rubra of the Myricaceae	89
Metabolic priming in G6PDH isoenzyme‐replaced tobacco lines improves stress tolerance and seed yields via altering assimilate partitioning	85
Characterization of two CYP80 enzymes provides insights into aporphine alkaloid skeleton formation in Aristolochia contorta	85
Isocitrate lyase promotes Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici susceptibility in wheat (Triticum aestivum) by suppressing accumulation of glyoxylate cycle intermediates	84
THIAMIN REQUIRING2 is involved in thiamin diphosphate biosynthesis and homeostasis	81
Distinct composition and amplification dynamics of transposable elements in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)	77
A chromosome‐scale assembly of Brassica carinata (BBCC) accession HC20 containing resistance to multiple pathogens and an early generation assessment of introgressions into B. jun	76
Genetic mapping and transcriptome profiling of a chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) mutant identifies a novel locus (CaEl) regulating organ size and early vigor	71
Proteins associated with the Arabidopsis thaliana plastid rhomboid‐like protein RBL10	69
Protein stability governed by α1–2 helices in Pvr4 is essential for localization and cell death	68
Genomic asymmetric epigenetic modification of transposable elements is involved in gene expression regulation of allopolyploid Brassica napus	68
Poly(A) polymerase 1 contributes to competence acquisition of pollen tubes growing through the style inArabidopsis thaliana	67
Profiling of RNA editing events in plant organellar transcriptomes with high‐throughput sequencing	65

Arabidopsis SKU5 Similar 11 and 12 play crucial roles in pollen tube integrity, growth and guidance	65
Cotton GhNAC4 promotes drought tolerance by regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis and ribosomal protein homeostasis	65
The chromosome‐scale assembly of the Salvia rosmarinus genome provides insight into carnosic acid biosynthesis	64
LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1 (LHP1) partially inhibits the transcriptional activation of FT by MYB73 and regulates flowering in Arabidopsis	64
Integration of the SMXL/D53 strigolactone signalling repressors in the model of shoot branching regulation in Pisum sativum	62
Molecular insights into OPR gene family in Saccharum identified a ScOPR2 gene could enhance plant disease resistance	62
PDR9 allelic variation and MYB63 modulate nutrient‐dependent coumarin homeostasis in Arabidopsis	60
Raffinose positively regulates maize drought tolerance by reducing leaf transpiration	60
Disentangling the link between leaf photosynthesis and turgor in fruit growth	60
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Stress combination: from genes to ecosystems	58
PbGBF3 enhances salt response in pear by upregulating PbAPL2 and PbSDH1 and reducing ABA‐mediated salt sensitivity	57
Advances in mass spectrometry imaging for plant metabolomics—Expanding the analytical toolbox	57
ANTHRACNOSE RESISTANCE GENE2 confers fungal resistance in sorghum	57
Evolutionary and immune‐activating character analyses of NLR genes in algae suggest the ancient origin of plant intracellular immune receptors	57
Conquering new grounds: plant organellar C‐to‐U RNA editing factors can be functional in the plant cytosol	56
A tau class glutathione S‐transferase in tea plant, CsGSTU45, facilitates tea plant susceptibility to Colletotrichum camelliae infection mediated by jasmonate signaling pathwa	55
Uniparental silencing of 5S rRNA genes in plant allopolyploids – insights from Cardamine (Brassicaceae)	54
Lycopene ε‐cyclase mediated transition of α‐carotene and β‐carotene metabolic flow in carrot fleshy root	53
Identification of candidate genes in cotton associated with specific seed traits and their initial functional characterization in Arabidopsis	53
A revised view on the evolution of glutamine synthetase isoenzymes in plants	53
Independent regulation of strigolactones and blumenols during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in rice	52
Protein interaction mapping reveals widespread targeting of development‐related host transcription factors by phytoplasma effectors	52
Untargeted metabolomic analyses reveal the diversity and plasticity of the specialized metabolome in seeds of different Camelina sativa genotypes	51
GIGANTEA accelerates wheat heading time through gene interactions converging on FLOWERING LOCUS T1	51
AgroLux: bioluminescent Agrobacterium to improve molecular pharming and study plant immunity	50