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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Identification of candidate genes in cotton associated with specific seed traits and their initial functional characterization in Arabidopsis	370
Announcing the TPJ Foundation Review series	182
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Genomics reveal a complicated past and suggest a possible future for Nicotiana benthamiana	171
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The DnaJ1 heat shock protein interacts with the flavanone 3‐hydroxylase‐like protein F3HL to synergistically enhance drought tolerance by scavenging reactive oxygen species in tomato	114
Genetic dissection of ear‐related trait divergence between maize and teosinte	103
Studying ER‐membrane contact sites in plants using the optogenetic approach: Taking the LiMETER as an example	101
Integrated multi‐omics analyses provide new insights into genomic variation landscape and regulatory network candidate genes associated with walnut endocarp	97
Role of an endodermis‐specific miR858b‐MYB1L module in the regulation of Taxol biosynthesis in Taxus mairei	95
Tasselyzer, a machine learning method to quantify maize anther exertion, based on PlantCV	92
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Diversification and evolution of serine/arginine‐rich splicing factors in plants	90
Isocitrate lyase promotes Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici susceptibility in wheat (Triticum aestivum) by suppressing accumulation of glyoxylate cycle intermediates	86
LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN 1 (LHP1) partially inhibits the transcriptional activation of FT by MYB73 and regulates flowering in Arabidopsis	83
Molecular insights into OPR gene family in Saccharum identified a ScOPR2 gene could enhance plant disease resistance	83
PDR9 allelic variation and MYB63 modulate nutrient‐dependent coumarin homeostasis in Arabidopsis	81
THIAMIN REQUIRING2 is involved in thiamin diphosphate biosynthesis and homeostasis	78
Distinct composition and amplification dynamics of transposable elements in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)	74
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	73
Conquering new grounds: plant organellar C‐to‐U RNA editing factors can be functional in the plant cytosol	73
Independent regulation of strigolactones and blumenols during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in rice	71
Uniparental silencing of 5S rRNA genes in plant allopolyploids – insights from Cardamine (Brassicaceae)	68

Midday water use efficiency in sorghum is linked to faster stomatal closure rate, lower stomatal aperture and higher stomatal density	66
GmPTF1 modifies root architecture responses to phosphate starvation primarily through regulating GmEXPB2 expression in soybean	66
Disentangling the link between leaf photosynthesis and turgor in fruit growth	65
An Arabidopsis expression predictor enables inference of transcriptional regulators for gene modules	65
Genetic mapping and transcriptome profiling of a chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) mutant identifies a novel locus (CaEl) regulating organ size and early vigor	63
AgroLux: bioluminescent Agrobacterium to improve molecular pharming and study plant immunity	61
Genomic asymmetric epigenetic modification of transposable elements is involved in gene expression regulation of allopolyploid Brassica napus	60
Proteins associated with the Arabidopsis thaliana plastid rhomboid‐like protein RBL10	60
Protein stability governed by α1–2 helices in Pvr4 is essential for localization and cell death	60
Subgenome‐dominant expression and alternative splicing in response to Sclerotinia infection in polyploid Brassica napus and progenitors	59
Arabidopsis SKU5 Similar 11 and 12 play crucial roles in pollen tube integrity, growth and guidance	58
Poly(A) polymerase 1 contributes to competence acquisition of pollen tubes growing through the style inArabidopsis thaliana	58
Profiling of RNA editing events in plant organellar transcriptomes with high‐throughput sequencing	57
Phylogeny and disparate selection signatures suggest two genetically independent domestication events in pea (Pisum L.)	57
Lycopene ε‐cyclase mediated transition of α‐carotene and β‐carotene metabolic flow in carrot fleshy root	56
Leaf angle regulation toward a maize smart canopy	56
The chromosome‐scale assembly of the Salvia rosmarinus genome provides insight into carnosic acid biosynthesis	56
Cytonuclear interplay in auto‐ and allopolyploids: a multifaceted perspective from the Festuca‐Lolium complex	55
Elucidation of myricetin biosynthesis in Morella rubra of the Myricaceae	55
Integration of the SMXL/D53 strigolactone signalling repressors in the model of shoot branching regulation in Pisum sativum	54
Protein interaction mapping reveals widespread targeting of development‐related host transcription factors by phytoplasma effectors	54
Loss of daylength sensitivity by splice site mutation in Cannabis pseudo‐response regulator	53
Characterization of two CYP80 enzymes provides insights into aporphine alkaloid skeleton formation in Aristolochia contorta	52
Raffinose positively regulates maize drought tolerance by reducing leaf transpiration	51
Growth‐regulating factors: conserved and divergent roles in plant growth and development and potential value for crop improvement	51
Integrated analyses of metabolome, leaf anatomy, epigenome, and transcriptome under different light intensities reveal dynamic regulation of histone modifications on the high light adaptation in Ca	50
Characterization of an α‐ketoglutarate‐dependent oxygenase involved in converting 2‐(2‐phenylethyl)chromones into 2‐styrylchromones in agarwood	50
MeRAV5 promotes drought stress resistance in cassava by modulating hydrogen peroxide and lignin accumulation	50