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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
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Lycopene ε‐cyclase mediated transition of α‐carotene and β‐carotene metabolic flow in carrot fleshy root	133
Thecellulose synthase‐like F3(CslF3) gene mediates cell wall polysaccharide synthesis and affects root growth and differentiation in barley	104
Isocitrate lyase promotes Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici susceptibility in wheat (Triticum aestivum) by suppressing accumulation of glyoxylate cycle intermediates	100
Midday water use efficiency in sorghum is linked to faster stomatal closure rate, lower stomatal aperture and higher stomatal density	97
The chromosome‐scale assembly of the Salvia rosmarinus genome provides insight into carnosic acid biosynthesis	92
Protein interaction mapping reveals widespread targeting of development‐related host transcription factors by phytoplasma effectors	86
Genomics reveal a complicated past and suggest a possible future for Nicotiana benthamiana	84
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Differential regulation of calcium‐activated plant kinases in Arabidopsis thaliana	79
Loss of daylength sensitivity by splice site mutation in Cannabis pseudo‐response regulator	74
Translation Co‐factor PABP ‐interacting protein 11 moonlights as a transcriptional activator to modulate callose synthesis gene expression	73
Characterization of an α‐ketoglutarate‐dependent oxygenase involved in converting 2‐(2‐phenylethyl)chromones into 2‐styrylchromones in agarwood	72
Cell wall remodeling confers plant architecture with distinct wall structure in Nelumbo nucifera	71
GIGANTEA accelerates wheat heading time through gene interactions converging on FLOWERING LOCUS T1	71
Genetic dissection of ear‐related trait divergence between maize and teosinte	70
Raffinose positively regulates maize drought tolerance by reducing leaf transpiration	69
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	68
Evolutionary and immune‐activating character analyses of NLR genes in algae suggest the ancient origin of plant intracellular immune receptors	68
A tau class glutathione S‐transferase in tea plant, CsGSTU45, facilitates tea plant susceptibility to Colletotrichum camelliae infection mediated by jasmonate signaling pathwa	68
Role of an endodermis‐specific miR858b‐MYB1L module in the regulation of Taxol biosynthesis in Taxus mairei	67
Leaf angle regulation toward a maize smart canopy	67

Synergistic actions of three MYB transcription factors underpins the high accumulation of myricetin in Morella rubra	67
THIAMIN REQUIRING2 is involved in thiamin diphosphate biosynthesis and homeostasis	66
Jasmonate primes plant responses to extracellular ATP	66
Profiling of RNA editing events in plant organellar transcriptomes with high‐throughput sequencing	66
Independent regulation of strigolactones and blumenols during arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in rice	66
Uniparental silencing of 5S rRNA genes in plant allopolyploids – insights from Cardamine (Brassicaceae	65
Cotton GhNAC4 promotes drought tolerance by regulating secondary cell wall biosynthesis and ribosomal protein homeostasis	64
Studying ER‐membrane contact sites in plants using the optogenetic approach: Taking the LiMETER as an example	63
Multi‐proteomic profiling indicates potential regulatory signatures underlying rice resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae	62
CRC1 confers heat tolerance by modulating meiotic DSB formation and repair in rice	61
Synteny‐based comparative pan‐genome reveals a male‐specific FT gene underlying flowering time dim	61
Genetic basis for repeated evolution of compound leaves over deep time	61
The ScAPD1‐like gene from the desert moss Syntrichia caninervis enhances resistance to Verticillium dahliae via phenylpropanoid gene regulation	59
PDR9 allelic variation and MYB63 modulate nutrient‐dependent coumarin homeostasis in Arabidopsis	58
High temperature induces MdGATA15 to suppress anthocyanin accumulation in apple peels	58
Stress combination: from genes to ecosystems	58
Growth‐regulating factors: conserved and divergent roles in plant growth and development and potential value for crop improvement	57
Protein stability governed by α1–2 helices in Pvr4 is essential for localization and cell death	55
Genetic effects on chromatin accessibility reveal the molecular mechanisms of complex traits in maize	55
Regulation of vacuole fusion in stomata by dephosphorylation of the HOPS subunit VPS39	54
AFL1 is a phosphoinositide phosphate‐ and actin‐binding protein	53
The transcription factor MYC1 interacts with FIT to negatively regulate iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana	52
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	52
Distinct composition and amplification dynamics of transposable elements in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)	51
CEPR1 regulates Arabidopsis thaliana root architecture by modulating auxin production via NIT1	50