OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
HY5 and COP1 function antagonistically in the regulation of nicotine biosynthesis in Nicotiana tabacum	393
The role of the Arabidopsis tandem zinc-finger C3H15 protein in metal homeostasis	278
The tonoplast-localized OsTIP2;1 is involved in aluminum detoxification in rice	186
Combined transcriptome and physiological analysis reveals exogenous sucrose enhances photosynthesis and source capacity in foxtail millet	156
Screening of environmental stimuli for the positive regulation of stomatal aperture in centipedegrass	127
Pre- and post-melatonin mitigates the effect of ionizing radiation-induced damage in wheat by modulating the antioxidant machinery	121
Anaerobiosis modulation of two phytoglobins in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), and their regulation by gibberellin and abscisic acid in aleurone cells	116
Genetic dissection of cold tolerance at the budding stage of rice in an indica-japonica recombination inbred line population	108
Identification of genes associated to β -N oxalyl- L-α, β-diaminopropionic acid and their role in mitigating salt stress in a low-neurotoxin cultivar of Lathyrus sativus	107
Physiological response mechanism of alfalfa seedlings roots to typical explosive cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX)	107
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Regulatory network analysis reveals gene-metabolite relationships in pear fruit treated with methyl jasmonate	96
Exogenously applied calcium regulates antioxidative system and reduces cadmium-uptake in Fagopyrum esculentum	93
The hidden cation-selective pore in ion-conducting aquaporin OsPIP2;4 from rice	92
Potential role of ice-binding protein in mitochondria-lipid and ATP mechanisms during freezing of plant callus	92
The significance of the two cytosolic glutamine synthetase enzymes, GLN1;3 and GLN1;5, in the context of seed development and germination in Arabidopsis thaliana	92
Ecophysiological, transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses shed light on the response mechanism of Bruguiera gymnorhiza to upwelling stress	88
Low-temperature acclimation related with developmental regulations of polyamines and ethylene metabolism in wheat recombinant inbred lines	84
Functional characterization of CaSOC1 at low temperatures and its role in low-temperature escape	80
Functional and expression profiling of DREB genes in Ma Bamboo (Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro) reveals their role in abiotic stress adaptation	79
Upcycling olive pomace into pectic elicitors for plant immunity and disease protection	79
Tuber quality enhancement via grafting potato onto a wooden goji rootstock through vitalizing multi-pathways	74
iTRAQ proteome analysis reveals the underling mechanisms of foliage zinc-spraying to improve photosynthetic capacity and seed yields of Peaonia ostii ‘Fengdan’	74
SLR1-LPA1 signal regulates sheath blight resistance and lamina joint angle in rice	70

Genome-wide identification of apple PPI genes and a functional analysis of the response of MxPPI1 to Fe deficiency stress	69
The function of CC-type glutaredoxins in salt-induced flower drop in tomato	68
PbARP1 enhances salt tolerance of ‘Duli’ pear (Pyrus betulifolia Bunge) through abscisic acid signalling pathway	66
Diethylaminoethyl octanoate citrate alleviates low temperature stress in wheat seedlings by modulating antioxidative responses	65
Drought priming triggers diverse metabolic adjustments and induces chilling tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)	65
A tomato ethylene-resistant mutant displays altered growth and higher β-carotene levels in fruit	62
Integrative analysis of the metabolome and transcriptome reveal the phosphate deficiency response pathways of alfalfa	61
Constructing mRNA-meth-miRNA single-sample networks to reveal the molecular interaction patterns induced by lunar orbital stressors in rice (Oryza sativa)	60
Nitrogen uptake and macronutrients distribution in mango (Mangifera indica L. cv. Keitt) trees	59
Unveiling the metaxenia effect and its regulatory mechanism in sucrose synthesis through integration of dominant resources in pear	59
Toxicity of BPNSs against Chlorella vulgaris: Oxidative damage, physical damage and self-protection mechanism	58
Mitigating effects of Methyl Jasmonate on photosynthetic inhibition and oxidative stress of pepper (Capsicum annuum L) seedlings under low temperature combined with low light	57
Nitrate supply regulates tissue calcium abundance and transcript level of Calcineurin B-like (CBL) gene family in wheat	56
SlFSR positively regulates ethylene biosynthesis and lycopene accumulation during fruit ripening in tomato	56
Time-series transcriptome analysis of Populus roots reveals a key expression network involved in the response to nitrate stress	56
Improved chloroplast Pi allocation helps sustain electron transfer to enhance photosynthetic low-phosphorus tolerance of wheat	55
A low-temperature escape strategy in thermophilic plants: the ethylene response factor PiERF1 promotes the early completion of life history in Plumbago indica L.	55
Nitrogen alleviates salt stress in maize: Genotypic variations in ion balance, antioxidant response and nitrogen metabolism	55
Potential of amino acids-modified biochar in mitigating the soil Cu and Ni stresses – Targeting the tomato growth, physiology and fruit quality	54
Xyloglucan endotransglucosylase-hydrolase 1 is a negative regulator of drought tolerance in barley via modulating lignin biosynthesis and stomatal closure	52
Low ammonium and high nitrate input improves nitrogen use efficiency and growth in sugarcane through coordinated reprogramming of nitrogen and carbon metabolism	51
Ecotoxicological effects of polyethylene micro/nano-plastics and Cd on the physiological response, Cd migration, and their rhizosphere microbial community of Salix matsudana	51
Effect of fruit maturation on N-glycosylation of plant-derived native and recombinant miraculin	51
Unravelling the acclimation strategies in thermophilic cyanobacterium Mastigocladus sp. TA-8 at sub-optimal temperature using proteomics coupled with physiological and biochemical attributes	51
Proteomic and physiological analyses reveal the mechanisms through which melatonin ameliorates heat stress-induced photoinhibition in Nicotiana tabacum	50
Chronic mild cadmium exposure increases the vulnerability of tomato plants to dehydration	50