Trends in Plant Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Trends in Plant Science is 18. 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.)
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Transcription factor is not just a transcription factor301
TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3: a multifaceted integrator of light signaling260
Leveraging glycoside-targeted metabolomics to gain insight into biological function250
‘Microscopic engineering vehicles’ for plants under stress combination246
The plant proteome delivers from discovery to innovation220
Achieving the impossible: prevention and eradication of invasive plants in Mediterranean-type ecosystems219
Harnessing transposable elements for plant functional genomics and genome engineering194
Capturing the phosphorylation-linked protein-complex landscape in plants193
Tools for studying the cytoskeleton during plant cell division153
Necessity for modeling hormonal crosstalk in arabidopsis root development?142
Navigating nitrogen sustainability with microbiome-associated phenotypes141
Building soil sustainability from root–soil interface traits137
Decoding resilience: ecology, regulation, and evolution of biosynthetic gene clusters137
Plant–pest interactions under the microscope of chemical hormesis136
Agroecological genomics and participatory science: optimizing crop mixtures for agricultural diversification130
Pre-mRNA alternative splicing as a modulator for heat stress response in plants117
Root cell types as an interface for biotic interactions111
Transcriptional regulatory network of high-value active ingredients in medicinal plants111
Hydraulic failure and tree mortality: from correlation to causation109
Fruit quality in organic and conventional farming: advantages and limitations109
PRC2 activity, recruitment, and silencing: a comparative perspective107
The era of panomics-driven gene discovery in plants106
Harnessing biological nitrogen fixation in plant leaves99
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The parallel narrative of RGF/GLV/CLEL peptide signalling96
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The 3366 chickpea genomes for research and breeding95
A nodule peptide confiscates haem to promote iron uptake in rhizobia95
Unlocking a ‘lock–key’ mechanism governing pollen–pistil interactions93
Fungi deploy host phosphate signaling disrupter93
Origins of strigolactone and karrikin signaling in plants92
Nano-selenium: a novel candidate for plant microbiome engineering92
Evolution of cereal floral architecture and threshability92
Decoding the evolution of C4 photosynthesis91
Sensing and regulation of plant extracellular pH91
Why study the archeo-histories of dryland landraces now?91
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Uvr motifs regulate the chloroplast Clp chaperone–protease system88
Illuminating plants: autoluminescence through big data mining and metabolic optimization86
Computational approaches that aid annotation in metabolomics86
Exploring natural product biosynthesis in plants with mass spectrometry imaging82
Advances in optical phenotyping of cereal crops79
Strategies for breeding crops for future environments77
Dynamic epigenetic modifications in plant sugar signal transduction72
Co-conserving Indigenous and local knowledge systems with seeds72
Protoplasts: small cells with big roles in plant biology71
Chinese cabbage: an emerging model for functional genomics in leafy vegetable crops70
How volatile isoprenoids improve plant thermotolerance69
The risk of transmitting antibiotic resistance through endophytic bacteria69
Not just signals: RALFs as cell wall-structuring peptides69
RPM: rapid detection of chloroplast RNA editing efficiency68
Phospholipids and flowering regulation67
1H NMR-based metabolomics and lipidomics of microalgae66
Microautophagy in cereal grains: protein storage or degradation?64
NAD meets ABA: connecting cellular metabolism and hormone signaling64
Plant species with extremely small populations conservation program: achieving Kunming–Montreal global biodiversity targets63
Insect herbivores benefit from horizontal gene transfer61
Pectin: a critical component in cell-wall-mediated immunity60
Plant-TFClass: a structural classification for plant transcription factors57
Begomoviruses: what is the secret(s) of their success?56
Going beyond improving soil health: cover plants as contaminant removers in agriculture56
Microalgae: potential novel protein for sustainable human nutrition56
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A neat wheat trick to hide genes from selection51
Tracking the early events of photosymbiosis evolution50
Genetically modified crops support climate change mitigation50
Two mutations in one QTL confer shattering resistance50
From hosts to parasites: hormones driving symbiosis-induced de novo organogenesis50
A metabolon at the heart of steroidal biosynthesis49
Novel insights into strigolactone perception49
Plant domestication: setting biological clocks48
Moving towards the ecological intensification of tree plantations48
The control of compound inflorescences: insights from grasses and legumes48
Brachypodium: 20 years as a grass biology model system; the way forward?48
FERONIA, the kinase that phosphorylates PhyB48
Microbiota-dependent and -independent autoimmunity in plants48
Gene drive: a faster route to plant improvement47
Revisiting plant salt tolerance: novel components of the SOS pathway46
Sunlight-activated T6P precursor: a potent biostimulant for smart agriculture46
Imaging plant tissues: advances and promising clearing practices46
Aquaporins: a vital nexus in H2O2-gasotransmitter signaling46
The evolutionary advantage of artemisinin production by Artemisia annua45
Beat the heat: plant- and microbe-mediated strategies for crop thermotolerance44
The genetic and molecular basis of haploinsufficiency in flowering plants44
Synergistic and antagonistic pleiotropy of STOP1 in stress tolerance44
Interplay between autophagy and proteasome during protein turnover43
Can a nitrogen-fixing organelle be engineered within plants?42
Receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases: orchestrating plant cellular communication42
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Bacterial volatile compound-based tools for crop management and quality41
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Applications of carbon dot-mediated transformation in plant (epi)genomic studies38
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Perfecting prime editing: achieving precise edits in dicots38
Apart, together: reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic38
Moving abscisic acid transport forward38
Physiological functions of malate shuttles in plants and algae37
A general concept of quantitative abiotic stress sensing37
CLV3-CLV1 signaling governs flower primordia outgrowth across environmental temperatures37
Genetic regulation of the root angle in cereals37
TurboID-based proximity labeling accelerates discovery of neighboring proteins in plants37
Advances in digital camera-based phenotyping of Botrytis disease development37
Arsenite: the umpire of arsenate perception and responses in plants37
Peptide Signaling during Plant Reproduction37
Altered cyclone–fire interactions are changing ecosystems37
Hub metabolites at the root–microbiome interface: unlocking plant drought resilience36
Root plasticity versus elasticity – when are responses acclimative?36
Ornamental plant domestication by aesthetics-driven human cultural niche construction36
Delivering impactful solutions for the bioeconomy35
Harnessing the rhizosheath for resilient crop production35
Killing softly: a roadmap of Botrytis cinerea pathogenicity35
Ecology and functional potential of phyllosphere yeasts35
Fossil flowers of Phylica support a 250 Ma origin for Rhamnaceae35
The arabidopsis bHLH transcription factor family35
Plant phenotyping trinity: health checks for plants35
Let's go bananas with paintings35
Mitochondrial functions in plant immunity34
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Endoreplication controls cell size via mechanochemical signaling32
Applications and opportunities of click chemistry in plant science31
The role of plant vasculature in tackling N2O emissions31
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PASTE: a high-throughput method for large DNA insertions30
Medicinal plants enter the single-cell multi-omics era30
Memories of heat: autophagy and Golgi recovery30
Nanovehicles for melatonin: a new journey for agriculture30
Flippant attitudes towards plant identification jeopardize early career botanists30
SOD-GIF-FIT module controls plant organ size and iron uptake30
Wolffia, a minimalist plant and synthetic biology chassis30
The role of gasotransmitter hydrogen sulfide in plant cadmium stress responses29
Translational photobiology: towards dynamic lighting in indoor horticulture29
Bending to auxin: fast acid growth for tropisms29
Nutrient limitations on photosynthesis: from individual to combinational stresses28
Towards understanding the biological foundations of perenniality28
Phenomics: conceptualization and importance for plant physiology28
Food security: solutions offered by plant science27
Photosynthetic advantages of conifers in the boreal forest27
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Bacteria deploy water channels to aid infection in plants27
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Uncovering the mechanism of mitochondrial translation initiation in plants26
Harnessing spatial transcriptomics for advancing plant regeneration research26
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Developing frameworks for nanotechnology-driven DNA-free plant genome-editing25
Agrifood and net zero24
Burning lignin: overlooked cues for post-fire seed germination24
BioClay: next-generation crop protection strategy24
Fluorescence-activated protoplast sorting for crop improvement24
Releasing hidden MAMPs from precursor proteins in plants24
Unearthing opportunity amid declining plant-beneficial bacteria24
Autophagy balances the zinc–iron seesaw caused by Zn-stress24
Sowing success: ecological insights into seedling microbial colonisation for robust plant microbiota engineering23
CRISPR/Cas: a toolkit for plant disease diagnostics23
Endosperm: thermal sensor and regulator of seed thermoinhibition23
Nitrogen-loss and carbon-footprint reduction by plant-rhizosphere exudates23
The microbiome orchestrates contaminant low-dose phytostimulation23
Signaling events for photomorphogenic root development22
Symbiotic control of canopy dominance in subtropical and tropical forests22
An update on principles of m6A targeting22
Leaf photosynthesis: do endophytes have a say?22
Real-time calcium imaging in living plants22
Linkages between plant tannins and the organic nitrogen cycle22
Unlocking in vitro transformation of recalcitrant plants22
Auxin’s origin: do PILS hold the key?22
Truncated variants of Ca2+-dependent protein kinases: a conserved regulatory mechanism?22
Soybean breeders can count on nodules22
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Pseudomonas in the spotlight: emerging roles in the nodule microbiome21
Global change and plant-ecosystem functioning in freshwaters21
JA Shakes Hands with ABA to Delay Seed Germination21
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How roots and shoots communicate through stressful times21
The ORFans’ tale: new insights in plant biology20
Bending during seedling emergence: Mechanochemical insight19
Two roads diverge for cellulose synthase complex trafficking19
Emerging roles of protein phosphorylation in plant iron homeostasis19
Expanding genomic prediction in plant breeding: harnessing big data, machine learning, and advanced software19
PRIMER cells: immune hotspots in plants19
How do plants sense volatiles sent by other plants?19
Unlocking the genetic blueprint of bamboo for climate adaption19
University herbaria are uniquely important19
Improving editing efficiency of prime editor in plants19
Critical period for yield determination across grain crops19
NO: from plant immunity to fungal virulence factor19
Turning a bacterial gaseous virulence trigger off19
Winners take all: competition for carbon resource determines grain fate18
A gift from parent to offspring: transgenerational hormesis18
PTI and ETI: convergent pathways with diverse elicitors18
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Evolution of reactive oxygen species cellular targets for plant development18
Genome editing creates disease-resistant crops without yield penalties18
Molecular evolution and functional modification of plant miRNAs with CRISPR18
Proline metabolism as regulatory hub18
Low-input single-cell based chromatin profiling in plants18
Mutual dependence of brassinosteroid homeostasis and plasmodesmata permeability18
Leveraging brassinosteroids towards the next Green Revolution18
Plant metabolic gene clusters in the multi-omics era18
Sterols, pleiotropic players in plant–microbe interactions18
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