OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Current Opinion in Plant Biology is 41. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Contents	155
Context-specific functions of transcription factors controlling plant development: From leaves to flowers	142
Looking at mechanobiology through an evolutionary lens	138
β-Glucan-binding proteins are key modulators of immunity and symbiosis in mutualistic plant–microbe interactions	109
Phylogenetic and genomic mechanisms shaping glucosinolate innovation	107
Beauty is more than epidermis deep: How cell division and expansion sculpt the leaf spongy mesophyll	96
Specialized metabolism in St John's wort	93
Developing for nutrient uptake: Induced organogenesis in parasitic plants and root nodule symbiosis	89
More than an on-and-off switch: Post-translational modifications of plant pattern recognition receptor complexes	83
Steroidal compounds in Paris polyphylla:structure, biological activities, and biosynthesis	81
The dynamics of maize leaf development: Patterned to grow while growing a pattern	78
Peculiarities of the regulation of translation initiation in plants	76
Maternal-filial transfer structures in endosperm: A nexus of nutritional dynamics and seed development	74
Recent advances in understanding thermomorphogenesis signaling	73
Understanding signaling pathways governing the polar development of root hairs in low-temperature, nutrient-deficient environments	68
Hormonal regulation of inflorescence and intercalary meristems in grasses	65
Transplastomic approaches for metabolic engineering	61
β-Glucosidases in specialized metabolism: Towards a new understanding of the gatekeepers of plant chemical arsenal	61
Editorial overview: Plant metabolism without a border: The interface of primary and specialised metabolism	60
How transposable elements are recognized and epigenetically silenced in plants?	57
Editorial Board	57
Plant sphingolipids: Subcellular distributions and functions	56
The evolution and function of transposons in epigenetic regulation in response to the environment	54
The parental contributions to early plant embryogenesis and the concept of maternal-to-zygotic transition in plants	54
Plant growth and development: Experimental diversity is essential for dissecting plant diversity	53

Protein polarization: Spatiotemporal precisions in cell division and differentiation	52
Chemical tools for unpicking plant specialised metabolic pathways	52
Something old, something new: Conservation of the ethylene precursor 1-amino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid as a signaling molecule	51
At the root of plant symbioses: Untangling the genetic mechanisms behind mutualistic associations	50
Plant-microbiome crosstalk and disease development	48
The unsung roles of microbial secondary metabolite effectors in the plant disease cacophony	47
Modes of secretion of plant lipophilic metabolites via ABCG transporter-dependent transport and vesicle-mediated trafficking	46
Recent insights into air space formation in plant shoots	46
Contents	46
Biosynthesis of triterpenoids in plants: Pathways, regulation, and biological functions	46
The evolution of tropane alkaloids: Coca does it differently	45
Unlocking diversity from wild relatives of perennial fruit crops in the pan-genomics era	44
Evolution of immunity networks across embryophytes	44
Mechanotransduction in the spotlight of mechano-sensitive channels	43
Rapid systemic responses to herbivory	43
The regulation of ACC synthase protein turnover: a rapid route for modulating plant development and stress responses	42
HD-Zip IV transcription factors: Drivers of epidermal cell fate integrate metabolic signals	41
Regulation of pattern-triggered immunity and growth by phytocytokines	41