OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Biology is 7. 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 2021-07-01 to 2025-07-01.)

Article	Citations
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Vegetation vulnerability is driven by either higher drought sensitivity or lower fog exposure in tropical cloud ecosystems	253
Loss of function mutations at the tomato SSI2 locus impair plant growth and development by altering the fatty acid desaturation pathway	198
Inter‐morph pollen flow and reproductive success in a self‐compatible species with stigma‐height dimorphism: the influence of herkogamy and reciprocity	129
Overexpression of jojoba wax ester synthase in poplar increases foliar lipid accumulation, alters stomatal conductance, and increases water use efficiency	74
Pollination syndrome accurately predicts pollination by tangle‐veined flies (Nemestrinidae: Prosoeca s.s.) across multiple plant families	73
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Expression profile, transcriptional and post‐transcriptional regulation of genes involved in hydrogen sulphide metabolism connecting the balance between development and stress adaptation in plants: a	50
Vascular traits of stem galls: Cell increment versus morphogenetic constraints in wood anatomy	49
Are lulworthioid fungi dark septate endophytes of the dominant Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica?	46
Cypripedium lichiangense (Orchidaceae) mimics a humus‐rich oviposition site to attract its female pollinator, Ferdinandea cuprea (Syrphidae)	45
Identification and analysis of HD‐Zip genes involved in the leaf development of Liriodendron chinense using multidimensional analysis	45
Plant water uptake modelling: added value of cross‐disciplinary approaches	40
Comparative seed longevity under genebank storage and artificial ageing: a case study in heteromorphic wheat wild relatives	40
Fire seasonality plays a limited role in the reproduction ofAnacardium humileA. St.‐Hil. in a tropical savanna	39
Identification and expression pattern analysis of PtCarA and PtCarB genes in Populus trichocarpa under different nitrogen treatments	37
Tissue ontogeny and chemical composition influence bacterial biodiversity in the wood and shoot tip of Populus nigra	35
Nitric oxide, calmodulin and calcium protein kinase interactions in the response of Brassica napus to salinity stress	34
Significance of miRNA in enhancement of flavonoid biosynthesis	33
Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals an insight into the candidate genes involved in anthocyanin and scent volatiles biosynthesis in colour changing flowers of Combretum indicum	33
European beech dieback after premature leaf senescence during the 2018 drought in northern Switzerland	32
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The modelling of flower colour: spectral purity or colour contrast as biologically relevant descriptors of flower colour signals for bees depending upon the perceptual task	30
Genome‐wide identification and expression analysis of Polyamine Uptake Transporter gene family in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)	30

Disentangling the effect of growth from development in size‐related trait scaling relationships	28
Investigating the longstanding mystery of stigma length differences between morphs of distylous plants	28
Effects of diversified volatile profiles on olfactory orientation of flea beetles Phyllotreta spp. and the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella	25
Proteomic profiling of Arachis hypogaea in response to drought stress and overexpression of AhLEA2 improves drought tolerance	25
The sweet and musky scent of home: biogenic ethylene fine‐tunes seed germination in wetlands	24
Diversity and life strategies of cyanobacteria and bryophytes within biocrusts in the context of mining tailings disasters in Brazil	24
Genome‐wide identification studies – A primer to explore new genes in plant species	24
Cold stress triggers freezing tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) via hormone regulation and transcription of related genes	24
Intrinsic morphology and spatial distribution of non‐structural carbohydrates contribute to drought resistance of two mulberry cultivars	24
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Metabolite analysis of peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) branches in response to freezing stress	23
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Abnormal cell wall structure caused by boron nutrient imbalance in orchards could affect psyllid feeding behaviour, resulting in epidemic variation of Asian citrus psyllid	22
Extreme droughts and heatwaves endanger temperate forests	22
Integrative evidence on the hybridization between Cenostigma microphyllum and C. pyramidale (Leguminosae) in the Caatinga dry forest	22
Position‐dependent resource competition within inflorescences of Sagittaria trifolia	22
The pollination ecology of a rare case of bee‐pollinated Psittacanthus mistletoe	20
Belowground systems in tropical savanna: Fabaceae morphoanatomical traits and their relation to fire	20
First line of defence: Eucalyptus leaf waxes influence infection by an aggressive fungal leaf pathogen	20
Heavy metal uptake by bryophytes and vascular plants in a manganese carbonate slag field, China	19
Response of a carnivorous plant to simulated herbivory	19
Germination of small tropical seeds has distinct light quality and temperature requirements, depending on microhabitat	19
Transcriptional and functional characterization in the terpenoid precursor pathway of the early land plant Physcomitrium patens	19
Plant hormone profile and control over isoprene biosynthesis in a tropical tree Ficus septica	19
Seed germination traits and dormancy classification of 27 species from a degraded karst mountain in central Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau: seed mass and moisture content correlate with germination capacity	19
Overexpression of the Small Ubiquitin‐Like Modifier protease OTS1 gene enhances drought tolerance in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid)	18
Trait variation along an urban–rural gradient in Asian dayflower: the contribution of phenotypic plasticity and genetic divergence	17
Hydrogen sulphide regulates the growth of tomato root cells by affecting cell wall biosynthesis under CuO NPs stress	17
Mechanisms of hydraulic conductivity in the leaf galls of Meunieriella sp. (Cecidomyiidae) in Avicennia schaueriana (Acanthaceae): does vascularization explain the preferred sites of ind	17
Development of a novel multivariate germination index to quantify seed hydration memory	16
Deciphering miRNA‐lncRNA‐mRNA interaction through experimental validation of miRNAs, lncRNAs, and miRNA targets on mRNAs in Cajanus cajan	16
YABBY transcription factor family in the octoploid Fragaria × ananassa and five diploid Fragaria species	16
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Assessing vulnerability to embolism and hydraulic safety margins in reed‐like Restionaceae	15
Shoot: root ratio of seedlings is associated with species niche on soil moisture gradient	15
To be or not to be fragrant: floral scent of some bat‐pollinated cacti	15
Effects of macrocyclic lactone anthelmintics on seed germination of temperate grassland species	15
Spatial patterns of flower colour variation in native and introduced ranges ofConvolvulus arvensis(Convolvulaceae) revealed by citizen‐science data and machine learning	15
Specialized seed dispersal in Neotropical Vanilla reveals fruit unpalatability to omnivores	14
Role of ethylene in effective establishment of the peanut–bradyrhizobia symbiotic interaction	14
Molecular cloning and yeast two‐hybrid provide new evidence for unique sporophytic self‐incompatibility system of Corylus	14
Short‐term fire exclusion affects germination and seed traits in tropical savannas	14
Natural variation‐based genetic screen in rice identifies the isopentylamine biosynthetic gene that modulates brown planthopper behaviour	14
The efficient physiological strategy of a novel tomato genotype to adapt to chronic combined water and heat stress	14
Correlations between photosynthetic heat tolerance and leaf anatomy and climatic niche in Asian mangrove trees	13
Allelopathy and allelobiosis: efficient and economical alternatives in agroecosystems	13
Brassica napus BnaA09.MYB52 enhances seed coat mucilage accumulation and tolerance to osmotic stress during seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana	13
OsCM regulates rice defence system in response to UV light supplemented with drought stress	12
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Time of day of leaf wounding determines plant biomass and affects the interplay between growth and defence in Brassica crops	12

Echinacea purpurea microbiota: bacterial–fungal interactions and the interplay with host and non‐host plant species in vitro dual culture	12
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Biotechnology of virus eradication and plant vaccination in phytobiome context	12
Distinct soil microbial communities underAgeratina adenophorainvasions	12
Correction to Blue and UV‐B light synergistically induce anthocyanin accumulation by co‐activating nitrate reductase gene expression in Anthocyanin fruit (Aft) tomato	12
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Plant functional traits shape growth rate for xerophytic shrubs	11
Factors affecting seedling establishment in a warm‐temperate secondary forest affected by oak wilt disease	11
Stover return and nitrogen application affect soil organic carbon and nitrogen in a double‐season maize field	11
Interactive effects of nitrogen deposition and climate change on a globally rare forest geophyte	11
Seed germination requirements of the rare Helosciadium repens (aka Apium repens) determine persistence of seeds in the soil seed bank	11
Comparative metabolomics reveals how the severity of predation by the invasive insect Cydalima perspectalis modulates the metabolism re–orchestration of native Buxus sempervirens	11
Testing predictions of spatial segregation of the sexes and life‐history theory in three species of the dioecious genus Baccharis L. from southeastern Brazil	10
Saline irrigation improves survival of forage sorghum but limits growth and increases toxicity	10
α‐costic acid, the main sesquiterpenoid isolated from Dittrichia viscosa (L) Greuter, induces oxidative stress and autophagy in tomato	10
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Comparative analysis of R2R3‐MYB transcription factors in the flower of Iris laevigata identifies a novel gene regulating tobacco cold tolerance	10
Soil VOC emissions of a Mediterranean woodland are sensitive to shrub invasion	10
Linking phylogenetic niche conservatism in bacterial communities in sorghum root compartments revealed by the Hongyingzi cultivar	10
Investigating properties of sweet cherry (Prunus avium) flower buds that help promote freezing avoidance by supercooling	10
Association between plant nutrients, the development of Huanglongbing and abnormal growth symptoms in navel orange	10
Drought reduces productivity and anti‐herbivore defences, but not mycorrhizal associations, of perennial prairie forbs	10
A novel type of neighbour perception elicits reproductive plasticity in an annual plant with a mixed mating system	10
Universal stress protein‐like gene from mulberry enhances abiotic stress tolerance in Escherichia coli and transgenic tobacco cells	10
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Effects of nitrogen supply rate on photosynthesis, nitrogen uptake and growth of seedlings in aEucalyptus/Dalbergia odoriferaintercropping system	10
Legacies from early‐season hot drought: how growth cessation alters tree water dynamics and modifies stress responses in Scots pine	10
Skewed morph ratios lead to lower genetic diversity of the heterostylousPrimula verisin fragmented grasslands	9
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Auxin and its role in plant development: structure, signalling, regulation and response mechanisms	9
Advances in physiological mechanisms of selenium to improve heavy metal stress tolerance in plants	9
Production of transgenic periclinal chimeras in pumpkin – a tool for revealing cell fates of L1 meristem	9
Hydrogen sulphide infiltration downregulates oxidative metabolism and extends postharvest life of banana	9
Germination of shrub species from Chinese subtropical forests: implications for restoration	9
Comparative root anatomy and root bud development after injury in two perennial herbs	9
Drought memory in Acanthostachys strobilacea, a CAM epiphytic bromeliad	9
The soybean TGA transcription factor GmTGA13 plays important roles in the response to salinity stress	9
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First record of bat‐pollination in Merremia (Convolvulaceae)	8
Immunocytochemical evaluation of aquaporins and cell wall components and their influence on foliar water uptake in Andean Melastomataceae	8
Constraints on tree seedling establishment after fires: passing the germination bottlenecks	8
Negative effects of winter and spring warming on the regeneration of forest spring geophytes	8
Growth, physiological, biochemical and molecular changes in plants induced by magnetic fields: A review	8
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Non‐conserved microRNAs and their roles in plants: the case for legumes	8
Be prepared: how does discontinuous hydration in Tabebuia heterophylla seeds induce stress tolerance in seedlings?	8
Current understanding of the role of the cell wall in Cuscuta parasitism	8
Suppression of mitochondrial alternative oxidase can result in upregulation of the ROS scavenging network: some possible mechanisms underlying the compensation effect	8
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 3I1gene is recruited in conferring multiple abiotic stress tolerance in plants	8
ArabidopsisGH3.10 conjugates jasmonates	8
Extreme low pH, not Al³⁺, is a key abiotic stressor for the extremophyte Carex angustisquama (Cyperaceae) in highly acidic solfatara fields	8
Uptake of hematite nanoparticles in maize and their role in cell cycle dynamics, PCNA expression and mitigation of cadmium stress	8
24‐Epibrassinolide alleviates drought effects in young Carapa guianensis plants, improving the hydraulic safety margin, gas exchange and antioxidant defence	8
Does acclimation in distinct light conditions determine differences in the photosynthetic heat tolerance of coffee plants?	8
Micro‐morpho‐anatomical transitions at various stages of in vitro development of Crinum malabaricum Lekhak and Yadav: A critically endangered medicinal plant	8
Repeated colonization of alpine habitats by Arabidopsis arenosa viewed through freezing resistance and ice management strategies	7
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Drought and crop yield	7
Spore germination response to capsule size and smoke: co‐expression of bet‐hedging and best‐bet strategies in peatland mosses	7
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Flower colour contrast, ‘spectral purity’ and a red herring	7
Leaf trait modification in European beech trees in response to climatic and edaphic drought	7
Recent advances in the genetics underlying wheat grain protein content and grain protein deviation in hexaploid wheat	7
The effect of inflorescence display size and flower position on pollination success in two deceptive and one rewarding orchid	7
Identification and characterization of genome‐wide long terminal repeat retrotransposons provide an insight into elucidating the trait evolution of five Rhododendron species	7
Interannual adjustments in stomatal and leaf morphological traits of European beech (Fagus sylvaticaL.) demonstrate its climate change acclimation potential	7
Nematode–citrus plant interactions: host preference, damage rate and molecular characterization of Citrus root nematode Tylenchulus semipenetrans	7
Drought affects Fe deficiency‐induced responses in a purple durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum) genotype	7
Genome‐wide analysis of salicylic acid and jasmonic acid signalling marker gene families in wheat	7
Genome‐wide identification and characterization of SNW/SKIP domain‐containing proteins in plants	7
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Bacterial strains integrated with surfactin molecules of Bacillus subtilis MTCC441 enrich nematocidal activity against Meloidogyne incognita	7
Sensitivity of seed germination to water stress in high‐altitude populations of a threatened palm species	7
Stem and leaf xylem of angiosperm trees experiences minimal embolism in temperate forests during two consecutive summers with moderate drought	7
First evidence of late‐acting self‐incompatibility in the Aristolochiaceae	7