OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Molecular Plant Pathology is 29. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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	72
	63
“Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” Infection Induces Citric Acid Accumulation and Immune Responses Mediated by the Transcription Factor CitPH4	55
Xanthomonas oryzae Orphan Response Regulator EmvR Is Involved in Virulence, Extracellular Polysaccharide Production and Cell Motility	52
Progress in pathogenesis research of Ustilago maydis, and the metabolites involved along with their biosynthesis	48
Genomic Surveillance and Molecular Evolution of Fungicide Resistance in European Populations of Wheat Powdery Mildew	48
Genome‐wide association analysis reveals genes controlling an antagonistic effect of biotic and osmotic stress on Arabidopsis thaliana growth	45
A role of flowering genes in the tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana to cucumber mosaic virus	45
Phospholipase C: Diverse functions in plant biotic stress resistance and fungal pathogenicity	45
Natural variation in the pattern‐triggered immunity response in plants: Investigations, implications and applications	45
Plant nitrate supply regulates Erwinia amylovora virulence gene expression in Arabidopsis	45
Cotton RLP6 Interacts With NDR1/HIN6 to Enhance Verticillium Wilt Resistance via Altering ROS and SA	39
Development of a multiplex RT‐RPA assay for simultaneous detection of three viruses in cucurbits	39
Calcineurin B‐like interacting protein kinase 31 confers resistance to sheath blight via modulation of ROS homeostasis in rice	37
The neighbouring genes AvrLm10A and AvrLm10B are part of a large multigene family of cooperating effector genes conserved in Dothideomycetes and Sordariomycetes	37
MdWRKY71 promotes the susceptibility of apple to Glomerella leaf spot by controlling salicylic acid degradation	36
The potato StMKK5‐StSIPK module enhances resistance to Phytophthora pathogens through activating the salicylic acid and ethylene signalling pathways	36
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Beet mosaic virus expression of a betalain transcription factor allows visual virus tracking in Beta vulgaris	34
Identification and Application of the Heptad Repeat Domain in the CPR5 Protein for Enhancing Plant Immunity	33
Mining oomycete proteomes for phosphatome leads to the identification of specific expanded phosphatases in oomycetes	31
The NLRomes of Zea mays NAM founder lines and Zea luxurians display presence–absence variation, integrated domain diversity, and mobility	31

Exogenous application of pectin triggers stomatal closure and immunity in Arabidopsis	31
A MYB‐related transcription factor regulates effector gene expression in an oomycete pathogen	30
The secreted feruloyl esterase of Verticillium dahliae modulates host immunity via degradation of GhDFR	30
Novel insights into the role of complex subcellular bodies regulating host–pathogen interactions	29
The pathogenicity‐associated regulators participating in the regulatory cascade for RaxSTAB and RaxX in Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae	29
The secreted ribonuclease T2 protein FoRnt2 contributes to Fusarium oxysporum virulence	29
Rootstock‐induced scion resistance against tobacco mosaic virus is associated with the induction of defence‐related transcripts and graft‐transmissible mRNAs	29
Remarkable recent changes in the genetic diversity of the avirulence gene AvrStb6 in global populations of the wheat pathogen Zymoseptoria tritici	29