OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plant Biotechnology Journal is 53. 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
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Issue Information	116
Rice tapetum differentiation is sensitive to downregulation of OsUCH3, a ubiquitin C‐terminal hydrolase	109
A higher‐yield hybrid rice is achieved by assimilating a dominant heterotic gene in inbred parental lines	108
OsSPL5 promotes rice outcrossing efficiency by G‐protein pathway	103
GhXB38D represses cotton fibre elongation through ubiquitination of ethylene biosynthesis enzymes GhACS4 and GhACO1	101
Two linked resistance genes function divergently in defence against Verticillium Wilt in Alfalfa	100
Low cell number ChIP‐seq reveals chromatin state‐based regulation of gene transcription in the rice male meiocytes	93
Facilitating viral vector movement enhances heterologous protein production in an established plant system	93
A vegetative storage protein improves drought tolerance in maize	91
Killer to cure: Expression and production costs calculation of tobacco plant‐made cancer‐immune checkpoint inhibitors	87
The “humanized” N‐glycosylation pathway in CRISPR/Cas9‐edited Nicotiana benthamiana significantly enhances the immunogenicity of a S/preS1 Hepatitis B Virus antigen and th	87
Posttranslational modifications of heterologous proteins expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana	86
Polyphenol oxidase silencing avoids protein cross‐linking and enzymatic browning in Nicotiana benthamiana leaf extracts	86
SPINDLY interacts with EIN2 to facilitate ethylene signalling‐mediated fruit ripening in tomato	85
A single nucleotide polymorphism in conz1 enhances maize adaptation to higher latitudes	84
CC‐type glutaredoxin, MeGRXC3, associates with catalases and negatively regulates drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)	84
Editing of OsPsaL gene improves both yield and antiviral immunity in rice	79
Glucan, Water‐Dikinase 1 (GWD1), an ideal biotechnological target for potential improving yield and quality in rice	78
Rice RING E3 Ligase OsRMT1 Negatively Regulates Salt Tolerance by Degrading the Canonical Salt‐Responsive Protein OsMBL1	72
A novel approach to enhance resistance to vascular disease by expressing cell‐death‐inducing fungal elicitors in the xylem tissue	71
GhSBI1, a CUP‐SHAPED COTYLEDON 2 homologue, modulates branch internode elongation in cotton	71
Rice‐derived SARS‐CoV‐2 glycoprotein S1 subunit vaccine elicits humoral and cellular immune responses	70
Comparative transcriptome profiling reveals the multiple levels of crosstalk in phytohormone networks in Brassica napus	70
A dual‐subcellular localized β‐glucosidase confers pathogen and insect resistance without a yield penalty in maize	69

Rice Yellow Mottle Virus resistance by genome editing of the Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica nucleoporin gene OsCPR5.1 but not OsCPR5.2	69
CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated elimination of OsHHO3, a transcriptional repressor of three AMMONIUM TRANSPORTER1 genes, improves nitrogen use efficiency in rice	68
Development of vegetative oil sorghum: From lab‐to‐field	67
Natural allelic variation ofGmST05controlling seed size and quality in soybean	66
MATE transporter GFD1 cooperates with sugar transporters, mediates carbohydrate partitioning and controls grain‐filling duration, grain size and number in rice	66
Natural variation of HTH5 from wild rice, Oryza rufipogon Griff., is involved in conferring high‐temperature tolerance at the heading stage	65
The miR156/SPL12 module orchestrates fruit colour change through directly regulating ethylene production pathway in blueberry	65
Ripening‐induced defence signalling in Botrytis cinerea‐infected tomato fruits involves activation of ERF.F4 by a MYC2‐NOR/RIN protein com	64
The LONELY GUY gene family: from mosses to wheat, the key to the formation of active cytokinins in plants	64
Distinct effects of PTST2b and MRC on starch granule morphogenesis in potato tubers	64
Phylogenomic and super‐pangenome analyses unveil the genetic landscape of tomato evolution and domestication	63
A novel function for the transcription factor sensitive to proton rhizotoxicity1 in promoting anthocyanin accumulation in strawberry	63
Banana MaNAC1 activates secondary cell wall cellulose biosynthesis to enhance chilling resistance in fruit	62
Integrating GWAS, RNA‐Seq and functional analysis revealed that BnaA02.SE mediates silique elongation by affecting cell proliferation and expansion in Brassica napus	62
Natural variations in the Cis‐elements of GhRPRS1 contributing to petal colour diversity in cotton	58
SEMI‐ROLLED LEAF 10 stabilizes catalase isozyme B to regulate leaf morphology and thermotolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	57
Two calcium‐dependent protein kinases enhance maize drought tolerance by activating anion channel ZmSLAC1 in guard cells	57
Enhancing quality and yield of recombinant secretory IgA antibodies in Nicotiana benthamiana by endoplasmic reticulum engineering	57
SPDC‐HG: An accelerator of genomic hybrid breeding in maize	56
Issue Information	56
A heat‐inducible expression system for external control of gene expression in plastids	55
Host‐induced silencing of a nematode chitin synthase gene enhances resistance of soybeans to both pathogenic Heterodera glycines and Fusarium oxysporum	55
ZmCCD8 regulates sugar and amino acid accumulation in maize kernels via strigolactone signalling	55
BR signalling haplotypes contribute to indica–japonica differentiation for grain yield and quality in rice	54
Phosphorylation of MdWRKY70L by MdMPK6/02G mediates reactive oxygen accumulation to regulate apple fruit senescence	53
The plant epitranscriptome: revisiting pseudouridine and 2′‐O‐methyl RNA modifications	53
Genetic variation in the aquaporin TONOPLAST INTRINSIC PROTEIN 4;3 modulates maize cold tolerance	53
Pan‐genome analysis of 13 Spinacia accessions reveals structural variations associated with sex chromosome evolution and domestication traits in spinach	53