OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plant Biotechnology Journal is 54. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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Issue Information	193
A novel function for the transcription factor sensitive to proton rhizotoxicity1 in promoting anthocyanin accumulation in strawberry	145
Resurrected Ancestral Cannabis Enzymes Unveil the Origin and Functional Evolution of Cannabinoid Synthases	144
OsSPL5 promotes rice outcrossing efficiency by G‐protein pathway	120
Distinct effects of PTST2b and MRC on starch granule morphogenesis in potato tubers	116
Rice‐derived SARS‐CoV‐2 glycoprotein S1 subunit vaccine elicits humoral and cellular immune responses	116
A novel approach to enhance resistance to vascular disease by expressing cell‐death‐inducing fungal elicitors in the xylem tissue	106
Integrating GWAS, RNA‐Seq and functional analysis revealed that BnaA02.SE mediates silique elongation by affecting cell proliferation and expansion in Brassica napus	105
Phylogenomic and super‐pangenome analyses unveil the genetic landscape of tomato evolution and domestication	99
Comparative transcriptome profiling reveals the multiple levels of crosstalk in phytohormone networks in Brassica napus	94
Transcription Factor GmERFA Interacts With GmNFYA and Acts as a Negative Regulator of Seed Fatty A	90
Development of vegetative oil sorghum: From lab‐to‐field	86
GmRPS5 Promoter‐Driven CRISPR/LbCas12a Efficiently Generates Soybean Sextuple Mutants	86
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	86
The C2H2 ‐ GGAT Regulatory Module Fine‐Tunes Glutamate Homeostasis to Improve Fruit Flavour and En	86
Facilitating viral vector movement enhances heterologous protein production in an established plant system	86
Precision RNAi in Tomato Using Synthetic Trans‐Acting Small Interfering RNAs Derived From Minimal	84
Editing of OsPsaL gene improves both yield and antiviral immunity in rice	84
Design of High‐Diacylglycerol and Lecithin Soybean Seed Oil Using GmPDATs and GmDGATs Knockout via a	84
Low cell number ChIP‐seq reveals chromatin state‐based regulation of gene transcription in the rice male meiocytes	83
Rice Yellow Mottle Virus resistance by genome editing of the Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica nucleoporin gene OsCPR5.1 but not OsCPR5.2	80
CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated elimination of OsHHO3, a transcriptional repressor of three AMMONIUM TRANSPORTER1 genes, improves nitrogen use efficiency in rice	79
Enhancing quality and yield of recombinant secretory IgA antibodies in Nicotiana benthamiana by endoplasmic reticulum engineering	78
SPINDLY interacts with EIN2 to facilitate ethylene signalling‐mediated fruit ripening in tomato	77

Natural Variation in TaFAD8‐D Promoter Enhances Thermotolerance in Wheat Through Fatty Acid and Lipid Remodelling	76
Rice tapetum differentiation is sensitive to downregulation of OsUCH3, a ubiquitin C‐terminal hydrolase	74
GhXB38D represses cotton fibre elongation through ubiquitination of ethylene biosynthesis enzymes GhACS4 and GhACO1	70
SEMI‐ROLLED LEAF 10 stabilizes catalase isozyme B to regulate leaf morphology and thermotolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	66
Posttranslational modifications of heterologous proteins expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana	65
The miR156/SPL12 module orchestrates fruit colour change through directly regulating ethylene production pathway in blueberry	64
GhSBI1, a CUP‐SHAPED COTYLEDON 2 homologue, modulates branch internode elongation in cotton	64
Metabolo‐Transcriptomics Analyses Reveal Alfalfa Adaptation to Combined Saline‐Alkali and Low‐Temperature Stress in the Field	64
A higher‐yield hybrid rice is achieved by assimilating a dominant heterotic gene in inbred parental lines	64
Banana MaNAC1 activates secondary cell wall cellulose biosynthesis to enhance chilling resistance in fruit	63
Rice RING E3 Ligase OsRMT1 Negatively Regulates Salt Tolerance by Degrading the Canonical Salt‐Res	62
A dual‐subcellular localized β‐glucosidase confers pathogen and insect resistance without a yield penalty in maize	61
CRISPR /Cas9‐Mediated Specific Knockout of GhCesA4 /7/8	60
A single nucleotide polymorphism in conz1 enhances maize adaptation to higher latitudes	60
LsMAPK6 Phosphorylates the LsCO Protein to Enhance Its Stability and Transcriptional Activity, Promoting Floral Transi	60
Ripening‐induced defence signalling in Botrytis cinerea‐infected tomato fruits involves activation of ERF.F4 by a MYC2‐NOR/RIN protein com	59
CC‐type glutaredoxin, MeGRXC3, associates with catalases and negatively regulates drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)	59
Natural allelic variation ofGmST05controlling seed size and quality in soybean	59
Killer to cure: Expression and production costs calculation of tobacco plant‐made cancer‐immune checkpoint inhibitors	59
Polyphenol oxidase silencing avoids protein cross‐linking and enzymatic browning in Nicotiana benthamiana leaf extracts	58
MYB Factors: Hubs of Plant Stress and Hormone Crosstalk	58
MATE transporter GFD1 cooperates with sugar transporters, mediates carbohydrate partitioning and controls grain‐fillin	57
Natural variations in the Cis‐elements of GhRPRS1 contributing to petal colour diversity in cotton	56
Epitope mapping and a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies to achieve full detection coverage of potato virus Y	56
Issue Information	56
Rice‐produced classical swine fever virus glycoprotein E2 with herringbone‐dimer design to enhance immune responses	55
Genetic variation in the aquaporin TONOPLAST INTRINSIC PROTEIN 4;3 modulates maize cold tolerance	54
Recessive resistance against beet chlorosis virus is conferred by the eukaryotic translation initiation factor (iso)4E in Beta vulgaris	54
A heat‐inducible expression system for external control of gene expression in plastids	54
Risk Evaluation and Molecular Characterisation of AtNPR1 Transgenic Citrus Lines Tolerant to Citru	54