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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
	139
Issue Information	125
A vegetative storage protein improves drought tolerance in maize	116
GhXB38D represses cotton fibre elongation through ubiquitination of ethylene biosynthesis enzymes GhACS4 and GhACO1	111
Rice Yellow Mottle Virus resistance by genome editing of the Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica nucleoporin gene OsCPR5.1 but not OsCPR5.2	108
A novel approach to enhance resistance to vascular disease by expressing cell‐death‐inducing fungal elicitors in the xylem tissue	104
Polyphenol oxidase silencing avoids protein cross‐linking and enzymatic browning in Nicotiana benthamiana leaf extracts	103
GhSBI1, a CUP‐SHAPED COTYLEDON 2 homologue, modulates branch internode elongation in cotton	101
Development of vegetative oil sorghum: From lab‐to‐field	99
A novel function for the transcription factor sensitive to proton rhizotoxicity1 in promoting anthocyanin accumulation in strawberry	98
Ripening‐induced defence signalling in Botrytis cinerea‐infected tomato fruits involves activation of ERF.F4 by a MYC2‐NOR/RIN protein com	97
MATE transporter GFD1 cooperates with sugar transporters, mediates carbohydrate partitioning and controls grain‐filling duration, grain size and number in rice	96
Transcription Factor GmERFA Interacts With GmNFYA and Acts as a Negative Regulator of Seed Fatty Acid Accumulation in Soybean	91
Metabolo‐Transcriptomics Analyses Reveal Alfalfa Adaptation to Combined Saline‐Alkali and Low‐Temperature Stress in the Field	90
Posttranslational modifications of heterologous proteins expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana	89
Comparative transcriptome profiling reveals the multiple levels of crosstalk in phytohormone networks in Brassica napus	85
Natural variations in the Cis‐elements of GhRPRS1 contributing to petal colour diversity in cotton	83
CC‐type glutaredoxin, MeGRXC3, associates with catalases and negatively regulates drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)	78
Rice tapetum differentiation is sensitive to downregulation of OsUCH3, a ubiquitin C‐terminal hydrolase	75
A single nucleotide polymorphism in conz1 enhances maize adaptation to higher latitudes	75
A higher‐yield hybrid rice is achieved by assimilating a dominant heterotic gene in inbred parental lines	74
Design of High‐Diacylglycerol and Lecithin Soybean Seed Oil Using GmPDATs and GmDGATs Knockout via a CRISPR‐Cas9 System	73
Two linked resistance genes function divergently in defence against Verticillium Wilt in Alfalfa	72
Facilitating viral vector movement enhances heterologous protein production in an established plant system	71
Rice‐derived SARS‐CoV‐2 glycoprotein S1 subunit vaccine elicits humoral and cellular immune responses	71

Enhancing quality and yield of recombinant secretory IgA antibodies in Nicotiana benthamiana by endoplasmic reticulum engineering	69
OsSPL5 promotes rice outcrossing efficiency by G‐protein pathway	68
Natural Variation in TaFAD8‐D Promoter Enhances Thermotolerance in Wheat Through Fatty Acid and Lipid Remodelling	67
Editing of OsPsaL gene improves both yield and antiviral immunity in rice	67
Killer to cure: Expression and production costs calculation of tobacco plant‐made cancer‐immune checkpoint inhibitors	67
Low cell number ChIP‐seq reveals chromatin state‐based regulation of gene transcription in the rice male meiocytes	66
Integrating GWAS, RNA‐Seq and functional analysis revealed that BnaA02.SE mediates silique elongation by affecting cell proliferation and expansion in Brassica napus	65
Natural variation of HTH5 from wild rice, Oryza rufipogon Griff., is involved in conferring high‐temperature tolerance at the heading stage	65
Precision RNAi in Tomato Using Synthetic Trans‐Acting Small Interfering RNAs Derived From Minimal	65
Rice RING E3 Ligase OsRMT1 Negatively Regulates Salt Tolerance by Degrading the Canonical Salt‐Res	64
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	63
Banana MaNAC1 activates secondary cell wall cellulose biosynthesis to enhance chilling resistance in fruit	63
CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated elimination of OsHHO3, a transcriptional repressor of three AMMONIUM TRANSPORTER1 genes, improves nitrogen use efficiency in rice	62
The miR156/SPL12 module orchestrates fruit colour change through directly regulating ethylene production pathway in blueberry	61
SPINDLY interacts with EIN2 to facilitate ethylene signalling‐mediated fruit ripening in tomato	61
Distinct effects of PTST2b and MRC on starch granule morphogenesis in potato tubers	60
Phylogenomic and super‐pangenome analyses unveil the genetic landscape of tomato evolution and domestication	60
SEMI‐ROLLED LEAF 10 stabilizes catalase isozyme B to regulate leaf morphology and thermotolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	60
Natural allelic variation ofGmST05controlling seed size and quality in soybean	58
The LONELY GUY gene family: from mosses to wheat, the key to the formation of active cytokinins in plants	58
Issue Information	57
A dual‐subcellular localized β‐glucosidase confers pathogen and insect resistance without a yield penalty in maize	57
CYP82G1 Enzyme Functions as Chromone Hydroxylase in the Biosynthesis of 6‐Hydroxy‐2‐(2‐Phenylethyl)chromone in Aquilaria sinensis	56
Functional characterization and structural basis of a reversible glycosyltransferase involves in plant chemical defence	56
Epitope mapping and a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies to achieve full detection coverage of potato virus Y	56
A rapid and scalable approach to build synthetic repetitive hormone‐responsive promoters	56
Genome‐Assisted Breeding of an Elite Sterile Line From Restorer Line for Hybrid Rice	56
Phosphorylation of MdWRKY70L by MdMPK6/02G mediates reactive oxygen accumulation to regulate apple fruit senescence	55
Issue Information	54
Natural variation of MS2 confers male fertility and drives hybrid breeding in soybean	54
SPDC‐HG: An accelerator of genomic hybrid breeding in maize	54