OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Journal of Fruit Science is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Optimizing Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Fertilization Rates for Fruit Performance of Chinese Cherry ( Prunus pseudocerasus Lindl.)	34
Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of the Mechanism of the Apple Coloration Change After Uncovering Fruit Bag	30
New Directions for Strawberry Research in the 2020s	27
Economic Impact of Plantain Ripening: A Case Study Among Plantain Traders in Accra	27
Profiles of citrus orchard nutrition and fruit quality in Hunan Province, China	19
Development of Cookies Incorporated with Pomegranate Seed Powder and Defatted Soybean Flour	18
Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Mango Cultivars in Southwest Nigeria	12
Effects of Sunn Hemp, Vermicompost, and Organic Fertilizers on Organic Strawberry Plant Growth, Yield, and Fruit Quality	11
Genetic Variability and Combining Abilities for Earliness to Nut Yield and Nut Weight in Selected Cashew (Anacardium Occidentale L.) Clones	10
Pseudomonas Isolates as Potential Biofungicides of Green Mold ( Penicillium Digitatum ) on Orange Fruit	10
Phenological, Pomological, Biochemical and Physical Characteristics of Siirt Pistachio Variety ( Pistacia vera L.) in Five Different Ecologies of Southeast Anatolia-Türk	10
The Effect of Freezing, Frozen Storage and Thawing on the Strawberry Fruit Composition	9
Effect of Sequential Crop Termination and Bed Fumigation on Verticillium dahliae Soil and Plant Density in Strawberry	9
Changes in Chemical Composition of Red and Black Currant Fruits and Leaves During Berry Ripening	9
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Apple Scab Sanitation Practices for ULO-Stored Apple Fruit in Integrated and Organic Production Systems	8
Effect of Foliar Application of Potassium Fertilizer on Yield, Fruit Quality, and Cold Hardiness of Vitis spp . ‘Chambourcin’	8
Ornamental Date Palm and Sidr Trees: Fruit Elements Composition ‎and Concerns Regarding Consumption	8
Effect of Shoot Pruning on Growth, Flowering and Fruiting Characteristics of Different Guava ( Psidium Guajava L.) Cultivars	8
Determinants of Market Participation Decision and Intensity among Date Producers in Afar Region, Ethiopia: A Double Hurdle Approach	8
Assessment of the Constraints and Challenges in Avocado ( Persea Americana Mill.) Production and Marketing in Southern Ethiopia	8
Classification and Grading of Harvested Mangoes Using Convolutional Neural Network	8
Antiproliferative Activity of Antioxidants-Rich Extracts from Olea europaea L. Leaves and Oil Against Six Cancerous Human Cell Lines	8
Physicochemical and Processing Qualities of Guava Varieties in Kenya	7
Preharvest Biofilm Coating Treatments Affect the Storage Quality of Sweet Cherry Fruit by Maintaining Bioactive Components	7
Optimization of ingredients level for developing yellow passion (passiflora edulis) fruit jam	7

Phosphorus Dynamics in Clementine Mandarin	7
As in True Fruit, Ca Distribution in Strawberry (A False Fruit), is Determined by Progressive Xylem Dysfunction	6
Are Tahiti Limes Profitable in South Florida? A Deterministic and Stochastic Budget Analysis	6
Non-Destructive Estimation of Physicochemical Properties and Detection of Ripeness Level of Apples Using Machine Vision	6
Effect of Sonication on the Functional Properties of Different Citrus Fruit Juices	6
Evaluation of Genetic Diversity in Three Diospyros Species, Collected from Different Regions in Iran, Using ISSR and SCoT Molecular Markers	6
Inheritance of Resistance to Anthracnose Fruit Rot Caused by Colletotrichum fioriniae in Highbush Blueberry	6
Deriving Biomass Allocation and Carbon Stocks in Fruit Components of Strychnos Madagascariensis (Poir.) And Strychnos Spinosa (Lam.) In South Africa	6
Two-Year Survey of Botrytis Fruit Rot Levels in Commercial Strawberry Fields in California with and without Fungicide Applications	6
The California Strawberry Industry: Current Trends and Future Prospects	6
Farmer’s Knowledge on Thaumatotibia Leucotreta (Meyrick) an Economic Pest of Avocado Production in Tanzania	5
Effects of GA ₃ , CACl ₂ and Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) Applications on Fruit Quality of Sweet Cherry at Cold Storage	5
Changes in Quality Traits and Phytochemical Components of Blueberry ( Vaccinium Corymbosum Cv. Bluecrop) Fruit in Response to Postharvest Aloe Vera	5
Microelements Changes in Leaves and Fruits of Raspberry (Rubus idaeusL.) Under the Influence of Ameliorative Measures	5
Climate Variation and Its Influence on the Cold Tolerance and Phenology Periods of Pear Cultivars in Jilin, China	4
Fruit Size and Quality Attributes Differ Between Competing Self-Pollinated and Cross-Pollinated Strawberry Fruit	4
The Effect of Preharvest Application of Arginine on the Postharvest Quality of Sweet Cherry Fruits during Storage	4
Morphological Characterization of Pollen in Some Varieties of Walnut ( Juglans regia )	4
Phenols, Volatile Compounds, Organic Acids and Antioxidant Activity of Strawberry Tree ( Arbutus Unedo L.) Fruits Belonging to Five Genotypes Growing in Morocco	4
Assessment of in Vitro Pollen Germination and Pollen Tube Growth of Annona Cherimola Mill	4
Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium Deficiencies Impact the Transition from Juvenility to Maturity in Theobroma cacao L	4
Secondary Bud Growth and Fruitfulness of Vitis Vinifera L. ‘Grenache’ Grafted to Three Different Rootstocks and Grown within the Texas High Plains AVA	4
Influence of Active Modified Atmosphere Packaging Pre-treatment on Shelf Life and Quality Attributes of Cold Stored Apricot Fruit	4
Mango Stem Response under Different Irrigation Regimes	3
A Two-Step Deep Semantic Segmentation and Object Detection Approach for Runner Recognition in Strawberry Plants	3
Effect of Postharvest Treatments on Biochemical and Bioactive Compounds of Custard Apple ( Annona Squamosa L.) Cv. Balanagar	3
Detection of Lygus Bugs in Strawberry Using Deep Learning	3
Characterization of Grapevine Genetic Resources in the Comunitat Valenciana (Spain)	3
Berries Pomace Valorization: From Waste to Potent Antioxidants and Emerging Skin Prebiotics	3
Effect of Foliar Calcium Fertilization on Fruit Quality, Cell Wall Enzyme Activity and Expression of Key Genes in Chinese Cherry	3
Agronomic and Post-Harvest Performance of Strawberry Cultivars in High Tunnel and Open-Field Environment in Southeast Virginia	3
Antifungal Activity of β-Carboline Alkaloids Compound and Its Resistance Mechanism on Peronophythora Litchii	3
Improving Postharvest Quality of Sweet Cherry Fruit by Using Tragacanth and Eremurus	3
Estimation of Genetic Parameters and Prediction of Breeding Values for Fruit-Quality Traits in Hybrid Mangoes	3
Climate Change Impacts on Fruit Farm Operations in Chile and Tunisia: Farmer Perspectives	3
Toward Sustainable Cocoa ( Theobroma Cacao L) Production: The Role of Potassium Fertilizer in Cocoa Seedlings Drought Recovery and Survival	3
Impact of Fruit Development Age on Postharvest Quality of Hass Avocado	3
A Comprehensive Evaluation of 45 Pomegranate ( Punica Granatum L .) Cultivars Based on Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis	3
Nutritional, Phytochemical and Antioxidant Characterizations of Wild Food and Medicinal Fruits Indigenous to Sudan: Sarcocephalus latifolius and Vitex don	3
Influences of Processing Methods on Elderberry ( Sambucus nigra L.) Wine Quality	3