OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Plant Science is 86. 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
Soybean F-Box-Like Protein GmFBL144 Interacts With Small Heat Shock Protein and Negatively Regulates Plant Drought Stress Tolerance	261
The Phloem Intercalated With Xylem-Correlated 3 Receptor-Like Kinase Constitutively Interacts With Brassinosteroid Insensitive 1-Associated Receptor Kinase 1 and Is Involved in Vascular Development in	249
Genome-Wide Characterization of Serine/Arginine-Rich Gene Family and Its Genetic Effects on Agronomic Traits of Brassica napus	249
Grain yield and quality of wheat are improved through post-flowering foliar application of zinc and 6- benzylaminopurine under water deficit condition	240
Local auxin synthesis mediated by YUCCA4 induced during root-knot nematode infection positively regulates gall growth and nematode development	234
Stone Wool Substrate Cover Incision Impacts on the Root-Zone Water Content, Temperature, and Yield of Tomato Cultures	233
Projected future changes in extreme climate indices affecting rice production in China using a multi-model ensemble of CMIP6 projections	231
Experimental Warming Hastens Physical Dormancy Break and Germination in Tropical Fabaceae	231
Reflections on the Triptych of Meristems That Build Flowering Branches in Tomato	208
Calligonum caput-medusae seedlings adapt to drought stress through changing chlorophyll fluorescence parameters	200
The cabbage-leaf water extract can inhibit the germination and seedling growth of three receptor crops	198
Editorial: Physiological ecology of trees under environmental stresses	197
Modeling of flaxseed protein, oil content, linoleic acid, and lignan content prediction based on hyperspectral imaging	189
Transcriptome and genome-wide analysis of the potential role of SKP1 gene family in the development of floral organs of two related species of Allium fistulosum	187
Editorial: Advancing sustainable management of fungal diseases in berry crops	172
Small signaling peptides define leaf longevity	171
Impacts of different types of straw returning on soil physicochemical properties, microbial community structure, and pepper quality	165
Combined analysis of the endophytic fungi and volatile oil content of different Aquilaria sinensis germplasms revealed the correlations between endophytic fungal abundances and agarwood production	164
Unravelling physiological disorders in onion and garlic: critical assessment and bibliometric visualization	162
An efficient non-parametric feature calibration method for few-shot plant disease classification	162
Flagellin C decreases the expression of the Gossypium hirsutum cation/proton exchanger 3 gene to promote calcium ion, hydrogen peroxide, and nitric oxide and synergistically regulate the resistance of	159
Editorial: Advances on genomics and genetics of horticultural crops and their contribution to breeding efforts	157
QTL mapping and transcriptome analysis of sugar content during fruit ripening of Pyrus pyrifolia	156
Editorial: Mineral nutrients on tea yield and quality formation	154
Insights into the impacts of autotoxic allelochemicals from rhizosphere of Atractylodes lancea on soil microenvironments	153

Evaluation of stripe rust resistance and genome-wide association study in wheat varieties derived from the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas	153
SWG5 regulates grain size and weight via sugar metabolism-mediated signaling in rice	152
Research on decoupled air speed and air volume adjustment methods for air-assisted spraying in orchards	150
Different hydraulic and photosynthetic responses to summer drought between newly sprouted and established Moso bamboo culms	149
Paraburkholderia phytofirmans PsJN triggers local and systemic transcriptional reprogramming in Arabidopsis thaliana and increases resistance against Botrytis cinerea	147
Genetic dissection of grain traits and their corresponding heterosis in an elite hybrid	145
Editorial: Reproductive Barriers and Gene Introgression in Rice Species, Volume II	141
Environmental parameters factors exploration on lettuce seed germination with hydrogel	135
Protein nonadditive expression and solubility contribute to heterosis in Arabidopsis hybrids and allotetraploids	135
Editorial: The impacts of the mating system and inbreeding depression in natural plant populations and crop systems	132
Single-cell RNA-seq reveals a link of ovule abortion and sugar transport in Camellia oleifera	131
Distinct differences of vertical phytoplankton community structure in mainstream and a tributary bay of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China	131
Combined analysis of metabolome and transcriptome of wheat kernels reveals constitutive defense mechanism against maize weevils	130
Loss rate of net primary productivity under drought stress on the Yinshanbeilu of Inner Mongolia, China	128
Unveiling nitrogen preferences in indica rice: a classification study of cultivars in South China	127
A fuzzy-optimized hybrid ensemble model for yield prediction in maize-soybean intercropping system	127
Root-applied brassinosteroid and salicylic acid enhance thermotolerance and fruit quality in heat-stressed ‘Kyoho’ grapevines	126
Transcriptome and hormone Analyses reveal that melatonin promotes adventitious rooting in shaded cucumber hypocotyls	125
Integrative physiological, transcriptomic, and metabolomic analysis of Abelmoschus manihot in response to Cd toxicity	125
Safety evaluation of FAD2 RNAi transgenic Brassica napus L. based on microbial diversity and metabonomic analysis	125
Molecular cytogenetic identification and nutritional composition evaluation of newly synthesized Triticum turgidum-Triticum boeoticum amphiploids (AABBAbAb)	123
Effects of thinning and understory removal on soil phosphorus fractions in subtropical pine plantations	122
Augmenting tomato functional genomics with a genome-wide induced genetic variation resource	121
Corrigendum: Magnesium application improves the morphology, nutrients uptake, photosynthetic traits, and quality of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) under cold stress	115
Testing effects of vapor pressure deficit on fruit growth: a comparative approach using peach, mango, olive, orange, and loquat	115
Study of the utilization of main crop straw resources in Southern China and its potential as a replacement for chemical fertilizers	115
A YOLOv7 incorporating the Adan optimizer based corn pests identification method	114
Diversity of vegetable landraces in the Pampa biome of Brazil and Uruguay: utilization and conservation strategies	114
Editorial: Quality of Ornamental Crops: Effect of Genotype, Preharvest, and Improved Production Chains on Quality Attributes of Ornamental Crops	113
Identification and mapping of QTLs for late blight resistance in the wild tomato (Solanum pimpinellifolium) accession PI 270442 via selective genotyping	111
“H” sprayer effect on liquid deposition on cucumber leaves and powdery mildew prevention in the shed	111
Spatial patterns of congruence or mismatch between taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity and endemism of perennial flora along the aridity gradient of Chile	109
Dynamic changes of endogenous phytohormones and carbohydrates during spontaneous morphogenesis of Centaurium erythraea Rafn	108
Limited effectiveness of selected bioeffectors combined with recycling phosphorus fertilizers for maize cultivation under Swiss farming conditions	106
Identification and analysis of lignin biosynthesis genes related to fruit ripening and stress response in banana (Musa acuminata L. AAA group, cv. Cavendish)	106
Microbiological impact of long-term wine grape cultivation on soil organic carbon in desert ecosystems: a study on rhizosphere and bulk sandy soils	106
Editorial: Fruit science: Physiological changes and genetic regulations	101
Complete chloroplast genome data reveal the existence of the Solidago canadensis L. complex and its potential introduction pathways into China	97
Distinctive physiological and molecular responses of foxtail millet and maize to nicosulfuron	97
Dodine an effective alternative to copper for controlling Venturia oleaginea, the causal agent of pea-cock eye disease, in highly infected olive trees	97
Spanish ecological battleground: population structure of two invasive fungi, Cryphonectria parasitica and Fusarium circinatum	96
Molecular identification and physiological functional analysis of NtNRT1.1B that mediated nitrate long-distance transport and improved plant growth when overexpressed in tobacco	96
Achievement of higher biomass, yield and quality of essential oil of Tagetes minuta L. through optimizing the sowing method and seeding rate	95
Correction: Impact on the scape of Farfugium japonicum var. japonicum (Asteraceae) under strong wind conditions based on morphological and mechanical analyses	94
Parental Genome Imbalance Causes Hybrid Seed Lethality as Well as Ovary Abscission in Interspecific and Interploidy Crosses in Nicotiana	93
Distribution, expression of hexaploid wheat Fes1s and functional characterization of two TaFes1As in Arabidopsis	93
SmDXS5, acting as a molecular valve, plays a key regulatory role in the primary and secondary metabolism of tanshinones in Salvia miltiorrhiza	93
Exploring the SiCCT Gene Family and Its Role in Heading Date in Foxtail Millet	91
Using leaf spectroscopy and pigment estimation to monitor indoor grown lettuce dynamic response to spectral light intensity	91
Transformation of Plant to Resource Acquisition Under High Nitrogen Addition Will Reduce Green Roof Ecosystem Functioning	91

Changes in Vertical Phenotypic Traits of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Response to Water Stress	89
Editorial: Rosaceae Fruit Development and Quality	89
Changing winter climate and snow conditions induce various transcriptional stress responses in Scots pine seedlings	88
Differentiation of Cold Tolerance in an Artificial Population of a Mangrove Species, Kandelia obovata, Is Associated With Geographic Origins	88
The 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid deaminase-producing Streptomyces violaceoruber UAE1 can provide protection from sudden decline syndrome on date palm	88
Estimating the Impacts of Plant Internal Nitrogen Deficit at Key Top Dressing Stages on Corn Productivity and Intercepted Photosynthetic Active Radiation	88
Characterization of Repetitive DNA in Saccharum officinarum and Saccharum spontaneum by Genome Sequencing and Cytological Assays	88
How Human Subsistence Strategy Affected Fruit-Tree Utilization During the Late Neolithic and Bronze Age: Investigations in the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau	88
Studies on Pure Mlb® (Multiple Left Border) Technology and Its Impact on Vector Backbone Integration in Transgenic Cassava	87
Genome-wide identification of DnaJ gene family in Catalpa bungei and functional analysis of CbuDnaJ49 in leaf color formation	87
Transcriptome profiling revealed salt stress-responsive genes in Lilium pumilum bulbs	87
Rhamnogalacturonan-I as a nematode chemoattractant from Lotus corniculatus L. super-growing root culture	86
Identification of two chickpea multidrug and toxic compound extrusion transporter genes transcriptionally upregulated upon aluminum treatment in root tips	86