OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Frontiers in Plant Science is 83. 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
Engineering the moss Physcomitrium patens to produce proteins with paucimannosidic glycans	221
Integrated transcriptomic and pathway analyses of sorghum plants revealed the molecular mechanisms of host defense against aphids	218
Breeding techniques to dispense higher genetic gains	218
Combined analysis of inorganic elements and flavonoid metabolites reveals the relationship between flower quality and maturity of Sophora japonica L.	215
Cannabis Glandular Trichomes: A Cellular Metabolite Factory	213
Intraspecific Variation for Leaf Physiological and Root Morphological Adaptation to Drought Stress in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)	208
Phytohormones involved in vascular cambium activity in woods: current progress and future challenges	205
A novel fine-tuned deep-learning-based multi-class classifier for severity of paddy leaf diseases	194
Chemical Composition and Antifungal, Insecticidal and Repellent Activity of Essential Oils From Origanum compactum Benth. Used in the Mediterranean Diet	192
Projected future changes in extreme climate indices affecting rice production in China using a multi-model ensemble of CMIP6 projections	182
Integrative transcriptomic analysis deciphering the role of rice bHLH transcription factor Os04g0301500 in mediating responses to biotic and abiotic stresses	181
Evaluating Populus tremula L. and Salix caprea L. for phytoremediation: growth, metal uptake, and biochemical responses under arsenic, cadmium, and lead stress	181
A Novel Multi-Preprocessing Integration Method for the Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Wild Medicinal Plants: Gentiana rigescens as an Example	179
Cambial Activity of Moringa peregrina (Forssk.) Fiori in Arid Environments	176
Soybean F-Box-Like Protein GmFBL144 Interacts With Small Heat Shock Protein and Negatively Regulates Plant Drought Stress Tolerance	174
WRKY41/WRKY46-miR396b-5p-TPR module mediates abscisic acid-induced cold tolerance of grafted cucumber seedlings	168
Genome-Wide Characterization of Serine/Arginine-Rich Gene Family and Its Genetic Effects on Agronomic Traits of Brassica napus	164
Silicon as a Sustainable Option to Increase Biomass With Less Water by Inducing Carbon:Nitrogen:Phosphorus Stoichiometric Homeostasis in Sugarcane and Energy Cane	162
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	155
Grain yield and quality of wheat are improved through post-flowering foliar application of zinc and 6- benzylaminopurine under water deficit condition	153
Differential Maize Yield Hybrid Responses to Stand Density Are Correlated to Their Response to Radiation Reductions Around Flowering	149
Identification and Characterization of Secondary Wall-Associated NAC Genes and Their Involvement in Hormonal Responses in Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum)	147
Establishment of discrete element flexible model of the tiller taro plant and clamping and pulling experiment	146
Raman Spectroscopy Detects Changes in Carotenoids on the Surface of Watermelon Fruits During Maturation	145
Local auxin synthesis mediated by YUCCA4 induced during root-knot nematode infection positively regulates gall growth and nematode development	141

Analysis of BRCT5 domain-containing proteins reveals a new component of DNA damage repair in Arabidopsis	139
Defoliation Significantly Suppressed Plant Growth Under Low Light Conditions in Two Leguminosae Species	139
Comparative Metabolic Analysis Reveals a Metabolic Switch in Mature, Hydrated, and Germinated Pollen in Arabidopsis thaliana	137
Biocontrol of Meloidogyne spp. in Solanum lycopersicum using a dual combination of Bacillus strains	136
Stone Wool Substrate Cover Incision Impacts on the Root-Zone Water Content, Temperature, and Yield of Tomato Cultures	134
Experimental Warming Hastens Physical Dormancy Break and Germination in Tropical Fabaceae	133
Genetic dissection of marker trait associations for grain micro-nutrients and thousand grain weight under heat and drought stress conditions in wheat	133
Fulvic Acid Alleviates Paper Sludge Toxicity in Canola (Brassica napus L.) by Reducing Cr, Cd, and Pb Uptake	132
Transcriptome Profiling Reveals a Petunia Transcription Factor, PhCOL4, Contributing to Antiviral RNA Silencing	130
Glycine max Homologs of DOESN'T MAKE INFECTIONS 1, 2, and 3 Function to Impair Heterodera glycines Parasitism While Also Regulating Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase Expression	127
The miR169b/NFYA1 module from the halophyte Halostachys caspica endows salt and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis through multi-pathways	126
Genome-wide identification of sucrose non-fermenting-1-related protein kinase genes in maize and their responses to abiotic stresses	126
Responses of terrestrial ecosystem productivity and community structure to intra-annual precipitation patterns: A meta-analysis	124
Comprehensive analysis of glycerolipid dynamics during tobacco pollen germination and pollen tube growth	123
Non-targeted metabolomic analysis for the comparative evaluation of volatile organic compounds in 20 globally representative cucumber lines	122
Transcriptome and metabolome analyses reveal that Bacillus subtilis BS-Z15 lipopeptides mycosubtilin homologue mediates plant defense responses	120
RhWRKY33 Positively Regulates Onset of Floral Senescence by Responding to Wounding- and Ethylene-Signaling in Rose Plants	119
Allometry and Distribution of Nitrogen in Natural Plant Communities of the Tibetan Plateau	117
Different Cis-Regulatory Elements Control the Tissue-Specific Contribution of Plastid ω-3 Desaturases to Wounding and Hormone Responses	116
Their C-termini divide Brassica rapa FT-like proteins into FD-interacting and FD-independent proteins that have different effects on the floral transition	116
CGIAR Barley Breeding Toolbox: A diversity panel to facilitate breeding and genomic research in the developing world	114
Transcriptional Analyses of Genes Related to Fodder Qualities in Giant Leucaena Under Different Stress Environments	114
Somatic Embryo Yield and Quality From Norway Spruce Embryogenic Tissue Proliferated in Suspension Culture	114
Circle Fitting Based Image Segmentation and Multi-Scale Block Local Binary Pattern Based Distinction of Ring Rot and Anthracnose on Apple Fruits	112
RNAi of Sterol Δ24-Isomerase Implicated Its Involvement in Physalin Biosynthesis in Physalis angulata L.	110
Genetic Dissection of Early Blight Resistance in Tetraploid Potato	109
Protein-protein interactions in plant antioxidant defense	109
Editorial: Control of plant organ size and shape	108
GmWRKY21, a Soybean WRKY Transcription Factor Gene, Enhances the Tolerance to Aluminum Stress in Arabidopsis thaliana	107
Texture synthesis of ecological plant protection image based on convolution neural network	106
Effect of Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus on Physiological Processes and Yield of Individual Cotton Plants	105
Skimmia anquetilia N.P. Taylor and Airy Shaw (Rutaceae): A Critical Appriasal of its Ethnobotanical and Pharmacological Activities	105
Comparative Proteomics of Mulberry Leaves at Different Developmental Stages Identify Novel Proteins Function Related to Photosynthesis	105
SNAREs Regulate Vesicle Trafficking During Root Growth and Development	103
Bambara Groundnut Rhizobacteria Antimicrobial and Biofertilization Potential	99
Single-Plant Selection at Ultra-Low Density Enhances Buffering Capacity of Barley Varieties and Landraces to Unpredictable Environments and Improves Their Agronomic Performance	99
Molecular Cytogenetic Identification of a Novel Wheat–Thinopyrum ponticum 1JS (1B) Substitution Line Resistant to Powdery Mildew and Leaf Rust	97
Effects of light quality on growth, nutritional characteristics, and antioxidant properties of winter wheat seedlings (Triticum aestivum L.)	96
Genome-Wide Characterization and Analysis of bHLH Transcription Factors Related to Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Fig (Ficus carica L.)	96
LHCA4 residues surrounding red chlorophylls allow for fine-tuning of the spectral region for photosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana	96
Characterization of Metal Tolerance Proteins and Functional Analysis of GmMTP8.1 Involved in Manganese Tolerance in Soybean	95
Differential Impact of the Pinewood Nematode on Pinus Species Under Drought Conditions	93
The Effects of Brief Heat During Early Booting on Reproductive, Developmental, and Chlorophyll Physiological Performance in Common Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	92
Comparative transcriptome-wide identification and differential expression of genes and lncRNAs in rice near-isogenic line (KW-Bph36-NIL) in response to BPH feeding	91
Enhancement of Photosynthetic Capacity in Spongy Mesophyll Cells in White Leaves of Actinidia kolomikta	91
Distribution, expression of hexaploid wheat Fes1s and functional characterization of two TaFes1As in Arabidopsis	90
Root-Associated Microbiota Response to Ecological Factors: Role of Soil Acidity in Enhancing Citrus Tolerance to Huanglongbing	89
The Diversity Distribution and Climatic Niche of Samara Species in China	88
SmDXS5, acting as a molecular valve, plays a key regulatory role in the primary and secondary metabolism of tanshinones in Salvia miltiorrhiza	88
Chemical Characterization and Visualization of Progressive Brown Rot Decay of Wood by Near Infrared Imaging and Multivariate Analysis	88

Shift in subsistence crop dominance from broomcorn millet to foxtail millet around 5500 BP in the western Loess Plateau	88
Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Differences in Anthocyanin Accumulation in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) Induced by Red and Blue Light	86
Parental Genome Imbalance Causes Hybrid Seed Lethality as Well as Ovary Abscission in Interspecific and Interploidy Crosses in Nicotiana	85
Exploring the SiCCT Gene Family and Its Role in Heading Date in Foxtail Millet	85
Sucrose targets clathrin-mediated endocytosis kinetics supporting cell elongation in Arabidopsis thaliana	85
Aerially Applied Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Affects Reproductive Components and Seed Quality in Fully Grown Bean Plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)	83
The divergent vertical pattern and assembly of soil bacterial and fungal communities in response to short-term warming in an alpine peatland	83
Transformation of Plant to Resource Acquisition Under High Nitrogen Addition Will Reduce Green Roof Ecosystem Functioning	83
Using leaf spectroscopy and pigment estimation to monitor indoor grown lettuce dynamic response to spectral light intensity	83
Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping of Adult Plant and Seedling Resistance to Stripe Rust (Puccinia striiformis Westend.) in a Multiparent Advanced Generation Intercross Wheat Population	83