OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Rice Science is 2. 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
Research Progress of Genomes of Insect Pests in Paddy Field	103
Analysis of Sulphate Transporter Gene Family 3 in Rice	95
Mixture of Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens and Bacillus Pumilus Modulates Community Structures of Rice Rhizosphere Soil to Suppress Rice Seedling Blight	81
Development and Application of a Novel Functional Marker for Fragrance in Rice	77
Arsenic Accumulation in Rice: Sources, Human Health Impact and Probable Mitigation Approaches	53
Discerning Genes to Deliver Varieties: Enhancing Vegetative and Reproductive Stage Flooding Tolerance in Rice	52
A Recessive Mutant of argonaute1b/gsnl4 Leads to Narrow Leaf, Small Grain Size and Low Seed Setting in Rice	51
Screening of Brown Planthopper Resistant miRNAs in Rice and Their Roles in Regulation of Brown Planthopper Fecundity	48
Identification of Potential Zinc Deficiency Responsive Genes and Regulatory Pathways in Rice by Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis	45
Effects of Zinc Oxide Particles with Different Sizes on Root Development in Oryza sativa	40
Mapping and Functional Analysis of LE Gene in a Lethal Etiolated Rice Mutant at Seedling Stage	32
High Power Microwave Treatment Impacts on Microbes in Rough Rice	31
Analysis of RNA Recognition and Binding Characteristics of OsCPPR1 Protein in Rice	27
Cadmium Tolerance and Accumulation in Wild Rice Species	26
Grain Yield, Biomass Accumulation, and Leaf Photosynthetic Characteristics of Rice under Combined Salinity-Drought Stress	24
Cloning and Functional Analysis of Calcineurin Subunits A and B in Development and Fecundity of Nilaparvata lugens (Stål)	22
Contribution and Prospect of Erect Panicle Type to japonica Super Rice	21
Evaluation of Inherited Resistance Genes of Bacterial Leaf Blight, Blast and Drought Tolerance in Improved Rice Lines	21
Identification of Sucrose Transporter (SUT) Genes Regulating Rice Yield and Quality	20
LR is A Novel Gene Regulating Amylose Content in Rice Revealed by Genome-Wide Association Study	20
In vivo Haploid Induction via Parthenogenesis Gene ToPAR in Rice	19
Anticancer Activity of Rice Callus Suspension Cultures from Aromatic Varieties and Metabolites Regulated in Treated Cancer Cell Lines	19
OsABT, a Rice WD40 Domain-Containing Protein, Is Involved in Abiotic Stress Tolerance	19
Molecular Evolution of Rice Blast Resistance Gene bsr-d1	18
Enriching Iodine and Regulating Grain Aroma, Appearance Quality, and Yield in Aromatic Rice by Foliar Application of Sodium Iodide	18

Improved Eating and Cooking Quality of indica Rice Cultivar YK17 via Adenine Base Editing of Wx Allele of Granule-Bound Starch Synthase I (GBSS I)	17
Development and Application of Prime Editing in Plants	16
Carbon Nanoparticle Exerts Positive Growth Effects with Increase in Productivity by Down-Regulating Phytochrome B and Enhancing Internal Temperature in Rice	16
Next Generation Nutrition: Genomic and Molecular Breeding Innovations for Iron and Zinc Biofortification in Rice	15
Elemental Assessments in Paddy Soil for Geographical Traceability of Rice from Peninsular Malaysia	15
Applying Boron Fertilizer at Different Growth Stages Promotes Boron Uptake and Productivity in Rice	15
Response of Rice Growth and Nutrient Absorption in a Saline- Alkali Paddy to Different Nitrogen Fertilizer Applications	14
Screening of Rice Germplasm and Processing Methods to Produce Low Glycemic Rice	14
Translocation and Distribution of Carbon-Nitrogen in Relation to Rice Yield and Grain Quality as Affected by High Temperature at Early Panicle Initiation Stage	14
Development of Machine Vision-Based Algorithm for Counting and Discriminating Filled and Unfilled Paddy Rice in Overlapping Mode	14
Salinity Stress Deteriorates Grain Yield and Increases 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Content in Rice	13
Fine Mapping of QTLs for Stigma Exsertion Rate from Oryza glaberrima by Chromosome Segment Substitution	13
Causal Analysis Between Rice Growth and Cadmium Accumulation and Transfer under Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculation	13
Epoxiconazole Improved Photosynthesis, Yield Formation, Grain Quality and 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Biosynthesis of Fragrant Rice	13
Alternative Splicing of OsCYL4 Controls Drought Resistance via Regulating Water Loss and Reactive Oxygen Species- Scavenging in Rice	13
Understanding Brown Planthopper Resistance in Rice: Genetics, Biochemical and Molecular Breeding Approaches	12
Rice Germination and Its Impact on Technological and Nutritional Properties: A Review	12
Metabolic Engineering in Rice for Functional Metabolite Production	12
Improvement of Upland Rice Variety by Pyramiding Drought Tolerance QTL with Two Major Blast Resistance Genes for Sustainable Rice Production	11
Morphophysiological Diversity and Haplotype Analysis of Saltol QTL Region in Diverse Rice Landraces for Salinity Tolerance	11
Breeding Effects and Genetic Compositions of a Backbone Parent (Fengbazhan) of Modern indica Rice in China	11
Efficient Breeding of Early-Maturing Rice Cultivar by Editing Hd6 via CRISPR/Cas9	11
Efficient Transformation of indica Rice Mediated by Agrobacterium and Generation of NcGDH Transgenic Genic Male-Sterile Rice with High Nitrogen Use Efficiency	10
Protist and Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium Interaction Alters GH3-2 Expression and Enhances Nutrient Content in Rice	10
Chlorophyllide-a Oxygenase 1 (OsCAO1) Over-Expression Affects Rice Photosynthetic Rate and Grain Yield	10
SB1 Encoding RING-Like Zinc-Finger Protein Regulates Branch Development as a Transcription Repressor	9
Regulation of Regeneration Rate to Enhance Ratoon Rice Production	9
Mapping of Red Hull Gene OsRH3 and Its Great Value in Mechanized Hybrid Rice Seed Production	9
Cloning of qHD8, a Quantitative Trait Locus Regulated Heading Date in Rice	9
Potential Benefits of Bioactive Compounds of Traditional Rice Grown in South and Southeast Asia: A Review	9
Rice Curled Its Leaves Either Adaxially or Abaxially to Combat Drought Stress	8
Valuation of Rice Postharvest Losses in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Mitigation Strategies	8
Grain Shape Genes: Shaping the Future of Rice Breeding	8
Editing of Rice Endosperm Plastidial Phosphorylase Gene OsPho1 Advances Its Function in Starch Synthesis	8
Cold Plasma: A Potential Alternative for Rice Grain Postharvest Treatment Management in Malaysia	8
Diversity of Sodium Transporter HKT1;5 in Genus Oryza	8
Effect of Milling and Parboiling Processes on Arsenic Species Distribution in Rice Grains	8
Understanding Investigational Perspective of Antioxidant and Antibacterial Properties of Rice	7
Phosphorus Starvation Tolerance in Rice Through Combined Physiological, Biochemical, and Proteome Analyses	7
CHOLINE TRANSPORTER-RELATED 4 (CTR4) Is Involved in Drought and Saline Tolerance in Rice	7
Biofilmed-PGPR: Next-Generation Bioinoculant for Plant Growth Promotion in Rice under Changing Climate	7
OsbZIP01 Affects Plant Growth and Development by Regulating OsSD1 in Rice	7
Novel Deletion in Exon 7 of Betaine Aldehyde Dehydrogenase 2 (BADH2)	7
Appropriate Supply of Ammonium Nitrogen and Ammonium Nitrate Reduces Cadmium Content in Rice Seedlings by Inhibiting Cadmium Uptake and Transport	7
Function of R2R3-type Myeloblastosis Transcription Factors in Plants	7
A β-Carotene Ketolase Gene NfcrtO from Subaerial Cyanobacteria Confers Drought Tolerance in Rice	6
Rice Variety Classification Based on Optimized Near-Infrared Spectral Classification Model	6
Molecular Mechanism of Rice Necrotic Lesion for Optimized Yield and Disease Resistance	6
Identification of New Allele of FLOURY ENDOSPERM2 in White-Core Endosperm Mutant of Rice	6
Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Based Rapid Detection of Aroma Gene in Rice	6

Histone Acetyltransferase GCN5 Regulates Rice Growth and Development and Enhances Salt Tolerance	6
Hydrogen Sulfide Improves Rice Seed Germination by Regulating Aluminum Absorption, Internal Antioxidant Enzyme System and Osmotic Balance under Aluminum Toxicity Conditions	6
UvSMEK1, a Suppressor of MEK Null, Regulates Pathogenicity, Conidiation and Conidial Germination in Rice False Smut Fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	6
Transcriptome Analysis of oserf922 Mutants Reveals New Insights into Rice Blast Resistance	6
Improving Semi-Dried Brown Rice Noodle Quality via Mixed Fermentation of Lactobacillus and Yeast	6
Transfer Learning-Based Image Recognition of Nitrogen and Potassium Nutrient Stress in Rice	6
Rational Design of Grain Size to Improve Rice Yield and Quality	5
MULTI-FLORET SPIKELET 4 (MFS4) Regulates Spikelet Development and Grain Size in Rice	5
Pectin Methylesterases Enhance Root Cell Wall Phosphorus Remobilization in Rice	5
Wheat Straw Burial Improves Physiological Traits, Yield and Grain Quality of Rice by Regulating Antioxidant System and Nitrogen Assimilation Enzymes under Alternate Wetting and Drying Irrigation	5
NRL3 Interacts with OsK4 to Regulate Heading Date in Rice	5
Dissecting Genetic Basis of Deep Rooting in Dongxiang Wild Rice	5
WITHDRAWN: Rice Pests and Diseases Around the World: Who, Where and What Damage Do They Cause?	5
Global Transcriptome Analysis of Rice Seedlings in Response to Extracellular ATP	5
Poaceae Orthologs of Rice OsSGL, DUF1645 Domain-Containing Genes, Positively Regulate Drought Tolerance, Grain Length and Weight in Rice	5
Polycomb Repressive Complex 2-Mediated H3K27 Trimethylation Is Required for Pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae	5
Novel QTLs from Wild Rice Oryza longistaminata Confer Strong Tolerance to High Temperature at Seedling Stage	5
Rice Storage Proteins: Focus on Composition, Distribution, Genetic Improvement and Effects on Rice Quality	5
Improved Yield Prediction of Ratoon Rice Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Multi-Temporal Feature Method	5
Assessing Changes in Root Architecture, Developmental Timing, Transcriptional and Hormonal Profiles in Rice Co-Cultivated with Azolla filiculoides	5
Weed Management in Rainfed Upland Rice Fields under Varied Agro-Ecologies in Nigeria	5
Novel Sources of Combined Resistance Against Rice Root- Knot Nematode and Brown Spot Disease in Oryza rufipogon	4
In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Dihydrochelerythrine and Proteomic Analysis in Ustilaginoidea virens	4
Carbon Catabolite Repressor UvCreA is Required for Development and Pathogenicity in Ustilaginoidea virens	4
Effects of Biochar Inoculation with Bacillus megaterium on Rice Soil Phosphorus Fraction Transformation and Bacterial Community Dynamics	4
Smart Farming for Sustainable Rice Production: An Insight into Application, Challenge, and Future Prospect	4
Differential Expression of Iron Deficiency Responsive Rice Genes under Low Phosphorus and Iron Toxicity Conditions and Association of OsIRO3 with Yield in Acidic Soils	4
Compound Microbial Agent Improves Soil Redox Status to Reduce Methane Emissions from Paddy Fields	4
RISE Method Based on Rare Allele Infusion and Sanger Sequencing Estimation: A Simple, Cheap, and Efficient Method for Detecting Transgene Copy Number in Rice	4
Genome-Wide Dissection of Quan 9311A Breeding Process and Application Advantages	4
Simulating Responses of Rice Yield and Nitrogen Fates to Ground Cover Rice Production System under Different Types of Precipitation Years	4
OsbZIP53 Negatively Regulates Immunity Response by Involving in Reactive Oxygen Species and Salicylic Acid Metabolism in Rice	4
Interaction Between Ustilaginoidea virens and Rice and Its Sustainable Control	4
Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated with Six Rice Cultivars in Italian Agricultural Ecosystem Managed with Alternate Wetting and Drying	4
Rice Grains from Slightly Saline Field Exhibited Unchanged Starch Physicochemical Properties but Enhanced Nutritional Values	4
Methane Emission from Rice Fields: Necessity for Molecular Approach for Mitigation	4
Oriented Generation of Novel Thermo-Sensitive Genic Male Sterile Lines with Improved Grain Shape and Outcrossing Rate in Early-Season Rice	4
Conservation and Utilization of Genetic Resources of Wild Rice in China	4
Polyphosphate Accelerates Transformation of Nonstructural Carbohydrates to Improve Growth of ppk-Expressing Transgenic Rice in Phosphorus Deficiency Culture	4
Effect of Roasting Temperature on Production of Functional Wild-Rice Tea and Factors Influencing Purchase Intention Towards Wild-Rice Tea	3
Effects of Nitrogen-Regulating Gene AreA on Growth, Pathogenicity, and Fumonisin Synthesis of Fusarium proliferatum	3
Computer-Assisted Real-Time Rice Variety Learning Using Deep Learning Network	3
SDF5 Encoding P450 Protein Is Required for Internode Elongation in Rice	3
Antioxidant Activities and Characterization of Polyphenols from Selected Northern Thai Rice Husks: Relation with Seed Attributes	3
iTRAQ-Based Proteomics Investigation of Critical Response Proteins in Embryo and Coleoptile During Rice Anaerobic Germination	3
Seed-Specific Expression of Apolipoprotein A-IMilano Dimer in Engineered Rice Lines	3
A β-ketoacyl-CoA Synthase OsCUT1 Confers Increased Drought Tolerance in Rice	3
Characterization of a Novel Weak Allele of RGA1/D1 and Its Potential Application in Rice Breeding	3
Breeding High-Grain Quality and Blast Resistant Rice Variety Using Combination of Traditional Breeding and Marker-Assisted Selection	3
Mixed-Oligosaccharides Promote Seedling Growth of Direct-Seeded Rice under Salt and Alkaline Stress	3
Progress on Physiological Mechanisms of Rice Spikelet Degeneration at Different Panicle Positions Caused by Abiotic Stress	3
Progress on Molecular Mechanism of Heat Tolerance in Rice	3
Water Management for Improvement of Rice Yield, Appearance Quality and Palatability with High Temperature During Ripening Period	3
Corrigendum to ’Next Generation Nutrition: Genomic and Molecular Breeding Innovations for Iron and Zinc Biofortification in Rice’ [Rice Science Volume 31 (2024) 526–544]	3
Bulked Segregant RNA-Seq Analysis of Pollinated Pistils Reveals Genes Influencing Spikelet Fertility in Rice	3
CRISPR/Cas9-Targeted Knockout of Rice Susceptibility Genes OsDjA2 and OsERF104 Reveals Alternative Sources of Resistance to Pyricularia oryzae	2
Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties in the Global South: A Review	2
Rice Husk at a Glance: From Agro-Industrial to Modern Applications	2
Germplasm Resources, Genes and Perspective for Aromatic Rice	2
Combined Drought and Heat Stress in Rice: Responses, Phenotyping and Strategies to Improve Tolerance	2
A Meta-Analysis of 30 Years in China and Micro-District Experiments Shows Organic Fertilizer Quantification Combined with Chemical Fertilizer Reduction Enhances Rice Yield on Saline-Alkali Land	2
Effect of Germinated Brown Rice Supplementation on Prediabetes Markers: A 120-Day Dietary Intervention Study in Selected Female Groups	2
NARROW AND ROLLED LEAF 9, a Novel Gene Encoding 20S Proteasome β1 Subunit that Regulates Leaf Morphology and Grain Size in Rice	2
Saline-Alkali Tolerance in Rice: Physiological Response, Molecular Mechanism, and QTL Identification and Application to Breeding	2
Breeding for Heat Tolerant Aromatic Rice Varieties and Identification of Novel QTL Regions Associated with Heat Tolerance During Reproductive Phase by QTL-Seq	2
Effect of Hydroponically Supplied Selenium Forms on Cadmium and Nickel Accumulation in Rice	2
Breeding Resilience: Exploring Lodging Resistance Mechanisms in Rice	2
Disruption of Energy Metabolism and Reactive Oxygen Species Homeostasis in Honglian Type-Cytoplasmic Male Sterility (HL-CMS) Rice Pollen	2
Sustainable Management Strategies for Rice Leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée): Progress and Prospects	2
A Pleiotropic Drug Resistance Family Protein Gene Is Required for Rice Growth, Seed Development and Zinc Homeostasis	2
HAG1 Regulates Arsenic Allocation and Accumulation in Rice Grains	2
Effect of Sulfur Fertilization on Productivity and Grain Zinc Yield of Rice Grown under Low and Adequate Soil Zinc Applications	2
A Recombinase Aided Amplification-Lateral Flow Dipstick Detection Technique for Early On-Site Diagnosis of Bacterial Blight Caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in Rice	2
Efficient Production of Pyrrolnitrin by Optimizing Culture Medium and Blocking Competitive Secondary Metabolic Pathways in Pseudomonas Protegens JP2-4390	2
Leucine-Rich Repeat Protein Family Regulates Stress Tolerance and Development in Plants	2