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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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A Recessive Mutant of argonaute1b/gsnl4 Leads to Narrow Leaf, Small Grain Size and Low Seed Setting in Rice	114
Mapping and Functional Analysis of LE Gene in a Lethal Etiolated Rice Mutant at Seedling Stage	94
Alternative Splicing of OsCYL4 Controls Drought Resistance via Regulating Water Loss and Reactive Oxygen Species- Scavenging in Rice	85
Insights into Anticancer Activity of Indian Aromatic Rice Callus Suspension Culture on Colon and Lung Cancer Cell Lines by Proteomic Analysis	63
Epoxiconazole Improved Photosynthesis, Yield Formation, Grain Quality and 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Biosynthesis of Fragrant Rice	59
Molecular Evolution of Rice Blast Resistance Gene bsr-d1	58
Salinity Stress Deteriorates Grain Yield and Increases 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Content in Rice	49
Screening of Rice Germplasm and Processing Methods to Produce Low Glycemic Rice	48
Development and Application of a Novel Functional Marker for Fragrance in Rice	41
Rice Germination and Its Impact on Technological and Nutritional Properties: A Review	37
Rice Variety Classification Based on Optimized Near-Infrared Spectral Classification Model	35
SAO Regulates the Development of Aerial Organs in Rice	32
OsPR10b Positively Regulates Blast and Bacterial Blight Resistance in Rice	32
Transfer Learning-Based Image Recognition of Nitrogen and Potassium Nutrient Stress in Rice	27
Histone Acetyltransferase GCN5 Regulates Rice Growth and Development and Enhances Salt Tolerance	26
Efficient Production of Pyrrolnitrin by Optimizing Culture Medium and Blocking Competitive Secondary Metabolic Pathways in Pseudomonas protegens JP2-4390	24
Morphophysiological Diversity and Haplotype Analysis of Saltol QTL Region in Diverse Rice Landraces for Salinity Tolerance	24
Antioxidant Activities and Characterization of Polyphenols from Selected Northern Thai Rice Husks: Relation with Seed Attributes	24
Rice Curled Its Leaves Either Adaxially or Abaxially to Combat Drought Stress	24
NRL3 Interacts with OsK4 to Regulate Heading Date in Rice	22
RISE Method Based on Rare Allele Infusion and Sanger Sequencing Estimation: A Simple, Cheap, and Efficient Method for Detecting Transgene Copy Number in Rice	22
Conservation and Utilization of Genetic Resources of Wild Rice in China	21
NaCl Facilitates Cell Wall Phosphorus Reutilization in Abscisic Acid Dependent Manner in Phosphorus Deficient Rice Root	20
Genome-Wide Association Study and Haplotype Analysis Jointly Identify New Candidate Genes for Alkaline Tolerance at Seedling Stage in Rice	20
Leaf Morphology Genes SRL1 and RENL1 Co-Regulate Cellulose Synthesis and Affect Rice Drought Tolerance	20

Biochar Decreases Soil Cadmium (Cd) Availability and Regulates Expression Levels of Cd Uptake/Transport-Related Genes to Reduce Cd Translocation in Rice	19
Transcriptomic Regulation Analysis Reveals Salt-induced Response at Early Seedling among Three Rice Genotypes Giza176, Kaituodao, and Pokkali	18
OsELF3.1-OsCATA-Ghd7 Pathway Regulates Rice Heading	18
Comparisons of Metabolic Profiles for Carbohydrates, Amino Acids, Lipids, Fragrance and Flavones During Grain Development in indica Rice Cultivars	17
QTL Mapping for Plant Height Using Introgression Lines Derived from Zhonghui 8015 and Wild Rice (Oryza rufipogon)	17
Recent Advances to Enhance Nutritional Quality of Rice	17
Regulation of OsPR10a Promoter Activity by Phytohormone and Pathogen Stimulation in Rice	16
Improving Rice Blast Resistance by Mining Broad-Spectrum Resistance Genes at Pik Locus	16
Peptide Transporter OsNPF8.1 Contributes to Sustainable Growth under Salt and Drought Stresses, and Grain Yield under Nitrogen Deficiency in Rice	16
Nucleus-Encoded Thylakoid Protein, OsY3IP1, Confers Enhanced Tolerance to Saline and Alkaline Stresses in Rice	16
Ionomic Profiling of Rice Genotypes and Identification of Varieties with Elemental Covariation Effects	15
Efficient Improvement of Nutritional Content in Rice Grains by Precise Base Editing of OsROS1	15
Drought-Tolerant Rice at Molecular Breeding Eras: An Emerging Reality	15
Effects of Milling Methods on Rice Flour Properties and Rice Product Quality: A Review	15
Could Plant Height Compensate for the Temporal and Spatial Limitations of Canopy Spectra for the Inversion of Plant Nitrogen Accumulation in Rice?	15
Search for Dispersed Repeats in the Oryza sativa Genome Using the IP Method	14
Cell Wall Fixation, Translocation, and Vacuolar Detoxification of Cadmium Contribute to Differential Grain Cadmium Accumulation in Two Rice Cultivars	14
Metabolic Engineering in Rice for Functional Metabolite Production	13
Molecular and Biological Characterization of Novel Mitovirus Infecting Phytopathogenic Fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	13
Cadmium Tolerance and Accumulation in Wild Rice Species	13
Analysis of Sulphate Transporter Gene Family 3 in Rice	13
Translocation and Distribution of Carbon-Nitrogen in Relation to Rice Yield and Grain Quality as Affected by High Temperature at Early Panicle Initiation Stage	12
Identification and Characterization of WAKg Genes Involved in Rice Disease Resistance and Yield	12
Development and Application of Prime Editing in Plants	12
Applying Boron Fertilizer at Different Growth Stages Promotes Boron Uptake and Productivity in Rice	12
Cloning and Functional Analysis of Calcineurin Subunits A and B in Development and Fecundity of Nilaparvata lugens (Stål)	11
Improving Semi-Dried Brown Rice Noodle Quality via Mixed Fermentation of Lactobacillus and Yeast	11
Accelerating Wild Rice Disease-Resistant Germplasm Exploration: Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Powered Wild Rice Blast Disease Level Evaluation and Disease-Resistance Identification	11
Elemental Assessments in Paddy Soil for Geographical Traceability of Rice from Peninsular Malaysia	11
High Power Microwave Treatment Impacts on Microbes in Rough Rice	11
A β-Carotene Ketolase Gene NfcrtO from Subaerial Cyanobacteria Confers Drought Tolerance in Rice	11
Identification of New Allele of FLOURY ENDOSPERM2 in White-Core Endosperm Mutant of Rice	11
Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Based Rapid Detection of Aroma Gene in Rice	10
Chlorophyllide-a Oxygenase 1 (OsCAO1) Over-Expression Affects Rice Photosynthetic Rate and Grain Yield	10
Transcriptome Analysis of oserf922 Mutants Reveals New Insights into Rice Blast Resistance	9
Grain Shape Genes: Shaping the Future of Rice Breeding	9
Global Transcriptome Analysis of Rice Seedlings in Response to Extracellular ATP	9
Mixed-Oligosaccharides Promote Seedling Growth of Direct-Seeded Rice under Salt and Alkaline Stress	8
Compound Microbial Agent Improves Soil Redox Status to Reduce Methane Emissions from Paddy Fields	8
Differential Expression of Iron Deficiency Responsive Rice Genes under Low Phosphorus and Iron Toxicity Conditions and Association of OsIRO3 with Yield in Acidic Soils	8
Rice Grains from Slightly Saline Field Exhibited Unchanged Starch Physicochemical Properties but Enhanced Nutritional Values	8
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	8
Effects of Nitrogen-Regulating Gene AreA on Growth, Pathogenicity, and Fumonisin Synthesis of Fusarium proliferatum	8
HAG1 Regulates Arsenic Allocation and Accumulation in Rice Grains	8
Breeding High-Grain Quality and Blast Resistant Rice Variety Using Combination of Traditional Breeding and Marker-Assisted Selection	8
Simulating Responses of Rice Yield and Nitrogen Fates to Ground Cover Rice Production System under Different Types of Precipitation Years	7
Molecular and Functional Roles of Tapetum Organelles: A Nursing Staff for Pollen Development	7
Genome-Wide Association Study of Brown Rice Weight Identifies an RNA-Binding Protein Antagonistically Regulating Grain Weight and Panicle Number	7
Phenolic Profile, Antioxidant, Antihyperlipidemic and Cardiac Risk Preventive Effect of Pigmented Black Rice Variety Chakhao poireiton in High-Fat High-Sugar Induced Rats	7
Breeding Resilience: Exploring Lodging Resistance Mechanisms in Rice	7

Random Amplification Polymorphic DNA and Agro-Morphological Traits-Based Fingerprinting for Detection of Genetic Divergence in Indian Black Rice	7
Genome-Wide Analysis of von Willebrand Factor A Gene Family in Rice for Its Role in Imparting Biotic Stress Resistance with Emphasis on Rice Blast Disease	7
OsABCG2 Coding An ABCG Transporter is Involved in Controlling Cadmium Accumulation in Rice Grains Uncovered by Genome-Wide Association Study	7
Rice Husk at a Glance: From Agro-Industrial to Modern Applications	7
Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated with Six Rice Cultivars in Italian Agricultural Ecosystem Managed with Alternate Wetting and Drying	7
Computer-Assisted Real-Time Rice Variety Learning Using Deep Learning Network	7
Rice Cultivation under Film Mulching Can Improve Soil Environment and Be Beneficial for Rice Production in China	7
Seed Storability in Rice: Physiological Foundations, Molecular Mechanisms, and Applications in Breeding	6
Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping of High Photosynthetic Efficiency and Biomass in Oryza longistaminata	6
OsCERK1 Interacts with OsHPP08 to Regulate Copper Uptake and Blast Resistance in Rice	6
Nitrogen Deep Placement Combined with Straw Mulch Cultivation Enhances Physiological Traits, Grain Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Mechanical Pot-Seedling Transplanting Rice	6
Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties in the Global South: A Review	6
Genome-Wide Identification of Zn2Cys6 Class Fungal-Specific Transcription Factors (ZnFTFs) and Functional Analysis of UvZnFTF1 in Ustilaginoidea virens	6
Submergence-Tolerant Rice Cultivar FR13A Harbors Floating Genes SNORKELs but Lacks Floating Ability	6
Genome-Wide Discovery of Candidate Genes Associated with Cold Tolerance in Rice at Various Growth Stages	6
Steam Pretreatment of Rice Hulls to Release Fermentable Saccharides: An Approach to Improve Recovery of (Hemi)Cellulosic Sugars Through Multivariate Design	6
Host-Induced Gene Silencing of Effector AGLIP1 Enhanced Resistance of Rice to Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA	6
Breeding Effects and Genetic Compositions of a Backbone Parent (Fengbazhan) of Modern indica Rice in China	5
Protist and Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterium Interaction Alters GH3-2 Expression and Enhances Nutrient Content in Rice	5
CHOLINE TRANSPORTER-RELATED 4 (CTR4) Is Involved in Drought and Saline Tolerance in Rice	5
Brassinosteroids Mediate Endogenous Phytohormone Metabolism to Alleviate High Temperature Injury at Panicle Initiation Stage in Rice	5
Understanding Brown Planthopper Resistance in Rice: Genetics, Biochemical and Molecular Breeding Approaches	5
Enriching Iodine and Regulating Grain Aroma, Appearance Quality, and Yield in Aromatic Rice by Foliar Application of Sodium Iodide	5
Pectin Methylesterases Enhance Root Cell Wall Phosphorus Remobilization in Rice	5
ORYZA SATIVA SPOTTED-LEAF 41 (OsSPL41) Negatively Regulates Plant Immunity in Rice	5
In vivo Haploid Induction via Parthenogenesis Gene ToPAR in Rice	5
Cold Plasma: A Potential Alternative for Rice Grain Postharvest Treatment Management in Malaysia	5
Genetic Investigations Reveal High Heterozygous Frequency of Selfing Offsprings Promotes Multi-Generational Heterosis in Polyploid Rice	5
Mixture of Bacillus Amyloliquefaciens and Bacillus Pumilus Modulates Community Structures of Rice Rhizosphere Soil to Suppress Rice Seedling Blight	5
Effect of Roasting Temperature on Production of Functional Wild-Rice Tea and Factors Influencing Purchase Intention Towards Wild-Rice Tea	4
Leucine-Rich Repeat Protein Family Regulates Stress Tolerance and Development in Plants	4
Breeding Novel Short Grain Rice for Tropical Region to Combine Important Agronomical Traits, Biotic Stress Resistance and Cooking Quality in Koshihikari Background	4
Regulation of Yield and Eating and Cooking Quality in Rice Through Seed Albumin OsRAL5	4
bZIP Transcription Factor UvATF21 Mediates Vegetative Growth, Conidiation, Stress Tolerance and Is Required for Full Virulence of Rice False Smut Fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	4
Progress on Molecular Mechanism of Heat Tolerance in Rice	4
A Pleiotropic Drug Resistance Family Protein Gene Is Required for Rice Growth, Seed Development and Zinc Homeostasis	4
CRISPR/Cas9-Targeted Knockout of Rice Susceptibility Genes OsDjA2 and OsERF104 Reveals Alternative Sources of Resistance to Pyricularia oryzae	4
Higher Grain-Filling Rate in Inferior Spikelets of Tolerant Rice Genotype Offset Grain Yield Loss under Post-Anthesis High Night Temperatures	4
Estimating Key Phenological Dates of Multiple Rice Accessions Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Plant Height Dynamics for Breeding	4
OsbZIP53 Negatively Regulates Immunity Response by Involving in Reactive Oxygen Species and Salicylic Acid Metabolism in Rice	4
Methane Emission from Rice Fields: Necessity for Molecular Approach for Mitigation	4
Putrescine Modulates Cadmium Fixation Ability of Cell Wall to Decrease Cadmium Accumulation in Rice, a Process Might Depend on Nitric Oxide	4
Optimizing Hybrid with Improved Resistance to Rice Blast and Superior Ratooning Ability	4
Synergy in Rice Immunity: Exploring Strategies of Coordinated Disease Defense Through Receptor-Like Kinases and Receptor- Like Cytoplasmic Kinases	4
Differences of Physicochemical Properties Between Chalky and Translucent Parts of Rice Grains	3
Simple Bioassay for PAMP-Triggered Immunity in Rice Seedlings Based on Lateral Root Growth Inhibition	3
Increasing Yields and Partial Factor Productivity of Rice Grown in Tropical Alfisols Using a Decision Support Tool	3
Efficient Breeding of Early-Maturing Rice Cultivar by Editing Hd6 via CRISPR/Cas9	3
A Simple and Rapid Oxidative Stress Screening Method of Small Molecules for Functional Studies of Transcription Factor	3
Grain Zinc 7 Contributes to Zinc Deficiency Tolerance and Accumulation in Rice	3
Aquaporin OsPIP2;2 Regulates Bakanae Disease Resistance in Rice	3
Research Progress of Genomes of Insect Pests in Paddy Field	3
Identification of Sucrose Transporter (SUT) Genes Regulating Rice Yield and Quality	3
Evaluating the Efficacy of ZnO and MgO Nanoparticles on Post-harvested Rice to Enhance Food Security Against Agroterrorism	3
Selenium Alleviates Carbohydrate Metabolism and Nutrient Composition in Arsenic Stressed Rice Plants	3
Does Financial Inclusion Influence Economic Efficiency of Rice Farming? Evidence from Ogun State, Nigeria	3
Harnessing Advanced Genomic Approaches to Unveil and Enhance Brown Planthopper Resistance in Rice	3
Potential Secretory Transporters and Biosynthetic Precursors of Biological Nitrification Inhibitor 1,9-Decanediol in Rice as Revealed by Transcriptome and Metabolome Analyses	3
Causal Analysis Between Rice Growth and Cadmium Accumulation and Transfer under Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculation	3
Discerning Genes to Deliver Varieties: Enhancing Vegetative- and Reproductive-Stage Flooding Tolerance in Rice	3
UvSMEK1, a Suppressor of MEK Null, Regulates Pathogenicity, Conidiation and Conidial Germination in Rice False Smut Fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	3
LHD3 Encoding a J-Domain Protein Controls Heading Date in Rice	3
UvWhi2 Is Required for Stress Response and Pathogenicity in Ustilaginoidea virens	3
Carbon Catabolite Repressor UvCreA is Required for Development and Pathogenicity in Ustilaginoidea virens	2
Corrigendum to ’Next Generation Nutrition: Genomic and Molecular Breeding Innovations for Iron and Zinc Biofortification in Rice’ [Rice Science Volume 31 (2024) 526–544]	2
Sustainable Management Strategies for Rice Leaffolder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenée): Progress and Prospects	2
Effect of Sulfur Fertilization on Productivity and Grain Zinc Yield of Rice Grown under Low and Adequate Soil Zinc Applications	2
Effect of GW8 Gene Editing on Appearance Quality of Erect-Panicle Type (dep1) Japonica Rice	2
Expanding Viral Diversity in Rice Fields by Next-Generation Sequencing	2
Molecular Mechanism of Rice Necrotic Lesion for Optimized Yield and Disease Resistance	2
Novel Sources of Combined Resistance Against Rice Root- Knot Nematode and Brown Spot Disease in Oryza rufipogon	2
In Vitro Antifungal Activity of Dihydrochelerythrine and Proteomic Analysis in Ustilaginoidea virens	2
Polyphosphate Accelerates Transformation of Nonstructural Carbohydrates to Improve Growth of ppk-Expressing Transgenic Rice in Phosphorus Deficiency Culture	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
Rational Design of Grain Size to Improve Rice Yield and Quality	2
Effects of Biochar Inoculation with Bacillus megaterium on Rice Soil Phosphorus Fraction Transformation and Bacterial Community Dynamics	2
Biofilmed-PGPR: Next-Generation Bioinoculant for Plant Growth Promotion in Rice under Changing Climate	2
Mating Disruption of Striped Rice Stem Borer: Importance of Early Deployment of Dispensers and Impact on Airborne Pheromone Concentration	2
Weed Management in Rainfed Upland Rice Fields under Varied Agro-Ecologies in Nigeria	2