OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Rice Science is 8. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
A Recessive Mutant of argonaute1b/gsnl4 Leads to Narrow Leaf, Small Grain Size and Low Seed Setting in Rice	103
Mapping and Functional Analysis of LE Gene in a Lethal Etiolated Rice Mutant at Seedling Stage	89
Alternative Splicing of OsCYL4 Controls Drought Resistance via Regulating Water Loss and Reactive Oxygen Species- Scavenging in Rice	84
Salinity Stress Deteriorates Grain Yield and Increases 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Content in Rice	68
Molecular Evolution of Rice Blast Resistance Gene bsr-d1	58
Epoxiconazole Improved Photosynthesis, Yield Formation, Grain Quality and 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Biosynthesis of Fragrant Rice	57
Insights into Anticancer Activity of Indian Aromatic Rice Callus Suspension Culture on Colon and Lung Cancer Cell Lines by Proteomic Analysis	51
Screening of Rice Germplasm and Processing Methods to Produce Low Glycemic Rice	45
Development and Application of a Novel Functional Marker for Fragrance in Rice	43
Rice Germination and Its Impact on Technological and Nutritional Properties: A Review	38
Rice Curled Its Leaves Either Adaxially or Abaxially to Combat Drought Stress	32
Rice Variety Classification Based on Optimized Near-Infrared Spectral Classification Model	31
Histone Acetyltransferase GCN5 Regulates Rice Growth and Development and Enhances Salt Tolerance	28
OsPR10b Positively Regulates Blast and Bacterial Blight Resistance in Rice	27
Effect of Milling and Parboiling Processes on Arsenic Species Distribution in Rice Grains	24
Morphophysiological Diversity and Haplotype Analysis of Saltol QTL Region in Diverse Rice Landraces for Salinity Tolerance	23
Transfer Learning-Based Image Recognition of Nitrogen and Potassium Nutrient Stress in Rice	22
Efficient Production of Pyrrolnitrin by Optimizing Culture Medium and Blocking Competitive Secondary Metabolic Pathways in Pseudomonas protegens JP2-4390	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	21
RISE Method Based on Rare Allele Infusion and Sanger Sequencing Estimation: A Simple, Cheap, and Efficient Method for Detecting Transgene Copy Number in Rice	21
Antioxidant Activities and Characterization of Polyphenols from Selected Northern Thai Rice Husks: Relation with Seed Attributes	21
NRL3 Interacts with OsK4 to Regulate Heading Date in Rice	21
Biochar Decreases Soil Cadmium (Cd) Availability and Regulates Expression Levels of Cd Uptake/Transport-Related Genes to Reduce Cd Translocation in Rice	20
Leaf Morphology Genes SRL1 and RENL1 Co-Regulate Cellulose Synthesis and Affect Rice Drought Tolerance	19

Genome-Wide Association Study and Haplotype Analysis Jointly Identify New Candidate Genes for Alkaline Tolerance at Seedling Stage in Rice	19
Comparisons of Metabolic Profiles for Carbohydrates, Amino Acids, Lipids, Fragrance and Flavones During Grain Development in indica Rice Cultivars	18
Improving Rice Blast Resistance by Mining Broad-Spectrum Resistance Genes at Pik Locus	18
Transcriptomic Regulation Analysis Reveals Salt-induced Response at Early Seedling among Three Rice Genotypes Giza176, Kaituodao, and Pokkali	18
Recent Advances to Enhance Nutritional Quality of Rice	18
QTL Mapping for Plant Height Using Introgression Lines Derived from Zhonghui 8015 and Wild Rice (Oryza rufipogon)	17
Nucleus-Encoded Thylakoid Protein, OsY3IP1, Confers Enhanced Tolerance to Saline and Alkaline Stresses in Rice	15
Development of Chromosome Segment Substitution Lines and Genetic Dissection of Grain Size Related Locus in Rice	15
Regulation of OsPR10a Promoter Activity by Phytohormone and Pathogen Stimulation in Rice	15
Effects of Milling Methods on Rice Flour Properties and Rice Product Quality: A Review	14
Drought-Tolerant Rice at Molecular Breeding Eras: An Emerging Reality	14
Ionomic Profiling of Rice Genotypes and Identification of Varieties with Elemental Covariation Effects	14
Peptide Transporter OsNPF8.1 Contributes to Sustainable Growth under Salt and Drought Stresses, and Grain Yield under Nitrogen Deficiency in Rice	13
Efficient Improvement of Nutritional Content in Rice Grains by Precise Base Editing of OsROS1	13
Molecular and Biological Characterization of Novel Mitovirus Infecting Phytopathogenic Fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	13
Cell Wall Fixation, Translocation, and Vacuolar Detoxification of Cadmium Contribute to Differential Grain Cadmium Accumulation in Two Rice Cultivars	13
Search for Dispersed Repeats in the Oryza sativa Genome Using the IP Method	13
Cloning and Functional Analysis of Calcineurin Subunits A and B in Development and Fecundity of Nilaparvata lugens (Stål)	12
Applying Boron Fertilizer at Different Growth Stages Promotes Boron Uptake and Productivity in Rice	12
Cadmium Tolerance and Accumulation in Wild Rice Species	12
Elemental Assessments in Paddy Soil for Geographical Traceability of Rice from Peninsular Malaysia	12
Analysis of Sulphate Transporter Gene Family 3 in Rice	12
Translocation and Distribution of Carbon-Nitrogen in Relation to Rice Yield and Grain Quality as Affected by High Temperature at Early Panicle Initiation Stage	11
A β-Carotene Ketolase Gene NfcrtO from Subaerial Cyanobacteria Confers Drought Tolerance in Rice	11
Identification and Characterization of WAKg Genes Involved in Rice Disease Resistance and Yield	11
Development and Application of Prime Editing in Plants	11
Metabolic Engineering in Rice for Functional Metabolite Production	11
High Power Microwave Treatment Impacts on Microbes in Rough Rice	11
Identification of New Allele of FLOURY ENDOSPERM2 in White-Core Endosperm Mutant of Rice	10
Transcriptome Analysis of oserf922 Mutants Reveals New Insights into Rice Blast Resistance	10
Improving Semi-Dried Brown Rice Noodle Quality via Mixed Fermentation of Lactobacillus and Yeast	10
Global Transcriptome Analysis of Rice Seedlings in Response to Extracellular ATP	10
Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Based Rapid Detection of Aroma Gene in Rice	9
Chlorophyllide-a Oxygenase 1 (OsCAO1) Over-Expression Affects Rice Photosynthetic Rate and Grain Yield	9
Simulating Responses of Rice Yield and Nitrogen Fates to Ground Cover Rice Production System under Different Types of Precipitation Years	9
Grain Shape Genes: Shaping the Future of Rice Breeding	9
Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated with Six Rice Cultivars in Italian Agricultural Ecosystem Managed with Alternate Wetting and Drying	9
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
Breeding Resilience: Exploring Lodging Resistance Mechanisms in Rice	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
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