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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Mapping and Functional Analysis of LE Gene in a Lethal Etiolated Rice Mutant at Seedling Stage	118
Alternative Splicing of OsCYL4 Controls Drought Resistance via Regulating Water Loss and Reactive Oxygen Species- Scavenging in Rice	97
Insights into Anticancer Activity of Indian Aromatic Rice Callus Suspension Culture on Colon and Lung Cancer Cell Lines by Proteomic Analysis	91
Epoxiconazole Improved Photosynthesis, Yield Formation, Grain Quality and 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Biosynthesis of Fragrant Rice	64
Salinity Stress Deteriorates Grain Yield and Increases 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Content in Rice	63
Development and Application of a Novel Functional Marker for Fragrance in Rice	62
A Recessive Mutant of argonaute1b/gsnl4 Leads to Narrow Leaf, Small Grain Size and Low Seed Setting in Rice	52
Screening of Rice Germplasm and Processing Methods to Produce Low Glycemic Rice	51
Molecular Evolution of Rice Blast Resistance Gene bsr-d1	47
Rice Germination and Its Impact on Technological and Nutritional Properties: A Review	43
SAO Regulates Aerial Organ Development in Rice	36
Rice Variety Classification Based on Optimized Near-Infrared Spectral Classification Model	33
Transfer Learning-Based Image Recognition of Nitrogen and Potassium Nutrient Stress in Rice	32
Histone Acetyltransferase GCN5 Regulates Rice Growth and Development and Enhances Salt Tolerance	29
OsPR10b Positively Regulates Blast and Bacterial Blight Resistance in Rice	29
Morphophysiological Diversity and Haplotype Analysis of Saltol QTL Region in Diverse Rice Landraces for Salinity Tolerance	27
Rice Curled Its Leaves Either Adaxially or Abaxially to Combat Drought Stress	25
Efficient Production of Pyrrolnitrin by Optimizing Culture Medium and Blocking Competitive Secondary Metabolic Pathways in Pseudomonas protegens JP2-4390	24
Conservation and Utilization of Genetic Resources of Wild Rice in China	24
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
NRL3 Interacts with OsK4 to Regulate Heading Date in Rice	22
Leaf Morphology Genes SRL1 and RENL1 Co-Regulate Cellulose Synthesis and Affect Rice Drought Tolerance	21
NaCl Facilitates Cell Wall Phosphorus Reutilization in Abscisic Acid Dependent Manner in Phosphorus Deficient Rice Root	21
Antioxidant Activities and Characterization of Polyphenols from Selected Northern Thai Rice Husks: Relation with Seed Attributes	21
OsELF3.1-OsCATA-Ghd7 Pathway Regulates Rice Heading	20

Transcriptomic Regulation Analysis Reveals Salt-induced Response at Early Seedling among Three Rice Genotypes Giza176, Kaituodao, and Pokkali	20
Biochar Decreases Soil Cadmium (Cd) Availability and Regulates Expression Levels of Cd Uptake/Transport-Related Genes to Reduce Cd Translocation in Rice	20
Comparisons of Metabolic Profiles for Carbohydrates, Amino Acids, Lipids, Fragrance and Flavones During Grain Development in indica Rice Cultivars	19
Recent Advances to Enhance Nutritional Quality of Rice	18
Genome-Wide Association Study and Haplotype Analysis Jointly Identify New Candidate Genes for Alkaline Tolerance at Seedling Stage in Rice	18
QTL Mapping for Plant Height Using Introgression Lines Derived from Zhonghui 8015 and Wild Rice (Oryza rufipogon)	18
Improving Rice Blast Resistance by Mining Broad-Spectrum Resistance Genes at Pik Locus	17
Drought-Tolerant Rice at Molecular Breeding Eras: An Emerging Reality	17
Nucleus-Encoded Thylakoid Protein, OsY3IP1, Confers Enhanced Tolerance to Saline and Alkaline Stresses in Rice	17
Efficient Improvement of Nutritional Content in Rice Grains by Precise Base Editing of OsROS1	16
Regulation of OsPR10a Promoter Activity by Phytohormone and Pathogen Stimulation in Rice	16
Peptide Transporter OsNPF8.1 Contributes to Sustainable Growth under Salt and Drought Stresses, and Grain Yield under Nitrogen Deficiency in Rice	16
Could Plant Height Compensate for Temporal and Spatial Limitations of Canopy Spectra for Inversion of Plant Nitrogen Accumulation in Rice?	16
Effects of Milling Methods on Rice Flour Properties and Rice Product Quality: A Review	16
Ionomic Profiling of Rice Genotypes and Identification of Varieties with Elemental Covariation Effects	16
Cell Wall Fixation, Translocation, and Vacuolar Detoxification of Cadmium Contribute to Differential Grain Cadmium Accumulation in Two Rice Cultivars	15
Molecular and Biological Characterization of Novel Mitovirus Infecting Phytopathogenic Fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	15
Accelerating Wild Rice Disease-Resistant Germplasm Exploration: Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Powered Wild Rice Blast Disease Level Evaluation and Disease-Resistance Identification	14
Search for Dispersed Repeats in Oryza sativa Genome Using Iterative Procedure Method	14
Cadmium Tolerance and Accumulation in Wild Rice Species	14
Cloning and Functional Analysis of Calcineurin Subunits A and B in Development and Fecundity of Nilaparvata lugens (Stål)	13
Development and Application of Prime Editing in Plants	13
High Power Microwave Treatment Impacts on Microbes in Rough 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	13
Applying Boron Fertilizer at Different Growth Stages Promotes Boron Uptake and Productivity in Rice	13
Identification and Characterization of WAKg Genes Involved in Rice Disease Resistance and Yield	13
Metabolic Engineering in Rice for Functional Metabolite Production	12
Improving Semi-Dried Brown Rice Noodle Quality via Mixed Fermentation of Lactobacillus and Yeast	11
Analysis of Sulfate Transporter Gene Family 3 in Rice	11
Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Based Rapid Detection of Aroma Gene in 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
Elemental Assessments in Paddy Soil for Geographical Traceability of Rice from Peninsular Malaysia	11
Grain Shape Genes: Shaping the Future of Rice Breeding	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	10
Effects of Nitrogen-Regulating Gene AreA on Growth, Pathogenicity, and Fumonisin Synthesis of Fusarium proliferatum	10
Global Transcriptome Analysis of Rice Seedlings in Response to Extracellular ATP	10
Differential Expression of Iron Deficiency Responsive Rice Genes under Low Phosphorus and Iron Toxicity Conditions and Association of OsIRO3 with Yield in Acidic Soils	9
Rice Grains from Slightly Saline Field Exhibited Unchanged Starch Physicochemical Properties but Enhanced Nutritional Values	9
Breeding High-Grain Quality and Blast Resistant Rice Variety Using Combination of Traditional Breeding and Marker-Assisted Selection	9
HAG1 Regulates Arsenic Allocation and Accumulation in Rice Grains	9
Compound Microbial Agent Improves Soil Redox Status to Reduce Methane Emissions from Paddy Fields	9
Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated with Six Rice Cultivars in Italian Agricultural Ecosystem Managed with Alternate Wetting and Drying	8
Simulating Responses of Rice Yield and Nitrogen Fates to Ground Cover Rice Production System under Different Types of Precipitation Years	8
Molecular and Functional Roles of Tapetum Organelles: A Nursing Staff for Pollen Development	8
Rice Husk at a Glance: From Agro-Industrial to Modern Applications	8
Computer-Assisted Real-Time Rice Variety Learning Using Deep Learning Network	8
Mixed-Oligosaccharides Promote Seedling Growth of Direct-Seeded Rice under Salt and Alkaline Stress	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