OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Molecular Plant is 65. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
TBtools: An Integrative Toolkit Developed for Interactive Analyses of Big Biological Data	7206
The Reference Genome of Tea Plant and Resequencing of 81 Diverse Accessions Provide Insights into Its Genome Evolution and Adaptation	255
TBtools-II: A “one for all, all for one” bioinformatics platform for biological big-data mining	178
Toward a “Green Revolution” for Soybean	174
WheatOmics: A platform combining multiple omics data to accelerate functional genomics studies in wheat	171
Hydrogen Sulfide Positively Regulates Abscisic Acid Signaling through Persulfidation of SnRK2.6 in Guard Cells	155
Single-nucleus RNA and ATAC sequencing reveals the impact of chromatin accessibility on gene expression in Arabidopsis roots at the single-cell level	153
Precise Modifications of Both Exogenous and Endogenous Genes in Rice by Prime Editing	149
Plant Prime Editors Enable Precise Gene Editing in Rice Cells	144
Two gap-free reference genomes and a global view of the centromere architecture in rice	141
Toxic metals and metalloids: Uptake, transport, detoxification, phytoremediation, and crop improvement for safer food	139
A Collinearity-Incorporating Homology Inference Strategy for Connecting Emerging Assemblies in the Triticeae Tribe as a Pilot Practice in the Plant Pangenomic Era	135
Resequencing of 145 Landmark Cultivars Reveals Asymmetric Sub-genome Selection and Strong Founder Genotype Effects on Wheat Breeding in China	135
Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis in Plants: Advances and Challenges	132
Versatile Nucleotides Substitution in Plant Using an Improved Prime Editing System	131
High-Resolution Genome-wide Association Study Identifies Genomic Regions and Candidate Genes for Important Agronomic Traits in Wheat	131
Transcriptional landscape of rice roots at the single-cell resolution	129
Plant Nutrition for Human Nutrition: Hints from Rice Research and Future Perspectives	129
Cold-Induced CBF–PIF3 Interaction Enhances Freezing Tolerance by Stabilizing the phyB Thermosensor in Arabidopsis	128
Global Dynamic Molecular Profiling of Stomatal Lineage Cell Development by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing	125
Plant cytochrome P450 plasticity and evolution	125
Lipid Metabolism: Critical Roles in Male Fertility and Other Aspects of Reproductive Development in Plants	121
The Chromosome-Level Genome Sequence of the Autotetraploid Alfalfa and Resequencing of Core Germplasms Provide Genomic Resources for Alfalfa Research	119
MicroTom Metabolic Network: Rewiring Tomato Metabolic Regulatory Network throughout the Growth Cycle	116
WGDI: A user-friendly toolkit for evolutionary analyses of whole-genome duplications and ancestral karyotypes	114

Genome- and transcriptome-wide association studies provide insights into the genetic basis of natural variation of seed oil content in Brassica napus	111
A 2-kb Mycovirus Converts a Pathogenic Fungus into a Beneficial Endophyte for Brassica Protection and Yield Enhancement	111
A Comprehensive Online Database for Exploring ∼20,000 Public Arabidopsis RNA-Seq Libraries	108
Phylotranscriptomics in Cucurbitaceae Reveal Multiple Whole-Genome Duplications and Key Morphological and Molecular Innovations	97
Nuclear phylotranscriptomics and phylogenomics support numerous polyploidization events and hypotheses for the evolution of rhizobial nitrogen-fixing symbiosis in Fabaceae	93
A Chromosome-Level Genome Assembly of Garlic (Allium sativum) Provides Insights into Genome Evolution and Allicin Biosynthesis	92
Transcriptional activation and phosphorylation of OsCNGC9 confer enhanced chilling tolerance in rice	92
A Strigolactone Biosynthesis Gene Contributed to the Green Revolution in Rice	91
The RALF1–FERONIA Complex Phosphorylates eIF4E1 to Promote Protein Synthesis and Polar Root Hair Growth	91
Highly efficient heritable genome editing in wheat using an RNA virus and bypassing tissue culture	90
Zinc in plants: Integrating homeostasis and biofortification	89
Genome sequences of five Sitopsis species of Aegilops and the origin of polyploid wheat B subgenome	89
Arabidopsis N6-methyladenosine reader CPSF30-L recognizes FUE signals to control polyadenylation site choice in liquid-like nuclear bodies	87
A Domestication-Associated Gene GmPRR3b Regulates the Circadian Clock and Flowering Time in Soybean	86
Variation in cis-regulation of a NAC transcription factor contributes to drought tolerance in wheat	86
Plant Immune Mechanisms: From Reductionistic to Holistic Points of View	85
The miR319-Targeted GhTCP4 Promotes the Transition from Cell Elongation to Wall Thickening in Cotton Fiber	83
A telomere-to-telomere gap-free reference genome of watermelon and its mutation library provide important resources for gene discovery and breeding	81
The Soil-Borne Identity and Microbiome-Assisted Agriculture: Looking Back to the Future	80
Protein Quality Control in Plant Organelles: Current Progress and Future Perspectives	78
Coordinated Transcriptional Regulation by the UV-B Photoreceptor and Multiple Transcription Factors for Plant UV-B Responses	78
CPSF30-L-mediated recognition of mRNA m6A modification controls alternative polyadenylation of nitrate signaling-related gene transcripts in Arabidopsis	77
Phased, chromosome-scale genome assemblies of tetraploid potato reveal a complex genome, transcriptome, and predicted proteome landscape underpinning genetic diversity	77
The Chromosome-Level Reference Genome of Tea Tree Unveils Recent Bursts of Non-autonomous LTR Retrotransposons in Driving Genome Size Evolution	77
High-efficiency and multiplex adenine base editing in plants using new TadA variants	73
The lncRNA APOLO interacts with the transcription factor WRKY42 to trigger root hair cell expansion in response to cold	73
Plant adaptation to low phosphorus availability: Core signaling, crosstalks, and applied implications	72
Lipidomic Analysis Reveals the Importance of GIPCs in Arabidopsis Leaf Extracellular Vesicles	71
ζ-Carotene Isomerase Suppresses Tillering in Rice through the Coordinated Biosynthesis of Strigolactone and Abscisic Acid	71
The GW2-WG1-OsbZIP47 pathway controls grain size and weight in rice	69
Nematode-Encoded RALF Peptide Mimics Facilitate Parasitism of Plants through the FERONIA Receptor Kinase	68
The receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase RIPK regulates broad-spectrum ROS signaling in multiple layers of plant immune system	68
Hydrogen sulfide-linked persulfidation of ABI4 controls ABA responses through the transactivation of MAPKKK18 in Arabidopsis	68
CRISPR-Mediated Engineering across the Central Dogma in Plant Biology for Basic Research and Crop Improvement	67
Smart breeding driven by big data, artificial intelligence, and integrated genomic-enviromic prediction	67
Creation and judicious application of a wheat resistance gene atlas	67
Regulation of Rice Tillering by RNA-Directed DNA Methylation at Miniature Inverted-Repeat Transposable Elements	66
Counteraction of ABA-Mediated Inhibition of Seed Germination and Seedling Establishment by ABA Signaling Terminator in Arabidopsis	66
Hybrid speciation via inheritance of alternate alleles of parental isolating genes	66
Nitric oxide regulation of plant metabolism	65
Control of Plant Growth and Defense by Photoreceptors: From Mechanisms to Opportunities in Agriculture	65