OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Plant Reproduction 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
Twin embryo formation by induced parthenogenesis	39
TRM61 is essential for Arabidopsis embryo and endosperm development	31
Switching it up: algal insights into sexual transitions	26
A dye combination for the staining of pollen coat and pollen wall	25
The epigenetic origin of life history transitions in plants and algae	22
The meiotic topoisomerase VI B subunit (MTOPVIB) is essential for meiotic DNA double-strand break formation in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)	22
Correction: Regulatory dynamics of gene expression in the developing male gametophyte of Arabidopsis	21
Why do plants need the ZMM crossover pathway? A snapshot of meiotic recombination from the perspective of interhomolog polymorphism	18
Differentially methylated genes involved in reproduction and ploidy levels in recent diploidized and tetraploidized Eragrostis curvula genotypes	18
Comparative analysis of floral transition and floral organ formation in two contrasting species: Disocactus speciosus and D. eichlamii (Cactaceae)	17
Plastid ribosome protein L5 is essential for post-globular embryo development in Arabidopsis thaliana	17
Ontogeny of the pollinium in Hoya carnosa provides new insights into microsporogenesis	16
Transcriptomes across fertilization and seed development in the water lily Nymphaea thermarum (Nymphaeales): evidence for epigenetic patterning during reproduction	16
Characterization and analysis of the promoter region of monodehydroascorbate reductase 4 (CpMDAR4) in papaya	15
Tracing the evolution of the plant meiotic molecular machinery	15
Evolution of major flowering pathway integrators in Orchidaceae	14
Application of genome editing in plant reproductive biology: recent advances and challenges	14
Darwin’s inflorescence syndrome is indeed associated with bee pollination	13
DNA Methyltransferase 3 (MET3) is regulated by Polycomb group complex during Arabidopsis endosperm development	13
Ectopic expression of a thaumatin-like protein impairs the timely deposition and dissolution of callose during microsporogenesis, leading to microspore death and male sterility in Arabidopsis	12
Effect of assimilate competition during early seed development on the pod and seed growth traits in soybean	11
Genome-wide identification of the C2H2-Zinc finger gene family and functional validation of CsZFP7 in citrus nucellar embryogenesis	11
Crossover patterning in plants	11
Ancestral self-compatibility facilitates the establishment of allopolyploids in Brassicaceae	11
The miRNA822 loaded by ARGONAUTE9 modulates the monosporic female gametogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana	10

The emerging role of small RNAs in ovule development, a kind of magic	9
Pollen viability, longevity, and function in angiosperms: key drivers and prospects for improvement	9
Arabinogalactan glycoprotein dynamics during the progamic phase in the tomato pistil	8
Dynamics of mitochondrial distribution during development and asymmetric division of rice zygotes	8
Synergid cell calcium oscillations refine understanding of FERONIA/LORELEI signaling during interspecific hybridization	8
Conserved, divergent and heterochronic gene expression during Brachypodium and Arabidopsis embryo development	8
Distinctive development of embryo and endosperm caused by male gametes irradiated with carbon-ion beam	8
AtHMGB15 regulates tapetal apoptosis in pollen development and actin dynamics during pollen germination in arabidopsis	8
The presence of β’1-COP and β’2-COP is required for female and male gametophyte development	8
Reproductive biology of the “Brazilian pine” (Araucaria angustifolia-Araucariaceae): the pollen tube growth and the seed cone development	7
Integrating single nuclei and bulk RNA sequencing in rice shoot apical meristems uncovers candidate early floral transition gene networks	6
Epigenetics governs senescence	6
Decay of self-incompatibility within a lifespan in Physalis acutifolia (Solanaceae)	6
Providence 2024: meeting of the International Association of Sexual Plant Reproduction Research	5
A review on the function of arabinogalactan-proteins during pollen grain development	5
Exploring ethylene-related genes in Cannabis sativa: implications for sexual plasticity	4
Seedless fruit in Annona squamosa L. is monogenic and conferred by INO locus deletion in multiple accessions	4
Regulation of gametangia and gametangiophore initiation in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha	4
Factors specifying sex determination in maize	4
How to awaken a sleeping giant: antagonistic expression of Flowering locus T homologs and elements of the age-related pathway are associated with the flowering transition in Agave tequilana	4
Consequences of whole genome duplication for 2n pollen performance	4
The effect of the nucleotides immediately upstream of the AUG start codon on the efficiency of translation initiation in sperm cells	3
Heterozygosity analysis of spontaneous 2n female gametes and centromere mapping of the diploid Hevea brasiliensis based on full-sib triploid populations	3
Identification of male sterility-related genes in Saccharum officinarum and Saccharum spontaneum	3
Structural and histochemical approach to the fruit and seed diversity of Cyperaceae in an evolutionary context	3
HAG1 and SWI3A/B control of male germ line development in P. patens suggests conservation of epigenetic reproductive control across land plants	3
The Arabidopsis SNARE complex genes regulate the early stages of pollen–stigma interactions	3
Loss of obligate crossovers, defective cytokinesis and male sterility in barley caused by short-term heat stress	2
Dissection and ultramicroscopic observation of an apical pollen tube of Pyrus	2
A novel strategy to study apomixis, automixis, and autogamy in plants	2
A semi in vivo pollination technique to assess the level of gametophytic self-incompatibility and pollen tube growth in pear (Pyrus communis L.)	2
Special issue on plant reproduction research in Latin America	2
Hormonal influence on maize inflorescence development and reproduction	2
EXPANSIN15 is involved in flower and fruit development in Arabidopsis	2
Accumulation dynamics of ARGONAUTE proteins during meiosis in Arabidopsis	2
The synthesis of papaya fruit flavor-related linalool was regulated by CpTPS18 and CpNAC56	2
Localization and activity of lipoxygenase in the ovule of Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carr. during female gametophyte maturation	2