OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plants-Basel is 81. 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
ZmADF5, a Maize Actin-Depolymerizing Factor Conferring Enhanced Drought Tolerance in Maize	323
Chemical Constituents and Antifungal Properties of Piper ceanothifolium Kunth Against Phytopathogens Associated with Cocoa Crops	284
Marker-Assisted Backcross Breeding of Drought-Tolerant Maize Lines Transformed by Vacuolar H+-Pyrophosphatase Gene (AnVP1) from Ammopiptanthus nanus	283
Major Bioactive Compounds in Seeds, Husks, and Leaves of Selected Genotypes of Coffea canephora cv. Conilon from Three Consecutive Crops	273
Characterization and Differentiation of Grain Proteomes from Wild-Type Puroindoline and Variants in Wheat	229
Supplementing the Nuclear-Encoded PSII Subunit D1 Induces Dramatic Metabolic Reprogramming in Flag Leaves during Grain Filling in Rice	217
Monitoring Drought Tolerance in Oil Palm: Choline Monooxygenase as a Novel Molecular Marker	212
Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of RLCK-VII Subfamily Genes Reveal Their Roles in Stress Responses of Upland Cotton	202
Chemical Constituents, Enantiomer Content, Antioxidant and Anticholinesterase Activities of Valeriana microphylla Kunth Essential Oil	193
Effects of Allopolyploidization and Homoeologous Chromosomal Segment Exchange on Homoeolog Expression in a Synthetic Allotetraploid Wheat under Variable Environmental Conditions	191
Phytotoxic Activity Analysis of 2-Methoxyphenol and 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol Present in Cistus ladanifer L. Essential Oil	176
Studying the Antifungal Effects of Ageratina adenophora (Sprengel) R. King and H. Robinson (=Eupatorium adenophorum Sprengel) as a Bio-Fumigant Plant Alone and in Combination with Biochar Against Pyth	175
Bioprospecting Soil Bacteria from Arid Zones to Increase Plant Tolerance to Drought: Growth and Biochemical Status of Maize Inoculated with Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria Isolated from Sal Island, Ca	174
Two Intra-Individual ITS1 rDNA Sequence Variants Identified in the Female and Male Rotylenchulus reniformis Populations of Alabama	173
Bioconversion of Food and Green Waste into Valuable Compounds Using Solid-State Fermentation in Nonsterile Conditions	165
How Tree Decline Varies the Anatomical Features in Quercus brantii	163
Amazon Rainforest Hidden Volatiles—Part I: Unveiling New Compounds from Acmella oleracea (L.) R.K. Jansen Essential Oil	163
Biostimulants for Sustainable Management of Sport Turfgrass	156
Changes in Profiles of Classes and of Individual Polyphenols in Leaves of Spiraea chamaedryfolia and Spiraea media along an Altitudinal Gradient	153
Identification of Transcription Factors of Santalene Synthase Gene Promoters and SaSSY Cis-Elements through Yeast One-Hybrid Screening in Santalum album L.	151
Functional Identification of Malus halliana MhbZIP23 Gene Demonstrates That It Enhances Saline–Alkali Stress Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana	150
Aster × chusanensis Growth and Phenolic Acid Composition under Different Cultivation Temperatures	147
Characterization of a New Citrus Mutant Induced by Gamma Irradiation with a Unique Fruit Shape, Gwonje-Early, and Determination of Specific Selection Markers Using Allele-Specific PCR	147
Minimum-Run Resolution IV Design for Optimized Bio Removal of Fe2+ Using Enteromorpha intestinalis Aqueous Extract and Its Extract-Coated Silver Nanoparticles	143
Maize Herbivore-Induced Volatiles Enhance Xenobiotic Detoxification in Larvae of Spodoptera frugiperda and S. litura	142

Hawaiian Treeline Ecotones: Implications for Plant Community Conservation under Climate Change	140
A Plant Strategy: Irrigation, Nitrogen Fertilization, and Climatic Conditions Regulated the Carbon Allocation and Yield of Oilseed Flax in Semi-Arid Area	139
A Sustainable Strategy for Marker-Assisted Selection (MAS) Applied in Grapevine (Vitis spp.) Breeding for Resistance to Downy (Plasmopara Viticola) and Powdery (Erysiphe Necator) Mildews	136
Identification of PgRg1-3 Gene for Ginsenoside Rg1 Biosynthesis as Revealed by Combining Genome-Wide Association Study and Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis of Jilin Ginseng Core Collection	134
MicroRNA Profiling Revealed the Mechanism of Enhanced Cold Resistance by Grafting in Melon (Cucumis melo L.)	127
Cancer Chemopreventive Effect of 2′,4′-Dihydroxy-6′-methoxy-3′,5′-dimethylchalcone on Diethylnitrosamine-Induced Early Stages of Hepatocarcinogenesis in Rats	123
OsMDH12: A Peroxisomal Malate Dehydrogenase Regulating Tiller Number and Salt Tolerance in Rice	122
Antiviral Potential and Chemical Composition of Wild Baccharis crispa Spreng. Populations (Asteraceae) from Córdoba, Argentina: Perspective on Population Variability	122
LC-ESI QToF MS Non-Targeted Screening of Latex Extracts of Euphorbia seguieriana ssp. seguieriana Necker and Euphorbia cyparissias and Determination of Their Potential Anticancer Activity	122
Genome-Wide Identification and Abiotic Stress Expression Analysis of CKX and IPT Family Genes in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)	121
Phenolic Antioxidant Protection in the Initial Growth of Cryptocarya alba: Two Different Responses against Two Invasive Fabaceae	121
Potential to Ensure Safe Production of Water Spinach in Heavy Metals-Contaminated Soil by Substituting Chemical Fertilizer with Organic Fertilizer	120
Silicon Enhances Brassica napus Tolerance to Boron Deficiency by the Remobilisation of Boron and by Changing the Expression of Boron Transporters	118
Foliar Spraying with ZnSO4 or ZnO of Vitis vinifera cv. Syrah Increases the Synthesis of Photoassimilates and Favors Winemaking	118
Nitrogen Addition and Heterotroph Exclusion Affected Plant Species Diversity–Biomass Relationship by Affecting Plant Functional Traits	117
Unlocking the Growth Potential of Poplar: A Novel Transcriptomic-Metabolomic Approach to Evaluating the Impact of Divergent Pruning Strategies	116
Photosynthetic Responses of Peat Moss (Sphagnum spp.) and Bog Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos L.) to Spring Warming	115
Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles for Tetracycline Adsorption: Experimental Insights and DFT Study	110
Systemic Analyses of Anti-Cell-Senescence Active Compounds in Camellia Sect. Chrysantha Chang and Their Mechanisms	108
Improving Cuticle Thickness and Quality Traits in Table Grape cv. ‘Italia’ Using Pre-Harvest Treatments	108
Comparison of the Photosynthesis, Hydraulic Properties, and Anatomy of Pteroceltis tatarinowii Leaves Between a Limestone and a Cultivated Forest	107
Evaluation of the Antigenotoxic Potential of Two Types of Chayote (Sechium edule) Juices	104
Assessing the Fates of Water and Nitrogen on an Open-Field Intensive Vegetable System under an Expert-N System with EU-Rotate_N Model in North China Plain	103
Chloroplast Genome and Description of Borodinellopsis insignis sp. nov. (Chlamydomonadales, Chlorophyta), a Rare Aerial Alga from China	102
The Effect of Different Temperatures on the Viability and Senescence of Plum Ovules (Prunus domestica L.)	101
Differentiation of Amaranthus Species and Estimation of Their Polyphenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Potential Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy	101
Genome Size of Life Forms of Araceae—A New Piece in the C-Value Puzzle	98
Overexpression of a Gene Encoding Trigonelline Synthase from Areca catechu L. Promotes Drought Resilience in Transgenic Arabidopsis	96
A New Strategy to Improve Management of Citrus Mal Secco Disease Using Bioformulates Based on Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strains	94
Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of Chitinase-like Genes in Petunia axillaris	94
Long-Term Changes in Macrophyte Distribution and Abundance in a Lowland River	94
Response of Bletilla striata to Drought: Effects on Biochemical and Physiological Parameter Also with Electric Measurements	93
Cyclic Hexapeptide from Bouvardia ternifolia (Cav.) Schltdl. and Neuroprotective Effects of Root Extracts	92
Evaluation of Factors Affecting Tree and Shrub Bark’s Antioxidant Status	91
Silicon Actuates Poplar Calli Tolerance after Longer Exposure to Antimony	90
Root Morphology and Biomass Allocation of 50 Annual Ephemeral Species in Relation to Two Soil Condition	90
MBD3 Regulates Male Germ Cell Division and Sperm Fertility in Arabidopsis thaliana	90
Complete Genome Sequence of a Novel Monopartite Mastrevirus, Soybean Geminivirus B, Isolated from Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill)	89
Cell-Type-Specific Length and Cytosolic pH Response of Superficial Cells of Arabidopsis Root to Chronic Salinity	89
Astaxantin and Isoflavones Inhibit Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia in Rats by Reducing Oxidative Stress and Normalizing Ca/Mg Balance	88
Integrative Taxonomy Reveals Hidden Diversity in the Aloina catillum Complex (Pottiaceae, Bryophyta)	87
Impact of the Alien Aquatic Plant Ludwigia hexapetala on the Native Utricularia australis: Evidence from an Indoor Experiment	87
Potential of Novel Magnesium Nanomaterials to Manage Bacterial Spot Disease of Tomato in Greenhouse and Field Conditions	86
Fern Spores—“Ready-to-Use” Standards for Plant Genome Size Estimation Using a Flow Cytometric Approach	86
Broccoli Sprouts and Their Influence on Thyroid Function in Different In Vitro and In Vivo Models	85
Variations in Nitrogen Accumulation and Use Efficiency in Maize Differentiate with Nitrogen and Phosphorus Rates and Contrasting Fertilizer Placement Methodologies	85
A New Biocontrol Tool to Fight Potato Late Blight Based on Willaertia magna C2c Maky Lysate	85
Antifungal Plant Defensins as an Alternative Tool to Combat Candidiasis	84
Mercury Phytotoxicity and Tolerance in Three Wild Plants during Germination and Seedling Development	84
A MaxEnt Model of Citrus Black Fly Aleurocanthus woglumi Ashby (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) under Different Climate Change Scenarios	84

Preliminary Comparisons of Tender Shoots and Young Leaves of 12 Mulberry Varieties as Vegetables and Constituents Relevant for Their Potential Use as Functional Food for Blood Sugar Control	84
Water and Nitrogen Coupling Increased the Water-Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Oilseed Flax	83
Environmental Factors Influencing Species Richness Expression in Grasslands of the Colombian Orinoquia	83
Phenolic, Nutritional and Sensory Characteristics of Bakery Foods Formulated with Grape Pomace	83
LC–HRMS for the Identification of Quercetin and Its Derivatives in Spiraea hypericifolia (Rosaceae) and Anatomical Features of Its Leaves	82
Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Oil-Body-Membrane Proteins in Polyploid Crop Brassica napus	81
Phylogenetic Analysis and Flower Color Evolution of the Subfamily Linoideae (Linaceae)	81
Ulosarcina terrestrica gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Ulvophycean Sarcinoid Alga from the Russian Far East	81
Seasonal Dynamics of Photochemical Performance of PS II of Terrestrial Mosses from Different Elevations	81
Expression of Nutritional Traits in Vegetable Cowpea Grown under Various South African Agro-Ecological Conditions	81