OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Horticultural Plant Journal is 27. 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
A Genome-wide association study identifies candidate genes for heat tolerance in adult cucumber plants	96
B-class floral homeotic gene MapoAPETALA3 may play an important role in the origin and formation of multi-tepals in Magnolia polytepala	78
Compiling molecular evidence from a tetraploid rose genome into a near-saturated map for the identification of pigment-related genes	57
Chloroplast gene matK holds the barcodes for identification of Momordica (Cucurbitaceae) species from Indian subcontinent	56
Genome-wide characterization of MATE family members in Cucumis melo L. and their expression profiles in response to abiotic and biotic stress	52
Involvement of long non-coding RNAs in pear fruit senescence under high- and low-temperature conditions	51
Breeding melon (Cucumis melo) with resistance to powdery mildew and downy mildew	41
Temporal transcriptomics reveal the molecular mechanism of dormancy and germination regulated by temperature in Paris polyphylla seed	40
Production of marker-free transgenic plants from mature tissues of navel orange using a Cre/loxP site-recombination system	39
Promoting effect of GA3 on primary bud necrosis and its underlying mechanism in grapevines	38
Abiotic stress treatment reveals expansin like A gene OfEXLA1 improving salt and drought tolerance of Osmanthus fragrans by responding to abscisic acid	37
Isolation, identification and pathogenicity of two root rot pathogens Fusarium solani in Citrus	37
Novel structural annotation and functional expression analysis of GTP_EFTU conserved genes in pepper based on the PacBio sequencing data	36
Genomic analysis provides insights into the westward expansion of domesticated peaches in China	36
Niche differentiation shapes the bacterial diversity and composition of apple	35
The constitutions of terpenoids and hormones of leaves in red-flesh citrus mutants and their wild types	35
Efficient generation of targeted point mutations in the Brassica oleracea var. botrytis genome via a modified CRISPR/Cas9 system	34
CRISPR/Cas9 technology and its application in horticultural crops	34
Effects of 1-MCP on proline, polyamine, and nitric oxide metabolism in postharvest peach fruit under chilling stress	33
Chromosome-scale genome assembly of marigold (Tagetes erecta L.): An ornamental plant and feedstock for industrial lutein production	33
Mining candidate genes of grape berry cracking based on high density genetic map	33
An efficient and universal protoplast-based transient gene expression system for genome editing in Brassica crops	32
Transcriptome and metabolome analysis of preharvest internal browning in Nane plum fruit caused by high temperature	32
Flavonoid extracts from chrysanthemum with appropriate anthocyanins turn blue when exposed to iron ions	30
MiRNA identification, characterization and integrated network analysis for flavonoid biosynthesis in Brassicacoraphanus	30

Identification of a male-specific region (MSR) in Spinacia oleracea	29
Accumulation of carotenoids and expression of carotenoid biosynthesis genes in fruit flesh during fruit development in two Cucurbita maxima inbred lines	29
Effects of mesoclimate and microclimate variations mediated by high altitude and row orientation on sucrose metabolism and anthocyanin synthesis in grape berries	27
Screening and identification of candidate Fusarium wilt-resistance genes from pumpkin	27
PbrMYB4, a R2R3-MYB protein, regulates pear stone cell lignification through activation of lignin biosynthesis genes	27