OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Phytobiomes Journal 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Drought Tolerance Traits in Neotropical Trees Correlate with the Composition of Phyllosphere Fungal Communities	38
A Plant Health View on Endohyphal Bacteria and Their Fungal Hosts	28
Foliar Fungicide Application Alters the Culturable Foliar Fungal Endophyte Community in Corn	26
Exploring the Hemp Virome and Assessing Hemp Germplasm for Resistance to an Emerging Pathogen	25
From Roots to Leaves: The Capacity of Micromonospora to Colonize Different Legume Tissues	24
Wood Microbiome Variation and Interactions with Fungal Symbionts of Invasive Ambrosia Beetles	24
Host Plant Traits and Site History Shape Root Fungal Endophytic Communities of Sporobolus spartinae After Long-Term Exposure to Contaminants	21
Amplicon Sequencing ofFusariumTranslation Elongation Factor 1α Reveals that Soil Communities ofFusariumSpecies Are Resilient to Disturbances Caused by Crop and Tillage Practices	21
N-Cycling Microbiome Recruitment Differences Between Modern and Wild Zea mays	19
Comparative Analysis of Two Neighboring Conducive and Suppressive Soils Toward Plant Parasitism Caused by Phelipanche ramosa on Brassica napus	17
Host Identity Determines the Bacterial and Fungal Community and Network Structures in the Phyllosphere of Plant Species in a Temperate Steppe	17
Bacterial Assembly in the Switchgrass Rhizosphere Is Shaped by Phylogeny, Host Genotype, and Growing Site	17
Evidence of Phylosymbiosis in the Microbiome of Conifer Roots	15
Suppression of Phytophthora on Chamaecyparis in Sustainable Horticultural Substrates Depends on Fertilization and Is Linked to the Rhizobiome	14
Rapid Restructuring of Rhizosphere and Endospheric Fungal Communities with Drought in Multiple Lines of Domesticated Sunflower	14
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Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing (mNGS) Data Reveal the Phyllosphere Microbiome of Wheat Plants Infected by the Fungal PathogenZymoseptoria tritici	14
Context-Dependent Effects of Microbial Inoculation on Sagebrush Seedlings During Drought Stress	13
Exploring Microbial Dysbiosis in Orchards Affected by Little Cherry Disease	13
A Streptomyces Consortium Contributes Distinct Microbial Interactions During Arabidopsis thaliana Microbiome Assembly	13
Diversity of Soilborne Oomycetes Associated with Industrial Hemp in Southeastern Pennsylvania: A Comparison of Metabarcoding Loci for Taxonomic Profiling	12
Effective Seed Sterilization Methods Require Optimization Across Maize Genotypes	12
The Root Endophytic Microbiome Shifts Under Drought in High-Performing Sorghum	12
Subtle Responses of Soil Bacterial Communities to Corn-Soybean-Wheat Rotation	12
CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Mutagenesis of Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase (CCD) Genes in Sorghum Alters Strigolactone Biosynthesis and Plant Biotic Interactions	12

Frontiers and Opportunities in Bioenergy Crop Microbiome Research Networks	12
Legacy Effects of Cover Crop on Cash Crop Rhizosphere Microbiota in a No-Till Maize–Soybean Cropping System	12
Drought Influences the Structure, Diversity, and Functionality of the Fungal Community Inhabiting the Grapevine Xylem and Enhances the Abundance of Phaeomoniella chlamydospora	11
Phyllosphere 2022: 11th International Symposium on Leaf Surface Microbiology	11
Hemp Microbiome Composition and Function Under Developing Pest Management Solutions	10
Leaf Endophyte Community Composition and Network Structures Differ Between Tolerant and Susceptible English Boxwood	9
Unraveling Bacterial Adaptation Strategies in the Microbiome Shaped by the Chemical Environment of the Plant Rhizosphere	9
Shifting Fungal Networks: How Dactylonectria macrodidyma Shapes Grapevine Mycobiome in Diverse Soils	9
Changing Dynamics in the Spread and Management of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt Disease in Uganda Over Two Decades	9
A Pangenomic Analysis of the Diversity and Biological Functioning of the Genus Azotobacter	8
Composition and Assembly of the Endophytic Fungal Community of Alpine Rhododendron Hosts Along Elevation Gradients	8
Persistence and Microbiome Modification in Rhizoctonia solani-Inoculated Rhizosphere Following Amendment with a Bacillus Biocontrol Agent	8
Fungal Communities Shift with Soybean Cyst Nematode Abundance in Soils	8
Deep-Rooted Plant Species Recruit Distinct Bacterial Communities in the Subsoil	7
The Genetic Architecture of Arabidopsis thaliana in Response to Native Non-Pathogenic Bacterial Species Revealed by Genome-Wide Association Mapping in Field Conditions	7
The Phytovirome	7
Establishment of Biocontrol Agents and Their Impact on Rhizosphere Microbiome and Induced Grapevine Defenses Are Highly Soil-Dependent	7
The Effect ofSeptoria glycinesand Fungicide Application on the Soybean Phyllosphere Mycobiome	7
Dominance of Ciliophora and Chlorophyta Among Phyllosphere Protists of Solanaceous Plants	6
Effects of Plant Health-Protecting Product Applications on the Root-Associated Microbiota of Apple Saplings and Strawberries	6
Viruses of Nitrogen-Fixing Mesorhizobium Bacteria in Globally Distributed Chickpea Root Nodules	6
Legacy Effects of Cropping System and Precipitation Influence the Core Camelina sativa Microbiome	6
Nursery Origin and Propagation Stage Influence the Endophytic Fungal Communities Inhabiting Grapevine Planting Stocks	6
Phyllosphere Bacterial Communities in Spinach Are Influenced by Soil Nitrogen Availability	5
Impact of Growing Conditions and Potato Cultivars on the Diversity of Endophytic Microbial Communities	5
Microbial Community Analysis Offers Insight into the Complex Origins of Plant Disease in a Smallholder Farm Context	5
Tare Soil Alters the Composition of the Developing Potato Rhizosphere Microbiome	5
The Root-Associated Microbiome and Metabolome Spatially Vary Across the Root System of a Mature Maize Plant and Are Inconsistently Altered by Microbial Treatment	5
Fungicide-Mediated Shifts in the Foliar Fungal Community of an Invasive Grass	5
The Tomato's Tale: Exploring Taxonomy, Biogeography, Domestication, and Microbiome for Enhanced Resilience	5
Exploring the Effects of Trichoderma virens Biofungicide on Carrot Cavity Spot and Soil Fungal Community Dynamics	5
Searching the Pinus taeda Foliar Mycobiome for Emerging Pathogens Among Brown-Spot Needle Blight and Needlecast Outbreaks in the Southeast United States	5
Exploring Diverse Approaches to Iterative Microbiome Passaging in Soil and Plant Systems	5
A Characterization of a Cool-Climate Organic Vineyard’s Microbiome	5
The Single-Seed Microbiota Reveals Rare Taxa-Associated Community Robustness	4
Apple Genotypes and Soil Properties Shape the Soil Microbiome and Influence the Plant Response to Replant Disease-Affected Soil	4
Uncoupling Prey Breakdown and Nitrogen Cycling: Functional Insights from Bacteria Isolated from Carnivorous Plants	4
Genetically Similar Xanthomonas arboricola pv. pruni Strains and Associated Phages Display Phenotypic and Genotypic Variation Across 35 Years	4
Digging into the Lettuce Cold-Specific Root Microbiome in Search of Chilling Stress Tolerance-Conferring Plant-Growth-Promoting Bacteria	4
RNA Viral Communities Are Structured by Host Plant Phylogeny in Oak and Conifer Leaves	4
Pathobiome Analyses Reveal Structural Changes in Maize Microbiomes Associated with Phyllachora maydis and Tar Spot Disease	4
Continuous Monoculture Alters the Fungal Community and Accumulates Potential Pathogenic Strains in the Rhizosphere of Codonopsis pilosula	4
Rethinking the Roles of Pathogens and Mutualists: Exploring the Continuum of Symbiosis in the Context of Microbial Ecology and Evolution	4
Rhizosphere and Root Community Analysis of Oomycetes Associated with Poor Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Seedling Establishment	4
Drought Shifts Sorghum Root Metabolite and Microbiome Profiles and Enriches for Pipecolic Acid	4
Changes in Bacterial Communities and Functions Associated with Litter Degradation During Forest Succession Caused by Forest Disease	4
Winter Rye Cover Cropping Changes Squash (Cucurbita pepo) Phyllosphere Microbiota and Reduces Pseudomonas syringae Symptoms	4
Newly Isolated Trichoderma spp. Show Multifaceted Biocontrol Strategies to Inhibit Potato Late Blight Causal Agent Phytophthora infestans both In Vitro and In Planta	4
Rapid Multilocus Adaptation of Clonal Cabbage Leaf Curl Virus Populations toArabidopsis thaliana	4
Contrasting Nitrogen Fertilization andBrassica napus(Canola) Variety Development Impact Recruitment of the Root-Associated Microbiome	3

Plant-Guided Microbiome Selection Produces Transient Effects on Insect Performance and Rhizosphere Community Assembly	3
Biotic and Abiotic Stress Factors Induce Microbiome Shifts and Enrichment of Distinct Beneficial Bacteria in Tomato Roots	3
Microbial Colonizers in an Agroecosystem Under Diverse Cover Crop Treatments	3
Abiotic Stress Reorganizes Rhizosphere and Endosphere Network Structure of Sorghum bicolor	3
Forest and Plantation Soil Microbiomes Differ in Their Capacity to Suppress Feedback Between Geosmithia morbida and Rhizosphere Pathogens of Juglans nigra Seedlings	3
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Analyses of Fungal Communities from Culture-Dependent and -Independent Studies Reveal Novel Mycobiomes Associated with Globodera and Heterodera Species	3
Metagenomic and Culture-Based Detection of Pectobacterium spp.: What You See Is Not Always What You Get	3
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A New Oomycete Metabarcoding Method Using the rps10 Gene	3
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Host- and Fusarium-Adapted Bacterial Consortia Alter Microbial Community Structures in Arabidopsis Roots and Suppress Fusarium oxysporum	3
Establishment and Effect of a Protist Consortium on the Maize Rhizosphere	3
Endemism and Reemergence Potential of the Ipomovirus Sweet Potato Mild Mottle Virus (FamilyPotyviridae) in Eastern Africa: Half a Century of Mystery	3
Incorporating Culture-Independent Methods to Identify Net Syndrome-Associated Fusarium Species in Peanuts	3
Phyllosphere, Front and Center: Focus on a Formerly ‘Ecologically Neglected’ Microbial Milieu	3
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Tall Fescue and Endophyte Genetics Influence Vertical Transmission and Seed Characteristics Under Climate Change Scenarios	2
The Distinguished Microbiome: Differentiating Microbial Dysbiosis and the Pathobiome of Banana Fusarium Tropical Race 4	2
Identification of Bacterial Populations and Functional Mechanisms Potentially Involved in Biochar-Facilitated Antagonism of the Soilborne PathogenFusarium oxysporum	2
Changes in Fungal and Oomycete Community Composition Following Irrigation Reductions Aimed at Increasing Water Use Efficiency in a Containerized Nursery Crop	2
Omics-Based Insights into Microbial Community Changes and Pathogen Identification in Strawberries Under Continuous Cropping	2
Potato Soil Core Microbiomes Are Regionally Variable Across the Continental United States	2
The Influence of Host Genotypes on the Endophytes in the Leaf Scar Tissues of Apple Trees and Correlation of the Endophytes with Apple Canker (Neonectria ditissima) Development	2
Old Foe, New Host: Epidemiology, Genetic Diversity, and Pathogenic Characterization of Maize Streak Virus in Rice Fields from Burkina Faso	2
Passaging Phyllosphere Microbial Communities Develop Suppression Towards Bacterial Speck Disease in Tomato	2
Assembly of Endophytic Communities of Setaria viridis Plants when Grown in Different Soils and Derived from Different Seeds	2
Influence of Epichloë on the Microbiota of Established Lolium perenne Pastures in Aotearoa, New Zealand	2
Endophyte-Mediated Populus trichocarpa Water Use Efficiency Is Dependent on Time of Day and Plant Water Status	2
Correction: Priming Is a Suitable Strategy to Enhance Resistance Towards Leaf Rust in Barley	2
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Hereditary Leaf Symbiosis in Tropical Plants: Evolution and Function of Vertically Transmitted Bacterial Symbionts	2
RNA-Sequencing-Based Virome Discovery in Florida Citrus Pests	2
Predictive Ecology and Management of Phyllosphere Microbial Communities Through Cross-Scale Synthesis	2
Seasonal Fluctuations in Plant-Parasitic Nematode Vertical Distributions and Their Interactions with Edaphic Factors in Vegetable Fields of South Georgia, U.S.A.	2
Ecological Connectivity of Plant Communities for Red Blotch Disease Dynamics Revealed by the Dietary Profiles and Landscape-Level Movement of Spissistilus festinus	2
Genome Sequence Source of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Strain GD4a, a Bacterial Endophyte Associated with Switchgrass Plants	2
Exploring the Role of Fungal Endophytes in the Sudden Death Syndrome of the Invasive Shrub Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. rotundata in Australia	2
A Specific Resistance Gene to Leptosphaeria maculans, Rlm11, Has a Limited Impact on Brassica napus Mycobiota Compared with Plant Compartment or Cropping Season Effects	2
Acknowledgment of Reviewers, 2024	2
Grove-Level Analysis of the Titer and Prevalence of ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ and Wolbachia in Diaphorina citri, Vector of Citrus Huanglongbing	2
Impact of Inoculation Practices on Microbiota Assembly and Community Stability in a Fabricated Ecosystem	2
Phage-Dependent Alteration of Rhizosphere Microbiota in Tomato Plants	2
Composition of the Microbiomes from Spinach Seeds Infested or Noninfested with Peronospora effusa or Verticillium dahliae	2
The Bacterial and Viral Communities Associated with Onion Bacterial Bulb Rot	2
Diversity of Bacillaceae on Rice Grown in Acid Sulfate Soils in Vietnam: Taxonomy, Specialized Metabolites, and Inhibitory Effects on Fungal Pathogens	2
Coupled Phylogenetic and Functional Enrichment in the Tomato Rhizosphere Microbiome	2
Climatic Clustering and Longitudinal Analysis with Impacts on Food, Bioenergy, and Pandemics	2
Microbiome Network Connectivity and Composition Linked to Disease Resistance in Strawberry Plants	2
Soil Type and Associated Microbiome Influence Chitin's Growth Promotion Effect in Lettuce	2