OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Phytobiomes Journal is 4. 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
Wood Microbiome Variation and Interactions with Fungal Symbionts of Invasive Ambrosia Beetles	34
Exploring the Hemp Virome and Assessing Hemp Germplasm for Resistance to an Emerging Pathogen	26
Drought Tolerance Traits in Neotropical Trees Correlate with the Composition of Phyllosphere Fungal Communities	24
From Roots to Leaves: The Capacity of Micromonospora to Colonize Different Legume Tissues	23
A Plant Health View on Endohyphal Bacteria and Their Fungal Hosts	21
Foliar Fungicide Application Alters the Culturable Foliar Fungal Endophyte Community in Corn	20
N-Cycling Microbiome Recruitment Differences Between Modern and Wild Zea mays	17
Amplicon Sequencing ofFusariumTranslation Elongation Factor 1α Reveals that Soil Communities ofFusariumSpecies Are Resilient to Disturbances Caused by Crop and Tillage Practices	17
Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing (mNGS) Data Reveal the Phyllosphere Microbiome of Wheat Plants Infected by the Fungal PathogenZymoseptoria tritici	16
Evidence of Phylosymbiosis in the Microbiome of Conifer Roots	15
Rapid Restructuring of Rhizosphere and Endospheric Fungal Communities with Drought in Multiple Lines of Domesticated Sunflower	15
Comparative Analysis of Two Neighboring Conducive and Suppressive Soils Toward Plant Parasitism Caused by Phelipanche ramosa on Brassica napus	15
Host Identity Determines the Bacterial and Fungal Community and Network Structures in the Phyllosphere of Plant Species in a Temperate Steppe	15
Bacterial Assembly in the Switchgrass Rhizosphere Is Shaped by Phylogeny, Host Genotype, and Growing Site	13
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The Root Endophytic Microbiome Shifts Under Drought in High-Performing Sorghum	12
Frontiers and Opportunities in Bioenergy Crop Microbiome Research Networks	12
Suppression of Phytophthora on Chamaecyparis in Sustainable Horticultural Substrates Depends on Fertilization and Is Linked to the Rhizobiome	12
Context-Dependent Effects of Microbial Inoculation on Sagebrush Seedlings During Drought Stress	11
A Streptomyces Consortium Contributes Distinct Microbial Interactions During Arabidopsis thaliana Microbiome Assembly	11
CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Mutagenesis of Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase (CCD) Genes in Sorghum Alters Strigolactone Biosynthesis and Plant Biotic Interactions	11
Effective Seed Sterilization Methods Require Optimization Across Maize Genotypes	10
Subtle Responses of Soil Bacterial Communities to Corn-Soybean-Wheat Rotation	10
Legacy Effects of Cover Crop on Cash Crop Rhizosphere Microbiota in a No-Till Maize–Soybean Cropping System	10
Exploring Microbial Dysbiosis in Orchards Affected by Little Cherry Disease	10

Hemp Microbiome Composition and Function Under Developing Pest Management Solutions	10
Drought Influences the Structure, Diversity, and Functionality of the Fungal Community Inhabiting the Grapevine Xylem and Enhances the Abundance of Phaeomoniella chlamydospora	10
Phyllosphere 2022: 11th International Symposium on Leaf Surface Microbiology	10
Changing Dynamics in the Spread and Management of Banana Xanthomonas Wilt Disease in Uganda Over Two Decades	9
Composition and Assembly of the Endophytic Fungal Community of Alpine Rhododendron Hosts Along Elevation Gradients	8
Unraveling Bacterial Adaptation Strategies in the Microbiome Shaped by the Chemical Environment of the Plant Rhizosphere	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
The Effect ofSeptoria glycinesand Fungicide Application on the Soybean Phyllosphere Mycobiome	7
Leaf Endophyte Community Composition and Network Structures Differ Between Tolerant and Susceptible English Boxwood	7
Viruses of Nitrogen-Fixing Mesorhizobium Bacteria in Globally Distributed Chickpea Root Nodules	6
Deep-Rooted Plant Species Recruit Distinct Bacterial Communities in the Subsoil	6
The Genetic Architecture of Arabidopsis thaliana in Response to Native Non-Pathogenic Bacterial Species Revealed by Genome-Wide Association Mapping in Field Conditions	6
A Pangenomic Analysis of the Diversity and Biological Functioning of the Genus Azotobacter	6
Nursery Origin and Propagation Stage Influence the Endophytic Fungal Communities Inhabiting Grapevine Planting Stocks	6
The Phytovirome	6
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
Dominance of Ciliophora and Chlorophyta Among Phyllosphere Protists of Solanaceous Plants	5
Legacy Effects of Cropping System and Precipitation Influence the Core Camelina sativa Microbiome	5
Effects of Plant Health-Protecting Product Applications on the Root-Associated Microbiota of Apple Saplings and Strawberries	5
Phyllosphere Bacterial Communities in Spinach Are Influenced by Soil Nitrogen Availability	5
Establishment of Biocontrol Agents and Their Impact on Rhizosphere Microbiome and Induced Grapevine Defenses Are Highly Soil-Dependent	5
Fungicide-Mediated Shifts in the Foliar Fungal Community of an Invasive Grass	5
Exploring the Effects of Trichoderma virens Biofungicide on Carrot Cavity Spot and Soil Fungal Community Dynamics	4
A Characterization of a Cool-Climate Organic Vineyard’s Microbiome	4
Rethinking the Roles of Pathogens and Mutualists: Exploring the Continuum of Symbiosis in the Context of Microbial Ecology and Evolution	4
The Tomato's Tale: Exploring Taxonomy, Biogeography, Domestication, and Microbiome for Enhanced Resilience	4
Searching the Pinus taeda Foliar Mycobiome for Emerging Pathogens Among Brown-Spot Needle Blight and Needlecast Outbreaks in the Southeast United States	4
Tare Soil Alters the Composition of the Developing Potato Rhizosphere Microbiome	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
Impact of Growing Conditions and Potato Cultivars on the Diversity of Endophytic Microbial Communities	4
Microbial Community Analysis Offers Insight into the Complex Origins of Plant Disease in a Smallholder Farm Context	4
Exploring Diverse Approaches to Iterative Microbiome Passaging in Soil and Plant Systems	4