OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plants People Planet is 6. 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
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A new feature of the laboratory model plant Nicotiana benthamiana: Dead‐end trap for sustainable field pest control	61
The long road to a sustainable banana trade	52
Exploiting genetic variation from unadapted germplasm—An example from improvement of sorghum in Ethiopia	37
Prescribed burning effectively maintains threatened species in semi‐natural grasslands on lava flows	37
Safeguarding sandalwood: A review of current and emerging tools to support sustainable and legal forestry	32
Evaluating the determinants of deforestation and approaches to reforestation by cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire	32
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Cytogenetics of maize in Mexico as a field of transnational exchange: The case of Takeo Ángel Kato Yamakake	27
Creating a university evolution garden: An integrated learning approach for teaching land plant evolution	26
Perspectives on biotechnology: Public and corporate narratives in the GM archives	26
Most of the world's largest flowers (genus Rafflesia) are now on the brink of extinction	25
The role of strigolactone structural diversity in the host specificity and control of Striga, a major constraint to sub‐Saharan agriculture	24
Agricultural biotechnology: Potential, challenges, and debate	23
Building a more predictive model of terroir for the Anthropocene	23
Resilient trees for urban environments: The importance of intraspecific variation	22
Assessing the impact of strictly protecting 30%–50% of global land on carbon dynamics in natural and agricultural ecosystems	22
Genomic responses to climate: Understanding local adaptation in the Andean tree species Nothofagus pumilio and implications for a changing world	21
Meta‐analysis of Red List conservation assessments of Mexican endemic and near endemic tree species shows nearly two thirds of these are threatened	20
Genomic structure and diversity of oak populations in British parklands	19
The importance of conserving Mexico's tomato agrodiversity to research plant biochemistry under different climates	19
Global benefits and domestic costs of a cooperative surveillance strategy to control transboundary crop pathogens	19
Gibberellin action‐based strategies show promise in the control of Striga—A major threat to global agriculture	18
Crop–pollinator interactions in urban and peri‐urban farms in the United Kingdom	17

Raising awareness through the Global Tree Assessment: Extinction risk of six fully assessed tree groups	17
Accumulation of azafrin in the root apoplast of the medicinal plant Escobedia grandiflora might play a role in parasitism	16
A review of Madagascar's derived grasslands: Low palatability following anthropogenic fires may threaten food security	15
ArbNet: 10 years of fostering collaborations, furthering professionalism, and advancing the planting and conservation of trees through the global network of arboreta	15
Modern pollen rain reveals differences across forests, open and mosaic landscapes in Madagascar	15
Endosymbionts in cranberry: Diversity, effect on plant growth, and pathogen biocontrol	14
Towards the sustainability of African sandalwood: Understanding the distribution and environmental requirements	14
Can seed exchange networks explain the morphological and genetic diversity in perennial crop species? The case of the tropical fruit tree Dacryodes edulis in rural and urban Cameroon	14
Meta‐analysis on effects of Bt‐maize on nontarget invertebrates – Data transportability across continents	14
RNAi‐based genetically engineered rice resistant to black‐streaked dwarf virus does not show adverse genetic effects: A multi‐omics analysis	14
The societal roles and responsibilities of plant scientists in the context of genome‐edited crops	13
Anthromes and forest carbon responses to global change	13
Bee pollination in the shadows: The role of pseudopollen and agamospermy in the mycoheterotrophic orchid Gastrodia elata	13
A nationwide assessment of microplastic abundance in agricultural soils: The influence of plastic crop covers within the United Kingdom	13
Vineyard maturity increases arbuscular mycorrhizal and decreases plant pathogen fungal relative abundance in bulk soil across a 1,000 km Chilean gradient	13
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The role of crop diversity in escape agriculture; rice cultivation among Maroon communities in Suriname	12
Repositories of biocultural diversity: Toward best practices for empowering ethnobotany in digital herbaria	12
Restoration of threatened plant species in Limahuli Valley on the Hawaiian Island of Kaua'i in the framework of the Global Tree Assessment	12
Interactions of rare earth elements with living organisms and emerging biotechnical applications	12
Correction to “Characterizing the landscape of plant science careers in the United States II: Academic perspectives”	12
Extinction risk to the endemic trees of Papua New Guinea	12
Celebrating botanic gardens	12
Hot node limitations and impact of taxonomic resolution on phylogenetic divergence patterns: A case study on Ecuadorian ethnomedicinal flora	12
Uses and benefits of digital sequence information from plant genetic resources: Lessons learnt from botanical collections	12
A comprehensive review of the genetic control of cooking time in dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)	11
Impacts of climate change on the transcriptional dynamics and timing of bud dormancy release in Yoshino‐cherry tree	11
Stronger increase of methane emissions from coastal wetlands by non‐native Spartina alterniflora than non‐native Phragmites australis	11
Towards resource‐efficient forests: Mixing species changes crown biomass allocation and improves growth efficiency	11
Plant biodiversity, vegetation structure and provisioning services in rainforest, traditional and industrial oil palm cultivation systems in Liberia, West Africa	11
Linking soil health to human health: Arbuscular mycorrhizae play a key role in plant uptake of the antioxidant ergothioneine from soils	11
(Poly)phenols of apples contribute to in vitro antidiabetic properties: Assessment of Canada's Apple Biodiversity Collection	11
Environmental changes on grass flowering phenological trends (2000–2021)	11
Assessing climate risk to support urban forests in a changing climate	11
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Ten golden rules for restoration to secure resilient and just seagrass social‐ecological systems	11
Strigolactone biosynthesis lgs1 mutant alleles mined from the sorghum accession panel are a promising resource of resistance to witchweed (Striga) parasitism	10
The contributions of urban horticulture to cities' liveability and resilience: Insights from Singapore	10
Eurosta solidaginis‐induced stem galls affect strength and colour of botanical dyes extracted from giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea)	10
2D and 3D visualization of herbaceous plant–plant contact zones using high‐resolution X‐ray computed tomography (HRXCT)	10
Fluctuating selection and rapid evolution of oaks during recent climatic transitions	10
Help from the past to cope with the future: Vitis sylvestris as a resource for abiotic stress resilience	10
Collection of native Theobroma cacao L. accessions from the Ecuadorian Amazon highlights a hotspot of cocoa diversity	10
Environment‐dependent influence of fruit size upon the distribution of the Malesian archipelagic flora	10
The urgency of genetic decline in New Brunswick butternut, Juglans cinerea L.	10
Preserving traditional systems: Identification of agricultural heritage areas based on agro‐biodiversity	10
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Bounded openness: A robust modality of access to genetic resources and the sharing of benefits	9
Inspired by surimono: Integrating photography and poetry to bring plants into focus	9
The emerging threat of human‐use antifungals in sustainable and circular agriculture schemes	9

Global shortfalls in threat assessments for endemic flora by country	9
Towards a co‐crediting system for carbon and biodiversity	9
Yield, growth, and labor demands of growing maize, beans, and squash in monoculture versus the Three Sisters	9
Fruit in focus: A sampler platter of research	9
Ex situ germplasm collections of exceptional species are a vital part of the conservation of Australia's national plant treasures	9
Changes in tropical leafing behaviour with climate change over nine decades: A case study from the Singapore Botanic Gardens	9
Herbarium records reveal multiple phases in the relationship between minimum residence time and invasion ranges of alien plant species	9
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Towards a better understanding of the relationships between pollinators, human well‐being, and medicine plants in the Great Lakes Region of Eastern North America	9
Genetic diversity and population structure of pedunculate oaks (Quercus robur) in Wytham Woods	9
Expected yield and economic improvements of a yam seed system in West Africa using agro‐physiological modelling	9
The pick of the plot: An evidence‐based approach for selecting and testing suitable plants to use in annual seed mixes to attract insect pollinators	9
Azole antifungal contaminants disrupt mycorrhizal function and risk agricultural sustainability	8
Innovation in plant and soil sciences to tackle critical global challenges	8
Phenology of the spruce bark beetle Ips typographus in the UK under past, current and future climate conditions	8
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Genomics in neglected and underutilized fruit crops: A chromosome‐scale genome sequence of cherimoya (Annona cherimola)	8
How regulatory issues surrounding new breeding technologies can impact smallholder farmer breeding: A case study from the Philippines	8
Teaching plant identification at a university in the age of artificial intelligence	8
Towards conservation and sustainable use of an indigenous crop: A large partnership network enabled the genetic diversity assessment of 1539 fonio (Digitaria exilis) accessions	8
Small and in‐country herbaria are vital for accurate plant threat assessments: A case study from Peru	8
Tracing holotype trajectories: Mapping the movement of the most valuable herbarium specimens	8
Evolution history and the importance of genomic diversity facing climate change. The case of Agave marmorata Roezl., a microendemic agave used for mezcal production	8
How safe are peat‐free growing media? An exploration of plant pathogen risks to the horticultural industry and recommendations for risk mitigation	8
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Eight arguments why biodiversity is important to safeguard food security	8
Small proteins, great promises: Geographic bioprospecting of Bowman–Birk protease inhibitors and domestication side‐effects in African cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.)	7
Relictithismia: An underground fairy lantern	7
A high‐resolution model of the grapevine leaf morphospace predicts synthetic leaves	7
Correction to “Characterizing the landscape of plant science careers in the United States I: Government and private sector perspectives”	7
Comprehensive tree assessments for prioritising conservation action in Mesoamerica	7
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A transdisciplinary approach to define and assess wild food plant sustainable foraging in Norway	7
Integrated conservation of Acer yangbiense: A case study for conservation methods of plant species with extremely small populations	7
The influence of Opuntia ficus‐indica on human livelihoods in Southern Africa	7
Aboveground and soil carbon in novel forest ecosystems in Singapore: A case study of abandoned plantation secondary forests	7
Bridging biodiversity and ecosystem services through useful plant species	7
Trees, society, and the path toward resilient ecosystems	7
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Sowing the wheat seeds of Afghanistan's future	7
But does it taste good? A plea to consider the importance of flavor in managing plant genetic resources	7
Coffee breeding in a time of crisis: F₁ hybrids in Central America since 1990	7
Shifts in plant functional trait dynamics in relation to soil microbiome in modern and wild barley	7
Could large‐scale silicon supplementation of crop‐lands mitigate the impacts of climate change?	7
Ectomycorrhizal necromass turnover is one‐third of biomass turnover in hemiboreal Pinus sylvestris forests	7
How many species of Rafflesia exist in Java, Indonesia and what are the implications for conservation?	7
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Flavour, culture and food security: The spicy entanglements of chile pepper conservation in 21st century Mexico	6
Home gardens contribute to conservation of the critically endangered Wollemi Pine: Evaluation of a botanic garden‐led horticultural release programme	6
The king of fruits	6
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal inoculation increases the bioavailability of zinc and iron in wheat grain	6
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Water availability alters the community structure of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and determines plant mycorrhizal benefit	6
Comparative phylogeographic analysis of Cuscuta campestris and Cuscuta reflexa in Kenya: Implications for management of highly invasive vines	6
The importance of the continuity of practice: Ethnobotany of Kihnu island (Estonia) from 1937 to 2021	6
microRNA‐encoded peptides inhibit seed germination of the root parasitic plant Orobanche cumana	6
From genes to governance: Engaging citizens in the new genomic techniques policy debate	6
Investing in the future of science: Assessing UK environmental science engagement with school‐aged children	6
30 by 30 for plant diversity: How can we protect more of nature?	6
How can policymakers and researchers develop effective insect resistance management guidelines? A quantitative and qualitative study of Brazilian farmers' perspectives and attitudes	6
Are intellectual property policies for gene‐edited crops fit for purpose? The perspectives of German scientists	6
Enhancement of sorghum grain yield and nutrition: A role for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi regardless of soil phosphorus availability	6
Verification of wild apple (Malus sylvestris) nursery stock sold in the United Kingdom	6
Global potential distributions and conservation status of rice wild relatives	6
Is the Nagoya Protocol designed to conserve biodiversity?	6
Sustainable production of ectomycorrhizal fungi in the Mediterranean region to support the European Green Deal	6