OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Theoretical and Applied Genetics is 33. 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 2021-01-01 to 2025-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Genome-wide association study for grain mineral content in a Brazilian common bean diversity panel	103
Identifying QTLs involved in hybrid performance and heterotic group complementarity: new GWAS models applied to factorial and admixed diallel maize hybrid panels	97
The genetics of vigour-related traits in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): insights from genomic data	90
CmPMRl and CmPMrs are responsible for resistance to powdery mildew caused by Podosphaera xanthii race 1 in Melon	86
Genome-wide superior alleles, haplotypes and candidate genes associated with tolerance on sodic-dispersive soils in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	83
Identification and functional analysis of a pollen fertility-associated gene GhGLP4 of Gossypium hirsutum L.	81
Usefulness of temperate-adapted maize lines developed by doubled haploid and single-seed descent methods	72
Genome-wide association study for temperature response and photo-thermal interaction of flowering time in soybean using a panel of cultivars with diverse maturity groups	70
Maize streak virus research in Africa: an end or a crossroad	69
Fine mapping of a stripe rust resistance gene YrZM175 in bread wheat	68
Gene–allele system of shade tolerance in southern China soybean germplasm revealed by genome-wide association study using gene–allele sequence as markers	63
Identification and genomic characterization of major effect bacterial blight resistance locus (BB-13) in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)	61
Assessing the potential of genetic resource introduction into elite germplasm: a collaborative multiparental population for flint maize	57
Genetic dissection of lutein content in common wheat via association and linkage mapping	51
Genome dosage alteration caused by chromosome pyramiding and shuffling effects on karyotypic heterogeneity, reproductive diversity, and phenotypic variation in Zea–Tripsacum allopolyploids	48
Identification of a novel and plant height-independent QTL for coleoptile length in barley and validation of its effect using near isogenic lines	48
BrWAX2 plays an essential role in cuticular wax biosynthesis in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis)	47
qFC6, a major gene for crude fat content and quality in rice	45
Development of Ogura CMS restorers in Brassica oleracea subspecies via direct RfoB gene transformation	44
Fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of a major QTL for oil content in the seed of Brassica napus	43
Fine mapping of major QTL qshgd1 for spontaneous haploid genome doubling in maize (Zea mays L.)	42
A mutation in CsGME encoding GDP-mannose 3,5-epimerase results in little and wrinkled leaf in cucumber	41
Mapping and characterization of rust resistance genes Lr53 and Yr35 introgressed from Aegilops species	41
Pre-breeding of spontaneous Robertsonian translocations for density planting architecture by transferring Agropyron cristatum chromosome 1P into wheat	41
Comparative genome-wide analysis of circular RNAs in Brassica napus L.: target-site versus non-target-site resistance to herbicide stress	38

Investigating the genetic control of plant development in spring barley under speed breeding conditions	38
High-dimensional multi-omics measured in controlled conditions are useful for maize platform and field trait predictions	37
The wall-associated kinase GWN1 controls grain weight and grain number in rice	36
Transcriptomic and physiological analysis provide new insight into seed shattering mechanism in Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Liqiu’	36
Introgression of chromosome 5P from Agropyron cristatum enhances grain weight in a wheat background	35
A novel 7-base pair deletion at a splice site in MS-2 impairs male fertility via premature tapetum degradation in common bean (Phaseolis vulgaris L.)	34
Molecular dissection of heterosis in cereal roots and their rhizosphere	34
High-density mapping of durable and broad-spectrum stripe rust resistance gene Yr30 in wheat	34
Identification of genomic regions conferring rust resistance and enhanced mineral accumulation in a HarvestPlus Association Mapping Panel of wheat	33
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies reveal common loci controlling agronomic and quality traits in a wide range of normal and heat stressed environments	33
Fine mapping of a Fusarium crown rot resistant locus on chromosome arm 6HL in barley by exploiting near isogenic lines, transcriptome profiling, and a large near isogenic line-derived population	33
Deep scoping: a breeding strategy to preserve, reintroduce and exploit genetic variation	33