OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annual Review of Phytopathology is 28. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Genome-Enabled Insights into Downy Mildew Biology and Evolution	167
Phytopathogens Reprogram Host Alternative mRNA Splicing	95
Ralstonia solanacearum: An Arsenal of Virulence Strategies and Prospects for Resistance	88
Theories for Understanding the Effect of Impact Assessment and Project Evaluation on the Practice of Science	88
Phytophthora capsici: Recent Progress on Fundamental Biology and Disease Management 100 Years After Its Description	87
Functional Peptides for Plant Disease Control	87
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Symptom Development in Plant Viral Diseases: What, How, and Why?	81
Biotechnology and Genomic Approaches to Mitigating Disease Impacts on Forest Health	80
Functions and Mechanisms of Secreted Proteinaceous Effectors of Broad-Host-Range Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens	76
The Past Is Present: Coevolution of Viruses and Host Resistance Within Geographic Centers of Plant Diversity	58
Evolving Archetypes: Learning from Pathogen Emergence on a Nonmodel Host	55
Genome Biology of Rust Fungi	55
Shedding the Light on Powdery Mildew: The Use of Optical Irradiation in Management of the Disease	49
Engineering a One Health Super Wheat	48
Phytopathogen Effector Biology in the Burgeoning AI Era	48
Peptide Effectors in Phytonematode Parasitism and Beyond	47
The Global Forest Health Crisis: A Public-Good Social Dilemma in Need of International Collective Action	46
Management of Huanglongbing of Citrus: Lessons from São Paulo and Florida	44
Appreciation for the Leadership of Leach and Lindow	43
Virulence and Ecology of Agrobacteria in the Context of Evolutionary Genomics	41
Pathogen-Informed Strategies for Durable Resistance in Rice: Lessons from Bacterial Blight	39
International Trade and Local Effects of Viral and Bacterial Diseases in Ornamental Plants	34
Climate Change Effects on Pathogen Emergence: Artificial Intelligence to Translate Big Data for Mitigation	33
Induced Resistance in Fruit and Vegetables: A Host Physiological Response Limiting Postharvest Disease Development	32

Diversity, Evolution, and Function of Pseudomonas syringae Effectoromes	31
The Plant Ubiquitin–Proteasome System as a Target for Microbial Manipulation	31
Cryphonectriaceae: Biodiverse and Threatening Tree Pathogens in the Tropics and Southern Hemisphere	28