OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Annual Review of Phytopathology is 30. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Genome-Enabled Insights into Downy Mildew Biology and Evolution	173
Emerging Tree Diseases Driven by Climate Change: A Critical Perspective on Current Challenges and Future Directions	104
Phytopathogens Reprogram Host Alternative mRNA Splicing	103
Theories for Understanding the Effect of Impact Assessment and Project Evaluation on the Practice of Science	102
Ralstonia solanacearum: An Arsenal of Virulence Strategies and Prospects for Resistance	97
Functional Peptides for Plant Disease Control	96
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Phytophthora capsici: Recent Progress on Fundamental Biology and Disease Management 100 Years After Its Description	94
Functions and Mechanisms of Secreted Proteinaceous Effectors of Broad-Host-Range Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens	91
Biotechnology and Genomic Approaches to Mitigating Disease Impacts on Forest Health	80
Symptom Development in Plant Viral Diseases: What, How, and Why?	69
The Past Is Present: Coevolution of Viruses and Host Resistance Within Geographic Centers of Plant Diversity	62
Evolving Archetypes: Learning from Pathogen Emergence on a Nonmodel Host	60
Genome Biology of Rust Fungi	58
Extracellular Antagonists: Offense and Counter-Defense in the Apoplast	53
From Trucks to Trays: Progress and Challenges in Phytosanitation of Inert Surfaces to Mitigate Plant Pathogen Spread	52
Peptide Effectors in Phytonematode Parasitism and Beyond	51
Shedding the Light on Powdery Mildew: The Use of Optical Irradiation in Management of the Disease	49
Management of Huanglongbing of Citrus: Lessons from São Paulo and Florida	49
Phytopathogen Effector Biology in the Burgeoning AI Era	48
The Global Forest Health Crisis: A Public-Good Social Dilemma in Need of International Collective Action	47
Engineering a One Health Super Wheat	45
Appreciation for the Leadership of Leach and Lindow	41
Pathogen-Informed Strategies for Durable Resistance in Rice: Lessons from Bacterial Blight	37
Virulence and Ecology of Agrobacteria in the Context of Evolutionary Genomics	35

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
The Plant Ubiquitin–Proteasome System as a Target for Microbial Manipulation	33
Biological Control Microorganisms that Induce Plant Defense Responses	31
Induced Resistance in Fruit and Vegetables: A Host Physiological Response Limiting Postharvest Disease Development	31