OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Phytopathology is 11. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Genome-Enabled Insights into Downy Mildew Biology and Evolution	167
Phytopathogens Reprogram Host Alternative mRNA Splicing	98
Theories for Understanding the Effect of Impact Assessment and Project Evaluation on the Practice of Science	95
Ralstonia solanacearum: An Arsenal of Virulence Strategies and Prospects for Resistance	91
Phytophthora capsici: Recent Progress on Fundamental Biology and Disease Management 100 Years After Its Description	89
Functional Peptides for Plant Disease Control	89
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Functions and Mechanisms of Secreted Proteinaceous Effectors of Broad-Host-Range Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens	84
Biotechnology and Genomic Approaches to Mitigating Disease Impacts on Forest Health	82
Symptom Development in Plant Viral Diseases: What, How, and Why?	77
Genome Biology of Rust Fungi	60
Evolving Archetypes: Learning from Pathogen Emergence on a Nonmodel Host	60
The Past Is Present: Coevolution of Viruses and Host Resistance Within Geographic Centers of Plant Diversity	56
Shedding the Light on Powdery Mildew: The Use of Optical Irradiation in Management of the Disease	52
The Global Forest Health Crisis: A Public-Good Social Dilemma in Need of International Collective Action	49
Engineering a One Health Super Wheat	49
Phytopathogen Effector Biology in the Burgeoning AI Era	48
Management of Huanglongbing of Citrus: Lessons from São Paulo and Florida	48
Peptide Effectors in Phytonematode Parasitism and Beyond	46
Appreciation for the Leadership of Leach and Lindow	45
International Trade and Local Effects of Viral and Bacterial Diseases in Ornamental Plants	42
Virulence and Ecology of Agrobacteria in the Context of Evolutionary Genomics	39
Induced Resistance in Fruit and Vegetables: A Host Physiological Response Limiting Postharvest Disease Development	36
Pathogen-Informed Strategies for Durable Resistance in Rice: Lessons from Bacterial Blight	36
Climate Change Effects on Pathogen Emergence: Artificial Intelligence to Translate Big Data for Mitigation	32

The Plant Ubiquitin–Proteasome System as a Target for Microbial Manipulation	31
Diversity, Evolution, and Function of Pseudomonas syringae Effectoromes	31
Fungal Trunk Diseases: A Global Threat to Grapevines	29
Ill Communication: Host Metabolites as Virulence-Regulating Signals for Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria	28
Function, Evolution, and Ecology of Type VI Secretion Systems of Plant-Associated Bacteria	26
Challenges to Wheat Disease Resistance and Current Global Strategies	25
Cryphonectriaceae: Biodiverse and Threatening Tree Pathogens in the Tropics and Southern Hemisphere	24
The Greening of One Health: Plants, Pathogens, and the Environment	23
Aflatoxin Biocontrol Using Native Atoxigenic Aspergillus	23
Contrasting Mechanisms of Defense Against Biotrophic and Necrotrophic Pathogens, 20 Years Later: What Has Changed?	22
Replication Organelles of Plant Positive-Strand RNA Viruses: A Boost in Knowledge Following New Imaging Approaches	22
Re-Envisioning the Plant Disease Triangle: Full Integration of the Host Microbiota and a Focal Pivot to Health Outcomes	21
Guns 'N Roses: Fungal Volatile Warfare in Postharvest Disease Control	19
The Phloem as an Arena for Plant Pathogens	19
Phytosanitary Challenges and Solutions for Roots and Tubers in the Tropics	14
Seed Pathology: Challenges and Advances in Ensuring a Safe Global Seed Supply	13
Disease Management in Regenerative Cropping in the Context of Climate Change and Regulatory Restrictions	13
Susceptibility Genes in Bacterial Diseases of Plants	13
Facilitating Reforestation Through the Plant Microbiome: Perspectives from the Phyllosphere	13
The Spectrum of Diverse Disease-Resistance Genes Cloned and Characterized in the Triticeae Tribe	12
Clubroot Disease: 145 Years Post-Discovery, Challenges, and Opportunities	11
Point-of-Care DNA Amplification for Disease Diagnosis and Management	11
Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus Pandemic	11
Free-Riding in Plant Health: A Social-Ecological Systems Approach to Collective Action	11