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 2022-05-01 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
Functional Peptides for Plant Disease Control	87
Phytophthora capsici: Recent Progress on Fundamental Biology and Disease Management 100 Years After Its Description	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
Phytopathogen Effector Biology in the Burgeoning AI Era	48
Engineering a One Health Super Wheat	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
Fungal Trunk Diseases: A Global Threat to Grapevines	26
Function, Evolution, and Ecology of Type VI Secretion Systems of Plant-Associated Bacteria	25
Ill Communication: Host Metabolites as Virulence-Regulating Signals for Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria	24
Challenges to Wheat Disease Resistance and Current Global Strategies	23
Replication Organelles of Plant Positive-Strand RNA Viruses: A Boost in Knowledge Following New Imaging Approaches	22
The Greening of One Health: Plants, Pathogens, and the Environment	22
The Phloem as an Arena for Plant Pathogens	20
Re-Envisioning the Plant Disease Triangle: Full Integration of the Host Microbiota and a Focal Pivot to Health Outcomes	20
Contrasting Mechanisms of Defense Against Biotrophic and Necrotrophic Pathogens, 20 Years Later: What Has Changed?	20
Guns 'N Roses: Fungal Volatile Warfare in Postharvest Disease Control	19
Facilitating Reforestation Through the Plant Microbiome: Perspectives from the Phyllosphere	16
Disease Management in Regenerative Cropping in the Context of Climate Change and Regulatory Restrictions	13
Phytosanitary Challenges and Solutions for Roots and Tubers in the Tropics	13
Susceptibility Genes in Bacterial Diseases of Plants	12
Seed Pathology: Challenges and Advances in Ensuring a Safe Global Seed Supply	12
The Spectrum of Diverse Disease-Resistance Genes Cloned and Characterized in the Triticeae Tribe	11
Free-Riding in Plant Health: A Social-Ecological Systems Approach to Collective Action	11
Clubroot Disease: 145 Years Post-Discovery, Challenges, and Opportunities	11
Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus Pandemic	11