OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Phytopathology is 10. 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
Induced Resistance in Fruit and Vegetables: A Host Physiological Response Limiting Postharvest Disease Development	31
Biological Control Microorganisms that Induce Plant Defense Responses	31
Catch Me If You Can: How Xylella fastidiosa Thrives in the Xylem	28
Diversity, Evolution, and Function of Pseudomonas syringae Effectoromes	26
Fungal Trunk Diseases: A Global Threat to Grapevines	26
Tree Killer, Qu'est-ce Que C'est? Insights From Forest Pathogen Genomes	25
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
Cryphonectriaceae: Biodiverse and Threatening Tree Pathogens in the Tropics and Southern Hemisphere	22
Aflatoxin Biocontrol Using Native Atoxigenic Aspergillus	21
Replication Organelles of Plant Positive-Strand RNA Viruses: A Boost in Knowledge Following New Imaging Approaches	19
The Greening of One Health: Plants, Pathogens, and the Environment	18
Contrasting Mechanisms of Defense Against Biotrophic and Necrotrophic Pathogens, 20 Years Later: What Has Changed?	17
The Phloem as an Arena for Plant Pathogens	16
Disease Management in Regenerative Cropping in the Context of Climate Change and Regulatory Restrictions	15
Susceptibility Genes in Bacterial Diseases of Plants	15
Re-Envisioning the Plant Disease Triangle: Full Integration of the Host Microbiota and a Focal Pivot to Health Outcomes	15
Facilitating Reforestation Through the Plant Microbiome: Perspectives from the Phyllosphere	14
Seed Pathology: Challenges and Advances in Ensuring a Safe Global Seed Supply	14
Phytosanitary Challenges and Solutions for Roots and Tubers in the Tropics	13
Free-Riding in Plant Health: A Social-Ecological Systems Approach to Collective Action	12
Guns 'N Roses: Fungal Volatile Warfare in Postharvest Disease Control	12
The Spectrum of Diverse Disease-Resistance Genes Cloned and Characterized in the Triticeae Tribe	11
Breaking Through to the Other Side: How Plant Viruses Modify Plasmodesmata and the Plant Cell Wall	10
Clubroot Disease: 145 Years Post-Discovery, Challenges, and Opportunities	10
Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus Pandemic	10