OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Annual Review of Phytopathology is 9. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Genome-Enabled Insights into Downy Mildew Biology and Evolution	142
Phytopathogens Reprogram Host Alternative mRNA Splicing	70
Ralstonia solanacearum: An Arsenal of Virulence Strategies and Prospects for Resistance	69
Theories for Understanding the Effect of Impact Assessment and Project Evaluation on the Practice of Science	59
Functional Peptides for Plant Disease Control	59
Phytophthora capsici: Recent Progress on Fundamental Biology and Disease Management 100 Years After Its Description	56
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Biotechnology and Genomic Approaches to Mitigating Disease Impacts on Forest Health	51
Symptom Development in Plant Viral Diseases: What, How, and Why?	47
Functions and Mechanisms of Secreted Proteinaceous Effectors of Broad-Host-Range Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens	39
Evolving Archetypes: Learning from Pathogen Emergence on a Nonmodel Host	37
The Past Is Present: Coevolution of Viruses and Host Resistance Within Geographic Centers of Plant Diversity	36
Genome Biology of Rust Fungi	35
Shedding the Light on Powdery Mildew: The Use of Optical Irradiation in Management of the Disease	34
Engineering a One Health Super Wheat	34
Phytopathogen Effector Biology in the Burgeoning AI Era	33
Peptide Effectors in Phytonematode Parasitism and Beyond	33
The Global Forest Health Crisis: A Public-Good Social Dilemma in Need of International Collective Action	31
Management of Huanglongbing of Citrus: Lessons from São Paulo and Florida	30
Pathogen-Informed Strategies for Durable Resistance in Rice: Lessons from Bacterial Blight	27
Appreciation for the Leadership of Leach and Lindow	27
Virulence and Ecology of Agrobacteria in the Context of Evolutionary Genomics	26
International Trade and Local Effects of Viral and Bacterial Diseases in Ornamental Plants	25
The Plant Ubiquitin–Proteasome System as a Target for Microbial Manipulation	24
Climate Change Effects on Pathogen Emergence: Artificial Intelligence to Translate Big Data for Mitigation	24

Diversity, Evolution, and Function of Pseudomonas syringae Effectoromes	19
Induced Resistance in Fruit and Vegetables: A Host Physiological Response Limiting Postharvest Disease Development	19
Challenges to Wheat Disease Resistance and Current Global Strategies	18
Cryphonectriaceae: Biodiverse and Threatening Tree Pathogens in the Tropics and Southern Hemisphere	16
Fungal Trunk Diseases: A Global Threat to Grapevines	16
Ill Communication: Host Metabolites as Virulence-Regulating Signals for Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria	14
Replication Organelles of Plant Positive-Strand RNA Viruses: A Boost in Knowledge Following New Imaging Approaches	13
Function, Evolution, and Ecology of Type VI Secretion Systems of Plant-Associated Bacteria	13
Contrasting Mechanisms of Defense Against Biotrophic and Necrotrophic Pathogens, 20 Years Later: What Has Changed?	12
The Greening of One Health: Plants, Pathogens, and the Environment	12
Re-Envisioning the Plant Disease Triangle: Full Integration of the Host Microbiota and a Focal Pivot to Health Outcomes	11
The Phloem as an Arena for Plant Pathogens	10
Guns 'N Roses: Fungal Volatile Warfare in Postharvest Disease Control	9
Disease Management in Regenerative Cropping in the Context of Climate Change and Regulatory Restrictions	9