OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annual Review of Phytopathology is 27. 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