OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Annual Review of Phytopathology is 32. 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 2022-07-01 to 2026-07-01.)

Article	Citations
Genome-Enabled Insights into Downy Mildew Biology and Evolution	171
Emerging Tree Diseases Driven by Climate Change: A Critical Perspective on Current Challenges and Future Directions	102
Phytopathogens Reprogram Host Alternative mRNA Splicing	100
Theories for Understanding the Effect of Impact Assessment and Project Evaluation on the Practice of Science	96
Ralstonia solanacearum: An Arsenal of Virulence Strategies and Prospects for Resistance	94
Functional Peptides for Plant Disease Control	94
	89
Phytophthora capsici: Recent Progress on Fundamental Biology and Disease Management 100 Years After Its Description	89
Functions and Mechanisms of Secreted Proteinaceous Effectors of Broad-Host-Range Necrotrophic Fungal Pathogens	87
Biotechnology and Genomic Approaches to Mitigating Disease Impacts on Forest Health	78
Symptom Development in Plant Viral Diseases: What, How, and Why?	67
The Past Is Present: Coevolution of Viruses and Host Resistance Within Geographic Centers of Plant Diversity	61
Genome Biology of Rust Fungi	57
Evolving Archetypes: Learning from Pathogen Emergence on a Nonmodel Host	55
Extracellular Antagonists: Offense and Counter-Defense in the Apoplast	51
The Global Forest Health Crisis: A Public-Good Social Dilemma in Need of International Collective Action	50
Phytopathogen Effector Biology in the Burgeoning AI Era	49
From Trucks to Trays: Progress and Challenges in Phytosanitation of Inert Surfaces to Mitigate Plant Pathogen Spread	49
Peptide Effectors in Phytonematode Parasitism and Beyond	48
Shedding the Light on Powdery Mildew: The Use of Optical Irradiation in Management of the Disease	47
Management of Huanglongbing of Citrus: Lessons from São Paulo and Florida	46
Appreciation for the Leadership of Leach and Lindow	40
Engineering a One Health Super Wheat	40
Virulence and Ecology of Agrobacteria in the Context of Evolutionary Genomics	37
International Trade and Local Effects of Viral and Bacterial Diseases in Ornamental Plants	33

The Plant Ubiquitin–Proteasome System as a Target for Microbial Manipulation	32
Pathogen-Informed Strategies for Durable Resistance in Rice: Lessons from Bacterial Blight	32