OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Environmental and Experimental Botany is 43. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Decreasing R:FR ratio in a grow light spectrum increases inflorescence yield but decreases plant specialized metabolite concentrations in Cannabis sativa	147
Editorial Board	129
Deciphering genetic mechanisms of Al toxicity tolerance through meta-QTL analysis in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	123
Differences in nutrient release and decay rate of poplar leaf litter and fine roots and their relationship with substrate quality and decomposition environment under ozone pollution	101
The bZIP gene family in the halophyte Limonium bicolor: Identification, expression analysis, and regulation of salt stress tolerance	97
Assessing the effects of early and timely sowing on wheat cultivar HD 2967 under current and future tropospheric ozone scenarios	93
Uptake of Co, Cs, Mn, Ni and Zn by Lemna minor and their effects on physiological and biochemical functions	88
Genome-wide characterization of the constitutively stressed (COST) family genes and their response to salt stress in poplar	87
Contrasting light capture strategies between shade-tolerant and -intolerant tree seedlings responding to solar canopy spectral composition	81
Contrasting adaptive trait variation in response to drought in two Mediterranean shrubs	80
Release patterns and potential utility of herbivore-induced plant volatiles in crops: A review	79
Liming shift above- and belowground functional traits of Chinese fir from conservative to acquisitive	76
The calcium sensor CBL10 negatively regulates plasma membrane H+-ATPase activity and alkaline stress response in Arabidopsis	69
Intergenerational priming by Trichoderma alleviates drought stress in barley	67
How storage circumstance alters the quality of seeds of Lallemantia iberica and Lallemantia royleana produced under maternal drought stress	63
A group III WRKY transcription factor, SlWRKY52, positively regulates drought tolerance in tomato	62
The role of the nitrate transporter NRT1.1 in plant iron homeostasis and toxicity on ammonium	61
Limited Zn supply affects nutrient distribution, carbon metabolism and causes nitro-oxidative stress in sensitive Brassica napus	61
ATAC sequencing and transcriptomics reveal the impact of chromatin accessibility on gene expression in Tritipyrum under salt-stress conditions	60
Membrane lipid metabolism and scavenging of reactive oxygen species are essential for cold resistance of Solanum habrochaites (LA1777): Lipidomics and transcriptomes analysis	59
Thinning effectively mitigates the decline of aging Mongolian pine plantations by alleviating drought stress and enhancing plant carbon balance	57
Genome-wide expression and variation in nucleotide sequences lead to differential response of Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes towards arsenic stress under sulfur limiting condition	57
Sexual competition and light regimes interactively affect dimorphism and competitiveness of opposite sexes in Populus yunnanensis	57
A Picea wilsonii NAC transcription factor, PwNAC1, interacts with RNA-binding protein PwRBP1 and synergistically enhances drought and salt tolerance of transgenic Arabidopsis	55
Pepper clade A PP2C, CaSIP1, negatively modulates drought resistance by suppressing CaSnRK2.6 kinase activity	54

Supplemental far-red light influences flowering traits and interactions with a pollinator in tomato crops	53
Moderate Mn accumulation enhances growth and alters leaf hormone contents in the hyperaccumulator Celosia argentea Linn.	53
Editorial Board	52
Unveiling key metabolic pathways in Bacillus subtilis-mediated salt tolerance enhancement in Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. through multi-omics analysis	51
Integrated transcriptome and proteome analysis of near-isogenic line provides insights on regulatory function of Pup1 QTL in rice under phosphorus-starvation stress	50
Differences in leaf photoprotection strategies of tree species at different successional stages in subtropical forests under seasonal climate change and their relationship to construction cost strateg	49
Pod lignin biosynthesis contributes to pre-harvest sprouting tolerance of rapeseed	48
Iron deficiency specifically activated anthocyanin accumulation in out pericarp of red-fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis)	47
Protein homeostasis and cell wall remodeling in response to jasmonate and gibberellin signals improve flood tolerance in soybean (Glycine max L.)	47
The role of light intensity in water transport and homeostasis across different vapor pressure deficit conditions	46
Differential response of roots and leaves to combined heat and salinity stresses in tomato plants	46
Uranium triggers ferroptosis-like cell death in Vicia faba roots by increasing iron accumulation and inhibiting glutathione peroxidase activity	46
How are leaf carbon- and water-related traits coordinated acclimation to elevated CO2 by its anatomy? A case study in tomato	45
Silicon weakens the outer apoplastic barrier in roots of rice and delays its formation, resulting in increased Na+ and Cl− fluxes to the shoot	44
Biological relevance of sound in plants	44
Integration of lipidomics and transcriptomics provides new insights into lipid metabolism in response to water deficit in Prunus spp. rootstock leaves	43
Phenylpropanoid derived flavonoid biosynthesis pathway compensates for abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in dhurrin-free forage sorghum	43
Differences in membrane lipid homeostasis confer contrast tolerance to low phosphorus in two wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars	43
Molecular mechanism of plant response to copper stress: A review	43
OsSIRH2-23, a rice salt-induced RING finger protein H2-23, contributes to insensitivity to salinity stress	43