OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Photosynthesis Research is 8. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction to: Adaptive significance of age- and light-related variation in needle structure, photochemistry, and pigments in evergreen coniferous trees	246
Tools for analyzing protonation states and for tracing proton transfer pathways with examples from the Rb. sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers	114
Chloride facilitates Mn(III) formation during photoassembly of the Photosystem II oxygen-evolving complex	114
Using picosecond fluorescence lifetime analysis to determine photosynthesis in the world’s oceans	64
The role of the local environment on the structural heterogeneity of carotenoid β-ionone rings	46
Integrating multiple statistical indices to measure the stability of photosynthetic pigment content and composition in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern germplasm under varying environmental conditions	45
Year-round sustainable biomass production potential of Nannochloris sp. in outdoor raceway pond enabled through strategic photobiological screening	34
Light harvesting in purple bacteria does not rely on resonance fine-tuning in peripheral antenna complexes	29
Insights into the binding mechanism of ascorbic acid and violaxanthin with violaxanthin de-epoxidase (VDE) and chlorophycean violaxanthin de-epoxidase (CVDE) enzymes	28
Singular adaptations in the carbon assimilation mechanism of the polyextremophile cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis thermalis	28
Active in situ and passive airborne fluorescence measurements for water stress detection on a fescue field	26
PSII supercomplex disassembly is not needed for the induction of energy quenching (qE)	25
EPR studies of ferredoxin in spinach and cyanobacterial thylakoids related to photosystem I-driven NADP+ reduction	24
High salt-induced PSI-supercomplex is associated with high CEF and attenuation of state transitions	22
Light quality affects chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthetic performance in Antarctic Chlamydomonas	22
Photosystem 2 and the oxygen evolving complex: a brief overview	21
Drop-casted Photosystem I/cytochrome c multilayer films for biohybrid solar energy conversion	20
Bicarbonate is a key regulator but not a substrate for O2 evolution in Photosystem II	20
On the Pelletier and Caventou (1817, 1818) papers on chlorophyll and beyond	20
Tuning photosynthetic oxygen for hydrogen evolution in synergistically integrated, sulfur deprived consortia of Coccomyxa chodatii and Rhodobium gokarnense at dim and high light	19
Ultrafast energy transfer dynamics of phycobilisome from Thermosynechococcus vulcanus, as revealed by ps fluorescence and fs pump-probe spectroscopies	19
Far-red light-driven photoautotrophy of chlorophyll f-producing cyanobacterium without red-shifted phycobilisome core complex	19
Reminiscences of Robert Paul Levine (1927–2022)	19
Primary donor triplet states of Photosystem I and II studied by Q-band pulse ENDOR spectroscopy	18
Theoretical elucidation of the structure, bonding, and reactivity of the CaMn4Ox clusters in the whole Kok cycle for water oxidation embedded in the oxygen evolving center of photosystem II. New molec	18

Mass spectrometry analysis of the photosystem II assembly factor Psb27 revealed variations in its lipid modification	18
Photosynthetic performance in cyanobacteria with increased sulphide tolerance: an analysis comparing wild-type and experimentally derived strains	17
Time-resolved FTIR difference spectroscopy for the study of photosystem I with high potential naphthoquinones incorporated into the A1 binding site 2: Identification of neutral state quinone bands	17
Investigation of electrocatalytic activity of a new mononuclear Mn(II) complex for water oxidation in alkaline media	17
Seasonal dynamics of photosynthetic nitrogen content and partitioning in deciduous forests	16
Tribute to Kenneth Sauer (1931–2022): a mentor, a role-model, and an inspiration to all in the field of photosynthesis	15
Trends and progress in application of cobalt-based materials in catalytic, electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic water splitting	15
Localization and characterization θ carbonic anhydrases in Thalassiosira pseudonana	14
11th International Conference on “Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability”	14
Mg2+ limitation leads to a decrease in chlorophyll, resulting in an unbalanced photosynthetic apparatus in the cyanobacterium Synechocytis sp. PCC6803	13
The circadian night depression of photosynthesis analyzed in a herb, Pulmonaria vallarsae. Day/night quantitative relationships	13
Single boll weight depends on photosynthetic function of boll–leaf system in field-grown cotton plants under water stress	13
A theoretical framework of the hybrid mechanism of photosystem II photodamage	13
Mn-porphyrins in a four-helix bundle participate in photo-induced electron transfer with a bacterial reaction center	12
Exploring the interdependence of calcium and chloride activation of O2 evolution in photosystem II	12
Absolute quantification of cellular levels of photosynthesis-related proteins in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803	12
Effects of mutations of D1-R323, D1-N322, D1-D319, D1-H304 on the functioning of photosystem II in Thermosynechococcus vulcanus	12
Salt stress induces Kranz anatomy and expression of C4 photosynthetic enzymes in the amphibious sedge Eleocharis vivipara	12
David (Dave) Charles Fork (1929–2020): a gentle human being, a great experimenter, and a passionate researcher	12
Photogeneration and quenching of singlet molecular oxygen by bacterial C40 carotenoids with long chain of conjugated double bonds	12
Plastoquinone homeostasis in plant acclimation to light intensity	12
Peculiarities of DNP-INT and DBMIB as inhibitors of the photosynthetic electron transport	12
Quantification of NAD(P)H in cyanobacterial cells by a phenol extraction method	11
Correction to: The carbon-concentrating mechanism of the extremophilic red microalga Cyanidioschyzon merolae	11
Effectiveness of salt priming and plant growth-promoting bacteria in mitigating salt-induced photosynthetic damage in melon	11
Accurate photosynthetic parameter estimation at low stomatal conductance: effects of cuticular conductance and instrumental noise	11
Concurrent bioimaging of microalgal photophysiology and oxidative stress	11
A perspective on the major light-harvesting complex dynamics under the effect of pH, salts, and the photoprotective PsbS protein	11
Influence of the antiseptic octenidine on spectral characteristics and energy migration processes in photosystem II core complexes	11
Three overlooked photosynthesis papers of Otto Warburg (1883–1970), published in the 1940s in German and in Russian, on light-driven water oxidation coupled to benzoquinone reduction	10
In vitro demetalation of central magnesium in various chlorophyll derivatives using Mg-dechelatase homolog from the chloroflexi Anaerolineae	10
Effects of drought and moisture stress on the growth and ecophysiological traits of Schima superba seedlings	10
Psb34 protein modulates binding of high-light-inducible proteins to CP47-containing photosystem II assembly intermediates in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803	10
Resonant vibrations produce quantum bridge over high-energy states in heterogeneous antenna	10
The pattern of photosynthetic response and adaptation to changing light conditions in lichens is linked to their ecological range	10
Honoring two stalwarts of photosynthesis research: Eva-Mari Aro and Govindjee	10
Adaptive significance of age- and light-related variation in needle structure, photochemistry, and pigments in evergreen coniferous trees	10
The role of Cytochrome b6f in the control of steady-state photosynthesis: a conceptual and quantitative model	9
Photo-induced processes in photosynthesis—from femtoseconds to seconds	9
Absorption changes in Photosystem II in the Soret band region upon the formation of the chlorophyll cation radical [PD1PD2]+	9
Retraction Note: The highly efficient NDH-dependent photosystem I cyclic electron flow pathway in the marine angiosperm Zostera marina	9
Basking in the sun: how mosses photosynthesise and survive in Antarctica	9
Differential sensitivities of photosynthetic component processes govern oxidative stress levels and net assimilation rates in virus-infected cotton	9
Correction to: Derivative-based time-adjusted analysis of diurnal and within-tree variation in the OJIP fluorescence transient of silver birch	9
Spruce versus Arabidopsis: different strategies of photosynthetic acclimation to light intensity change	9
Characterizing compensatory mechanisms in the absence of photoprotective qE in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	9
Genome-wide association study of leaf photosynthesis using a high-throughput gas exchange system in rice	9
An insight into spectral composition of light available for photosynthesis via remotely assessed absorption coefficient at leaf and canopy levels	8
Comparison of proton transfer paths to the QA and QB sites of the Rb. sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers	8
Photosynthesis and food security: the evolving story of C4 rice	8

Plant morphology, secondary metabolites and chlorophyll fluorescence of Artemisia argyi under different LED environments	8
Perspectives of cyanobacterial cell factories	8
Diversity of responses to nitrogen deficiency in distinct wheat genotypes reveals the role of alternative electron flows in photoprotection	8
Solar energy conversion by photosystem II: principles and structures	8
Controlled electron transfer by molecular wires embedded in ultrathin insulating membranes for driving redox catalysis	8
Aquatic plant Myriophyllum spicatum displays contrasting morphological, photosynthetic, and transcriptomic responses between its aquatic and terrestrial morphotypes	8