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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Tools for analyzing protonation states and for tracing proton transfer pathways with examples from the Rb. sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers	177
The role of the local environment on the structural heterogeneity of carotenoid β-ionone rings	53
Correction to: Adaptive significance of age- and light-related variation in needle structure, photochemistry, and pigments in evergreen coniferous trees	48
Light harvesting in purple bacteria does not rely on resonance fine-tuning in peripheral antenna complexes	40
Integrating multiple statistical indices to measure the stability of photosynthetic pigment content and composition in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern germplasm under varying environmental conditions	28
Using picosecond fluorescence lifetime analysis to determine photosynthesis in the world’s oceans	28
Year-round sustainable biomass production potential of Nannochloris sp. in outdoor raceway pond enabled through strategic photobiological screening	26
Singular adaptations in the carbon assimilation mechanism of the polyextremophile cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis thermalis	25
Changes in light-harvesting and energy-transfer processes of the chlorophyll d-dominated cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina in response to different light qualities	25
EPR studies of ferredoxin in spinach and cyanobacterial thylakoids related to photosystem I-driven NADP+ reduction	25
High salt-induced PSI-supercomplex is associated with high CEF and attenuation of state transitions	23
Light quality affects chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthetic performance in Antarctic Chlamydomonas	22
Photosynthetic capacity and pigment distribution of a siphonous green alga, Dichotomosiphon tuberosus	20
Mechanistic insights into photosynthetic linear electron transport flow: a mathematical modeling approach	20
Insights into the binding mechanism of ascorbic acid and violaxanthin with violaxanthin de-epoxidase (VDE) and chlorophycean violaxanthin de-epoxidase (CVDE) enzymes	18
Active in situ and passive airborne fluorescence measurements for water stress detection on a fescue field	18
Tuning photosynthetic oxygen for hydrogen evolution in synergistically integrated, sulfur deprived consortia of Coccomyxa chodatii and Rhodobium gokarnense at dim and high light	17
On the Pelletier and Caventou (1817, 1818) papers on chlorophyll and beyond	17
Far-red light-driven photoautotrophy of chlorophyll f-producing cyanobacterium without red-shifted phycobilisome core complex	17
Photosynthetic response of the invasive weed Chromolaena odorata to glyphosate	16
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	16
Bicarbonate is a key regulator but not a substrate for O2 evolution in Photosystem II	16
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	16
Reminiscences of Robert Paul Levine (1927–2022)	16
Preparative isolation and preliminary characterization of LHCII trimers and PSII monomers from Posidonia oceanica L.	16

Can continuous light mitigate the detrimental actions of salinity stress in facultative CAM plants?	16
Drop-casted Photosystem I/cytochrome c multilayer films for biohybrid solar energy conversion	16
Correction to: The molecular basis of the most red-shifted allophycocyanin discovered to date	16
Seasonal dynamics of photosynthetic nitrogen content and partitioning in deciduous forests	15
Trends and progress in application of cobalt-based materials in catalytic, electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic water splitting	15
Investigation of electrocatalytic activity of a new mononuclear Mn(II) complex for water oxidation in alkaline media	15
Tribute to Kenneth Sauer (1931–2022): a mentor, a role-model, and an inspiration to all in the field of photosynthesis	14
Photosystem I: towards stable photovoltage generation in a semi-artificial system	14
11th International Conference on “Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability”	14
The circadian night depression of photosynthesis analyzed in a herb, Pulmonaria vallarsae. Day/night quantitative relationships	14
Investigating photosynthetic and chlorophyll fluorescence responses to light in peanut acclimated to elevated CO2 and temperature	13
Photogeneration and quenching of singlet molecular oxygen by bacterial C40 carotenoids with long chain of conjugated double bonds	13
Exploring the interdependence of calcium and chloride activation of O2 evolution in photosystem II	13
Localization and characterization θ carbonic anhydrases in Thalassiosira pseudonana	13
Mn-porphyrins in a four-helix bundle participate in photo-induced electron transfer with a bacterial reaction center	13
Mg2+ limitation leads to a decrease in chlorophyll, resulting in an unbalanced photosynthetic apparatus in the cyanobacterium Synechocytis sp. PCC6803	13
Absolute quantification of cellular levels of photosynthesis-related proteins in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803	12
Nonpigmented PsbR is involved in the integrity of excitation landscape in higher plant photosystem II, a case study in Arabidopsis thaliana and a mutant	12
Accurate photosynthetic parameter estimation at low stomatal conductance: effects of cuticular conductance and instrumental noise	12
Effectiveness of salt priming and plant growth-promoting bacteria in mitigating salt-induced photosynthetic damage in melon	12
Correction to: The carbon-concentrating mechanism of the extremophilic red microalga Cyanidioschyzon merolae	12
Chloride dependence of photosystem II operation in the hypercarbonate-requiring cyanobacterium Limnospira maxima	12
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
Peculiarities of DNP-INT and DBMIB as inhibitors of the photosynthetic electron transport	11
Concurrent bioimaging of microalgal photophysiology and oxidative stress	11
David (Dave) Charles Fork (1929–2020): a gentle human being, a great experimenter, and a passionate researcher	11
Effects of drought and moisture stress on the growth and ecophysiological traits of Schima superba seedlings	10
Correction to: Singular adaptations in the carbon assimilation mechanism of the polyextremophile cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis thermalis	10
Honoring two stalwarts of photosynthesis research: Eva-Mari Aro and Govindjee	10
Basking in the sun: how mosses photosynthesise and survive in Antarctica	10
The pattern of photosynthetic response and adaptation to changing light conditions in lichens is linked to their ecological range	9
Genome-wide association study of leaf photosynthesis using a high-throughput gas exchange system in rice	9
Effect of cationic antiseptics on the vectorial electron and proton transfer in chromatophores of photosynthetic bacteria	9
Differential sensitivities of photosynthetic component processes govern oxidative stress levels and net assimilation rates in virus-infected cotton	9
Spruce versus Arabidopsis: different strategies of photosynthetic acclimation to light intensity change	9
In vitro demetalation of central magnesium in various chlorophyll derivatives using Mg-dechelatase homolog from the chloroflexi Anaerolineae	9
Resonant vibrations produce quantum bridge over high-energy states in heterogeneous antenna	9
Adaptive significance of age- and light-related variation in needle structure, photochemistry, and pigments in evergreen coniferous trees	9
Excitation energy transfer and trapping in Photosystem I of the green alga Bryopsis corticulans	8
Absorption changes in Photosystem II in the Soret band region upon the formation of the chlorophyll cation radical [PD1PD2]+	8
Diversity of responses to nitrogen deficiency in distinct wheat genotypes reveals the role of alternative electron flows in photoprotection	8
Characterizing compensatory mechanisms in the absence of photoprotective qE in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	8
Aquatic plant Myriophyllum spicatum displays contrasting morphological, photosynthetic, and transcriptomic responses between its aquatic and terrestrial morphotypes	8
Plant morphology, secondary metabolites and chlorophyll fluorescence of Artemisia argyi under different LED environments	8
Perspectives of cyanobacterial cell factories	8
Photo-induced processes in photosynthesis—from femtoseconds to seconds	8
Correction to: Derivative-based time-adjusted analysis of diurnal and within-tree variation in the OJIP fluorescence transient of silver birch	8
Protein/linker dynamics facilitates the structural adaptation of the orange carotenoid protein in cyanobacterial photoprotection: a neutron scattering study	8
Retraction Note: The highly efficient NDH-dependent photosystem I cyclic electron flow pathway in the marine angiosperm Zostera marina	8