OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Photosynthesis Research is 7. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Correction to: Adaptive significance of age- and light-related variation in needle structure, photochemistry, and pigments in evergreen coniferous trees	374
The role of the local environment on the structural heterogeneity of carotenoid β-ionone rings	155
Using picosecond fluorescence lifetime analysis to determine photosynthesis in the world’s oceans	46
Light harvesting in purple bacteria does not rely on resonance fine-tuning in peripheral antenna complexes	41
Changes in light-harvesting and energy-transfer processes of the chlorophyll d-dominated cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina in response to different light qualities	32
Integrating multiple statistical indices to measure the stability of photosynthetic pigment content and composition in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern germplasm under varying environmental conditions	31
Year-round sustainable biomass production potential of Nannochloris sp. in outdoor raceway pond enabled through strategic photobiological screening	25
Tools for analyzing protonation states and for tracing proton transfer pathways with examples from the Rb. sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers	25
Photosynthetic capacity and pigment distribution of a siphonous green alga, Dichotomosiphon tuberosus	24
EPR studies of ferredoxin in spinach and cyanobacterial thylakoids related to photosystem I-driven NADP+ reduction	23
Photosystem 2 and the oxygen evolving complex: a brief overview	23
Insights into the binding mechanism of ascorbic acid and violaxanthin with violaxanthin de-epoxidase (VDE) and chlorophycean violaxanthin de-epoxidase (CVDE) enzymes	21
PSII supercomplex disassembly is not needed for the induction of energy quenching (qE)	21
High salt-induced PSI-supercomplex is associated with high CEF and attenuation of state transitions	19
Active in situ and passive airborne fluorescence measurements for water stress detection on a fescue field	19
Light quality affects chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthetic performance in Antarctic Chlamydomonas	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
Drop-casted Photosystem I/cytochrome c multilayer films for biohybrid solar energy conversion	17
Singular adaptations in the carbon assimilation mechanism of the polyextremophile cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis thermalis	17
Far-red light-driven photoautotrophy of chlorophyll f-producing cyanobacterium without red-shifted phycobilisome core complex	17
Reminiscences of Robert Paul Levine (1927–2022)	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
Photosynthetic response of the invasive weed Chromolaena odorata to glyphosate	16
On the Pelletier and Caventou (1817, 1818) papers on chlorophyll and beyond	16
Mass spectrometry analysis of the photosystem II assembly factor Psb27 revealed variations in its lipid modification	15

Investigation of electrocatalytic activity of a new mononuclear Mn(II) complex for water oxidation in alkaline media	15
Primary donor triplet states of Photosystem I and II studied by Q-band pulse ENDOR spectroscopy	15
Correction to: The molecular basis of the most red-shifted allophycocyanin discovered to date	15
Bicarbonate is a key regulator but not a substrate for O2 evolution in Photosystem II	15
Seasonal dynamics of photosynthetic nitrogen content and partitioning in deciduous forests	14
11th International Conference on “Photosynthesis and Hydrogen Energy Research for Sustainability”	14
Trends and progress in application of cobalt-based materials in catalytic, electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic water splitting	14
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	14
Tribute to Kenneth Sauer (1931–2022): a mentor, a role-model, and an inspiration to all in the field of photosynthesis	14
Localization and characterization θ carbonic anhydrases in Thalassiosira pseudonana	13
The circadian night depression of photosynthesis analyzed in a herb, Pulmonaria vallarsae. Day/night quantitative relationships	13
Mg2+ limitation leads to a decrease in chlorophyll, resulting in an unbalanced photosynthetic apparatus in the cyanobacterium Synechocytis sp. PCC6803	13
Investigating photosynthetic and chlorophyll fluorescence responses to light in peanut acclimated to elevated CO2 and temperature	12
Salt stress induces Kranz anatomy and expression of C4 photosynthetic enzymes in the amphibious sedge Eleocharis vivipara	12
Photogeneration and quenching of singlet molecular oxygen by bacterial C40 carotenoids with long chain of conjugated double bonds	12
Effects of mutations of D1-R323, D1-N322, D1-D319, D1-H304 on the functioning of photosystem II in Thermosynechococcus vulcanus	12
Plastoquinone homeostasis in plant acclimation to light intensity	12
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	11
A perspective on the major light-harvesting complex dynamics under the effect of pH, salts, and the photoprotective PsbS protein	11
Concurrent bioimaging of microalgal photophysiology and oxidative stress	11
Influence of the antiseptic octenidine on spectral characteristics and energy migration processes in photosystem II core complexes	11
David (Dave) Charles Fork (1929–2020): a gentle human being, a great experimenter, and a passionate researcher	11
Accurate photosynthetic parameter estimation at low stomatal conductance: effects of cuticular conductance and instrumental noise	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	10
Peculiarities of DNP-INT and DBMIB as inhibitors of the photosynthetic electron transport	10
The pattern of photosynthetic response and adaptation to changing light conditions in lichens is linked to their ecological range	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
Differential sensitivities of photosynthetic component processes govern oxidative stress levels and net assimilation rates in virus-infected cotton	10
In vitro demetalation of central magnesium in various chlorophyll derivatives using Mg-dechelatase homolog from the chloroflexi Anaerolineae	10
Nonpigmented PsbR is involved in the integrity of excitation landscape in higher plant photosystem II, a case study in Arabidopsis thaliana and a mutant	10
Honoring two stalwarts of photosynthesis research: Eva-Mari Aro and Govindjee	10
Resonant vibrations produce quantum bridge over high-energy states in heterogeneous antenna	10
Genome-wide association study of leaf photosynthesis using a high-throughput gas exchange system in rice	9
Correction to: Derivative-based time-adjusted analysis of diurnal and within-tree variation in the OJIP fluorescence transient of silver birch	9
Basking in the sun: how mosses photosynthesise and survive in Antarctica	9
Effects of drought and moisture stress on the growth and ecophysiological traits of Schima superba seedlings	9
Adaptive significance of age- and light-related variation in needle structure, photochemistry, and pigments in evergreen coniferous trees	9
Perspectives of cyanobacterial cell factories	8
Controlled electron transfer by molecular wires embedded in ultrathin insulating membranes for driving redox catalysis	8
Characterizing compensatory mechanisms in the absence of photoprotective qE in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	8
Spruce versus Arabidopsis: different strategies of photosynthetic acclimation to light intensity change	8
Diversity of responses to nitrogen deficiency in distinct wheat genotypes reveals the role of alternative electron flows in photoprotection	8
Retraction Note: The highly efficient NDH-dependent photosystem I cyclic electron flow pathway in the marine angiosperm Zostera marina	8
Effect of cationic antiseptics on the vectorial electron and proton transfer in chromatophores of photosynthetic bacteria	8
Divergent photosynthesis and leaf respiration responses of four common subtropical tree species to modest warming	7
Environmentally relevant copper concentrations stimulate photosynthesis in Monoraphidium sp.	7
Solar energy conversion by photosystem II: principles and structures	7

Plant morphology, secondary metabolites and chlorophyll fluorescence of Artemisia argyi under different LED environments	7
Light intensity influences carotenoid accumulation and modulates the expression of photosynthetic genes in Euglena sanguinea	7
Photoperiod-mediated rapid generation advancement in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.)	7
Assembly of allophycocyanin from individual subunits: involvement of apo-form in the formation of trimers	7
Excitation energy transfer and trapping in Photosystem I of the green alga Bryopsis corticulans	7
Photosynthesis and food security: the evolving story of C4 rice	7
Photo-induced processes in photosynthesis—from femtoseconds to seconds	7
Inverted region in the reaction of the quinone reduction in the A1-site of photosystem I from cyanobacteria	7
Retraction Note: Anatomical adjustment of mature leaves of sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) to increased irradiance	7
Absorption changes in Photosystem II in the Soret band region upon the formation of the chlorophyll cation radical [PD1PD2]+	7
Aquatic plant Myriophyllum spicatum displays contrasting morphological, photosynthetic, and transcriptomic responses between its aquatic and terrestrial morphotypes	7
Comparison of proton transfer paths to the QA and QB sites of the Rb. sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers	7