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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Tools for analyzing protonation states and for tracing proton transfer pathways with examples from the Rb. sphaeroides photosynthetic reaction centers	195
The role of the local environment on the structural heterogeneity of carotenoid β-ionone rings	65
Using picosecond fluorescence lifetime analysis to determine photosynthesis in the world’s oceans	52
Integrating multiple statistical indices to measure the stability of photosynthetic pigment content and composition in Brassica juncea (L.) Czern germplasm under varying environmental conditions	43
Correction to: Adaptive significance of age- and light-related variation in needle structure, photochemistry, and pigments in evergreen coniferous trees	33
Light harvesting in purple bacteria does not rely on resonance fine-tuning in peripheral antenna complexes	31
Photoprotection in a desert moss: dynamic excitation quenching during the hydration cycle of the Syntrichia caninervis	26
Siphonous green macroalgae with contrasting capacities for the energy-dependent quenching, qE, rely on different photoprotective mechanisms	26
Changes in light-harvesting and energy-transfer processes of the chlorophyll d-dominated cyanobacterium Acaryochloris marina in response to different light qualities	26
Light quality affects chlorophyll biosynthesis and photosynthetic performance in Antarctic Chlamydomonas	24
EPR studies of ferredoxin in spinach and cyanobacterial thylakoids related to photosystem I-driven NADP+ reduction	24
Year-round sustainable biomass production potential of Nannochloris sp. in outdoor raceway pond enabled through strategic photobiological screening	24
Photosynthetic capacity and pigment distribution of a siphonous green alga, Dichotomosiphon tuberosus	23
Active in situ and passive airborne fluorescence measurements for water stress detection on a fescue field	22
Mechanistic insights into photosynthetic linear electron transport flow: a mathematical modeling approach	20
High salt-induced PSI-supercomplex is associated with high CEF and attenuation of state transitions	19
Singular adaptations in the carbon assimilation mechanism of the polyextremophile cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis thermalis	19
Insights into the binding mechanism of ascorbic acid and violaxanthin with violaxanthin de-epoxidase (VDE) and chlorophycean violaxanthin de-epoxidase (CVDE) enzymes	19
Far-red light-driven photoautotrophy of chlorophyll f-producing cyanobacterium without red-shifted phycobilisome core complex	18
Tuning photosynthetic oxygen for hydrogen evolution in synergistically integrated, sulfur deprived consortia of Coccomyxa chodatii and Rhodobium gokarnense at dim and high light	18
Reminiscences of Robert Paul Levine (1927–2022)	17
Can continuous light mitigate the detrimental actions of salinity stress in facultative CAM plants?	17
Photosynthetic response of the invasive weed Chromolaena odorata to glyphosate	17
On the Pelletier and Caventou (1817, 1818) papers on chlorophyll and beyond	17
Drop-casted Photosystem I/cytochrome c multilayer films for biohybrid solar energy conversion	17

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
Bicarbonate is a key regulator but not a substrate for O2 evolution in Photosystem II	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	15
Trends and progress in application of cobalt-based materials in catalytic, electrocatalytic, photocatalytic, and photoelectrocatalytic water splitting	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
Correction to: The molecular basis of the most red-shifted allophycocyanin discovered to date	14
The circadian night depression of photosynthesis analyzed in a herb, Pulmonaria vallarsae. Day/night quantitative relationships	14
Preparative isolation and preliminary characterization of LHCII trimers and PSII monomers from Posidonia oceanica L.	14
Seasonal dynamics of photosynthetic nitrogen content and partitioning in deciduous forests	14
Mg2+ limitation leads to a decrease in chlorophyll, resulting in an unbalanced photosynthetic apparatus in the cyanobacterium Synechocytis sp. PCC6803	14
Chloride dependence of photosystem II operation in the hypercarbonate-requiring cyanobacterium Limnospira maxima	13
Photogeneration and quenching of singlet molecular oxygen by bacterial C40 carotenoids with long chain of conjugated double bonds	13
Investigating photosynthetic and chlorophyll fluorescence responses to light in peanut acclimated to elevated CO2 and temperature	13
Localization and characterization θ carbonic anhydrases in Thalassiosira pseudonana	13
Tribute to Kenneth Sauer (1931–2022): a mentor, a role-model, and an inspiration to all in the field of photosynthesis	13
Mn-porphyrins in a four-helix bundle participate in photo-induced electron transfer with a bacterial reaction center	13
Correction to: The carbon-concentrating mechanism of the extremophilic red microalga Cyanidioschyzon merolae	12
Effectiveness of salt priming and plant growth-promoting bacteria in mitigating salt-induced photosynthetic damage in melon	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
David (Dave) Charles Fork (1929–2020): a gentle human being, a great experimenter, and a passionate researcher	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
Concurrent bioimaging of microalgal photophysiology and oxidative stress	11
Accurate photosynthetic parameter estimation at low stomatal conductance: effects of cuticular conductance and instrumental noise	11
Peculiarities of DNP-INT and DBMIB as inhibitors of the photosynthetic electron transport	11
Influence of the antiseptic octenidine on spectral characteristics and energy migration processes in photosystem II core complexes	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
Resonant vibrations produce quantum bridge over high-energy states in heterogeneous antenna	10
In vitro demetalation of central magnesium in various chlorophyll derivatives using Mg-dechelatase homolog from the chloroflexi Anaerolineae	9
Adaptive significance of age- and light-related variation in needle structure, photochemistry, and pigments in evergreen coniferous trees	9
Effects of drought and moisture stress on the growth and ecophysiological traits of Schima superba seedlings	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: Singular adaptations in the carbon assimilation mechanism of the polyextremophile cyanobacterium Chroococcidiopsis thermalis	9
Spruce versus Arabidopsis: different strategies of photosynthetic acclimation to light intensity change	9
Genome-wide association study of leaf photosynthesis using a high-throughput gas exchange system in rice	9
Controlled electron transfer by molecular wires embedded in ultrathin insulating membranes for driving redox catalysis	8
Diversity of responses to nitrogen deficiency in distinct wheat genotypes reveals the role of alternative electron flows in photoprotection	8
Absorption changes in Photosystem II in the Soret band region upon the formation of the chlorophyll cation radical [PD1PD2]+	8
Plant morphology, secondary metabolites and chlorophyll fluorescence of Artemisia argyi under different LED environments	8
Photosynthesis and food security: the evolving story of C4 rice	8
Excitation energy transfer and trapping in Photosystem I of the green alga Bryopsis corticulans	8
Characterizing compensatory mechanisms in the absence of photoprotective qE in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	8
Correction to: Derivative-based time-adjusted analysis of diurnal and within-tree variation in the OJIP fluorescence transient of silver birch	8
Aquatic plant Myriophyllum spicatum displays contrasting morphological, photosynthetic, and transcriptomic responses between its aquatic and terrestrial morphotypes	8
Improved state‑transition analysis in tobacco lines differing in isoprene emission via spectral‑retrieval separation of PSI and PSII fluorescence at physiological temperature	8
Effect of cationic antiseptics on the vectorial electron and proton transfer in chromatophores of photosynthetic bacteria	8
Protein/linker dynamics facilitates the structural adaptation of the orange carotenoid protein in cyanobacterial photoprotection: a neutron scattering study	8

Photo-induced processes in photosynthesis—from femtoseconds to seconds	8
Perspectives of cyanobacterial cell factories	8
Solar energy conversion by photosystem II: principles and structures	8
Assembly of allophycocyanin from individual subunits: involvement of apo-form in the formation of trimers	8