OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Molecular Biology 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
Involvement of CgHSFB1 in the regulation of self-incompatibility in ‘Shatian’ pummelo	76
CmERF1 acts as a positive regulator of fruits and leaves growth in melon (Cucumis melo L.)	60
Why old duplicated genes are not thrown away in (paleo)polyploids? Example from the petC gene in Brassica napus	48
Oschib1 gene encoding a GH18 chitinase confers resistance against sheath blight disease of rice caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA	43
The heterotrimeric G protein γ3 subunit, RGG3/GS3, integrates sugar-starvation and hormone-responsive signaling pathways to promote coleoptile elongation during anaerobic germination in rice	42
Integrative omics studies revealed synergistic link between sucrose metabolic isogenes and carbohydrates in poplar roots infected by Fusarium wilt	36
A deleterious Sar1c variant in rice inhibits export of seed storage proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum	36
The prospects of targeting messenger RNA surveillance factor PELOTA for developing virus resistance in plants	33
Regulation of stomatal development by epidermal, subepidermal and long-distance signals	24
Individual lipid transfer proteins from Tanacetum parthenium show different specificity for extracellular accumulation of sesquiterpenes	23
Non-tissue culture genetic modifications for plant improvement	23
Heterologous expression of Halostachys caspica pathogenesis-related protein 10 increases salt and drought resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana	23
Genome-wide association mapping, phylogenetic study, and multivariate analysis of component traits of grain yield in wheat under heat stress conditions	22
Changes in Alcohol dehydrogenase gene expression throughout strawberry fruit ripening process	21
Characterization of infected process and primary mechanism in rice Acuce defense against rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae	20
Identification of DELLA and GID1 genes in Catharanthus roseus and their potential role in regulating vindoline biosynthesis	20
Silencing Osa-miR827 via CRISPR/Cas9 protects rice against the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae	20
Bread wheat satellitome: a complex scenario in a huge genome	20
Molecular-based characterization and bioengineering of Sorghum bicolor to enhance iron deficiency tolerance in iron-limiting calcareous soils	19
Chemical application improves stress resilience in plants	19
Correlation analysis of transcriptome and metabolomics and functional study of Galactinol synthase gene (VcGolS3) of blueberry under salt stress	19
A cytosol-tethered YHB variant of phytochrome B retains photomorphogenic signaling activity	19
Heat stress causes chromatin accessibility and related gene expression changes in crown tissues of barley (Hordeum vulgare)	18
BPH1 negatively regulates ABA signaling via AtSAP9 degradation	18
Construing the resilience to osmotic stress using endophytic fungus in maize (Zea mays L.)	18

Lyso-phosphatidylethanolamine triggers immunity against necrotrophs by promoting JA-signaling and ROS-homeostasis	17
Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals the role of CsABA8ox1 in cucumber under high-temperature stress	17
Elucidating the genetic architecture controlling antioxidant status and ionic balance in barley under salt stress	17
Retraction Note: Overexpression of PsnSuSy1, 2 genes enhances secondary cell wall thickening, vegetative growth, and mechanical strength in transgenic tobacco	17
Signalling cascades choreographing petal cell death: implications for postharvest quality	17
Decoding plant responses to waterlogging: from stress signals to molecular mechanisms and their future implications	17
Elucidating the antioxidant potential of some flavanones as MAO-B inhibitors through DAM, in silico molecular docking and computational analysis	17
PpSCARECROW1 (PpSCR1) regulates leaf blade and mid-vein development in Physcomitrium patens	17
Vernalization promotes bolting in sugar beet by inhibiting the transcriptional repressors of BvGI	17
Cucumis sativus PHLOEM PROTEIN 2-A1 like gene positively regulates salt stress tolerance in cucumber seedlings	16
Molecular mechanisms and genetic regulation of self-incompatibility in flowering plants: implications for crop improvement and evolutionary biology	16
Integrated analysis of transcriptome and proteome under salinity stress from leaf tissues of Pisum sativum	16
Detection of genes associated with soybean protein content using a genome-wide association study	16
Introgression of barley chromosome arms 4H and 6H into wheat via Robertsonian translocations: GBS-assisted structural analysis and impact on grain nutrient composition	16
Control of heat and oxidative stress adaptation by the DJ-1 paralogs in Arabidopsis thaliana	15
Full-length transcriptome analysis of Ophioglossum vulgatum: effects of experimentally identified chloroplast gene clusters on expression and evolutionary patterns	15
In silico analysis of NAC gene family in the mangrove plant Avicennia marina provides clues for adaptation to intertidal habitats	15
An extragenic second-site mutation in the jar1-1 mutant suppresses the response to photoperiod stress independent of jasmonic acid	15
Genome-wide identification, stress- and hormone-responsive expression characteristics, and regulatory pattern analysis of Scutellaria baicalensis SbSPLs	15
Transcriptome responses of Arabidopsis to necrotrophic fungus Alternaria brassicae reveal pathways and candidate genes associated with resistance	14
Recent allopolyploidy alters Spartina microRNA expression in response to xenobiotic-induced stress	14
Directed evolution of diacylglycerol acyltransferases 2 promotes lipids and triglyceride accumulation	14
Not just a cycle: mitochondrial CsgabD is involved in GABA metabolism during citrus defense against biotic stress	14
The dicing activity of DCL3 and DCL4 is negatively affected by flavonoids	14
The role of iron nanoparticles on morpho-physiological traits and genes expression (IRT1 and CAT) in rue (Ruta graveolens)	14
Multi-omic applications for understanding and enhancing tropical fruit flavour	13
Exploring the complexity of genome size reduction in angiosperms	13
Plant viruses as next-generation vectors for transgene-free genome editing, gene regulation, and rapid crop improvement	13
Highly divergent satellitomes of two barley species of agronomic importance, Hordeum chilense and H. vulgare	13
Harnessing multi-omics and genome-editing technologies for climate-resilient agriculture: bridging AI-driven insights with sustainable crop improvement	13
Identification of vernalization-related genes and cold memory element (CME) required for vernalization response in radish (Raphanus sativus L.)	12
Correction: Sbmyb111 act as a transcriptional activator of flavonoid synthesis in Scutellaria baicalensis	12
Variations and reduction of plastome are associated with the evolution of parasitism in Convolvulaceae	12
Arabidopsis Sar1b is critical for pollen tube growth	12
A LBD transcription factor from moso bamboo, PheLBD12, regulates plant height in transgenic rice	12
SlRGLG2-SlBEL2 module regulates drought tolerance in tomato	12
Comparative transcriptome sequencing analysis to postulate the scheme of regulated leaf coloration in Perilla frutescens	11
How do emerging long-read sequencing technologies function in transforming the plant pathology research landscape?	11
Genome-wide identification of Arabidopsis non-AUG-initiated upstream ORFs with evolutionarily conserved regulatory sequences that control protein expression levels	11
Characterization of Cry2 genes (CRY2a and CRY2b) of B. napus and comparative analysis of BnCRY1 and BnCRY2a in regulating seedling photomorphogenesis	11
Correction: Ectopic overexpression of TaHsfA5 promotes thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana and thermotolerance in Oryza sativa	11
Molecular biology of chemical defenses	11
Transcriptomic responses of Solanum tuberosum cv. Pirol to arbuscular mycorrhiza and potato virus Y (PVY) infection	11
Biochemical characterization of benzaldehyde dehydrogenases from petunia	11
Differential metabolic reprogramming in developing soybean embryos in response to nutritional conditions and abscisic acid	11
Overexpression of vacuolar transporters OsVIT1 and OsVIT2 reduces cadmium accumulation in rice	11
TISCalling: leveraging machine learning to identify translational initiation sites in plants and viruses	11
Sbmyb111 act as a transcriptional activator of flavonoid synthesis in Scutellaria baicalensis	11
Transgenerational effects of elevated CO2 on rice photosynthesis and grain yield	10
Flowering time regulation: a critical review focusing on FKF1 protein	10

Characterization of an (E, E)-farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase in Saxifraga stolonifera involved in triterpenoid biosynthesis	10
Barley young leaf chlorina, a putative pentatricopeptide repeat gene, is essential for chloroplast development in young leaves	10
OsNAC121 regulates root development, tillering, panicle morphology, and grain filling in rice plant	10
Leaf rolling detection in maize under complex environments using an improved deep learning method	10
The Capsicum terpenoid biosynthetic module is affected by spider-mite herbivory	10
The role of CBL–CIPK signaling in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses	10
Shoot elongation patterns and regulatory genes controlling grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) internode elongation	10
The N-terminal α2 helix element is critical for the activity of the rice transcription factor MYC2	10
Transcriptome analysis and functional validation reveal the novel role of LhCYCL in axillary bud development in hybrid Liriodendron	10
The non-catalytic binding of auxin, cytokinin and salicylic acid by tomato Phi class glutathione transferases: insights from computational modelling	10
The GZnC1 variant from common wild rice influences grain Zn content	10
Modulation of the wheat transcriptome by TaZFP13D under well-watered and drought conditions	10
Genomic language models with k-mer tokenization strategies for plant genome annotation and regulatory element strength prediction	9
The interplay between cell wall integrity and cell cycle progression in plants	9
Single-cell transcriptional profiling in Arabidopsis root exposed to boron toxicity at seedling stages	9
Low-dose 60Co-γ-ray irradiation promotes the growth of cucumber seedlings by inducing CsSAUR37 expression	9
The dicot homolog of maize PPR103 carries a C-terminal DYW domain and may have a role in C-to-U editing of some chloroplast RNA transcripts	9
Epigenetically regulated transcriptional repressor, BASIC PENTACYSTEINE1 (BPC1) acts together with polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) to suppress camalexin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis	9
Phenylmercury stress induces root tip swelling through auxin homeostasis disruption	9
Anthocyanin accumulation and transcriptional regulation in purple flowering stalk (Brassica campestris L. var. purpurea Bailey)	9
DArTseq genotyping facilitates identification of Aegilops biuncialis chromatin introgressed into bread wheat Mv9kr1	9
Correction: DUO1 Activated Zinc Finger (AtDAZ) protein role in the generative cell body morphogenesis	9
Navigating microplastic-induced stress in plants: adaptations from physiology to gene regulation	9
A comprehensive review of soybean RNL and TIR domain proteins	9
Genetic diversity, transcript heterogeneity and allele mining of TaSKP1-6B-4 gene variants across diverse genotypes under terminal heat stress and genome wide characterization of TaSKP1 gene family fr	9
Chemically-induced cellular stress signals are transmitted to alternative splicing via UsnRNA levels to alter gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana	8
The involvement of AtMKK1 and AtMKK3 in plant-deleterious microbial volatile compounds-induced defense responses	8
PbrRALF5/10 prevents incompatible pollen tube death by reconstructing the methyl-esterified pectin and reactive oxygen species metabolism of pear in vitro	8
Genome-wide identification of GATA transcription factor family and the effect of different light quality on the accumulation of terpenoid indole alkaloids in Uncaria rhynchophylla	8
Molecular mechanism of different flower color formation of Cymbidium ensifolium	8
A de novo gene originating from the mitochondria controls floral transition in Arabidopsis thaliana	8
Increased anthocyanin accumulation and plant growth by driving PAP1 expression using the 3′downstream region of the sulfate transporter SULTR2;1 gene	8
Emerging trends in transgene-free crop development: insights into genome editing and its regulatory overview	8
Physio-biochemical and molecular mechanisms of low nitrogen stress tolerance in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)	8
Xylobiose treatment triggers a defense-related response and alters cell wall composition	8
Trehalose: a multifunctional sugar and its metabolites are biotechnological targets for crop salinity tolerance under saline conditions	8
Correction: Genome-wide view and characterization of natural antisense transcripts in Cannabis Sativa L	8
Transcriptomic analysis of wrinkled leaf development of Tai-cai (Brassica rapa var. tai-tsai) and its synthetic allotetraploid via RNA and miRNA sequencing	8