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

Article	Citations
Involvement of CgHSFB1 in the regulation of self-incompatibility in ‘Shatian’ pummelo	63
CmERF1 acts as a positive regulator of fruits and leaves growth in melon (Cucumis melo L.)	56
Oschib1 gene encoding a GH18 chitinase confers resistance against sheath blight disease of rice caused by Rhizoctonia solani AG1-IA	46
Why old duplicated genes are not thrown away in (paleo)polyploids? Example from the petC gene in Brassica napus	46
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	39
Genetic basis of alkaloid divergence in the Solanaceae	35
Regulation of stomatal development by epidermal, subepidermal and long-distance signals	27
The prospects of targeting messenger RNA surveillance factor PELOTA for developing virus resistance in plants	25
A deleterious Sar1c variant in rice inhibits export of seed storage proteins from the endoplasmic reticulum	24
Integrative omics studies revealed synergistic link between sucrose metabolic isogenes and carbohydrates in poplar roots infected by Fusarium wilt	24
Genome-wide association mapping, phylogenetic study, and multivariate analysis of component traits of grain yield in wheat under heat stress conditions	23
Non-tissue culture genetic modifications for plant improvement	23
Individual lipid transfer proteins from Tanacetum parthenium show different specificity for extracellular accumulation of sesquiterpenes	23
Changes in Alcohol dehydrogenase gene expression throughout strawberry fruit ripening process	22
BPH1 negatively regulates ABA signaling via AtSAP9 degradation	21
A cytosol-tethered YHB variant of phytochrome B retains photomorphogenic signaling activity	21
Molecular-based characterization and bioengineering of Sorghum bicolor to enhance iron deficiency tolerance in iron-limiting calcareous soils	21
Silencing Osa-miR827 via CRISPR/Cas9 protects rice against the blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae	21
Retraction Note: Overexpression of PsnSuSy1, 2 genes enhances secondary cell wall thickening, vegetative growth, and mechanical strength in transgenic tobacco	21
Correlation analysis of transcriptome and metabolomics and functional study of Galactinol synthase gene (VcGolS3) of blueberry under salt stress	21
Identification of DELLA and GID1 genes in Catharanthus roseus and their potential role in regulating vindoline biosynthesis	20
Integrative approach to identify robust pattern recognition receptors in Eucalyptus grandis: novel candidates for disease resistance	20
Heterologous expression of Halostachys caspica pathogenesis-related protein 10 increases salt and drought resistance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana	19
Bread wheat satellitome: a complex scenario in a huge genome	19
Construing the resilience to osmotic stress using endophytic fungus in maize (Zea mays L.)	19

Heat stress causes chromatin accessibility and related gene expression changes in crown tissues of barley (Hordeum vulgare)	19
Signalling cascades choreographing petal cell death: implications for postharvest quality	19
Lyso-phosphatidylethanolamine triggers immunity against necrotrophs by promoting JA-signaling and ROS-homeostasis	19
Chemical application improves stress resilience in plants	18
Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals the role of CsABA8ox1 in cucumber under high-temperature stress	18
Vernalization promotes bolting in sugar beet by inhibiting the transcriptional repressors of BvGI	18
Cucumis sativus PHLOEM PROTEIN 2-A1 like gene positively regulates salt stress tolerance in cucumber seedlings	18
Elucidating the antioxidant potential of some flavanones as MAO-B inhibitors through DAM, in silico molecular docking and computational analysis	18
Molecular mechanisms and genetic regulation of self-incompatibility in flowering plants: implications for crop improvement and evolutionary biology	18
Use of translational fusions to express functional Klebsiella oxytoca dinitrogenase reductase in plant mitochondria	17
Elucidating the genetic architecture controlling antioxidant status and ionic balance in barley under salt stress	17
Introgression of barley chromosome arms 4H and 6H into wheat via Robertsonian translocations: GBS-assisted structural analysis and impact on grain nutrient composition	17
PpSCARECROW1 (PpSCR1) regulates leaf blade and mid-vein development in Physcomitrium patens	16
Integrated analysis of transcriptome and proteome under salinity stress from leaf tissues of Pisum sativum	16
Decoding plant responses to waterlogging: from stress signals to molecular mechanisms and their future implications	16
Detection of genes associated with soybean protein content using a genome-wide association study	16
Full-length transcriptome analysis of Ophioglossum vulgatum: effects of experimentally identified chloroplast gene clusters on expression and evolutionary patterns	15
An extragenic second-site mutation in the jar1-1 mutant suppresses the response to photoperiod stress independent of jasmonic acid	15
Not just a cycle: mitochondrial CsgabD is involved in GABA metabolism during citrus defense against biotic stress	15
In silico analysis of NAC gene family in the mangrove plant Avicennia marina provides clues for adaptation to intertidal habitats	14
The dicing activity of DCL3 and DCL4 is negatively affected by flavonoids	14
Control of heat and oxidative stress adaptation by the DJ-1 paralogs in Arabidopsis thaliana	14
Genomics assisted breeding for mildew resistance in cucumber: from gene discovery to future innovations	14
Transcriptome responses of Arabidopsis to necrotrophic fungus Alternaria brassicae reveal pathways and candidate genes associated with resistance	14
Genome-wide identification, stress- and hormone-responsive expression characteristics, and regulatory pattern analysis of Scutellaria baicalensis SbSPLs	14
Highly divergent satellitomes of two barley species of agronomic importance, Hordeum chilense and H. vulgare	14
Recent allopolyploidy alters Spartina microRNA expression in response to xenobiotic-induced stress	14
Multi-omic applications for understanding and enhancing tropical fruit flavour	13
Plant viruses as next-generation vectors for transgene-free genome editing, gene regulation, and rapid crop improvement	13
Directed evolution of diacylglycerol acyltransferases 2 promotes lipids and triglyceride accumulation	13
Harnessing multi-omics and genome-editing technologies for climate-resilient agriculture: bridging AI-driven insights with sustainable crop improvement	13
Correction: Ectopic overexpression of TaHsfA5 promotes thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana and thermotolerance in Oryza sativa	12
Correction: Sbmyb111 act as a transcriptional activator of flavonoid synthesis in Scutellaria baicalensis	12
Differential metabolic reprogramming in developing soybean embryos in response to nutritional conditions and abscisic acid	12
Variations and reduction of plastome are associated with the evolution of parasitism in Convolvulaceae	12
TISCalling: leveraging machine learning to identify translational initiation sites in plants and viruses	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	12
Exploring the complexity of genome size reduction in angiosperms	12
How do emerging long-read sequencing technologies function in transforming the plant pathology research landscape?	12
Identification of vernalization-related genes and cold memory element (CME) required for vernalization response in radish (Raphanus sativus L.)	12
A LBD transcription factor from moso bamboo, PheLBD12, regulates plant height in transgenic rice	12
Shoot elongation patterns and regulatory genes controlling grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) internode elongation	11
Biochemical characterization of benzaldehyde dehydrogenases from petunia	11
Sbmyb111 act as a transcriptional activator of flavonoid synthesis in Scutellaria baicalensis	11
Arabidopsis Sar1b is critical for pollen tube growth	11
Modulation of the wheat transcriptome by TaZFP13D under well-watered and drought conditions	11
Genome-wide identification of Arabidopsis non-AUG-initiated upstream ORFs with evolutionarily conserved regulatory sequences that control protein expression levels	11
OsNAC121 regulates root development, tillering, panicle morphology, and grain filling in rice plant	11
Barley young leaf chlorina, a putative pentatricopeptide repeat gene, is essential for chloroplast development in young leaves	11

Overexpression of vacuolar transporters OsVIT1 and OsVIT2 reduces cadmium accumulation in rice	11
Transcriptomic responses of Solanum tuberosum cv. Pirol to arbuscular mycorrhiza and potato virus Y (PVY) infection	11
Ethanol application enhances freezing stress tolerance in Arabidopsis and sugar beet	11
The role of CBL–CIPK signaling in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses	10
Flowering time regulation: a critical review focusing on FKF1 protein	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
QTL mapping for root traits during post-tillering stage under moisture-deficit stress in wheat	10
Genome-wide association studies reveal a functional SNP and candidate genes associated with alkali tolerance in alfalfa	10
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	10
Correction: DUO1 Activated Zinc Finger (AtDAZ) protein role in the generative cell body morphogenesis	10
The N-terminal α2 helix element is critical for the activity of the rice transcription factor MYC2	10
Leaf rolling detection in maize under complex environments using an improved deep learning method	10
Characterization of an (E, E)-farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase in Saxifraga stolonifera involved in triterpenoid biosynthesis	10
A comprehensive review of soybean RNL and TIR domain proteins	9
Transcriptome analysis and functional validation reveal the novel role of LhCYCL in axillary bud development in hybrid Liriodendron	9
The Capsicum terpenoid biosynthetic module is affected by spider-mite herbivory	9
Chemically-induced cellular stress signals are transmitted to alternative splicing via UsnRNA levels to alter gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana	9
A de novo gene originating from the mitochondria controls floral transition in Arabidopsis thaliana	9
Epigenetically regulated transcriptional repressor, BASIC PENTACYSTEINE1 (BPC1) acts together with polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) to suppress camalexin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis	9
Genomic language models with k-mer tokenization strategies for plant genome annotation and regulatory element strength prediction	9
Single-cell transcriptional profiling in Arabidopsis root exposed to boron toxicity at seedling stages	9
Molecular mechanism of different flower color formation of Cymbidium ensifolium	9
The interplay between cell wall integrity and cell cycle progression in plants	9
Navigating microplastic-induced stress in plants: adaptations from physiology to gene regulation	9
Phenylmercury stress induces root tip swelling through auxin homeostasis disruption	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
Splicing regulation by RS2Z36 controls ovary patterning and fruit growth in tomato	8
Xylobiose treatment triggers a defense-related response and alters cell wall composition	8
Physio-biochemical and molecular mechanisms of low nitrogen stress tolerance in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)	8
Mechanistic and omics based integrative approaches reveal genetic and molecular basis of drought resilience in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)	8
DArTseq genotyping facilitates identification of Aegilops biuncialis chromatin introgressed into bread wheat Mv9kr1	8
Low-dose 60Co-γ-ray irradiation promotes the growth of cucumber seedlings by inducing CsSAUR37 expression	8
The involvement of AtMKK1 and AtMKK3 in plant-deleterious microbial volatile compounds-induced defense responses	8
Increased anthocyanin accumulation and plant growth by driving PAP1 expression using the 3′downstream region of the sulfate transporter SULTR2;1 gene	8
Trehalose: a multifunctional sugar and its metabolites are biotechnological targets for crop salinity tolerance under saline conditions	8
PbrRALF5/10 prevents incompatible pollen tube death by reconstructing the methyl-esterified pectin and reactive oxygen species metabolism of pear in vitro	8
Anthocyanin accumulation and transcriptional regulation in purple flowering stalk (Brassica campestris L. var. purpurea Bailey)	8