OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of South African Journal of Botany is 34. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Unveiling the potential of synthetic cumin variety for seed quality and quantity under drought stress	78
E2F/DP protein family in beans: Identification, evolution and expression analysis within the genome	64
Assessment of clonal fidelity and phytomedicinal potential in micropropagated plants of Bulbophyllum odoratissimum - An endangered medicinal orchid of Indo Burma megabiodiversity hotspot	64
Interactive impacts of soil salinity and jasmonic acid and humic acid on growth parameters, forage yield and photosynthesis parameters of sorghum plants	61
Proximate composition, mineral profiling and antioxidant potential in Moringa oleifera genotypes affected with leaf maturity stage	55
The untargeted phytochemical profile of Verbascum thapsus L. with potent antiviral, antibacterial and anticancer activities	54
Desiccation and chilling sensitivity of the recalcitrant seeds of Trichilia dregeana harvested from two provenances	53
Getting around: Effects of fragmentation on a bird-pollinated Erica species	51
Optimizing extraction of Pelargonium sidoides roots: Impact of ethanol concentration on biological activity of extracts	50
Phenolic contents, chemical profiling, in silico and in vitro anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties of Alnus nitida (Spach) Endl	47
Larger trees facilitate understory herbaceous biomass but not diversity in a South African savanna	47
Editorial Board	44
Unveiling the amalgamation of growing substrates and cultivars for low-cost plantlet multiplication in banana	43
Seasonal variation in alkaloid content, phenolic constituent and biological activities of some Leucojum aestivum L. populations in Turkey	43
Constituent content and allelopathic potential of eighteen extracts for the control of Urochloa decumbens under laboratory conditions	42
Geographical distribution, abundance and population structure of Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Pierre ex. Heckel, a culturally important species in Benin Republic	42
Supplementation of Moringa based zinc oxide nanoparticles mitigates salt stress in Celosia argentea through reduced chloride (Cl −) uptake and modulation in physiochemical attributes	41
Mass spectrometry-based untargeted metabolomics approaches for comprehensive structural annotation of bioactive metabolites from bushy cashew (Anacardium humile) fruits	40
Unfolding the role of silicon dioxide nanoparticles (SiO2NPs) in inducing drought stress tolerance in Hordeum vulgare through modulation of root metabolic, nutritional, and hormonal profiles	40
An in vitro assessment of the potential antidiabetic activity and cytotoxic effects of ethanolic and aqueous extracts from three invasive Australian acacias	40
Phenological behavior of herbaceous and woody species in the highly threatened Ironstone Rupestrian Grasslands	40
Secondarily woody Lobostemon and Echium (Boraginaceae) from two Mediterranean-climate biodiversity hotspots share similar wood anatomies	39
First draft of the nuclear genome assembly and annotation of the multi-stress tolerant desert giant milkweed Calotropis procera	38
LC HRMS-based metabolomics on Acalypha indica with different altitude and antioxidant activity	37
Development of genome-wide microsatellites from Primula denticulata and their utility in different species of the genus	37

In-Silico Investigation on the Inhibitory Effect of Compounds from Essential Oils of Boesenbergia rotunda on Sortase-A of Streptococcus mutans	37
Corrigendum to Ecological survey, population assessment and habitat distribution modelling for conserving Fritillaria roylei—A critically endangered Himalayan medicinal herb, South African Journal of	37
Silver nanoparticles synthesis from Crinum moorei: Optimization, characterization, kinetics and catalytic application	37
In vitro antiglycation and lipoxygenase inhibition of naphthoquinones isolated from Diospyros lotus Linn	36
Phenolics from underutilized wild pomegranate fruit flavedo: Extraction, quantification, hierarchical clustering, antibacterial properties, HPLC, SEM analysis and FT-IR characterization	36
Breaking the salty spell: Understanding action mechanism of melatonin and beneficial microbes as nature's solution for mitigating salt stress in soybean	36
Potential nematicidal properties of plant extracts against Meloidogyne incognita	36
Clonal propagation of rare orchid species Paphiopedilum spp. (Orchidaceae) to save Indonesian biodiversity	35
Morphology, biochemistry, and yield of cassava as functions of growth stage and water regime	34
Dual production of solar energy and important plant-derived active pharmaceutical ingredients: Artemisinin, a pilot study	34
Physiological responses to lead and PEG-simulated drought stress in metallicolous and non-metallicolous Matthiola (Brassicaceae) species from Iran	34
The antiproliferative extract from the leaves of Acacia sieberiana var. woodii (Fabaceae) is harmless as evidenced by acute and subacute toxicity studies in rats	34
Meta-analysis of the influence of seasonality on the chemical composition of essential oils from Myrtaceae species	34
Use of low cost agar alternative for in vitro propagation of commercially viable orchids is an attractive way for commercialization	34