OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Plant Research is 5. 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
What keeps the style under tension? Experimental tests to understand the biomechanics of the explosive style movement in Marantaceae	85
Correction to: Weak transgenerational effects of ancestral nitrogen and phosphorus availabilities on offspring phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana	53
Acknowledgement	36
Functional division of f-type and m-type thioredoxins to regulate the Calvin cycle and cyclic electron transport around photosystem I	20
Long-and short-billed hummingbirds as pollinators of Palicourea demissa, a distylous treelet of Neotropical cloud forests	19
Light increases resistance of thylakoid membranes to thermal inactivation	18
Starch-dependent sodium accumulation in the leaves of Vigna riukiuensis	17
A conserved mechanism determines the activity of two pivotal transcription factors that control epidermal cell differentiation in Arabidopsis thaliana	16
Identification and functional analysis of the Dof transcription factor genes in sugar beet	16
Contrasting leaf intercellular space development in sorghum and maize modulates different tolerance capacity to water limitation	16
Effects of phosphorus stress on the growth and secondary metabolism of Artemisia argyi	16
Expression of laccase and ascorbate oxidase affects lignin composition in Arabidopsis thaliana stems	15
The assembly of a Malus sieversii regulatory network reveals gene resistance against Alternaria alternata f. sp. mali when colonized by Trichoderma biofertilizer	14
Cold-upregulated glycosyltransferase gene 1 (OsCUGT1) plays important roles in rice height and spikelet fertility	14
Physiological roles of Arabidopsis MCA1 and MCA2 based on their dynamic expression patterns	13
Cell wall thickness spectrum of photosynthetic cells in herbaceous C3, C4, and crassulacean acid metabolism plants	13
Correction: Anthocyanin synthesis potential in betalain-producing Caryophyllales plants	13
Mitigation of salinity stress in cucumber seedlings by exogenous hydrogen sulfide	12
Transcription factor TERF1 promotes seed germination through HEXOKINASE 1 (HXK1)-mediated signaling pathway	12
Mechanical forces exerted on floral primordia with a novel experimental system modify floral development in Arabidopsis thaliana	12
The ability of P700 oxidation in photosystem I reflects chilling stress tolerance in cucumber	12
Genetic structure of two oak species with different seed sizes in fragmented urban forests	12
Non-radiative origin for alpine endemics of Draba (Brassicaceae) in the central mountains of the Japanese Archipelago	11
Over-compensation of the native herb Qiai (Artemisia argyi var. argyi cv. Qiai) to infection with alien field dodder (Cuscuta campestris)	11
Overexpression of sweetpotato glutamylcysteine synthetase (IbGCS) in Arabidopsis confers tolerance to drought and salt stresses	11

Correction to: Cyclic guanosine monophosphate improves salt tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum	11
Distinct redox state regulation in the seedling performance of Norway maple and sycamore	10
Loss of chloroplast-localized NAD kinase causes ROS stress in Arabidopsis thaliana	10
Assimilatory deficit and energy regulation in young Handroanthus chrysotrichus plants under flooding stress	10
Occurrence of distinctive cells and effects of irradiance on vascular formation in leaves of shade-tolerant C4 grass Paspalum conjugatum	10
Antioxidant enzymes of Pseudochlorella pringsheimii under two stressors: variation of SOD Isoforms activity	10
Reproductive isolation between two sympatric bat-pollinated Bauhinia (Leguminosae)	10
Heterologous gene expression system for the production of hydrolyzable tannin intermediates in herbaceous model plants	10
Phylogeny of Alisma (Alismataceae) revisited: implications for polyploid evolution and species delimitation	10
Mechanical forces in plant growth and development	9
Comparative analysis to investigate a possible mechanism for cell enlargement in succulent leaves of Crassothonna capensis (Asteraceae)	9
Translational activation of ribosome-related genes at initial photoreception is dependent on signals derived from both the nucleus and the chloroplasts in Arabidopsis thaliana	9
Needle/electrode insertion device for measuring plant electrical signals	9
Equisetum praealtum and E. hyemale have abundant Rubisco with a high catalytic turnover rate and low CO2 affinity	9
Weak transgenerational effects of ancestral nitrogen and phosphorus availabilities on offspring phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana	8
Single-cell views of fate reprogramming in de novo organogenesis	8
In-silico evolutionary analysis of plant-OBERON proteins during compatible MYMV infection in respect of improving host resistance	8
Integration of single nucleus RNA-seq and bulk RNA-seq reveals gene regulatory networks for vascular connection between parasitic plants and host plants	8
Abscisic acid enhances non-photochemical quenching through SnRK2 and ABI3 in Physcomitrium patens	8
Regulation of photosystems II and I depending on N partitioning to Rubisco in rice leaves: a study using Rubisco-antisense transgenic plants	8
Abortion occurs during double fertilization and ovule development in Paeonia ludlowii	7
Low genetic variation of foliar traits among Prosopis chilensis (Leguminosae) provenances	7
Strigolactone is involved in nitric oxide-enhanced the salt resistance in tomato seedlings	7
Dissection of respiratory and cyclic electron transport in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803	7
Computational insights into diverse aspects of glutathione S-transferase gene family in Papaver somniferum	7
Heterologous complementation systems verify the mosaic distribution of three distinct protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase in the cyanobacterial phylum	7
The PpMYB75-PpDFR module reveals the difference between ‘SR’ and its bud variant ‘RMHC’ in peach red flesh	7
New insights into the evolution and function of the UMAMIT (USUALLY MULTIPLE ACIDS MOVE IN AND OUT TRANSPORTER) gene family	7
Systematic characterization of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase members revealed classification and function divergence in Haplomitrium mnioides	6
2025 Awards in the Journal of Plant Research	6
The grapevine aspartic protease gene family: characterization and expression modulation in response to Plasmopara viticola	6
RAB GTPases and SNAREs at the trans-Golgi network in plants	6
Emerging progress in investigating the impact of green-synthesized nanoparticles on seed germination	6
New Year’s greetings 2024 from the Journal of Plant Research	6
Rhizosphere frame system enables nondestructive live-imaging of legume-rhizobium interactions in the soil	6
Robbers vs. invaders: The effects of alien tree invasions on nectar robbing in bird-pollinated Erica species	6
Fine-scale clonal structure of the lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea under the nurse plant Pinus pumila vegetation in an alpine region, Mt. Norikura	6
Light promotes asexual reproduction and mediates transcriptomic changes in Pediastrum duplex	6
Tetracentron (Trochodendraceae) in the Paleocene and Miocene of western North America	6
ATML1 and PDF2 regulate cuticle formation and protect the plant body from environmental stresses in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings	6
The Arabidopsis thaliana integrin-like gene AT14A improves drought tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum	6
Plastome phylogenomics of Allaeanthus, Broussonetia and Malaisia (Dorstenieae, Moraceae) and the origin of B. × kazinoki	6
Hidden history of the tobacco BY-2 cell line	5
Morphological and physiological response of amphibious Rotala rotundifolia from emergent to submerged form	5
Athyrium yokoscense, a cadmium-hypertolerant fern, exhibits two cadmium stress mitigation strategies in its roots and aerial parts	5
Floral scents, specialized metabolites and stress-response activities in Heritiera fomes and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza from Sundarban mangrove ecosystem	5
Pregnane derivatives in wheat (Triticum aestivum) and their potential role in generative development	5
Single-cell technologies illuminate new frontiers in de novo organogenesis of plants	5
Site conditions but not intraspecific competition impact Eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) sapling growth and physiology along a stress and latitude gradient	5
Leaf form diversity and evolution: a never-ending story in plant biology	5

RAL6 encodes a seed allergenic protein that positively regulates grain weight and seed germination	5
Reviewing impacts of biotic and abiotic stresses on the regulation of phosphate homeostasis in plants	5
Gynoecium structure in Sapindales and a case study of Trichilia pallens (Meliaceae)	5
Response of Vicia faba to short-term uranium exposure: chelating and antioxidant system changes in roots	5
Contributions of lignification, tissue arrangement patterns, and cross-sectional area to whole-stem mechanical properties in Arabidopsis thaliana	5
Overexpression of thioredoxin-like protein ACHT2 leads to negative feedback control of photosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana	5
How sterols affect protoplasts plasma membrane water permeability and their volume under osmotic shock	5
Correction to: RAB GTPases and SNAREs at the trans-Golgi network in plants	5