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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Contrasting leaf intercellular space development in sorghum and maize modulates different tolerance capacity to water limitation	59
Long-and short-billed hummingbirds as pollinators of Palicourea demissa, a distylous treelet of Neotropical cloud forests	57
Light increases resistance of thylakoid membranes to thermal inactivation	45
Expression of laccase and ascorbate oxidase affects lignin composition in Arabidopsis thaliana stems	31
What keeps the style under tension? Experimental tests to understand the biomechanics of the explosive style movement in Marantaceae	30
Leaf silicon accumulation rates in relation to light environment and shoot growth rates in paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera, Moraceae)	28
Comparisons among populations and individuals to evaluate pollen–pistil interaction as a mechanism of reproductive interference in Taraxacum	25
Starch-dependent sodium accumulation in the leaves of Vigna riukiuensis	23
Arabidopsis ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2 (AS2): roles in plant morphogenesis, cell division, and pathogenesis	23
Functional division of f-type and m-type thioredoxins to regulate the Calvin cycle and cyclic electron transport around photosystem I	22
Correction to: Weak transgenerational effects of ancestral nitrogen and phosphorus availabilities on offspring phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana	20
Acknowledgement	18
Effects of phosphorus stress on the growth and secondary metabolism of Artemisia argyi	17
A conserved mechanism determines the activity of two pivotal transcription factors that control epidermal cell differentiation in Arabidopsis thaliana	16
The ability of P700 oxidation in photosystem I reflects chilling stress tolerance in cucumber	14
Drought induces variation in the DNA methylation status of the barley HvDME promoter	14
Mitigation of salinity stress in cucumber seedlings by exogenous hydrogen sulfide	14
Identification and functional analysis of the Dof transcription factor genes in sugar beet	14
Mechanical forces exerted on floral primordia with a novel experimental system modify floral development in Arabidopsis thaliana	13
The assembly of a Malus sieversii regulatory network reveals gene resistance against Alternaria alternata f. sp. mali when colonized by Trichoderma biofertilizer	13
Transcription factor TERF1 promotes seed germination through HEXOKINASE 1 (HXK1)-mediated signaling pathway	12
Physiological roles of Arabidopsis MCA1 and MCA2 based on their dynamic expression patterns	12
Correction: Anthocyanin synthesis potential in betalain-producing Caryophyllales plants	12
Cell wall thickness spectrum of photosynthetic cells in herbaceous C3, C4, and crassulacean acid metabolism plants	12
Cold-upregulated glycosyltransferase gene 1 (OsCUGT1) plays important roles in rice height and spikelet fertility	12

Transcriptome analysis of North American sweet birch (Betula lenta) revealed a higher expression of genes involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites than European silver birch (B. pendula)	12
Assimilatory deficit and energy regulation in young Handroanthus chrysotrichus plants under flooding stress	11
Correction to: Cyclic guanosine monophosphate improves salt tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum	11
Over-compensation of the native herb Qiai (Artemisia argyi var. argyi cv. Qiai) to infection with alien field dodder (Cuscuta campestris)	11
Heterologous gene expression system for the production of hydrolyzable tannin intermediates in herbaceous model plants	11
Enhancement of salt tolerance in corn using Azospirillum brasilense: an approach on antioxidant systems	11
Corrected photochemical reflectance index (PRI) is an effective tool for detecting environmental stresses in agricultural crops under light conditions	11
Reproductive isolation between two sympatric bat-pollinated Bauhinia (Leguminosae)	10
Loss of chloroplast-localized NAD kinase causes ROS stress in Arabidopsis thaliana	9
Antioxidant enzymes of Pseudochlorella pringsheimii under two stressors: variation of SOD Isoforms activity	9
Occurrence of distinctive cells and effects of irradiance on vascular formation in leaves of shade-tolerant C4 grass Paspalum conjugatum	9
Non-radiative origin for alpine endemics of Draba (Brassicaceae) in the central mountains of the Japanese Archipelago	9
Overexpression of sweetpotato glutamylcysteine synthetase (IbGCS) in Arabidopsis confers tolerance to drought and salt stresses	9
Phylogeny of Alisma (Alismataceae) revisited: implications for polyploid evolution and species delimitation	9
Mechanical forces in plant growth and development	9
Distinct redox state regulation in the seedling performance of Norway maple and sycamore	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
Equisetum praealtum and E. hyemale have abundant Rubisco with a high catalytic turnover rate and low CO2 affinity	9
Computational insights into diverse aspects of glutathione S-transferase gene family in Papaver somniferum	8
Abscisic acid enhances non-photochemical quenching through SnRK2 and ABI3 in Physcomitrium patens	8
Hybridization and polyploidization effects on LTR-retrotransposon activation in potato genome	8
Influence of different types of explants in chickpea regeneration using thidiazuron seed-priming	8
The PpMYB75-PpDFR module reveals the difference between ‘SR’ and its bud variant ‘RMHC’ in peach red flesh	8
Dissection of respiratory and cyclic electron transport in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803	8
Needle/electrode insertion device for measuring plant electrical signals	8
Weak transgenerational effects of ancestral nitrogen and phosphorus availabilities on offspring phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana	8
In-silico evolutionary analysis of plant-OBERON proteins during compatible MYMV infection in respect of improving host resistance	8
Abortion occurs during double fertilization and ovule development in Paeonia ludlowii	8
New insights into the evolution and function of the UMAMIT (USUALLY MULTIPLE ACIDS MOVE IN AND OUT TRANSPORTER) gene family	8
Regulation of photosystems II and I depending on N partitioning to Rubisco in rice leaves: a study using Rubisco-antisense transgenic plants	8
Cytogenetic events in the endosperm of amphiploid Avena magna × A. longiglumis	8
Fine-scale clonal structure of the lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea under the nurse plant Pinus pumila vegetation in an alpine region, Mt. Norikura	7
Plastome phylogenomics of Allaeanthus, Broussonetia and Malaisia (Dorstenieae, Moraceae) and the origin of B. × kazinoki	7
A leucoanthocyanidin dioxygenase gene (RtLDOX2) from the feral forage plant Reaumuria trigyna promotes the accumulation of flavonoids and improves tolerance to abiotic stresses	7
The grapevine aspartic protease gene family: characterization and expression modulation in response to Plasmopara viticola	7
Low genetic variation of foliar traits among Prosopis chilensis (Leguminosae) provenances	7
RAB GTPases and SNAREs at the trans-Golgi network in plants	7
Heterologous complementation systems verify the mosaic distribution of three distinct protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase in the cyanobacterial phylum	7
Imaging, screening and remote sensing of photosynthetic activity and stress responses	7
The Arabidopsis thaliana integrin-like gene AT14A improves drought tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum	7
Maize root responses to drought stress depend on root class and axial position	6
Rhizosphere frame system enables nondestructive live-imaging of legume-rhizobium interactions in the soil	6
Photosynthesis: a multiscopic view	6
Light promotes asexual reproduction and mediates transcriptomic changes in Pediastrum duplex	6
New Year’s greetings 2024 from the Journal of Plant Research	6
Strigolactone is involved in nitric oxide-enhanced the salt resistance in tomato seedlings	6
Hidden history of the tobacco BY-2 cell line	6
Growth condition controls on G-93 parameters of isoprene emission from tropical trees	6
Morphological and physiological response of amphibious Rotala rotundifolia from emergent to submerged form	6
ATML1 and PDF2 regulate cuticle formation and protect the plant body from environmental stresses in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings	6

Correction to: Functional leaf traits indicate phylogenetic signals in forests across an elevational gradient in the central Himalaya	6
Response of Vicia faba to short-term uranium exposure: chelating and antioxidant system changes in roots	6
Systematic characterization of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase members revealed classification and function divergence in Haplomitrium mnioides	6
Floral scents, specialized metabolites and stress-response activities in Heritiera fomes and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza from Sundarban mangrove ecosystem	5
Mycobiont diversity and first evidence of mixotrophy associated with Psathyrellaceae fungi in the chlorophyllous orchid Cremastra variabilis	5
Exploring sugar allocation and metabolic shifts in cassava plants infected with Cassava common mosaic virus (CsCMV) under long-day photoperiod: diel changes in source and sink leaves	5
RAL6 encodes a seed allergenic protein that positively regulates grain weight and seed germination	5
Heat-induced down-regulation of photosystem II protects photosystem I in honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)	5
Tetracentron (Trochodendraceae) in the Paleocene and Miocene of western North America	5
Reviewing impacts of biotic and abiotic stresses on the regulation of phosphate homeostasis in plants	5
Contributions of lignification, tissue arrangement patterns, and cross-sectional area to whole-stem mechanical properties in Arabidopsis thaliana	5
Gynoecium structure in Sapindales and a case study of Trichilia pallens (Meliaceae)	5
Leaf form diversity and evolution: a never-ending story in plant biology	5
Athyrium yokoscense, a cadmium-hypertolerant fern, exhibits two cadmium stress mitigation strategies in its roots and aerial parts	5