OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Seed Science 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Stimulatory and inhibitory effects of light on Cereus repandus (Cactaceae) seed germination are strongly dependent on spectral quality	35
Vernalization enforces seed dormancy in the agricultural weed Alopecurus myosuroides (Huds.)	30
The role of polyploidy in improving seed traits, growth kinetics, and embryo development in Cuminum cyminum L.	21
Evaluating seed longevity: use of RNA integrity to characterize variation within species of legume grains	12
Maternal environmental control of progeny seed physiology: a review of concepts, evidence and mechanism	12
Deciphering seed development and germination in the single-cell era	11
Seed germination of Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae), a rare endangered holoparasitic species endemic to Armenia	11
Oxidant system and ABA drive germination in seeds of palm species with differences in desiccation tolerance	9
Seed longevity: analysing post-storage germination data in R to fit the viability equation	9
Seed persistence and germination strategies of Carajasia cangae (Rubiaceae): an endemic forb from the Amazon ironstone outcrop	9
Seed permeability: an essential trait for classifying seed dormancy type	8
Beetroot and spinach seed microbiomes can suppress Pythium ultimum infection: results from a large-scale screening	8
Effects of light and temperature on seed germination of eight Cistus species	8
Seed biopriming and long-term air-dry storage effects on Pseudomonas fluorescens viability and Brassica napus germination	7
Insects and mycorrhizal fungi influence maternal seed provisioning in Senecio vulgaris	7
Proteomic characterization of the different stages of seed germination in Cupressus gigantea	6
Silver nanoparticle seed priming as a redox-driven regulator of seed germination and stress memory	6
Dry storage alters intraspecific variation in phenotypic traits at early life stages: evidence from a dominant alpine meadow species	6
Oxidative phosphorylation is regulated by ubiquitination under slow-cooling treatment in hydrated lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seeds	6
Non-deep simple and deep simple morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of three species of Ilex from subtropical and tropical regions of Taiwan	6
Characterization and diversity of seed endophytic bacteria of the endemic holoparasitic plant Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae) from a semi-desert area in Armenia	5
Rice seed longevity in the context of seed moisture contents and hypoxic conditions in the storage environment	5
Effects of Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus) feces on seed germination and early seedling growth: insights into their contribution to seed dispersal	5
Seed germination, initial growth and leaf anatomy of seedlings of four tree species grown in mine tailings in Brazil	5
Contrasting seed moisture sorption behaviour between two species and the implication for seed longevity	5

From germination to seedling development: the effects of smoke on a native and an invasive grass species of the Cerrado