OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Seed Science Research is 4. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluating seed longevity: use of RNA integrity to characterize variation within species of legume grains	77
Stimulatory and inhibitory effects of light on Cereus repandus (Cactaceae) seed germination are strongly dependent on spectral quality	28
Vernalization enforces seed dormancy in the agricultural weed Alopecurus myosuroides (Huds.)	28
Maternal environmental control of progeny seed physiology: a review of concepts, evidence and mechanism	19
Width of the temperature range for seed germination of herbaceous plant species in temperate eastern North America: life cycles, seasons and temperature variation and implication for climate warming	18
Seed germination of Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae), a rare endangered holoparasitic species endemic to Armenia	17
Seed persistence and germination strategies of Carajasia cangae (Rubiaceae): an endemic forb from the Amazon ironstone outcrop	9
Correlated evolution of seed mass and genome size varies among life forms in flowering plants	8
Seed longevity: analysing post-storage germination data in R to fit the viability equation	8
Oxidant system and ABA drive germination in seeds of palm species with differences in desiccation tolerance	8
Deciphering seed development and germination in the single-cell era	8
Seed permeability: an essential trait for classifying seed dormancy type	7
The J. Derek Bewley Career Lecture. Seeds–plants–crops–biodiversity–environment–people: illustrating understanding and ideas	7
Beetroot and spinach seed microbiomes can suppress Pythium ultimum infection: results from a large-scale screening	5
The oxidative phosphorylation is regulated by ubiquitination under slow-cooling treatment in hydrated lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seeds	5
Characterization and diversity of seed endophytic bacteria of the endemic holoparasitic plant Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae) from a semi-desert area in Armenia	5
Insects and mycorrhizal fungi influence maternal seed provisioning in Senecio vulgaris	5
Seed mass, dormancy and germinability variation among maternal plants of four Arabian halophytes	5
Proteomic characterization of the different stages of seed germination in Cupressus gigantea	5
Syringaldehyde is a novel smoke-derived germination cue for the native fire-chasing tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata	5
Serotiny in Melocactus matanzanus (Cactaceae) and role of cephalium in dispersal of seeds after the individual's death	5
Seed biopriming and long-term air-dry storage effects on Pseudomonas fluorescens viability and Brassica napus germination	5
Dry storage alters intraspecific variation in phenotypic traits at early life stages: evidence from a dominant alpine meadow species	5
Non-deep simple and deep simple morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of three species of Ilex from subtropical and tropical regions of Taiwan	5
Effects of light and temperature on seed germination of eight Cistus species	5

Effects of Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus) feces on seed germination and early seedling growth: insights into their contribution to seed dispersal	4
Rice seed longevity in the context of seed moisture contents and hypoxic conditions in the storage environment	4
From germination to seedling development: the effects of smoke on a native and an invasive grass species of the Cerrado	4
Seed germination, initial growth and leaf anatomy of seedlings of four tree species grown in mine tailings in Brazil	4
Population size is not a reliable indicator of seed germination	4
Contrasting seed moisture sorption behaviour between two species and the implication for seed longevity	4
Overcoming major barriers in seed ecology research in developing countries	4
How regional climate and seed traits interact in shaping stress–tolerance of savanna seeds?	4