OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Seed Science Research is 3. 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
Stimulatory and inhibitory effects of light on Cereus repandus (Cactaceae) seed germination are strongly dependent on spectral quality	69
Evaluating seed longevity: use of RNA integrity to characterize variation within species of legume grains	21
Investigation of flavonoid expression and metabolite content patterns during seed formation of Artemisia sphaerocephala Krasch.	17
Maternal environmental control of progeny seed physiology: a review of concepts, evidence and mechanism	17
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	15
Seed germination of Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae), a rare endangered holoparasitic species endemic to Armenia	14
Correlated evolution of seed mass and genome size varies among life forms in flowering plants	13
Deciphering seed development and germination in the single-cell era	9
Seed longevity: analysing post-storage germination data in R to fit the viability equation	8
Seed persistence and germination strategies of Carajasia cangae (Rubiaceae): an endemic forb from the Amazon ironstone outcrop	7
Effects of light and temperature on seed germination of eight Cistus species	7
The J. Derek Bewley Career Lecture. Seeds–plants–crops–biodiversity–environment–people: illustrating understanding and ideas	7
Oxidant system and ABA drive germination in seeds of palm species with differences in desiccation tolerance	7
Seed biopriming and long-term air-dry storage effects on Pseudomonas fluorescens viability and Brassica napus germination	5
Beetroot and spinach seed microbiomes can suppress Pythium ultimum infection: results from a large-scale screening	5
Insects and mycorrhizal fungi influence maternal seed provisioning in Senecio vulgaris	5
Seed permeability: an essential trait for classifying seed dormancy type	5
Seed mass, dormancy and germinability variation among maternal plants of four Arabian halophytes	5
Serotiny in Melocactus matanzanus (Cactaceae) and role of cephalium in dispersal of seeds after the individual's death	5
The oxidative phosphorylation is regulated by ubiquitination under slow-cooling treatment in hydrated lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seeds	4
Contrasting seed moisture sorption behaviour between two species and the implication for seed longevity	4
Dry storage alters intraspecific variation in phenotypic traits at early life stages: evidence from a dominant alpine meadow species	4
Proteomic characterization of the different stages of seed germination in Cupressus gigantea	4
Non-deep simple and deep simple morphophysiological dormancy in seeds of three species of Ilex from subtropical and tropical regions of Taiwan	4
Syringaldehyde is a novel smoke-derived germination cue for the native fire-chasing tobacco, Nicotiana attenuata	4

Characterization and diversity of seed endophytic bacteria of the endemic holoparasitic plant Cistanche armena (Orobanchaceae) from a semi-desert area in Armenia	4
Seed germination, initial growth and leaf anatomy of seedlings of four tree species grown in mine tailings in Brazil	3
Overcoming major barriers in seed ecology research in developing countries	3
How regional climate and seed traits interact in shaping stress–tolerance of savanna seeds?	3
Effects of Korean water deer (Hydropotes inermis argyropus) feces on seed germination and early seedling growth: insights into their contribution to seed dispersal	3
Population size is not a reliable indicator of seed germination	3
Rice seed longevity in the context of seed moisture contents and hypoxic conditions in the storage environment	3
Osmo-priming in tomato seeds down-regulates genes associated with stress response and leads to reduction in longevity	3
From germination to seedling development: the effects of smoke on a native and an invasive grass species of the Cerrado	3
In Memoriam: Yitzchak Gutterman (28 January 1936–17 October 2022)	3