Trends in Plant Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Trends in Plant Science is 18. 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 2021-10-01 to 2025-10-01.)
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Pre-mRNA alternative splicing as a modulator for heat stress response in plants327
PRC2 activity, recruitment, and silencing: a comparative perspective282
Building soil sustainability from root–soil interface traits271
Plant–pest interactions under the microscope of chemical hormesis268
The plant proteome delivers from discovery to innovation236
Necessity for modeling hormonal crosstalk in arabidopsis root development?235
Navigating nitrogen sustainability with microbiome-associated phenotypes225
Achieving the impossible: prevention and eradication of invasive plants in Mediterranean-type ecosystems213
‘Microscopic engineering vehicles’ for plants under stress combination171
TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3: a multifaceted integrator of light signaling160
The era of panomics-driven gene discovery in plants153
Fruit quality in organic and conventional farming: advantages and limitations149
Harnessing transposable elements for plant functional genomics and genome engineering146
Decoding resilience: ecology, regulation, and evolution of biosynthetic gene clusters146
Tools for studying the cytoskeleton during plant cell division132
Harnessing ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis and multi-omics for wheat rust resistance gene discovery131
Leveraging glycoside-targeted metabolomics to gain insight into biological function130
Transcription factor is not just a transcription factor123
Harnessing biological nitrogen fixation in plant leaves120
Agroecological genomics and participatory science: optimizing crop mixtures for agricultural diversification118
Capturing the phosphorylation-linked protein-complex landscape in plants117
Hydraulic failure and tree mortality: from correlation to causation109
Transcriptional regulatory network of high-value active ingredients in medicinal plants105
Root cell types as an interface for biotic interactions105
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Co-conserving Indigenous and local knowledge systems with seeds101
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Computational approaches that aid annotation in metabolomics101
Exploring natural product biosynthesis in plants with mass spectrometry imaging100
Nano-selenium: a novel candidate for plant microbiome engineering100
The parallel narrative of RGF/GLV/CLEL peptide signalling99
TKP-NLR calcium-permeable channels shield wheat from fungi99
Decoding the evolution of C4 photosynthesis97
Fungi deploy host phosphate signaling disrupter97
Why study the archeo-histories of dryland landraces now?96
A nodule peptide confiscates haem to promote iron uptake in rhizobia95
Evolution of cereal floral architecture and threshability91
Unlocking a ‘lock–key’ mechanism governing pollen–pistil interactions90
The 3366 chickpea genomes for research and breeding89
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Uvr motifs regulate the chloroplast Clp chaperone–protease system83
Chinese cabbage: an emerging model for functional genomics in leafy vegetable crops83
Sensing and regulation of plant extracellular pH79
Protoplasts: small cells with big roles in plant biology76
Strategies for breeding crops for future environments75
Origins of strigolactone and karrikin signaling in plants74
Advances in optical phenotyping of cereal crops74
Illuminating plants: autoluminescence through big data mining and metabolic optimization74
Dynamic epigenetic modifications in plant sugar signal transduction73
Going beyond improving soil health: cover plants as contaminant removers in agriculture71
Begomoviruses: what is the secret(s) of their success?70
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NAD meets ABA: connecting cellular metabolism and hormone signaling66
RPM: rapid detection of chloroplast RNA editing efficiency65
Plant species with extremely small populations conservation program: achieving Kunming–Montreal global biodiversity targets65
Not just signals: RALFs as cell wall-structuring peptides64
Phospholipids and flowering regulation63
Microautophagy in cereal grains: protein storage or degradation?59
Plant-TFClass: a structural classification for plant transcription factors58
Insect herbivores benefit from horizontal gene transfer58
How volatile isoprenoids improve plant thermotolerance58
Microalgae: potential novel protein for sustainable human nutrition57
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The risk of transmitting antibiotic resistance through endophytic bacteria56
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Pectin: a critical component in cell-wall-mediated immunity56
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Brachypodium: 20 years as a grass biology model system; the way forward?54
The genetic and molecular basis of haploinsufficiency in flowering plants53
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Novel insights into strigolactone perception53
The control of compound inflorescences: insights from grasses and legumes52
FERONIA, the kinase that phosphorylates PhyB51
Gene drive: a faster route to plant improvement51
Two mutations in one QTL confer shattering resistance50
From hosts to parasites: hormones driving symbiosis-induced de novo organogenesis50
Microbiota-dependent and -independent autoimmunity in plants50
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A neat wheat trick to hide genes from selection48
Can a nitrogen-fixing organelle be engineered within plants?48
Sunlight-activated T6P precursor: a potent biostimulant for smart agriculture48
Open or closed: ROS-mediated regulation of stomatal movements47
Plant domestication: setting biological clocks46
Imaging plant tissues: advances and promising clearing practices46
Tracking the early events of photosymbiosis evolution46
A metabolon at the heart of steroidal biosynthesis45
Moving towards the ecological intensification of tree plantations44
Synergistic and antagonistic pleiotropy of STOP1 in stress tolerance44
Beat the heat: plant- and microbe-mediated strategies for crop thermotolerance44
Receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases: orchestrating plant cellular communication44
Genetically modified crops support climate change mitigation43
Aquaporins: a vital nexus in H2O2-gasotransmitter signaling43
Interplay between autophagy and proteasome during protein turnover43
Revisiting plant salt tolerance: novel components of the SOS pathway42
The evolutionary advantage of artemisinin production by Artemisia annua42
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Apart, together: reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic41
Perfecting prime editing: achieving precise edits in dicots40
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Mitochondrial functions in plant immunity39
Ecology and functional potential of phyllosphere yeasts39
Genetic regulation of the root angle in cereals39
Harnessing the rhizosheath for resilient crop production39
Arsenite: the umpire of arsenate perception and responses in plants39
Hub metabolites at the root–microbiome interface: unlocking plant drought resilience39
Plant phenotyping trinity: health checks for plants38
Delivering impactful solutions for the bioeconomy38
Advances in digital camera-based phenotyping of Botrytis disease development38
Root plasticity versus elasticity – when are responses acclimative?38
CLV3-CLV1 signaling governs flower primordia outgrowth across environmental temperatures38
TurboID-based proximity labeling accelerates discovery of neighboring proteins in plants37
Altered cyclone–fire interactions are changing ecosystems37
Applications of carbon dot-mediated transformation in plant (epi)genomic studies37
Let's go bananas with paintings36
Physiological functions of malate shuttles in plants and algae35
Fossil flowers of Phylica support a 250 Ma origin for Rhamnaceae35
A general concept of quantitative abiotic stress sensing35
Ornamental plant domestication by aesthetics-driven human cultural niche construction35
Moving abscisic acid transport forward35
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The arabidopsis bHLH transcription factor family34
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Killing softly: a roadmap of Botrytis cinerea pathogenicity34
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Endoreplication controls cell size via mechanochemical signaling32
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The role of plant vasculature in tackling N2O emissions32
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PASTE: a high-throughput method for large DNA insertions30
SOD-GIF-FIT module controls plant organ size and iron uptake30
Phenomics: conceptualization and importance for plant physiology30
Flippant attitudes towards plant identification jeopardize early career botanists30
Medicinal plants enter the single-cell multi-omics era30
Bending to auxin: fast acid growth for tropisms29
The role of gasotransmitter hydrogen sulfide in plant cadmium stress responses29
Photosynthetic advantages of conifers in the boreal forest29
Memories of heat: autophagy and Golgi recovery29
Nutrient limitations on photosynthesis: from individual to combinational stresses29
Applications and opportunities of click chemistry in plant science28
Towards understanding the biological foundations of perenniality28
Wolffia, a minimalist plant and synthetic biology chassis28
Translational photobiology: towards dynamic lighting in indoor horticulture28
Nanovehicles for melatonin: a new journey for agriculture28
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Uncovering the mechanism of mitochondrial translation initiation in plants26
Bacteria deploy water channels to aid infection in plants26
Leaf photosynthesis: do endophytes have a say?26
Food security: solutions offered by plant science26
Real-time calcium imaging in living plants26
Linkages between plant tannins and the organic nitrogen cycle25
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Harnessing spatial transcriptomics for advancing plant regeneration research25
Symbiotic control of canopy dominance in subtropical and tropical forests25
Endosperm: thermal sensor and regulator of seed thermoinhibition24
An update on principles of m6A targeting24
Fluorescence-activated protoplast sorting for crop improvement24
Unlocking in vitro transformation of recalcitrant plants24
Agrifood and net zero24
Releasing hidden MAMPs from precursor proteins in plants24
BioClay: next-generation crop protection strategy23
Unearthing opportunity amid declining plant-beneficial bacteria23
Burning lignin: overlooked cues for post-fire seed germination23
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Genome editing creates disease-resistant crops without yield penalties22
The microbiome orchestrates contaminant low-dose phytostimulation22
Developing frameworks for nanotechnology-driven DNA-free plant genome-editing22
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CRISPR/Cas: a toolkit for plant disease diagnostics22
Global change and plant-ecosystem functioning in freshwaters22
Auxin’s origin: do PILS hold the key?22
Truncated variants of Ca2+-dependent protein kinases: a conserved regulatory mechanism?22
Signaling events for photomorphogenic root development22
Soybean breeders can count on nodules22
Sowing success: ecological insights into seedling microbial colonisation for robust plant microbiota engineering22
Nitrogen-loss and carbon-footprint reduction by plant-rhizosphere exudates22
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PRIMER cells: immune hotspots in plants21
University herbaria are uniquely important21
Turning a bacterial gaseous virulence trigger off21
Emerging roles of protein phosphorylation in plant iron homeostasis20
The ORFans’ tale: new insights in plant biology20
Proline metabolism as regulatory hub20
Mutual dependence of brassinosteroid homeostasis and plasmodesmata permeability20
Sterols, pleiotropic players in plant–microbe interactions20
A gift from parent to offspring: transgenerational hormesis20
Improving editing efficiency of prime editor in plants20
How do plants sense volatiles sent by other plants?20
Two roads diverge for cellulose synthase complex trafficking19
Evolution of reactive oxygen species cellular targets for plant development19
Leveraging brassinosteroids towards the next Green Revolution19
Winners take all: competition for carbon resource determines grain fate19
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Unlocking the genetic blueprint of bamboo for climate adaption19
Expanding genomic prediction in plant breeding: harnessing big data, machine learning, and advanced software19
Pseudomonas in the spotlight: emerging roles in the nodule microbiome19
PTI and ETI: convergent pathways with diverse elicitors19
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Molecular evolution and functional modification of plant miRNAs with CRISPR19
Critical period for yield determination across grain crops19
NO: from plant immunity to fungal virulence factor19
Plant metabolic gene clusters in the multi-omics era19
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Methyl-salicylate (MeSA)-mediated airborne defence18
Beyond photorespiration: the significance of glycine and serine in leaf metabolism18
Does mRNA targeting explain gene retention in chloroplasts?18
Low-input single-cell based chromatin profiling in plants18
Extracellular vesicles: a new avenue for mRNA delivery18
X-ray-μCT: nondestructively identifying hidden microphenotypes inside living crop seeds18
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