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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
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Leveraging glycoside-targeted metabolomics to gain insight into biological function313
Harnessing transposable elements for plant functional genomics and genome engineering269
Capturing the phosphorylation-linked protein-complex landscape in plants259
‘Microscopic engineering vehicles’ for plants under stress combination257
Tools for studying the cytoskeleton during plant cell division229
Necessity for modeling hormonal crosstalk in arabidopsis root development?227
Navigating nitrogen sustainability with microbiome-associated phenotypes208
Agroecological genomics and participatory science: optimizing crop mixtures for agricultural diversification204
Plant–pest interactions under the microscope of chemical hormesis163
Achieving the impossible: prevention and eradication of invasive plants in Mediterranean-type ecosystems148
The plant proteome delivers from discovery to innovation145
The era of panomics-driven gene discovery in plants143
Root cell types as an interface for biotic interactions143
Pre-mRNA alternative splicing as a modulator for heat stress response in plants142
PRC2 activity, recruitment, and silencing: a comparative perspective131
Fruit quality in organic and conventional farming: advantages and limitations126
Transcription factor is not just a transcription factor117
Building soil sustainability from root–soil interface traits115
Harnessing biological nitrogen fixation in plant leaves114
Decoding resilience: ecology, regulation, and evolution of biosynthetic gene clusters114
Transcriptional regulatory network of high-value active ingredients in medicinal plants113
TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3: a multifaceted integrator of light signaling108
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Hydraulic failure and tree mortality: from correlation to causation102
The parallel narrative of RGF/GLV/CLEL peptide signalling101
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A nodule peptide confiscates haem to promote iron uptake in rhizobia99
The 3366 chickpea genomes for research and breeding99
Evolution of cereal floral architecture and threshability98
Unlocking a ‘lock–key’ mechanism governing pollen–pistil interactions98
Decoding the evolution of C4 photosynthesis97
Fungi deploy host phosphate signaling disrupter96
Exploring natural product biosynthesis in plants with mass spectrometry imaging96
Why study the archeo-histories of dryland landraces now?96
Dynamic epigenetic modifications in plant sugar signal transduction93
Origins of strigolactone and karrikin signaling in plants92
TKP-NLR calcium-permeable channels shield wheat from fungi91
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Illuminating plants: autoluminescence through big data mining and metabolic optimization87
Uvr motifs regulate the chloroplast Clp chaperone–protease system87
Chinese cabbage: an emerging model for functional genomics in leafy vegetable crops84
Computational approaches that aid annotation in metabolomics79
Protoplasts: small cells with big roles in plant biology77
Co-conserving Indigenous and local knowledge systems with seeds75
Advances in optical phenotyping of cereal crops74
Sensing and regulation of plant extracellular pH73
Strategies for breeding crops for future environments73
Nano-selenium: a novel candidate for plant microbiome engineering73
Not just signals: RALFs as cell wall-structuring peptides72
RPM: rapid detection of chloroplast RNA editing efficiency72
Phospholipids and flowering regulation71
1H NMR-based metabolomics and lipidomics of microalgae69
NAD meets ABA: connecting cellular metabolism and hormone signaling68
Microautophagy in cereal grains: protein storage or degradation?66
Plant species with extremely small populations conservation program: achieving Kunming–Montreal global biodiversity targets66
Insect herbivores benefit from horizontal gene transfer65
Pectin: a critical component in cell-wall-mediated immunity64
Going beyond improving soil health: cover plants as contaminant removers in agriculture60
Plant-TFClass: a structural classification for plant transcription factors59
Begomoviruses: what is the secret(s) of their success?58
Microalgae: potential novel protein for sustainable human nutrition58
How volatile isoprenoids improve plant thermotolerance56
The risk of transmitting antibiotic resistance through endophytic bacteria56
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A neat wheat trick to hide genes from selection52
Microbiota-dependent and -independent autoimmunity in plants51
The control of compound inflorescences: insights from grasses and legumes51
Gene drive: a faster route to plant improvement51
FERONIA, the kinase that phosphorylates PhyB51
Two mutations in one QTL confer shattering resistance50
Genetically modified crops support climate change mitigation50
Beat the heat: plant- and microbe-mediated strategies for crop thermotolerance49
From hosts to parasites: hormones driving symbiosis-induced de novo organogenesis49
Novel insights into strigolactone perception49
Aquaporins: a vital nexus in H2O2-gasotransmitter signaling48
Imaging plant tissues: advances and promising clearing practices48
Brachypodium: 20 years as a grass biology model system; the way forward?48
Sunlight-activated T6P precursor: a potent biostimulant for smart agriculture47
A metabolon at the heart of steroidal biosynthesis46
Can a nitrogen-fixing organelle be engineered within plants?46
The genetic and molecular basis of haploinsufficiency in flowering plants46
The evolutionary advantage of artemisinin production by Artemisia annua45
Bacterial volatile compound-based tools for crop management and quality44
Interplay between autophagy and proteasome during protein turnover44
Open or closed: ROS-mediated regulation of stomatal movements44
Synergistic and antagonistic pleiotropy of STOP1 in stress tolerance43
Moving towards the ecological intensification of tree plantations43
Revisiting plant salt tolerance: novel components of the SOS pathway43
Tracking the early events of photosymbiosis evolution42
Plant domestication: setting biological clocks42
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Receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases: orchestrating plant cellular communication41
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Apart, together: reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic39
Moving abscisic acid transport forward39
Perfecting prime editing: achieving precise edits in dicots39
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Hub metabolites at the root–microbiome interface: unlocking plant drought resilience39
Altered cyclone–fire interactions are changing ecosystems38
Advances in digital camera-based phenotyping of Botrytis disease development38
Genetic regulation of the root angle in cereals38
Applications of carbon dot-mediated transformation in plant (epi)genomic studies38
Let's go bananas with paintings37
Arsenite: the umpire of arsenate perception and responses in plants37
TurboID-based proximity labeling accelerates discovery of neighboring proteins in plants37
Ecology and functional potential of phyllosphere yeasts36
Plant phenotyping trinity: health checks for plants36
Harnessing the rhizosheath for resilient crop production36
Delivering impactful solutions for the bioeconomy35
Fossil flowers of Phylica support a 250 Ma origin for Rhamnaceae35
Physiological functions of malate shuttles in plants and algae35
CLV3-CLV1 signaling governs flower primordia outgrowth across environmental temperatures34
The arabidopsis bHLH transcription factor family34
Mitochondrial functions in plant immunity34
Root plasticity versus elasticity – when are responses acclimative?34
A general concept of quantitative abiotic stress sensing34
Ornamental plant domestication by aesthetics-driven human cultural niche construction34
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Killing softly: a roadmap of Botrytis cinerea pathogenicity33
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Endoreplication controls cell size via mechanochemical signaling32
The role of plant vasculature in tackling N2O emissions32
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Medicinal plants enter the single-cell multi-omics era31
Photosynthetic advantages of conifers in the boreal forest31
SOD-GIF-FIT module controls plant organ size and iron uptake31
Translational photobiology: towards dynamic lighting in indoor horticulture31
Wolffia, a minimalist plant and synthetic biology chassis30
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Flippant attitudes towards plant identification jeopardize early career botanists30
The role of gasotransmitter hydrogen sulfide in plant cadmium stress responses29
PASTE: a high-throughput method for large DNA insertions29
Nutrient limitations on photosynthesis: from individual to combinational stresses28
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Phenomics: conceptualization and importance for plant physiology27
Nanovehicles for melatonin: a new journey for agriculture27
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Towards understanding the biological foundations of perenniality27
Bending to auxin: fast acid growth for tropisms27
Applications and opportunities of click chemistry in plant science27
Memories of heat: autophagy and Golgi recovery27
Bacteria deploy water channels to aid infection in plants26
Food security: solutions offered by plant science26
Global change and plant-ecosystem functioning in freshwaters25
Uncovering the mechanism of mitochondrial translation initiation in plants25
Unlocking in vitro transformation of recalcitrant plants25
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Truncated variants of Ca2+-dependent protein kinases: a conserved regulatory mechanism?25
Agrifood and net zero24
Burning lignin: overlooked cues for post-fire seed germination24
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Symbiotic control of canopy dominance in subtropical and tropical forests24
BioClay: next-generation crop protection strategy24
Fluorescence-activated protoplast sorting for crop improvement24
Harnessing spatial transcriptomics for advancing plant regeneration research24
Releasing hidden MAMPs from precursor proteins in plants24
Unearthing opportunity amid declining plant-beneficial bacteria24
Autophagy balances the zinc–iron seesaw caused by Zn-stress24
Endosperm: thermal sensor and regulator of seed thermoinhibition23
An update on principles of m6A targeting23
Signaling events for photomorphogenic root development22
Leaf photosynthesis: do endophytes have a say?22
Sowing success: ecological insights into seedling microbial colonisation for robust plant microbiota engineering22
CRISPR/Cas: a toolkit for plant disease diagnostics22
Linkages between plant tannins and the organic nitrogen cycle22
Soybean breeders can count on nodules22
Real-time calcium imaging in living plants22
The microbiome orchestrates contaminant low-dose phytostimulation22
Developing frameworks for nanotechnology-driven DNA-free plant genome-editing22
Auxin’s origin: do PILS hold the key?22
Nitrogen-loss and carbon-footprint reduction by plant-rhizosphere exudates22
How roots and shoots communicate through stressful times21
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Turning a bacterial gaseous virulence trigger off21
Improving editing efficiency of prime editor in plants20
Emerging roles of protein phosphorylation in plant iron homeostasis20
Pseudomonas in the spotlight: emerging roles in the nodule microbiome20
NO: from plant immunity to fungal virulence factor20
Bending during seedling emergence: Mechanochemical insight20
The ORFans’ tale: new insights in plant biology20
Unlocking the genetic blueprint of bamboo for climate adaption20
A gift from parent to offspring: transgenerational hormesis19
Critical period for yield determination across grain crops19
Molecular evolution and functional modification of plant miRNAs with CRISPR19
University herbaria are uniquely important19
Two roads diverge for cellulose synthase complex trafficking19
Sterols, pleiotropic players in plant–microbe interactions19
How do plants sense volatiles sent by other plants?19
Genome editing creates disease-resistant crops without yield penalties19
Mutual dependence of brassinosteroid homeostasis and plasmodesmata permeability19
Evolution of reactive oxygen species cellular targets for plant development19
Winners take all: competition for carbon resource determines grain fate19
Leveraging brassinosteroids towards the next Green Revolution19
On the role of transposons in balancing drought tolerance and yield18
Plant metabolic gene clusters in the multi-omics era18
Low-input single-cell based chromatin profiling in plants18
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PRIMER cells: immune hotspots in plants18
Expanding genomic prediction in plant breeding: harnessing big data, machine learning, and advanced software18
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Does mRNA targeting explain gene retention in chloroplasts?18
Proline metabolism as regulatory hub18
PTI and ETI: convergent pathways with diverse elicitors18
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