Trends in Plant Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Trends in Plant Science is 17. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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Capturing the phosphorylation-linked protein-complex landscape in plants428
‘Microscopic engineering vehicles’ for plants under stress combination410
Tools for studying the cytoskeleton during plant cell division306
Plant-to-plant signaling: building networks for resilience to stress, or merely eavesdropping?265
Necessity for modeling hormonal crosstalk in arabidopsis root development?211
Plant–pest interactions under the microscope of chemical hormesis204
Leveraging glycoside-targeted metabolomics to gain insight into biological function199
The plant proteome delivers from discovery to innovation189
Agroecological genomics and participatory science: optimizing crop mixtures for agricultural diversification178
TANDEM ZINC-FINGER/PLUS3: a multifaceted integrator of light signaling176
Deflecting the parasitic paradigm: new insights into mutualistic transposons in plant genomes168
Strategies to intensify CO2 capture by microalgae for the circular bioeconomy167
Transcription factor is not just a transcription factor161
Harnessing ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mutagenesis and multi-omics for wheat rust resistance gene discovery156
Transcriptional regulatory network of high-value active ingredients in medicinal plants145
Decoding resilience: ecology, regulation, and evolution of biosynthetic gene clusters144
Fruit quality in organic and conventional farming: advantages and limitations138
Root cell types as an interface for biotic interactions137
Harnessing biological nitrogen fixation in plant leaves136
Achieving the impossible: prevention and eradication of invasive plants in Mediterranean-type ecosystems124
Navigating nitrogen sustainability with microbiome-associated phenotypes123
The era of panomics-driven gene discovery in plants116
Harnessing transposable elements for plant functional genomics and genome engineering114
Unlocking a ‘lock–key’ mechanism governing pollen–pistil interactions108
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A nodule peptide confiscates haem to promote iron uptake in rhizobia91
Next-generation proximity labeling: redefining protein interactomes91
Fungi deploy host phosphate signaling disrupter90
Uvr motifs regulate the chloroplast Clp chaperone–protease system90
Computational approaches that aid annotation in metabolomics88
Illuminating plants: autoluminescence through big data mining and metabolic optimization87
Chinese cabbage: an emerging model for functional genomics in leafy vegetable crops87
Single cell multi-omics atlases unlock cellular mysteries83
Fighting citrus Huanglongbing with evolutionary principles82
Nano-selenium: a novel candidate for plant microbiome engineering81
Strategies for breeding crops for future environments79
Evolution of cereal floral architecture and threshability79
Co-conserving Indigenous and local knowledge systems with seeds78
Exploring natural product biosynthesis in plants with mass spectrometry imaging77
Endodormancy intensity—an unrecognised bud dormancy trait77
Why study the archeo-histories of dryland landraces now?76
Sensing and regulation of plant extracellular pH76
TKP-NLR calcium-permeable channels shield wheat from fungi76
Decoding the evolution of C4 photosynthesis74
The parallel narrative of RGF/GLV/CLEL peptide signalling74
Balancing yield, quality, and nutrition through fine-tuned brassinosteroid signalling71
Protoplasts: small cells with big roles in plant biology71
Integrating ionomes and metabolomes across organelles70
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Integrating root exudation into belowground carbon economics68
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RPM: rapid detection of chloroplast RNA editing efficiency66
Microautophagy in cereal grains: protein storage or degradation?65
Plant species with extremely small populations conservation program: achieving Kunming–Montreal global biodiversity targets65
Promoter/enhancer replacement by genome editing for crop improvement65
Expanding the plant epigenetic code: histone short-chain acylation64
Toward a multiomics framework for understanding symbiotic nitrogen fixation64
Not just signals: RALFs as cell wall-structuring peptides64
Pectin: a critical component in cell-wall-mediated immunity63
How volatile isoprenoids improve plant thermotolerance62
Begomoviruses: what is the secret(s) of their success?61
Plant-TFClass: a structural classification for plant transcription factors60
Going beyond improving soil health: cover plants as contaminant removers in agriculture59
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi orchestrate belowground microbiomes in plant holobionts58
Microalgae: potential novel protein for sustainable human nutrition58
Novel insights into strigolactone perception54
Microbiota-dependent and -independent autoimmunity in plants54
Two mutations in one QTL confer shattering resistance54
Sunlight-activated T6P precursor: a potent biostimulant for smart agriculture53
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FERONIA, the kinase that phosphorylates PhyB51
The genetic and molecular basis of haploinsufficiency in flowering plants50
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Plant domestication: setting biological clocks50
A metabolon at the heart of steroidal biosynthesis50
From hosts to parasites: hormones driving symbiosis-induced de novo organogenesis50
Tracking the early events of photosymbiosis evolution49
Trehalose 6-phosphate: A master regulator of plant development49
Soils set the optimal tension limit for plants48
Metabolic hijacking: how Xanthomonas feeds on plant sugars48
Open or closed: ROS-mediated regulation of stomatal movements47
Beat the heat: plant- and microbe-mediated strategies for crop thermotolerance46
Can a nitrogen-fixing organelle be engineered within plants?46
Aquaporins: a vital nexus in H2O2-gasotransmitter signaling46
Brachypodium: 20 years as a grass biology model system; the way forward?45
Digital twins for plant and crop improvement45
Interplay between autophagy and proteasome during protein turnover45
Revisiting plant salt tolerance: novel components of the SOS pathway44
Receptor-like cytoplasmic kinases: orchestrating plant cellular communication44
A neat wheat trick to hide genes from selection44
Delivering impactful solutions for the bioeconomy43
CLV3-CLV1 signaling governs flower primordia outgrowth across environmental temperatures43
The evolutionary advantage of artemisinin production by Artemisia annua43
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Fossil flowers of Phylica support a 250 Ma origin for Rhamnaceae42
TurboID-based proximity labeling accelerates discovery of neighboring proteins in plants42
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Let's go bananas with paintings40
Xerobranching: a ROS-triggered Aux/IAA multimerization-based adaptive strategy40
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Applications of carbon dot-mediated transformation in plant (epi)genomic studies40
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Plant phenotyping trinity: health checks for plants40
Dihydroxyhexanoic acid: a barrier molecule for fungal turgor39
Navigating genetic redundancy in plant genomes: insights for research and breeding39
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A general concept of quantitative abiotic stress sensing38
Advances in digital camera-based phenotyping of Botrytis disease development38
Moving abscisic acid transport forward38
A plant–microbe codriven perspective on the nitrogen cycle38
Harnessing the rhizosheath for resilient crop production38
The arabidopsis bHLH transcription factor family37
Killing softly: a roadmap of Botrytis cinerea pathogenicity36
The knowns and unknowns of strigolactone transport36
Root plasticity versus elasticity – when are responses acclimative?36
Click Breeding: Toward programmable crop design36
Genetic regulation of the root angle in cereals35
Ecology and functional potential of phyllosphere yeasts35
Perfecting prime editing: achieving precise edits in dicots35
Hub metabolites at the root–microbiome interface: unlocking plant drought resilience33
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Mitochondrial functions in plant immunity33
Altered cyclone–fire interactions are changing ecosystems33
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The role of plant vasculature in tackling N2O emissions32
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SOD-GIF-FIT module controls plant organ size and iron uptake31
Applications and opportunities of click chemistry in plant science31
Revisiting SA biosynthesis: new post-PAL route in plant immunity31
Memories of heat: autophagy and Golgi recovery31
Medicinal plants enter the single-cell multi-omics era31
Photosynthetic advantages of conifers in the boreal forest30
Role of cAMP in TIR1/AFB auxin signaling: open issues30
Nano-selenium coordinates plant–microbiome redox for sustainable crops30
LecRLKs Modulate Broad-spectrum Resistance to Pathogens30
PASTE: a high-throughput method for large DNA insertions30
Endoreplication controls cell size via mechanochemical signaling30
Evolutionary origin of abscisic acid beyond land plants30
Translational photobiology: towards dynamic lighting in indoor horticulture30
Nanovehicles for melatonin: a new journey for agriculture29
Phenomics: conceptualization and importance for plant physiology29
The role of gasotransmitter hydrogen sulfide in plant cadmium stress responses28
Nutrient limitations on photosynthesis: from individual to combinational stresses28
What is a plant chemotype, anyway?28
Linkages between plant tannins and the organic nitrogen cycle27
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Real-time calcium imaging in living plants27
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Food security: solutions offered by plant science27
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Agrifood and net zero26
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BioClay: next-generation crop protection strategy26
Uncovering the mechanism of mitochondrial translation initiation in plants25
Unearthing opportunity amid declining plant-beneficial bacteria25
Fluorescence-activated protoplast sorting for crop improvement25
Soybean breeders can count on nodules24
Releasing hidden MAMPs from precursor proteins in plants24
CRISPR/Cas: a toolkit for plant disease diagnostics24
Bacteria deploy water channels to aid infection in plants24
The microbiome orchestrates contaminant low-dose phytostimulation23
Global change and plant-ecosystem functioning in freshwaters23
Sowing success: ecological insights into seedling microbial colonisation for robust plant microbiota engineering23
Symbiotic control of canopy dominance in subtropical and tropical forests23
Microneedle-assisted molecular delivery in plants23
Developing frameworks for nanotechnology-driven DNA-free plant genome-editing23
Nitrogen-loss and carbon-footprint reduction by plant-rhizosphere exudates23
Unlocking in vitro transformation of recalcitrant plants23
Burning lignin: overlooked cues for post-fire seed germination23
Distinguishing varying and carrying populations in holobiont breeding23
Harnessing spatial transcriptomics for advancing plant regeneration research23
Leaf photosynthesis: do endophytes have a say?23
Endosperm: thermal sensor and regulator of seed thermoinhibition23
Signaling events for photomorphogenic root development22
Sterols, pleiotropic players in plant–microbe interactions22
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The ORFans’ tale: new insights in plant biology21
Genome editing creates disease-resistant crops without yield penalties21
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University herbaria are uniquely important21
What defines a gate? The enigmas of K+ channel structural mechanics21
Molecular evolution and functional modification of plant miRNAs with CRISPR20
Unlocking the genetic blueprint of bamboo for climate adaption20
NO: from plant immunity to fungal virulence factor20
PRIMER cells: immune hotspots in plants20
Improving editing efficiency of prime editor in plants20
Phased telomere-to-telomere super-pangenome: definitive reference genome in plants20
Mutual dependence of brassinosteroid homeostasis and plasmodesmata permeability20
Two roads diverge for cellulose synthase complex trafficking20
Emerging roles of protein phosphorylation in plant iron homeostasis20
Winners take all: competition for carbon resource determines grain fate19
Expanding genomic prediction in plant breeding: harnessing big data, machine learning, and advanced software19
Pseudomonas in the spotlight: emerging roles in the nodule microbiome19
Critical period for yield determination across grain crops19
Plant metabolic gene clusters in the multi-omics era19
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Evolution of reactive oxygen species cellular targets for plant development19
Leveraging brassinosteroids towards the next Green Revolution19
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Women in plant science around the world18
Hexose transport reverts the growth penalty of mlo resistance18
Methyl-salicylate (MeSA)-mediated airborne defence18
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Salicylic acid-driven innate antiviral immunity in plants18
Expanding plant single-cell transcriptomics toward the analysis of cell-type-specific isoforms18
EU legal proposal for genome-edited crops hints at a science-based approach18
Bacterial community and root endodermis: a complementary relationship18
Low-input single-cell based chromatin profiling in plants17
New start sites for plant immune gene transcription17
Beyond photorespiration: the significance of glycine and serine in leaf metabolism17
Does mRNA targeting explain gene retention in chloroplasts?17
Transposable elements: mediators of epigenetic inheritance in plants17
Plant invasions under accumulating global change factors17
On the role of transposons in balancing drought tolerance and yield17
Extracellular vesicles: a new avenue for mRNA delivery17
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