OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Plant Biology is 6. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
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Fire seasonality plays a limited role in the reproduction ofAnacardium humileA. St.‐Hil. in a tropical savanna	103
Tissue ontogeny and chemical composition influence bacterial biodiversity in the wood and shoot tip of Populus nigra	76
Large flowers enhance pollination success and nutrient resorption in Yulania species	74
Identification and expression pattern analysis of PtCarA and PtCarB genes in Populus trichocarpa under different nitrogen treatments	65
European beech dieback after premature leaf senescence during the 2018 drought in northern Switzerland	56
Overexpression of jojoba wax ester synthase in poplar increases foliar lipid accumulation, alters stomatal conductance, and increases water use efficiency	45
Exogenous IAA application alleviated altered physiological and biochemical processes through promoting H‐ ATPase	40
Loss of function mutations at the tomato SSI2 locus impair plant growth and development by altering the fatty acid desaturation pathway	40
Pollination syndrome accurately predicts pollination by tangle‐veined flies (Nemestrinidae: Prosoeca s.s.) across multiple plant families	37
Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals an insight into the candidate genes involved in anthocyanin and scent volatiles biosynthesis in colour changing flowers of Combretum indicum	34
Plant accession and insect infestation, rather than silicon supplementation, shape defence strategies of Arabidopsis halleri towards a leaf beetle	31
Modulation of red wavelengths influences the response of V. Radiata plants to ionizing radiation: Implications for growth in closed ecological life‐suppo	27
Nitric oxide, calmodulin and calcium protein kinase interactions in the response of Brassica napus to salinity stress	23
Duckweeds: Model organisms for research on plant sterols and steroids	23
Correction to “Different tools for different trades: contrasts in specialized metabolite chemodiversity and phylogenetic dispersion in fruit, leaves, and roots of the neotropical shrubs	23
Plant water uptake modelling: added value of cross‐disciplinary approaches	22
Vegetation vulnerability is driven by either higher drought sensitivity or lower fog exposure in tropical cloud ecosystems	21
Assessing the adaptive potential of European beech populations to temperature and precipitation along a steep environmental gradient in the south‐eastern Carpathians	20
Comparative seed longevity under genebank storage and artificial ageing: a case study in heteromorphic wheat wild relatives	19
Identification and analysis of HD‐Zip genes involved in the leaf development of Liriodendron chinense using multidimensional analysis	19
Dual role of benzoxazinoids in plant response to combined drought stress and aphid feeding	19
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Diversity and life strategies of cyanobacteria and bryophytes within biocrusts in the context of mining tailings disasters in Brazil	18
Cold stress triggers freezing tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) via hormone regulation and transcription of related genes	18

Enhanced expression and interaction of GmRDR1 and GmSGS3 proteins in resistant soybean cultivars synergistically regulate antiviral defense against mungbean yellow mosaic India v	18
Investigating the longstanding mystery of stigma length differences between morphs of distylous plants	17
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Intrinsic morphology and spatial distribution of non‐structural carbohydrates contribute to drought resistance of two mulberry cultivars	17
Roots of Indian heliotrope ( Heliotropium indicum ) produce simple pyrrolizidine alkaloids using the same homospermidine oxidase involved in biosynthesis	17
The modelling of flower colour: spectral purity or colour contrast as biologically relevant descriptors of flower colour signals for bees depending upon the perceptual task	16
Leaf size in mosses is structurally constrained by cell dimensions and genome size	16
Synergy between Paenibacillus lentimorbus and Pseudomonas putida mediates ecological benefit to chickpea b	15
Effects of diversified volatile profiles on olfactory orientation of flea beetles Phyllotreta spp. and the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella	15
Disentangling the effect of growth from development in size‐related trait scaling relationships	15
Auxin signalling activation and flavonoid metabolic dynamics in mowing Leymus chinensis	15
Genetic and environmental regulation of arbuscular mycorrhizal responsiveness in petunia : Implications for breeding and trait selection	15
CBF1 is an underestimated plant regulatory transcription factor	15
Metabolite analysis of peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) branches in response to freezing stress	15
Position‐dependent resource competition within inflorescences of Sagittaria trifolia	15
Seed germination traits and dormancy classification of 27 species from a degraded karst mountain in central Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau: seed mass and moisture content correlate with germination capacity	14
Optimizing photosynthesis, resource use efficiency, and yield in maize–soybean intercropping through row configurations in Southwest China	14
Extreme droughts and heatwaves endanger temperate forests	14
Mechanisms of hydraulic conductivity in the leaf galls of Meunieriella sp. (Cecidomyiidae) in Avicennia schaueriana (Acanthaceae): does vascularization explain the preferred sites of ind	14
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First line of defence: Eucalyptus leaf waxes influence infection by an aggressive fungal leaf pathogen	14
Belowground systems in tropical savanna: Fabaceae morphoanatomical traits and their relation to fire	13
Integrative evidence on the hybridization between Cenostigma microphyllum and C. pyramidale (Leguminosae) in the Caatinga dry forest	13
Heterosis and hybrid breakdown in the Dimorphandra hybrid zone in a savanna/forest ecotone	13
Response of Melissa officinalis subsp. officinalis seedlings to Fe ₃	13
Abnormal cell wall structure caused by boron nutrient imbalance in orchards could affect psyllid feeding behaviour, resulting in epidemic variation of Asian citrus psyllid	13
Rubisco large and small subunits provide insights into allotetraploidy events from the genus Oryza	13
Morphological responses of Arabidopsis thaliana wild type and photoreceptor genotypes to narrowband UV	13
Overexpression of the Small Ubiquitin‐Like Modifier protease OTS1 gene enhances drought tolerance in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid)	12
Trait variation along an urban–rural gradient in Asian dayflower: the contribution of phenotypic plasticity and genetic divergence	12
Effects of post‐fire on seed germination and seedling recruitment of a generalist savanna woody species	12
Transcriptional and functional characterization in the terpenoid precursor pathway of the early land plant Physcomitrium patens	12
The pollination ecology of a rare case of bee‐pollinated Psittacanthus mistletoe	12
Pollination versus carnivory: functional distribution of naphthoquinones in Nepenthes khasiana	12
Molecular biology needs a map: spatial in situ approaches in plant science	12
Short‐term fire exclusion affects germination and seed traits in tropical savannas	11
To be or not to be fragrant: floral scent of some bat‐pollinated cacti	11
Allelopathy and allelobiosis: efficient and economical alternatives in agroecosystems	11
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Natural variation‐based genetic screen in rice identifies the isopentylamine biosynthetic gene that modulates brown planthopper behaviour	11
Brassica napus BnaA09.MYB52 enhances seed coat mucilage accumulation and tolerance to osmotic stress during seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana	11
Spatial patterns of flower colour variation in native and introduced ranges ofConvolvulus arvensis(Convolvulaceae) revealed by citizen‐science data and machine learning	11
YABBY transcription factor family in the octoploid Fragaria × ananassa and five diploid Fragaria species	11
Time of day of leaf wounding determines plant biomass and affects the interplay between growth and defence in Brassica crops	11
Correlations between photosynthetic heat tolerance and leaf anatomy and climatic niche in Asian mangrove trees	11
Harnessing benzamides as plant stress inhibitors, growth promoters and in management of crop resilience—A review	11
Better reproductive success of an invasive thistle than its native relative under pollinator exclusion	11
Time‐ and space‐resolved transcriptional regulation in Arabidopsis thaliana	10
Specialized seed dispersal in Neotropical Vanilla reveals fruit unpalatability to omnivores	10
Assessing vulnerability to embolism and hydraulic safety margins in reed‐like Restionaceae	10

Development of a novel multivariate germination index to quantify seed hydration memory	10
Deciphering miRNA‐lncRNA‐mRNA interaction through experimental validation of miRNAs, lncRNAs, and miRNA targets on mRNAs in Cajanus cajan	10
Methodological insights into root responses under multifactorial abiotic constraints: growth, omics and imaging approaches	10
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Correction to Blue and UV ‐B light synergistically induce anthocyanin accumulation by co‐activating nitrate reductase gene expression in Anthocyanin	9
Tip‐to‐base water storage strategies and their relationship to hydraulic safety in two temperate conifer species	9
Comparative metabolomics reveals how the severity of predation by the invasive insect Cydalima perspectalis modulates the metabolism re–orchestration of native Buxus sempervirens	9
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Testing predictions of spatial segregation of the sexes and life‐history theory in three species of the dioecious genus Baccharis L. from southeastern Brazil	9
To produce many small or a few large seeds: size‐dependent germination strategies of herbs in a species‐rich natural alpine grassland	9
OsCM regulates rice defence system in response to UV light supplemented with drought stress	9
Interactive effects of nitrogen deposition and climate change on a globally rare forest geophyte	9
Effects of macrocyclic lactone anthelmintics on seed germination of temperate grassland species	9
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Factors affecting seedling establishment in a warm‐temperate secondary forest affected by oak wilt disease	9
Seed germination requirements of the rare Helosciadium repens (aka Apium repens) determine persistence of seeds in the soil seed bank	9
Echinacea purpurea microbiota: bacterial–fungal interactions and the interplay with host and non‐host plant species in vitro dual culture	9
Drought memory in Acanthostachys strobilacea, a CAM epiphytic bromeliad	8
Integrated cytological and molecular analysis reveals the seedless mechanism in a ⁶⁰ Co	8
Saline irrigation improves survival of forage sorghum but limits growth and increases toxicity	8
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Comparative analysis of R2R3‐MYB transcription factors in the flower of Iris laevigata identifies a novel gene regulating tobacco cold tolerance	8
Germination of shrub species from Chinese subtropical forests: implications for restoration	8
Linking phylogenetic niche conservatism in bacterial communities in sorghum root compartments revealed by the Hongyingzi cultivar	8
Drought reduces productivity and anti‐herbivore defences, but not mycorrhizal associations, of perennial prairie forbs	8
Soil VOC emissions of a Mediterranean woodland are sensitive to shrub invasion	8
Overexpression of OsLTSD2 decreases cold tolerance in rice	8
Ecological divergence in the silver moss Bryum argenteum : developmental, ontogenetic and life‐history trait variations across contrasting tropical ecosy	8
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Synchrony strategies of six gall inducers that share a superhost, Eugenia copacabanensis (Myrtaceae)	8
Investigating properties of sweet cherry (Prunus avium) flower buds that help promote freezing avoidance by supercooling	8
Modelling seed dormancy cycling and seedling emergence of Thlaspi arvense in field soils and a global warming scenario	8
A novel type of neighbour perception elicits reproductive plasticity in an annual plant with a mixed mating system	8
Legacies from early‐season hot drought: how growth cessation alters tree water dynamics and modifies stress responses in Scots pine	8
Alkaloids and antioxidant mechanisms in galls: insights from Peumus boldus–Dasineura sp. interactions	7
α‐costic acid, the main sesquiterpenoid isolated from Dittrichia viscosa (L) Greuter, induces oxidative stress and autophagy in tomato	7
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First record of bat‐pollination in Merremia (Convolvulaceae)	7
Growth, physiological, biochemical and molecular changes in plants induced by magnetic fields: A review	7
Be prepared: how does discontinuous hydration in Tabebuia heterophylla seeds induce stress tolerance in seedlings?	7
Non‐conserved microRNAs and their roles in plants: the case for legumes	7
Skewed morph ratios lead to lower genetic diversity of the heterostylousPrimula verisin fragmented grasslands	7
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Unravelling the drivers of seed dispersal distance in Brazilian savanna anemochoric species: The role of abiotic and biotic factors	7
Immunocytochemical evaluation of aquaporins and cell wall components and their influence on foliar water uptake in Andean Melastomataceae	7
Suppression of mitochondrial alternative oxidase can result in upregulation of the ROS scavenging network: some possible mechanisms underlying the compensation effect	7
The effect of inflorescence display size and flower position on pollination success in two deceptive and one rewarding orchid	7
Micro‐morpho‐anatomical transitions at various stages of in vitro development of Crinum malabaricum Lekhak and Yadav: A critically endangered medicinal plant	7
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Advances in physiological mechanisms of selenium to improve heavy metal stress tolerance in plants	7
Production of transgenic periclinal chimeras in pumpkin – a tool for revealing cell fates of L1 meristem	7
Mycorhizomes and ectomycorrhizal associations facilitate a mycoheterotrophic nutritional mode in the green orchid Cymbidium kanran	7
Extreme low pH, not Al³⁺, is a key abiotic stressor for the extremophyte Carex angustisquama (Cyperaceae) in highly acidic solfatara fields	7
Impacts of droughts and drought legacies on plants and ecosystems	7
Arabidopsis GH3 .10 conjugates jasmonates	7
Identification and characterization of genome‐wide long terminal repeat retrotransposons provide an insight into elucidating the trait evolution of five Rhododendron species	6
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Negative effects of winter and spring warming on the regeneration of forest spring geophytes	6
Current understanding of the role of the cell wall in Cuscuta parasitism	6
Nematode–citrus plant interactions: host preference, damage rate and molecular characterization of Citrus root nematode Tylenchulus semipenetrans	6
Genome‐wide analysis of salicylic acid and jasmonic acid signalling marker gene families in wheat	6
Drought‐induced aesthetic decline and ecological impacts on ornamentals: mechanisms of damage and innovative strategies for mitigation	6
Spore germination response to capsule size and smoke: co‐expression of bet‐hedging and best‐bet strategies in peatland mosses	6
Ecology and evolution of plant chemodiversity	6
Does acclimation in distinct light conditions determine differences in the photosynthetic heat tolerance of coffee plants?	6
24‐Epibrassinolide alleviates drought effects in young Carapa guianensis plants, improving the hydraulic safety margin, gas exchange and antioxidant defence	6
Flower colour contrast, ‘spectral purity’ and a red herring	6
First evidence of late‐acting self‐incompatibility in the Aristolochiaceae	6
Organ‐specific terpenoid responses in Tanacetum vulgare are chemotype‐dependent	6
Recent advances in the genetics underlying wheat grain protein content and grain protein deviation in hexaploid wheat	6
Genome‐wide identification and characterization of SNW/SKIP domain‐containing proteins in plants	6
Evolution of UV reflection in bee‐ and bird‐pollinated flowers	6
Sensitivity of seed germination to water stress in high‐altitude populations of a threatened palm species	6
Repeated colonization of alpine habitats by Arabidopsis arenosa viewed through freezing resistance and ice management strategies	6
Neighbourhood effects on tree survival in Huangshan secondary forest community	6
Fire intensity effects on flowering and post‐fire bud activity in the endemic savanna bunchgrass Aristida beyrichiana	6
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