OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plant Biotechnology Journal is 55. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
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Issue Information	107
OsSPL5 promotes rice outcrossing efficiency by G‐protein pathway	103
Editing of OsPsaL gene improves both yield and antiviral immunity in rice	102
Rice‐derived SARS‐CoV‐2 glycoprotein S1 subunit vaccine elicits humoral and cellular immune responses	99
CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated elimination of OsHHO3, a transcriptional repressor of three AMMONIUM TRANSPORTER1 genes, improves nitrogen use efficiency in rice	96
Killer to cure: Expression and production costs calculation of tobacco plant‐made cancer‐immune checkpoint inhibitors	92
Natural variations in the Cis‐elements of GhRPRS1 contributing to petal colour diversity in cotton	91
Rice tapetum differentiation is sensitive to downregulation of OsUCH3, a ubiquitin C‐terminal hydrolase	91
Glucan, Water‐Dikinase 1 (GWD1), an ideal biotechnological target for potential improving yield and quality in rice	90
Two linked resistance genes function divergently in defence against Verticillium Wilt in Alfalfa	89
Low cell number ChIP‐seq reveals chromatin state‐based regulation of gene transcription in the rice male meiocytes	87
Integrating GWAS, RNA‐Seq and functional analysis revealed that BnaA02.SE mediates silique elongation by affecting cell proliferation and expansion in Brassica napus	84
SEMI‐ROLLED LEAF 10 stabilizes catalase isozyme B to regulate leaf morphology and thermotolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	78
Facilitating viral vector movement enhances heterologous protein production in an established plant system	78
CC‐type glutaredoxin, MeGRXC3, associates with catalases and negatively regulates drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)	77
GhXB38D represses cotton fibre elongation through ubiquitination of ethylene biosynthesis enzymes GhACS4 and GhACO1	76
SPINDLY interacts with EIN2 to facilitate ethylene signalling‐mediated fruit ripening in tomato	75
Comparative transcriptome profiling reveals the multiple levels of crosstalk in phytohormone networks in Brassica napus	74
A vegetative storage protein improves drought tolerance in maize	74
A novel approach to enhance resistance to vascular disease by expressing cell‐death‐inducing fungal elicitors in the xylem tissue	72
MATE transporter GFD1 cooperates with sugar transporters, mediates carbohydrate partitioning and controls grain‐filling duration, grain size and number in rice	72
The LONELY GUY gene family: from mosses to wheat, the key to the formation of active cytokinins in plants	72
The miR156/SPL12 module orchestrates fruit colour change through directly regulating ethylene production pathway in blueberry	71
A higher‐yield hybrid rice is achieved by assimilating a dominant heterotic gene in inbred parental lines	69

Natural variation of HTH5 from wild rice, Oryza rufipogon Griff., is involved in conferring high‐temperature tolerance at the heading stage	68
Enhancing quality and yield of recombinant secretory IgA antibodies in Nicotiana benthamiana by endoplasmic reticulum engineering	66
Two calcium‐dependent protein kinases enhance maize drought tolerance by activating anion channel ZmSLAC1 in guard cells	65
Development of vegetative oil sorghum: From lab‐to‐field	65
The “humanized” N‐glycosylation pathway in CRISPR/Cas9‐edited Nicotiana benthamiana significantly enhances the immunogenicity of a S/preS1 Hepatitis B Virus antigen and th	65
Natural allelic variation ofGmST05controlling seed size and quality in soybean	64
Banana MaNAC1 activates secondary cell wall cellulose biosynthesis to enhance chilling resistance in fruit	64
A single nucleotide polymorphism in conz1 enhances maize adaptation to higher latitudes	64
GhSBI1, a CUP‐SHAPED COTYLEDON 2 homologue, modulates branch internode elongation in cotton	63
Issue Information	61
Editing of an antiviral host factor boosts plant growth and yield of plant viral vector‐mediated heterologous protein expression	61
Distinct effects of PTST2b and MRC on starch granule morphogenesis in potato tubers	61
Rice Yellow Mottle Virus resistance by genome editing of the Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica nucleoporin gene OsCPR5.1 but not OsCPR5.2	61
A dual‐subcellular localized β‐glucosidase confers pathogen and insect resistance without a yield penalty in maize	61
SPDC‐HG: An accelerator of genomic hybrid breeding in maize	61
The rational design of a Rhodamine fluorescent probe enables the selective detection and bioimaging of salicylic acid in plants under abiotic stress	60
ZmCCD8 regulates sugar and amino acid accumulation in maize kernels via strigolactone signalling	60
Issue Information	60
Pan‐genome analysis of 13 Spinacia accessions reveals structural variations associated with sex chromosome evolution and domestication traits in spinach	59
Genetic basis of resistance to southern corn leaf blight in the maize multi‐parent population and diversity panel	59
Epitope mapping and a cocktail of monoclonal antibodies to achieve full detection coverage of potato virus Y	58
Separable regulation of POW1 in grain size and leaf angle development in rice	58
Deciphering genetic basis of developmental and agronomic traits by integrating high‐throughput optical phenotyping and genome‐wide association studies in wheat	58
A heat‐inducible expression system for external control of gene expression in plastids	58
Natural variation of MS2 confers male fertility and drives hybrid breeding in soybean	57
Functional characterization and structural basis of a reversible glycosyltransferase involves in plant chemical defence	57
Recessive resistance against beet chlorosis virus is conferred by the eukaryotic translation initiation factor (iso)4E in Beta vulgaris	57
A 5.2‐kb insertion in the coding sequence of PavSCPL, a serine carboxypeptidase‐like enhances fruit firmness in Prunus avium	56
Pangenome of white lupin provides insights into the diversity of the species	56
The plant epitranscriptome: revisiting pseudouridine and 2′‐O‐methyl RNA modifications	55
Increasing floral visitation and hybrid seed production mediated by beauty mark in Gossypium hirsutum	55