OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plant Biotechnology Journal is 52. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
The Wheat 660K SNP array demonstrates great potential for marker‐assisted selection in polyploid wheat	156
Engineering herbicide resistance via prime editing in rice	131
Highly efficient homology‐directed repair using CRISPR/Cpf1‐geminiviral replicon in tomato	119
Spray‐induced gene silencing for disease control is dependent on the efficiency of pathogen RNA uptake	118
Precision genome engineering in rice using prime editing system	111
Creating novel Wx alleles with fine‐tuned amylose levels and improved grain quality in rice by promoter editing using CRISPR/Cas9 system	107
The miR156/SPL module regulates apple salt stress tolerance by activating MdWRKY100 expression	102
Quantitative regulation of Waxy expression by CRISPR/Cas9‐based promoter and 5'UTR‐intron editing improves grain quality in rice	100
Turning a green alga red: engineering astaxanthin biosynthesis by intragenic pseudogene revival in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii	94
Metabolite‐based genome‐wide association study enables dissection of the flavonoid decoration pathway of wheat kernels	93
Three AP2/ERF family members modulate flavonoid synthesis by regulating type IV chalcone isomerase in citrus	91
Fine‐tuning the amylose content of rice by precise base editing of the Wx gene	91
Genome editing with the CRISPR‐Cas system: an art, ethics and global regulatory perspective	89
Modification of starch composition, structure and properties through editing of TaSBEIIa in both winter and spring wheat varieties by CRISPR/Cas9	87
Green giant—a tiny chloroplast genome with mighty power to produce high‐value proteins: history and phylogeny	82
Precise genome modification in tomato using an improved prime editing system	82
Field detection of multiple RNA viruses/viroids in apple using a CRISPR/Cas12a‐based visual assay	79
PANOMICS meets germplasm	77
Trait associations in the pangenome of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)	77
The strawberry transcription factor FaRAV1 positively regulates anthocyanin accumulation by activation of FaMYB10 and anthocyanin pathway genes	77
Overexpression of GmMYB14 improves high‐density yield and drought tolerance of soybean through regulating plant architecture mediated by the brassinosteroid pathway	76
Engineering herbicide‐resistant oilseed rape by CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated cytosine base‐editing	75
Progress in soybean functional genomics over the past decade	72
Installation of C₄ photosynthetic pathway enzymes in rice using a single construct	71
Cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase OsCKX11 coordinates source and sink relationship in rice by simultaneous regulation of leaf senescence and grain number	69

Rice NIN‐LIKE PROTEIN 4 plays a pivotal role in nitrogen use efficiency	69
Gene editing of three BnITPK genes in tetraploid oilseed rape leads to significant reduction of phytic acid in seeds	69
CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated editing of DMR6 orthologue in banana (Musa spp.) confers enhanced resistance to bacterial disease	68
Genomic interventions for sustainable agriculture	68
BnTIR: an online transcriptome platform for exploring RNA‐seq libraries for oil crop Brassica napus	66
Target base editing in soybean using a modified CRISPR/Cas9 system	65
Enhanced OsNLP4‐OsNiR cascade confers nitrogen use efficiency by promoting tiller number in rice	65
Elevating seed oil content in a polyploid crop by induced mutations in SEED FATTY ACID REDUCER genes	64
Current status of structural variation studies in plants	63
A variety of changes, including CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated deletions, in CENH3 lead to haploid induction on outcrossing	63
A CRISPR‐Cas9‐mediated domain‐specific base‐editing screen enables functional assessment of ACCase variants in rice	63
Establishment of an Agrobacterium‐mediated genetic transformation and CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated targeted mutagenesis in Hemp (Cannabis Sativa L.)	62
OsmiR167a‐targeted auxin response factors modulate tiller angle via fine‐tuning auxin distribution in rice	62
Understanding the classics: the unifying concepts of transgressive segregation, inbreeding depression and heterosis and their central relevance for crop breeding	60
A chromosome‐scale assembly of allotetraploid Brassica juncea (AABB) elucidates comparative architecture of the A and B genomes	60
The chromosome‐scale reference genome of safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) provides insights into linoleic acid and flavonoid biosynthesis	58
The celery genome sequence reveals sequential paleo‐polyploidizations, karyotype evolution and resistance gene reduction in apiales	58
Superior haplotypes for haplotype‐based breeding for drought tolerance in pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.)	58
Generation of homozygous canker‐resistant citrus in the T0 generation using CRISPR‐SpCas9p	57
Deciphering transcriptional regulators of banana fruit ripening by regulatory network analysis	55
Base editing with high efficiency in allotetraploid oilseed rape by A3A‐PBE system	54
Wheat with greatly reduced accumulation of free asparagine in the grain, produced by CRISPR/Cas9 editing of asparagine synthetase gene TaASN2	54
ERF9 of Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. undergoes feedback regulation by ethylene and modulates cold tolerance via regulating a glutathione S‐transferase U17 gene	53
Improved plant cytosine base editors with high editing activity, purity, and specificity	53
CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated genome editing of MaACO1 (aminocyclopropane‐1‐carboxylate oxidase 1) promotes the shelf life of banana fruit	52
The bZIP transcription factor TabZIP15 improves salt stress tolerance in wheat	52
A high‐quality Brassica napus genome reveals expansion of transposable elements, subgenome evolution and disease resistance	52
The application of a heat‐inducible CRISPR/Cas12b (C2c1) genome editing system in tetraploid cotton (G. hirsutum) plants	52
CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated knockout and overexpression studies reveal a role of maize phytochrome C in regulating flowering time and plant height	52