OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Plant Biotechnology Journal is 54. 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.)

Article	Citations
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Issue Information	210
OsSPL5 promotes rice outcrossing efficiency by G‐protein pathway	157
Rice‐derived SARS‐CoV‐2 glycoprotein S1 subunit vaccine elicits humoral and cellular immune responses	129
Distinct effects of PTST2b and MRC on starch granule morphogenesis in potato tubers	125
A novel approach to enhance resistance to vascular disease by expressing cell‐death‐inducing fungal elicitors in the xylem tissue	124
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	117
The C2H2 ‐ GGAT Regulatory Module Fine‐Tunes Glutamate Homeostasis to Improve Fruit Flavour and En	116
Editing of OsPsaL gene improves both yield and antiviral immunity in rice	115
Rice tapetum differentiation is sensitive to downregulation of OsUCH3, a ubiquitin C‐terminal hydrolase	112
Posttranslational modifications of heterologous proteins expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana	101
A higher‐yield hybrid rice is achieved by assimilating a dominant heterotic gene in inbred parental lines	93
MYB Factors: Hubs of Plant Stress and Hormone Crosstalk	93
Natural variations in the Cis‐elements of GhRPRS1 contributing to petal colour diversity in cotton	91
Precision RNAi in Tomato Using Synthetic Trans‐Acting Small Interfering RNAs Derived From Minimal	90
Integrating GWAS, RNA‐Seq and functional analysis revealed that BnaA02.SE mediates silique elongation by affecting cell proliferation and expansion in Brassica napus	90
LsMAPK6 Phosphorylates the LsCO Protein to Enhance Its Stability and Transcriptional Activity, Promoting Floral Transi	88
CRISPR /Cas9‐Mediated Specific Knockout of GhCesA4 /7/8	84
Low cell number ChIP‐seq reveals chromatin state‐based regulation of gene transcription in the rice male meiocytes	83
CC‐type glutaredoxin, MeGRXC3, associates with catalases and negatively regulates drought tolerance in cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)	83
Design of High‐Diacylglycerol and Lecithin Soybean Seed Oil Using GmPDATs and GmDGATs Knockout via a	82
MATE transporter GFD1 cooperates with sugar transporters, mediates carbohydrate partitioning and controls grain‐fillin	80
A dual‐subcellular localized β‐glucosidase confers pathogen and insect resistance without a yield penalty in maize	78
GmRPS5 Promoter‐Driven CRISPR/LbCas12a Efficiently Generates Soybean Sextuple Mutants	77
Polyphenol oxidase silencing avoids protein cross‐linking and enzymatic browning in Nicotiana benthamiana leaf extracts	76

Development of vegetative oil sorghum: From lab‐to‐field	74
Enhancing quality and yield of recombinant secretory IgA antibodies in Nicotiana benthamiana by endoplasmic reticulum engineering	72
Phylogenomic and super‐pangenome analyses unveil the genetic landscape of tomato evolution and domestication	71
The miR156/SPL12 module orchestrates fruit colour change through directly regulating ethylene production pathway in blueberry	70
Rice RING E3 Ligase OsRMT1 Negatively Regulates Salt Tolerance by Degrading the Canonical Salt‐Res	69
A novel function for the transcription factor sensitive to proton rhizotoxicity1 in promoting anthocyanin accumulation in strawberry	69
GhXB38D represses cotton fibre elongation through ubiquitination of ethylene biosynthesis enzymes GhACS4 and GhACO1	67
Comparative transcriptome profiling reveals the multiple levels of crosstalk in phytohormone networks in Brassica napus	67
Resurrected Ancestral Cannabis Enzymes Unveil the Origin and Functional Evolution of Cannabinoid Synthases	67
GhSBI1, a CUP‐SHAPED COTYLEDON 2 homologue, modulates branch internode elongation in cotton	66
A single nucleotide polymorphism in conz1 enhances maize adaptation to higher latitudes	65
Natural Variation in TaFAD8‐D Promoter Enhances Thermotolerance in Wheat Through Fatty Acid and Lipid Remodelling	64
CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated elimination of OsHHO3, a transcriptional repressor of three AMMONIUM TRANSPORTER1 genes, improves nitrogen use efficiency in rice	63
Killer to cure: Expression and production costs calculation of tobacco plant‐made cancer‐immune checkpoint inhibitors	63
Metabolo‐Transcriptomics Analyses Reveal Alfalfa Adaptation to Combined Saline‐Alkali and Low‐Temperature Stress in the Field	63
Banana MaNAC1 activates secondary cell wall cellulose biosynthesis to enhance chilling resistance in fruit	62
Transcription Factor GmERFA Interacts With GmNFYA and Acts as a Negative Regulator of Seed Fatty A	60
SEMI‐ROLLED LEAF 10 stabilizes catalase isozyme B to regulate leaf morphology and thermotolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.)	60
Rice Yellow Mottle Virus resistance by genome editing of the Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica nucleoporin gene OsCPR5.1 but not OsCPR5.2	59
Ripening‐induced defence signalling in Botrytis cinerea‐infected tomato fruits involves activation of ERF.F4 by a MYC2‐NOR/RIN protein com	59
SPINDLY interacts with EIN2 to facilitate ethylene signalling‐mediated fruit ripening in tomato	59
Rice‐produced classical swine fever virus glycoprotein E2 with herringbone‐dimer design to enhance immune responses	58
Facilitating viral vector movement enhances heterologous protein production in an established plant system	58
Issue Information	58
Haplotype‐Resolved Genome Assembly and Population Genomics Reveal Evolutionary History and Agronomic Traits of Mulberry	56
Risk Evaluation and Molecular Characterisation of AtNPR1 Transgenic Citrus Lines Tolerant to Citru	56
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The TaMADS2 ‐ TaTBL21 Module Enhances Wheat Resistance to Stripe Rust by Activating	55
TaRIP2 Positively Regulates Wheat Pollen Wall Formation Through MYB80 ‐Controlled Lipid Metabolism	55