OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Rice Science is 8. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
A Recessive Mutant of argonaute1b/gsnl4 Leads to Narrow Leaf, Small Grain Size and Low Seed Setting in Rice	105
Mapping and Functional Analysis of LE Gene in a Lethal Etiolated Rice Mutant at Seedling Stage	100
Screening of Rice Germplasm and Processing Methods to Produce Low Glycemic Rice	84
Alternative Splicing of OsCYL4 Controls Drought Resistance via Regulating Water Loss and Reactive Oxygen Species- Scavenging in Rice	80
Salinity Stress Deteriorates Grain Yield and Increases 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Content in Rice	58
Molecular Evolution of Rice Blast Resistance Gene bsr-d1	57
Epoxiconazole Improved Photosynthesis, Yield Formation, Grain Quality and 2-Acetyl-1-Pyrroline Biosynthesis of Fragrant Rice	55
Rice Germination and Its Impact on Technological and Nutritional Properties: A Review	49
Insights into Anticancer Activity of Indian Aromatic Rice Callus Suspension Culture on Colon and Lung Cancer Cell Lines by Proteomic Analysis	45
Development and Application of a Novel Functional Marker for Fragrance in Rice	42
Evaluation of Inherited Resistance Genes of Bacterial Leaf Blight, Blast and Drought Tolerance in Improved Rice Lines	36
SB1 Encoding RING-Like Zinc-Finger Protein Regulates Branch Development as a Transcription Repressor	31
Morphophysiological Diversity and Haplotype Analysis of Saltol QTL Region in Diverse Rice Landraces for Salinity Tolerance	31
Rice Curled Its Leaves Either Adaxially or Abaxially to Combat Drought Stress	27
Transfer Learning-Based Image Recognition of Nitrogen and Potassium Nutrient Stress in Rice	27
Rice Variety Classification Based on Optimized Near-Infrared Spectral Classification Model	25
Histone Acetyltransferase GCN5 Regulates Rice Growth and Development and Enhances Salt Tolerance	23
Effect of Milling and Parboiling Processes on Arsenic Species Distribution in Rice Grains	22
Antioxidant Activities and Characterization of Polyphenols from Selected Northern Thai Rice Husks: Relation with Seed Attributes	22
Efficient Production of Pyrrolnitrin by Optimizing Culture Medium and Blocking Competitive Secondary Metabolic Pathways in Pseudomonas protegens JP2-4390	21
NRL3 Interacts with OsK4 to Regulate Heading Date in Rice	21
Conservation and Utilization of Genetic Resources of Wild Rice in China	21
RISE Method Based on Rare Allele Infusion and Sanger Sequencing Estimation: A Simple, Cheap, and Efficient Method for Detecting Transgene Copy Number in Rice	20
Biochar Decreases Soil Cadmium (Cd) Availability and Regulates Expression Levels of Cd Uptake/Transport-Related Genes to Reduce Cd Translocation in Rice	20
NaCl Facilitates Cell Wall Phosphorus Reutilization in Abscisic Acid Dependent Manner in Phosphorus Deficient Rice Root	20

Leaf Morphology Genes SRL1 and RENL1 Co-Regulate Cellulose Synthesis and Affect Rice Drought Tolerance	19
Recent Advances to Enhance Nutritional Quality of Rice	19
Genome-Wide Association Study and Haplotype Analysis Jointly Identify New Candidate Genes for Alkaline Tolerance at Seedling Stage in Rice	19
Comparisons of Metabolic Profiles for Carbohydrates, Amino Acids, Lipids, Fragrance and Flavones During Grain Development in indica Rice Cultivars	18
QTL Mapping for Plant Height Using Introgression Lines Derived from Zhonghui 8015 and Wild Rice (Oryza rufipogon)	17
Improving Rice Blast Resistance by Mining Broad-Spectrum Resistance Genes at Pik Locus	17
Peptide Transporter OsNPF8.1 Contributes to Sustainable Growth under Salt and Drought Stresses, and Grain Yield under Nitrogen Deficiency in Rice	17
Regulation of OsPR10a Promoter Activity by Phytohormone and Pathogen Stimulation in Rice	16
Drought-Tolerant Rice at Molecular Breeding Eras: An Emerging Reality	15
Nucleus-Encoded Thylakoid Protein, OsY3IP1, Confers Enhanced Tolerance to Saline and Alkaline Stresses in Rice	15
Development of Chromosome Segment Substitution Lines and Genetic Dissection of Grain Size Related Locus in Rice	15
Molecular and Biological Characterization of Novel Mitovirus Infecting Phytopathogenic Fungus Ustilaginoidea virens	14
Effects of Milling Methods on Rice Flour Properties and Rice Product Quality: A Review	14
Ionomic Profiling of Rice Genotypes and Identification of Varieties with Elemental Covariation Effects	14
Cell Wall Fixation, Translocation, and Vacuolar Detoxification of Cadmium Contribute to Differential Grain Cadmium Accumulation in Two Rice Cultivars	14
Applying Boron Fertilizer at Different Growth Stages Promotes Boron Uptake and Productivity in Rice	14
Efficient Improvement of Nutritional Content in Rice Grains by Precise Base Editing of OsROS1	14
Analysis of Sulphate Transporter Gene Family 3 in Rice	13
Cloning and Functional Analysis of Calcineurin Subunits A and B in Development and Fecundity of Nilaparvata lugens (Stål)	13
Cadmium Tolerance and Accumulation in Wild Rice Species	13
Development and Application of Prime Editing in Plants	12
High Power Microwave Treatment Impacts on Microbes in Rough Rice	12
Elemental Assessments in Paddy Soil for Geographical Traceability of Rice from Peninsular Malaysia	12
Transcriptome Analysis of oserf922 Mutants Reveals New Insights into Rice Blast Resistance	12
Metabolic Engineering in Rice for Functional Metabolite Production	12
Translocation and Distribution of Carbon-Nitrogen in Relation to Rice Yield and Grain Quality as Affected by High Temperature at Early Panicle Initiation Stage	12
Global Transcriptome Analysis of Rice Seedlings in Response to Extracellular ATP	11
A β-Carotene Ketolase Gene NfcrtO from Subaerial Cyanobacteria Confers Drought Tolerance in Rice	11
Identification of New Allele of FLOURY ENDOSPERM2 in White-Core Endosperm Mutant of Rice	11
Improving Semi-Dried Brown Rice Noodle Quality via Mixed Fermentation of Lactobacillus and Yeast	11
Recombinase Polymerase Amplification Based Rapid Detection of Aroma Gene in Rice	10
Chlorophyllide-a Oxygenase 1 (OsCAO1) Over-Expression Affects Rice Photosynthetic Rate and Grain Yield	10
Grain Shape Genes: Shaping the Future of Rice Breeding	10
Simulating Responses of Rice Yield and Nitrogen Fates to Ground Cover Rice Production System under Different Types of Precipitation Years	9
Differential Expression of Iron Deficiency Responsive Rice Genes under Low Phosphorus and Iron Toxicity Conditions and Association of OsIRO3 with Yield in Acidic Soils	9
Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated with Six Rice Cultivars in Italian Agricultural Ecosystem Managed with Alternate Wetting and Drying	9
Effects of Nitrogen-Regulating Gene AreA on Growth, Pathogenicity, and Fumonisin Synthesis of Fusarium proliferatum	9
Valuation of Rice Postharvest Losses in Sub-Saharan Africa and Its Mitigation Strategies	9
Breeding High-Grain Quality and Blast Resistant Rice Variety Using Combination of Traditional Breeding and Marker-Assisted Selection	9
A Recombinase Aided Amplification-Lateral Flow Dipstick Detection Technique for Early On-Site Diagnosis of Bacterial Blight Caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae in Rice	8
Breeding Resilience: Exploring Lodging Resistance Mechanisms in Rice	8
Rice Grains from Slightly Saline Field Exhibited Unchanged Starch Physicochemical Properties but Enhanced Nutritional Values	8
Computer-Assisted Real-Time Rice Variety Learning Using Deep Learning Network	8
HAG1 Regulates Arsenic Allocation and Accumulation in Rice Grains	8
Compound Microbial Agent Improves Soil Redox Status to Reduce Methane Emissions from Paddy Fields	8